MENUS

  • A La Carte (Sample)

    Week ending 18 January 2026 Three Courses
    Selection of homemade breads & petits fours included
    STARTERS
    velouté of Jerusalem artichoke
    with poached hen’s egg (v)
    warm jugged hare
    with a potato and garlic espuma, sourdough croutons and hare satay
    tandoori monkfish
    with charred cucumber, courgette tzatziki and a pomelo dressing
    foie gras parfait
    with hazelnut dressing, toasted brioche, blood orange and frisée salad
    Lake District farmers beef tartare
    with potato hash brown smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk
    risotto of west coast mussels
    and saffron
    MAINS
    Kasai grilled Iberico pork presa
    with celeriac purée, chargrilled celeriac, hispi cabbage, citrus glaze and pork jus
    roast Henden Estate fallow venison
    with steamed suet pudding, carrot and cumin purée, chanterelle mushrooms and venison jus
    soya glazed cod
    with sauteed bok choi, coriander and an Asian mushroom broth
    pan-fried halibut
    cavolo nero, white onion purée and sauce Grenobloise
    baked wild mushroom pithivier
    potato gratin, savoy cabbage and a mushroom cream sauce (v)
    MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVEN
    Dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye 350gr
    with béarnaise sauce (supp £19.00)
    fillet of 30-days-aged Cumbrian beef 220gr
    with béarnaise sauce (supp £19.00)
    free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop
    with apple purée
    SIDES – £6 each
    Green beans
    with shallot butter
    mixed green leaf salad
    with house dressing and sunflower seeds
    potato purée
    with olive oil
    crisp Anna potatoes
    with aged parmesan
    honey glazed carrots
    tenderstem broccoli
    with a miso sesame dressing
    DESSERTS
    Jivara chocolate orange mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and crème fraîche ice cream
    Mont Blanc
    with poached pear and Armagnac glazed prunes with vanilla ice cream
    apple tatin
    and vanilla ice cream (sharing dish for 2 people)
    sherry and quince trifle
    with Manjari chocolate shards and toasted almonds
    glazed vanilla creme brûlée
    sherry and quince trifle
    with Manjari chocolate shards and toasted almonds
    hazelnut praline and caramel éclair
    with dark chocolate sauce and brown butter ice cream
    Selection of ice cream or sorbet
    three scoops
    Selection of five cheeses
    from the trolley with sourdough crackers, fruit toast and apple chutney (supp. £10)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
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    £64.95 Lunch & Dinner (Wed-Thu) £69.95 Dinner (Fri-Sat)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Brasserie Menu (Sample)

    The Chapter One Brasserie offers accessible dining with a simple menu to satisfy any diner. Blending informality with cooking finesse, the Brasserie sits stylishly next to the main restaurant. It is food you want to eat any lunchtime in a relaxed setting with extremely good-value prices and great hospitality. Wednesday and Thursday Lunch 12 noon to 2.30pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.00pm Friday and Saturday Lunch: 12 noon to 3pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.30pm
    Sample Menu
    NIBBLES
    Maldon oysters
    dressed Thai style
    £4 each
    green olives (vegan)
    £5
    6 mini tuna tacos
    with sesame, chili, coriander and citrus ponzu dressing
    £17
    crispy Korean chicken bites
    with honey and sriracha sauce
    £12
    mixed bread basket
    with Abernethy butter
    £6
    STARTERS
    burrata cheese
    with Spanish almonds, fennel, pickled shallots, basil pesto and extra virgin olive oil (v)
    £17
    velouté of celeriac
    with parmesan focaccia and sourdough (v)
    £10
    duck liver parfait
    with black figs, toasted brioche and Kentish cobnuts
    £18
    Henden Estate fallow venison tartar
    with tabbouleh and smoked mayonnaise
    £19
    beetroot and goat’s curd salad
    with toasted pine nuts, compressed celery and red vein sorrel (v)
    £12
    Risotto of Scottish girolles
    with aged parmesan and creme fraîche
    £16
    grilled mackerel
    with roasted sesame and tahini mayonnaise, sweet and sour cucumber
    £11
    MAINS
    Free range chicken Milanese
    with tartar sauce
    £22
    Battered haddock and chips
    with tartar sauce
    £23
    braised Henden Estate venison pie
    with puff pastry
    £24
    pan-fried bream
    with crisp ratte potatoes, warm tartar sauce and buttered samphire
    £25
    tagliatelle of braised fallow venison
    with wild mushrooms and aged parmesan
    £18
    Ground beef burger
    with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and French fries
    £22
    Miso glazed aubergine
    with spiced quinoa, artichokes à la Grecque, tahini yoghurt, pickled girolles and sauce vierge (v)
    £21
    grilled Dover sole
    with wild Welsh mussels, cavolo nero sauce crispy ratte potatoes and samphire
    £37
    MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVEN
    free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop
    with apple purée
    £24
    dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye 350g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £49
    fillet of 30-days-aged Cumbrian beef 220g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £54
    grilled whole sea bass on the bone
    with chargrilled tenderstem broccoli and a miso sesame dressing
    £23
    Cumbrian shorthorn beef chateaubriand 700g for two
    with bearnaise sauce
    £95
    35-40 days aged Cumbrian côte de boeuf 800g for two
    with bearnaise sauce
    £89
    extra bearnaise or bordelaise sauce
    £3
    SIDES
    green beans with shallot butter
    £6
    mixed green leaf salad with house dressing and sunflower seeds
    £6
    skinny chips
    £6
    potato and olive oil purée
    £6
    honey glazed carrots
    £6
    tenderstem broccoli with a miso sesame dressing
    £6
    DESSERTS
    Manjari chocolate Black Forest gateau
    with cherry sorbet and white chocolate aero
    £14
    roasted pear
    chestnut crémeux, hazelnut sable and cinnamon ice cream
    £12
    poached quince mille-feuille
    with vanilla crémeux, brown butter ice cream, hazelnut and pine nut crumb
    £14
    Glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £11
    Warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
    £11
    Selection of ice creams or sorbet
    Three scoops
    £12
    Petits fours bowl of Earl Grey tea ganache
    £6
    selection of three or five cheeses
    with sourdough crackers and spiced apple chutney
    £12/£21
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    *Burgers served well done only. Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available upon request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff” . All prices include VAT.
  • Menu Du Jour

