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August Greetings from The Red Lion Inn Hinxton
Hello from all at The Red Lion Inn Hinxton.
We have had one of our busiest months here - thank you to all who joined us again. It has been great to see the garden being so fully appreciated and the team tell me they feel much fitter and healthier as a result.
Thank you again to those who voted for us in the Cambridge Local Secrets 2010 awards this year. We are delighted to have retained out title, Best Restaurant in the South of Cambridge (which we have now held since 2008), as well as being voted into the Overall Top Ten Best of the Best Restaurants in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk.
Don't forget to give us a call or drop us an email if you know you are coming - it will guarantee you a table (inside or out) and gives us a chance to provide the service for which we like to think we are known.
Kind regards
Alex
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Chef Taster Menus - now one Saturday night every month
(Our next one is this Saturday 31st July - two tables left if you are quick)
Head Chef Peter Friskey is now offering one of his Chef Taster Menus on one Saturday night every month (along side our usual a la carte menu) - see adjacent box for dates coming up.
We will be holding the price for a short while at £40 for 6 courses (or £50 to include four matched wines).
See menu attached here and please let us know asap if you are up for one of the last two Taster tables this Saturday (there are more tables available for a la carte).
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Refurbishment Programme finally reaches
the Pub Loos
If you would like to pay your nostalgic last respects to our historic loos, you only have a few weeks left. The time has come to say farewell to the chocolate box prints and pink porcelain.
Standby for the faux Friesian cowhide wall coverings and cosmos effect star studded ceilings (well something a little more contemporary anyway).
Work starts towards the end of August and you will be pleased to hear that the restaurant and bar loos will not be worked upon simultaneously.
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Local Secrets Awards 2010
The Red Lion team came up trumps again at this year's Local Secrets Awards.
The online voting attracted a record 1340 voters - thank you if you were one of them.
We retained the title (now held since 2008) "Best of South Cambridge: Saffron Walden, Royston, Haverhill and area"
beating:
Chequers (Fowlmere), Cricketers (Clavering), King William IV (Heydon),
Hole in the Wall (Little Wilbraham), Pear Tree Inn (Hildersham),
Pink Geranium (Melbourn), Sheene Mill (Melbourn), Plough Inn (Hundon),
Eight Bells (Saffron Walden).
We were also voted into the "Top 10 Best of the Best restaurants in Cambridgeshire & West Suffolk" - along with Midsummer House, Hotel du Vin and Alimentum amongst others.
This is another fine feather in the cap for Mike, Peter and the team - well deserved congratulations to them.
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Monday 2nd August 
7th Annual Red Lion Golf Day
We are have another good field signed up for this event and are closing the books now - so anyone still hoping to join us but not yet signed up rsvp asap alex@redlionhinxton.co.uk .
Many know the form now:
- open to all comers and all handicaps (range typically 1-36)
- informality is the order of the day
- 10:30am coffee at The Red Lion if convenient
- 11:30am soup and sandwiches at Malton Golf Course (slight change from prior years)
- 12:15pm spin round Malton Golf Course
(drawn teams of 3-4; team mate requests will be considered)
- 6pm back for beers, light buffet, raffle & prize giving at The Red Lion
- generously sponsored by local suppliers
- £25 cover charge for whole day, £10 of which goes to Friends of Hinxton / Hinxton Village Hall, along with any raffle proceeds
- £5 contribution for any non-golfing guests wishing to join us for the evening
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Summer Barbecues 
at The Red Lion Hinxton
With the Summer having properly arrived, we are running a series of Saturday afternoon barbecues here (weather permitting - check our website if unsure) over July and August.
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Menu: Red Lion Homemade Beef burger
Veggie Burgers
Pork Sausages
Marinated Lamb Chops
Whole Grilled Trout
Marinated Chicken Thighs
Salmon Fillet
Selection of Chefs Salads
Price: £10 for two items + salad (+£2 for each extra item)
£5 for children under 10(one item + salad)
Special BBQ drinks: 4 pint pitchers - Bittburger £13, Pimms £13
Please book if you would like an outside table reserved for you.
Future Barbecue Dates:
- Saturday 7th August
- Saturday 21st August
- Bank Holiday Monday 30th August
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Pudding Nights Update
- next date: Friday 24th September
Our Pudding Nights have been going for over three years now and show no sign of running out of creme anglaise. The next will be Friday 24th September. Do drop us a line if you would like to reserve a table - info@redlionhinxton.co.uk
Tickets are £23.50 per head for your starter, light main, as many puddings as you wish and coffee. Please see Pudding Night Info for more details.
A few have booked their own private pudding club, which have worked extremely well - so do get in touch if you have a suitable gathering ahead for which this could make a fun event.
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Ralph Hochar of Chateau Musar is Back! 
Saturday 2nd October
Remember that Ralph Hochar has offered to return for a second Chateau Musar Wine Dinner on Saturday 2nd October which he will be co-hosting again with wine merchant Matthew Clark. Tickets are already getting snapped up for this event, so don't wait to reserve your place to join Chateau Musar in their 80th Anniversary celebrations!
We will be devising a special menu over the coming months to match the 4 or 5 wines that Ralph wishes to feature - see last year's menu.
Tickets will be £60 to include the full range of Chateau Musar wines set for the evening (or £40 for the drivers who feel they could not do the full range justice - with the opportunity to "pay-as-you-go" for selected wines by the glass).
There will be the unique chance again to buy some Chateau Musar vintages not otherwise available to the public.
Apply here for tickets.
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| Upcoming Events |
Saturday 31st July
Chef Taster Menu available - booking & deposit required
Monday 2nd August
7th Annual Red Lion Golf Day
Summer Saturday
Barbecues
7th August
21st August
Bank Holiday Monday
30th August
Saturday 4th September
Chef Taster Menu available - booking & deposit required
Friday 24th September
Pudding Night
Saturday 2nd October
Chateau Musar Dinner
Please book events as far in advance as possible to ensure you get a table!
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