MENUS

  • A La Carte (Sample)

    Week ending 29th March 2026 Three Courses
    Selection of homemade breads & petits fours included
    STARTERS
    velouté of spring pea
    with a crisp mint pea samosa (v)
    terrine of ham hock and black pudding
    with a warm quail scotch egg and celeriac remoulade
    tandoori monkfish
    with charred cucumber, courgette tzatziki and a pomelo dressing
    Lake District Farmers beef tartare
    with potato hash brown smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk
    raviolo of ricotta
    with wild garlic pesto, sundried tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and aged parmesan (v)
    French white asparagus
    Comté cheese curd, roast hazelnuts, sourdough crumb and tarragon mayonnaise (v)
    MAINS
    Iberico pork shoulder
    with caramelised Jerusalem artichokes, buttered hispi cabbage, citrus glaze and pork jus
    Kasai grilled Henden Estate fallow venison
    with crushed beetroot, pickled brambles, celeriac and venison jus
    grilled Dover sole
    with buttered Jersey royals and wild garlic pesto (supp £10)
    pan-fried South coast red mullet
    with sweet and sour aubergine, bouillabaisse fish sauce and courgette fritters
    baked leek tart
    with warm poached egg, fricassee of English peas, morel mushrooms and wild garlic (v)
    MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVEN
    Dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye 350gr
    with béarnaise sauce (supp £19.00)
    fillet of 30-days-aged Cumbrian beef 220gr
    with béarnaise sauce (supp £19.00)
    free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop
    with apple purée
    SIDES – £6 each
    Green beans
    with shallot butter
    mixed green leaf salad
    with house dressing and sunflower seeds
    potato purée
    with olive oil
    tenderstem broccoli
    with wild garlic pesto and toasted pine nuts
    crisp Anna potatoes
    with aged parmesan
    honey glazed carrots
    DESSERTS
    Jivara chocolate orange mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and crème fraîche ice cream
    blood orange carpaccio
    with orange cake, crème fraiche, extra virgin olive oil and pistachio ice cream
    carrot cake
    with cream cheese crémeux and vanilla ice cream
    glazed vanilla creme brûlée
    Amalfi lemon mousse
    with lemon curd, hazelnut and pine nut frangipane, raspberries and raspberry sorbet
    hazelnut praline and caramel éclair
    with dark chocolate sauce and brown butter ice cream
    Selection of ice cream or sorbet
    three scoops
    Selection of five cheeses
    from the trolley with sourdough crackers, fruit toast and apple chutney (supp. £10)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
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    £64.95 Lunch & Dinner (Wed-Thu) £69.95 Dinner (Fri-Sat)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Brasserie Menu (Sample)

    The Chapter One Brasserie or Terrace offers accessible dining with a simple menu to satisfy any diner. Blending informality with cooking finesse.  It is food you want to eat any lunchtime in a relaxed setting with extremely good-value prices and great hospitality. Wednesday and Thursday Lunch 12 noon to 2.30pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.00pm Friday and Saturday Lunch: 12 noon to 3pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.30pm
    Sample Menu
    NIBBLES
    Maldon oysters
    dressed Thai style
    £4 each
    green olives (vegan)
    £5
    6 mini tuna tacos
    with sesame, chili, coriander and citrus ponzu dressing
    £17
    crispy Korean chicken bites
    with honey and sriracha sauce
    £12
    mixed bread basket
    with Abernethy butter
    £6
    STARTERS
    burrata cheese
    with a blood orange, fennel and pistachio salad and chargrilled sourdough (v)
    £17
    velouté of celeriac
    with parmesan focaccia and sourdough (v)
    £10
    tandoori monkfish
    with charred cucumber and courgette tzatziki with a pomelo dressing
    £19
    Lake District Farmers beef tartare
    with a potato hash brown, smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk
    £19
    crisp ham hock and black pudding croquant
    with celeriac remoulade, apple puree and pea cress salad
    £15
    Risotto of Scottish girolles
    with aged parmesan and creme fraîche
    £16
    grilled mackerel
    with toasted sesame mayonnaise, cucumber, chilli and coriander salad
    £13
    MAINS
    Free range chicken Milanese
    with tartar sauce
    £22
    Battered haddock and skinny chips
    with tartar sauce
    £23
    braised Henden Estate venison pie
    with puff pastry
    £24
    spiced lamb mafalde pasta
    with feta cheese, mint and scotch bonnet
    £18
    Ground beef burger
    with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and skinny chips
    £22
    Miso glazed aubergine
    with spiced quinoa, artichokes à la Grecque, tahini yoghurt, pickled girolles and sauce vierge (v)
    £21
    pan-fried skate
    with cavolo nero, white onion puree, brown shrimps and sauce Grenobloise
    £25
    MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVEN
    free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop
    with apple purée
    £24
    dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye 350g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £49
    fillet of 30-days-aged Cumbrian beef 220g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £54
    grilled whole sea bass on the bone
    with chargrilled tenderstem broccoli and a miso sesame dressing
    £23
    Cumbrian shorthorn beef chateaubriand 700g for two
    with bearnaise sauce
    £95
    35-40 days aged Cumbrian côte de boeuf 800g for two
    with bearnaise sauce
    £89
    extra bearnaise or bordelaise sauce
    £3
    SIDES
    green beans with shallot butter
    £6
    mixed green leaf salad with house dressing and sunflower seeds
    £6
    skinny chips
    £6
    potato and olive oil purée
    £6
    honey glazed carrots
    £6
    tenderstem broccoli with a miso sesame dressing
    £6
    DESSERTS
    Jivara chocolate mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and yoghurt ice cream
    £14
    hazelnut praline and caramel éclair
    with dark chocolate sauce and brown butter ice cream
    £12
    sherry and Yorkshire rhubarb trifle
    with Manjari chocolate shards
    £14
    Glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £11
    Warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
    £11
    Selection of ice creams or sorbet
    Three scoops
    £12
    Petits fours bowl of Earl Grey tea ganache
    £6
    selection of three or five cheeses
    with sourdough crackers and spiced apple chutney
    £12/£21
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    *Burgers served well done only. Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available upon request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff” . All prices include VAT.
  • Menu Du Jour

