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Name: Chapter One
Address: Farnborough Common, Locksbottom, Kent, BR6 8NF, United Kingdom
Price range: ££

A La Carte
Brasserie Menu
Menu Du Jour
Sunday Lunch
Canapés Party Menu
Private Dining Menu

Wines

Cocktails & Drinks

A La Carte (Sample)

Week ending 12th April 2026 Three Courses

Selection of homemade breads & petits fours included

STARTERS

velouté of white onion

with braised oxtail

chicken ballotine

with a pea and broad bean salad, Madeira jelly, chicken and chive vinaigrette

tandoori monkfish

with charred cucumber, courgette tzatziki and a pomelo dressing

Lake District Farmers beef tartare

with potato hash brown smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk

raviolo of ricotta

with wild garlic pesto, sundried tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and aged parmesan (v)

French white asparagus

with Comté cheese curd, roast hazelnuts, sourdough crumb and tarragon mayonnaise (v)

MAINS

Iberico pork shoulder

with caramelised Jerusalem artichokes, buttered hispi cabbage, citrus glaze and pork jus

Kasai grilled Henden Estate fallow venison

with crushed beetroot, pickled brambles, celeriac and venison jus

grilled Dover sole

with buttered Jersey royals and wild garlic pesto (supp £10)

pan-fried John Dory

with ètuvée of leeks and bouillabaisse fish sauce

baked leek tart

with warm poached egg, fricassee of English peas, morel mushrooms and wild garlic (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

grilled hispi cabbage

with tahini mayonnaise, orange and miso reduction and gremolata crumb

crisp Anna potatoes

with aged parmesan

honey glazed carrots

DESSERTS

Jivara chocolate orange mousse

with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and crème fraîche ice cream

strawberry macaroons

with whisky ganache, strawberry salad, strawberry gel and strawberry ice cream

carrot cake

with cream cheese crémeux and vanilla ice cream

glazed vanilla creme brûlée

Amalfi lemon mousse

with lemon curd, hazelnut and pine nut frangipane, raspberries and raspberry sorbet

profiterole “tiramisu”

with coffee crèmeux, chocolate sauce and malt 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 or Terrace offers accessible dining with a simple menu to satisfy any diner. Blending informality with cooking finesse. 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 a blood orange, fennel and pistachio salad and chargrilled sourdough (v)

£17

velouté of button mushroom

with parmesan focaccia and (v)

£11

tandoori monkfish

with charred cucumber and courgette tzatziki with a pomelo dressing

£19

Lake District Farmers beef tartare

with a potato hash brown, smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk

£19

crisp ham hock croquant

with celeriac remoulade, apple puree and honey mustard dressing

£14

Risotto of Scottish girolles

with aged parmesan and creme fraîche

£16

grilled Cornish sardines

with toasted sourdough and courgette tzatziki

£15

MAINS

Free range chicken Milanese

with tartar sauce

£22

Battered haddock and skinny chips

with tartar sauce

£23

braised Henden Estate venison pie

with puff pastry

£24

fallow venison mafalde pasta

with smoked pancetta and aged parmesan

£18

Ground beef burger

with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and skinny chips

£22

potato gnocchi

with English asparagus, peas and wild garlic pesto (v)

£16

pan-fried skate

with cavolo nero, white onion puree, brown shrimps and sauce Grenobloise

£25

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

grilled hispi cabbage

with tahini mayonnaise, orange and miso reduction with gremolata crumb

£6

DESSERTS

Jivara chocolate mousse

with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and yoghurt ice cream

£14

profiterole “tiramisu”

with coffee crèmeux, chocolate sauce and malt ice cream

£12

hazelnut caramel sundae

with chocolate macaroon and brown butter ice cream

£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

£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

pâté en croûte

with pistachio, celeriac remoulade and pommery mustard

MAINS

baked Henden Estate fallow venison pithivier

with potato purée, cavolo nero, crushed beetroot and venison sauce

pan-fried hake

with braised baby gem, fricassee of pancetta, peas and wild garlic with butter sauce

roast cauliflower

with nut crust, tardivo and balsamic glaze (v)

DESSERTS

hazelnut caramel sundae

with chocolate macaroon and brown butter ice cream

rum baba

with vanilla crémeux

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

green olives

£5

Maldon rock oysters dressed Thai style

£4 each

STARTERS

velouté of celeriac (v)

£11

burrata cheese

with a blood orange, fennel and pistachio salad, chargrilled sourdough (v)

£17

ham hock croquant

with celeriac remoulade, apple puree and honey mustard dressing

£14

crispy fishcake

with tartar sauce and baby leaves

£11

chicken ballotine

with a pea and broad bean salad, Madeira jelly and a chicken and chive vinaigrette

£17

beetroot and goat’s curd salad

with toasted pine nuts, compressed celery and honey lemon dressing (v)

£12

MAINS

roast sirloin of Scottish beef

roast potatoes, red cabbage, green beans, Yorkshire pudding and red wine jus (extra bordelaise sauce – additional £3)

£28

crispy pork loin

with potato puree, hispi cabbage, apple purée and pork jus

£20

venison pithivier

with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli, cavolo nero and carrot purée

£22

pan-fried Scottish salmon

with crushed potatoes and warm tartar sauce

£23

baked leek tart

with warm poached egg, fricassee of English peas, morel mushrooms and wild garlic (v)

£16

MIBRASA GRILL

dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye (350g)

(béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)

£49

fillet of 30 Days aged Cumbrian beef 220g

(béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)

£54

free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop

with apple puree

£24

ground beef burger*

with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and skinny chips

£22

SIDES £6

green beans

with shallot butter

crispy Anna potato

with aged parmesan

roast potatoes

skinny chips

braised red cabbage

grilled hispi cabbage

with tahini mayonnaise, orange and miso reduction and gremolata crumb

mixed leaf house salad

with house dressing and sunflower seeds

potato purée

with olive oil

DESSERTS

glazed vanilla crème brûlée

£11

carrot cake

with cream cheese crémeux and vanilla ice cream

£11

warm sticky toffee pudding

with pecan caramel sauce, bread and vanilla ice cream

£11

Jivara chocolate orange mousse

with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and creme fraiche ice cream

£11

selection of continental cheeses

from the trolley

£18

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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

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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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A La Carte (Sample)

Brasserie Menu (Sample)

Menu Du Jour

Sunday Lunch (Sample)

Canapés Party Menu (Sample)

Party Menu

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