Fall Café Menu

Après Club Clubhouse — Estate Season

For members. Or anyone who has ever referred to a hedge maze as "manageable."
(Available daily from 11:11 AM until the last claret is decanted.)

A note from the kitchen: Chef Lucien Marceau has returned from a fall spent somewhere between a stable block in Gloucestershire, a very long lunch at a house with its own hunt breakfast tradition, and a disagreement with a duke's second son over the correct way to hold a teacup. He arrived home tanned in a way that suggests time outdoors, tight lipped in a way that suggests time indoors, and newly fluent in the difference between dressage and everything else.

His fall menu draws from the rituals of those raised on hunt breakfasts, family portraits that don't quite match the family fortune, dogs better behaved than the guests, and the specific ease of people whose houses are older than most countries.

Expect elegance. Expect old money. Expect subtext.

BEVERAGES
For warming hands, hearts, and inherited titles.

Hot Signatures
The Stable Block Standard – Espresso, steamed milk, brown sugar. Ordered the same way every morning, without needing to ask. – $7
The Hedge Maze – Chai, cardamom, oat milk. Easy to get lost in, hard to leave. – $7
The Second Son – Espresso, honey, smoked cinnamon. Overlooked, underestimated, still very good. – $6
The Hunt Breakfast – Espresso, brown butter, nutmeg. Built for mornings that start before everyone else's. – $7
Estate Latte – Almond milk, apple, cinnamon. Quiet confidence, minor inheritance. – $7

Cold Comforts
Paddock Iced Latte – Coffee, oat milk, maple. Unbothered by the weather, much like the horses. – $7
Orchard Cold Brew – Cold brew, apple syrup, cloud foam. Crisp, a little smug. – $7
Frosted Earl Grey – Iced Earl Grey, lemon, honey. Correct at any hour. – $6

Seasonal Specials
Estate Toddy – Whisky, apple, clove, honey. An excellent alibi. – $14
Mulled Claret – Red wine, blackberry, cinnamon, orange. Dinner-party diplomacy in a glass. – $16
Golden Retriever Latte (Fall Edition) – Honey, oat milk, pumpkin spice. Loyal, warm, occasionally muddy. – $8
Blackberry Hot Chocolate – Dark chocolate, blackberry, cream. Optional "family solicitor" shot. – $12

WINE & SPIRITS
Selected for those who know their vintages and their lineage.

Champagne – Pol Roger Brut Réserve NV – $30 glass / $145 bottle
Claret – Château Léoville Barton 2018 – $46 glass / $210 bottle
White Burgundy – Meursault, Domaine Roulot 2021 – $50 glass / $225 bottle
English Sparkling – Nyetimber Classic Cuvée – $28 glass / $130 bottle
Port – Fonseca Vintage 2016 – $32 glass
Single Malt – Balvenie 14 – $22
Sherry (House Pour) – Lustau Dry Amontillado – $16

Pairs well with tweed, old grudges, and a fire that's been lit since noon.

APPETIZERS
For the hour between arriving and being seen.

Game Terrine – Pistachio, cornichon, toasted brioche. A dish with more history than the guest list. – $22
Stilton & Pear Tart – Candied walnut, honey drizzle. Correct, and quietly aware of it. – $18
Hunt Breakfast Board – Sausage, black pudding, soft egg, toast. Traditional, unbothered by trend. – $24
Roasted Beet Salad – Goat cheese, hazelnut, sherry vinaigrette. A salad with a title. – $19
Smoked Duck Bruschetta – Fig, blue cheese, arugula. Nobody asks where the duck came from. – $20
Devilled Eggs, Estate Style – Chive, smoked paprika, caviar optional. Simple, until it isn't. – $16

MAINS
For lunch that becomes dinner without anyone noticing.

Roast Pheasant – Bread sauce, game chips, watercress. A dish that requires no explanation to the right table. – $42
Beef Wellington – Puff pastry, mushroom duxelles, red wine jus. For two, or one with something to prove. – $56
Estate Salmon – Beurre blanc, fennel, dill. Quietly the best thing on the menu. – $38
Wild Mushroom Tart – Gruyère, thyme, puff pastry. Vegetarian, unapologetically rich. – $32
Shepherd's Pie, Elevated – Lamb, root vegetable mash, red wine reduction. Nursery food with a trust fund. – $34
Rack of Lamb – Rosemary jus, roasted root vegetables. Correct at every table it's ordered at. – $48

Whole Roasted Grouse — "The Estate Bird"
For two. Or one, if the season has been difficult.
Bread sauce, game chips, watercress, a very good claret already poured.
– $95

DESSERT
Where the afternoon quietly refuses to end.

Sticky Toffee Pudding – Butterscotch, clotted cream. Nursery food, dressed for dinner. – $14
Blackberry Fool – Whipped cream, shortbread crumble. Simple, and correctly so. – $13
Affogato d'Automne – Vanilla gelato, espresso, one honest confession. – $11
Apple Tarte Tatin – Caramel, crème fraîche. A dessert that's been right for two hundred years. – $15
Chocolate Espresso Torte – Sea salt, whipped cream. Quiet, rich, slightly dangerous. – $14

HOUSE NOTES
Tweed encouraged. Wellingtons acceptable indoors, within reason.
Dogs welcome, and generally better behaved than the guests.
References to the family estate applauded, questions about the family fortune discouraged.
All menu items subject to weather, inheritance disputes, and chef discretion.