    Wednesday-Saturday Lunch only SAMPLE MENU Three courses £39.95 Selection of homemade breads included
    STARTERS
    velouté of leek & potato
    with extra virgin olive oil (v)
    smoked salmon rillette
    sourdough croutons and honey lemon dressing
    grilled mackerel
    toasted sesame mayonnaise cucumber, chilli and coriander salad
    MAINS
    baked Henden Estate fallow venison pithivier
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli, cavolo nero and venison jus
    pan-fried salmon
    with crisp ratte potatoes, étuvée of leeks and tomato jus
    roast cauliflower
    with nut crust, tardivo and balsamic glaze (v)
    DESSERTS
    peanut parfait
    with sablé biscuit, raspberry gel and raspberry sorbet
    glazed vanilla creme brûlée
    Selection of three cheeses
    with fruit toast, sourdough crackers and spiced apple chutney (supp £3.50)
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available on request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Sunday Lunch (Sample)

    Nibbles
    green olives
    £5
    Maldon rock oysters dressed Thai style
    £4 each
    STARTERS
    velouté of Jerusalem artichoke (v)
    £11
    burrata cheese
    with a blood orange, fennel and pistachio salad, chargrilled sourdough (v)
    £17
    ham hock terrine
    with celeriac remoulade & scotch egg
    £16
    crispy fishcake
    with tartar sauce baby leaves
    £14
    endive & blue cheese salad
    with walnuts and poached pear (v)
    £12
    MAINS
    roast sirloin of Scottish beef
    roast potatoes, red cabbage, green beans, Yorkshire pudding and red wine jus (extra bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £28
    crispy pork loin
    with potato puree, hispi cabbage, apple purée and pork jus
    £20
    venison pithivier
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli, cavolo nero and carrot purée
    £22
    pan-fried Scottish salmon
    with crushed potatoes and warm tartar sauce
    £23
    baked pithivier of gratinated potato (V)
    with brie de Meaux and an emulsion of wild mushrooms
    £19
    MIBRASA GRILL
    dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye (350g)
    (béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £49
    fillet of 30 Days aged Cumbrian beef 220g
    (béarnaise or bordelaise sauce – additional £3)
    £54
    ground beef burger*
    with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and skinny chips
    £22
    SIDES £6
    green beans
    with shallot butter
    crispy Anna potato
    with aged parmesan
    roast potatoes
    skinny chips
    braised red cabbage
    grilled tenderstem broccoli
    mixed leaf house salad
    with house dressing and sunflower seeds
    potato purée
    with olive oil
    DESSERTS
    glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £11
    spiced fruit cheesecake
    with brandy butter ice cream
    £11
    warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan caramel sauce, bread and vanilla ice cream
    £11
    Jivara chocolate orange mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade, white chocolate aero and creme fraiche ice cream
    £11
    selection of continental cheeses
    from the trolley
    £18
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    “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff” . Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available upon request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. All prices include VAT.
  • Canapés Party Menu (Sample)

    Canapés List £3.95 Per Canapé We recommend 3 canapés per person prior to your three-course meal. Minimum quantity is 10 per Canapé Canapé only functions minimum of 15 Canapés per person.
    Hot & Cold Canapés – £3.95
    crisp curried cauliflower samosa
    freshly shucked rock oyster with Thai dressing
    warm tomato tart with basil pesto (v)
    wild mushroom arancini with parmesan (v)
    smoked salmon and cream cheese on pumpernickel
    roast mini spicy chorizo with aioli mayonnaise
    mini lamb koftas with tzatzik
    grilled mackerel rillette feuilletés
    baked Henden Estate venison turnovers
    warm truffled cod brandade with roasted garlic mayonnaise
    crispy Korean chicken bite with honey and sriracha sauce
    cordial green olives
    £6.50
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    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
  • Party Menu

