Welcome to The Minnis

Hello Peeps!

Sorry it’s been so long but despite a lengthy and perishing winter down here, we at The Minnis have kept you on your toes with live music, interesting food and makingyour special occasions a bit extra special. We have a moment now to draw breathand fill you in on what’s been going on and what awaits us this summer in the bay.Valentine’s Night saw fabulous and unusual dishes enthusiastically received alongwith the mellifluous vocal jazz accompaniment of Louise Cookman with Chris Marleyon piano. A truly enjoyable evening for both customers and staff alike including anactual proposal on the night at one of the tables, ahhh!! Another special day on the calendar was of course Mother’s Day and this yearwe decided to go with our new Sunday formula rather than a carvery. Sundays during2010 have been a little bit different with a departure from the regular a la carte to avaried but simplified menu.Naturally in order to avoid riots spilling out into The Bay such favourites like ourbattered fish and chips stay on and there’s always a vegetarian option that isn’t a nutroast! We also add a few roasted meats to keep Sunday traditional.However we have also seen eyebrows raised, thankfully in delight at the specialguest appearances of some old fashioned dishes that are almost a dying art. Heartyold-fashioned recipes like ’68 hour Braised Oxtails’, ‘Rabbit Stew’, ‘Boiled Beef & Carrots’, ‘Braised Lambs Hearts’ and good old stodgy pudds involving custard havegone down an absolute storm!This summer we have some fabulous fresh inspirational salads to hopefullycomplement the searing heat-wave that’s coming! Enjoy alfresco dining with newperfect patio meals like rack of lamb, cured gammon steak and good old oven-roasted chicken and chips to mention but a few. We hasten to add that these mealsare available indoors too if summer decides not to pop past.In July, perhaps when you have visitors of your own you can try our Sundaybreakfast buffet between 10am and 11.45am. You can indulge in your own foibles of‘three beans, extra hash brown, half a sausage, hold the bacon’ to your heartscontent and we’ll include tea, coffee and toast for the humble sum of £8 and nowashing up.On the music front we’ve offered you true variety, The Hot Rats Duo in the bar witha bit of good old fiddly-diddly folklorique, The Distractions with classic rock MORtunes, a live lounge session with Martin Jonathan, The Strong & Silent Types, all theway from Holland, with their jaunty continental jazz. Naturally we must mentionHullabaloo, they’ve performed in various guises over the last few months andbecause you love them we force them to return, their pets have been taken hostagein the past, those are the lengths we go to for you. See our gig guide for new datesbut if you want to keep your finger on The Minnis’ pulse join our e-mailing list andyou’ll be privy to all events, before anyone else.In the meantime we will keep plugging on, sourcing fresh food, conjuring upinteresting dishes, providing refreshment and sorting out your special occasions.;We’ve had an assortment of beautiful , unusual and moving wedding receptions againthis year. We’ve really enjoyed meeting the challenge of some of the requests andbeen proud of the result as well as dewy-eyed on the day. Remember too that we can and have hosted christenings/baby-naming days, we can help you celebrate yourlandmark events and we’ll even look after you on those sad occasions too.

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