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winning steaks from the Mey selec6ons served here Par6es and special occasions catered for. Ask for details and availability at the bar Patrons car park available opposite the Inn

The Tartan Lounge Bar & Restaurant Helmsdale

A member of sta will happily take your food and drink orders at your table The Tartan Lounge Staord Street, Helmsdale 01431 821461
E-mail: alisonatscotland@aol.com

MENU

 Snacks/ Starters
Bowl of chips (add 60p for cheese or curry sauce) 2.00 Scrambled egg on toast 2.20 Garlic bread (add 60p for Cheese) 2.20 Soup of the day served with a roll or bread 2.75 Toas6e with a choice of cheese, onion, ham or tomato 2.95 Crispy coated camembert served with a red onion and cucumber balsamic medley 2.50 Egg, chips & beans 2.95 Chicken Nuggets with chips 2.95 Sausage, chips & beans (add 50p for an egg) 3.00 Cheeseburger served in a bun with chips 3.00 Plaice goujons with tarter sauce 3.50 Haddock Applewood shcake with a salad garnish 3.50 Assortment of teas available from 1.50 Filtered or decaf coee 1.50 Cappuccino, La^e (free rell) 1.50 Hot chocolate 2.00 Mulled wine per glass 2.60

Main Course
8oz Sirloin Steak, onion rings; mushrooms, chips and a salad garnish 14.50 Creamy pepper sauce 1.50 Salmon steak in a tarragon sauce served with a selec6on of vegetables and mash 8.25 Ham Hock with mash or chips & vegetables 7.95 Steakburger served in a bun with chips and onion rings 6.95 Breaded haddock, chips and peas 6.95 Scampi, chips & peas 6.95 Lasagne served with mash or chips, salad garnish and a slice of garlic bread 6.50 Chilli con carne served with Basma6 rice and a naan 6.50 Aubergine & walnut crumble served with a slice of garlic bread 5.50

Ice-cream 2.00 Cooks Treat 1.50 Assorted puddings with a choice of ice-cream or custard 3.00 Coee or tea with a minty chocolate Special a_er meal price 1.00

Desserts

Russian, Vodka 2.65 Shin Shin, Rum 2.65 English, Gin 2.65 Highland, Scotch 2.95 Irish, Irish whiskey 2.95 Skye, Drambuie 2.95 Seville, Cointreau 2.95 Italian Classico, Amare^o 2.95 Sultan Special, Baileys 2.95 Calypso, Tia Maria 3.25 Cafe Royale, Brandy 3.25 Monks, Benedic6ne 3.25 French, Grand Marnier 3.25 Jamaican, Tia Maria & Rum 3.65

Enjoy a Liqueur coee

Enjoy a Liqueur coee Highland, Scotch 2.65 Irish, Irish whiskey 2.65 Italian Classico, Amaretto 2.65 Calypso, Tia Maria 2.65 Sultan Special, Baileys 2.65 Shin Shin, Rum 2.65 English, Gin 2.65 Jamaican, Tia Maria & Rum 2.65 Russian, Vodka 2.65 French, Grand Marnier 2.95 Cafe Royale, Brandy 2.95 Skye, Drambuie 2.95 Seville, Cointreau 2.95 Monks, Bndictine 3.25

Ten things you need to know about Vodka

1.

The word vodka comes from the Russian word for water voda. In Russian, vodka means literally little water. 2. Vodka was first made for medicinal purposes, and to this day many Russians use vodka for its great medicinal powers. 3. In 13th century Russia, vodka was believed to contain its own spirit and it was used at religious events. A cup would be passed around and those who refused to [partake would be considered impious 4. According to Russian vodka drinking tradition, if you look into the eyes of their person youre toasting, you can see into his soul. On a more racy note, it is said that if you do not look into the eyes of the person in front of you during a toast, then you are cursed with 7 years of bad sex. 5. Vodka was all that Napoleons soldiers took from Russia bringing it with them on large quantities and they retreated back to France. 6. In 1751 the taxes on vodka were a key element of government finances in Czarist Russia, providing at times up to 40% of state revenue. 7. Russian standards for vodka production were introduced in 1894 by Alexander III, based on a formula created by famed Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev, the inventor of the Periodic Table of Elements. 8. True Russian vodka is produced from hardy winter wheat from the southern steppes of Russia. 9. Vodka shouldn't be stored in the freezer because extreme temperature begins to undo the distillation process and overpower the natural, bread aroma of a good vodka. Ideally vodka needs to be chilled between 5 and 7C. 10. Russia represents the worlds largest vodka market today, five times the size of the second market in the world, and vodka has been part of Russian history for over a thousand years.

FANCY A RUSSIAN STANDARD COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE? ..

To your health! Whether its sante in French or Salut! in Italian, wishing our close ones good health is a 6me-honoured tradi6on throughout Russia and the world. Not to men6on that, in Russia, Vodka has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. It is commonly believed that one shot of vodka per day benets the bodys blood circula6on. And, similar to the UK or the UK where a nip of brandy or whisky is commonly used to mellow th3 eects of a cold, in Russia you're given vodka straight and heavily peppered, then told to jump into bed under several blankets to sweat o what ails you.

COSMOS
v v v v Russian standard Vodka Cointreau Lime juice Cranberry