    FUNCTION MENUS 2026 (Available January – November) Please choose three starters, three main courses (including vegetarian option) and three desserts from the list below. These will then need to be pre-chosen by your guests, we will need to know final quantities of each dish of each guest at least 12 working days prior to your function.
    STARTERS
    globe artichoke salad
    with poached egg, green beans and hazelnut salad (v)
    £18
    classic prawn and lobster cocktail
    with baby gem and Mary rose sauce
    £25
    velouté of leek and potato (v)
    £13
    velouté of green pea
    with poached hens’ egg (v)
    £13
    velouté of potimarron
    with creme fraiche and toasted pumpkin seeds (v)
    £13
    French onion soup
    with croutons and Gruyère cheese
    £14
    chicken and ham hock terrine
    with celeriac remoulade and a quail scotch egg
    £18
    oak smoked salmon
    with creme fraiche, compressed cucumber and a cucumber dill dressing
    £19
    classic oak smoked Salmon
    with baby leaves and lemon mayonnaise
    £19
    lake district farmers beef tartare
    with Cajun ketchup and cured egg yolk, smoked mayonnaise and game chips
    £22
    baked beetroot and goats curd salad
    with pickled beetroot, pine nuts and compressed celery
    £17
    poached chilled English asparagus
    with gribiche sauce and crispy fried hens’ egg (May – June only)
    £22
    risotto of wild mushrooms
    with Parmesan and creme fraiche (v)
    £17
    miso glazed aubergine
    with spiced quinoa, pomegranate and harissa dressing (vegan)
    £17
    burrata
    with romesco sauce, wild rocket, poached pears, pickled walnuts and warm toasted sourdough
    £20
    crisp ham hock croquet
    with celeriac remoulade, apple purée and a pea cress salad
    £16
    MAINS
    Lake District Farmers dry aged beef Wellington
    with potato purée and wild mushroom forestière sauce (min 5 people)
    £45
    roast breast of free-range chicken
    with baked chicken and mushroom pithivier, potato purée, crushed celeriac and chicken jus
    £30
    roast Kentish lamb cutlet
    with lamb Cornish pasty, potato purée, carrot and lamb jus
    £38
    baked Henden Estate fallow venison pie
    with potato purée, tenderstem broccoli and venison jus (Aug – Apr only)
    £29
    pan-fried hake
    with crisp ratte potatoes and chorizo red pepper piperade
    £30
    tandoori monkfish
    with sautéed spinach, saffron mussel sauce and samphire pakoras
    £36
    roast Scottish salmon
    with étuvée of leeks, dill cream sauce and crispy parmentier potatoes
    £28
    pan-fried curried cauliflower steak
    with spiced chana masala and cucumber raita (vegan)
    £24
    baked wild mushroom and leek Wellington
    with feta cheese, potato purée and a forestière cream sauce (v) (min 3 people)
    £28
    Mibrasa grilled Lake District Farmers Fillet Steak 220g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £54
    Mibrasa grilled Australian grain fed ribeye steak 350g
    with bearnaise sauce
    £49
    roast sirloin of beef
    with green beans braised red cabbage, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and bordelaise sauce (*Sundays only)
    £35
    SIDES
    potato purée
    £6.95
    green beans with shallot butter
    £6.95
    braised red cabbage
    £6.95
    Vichy carrots
    £6.95
    skinny chips
    £6.95
    DESSERTS
    warm sticky toffee pudding
    with pecan nuts and vanilla ice cream
    £14
    glazed vanilla crème brûlée
    £14
    sherry trifle,
    with vanilla cream, raspberry sauce toasted almonds and bitter chocolate
    £14
    Jivara milk chocolate mousse
    with Seville orange marmalade and yoghurt ice cream
    £14
    roast hazelnut and chocolate eclair
    with whipped caramel, hazelnut crémeux, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
    £14
    baked bakewell tart
    with cherry sorbet and warm creme anglaise
    £14
    iced raspberry parfait
    with raspberry gel and dark chocolate aero (vegan)
    £14
    Valrhona chocolate mousse
    with candied pistachios and pistachio ice cream (vegan)
    £14
    Selection of 3 or 5 plated British and continental cheeses
    with toasted fruit bread, crisp breads and spiced apple chutney
    £12.95/£21.50
    Children’s Party Menu
    £28.95
    cream of tomato soup
    tomato and mozzarella salad with basil pesto
    melon and Parma ham
    chicken goujons and chips
    baked mac and cheese with crudités
    fish and chips with tartar sauce
    fruit salad
    crème brûlée
    selection of either vanilla ice cream or sorbet
    .
    Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff”. All prices include VAT.
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CHAPTER ONE RESTAURANT LTD.
Farnborough Common
Locksbottom, Orpington
Kent BR6 8NF

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Chapter One Restaurant Locksbottom Orpington Kent, south London one of the best restaurants a perfect place to meet, to eat and to drink.
RESERVATION HOURS
LUNCH
Wednesday to Thursday
12:00 - 2:00pm

Friday to Saturday
12.00 - 2:30pm

Sunday
12:00 - 3:00pm

DINNER
Wednesday to Thursday
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday to Saturday
6:00pm - 9:30pm

Restaurant Closed
Monday and Tuesday
Chapter One Restaurant Locksbottom Orpington Kent, south London one of the best restaurants a perfect place to meet, to eat and to drink.