Breakfast at Aspen House
We believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that's why we take the trouble to get it right. We promise you a breakfast to remember, all done with maximum emphasis on enjoyment and relaxation - the holiday mood thrives in our dining room! As for the food itself, we offer nothing but the best, but this is not an elitist statement. It means that we buy from local small-scale producers who really understand their food. This is not elitist food - it is simply food as it should be, i.e. fresh, traditionally prepared and amazingly tasty. And what we don't buy from our dedicated local producers, we make ourselves.
We collect our eggs from local farms, including organic Whitethorn Farm which also supplies most of the vegetables we use here. Our bacon and sausages come from various artisan producers who deal with rare breed pigs, but our favourite supplier is Gordon Tudge and his dedicated family crew. Rearing Berkshire pigs, they produce dry-cured and smoked bacon that is as good as it gets, and their products are rightly renowned in Herefordshire and beyond for their exceptional quality.
As well as the best organic pasteurised milk we can find, there is a special treat for those who want it - raw unpasteurised milk either from Beaconhill Farm www.beaconicecream.com or other sources. Milk as it used to taste!
Breakfast Menu
cereals
our own muesli mix
oatmeal porridge
prunes steeped in apple juice
home made yoghurt
choice of fruit juices
single variety Herefordshire apple and pear juices
The Aspen House Big Breakfast
best local dry-cured (or smoked) bacon
bacon just like it used to taste!
grilled local rare-breed pork sausages
an exceptionally fine taste in a classic breakfast sausage
sautéed creamy mushrooms
fresh button mushrooms, sautéed in a crème fraiche and parsley or dill sauce
home-made baked beans
haricot beans baked with tomatoes and smoked ham [vegetarian option available]
cheese flop
melt-in-the-mouth cheese and potato cake
Aspen House eggs
the best and freshest eggs, steam-fried in butter, these are fried eggs to die for. Alternatively, you can have your eggs poached, scrambled or in an omelette
home-made bread
farmhouse butter, our own marmalades and jams, local honey
choice of teas and coffees
The Aspen House Big Continental
fruit juices
Herefordshire single variety apple or pear juices
savoury platter
ham from Gordon Tudge's Berkshire pigs
a selection of artisan cheeses and a Polish stuffed egg
homemade roll/bread/croissant
with farmhouse butter,
local honey and our own jams and marmalades
choice of coffees or teas