    Wednesday-Saturday Lunch only SAMPLE MENU Three courses £39.95 Selection of homemade breads included
    STARTERS
    velouté of leek & potato
    with extra virgin olive oil (v)
    smoked salmon rillette
    sourdough croutons and honey lemon dressing
    grilled mackerel
    toasted sesame mayonnaise cucumber, chilli and coriander salad
    MAINS
    baked Henden Estate fallow venison pithivier
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli, cavolo nero and venison jus
    pan-fried salmon
    with crisp ratte potatoes, étuvée of leeks and tomato jus
    courgette linguine
    with garlic emulsion, leafy lemons and aged parmesan (v)
    DESSERTS
    brandy parfait
    Armagnac mulled prunes and hazelnut tuile
    glazed vanilla creme brûlée
    Selection of three cheeses
    with fruit toast, sourdough crackers and spiced apple chutney (supp £3.50)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available on request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Sunday Lunch (Sample)

    Nibbles
    mixed spiced nuts
    £4.95
    green olives
    £4.95
    Maldon rock oysters dressed Thai style
    £3.95 each
    STARTERS
    velouté of Jerusalem artichoke (v)
    £10.95
    venison cottage pie
    with potato & horseradish espuma & puffed rice
    £15.95
    ham hock terrine
    with celeriac remoulade & scotch egg
    £14.95
    crispy fishcake
    with tartar sauce & mixed salad
    £13.95
    endive & blue cheese salad
    with walnuts & apples (v)
    £12.75
    MAINS
    roast sirloin of Scottish beef
    roast potatoes, red cabbage, green beans, Yorkshire pudding &red wine jus (extra bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £27.95
    crispy pork loin
    potato puree, hispi cabbage, apple puree & pork jus
    £19.95
    venison pithivier
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli, cavolo nero & carrot purée
    £21.95
    pan-fried Scottish salmon
    with crushed potatoes & warm tartar sauce
    £22.95
    pan-fried bream
    with étuvée of leeks & bouillabaisse sauce
    £22.95
    baked pithivier of gratinated potato (V)
    with brie de Meaux & emulsion of wild mushroom
    £18.95
    MIBRASA GRILL
    Australian angus ribeye (350g)
    (béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £51.95
    fillet of 30 Days aged Cumbrian beef 250g
    (béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £51.95
    baby chicken
    lemon, thyme & green beans
    £23.50
    SIDES £5.85
    green beans
    with shallot butter
    crispy Anna potato
    with aged parmesan
    roast potatoes
    skinny chips
    triple cooked chips
    braised red cabbage
    grilled tenderstem broccoli
    DESSERTS
    glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £10.95
    baked vanilla cheesecake
    vanilla crémeux, strawberries & white peach sorbet
    £10.95
    warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan caramel sauce, bread & butter ice cream
    £10.95
    warm chocolate fondant
    with vanilla ice cream
    £10.95
    selection of continental cheeses
    from the trolley
    £17.75
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    “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff” . Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available upon request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. All prices include VAT.
  • Canapés Party Menu (Sample)

    Canapés List £3.95 Per Canapé We recommend 3 canapés per person prior to your three-course meal. Minimum quantity is 10 per Canapé Canapé only functions minimum of 15 Canapés per person.
    Hot & Cold Canapés – £3.95
    crisp curried cauliflower samosa
    freshly shucked rock oyster with Thai dressing
    warm tomato tart with basil pesto (v)
    wild mushroom arancini with parmesan (v)
    smoked salmon and cream cheese on pumpernickel
    roast mini spicy chorizo with aioli mayonnaise
    mini lamb koftas with tzatzik
    grilled mackerel rillette feuilletés
    baked Henden Estate venison turnovers
    warm truffled cod brandade with roasted garlic mayonnaise
    crispy Korean chicken bite with honey and sriracha sauce
    cordial green olives
    £6.50
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Party Menu

