The Botanical Bistro
5 * Hygiene Rated Bistro
OPEN FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENINGS
Our Bistro is located in the Wilderness Spa area, the area is sheltered from the wind, undercover and seats 18 people. Our menu has many foraged elements, you may well find clover and dandelions in your salads as well as flowers and homemade dressings. We try to remain as seasonal as possible. Our menu is small, we prepare everything to order, our favorite dish to prepare is our signature dish Dandelion Pesto Tagliatelle & our Nettle Gnocchi.
Please email us to book a table
Please see the sample menus below.
Breakfast £15 per person
Full English breakfast
Sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans, mushroom, tomatoes, fried egg, toast, and jams.
Fruit Juice, Tea, Coffee
Full veggie English
Avocado Halloumi, hash browns, beans, mushroom, tomatoes, fried egg, toast, and jams.
Fruit Juice, Tea, Coffee
Vegan Full English breakfast
Avocado, hash browns, beans, mushroom & spinach, tomatoes, toast, and jams.
Smoked Salmon or Local Ham
Norfolk smoked salmon or Local ham, crushed Avocado, with poached eggs on an English Muffin/toast
Brunch £25 per person 3 course
Yogurt with fruit
Sausage & bacon or Halloumi & Avocado with scrambled eggs, hash brown, tomatoes & mushrooms
Croissant, Pancakes, Muffins, Dandelion syrup & Blueberry compote
Freshly cooked white baguettes or GLUTEN FREE panini, filled, serviced with a small side salad :
Tuna Mayo with Cucumber £8.95
Mature cheddar with homemade pickle £7.95
Free Range Egg Mayo £7.95
Sausage £8.95
Bacon and cheese £7.95
BLT £8.95
2 Sausage, 2 bacon & 2 Egg £9.25
Bistro House Dishes
Homemade hummus with apple cider and dandelion vinegar & Pitta with salad. £9.95
Dandelion Pesto pasta with Salad dandelion leaves hand selected and blended with pine nuts & olive oil £12.50
Bacon, Mushroom Cream Pasta £12.95
Homemade Beef Chilli with Nachos & Cheese (rice option) £12.95
Homemade soup of the day with a freshly cooked Baguette £8.95
Afternoon tea £25 per person
Served as a platter format to share dependent on the size of your party;
Afternoon tea platter;
Selection of filled mini rolls
Sausage rolls
Fruit scones
Cheese scones or cheese strawers
Macaroons
Mini chocolate eclair
Selection of cake
Clotted cream
Jam
Pot of tea
Glass of prosecco
Dinner Menu Samples
Starter
Pea and Nettle soup with white nettle flowers and garlic croutons
Chickpea Koftas with a water mint yogurt dip on a bed of wild rocket and mustard garlic leaves.
Wild mackerel pate, wild rocket salad & grilled garlic sour dough.
Homemade Hummus and Pitta
Main
Wild mushroom & Parmesan risotto with garlic Flat bread and wild salad.
Dandelion pesto Tagliatelle with garlic flatbread and wild salad.
Pork Sausages with stinging nettle mash & red onion and port gravy
Dessert
Lemon Syllabub with lavender shortbread.
Homemade waffles with blueberry and dandelion syrup & a dollop of cream.
Elderflower & Strawberry Cheesecake.
SPECIALS
Scrambled eggs with spinach, nettle, sundried tomatoes, turmeric, and cayenne pepper, served on toasted sunflower seeded bread £8.95
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Pea and nettle soup croutons and cheese, served with Wild garlic bread £8.95
Vegan option
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Kyle’s Fried Chicken served in a cheese bun with lettuce and mayo, with triple cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans £15.95
Thompson Beef Burger, bacon & cheese, stacked in a cheese bun with lettuce, tomato and gherkins, served with cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans £15.95
BBQ pulled pork in a cheese bun with slaw, served with cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans.
£15.95
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Nettle and Spinach Gnocchi with a wild garlic and cream sauce. Vegan option available £14.95
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Wild garlic flat bread with cheese £4.95
- Breakfast
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Breakfast £15 per person
Full English breakfast
Sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans, mushroom, tomatoes, fried egg, toast, and jams.
Fruit Juice, Tea, Coffee
Full veggie English
Avocado Halloumi, hash browns, beans, mushroom, tomatoes, fried egg, toast, and jams.
Fruit Juice, Tea, Coffee
Vegan Full English breakfast
Avocado, hash browns, beans, mushroom & spinach, tomatoes, toast, and jams.
