The Greenbank's Christmas Brochure 2022

'Tis t he season
2022/2023
ENJOY CHRISTMAS AND NEW
YEAR ON THE WATER’S EDGE

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first to hear about our seasonal breaks
and exclusive discounts.
A DREAMY
Coastal Christmas
AWAITS

Welcome
Christmas at The Greenbank is a wonderfully
relaxing and heartwarmingly festive experience
for the whole family. Wheel your suitcases into
our historic hotel and prepare to be greeted by an
abundance of twinkling Christmas lights alongside
a beautifully lit tree and a team of welcoming faces.
During your stay, experience yuletide cheer
and friendly service from our dedicated team,
tuck into award-winning cuisine including all of
your festive favourites served in true Cornish style
beside wintery harbour views. Sip on hot toddies
and mulled cider down in The Working Boat.
Falmouth is a hub of activity during the festive
season and the entire town is aglow with the spirit
of Christmas.
From the moment you check in, The Greenbank
will become your home away from home for the
picture-perfect coastal Christmas you’ve always
dreamed of. Let us sweep you off your feet and
take care of all the bells and whistles so you can
savour the most magical time of the year with your
nearest and dearest by the water’s edge.
Sophie Colston
Hotel Manager

MAY YOUR DAYS BE
merry and bright
23rd December
Your Cornish Christmas break begins!
On the 23rd December, we’ll have the
mulled wine and mince pies on standby
eagerly awaiting your arrival in the Water’s
Edge bar.
Dinner will be served each night in our
award-winning Water’s Edge restaurant
courtesy of our Executive Chef Nick
Hodges, Head Chef Bobby Southworth
and the rest of the talented Greenbank
kitchen team. Our traditional dishes with
imaginative twists will have you wishing it
could be Christmas every day! Sample a
slice of Cornwall with every mouthful, as
our team use seasonal ingredients that
are locally sourced wherever possible
to create an unforgettable culinary
experience. Think hearty winter warmers
and showstopping numbers that pack a
punch of flavour and creative flair, cooked
to perfection and presented to impress.
On the evening of 23rd December, we’ll be
tapping our toes and singing along to all our
favourite carols in the Water’s Edge bar with
a live performance from our traditional brass
band. Pop down for complimentary canapés
and let the revelries commence. For those
who want to sing-along, we’ll be providing
song sheets at the bar.

Christmas Eve
Choir singers, Cornish pasties and seasonal
cheer all round. If you haven’t experienced
Christmas Eve in Falmouth before, you are
in for a total treat. Rise and shine with a
hearty breakfast by the bobbing boats and
shimmering riverside, as you fuel up for an
exciting day ahead.
Take the short stroll into the charming
high street for some last minute shopping,
warming hot chocolates or something a
little stronger. The sound of a local choirs'
annual performance is not one to miss and
starts from 10:30am, when the town echoes
the sweet sounds of carol singing, laughter and
anticipation as the festivities unfold.
At 3pm, head back to The Working Boat for a
jolly afternoon of sing-songs with a local choir
group over a few toasty tipples, mince pies and
fresh-out-the-oven pasties.
There’s plenty more going on upstairs in the
Water’s Edge. How about indulging in our
festive afternoon tea complete with delightful
miniature sweet treats and elegant finger
sandwiches? The bar team will also be shaking
“
up some special Christmas cocktails before
dinner is served.
We arrived to see the most wonderful
Christmas tree going up in the foyer
making the whole place feel very special."

I SAW
t hree ships
COME SAILING IN…
... on Christmas Day
Recreate the nostalgia of opening your eyes
on Christmas morning to the feeling of glee
and magic as you discover a stocking full
of surprises hung from your bedroom door.
Whether you’re up with the larks to see if
Santa has visited or making the most of
the holiday season with a mellow morning
lie-in, start the day at the Water’s Edge for
breakfast paired with buck’s fizz.
For the full coastal experience, brace the
crisp morning with the yearly Christmas Day
swim at Gyllyngvase Beach, where locals
and visitors alike dash into the lapping
waves in all their festive hats, scarves and
swimwear – a rather brisk way to start the
day!
This Christmas you can leave the cooking
to us, as our team of chefs will be merrily
roasting the turkey, peeling the potatoes and
baking the mince pies. So all you need to
worry about is who you’ll pull your Christmas
cracker with – we’ll even do the dishes!
As the evening draws near, cosy up in the
bar with a Christmas tipple or two and get
engrossed with a yuletide puzzle, before
grazing on a truly Cornish buffet with all the
trimmings. After all the excitement of the
day, rest your weary head and reflect on the
magical memories made as you sink into a
peaceful slumber.
We’ll be taking pre-orders on Christmas Day
lunch this year – an email will follow nearer
the time to confirm your choices.

Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a day of leisure. Wake late,
take your time at breakfast, then spend
the day as you please. We’d recommend
a relaxed stroll into town and around the
docks towards Pendennis Castle.
Or if you'd like to join us at midday for
a chef demonstration, enjoy working
alongside our chefs to improve your
culinary skills. Then we'll be cooking your
creations as a reward for all your hard work.
27th December
How do you like your eggs in the morning?
After diving into breakfast one last time, it's
time to check out and head home, with our
warmest wishes for 2023.
“
We stayed for four nights and
it was probably one of the best
Christmases we have had."
In the evening, kick back at dinner and find
a selection of games in our snug.
Let’s get cosy and competitive.

“
Food was excellent, staff brilliant
and probably one of the best
Christmases we've had."
A
Christmas
Christmas Day lunch
‘Tis the season to indulge! We adore food
at The Greenbank and proudly won Best
Foodie Hotel at the Food Magazine Reader
Awards in 2020, so it’s no surprise that
our favourite part of the festive season
revolves around all the delicious flavours
and hearty winter dishes.
FEAST
Christmas Day done The Greenbank
way means a jolly great feast with all
the trimmings, created using all the best
ingredients sourced around Cornwall and
the south west. Let us fuss over the finer
details as we treat our guests to nothing
but the best, unforgettable food. All you
need to do is eat, drink and be merry.
£99 per person (for non-residents) in The
Riverbank Suite, call 01326 312 440 to book.

CHESTNUTS
open
ROASTING
fire
ON AN
Christmas Day lunch menu
Arrival glass of fizz
Starters
Sweetcorn, leek & potato chowder, Cajun
spiced sweetcorn fritter Vg (gluten free on
request)
Smoked haddock & crab Scotch egg, tartare
pickle, curry hollandaise
Tian of pressed confit duck, pine smoked
chicken & ham hock, pickled cauliflower,
shallot & radish
Mains
Butter roasted individual crown of turkey,
goose and apple farce, cranberry stuffing,
duck fat roast potatoes, roast baby carrots
& parsnips, confit shallots, pigs in blankets,
traditional roast gravy (gluten free and/ or
dairy free on request)
Desserts
Christmas pudding bon bons, patisseries
cream, apple & calvados sauce V (traditional
Christmas pudding offered as a gluten free
and/or vegan alternative)
Chocolate orange delice, mulled orange,
clementine sorbet Vg
Iced passion fruit parfait, warm ginger cake,
sea salt honey syrup Vg
Cheeseboard
Platter of local & Westcountry cheeses
served to your table, chutney, celery, artisan
biscuits V
‘Fish & chips’; grilled monkfish fillet, pont
neuf potatoes, pea puree, tartare cream
sauce (gluten free and/ or dairy free on
request)
Venison Wellington, smoked bacon & parsley
mash, roast baby carrots & parsnips, quince
port jus
Butternut squash & potato fondants, wilted
spinach, garlic & herb wild mushrooms,
truffle mustard jus Vg
Please note that there may be a variation
to some dishes depending on availability.
For non-residents, full payment is required at
the time of booking and non-refundable from
1st December 2022.

HAVE A
holly
jolly
CHRISTMAS
4 nights from £689 per person
(arrive 23rd December)
5 nights from £769 per person
(arrive 23rd December)
6 nights from £839 per person
(arrive 23rd December)
These rates are based on
a classic inland room
A non-refundable deposit of £100 per person
is required to confirm your booking, with the
balance due by 31st October 2022.
“
Our Christmas stay was topped
off by watching the sunrise literally
from the end of the bed. It was very,
very special."

feast
BOXING DAY
BOXING DAY
Boxing day lunch menu
Starters
Green pea & pancetta soup, Cornish cream,
fresh cream, mint fresh (vegan mint on 1 7 request) [Green pea soup to
suit a vegan diet available on request]
Rosemary & lemon roasted quail, pearl
barley risotto, rich game jus
Rosemary & lemon roasted quail, pearl
Potted barley prawns risotto, rich & crab, game lemon, jus 1 dill 14 & chilli,
pickled cucumber & shallots, cresses
Potted prawns & crab, lemon, dill & chilli,
Caesar dressed baby gem & chicory,
pickled cucumber & shallots, cresses 3 7 14
croutons, Italian cheese Vg
Caesar dressed baby gem & chicory,
croutons, Italian cheese Vg
Mains
Seared medallion of truffle roasted beef
Mains
sirloin, mustard mash, Yorkshire pudding,
roast Seared chantanais medallion carrot of truffle & piccolo roasted parsnips, beef
pepper sirloin, mustard cream jus mash, 1 2 4 Yorkshire 7 14 pudding, roast
chantanais carrot & piccolo parsnips, pepper
Grilled cream jus local seafood; hake, scallop,
prawns, mackerel, minted pea puree,
Grilled local seafood; hake, scallop, prawns,
saffron aioli, sea salt & rosemary new
mackerel, minted pea puree, saffron aioli, sea
potato wedges, lemon 3 4 5 7 8 14
salt & rosemary new potato wedges, lemon
Roast breast of of guinea fowl, confit leg, leg,
casseroled winter vegetable broth
1
Roasted tomato, spinach & fennel galette,
shaved fennel & rocket salad, basil oil oil Vg Vg 2
Desserts
Desserts
Belgian chocolate tart, sea buckthorn
Belgian chocolate tart, sea buckthorn sorbet,
sorbet, chocolate shards V 2 4 7
chocolate shards V
Warm pear almond tart, blackberry
Warm pear & almond tart, blackberry compote,
compote, clotted cream V 2 4 7 10
clotted cream V
Berry coconut ‘Mess’; berries, fresh &
Berry & coconut ‘Mess’, berries, fresh &
compote, meringue, coconut cream Vg
compote, meringue, coconut cream Vg
Cheese plate, biscuits, grapes, chutney V 1
Cheese plate, biscuits, grapes, chutney V
2 7 Dc
£45
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non-residents)
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01326 312 440 to book.
Full
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payment
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is
is
required
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at
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the
time
time
of
of
booking
booking
and
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December
2021.
2022.

