The Three Greyhounds Inn played host to the Ashbourne Classic Car Club on Sunday. Chosen for the pubs ideal location it makes for an excellent ‘stop off’ for refreshments and showing off cars. The Pub is situated on the busy B-road the Holmes Chapel Road. Ideal for accessing Lach Dennis, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Lower Peover, Middlewich, Northwich not to mention Goostrey, Byley and Cranage.

There is ample parking for 50-60 cars depending on the time of day and the day of the week.

On this occasion the Ashbourne Classic Car club arrived at 10am for tea/coffee and Brunch nibbles before heading on to their event. The cars on show are pictured below.

Any Car Clubs looking for an exceptional venue to meet at by all means get in touch with James the General Manager and Landlord of the Three Greyhounds Inn and discuss what we can do to entertain you and your car club members.

If you are looking to join a car club then we run The Cholmondeley Car Club which operates from our sister pub the Cholmondeley Arms near Malpas or we have a specific Porsche Club called the 3p Club which operates from our other sister pub the Bulls Head in Mobberley as well as our Goodfellows Car Club which also meets at the Bulls Head see www.cholmondeleyarms.co.uk or www.thebullsheadpub.co.uk for further details.

A big thank you to the Ashbourne Classic Car club for calling in.

Ashbourne Classic Car Club

Our Head Chef Craig and his brigade of chefs have once again worked exceptionally hard to develop some lovely new dishes for our winter in to spring menu.

New starters include…

Potted Confit of Duck with pistachio served with orange marmalade and toast or the Little Slow Roasted Crispy Belly Pork, Clonakilty black pudding and smoked bacon with an apple and walnut salad and honey mustard dressing.

For vegetarians there is a Fairleigh Wallop Goat Cheese and wild mushroom Brulee, fig salad.

We have a comforting Pan fried lambs liver, honey roasted shallots and mini bubble and squeak cake and for the seafood lover there is………. Beetroot cured Sea Trout and horseradish with a fennel and apple salad

On the mains we have

• Pan Roasted Goosnargh Duck Breast with fondant potatoes, buttered kale and Somerset Cider Brandy sauce
• Smoked Fish and Cider Pie, with Haddock, salmon and mackerel, Keens Cheddar Mash and buttered garden peas
• Spiced Roast Root Vegetable and Chickpea Casserole with minted yoghurt
• Traditional Lancashire Hot Pot topped with Saddleworth Lancashire Cheese and pickled red cabbage
• Anna’s Happy Trotters Pork Chops with sprouting broccoli, creamy mash and wholegrain mustard sauce
• Rack of Cheshire Lamb stuffed with Chorlton White Cheshire and thyme, parsnip Dauphinoise and seasonal vegetables

And for new puddings we have

• Dark and White Chocolate Cheesecake with chocolate bourbon biscuit
• Spiced Sherry Plum Crumble with warm custard
• Hot Chocolate Fondant with Mocha Bean Ice cream
• ‘Seven Sisters Farm’ Cherry Bakewell Ice Cream Tart

To look through the full menu click here and the Sunday menu please click here…

It’s a great dog’s life!!

It’s unbelievable but true doggie beer (non-alcoholic of course) is on the shelf here at the Three Greyhounds Inn. Pet dogs are welcome in our ‘Brandy Snug’ named after our famous collection of some 50 brandies of all different styles!! There are the usual Dog biscuits on the bar (supplied by our local Dogs kennel ‘WAGS’) as you would expect but now for only £1.50 your ‘pooch’ can have a little beverage with you!! Doggie beer is made up of meat stock and is certainly lapped up. Sometimes the bottle is nearly as big as the dog as you can see!!

Shakerley Mere the picturesque lake is opposite the Three Greyhounds Inn and is well worth a walk with your the dog before you arrive at our pub. Walk leaflets for this are available here on our website or from within the pub itself.

We also have a large garden at the side of our pub which is ideal in the spring and summer months for your respective hounds..just venture through the Brandy Snug and through the French windows and you are there!

What a great time over Christmas our teams have had. It is tiring work but there are plenty of smiles and fun around the place!! The Bulls Head in Mobberley held its annual Christmas Jumper competition and the judges moved around the pub secretly assessing the best. Pete had won it last year with his ‘snow man number’ so was a favourite again this year.

There were a number of good efforts but I am pleased to say Pete held on to his crown with an ‘elf jumper’ with matching hat!! Well done Pete! There must be someone out there who can out do Pete in 2014??!

The teams as you can see had a good go with our personal favourite being Tom at the Church Inn with his Christmas pudding version!! Thanks to all our teams for making the effort. At the Cholmondeley Arms the ‘Snow Ball’ Drink was re-incarnated by the team and you can see Miya sampling some for the camera behind the Cholmondeley Bar!!!

Thank you to all our customers who have added to the atmosphere at all our pubs. There have been Christmas Carol singers at Cholmondeley and Brass bands at The three Greyhounds Inn at Allostock and The Church Inn in Mobberley as we managed to squeeze them in our newly decorated Church Inn ‘boot room’.

