Food

Restaurant

The First Class Restaurant is available during peak hours and offers the best of British cuisine with innovative and distinctive menus and a truly personal service. The Restaurant is open for dining on selected services in the morning serving a range of hearty breakfasts to prepare you for the day and on selected services in the evening offering an à la carte menu.

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Our food is driven by a passion for recipes that showcase the best, fresh ingredients. Our new menus have been created by a group of our very own talented East Coast Chefs.

Breakfast

If you’re travelling with us in the morning, you’ll find a wide choice of breakfasts to suit your appetite. Breakfast is served Monday to Friday on the following services:

Southbound breakfast trains
06.00 from Newcastle / 07.00 from Leeds
06.30 from Newcastle / 05.50 from Edinburgh
NB: Last orders will be taken from Peterborough

Dinner

In the evening, the restaurant offers a full à la carte menu. Dinner is served Monday to Friday on the following services:

Southbound dinner trains
16.00 from Edinburgh / 17.00 from Edinburgh
NB: Last orders will be taken from Peterborough

Northbound, Anglo Scottish route dinner trains
16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.19, 18.30, 19.00
NB: Last orders will be taken from Darlington with the exception of the 18.00 train taking last orders at Berwick.

Northbound, West Yorkshire route dinner trains
19.03, 19.33
NB: Last orders will be taken from Doncaster

Dinner Menu 1

1 February to 7 March 2010

Dinner Menu 2

8 March to 4 April 2010

Find out more about East Coast Catering Vouchers which can be used in the Restaurant.

What’s being served?

Starters
Served before 11am. All our breakfasts include a choice of starter, served with a morning bread basket, orange juice and tea or coffee
Yoghurt Premium fruit yoghurt
Cereals Cornflakes, Alpen Original or porridge
Fruit Fruit Kebab dressed with rose syrup and natural yoghurt
Main Courses
Great British Grilled bacon, pork sausage, free-range egg (fried or scrambled), mushroom, baked beans, black pudding, vine tomatoes and potato cake.	£14.00
Fish Craster smoked salmon served on a bagel with free-range scrambled eggs and roasted vine tomatoes.	£14.00
Great British Vegetarian Free-range eggs (fried or scrambled), mushroom, baked beans, vine tomatoes and potato cake. V	£14.00
Continental A warm Emmental cheese and mushroom muffin, served with freshly baked Danish pastry, croissant and preserve. Also served with fruit yoghurt. V	£14.00

Starters
All served with warm crusty bread.
Gourmet Leek Soup V A delicious soup made from puréed fresh leeks. Served with cream and croutons	£4.00
Poached Egg and Smoked Salmon DA classic dish of poached, free-range egg with red onion and smoked salmon. Served on a toasted potato cake and topped with Hollandaise sauce.	£4.00
Mushroom and Blue Cheese Melt Toasted ciabatta piled with confit of onion, sautéed mushrooms and melting blue cheese. Served with Italian mixed salad leaves.	£4.00
Main Courses
All dishes will be served with potatoes.
Grilled British Rib Eye Steak A tender matured steak (cooked to your liking), served with roasted vine tomatoes and a side portion of fries. Accompanied with a choice of Béarnaise sauce, creamy pepper sauce or Madeira fried onions.	£18.00
Breast of Chicken Oven-roasted breast of chicken served on a bed of Jambalaya stir-fried vegetables with spicy chorizo.	£16.00
Fillet of Cod A prime fillet of pan-fried cod served with a creamy white wine, thyme and roast garlic sauce and broccoli gratin.	£16.00
Rump of Lamb Oven-roasted rump of lamb with char-grilled asparagus, mashed potato and tarragon infused Béarnaise sauce.	£18.00
Spicy Aubergine V A classic recipe of baked aubergine stuffed with rice, vegetables, fruit and spices. Topped with crisp toasted breadcrumbs and served on a yoghurt and mint dressed salad and drizzled with rose syrup.	£14.00
Desserts
Apple and Cinnamon Pie V A warm apple and cinnamon pie, served with warm Devon custard.	£4.00
Chocolate Cheesecake V A marbled chocolate cheesecake served with bitter chocolate sauce.	£4.00
Platter of Fine Cheeses A fine selection of cheeses served with a warm bread roll, fresh celery and sliced apple.	£5.00

Starters
All served with warm crusty bread.
Wild Mushroom Soup V Wild mushroom soup lightly flavoured with Vermouth and served with croutons.	£4.00
Hot Smoked Salmon Niçoise A fresh salad of crisp leaves with French beans, potato, tomato and egg. Dressed with mustard vinaigrette and topped with succulent peppered Scottish smoked salmon.	£4.00
Baked Winter Vegetable Anna V Delicious, oven-baked selection of winter vegetables served with spiced redcurrant jelly and Italian mixed salad leaves.	£4.00
Main Courses
All dishes will be served with potatoes.
Grilled British Rib Eye Steak A tender matured steak (cooked to your liking), served with roasted vine tomatoes and a side portion of fries. Accompanied with a choice of Béarnaise sauce, creamy pepper sauce or Madeira fried onions.	£18.00
Breast of Chicken Oven-roasted breast of chicken served on a bed of leek and cheese gratin and finished with red wine sauce.	£16.00
Fillet of Cod Pan-fried fillet of cod served on a bed of crisp French beans and glazed with orange Vincotto.	£16.00
Fillet of British Pork Oven-roasted fillet of British pork glazed with Madeira fried onions and blue cheese. Served on a bed of creamy spring onions and cabbage, mash potato and white wine and thyme gravy.	£18.00
Baked Goat's Cheese Tart V A crisp short pastry tart filled with spiced pulses, topped with melted goat's cheese and served with Moroccan vegetable casserole.	£14.00
Desserts
Raspberry Frangipane Tart V A warm raspberry Frangipane tart served with warm Butterscotch sauce.	£4.00
Chocolate Pudding V A steamed chocolate pudding served with warm Crème de Cassis sauce and Crème Fraîche.	£4.00
Platter of Fine Cheeses A fine selection of cheeses served with a warm bread roll, fresh celery and sliced apple.	£5.00