Eat at the Beach

Christmas menu (£17.95)

Starters: Leek and potato soup

Smoked haddock cake, parsley butter sauce

Chicken and wild mushroom pat, spiced apple and red onion chutney

Mains: Seared fillet of salmon, black olives, crushed new potatoes, horseradish roquette

Roast breast of chicken, savoy cabbage and bacon bubble and squeak, butter sauce

Chargrilled tomato and vegetable tart, tomato and basil sauce

Puddings: Christmas pudding and brandy butter

Glazed pineapple, strawberries and black pepper ice cream

Sticky toffee pudding, caramel sauce and ginger ice cream

Christmas menu (£19.95)

Starters: Baby spinach, roquefort and quail egg salad

West Beach prawn cocktail

Mains: Belly pork, honey, juniper and black treacle dressing

Fillet of cod, baked with savoy cabbage, chorizo and parmesan, butter sauce

Roast rack of lamb, sweet potato pure, chestnut and wild mushroom jus

Winter root vegetable and Roquefort crumble

Puddings: Christmas pudding, brandy butter

Chocolate crme brule, pistachio shortbread

Sticky toffee pudding, caramel sauce, and ginger ice cream

Note: Christmas menus available December 1-23 inclusive

Six course New Year's Eve dinner : £75.00

Bellinis and canaps

Artichoke and wild mushroom soup

Sea bass fillet, spring onion salsa, tomato and chilli jam

Mustard and herb crusted rack of lamb, savoy cabbage pure, roasted shallots, dauphinoise potatoes, red wine jus

Lime sorbet

Treacle tart, ginger ice cream

Coffee and petit fours

Festive Diary

December 2004

December 6-17: Live music week nights

Christmas Eve: open from 9.00am

Christmas Day: closed

Boxing Day: 12.00pm - 4.00pm

December 27-30: Open from 9.00am

New Year's Eve Dinner

January 2005

New Year's Day: 12.00pm - 4.00pm

January 2: Open from 9.00am

West Beach, Pier Approach, Bournemouth: One minute from Bournemouth Pier, two minutes from the BIC, five seconds from the water. Reservations: 01202 587785. www.west-beach.co.uk