Smoked Salmon or Local Ham
Norfolk smoked salmon or Local ham, crushed Avocado, with poached eggs on an English Muffin/toast
- Brunch
-
Brunch £25 per person 3 course
Yogurt with fruit
Sausage & bacon or Halloumi & Avocado with scrambled eggs, hash brown, tomatoes & mushrooms
Croissant, Pancakes, Muffins, Dandelion syrup & Blueberry compote
- Lunch
-
Freshly cooked white baguettes or GLUTEN FREE panini, filled, serviced with a small side salad :
Tuna Mayo with Cucumber £8.95
Mature cheddar with homemade pickle £7.95
Free Range Egg Mayo £7.95
Sausage £8.95
Bacon and cheese £7.95
BLT £8.95
2 Sausage, 2 bacon & 2 Egg £9.25
Bistro House Dishes
Homemade hummus with apple cider and dandelion vinegar & Pitta with salad. £9.95
Dandelion Pesto pasta with Salad dandelion leaves hand selected and blended with pine nuts & olive oil £12.50
Bacon, Mushroom Cream Pasta £12.95
Homemade Beef Chilli with Nachos & Cheese (rice option) £12.95
Homemade soup of the day with a freshly cooked Baguette £8.95
- Afternoon Tea
-
Afternoon tea £25 per person
Served as a platter format to share dependent on the size of your party;
Afternoon tea platter;
Selection of filled mini rolls
Sausage rolls
Fruit scones
Cheese scones or cheese strawers
Macaroons
Mini chocolate eclair
Selection of cake
Clotted cream
Jam
Pot of tea
Glass of prosecco
- Dinner
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Dinner Menu Samples
Starter
Pea and Nettle soup with white nettle flowers and garlic croutons
Chickpea Koftas with a water mint yogurt dip on a bed of wild rocket and mustard garlic leaves.
Wild mackerel pate, wild rocket salad & grilled garlic sour dough.
Homemade Hummus and Pitta
Main
Wild mushroom & Parmesan risotto with garlic Flat bread and wild salad.
Dandelion pesto Tagliatelle with garlic flatbread and wild salad.
Pork Sausages with stinging nettle mash & red onion and port gravy
Dessert
Lemon Syllabub with lavender shortbread.
Homemade waffles with blueberry and dandelion syrup & a dollop of cream.
Elderflower & Strawberry Cheesecake.
- Specials
-
SPECIALS
Scrambled eggs with spinach, nettle, sundried tomatoes, turmeric, and cayenne pepper, served on toasted sunflower seeded bread £8.95
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Pea and nettle soup croutons and cheese, served with Wild garlic bread £8.95
Vegan option
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Kyle’s Fried Chicken served in a cheese bun with lettuce and mayo, with triple cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans £15.95
Thompson Beef Burger, bacon & cheese, stacked in a cheese bun with lettuce, tomato and gherkins, served with cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans £15.95
BBQ pulled pork in a cheese bun with slaw, served with cooked home cut fries and BBQ beans.
£15.95
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Nettle and Spinach Gnocchi with a wild garlic and cream sauce. Vegan option available £14.95
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Wild garlic flat bread with cheese £4.95
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Why not take home some of the delights we use in our bistro.
Dandelion Syrup (vegan) 250ml £15.00 4 oz Hex jar £7.00
Ingredients fresh Dandelions, sugar
Once open refrigerate use with in 1 month. move toxins from the body, boost the immune system, support healthy digestion and loads more. Overall, they offer incredible medicinal benefits as well as culinary delights.
6 months shelf life
Use as a squash, on waffles, pancakes, ice cream
Rose Hip Syrup 250ml bottle vegan £15.00
Hedgerow rose hips, sugar,
The perfect accompaniment for a prosecco, gin or in a cocktail 10mls to a glass
Dilute in warm water for a warming drink.
As well as vitamin C, rosehips are a great source of vitamin A, D and E. They contain an anti-inflammatory and have been shown to help relieve the symptoms of arthritis
Apple and mint jelly 120mls hex jars £3.00
Ingredients apples, fresh mint, sugar, lemon juice, pectin, fresh dandelion flowers
Once open refrigerate and use within 3 weeks
12 month shelf life
Sweet Pickle 4 and 8oz hex jars
Ingredients locally grown green tomatoes, cooking apples, sultanas, red onions, malt vinegar, dark brown sugar
The perfect accompaniment for cheese, delicious with a ploughman’s. small £3.00 large £5.75
Mother Culture Organic Apple cider infused Dandelion Vinegar (vegan) 250mls £5.00
Ingredients organic apple cider vinegar fresh dandelions
Shelf life 1 year
Directions for use 1 to 2 Tablespoons (15-30mls)
Helps with the natural control of blood sugars, purifies the blood, helps with weight loss, PCOS, improves digestion, liver detox, diuretic, a perfect way to boost your immune system
