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About Us
picture of laid up table in Dining Coach

Our First Class Dining Train
caters for up to 72 persons on tables for two and four people.
 

Left - one of the tables for four ready for lunch.

 Right - a general view of the
 inside of a coach

general view of inside of dining coach

Click here for details of Private Hire

Come and enjoy a delicious 3 course meal served in our beautiful First Class Dining coaches. Table service for drinks.  Selection of wines available by the glass or bottle.

The Dining Train operates on the following dates shown below.  Advanced booking is required.
Click on a date below or scroll down to see all the Menus
Trains depart from Bodmin General Station. 

FARES FOR ALL DINING TRAINS         Adults £32.50 Child £22.50. Book Now online - credit or debit card required
 including meal and train travel                                    or telephone 0845125 9678 Monday to Friday  9.30am to 5pm
 

LUNCHEON TRAINS
Depart Bodmin General at 12.10pm on Sundays
(alight between 1.00pm and 1.40pm or at 2.30pm to suit your convenience)

March 22nd  Mothering Sunday
April 26th
May 10th
June 21st 
Fathers Day
September 20th
October 4th 

October 25th 

EVENING DINNER TRAINS
Depart Bodmin General at 7.00pm on Saturdays
(return at 9pm)

July 4th
July 18th
August 8th
August 22nd

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON TRAINS 2009
Depart Bodmin General

The Christmas 2009 Dining Train timetable will be available by
1 April 2009 and bookings will open then.

Sunday 6th December,
Saturday 12th December, Sunday 13th December  
Saturday 19th December, Sunday 20th December   
 Click here to see the Christmas 2009 Menu

Start Christmas with the magic of a traditional Christmas Lunch on our steam hauled Dining Train during a 1 hour train journey from Bodmin General. If you wish you can stay on the train after your meal and repeat the journey about an hour later.

All children will be invited to see Father Christmas in his Grotto on the train during the journey. Please state the children's ages when booking.

We do not recommend these trains for young children. (Under 5)

Dress code - entirely at your discretion but most passengers choose smart casual.
 
 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 22nd March 2009
Mothering Sunday

Starters

Classic Seafood Sauce Prawn Cocktail
Served with Crispy Iceberg, Lemon Wedges
Brown Bread and Butter.
Melon and Orange Summer Salad with Fresh Mint

Main Course

Roasted Cornish Spring Lamb
with mint sauce and a redcurrant jus

Vegetarian Option
Roasted Vegetable Lasagne.

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables and
Hot Cornish Minted Potatoes.

Dessert

Chilled Lemon Cream
with langue du chat biscuits.
or
Exotic Fresh Fruit Salad.

Both served Cornish Clotted Cream.

Tea Coffee and Mints

Bookings closed

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 26th April 2009

Starters

Thai Fish Cakes with Spring Onions and Plum Sauce
or
Tomato and Basil Salad

Main Course
Cornish Chicken Breasts
with Dijon Mustard and Cream Sauce

Vegetarian Option
Spring Vegetable Parcels
with a creamy white wine sauce

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables
and Lyonnaise potatoes.

Dessert
Profiteroles with a Toffee and Orange Sauce
or
Fresh Fruit Tartlets
Both served with Cornish Clotted Cream

Tea Coffee and Mints

Book Now online
 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 10th May 2009

Starters

Salad Vosgienne
A mixture of seasonal salad topped with lardons of bacon
cubes of cheese and garlic croutons.

Vegetarian option
As above but with no bacon

Main Course

Roasted Cornish Pork
with an Apple Stuffing and Cider Gravy

Vegetarian Option
Aubergines, Tomato and Mozzarella stacks
with a Pesto sauce

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables
and Fondant Potatoes.

Dessert

Lemon Meringue Pie
or
Chocolate and Brandy Mousse
garnished with strawberries

Both served with Cornish Clotted Cream

Tea Coffee and Mints

Book Now online

 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 21st June 2009
Fathers Day

Starters

Roast Pepper Halves with Goats Cheese
served with baby leaves and a balsamic dressing
or
Melon Fans with Raspberry Coulis.

Main Course

Roasted Cornish Beef with a classic Horseradish Sauce
Yorkshire Puddings and a red wine gravy

Vegetarian option
Nut Roast with Port Jus.

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables and
Hot Buttered New Potatoes.

Dessert

Dutch Apple Pie served with Cornish Clotted Cream
or
Cornish Cheeses with Biscuits

Tea Coffee and Mints

Last few seats left. 
Please telephone 0845 1259678 9am to 5pm
for availability and booking
 

Dinner Menu for Saturday 4th July 2009

Starters

Mediterranean Crostini
Oven baked pesto bread topped with roasted Mediterranean vegetables
and served with a summer dressing
or
Melon and grape cocktail.