On Christmas eve as the Carol service finished at St. Wilfs church opposite the Church Inn in Mobberley we were on hand to serve the masses (get it!!) with mulled wine on the terrace with warm chimineas  burning away. There were festive nibbles and roasted chestnuts and a lot of good cheer! A very happy Christmas to all!!

Thanks to all our teams for working so hard!!

TOM AT THE CHURCH INN WITH MARK

BABY CHAM IS BACK AT THE CHUM!!

SECOND YEAR RUNNING!! PETE DOES IT AGAIN!!

OUR BRASS BAND MANAGED TO FIT IN THE CHURCH INN BOOT ROOM.

MULLED WINE AT THE CHURCH INN WITH SOPH IN THAT HAT!!

MORE FESTIVE SWEATERS AT THE THREE GREYHOUNDS WITH SHAUNAGH AND CHRIS!!

ANYONE FOR A SNOW BALL!!

ADAM AT THE CHOLMONDELEY ARMS

We apologise for the delay in picking the winner of our Shakerley Mere photo competition. James and his fellow judges got their heads together and chose the photo sent in by Sally. It was felt that the photo captured the scenery and wildlife of the Mere and had a great deal of feeling attached to it.

So the first prize for Sally and her family to enjoy is £50 of Three Greyhounds Inn vouchers and a cheese and wine hamper!!

Thank you to everyone who sent a photo in.

Here at the Three Greyhounds Inn Head Chef Craig and Sous Chef Richard and the kitchen team have developed a lovely menu for you all to enjoy from autumn salads that can be enjoyed as a starter or main course such as Home Smoked Combermere Abbey Pheasant Breast Salad with cranberries and pickled wild mushrooms or King Prawns poached in white wine with a salad of crab and avocado.

There are heart- warming dishes such as Duchy Estate Venison Steak with a little game pie, braised red cabbage, Pan Haggerty and juniper gravy or Slow Cooked Shoulder of Cheshire Lamb with red cabbage and braised layered potato and a red wine gravy or Honey Glazed Baby Gammon with fresh caramelised pineapple, crispy duck egg and chips.

For seafood fans we have caught Grilled Fillet of Bream on crushed new potato cake with creamed peas and shredded ham hock or Roasted Hake on a Yorkshire chorizo, butter bean and red pepper casserole with rocket salad.

For Vegetarians we have Staffordshire Oatcakes filled with wilted spinach and wild mushroom in a creamy white wine sauce with English garden salad or Belton Farm Organic Red Leicester, Caramelised Red Onion and Potato Pie with buttered greens and chips with a cream mustard sauce.

There are dishes for everyone. To view the full menus including Gluten Free dishes too click here.

We look forward to cooking for you…..

Monday-Saturday

Sunday

Gluten Free Dishes

On arrival at the Three Greyhounds Inn please let us know you have a wheat/gluten allergy and we will confirm all the dishes that are suitable for you. We do cook specials on different occasions so do please check with us. On quieter days we may be able to cook (with the fresh ingredients we have available) a dish that may suit you better.

Please always double check the items listed below with us before you order. Generally we thicken our sauces and gravies through reduction methods but do check first as when cooking freshly, we may have had to use wheat flour in exceptionally rare occasions as an ingredient

To Start

• Pint or Half Pint of Prawns, served with spicy cocktail sauce, without the bread
• Our Fresh Seafood Plate of king prawns Marie Rose, Salmon poached with dill, white crab with lemon mayo, Smoked salmon pâté and smoked peppered mackerel (ideal for sharing or as a main course for one) without the bread
• Wild Mushrooms Pan Fried with white wine, cream and shallots without the toast
• Soup of the day. **Please check on arrival
• Cheshire Rabbit, Ham Hock and Pistachio Terrine with pickled vegetable salad without the toast
• Home Smoked Combermere Abbey Pheasant Breast Salad with cranberries and pickled wild mushrooms
• King Prawns poached in white wine with a salad of crab and avocado
• Warm Poached Lemon Chicken & Pear Salad, with figs & toasted pine nuts
• Pan-fried Lamb Kidneys, without the toast

Mains

• Darren Shepherds 21 Day Aged 10oz Ribeye with roasted plum tomato, dressed salad and chips
• Honey Glazed Baby Gammon with fresh caramelised pineapple and chips (without duck egg)
• Slow Cooked Shoulder of Cheshire Lamb with red cabbage and braised layered potato and a red wine gravy
• Grilled Fillet of Bream on crushed new potato cake with creamed peas and shredded ham hock
• Pan Roasted Goosnargh Duck Breast with creamed cabbage, roast beetroot puree
• Duchy Estate Venison Steak with a little game pie, braised red cabbage, Pan Haggerty and juniper gravy (without little pie)
• Oven Roasted Chicken Breast with a new potato rosti, green beans, and a wild mushroom and shallot sauce

Desserts

• Local Cheshire Farm Ice Creams, choose from Rum and Raisin, Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Mint Chocolate and Strawberry
• ‘Allostock’ Winter mess