rst Course
2022 ON THE WATER’S
edge
A New Year’s Eve Celebration
Make your last day of 2022 a great one
and toast to brighter days ahead with our
unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Soak up the last dreamy sunset of the year
from our Water’s Edge bar over a cocktail,
before getting all dressed up for our blacktie
gala dinner in the restaurant, or epic
house party in the Riverbank Suite.
Roll on 2023!
“
The main event for us was the New
Year's eve party which was fabulous!
Initially, we thought we were going to
be sat on a table just with our friends
but new arrangements for longer 'party
tables' meant that we met other people
who we had a great time with and hope
to see again next year!"

New Years Eve Gala Dinner
End the year in true Greenbank style with
an arrival glass of Champagne and fivecourse
feast at our glamourous gala dinner.
Gaze across the scenic maritime views and
indulge in a specially crafted menu of all our
favourite flavours of the Cornish land and sea.
Dazzle in your ritzy attire and relax into
2023 with fabulous food and drink
accompanied by smooth music of our
local band.
On Arrival
Cornish crab rarebit
Torched fresh fig, maple & balsamic shallots,
cress Vg
Second Course
Sea buckthorn sorbet, orange crisps Vg
Third Course
Prime roast beef fillet, slow cooked short rib
Wellington, pancetta rosti, charred broccoli,
piccolo parsnips & carrot, bone marrow jus
(gluten free and/or dairy free on request)
Local day boat sole, saffron steamed mussels
& clams, fennel, potatoes, samphire
Butternut & potato ‘Homity pie’, Helford blue
cheese, truffled mash, charred broccoli,
caramelized onion jus V (gluten free and/or
dairy free on request)
First Course
Coquille St Jacques: seared local scallops,
white crab velouté, Parmesan glazed mash
potato, herb crumb
Black garlic sautéed wild mushroom, parsley,
wilted spinach, focaccia toast Vg (gluten free
on request)
Fourth Course
Chefs Assiette of desserts; our favourite
selection of the year’s pudding (gluten free
and/or dairy free on request)
Fith Course
Artisan Cornish cheese table; with celery,
wafers, grapes, chutney V
£109 per person, call 01326 312 440 to book.
Full payment is required at the time of booking
and non-refundable from 1st December 2022.

New Years Eve - Riverbank
For some footloose fun, strap your
dancing shoes on and head to the annual
Riverbank house party! Enjoy a bellini on
arrival and delicious four-course menu,
then toast to the new year with our bar
serving tipples all evening.
Boogie the night away and request your
favourite songs of the year from our
resident DJ before the big countdown!
Soup
White onion & cider soup Vg
Main
Prime roast beef fillet, slow cooked short
rib Wellington, pancetta rosti, charred
broccoli, piccolo parsnips & carrot, bone
marrow jus (gluten free and/or dairy free
on request)
Local day boat sole, saffron steamed
mussels & clams, fennel, potatoes,
samphire
Butternut & potato ‘Homity pie’, Helford
blue cheese, truffled mash, charred
broccoli, caramelized onion jus V (gluten
free and/or dairy free on request)
Starter
Coquille St Jacques: seared local scallops,
white crab velouté, Parmesan glazed mash
potato, herb crumb
Black garlic sauteed wild mushroom,
parsley, wilted spinach, focaccia toast Vg
(gluten free on request)
Dessert
Chefs Assiette of desserts; our favourite
selection of the year’s pudding (gluten free
and/or dairy free on request)
Artisan Cornish cheese table: with celery,
wafers, grapes, chutney V
Seared pigeon & pancetta galette, heritage
tomato, confit shallot, rocket & cresses
£89 per person, call 01326 312 440 to book.
For our New Year’s Eve parties in both
The Riverbank and Water’s Edge, full
payment is required at the time of booking
and non-refundable from 1st December 2022.

The Greenbank Hotel
Harbourside, Falmouth
Cornwall TR11 2SR
01326 312440
reception@greenbank-hotel.co.uk
www.greenbank-hotel.co.uk
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