    FUNCTION MENUS 2026 (Available January – November) Please choose three starters, three main courses (including vegetarian option) and three desserts from the list below. These will then need to be pre-chosen by your guests, we will need to know final quantities of each dish of each guest at least 12 working days prior to your function.
    STARTERS
    globe artichoke salad
    with poached egg, green beans and hazelnut salad (v)
    £18
    classic prawn and lobster cocktail
    with baby gem and Mary rose sauce
    £25
    velouté of leek and potato (v)
    £13
    velouté of green pea
    with poached hens’ egg (v)
    £13
    velouté of potimarron
    with creme fraiche and toasted pumpkin seeds (v)
    £13
    French onion soup
    with croutons and Gruyère cheese
    £14
    chicken and ham hock terrine
    with celeriac remoulade and a quail scotch egg
    £18
    oak smoked salmon
    with creme fraiche, compressed cucumber and a cucumber dill dressing
    £19
    classic oak smoked Salmon
    with baby leaves and lemon mayonnaise
    £19
    lake district farmers beef tartare
    with Cajun ketchup and cured egg yolk, smoked mayonnaise and game chips
    £22
    baked beetroot and goats curd salad
    with pickled beetroot, pine nuts and compressed celery
    £17
    poached chilled English asparagus
    with gribiche sauce and crispy fried hens’ egg (May – June only)
    £22
    risotto of wild mushrooms
    with Parmesan and creme fraiche (v)
    £17
    miso glazed aubergine
    with spiced quinoa, pomegranate and harissa dressing (vegan)
    £17
    burrata
    with romesco sauce, wild rocket, poached pears, pickled walnuts and warm toasted sourdough
    £20
    crisp ham hock croquet
    with celeriac remoulade, apple purée and a pea cress salad
    £16
    MAINS
    Lake District Farmers dry aged beef Wellington
    with potato purée and wild mushroom forestière sauce (min 5 people)
    £45
    roast breast of free-range chicken
    with baked chicken and mushroom pithivier, potato purée, crushed celeriac and chicken jus
    £30
    roast Kentish lamb cutlet
    with lamb Cornish pasty, potato purée, carrot and lamb jus
    £38
    baked Henden Estate fallow venison pie
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli and venison jus (Aug – Apr only)
    £29
    pan-fried hake
    with crisp ratte potatoes and chorizo red pepper piperade
    £30
    tandoori monkfish
    with sautéed spinach, saffron mussel sauce and samphire pakoras
    £36
    roast Scottish salmon
    with étuvée of leeks, dill cream sauce and crispy parmentier potatoes
    £28
    pan-fried curried cauliflower steak
    with spiced chana masala and cucumber raita (vegan)
    £24
    baked wild mushroom and leek Wellington
    with feta cheese, potato purée and a forestière cream sauce (v) (min 3 people)
    £28
    Mibrasa grilled Lake District Farmers Fillet Steak 220g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £54
    Mibrasa grilled Australian grain fed ribeye steak 350g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £49
    roast sirloin of beef
    with green beans braised red cabbage, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and bordelaise sauce (*Sundays only)
    £35
    SIDES
    potato purée
    £6.95
    green beans with shallot butter
    £6.95
    braised red cabbage
    £6.95
    Vichy carrots
    £6.95
    skinny chips
    £6.95
    DESSERTS
    warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan nuts and vanilla ice cream
    £14
    glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £14
    sherry trifle,
    with vanilla cream, raspberry sauce toasted almonds and bitter chocolate
    £14
    Jivara milk chocolate mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade and yoghurt ice cream
    £14
    roast hazelnut and chocolate eclair
    with whipped caramel, hazelnut crémeux, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
    £14
    baked bakewell tart
    with cherry sorbet and warm creme anglaise
    £14
    iced raspberry parfait
    with raspberry gel and dark chocolate aero (vegan)
    £14
    Valrhona chocolate mousse
    with candied pistachios and pistachio ice cream (vegan)
    £14
    Selection of 3 or 5 plated British and continental cheeses
    with toasted fruit bread, crisp breads and spiced apple chutney
    £12.95/£21.50
    Children’s Party Menu
    £28.95
    cream of tomato soup
    tomato and mozzarella salad with basil pesto
    melon and Parma ham
    chicken goujons and chips
    baked mac and cheese with crudités
    fish and chips with tartar sauce
    fruit salad
    crème brûlée
    selection of either vanilla ice cream or sorbet
    .
    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
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CHAPTER ONE RESTAURANT LTD.
Farnborough Common
Locksbottom, Orpington
Kent BR6 8NF

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Chapter One Restaurant Locksbottom Orpington Kent, south London one of the best restaurants a perfect place to meet, to eat and to drink.
RESERVATION HOURS
LUNCH
Wednesday to Thursday
12:00 - 2:00pm

Friday to Saturday
12.00 - 2:30pm

Sunday
12:00 - 3:00pm

DINNER
Wednesday to Thursday
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday to Saturday
6:00pm - 9:30pm

Restaurant Closed
Monday and Tuesday
Chapter One Restaurant Locksbottom Orpington Kent, south London one of the best restaurants a perfect place to meet, to eat and to drink.