Main Course

Chicken Cordon Blue
Chicken Breasts stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon
Served with a Redcurrant jus.

Vegetarian option
Moroccan stuffed peppers
Stuffed with Couscous, Sultanas and Pine Nuts.

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables
and Lyonnaise Potatoes.

Dessert

Blueberry Cheesecake
or
Key Lime Pie
Both served with Cornish Clotted Cream

Tea Coffee and mints

Fully Booked
 

Dinner Menu for Saturday 18th July 2009

Starters

Creamy Cornish Blue Salad
with slices of Fresh Pear and a Walnut Dressing.

Main Course

Hot Poached Salmon
served with a buttery hollandaise sauce.

Vegetarian Option
Mushroom and Brandy Filo Slice
Mushrooms cooked in a brandy sauce
and served in a crispy filo parcel.

Both served with Seasonal Vegetables and New Potatoes

Dessert

Crème Brulee with a Viennese Biscuit
or
Cornish Strawberries with Cornish Clotted Cream

Tea Coffee and Mints

Book Now online
 

Dinner Menu for Saturday 8th August 2009

Starters

Cold Smoked Cornish Mackerel
served with a crisp salad and horseradish dressing.
or
Tomato, Mozzarella and Alfalfa salad.

Main Course

Steak and Ale Pie
Tender chunks of Cornish Steak slowly cooked in
real Cornish Ale and topped with a light puff pastry.

Vegetarian Option
Summer Vegetable Pie.
A melody of summer vegetables bought together in a creamy white sauce.

Dessert

Summer Fruit Pudding
or
Chocolate Mocha Creams
a rich smooth chocolate mocha cream
with Almond biscuits.

Coffee Tea and Mints

Book Now online
 

Dinner Menu for Saturday 22nd August 2009

Starters

Roasted Asparagus
with Shavings of Parmesan and Parma Ham
served with a herb vinaigrette

Vegetarian Option
As above but without the Parma ham.

Main Course

Cornish Pork Steak
cooked in a foil parcel with Vermouth
mushrooms and cream

Vegetarian Option
Seasonal Vegetable Tagine.

Both served with seasonal vegetables and roasted new potatoes
tossed with garlic and rosemary.

Dessert

Apple and Raspberry Crumble
or
Homemade Lemon Ice Cream
with langue du chat biscuits.


Coffee Tea and Mint

Book Now online
 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 20th September 2009

Starters

Farmhouse Pate
or
Red Lentil Pate
both served with melba toasts and a salad garnish

Main Course

Orton's Cornish Sausages

Vegetarian Option
Vegetarian Sausages

Both served in a rich caramelised red onion gravy
with creamy mashed potatoes.

Dessert

Strawberry Pavlova
or
Creamy Blackcurrant Fool

Both served with Cornish Clotted Cream.

Tea Coffee and Mints

Book Now online
 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 4th October 2009

Starters

Smoked Fish Platter
Peppered mackerel & smoked salmon
served with a salad garnish.
or
Spinach Roulade with a side salad.

Main Course

Chicken Kiev
chicken breast stuffed with garlic, herbs and butter.

Vegetarian Option
Butternut squash, mushroom and sage lasagne.

Both served with hot buttered new potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Dessert

Treacle tart
or
Exotic Fresh Fruit Salad.

Both served with Cornish Clotted Cream

Tea coffee and mints

Book Now online
 

Luncheon Menu for Sunday 25th October 2009

Starters

Trio of Melon
served with a Fruit Coulis and garnished with fresh mint
or
Leek and Gruyere tart with a crispy salad garnish.

Main Course

Boeuf Estoufflade
beef in red wine and garlic with baby onions
and mushrooms

Vegetarian Option
Spinach and Feta Cheese Lasagne

both served with seasonal vegetables
and hot buttered new potatoes

Dessert

Chocolate and Orange Cheesecake
served with Cornish Clotted Cream
or
Cornish Cheese and biscuits

Tea Coffee and Mints

Book Now online
 

Christmas Lunches 2009

Sunday 6th, Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th,
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December.

Starter

Salmon Roulade,
smoked salmon with a chive and cream mousse, served with brown bread, butter and a salad garnish.
or
Trio of Melon with a ginger syrup.

Main Course

Traditional Roast Turkey
with Pigs in Blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon)
Sage and Onion stuffing balls
Cranberry Sauce and Turkey Gravy.

Vegetarian Option
Cranberry and Nut roast, with a vegetarian gravy

Both served with, Carrots Jardinnaire, Petit Pois
Brussel Sprouts, Roast and Creamed Potatoes.

Dessert

Traditional Christmas Pudding
with Cornish Clotted Cream
Black forest trifle with fruits of the forest .

Tea Coffee and Mints
 

Bookings for the Christmas Trains open by 1 April 2009


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