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2016Events

The CuanLicensed Guest InnStrangford Village, County DownNothern Ireland, BT30 7NDTel: 028 4488 1222Email: info@thecuan.comwww.thecuan.com

Welcome2016 brings along a wonderful year of celebration for The Cuan markingtwenty-five exciting years in business. We have compiled a diverse andenticing Booklet of Events to help us mark this fantastic milestone.

Twenty-five years of memories for guests and staff alike; signature dishes,celebration meals, family gatherings, wonderful events and the changingfaces of The Cuan. The comparison of these two photos tell their ownstory! Our journey has been exciting, challenging and very rewarding.We have been touched by many wonderful people and shared in manyvery special occasions in The Cuan. We hope you have created as manyprecious memories as wehave over the years.

Select your events and joinus in this special SilverJubilee Year.

Enjoy the year with us!

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Please NoteAdditional details on the events will be on our websiteapproximately three months before each event.

Due to limited numbers, pre-booking is essential for many events.

* These events require payment in full at the time of booking.Refunds can only be given if your place is resold.

Normal menus will run in conjunction with the special dining events.

Peter, Caroline and Team

Before… … after!

Friday 1st January

New Year’s DaySwim at2.30pmWill you swim or cheer this year?The Cuan welcomes you withdelicious warm and wholesomefood available all day, ‘hot toddies’and live music all combined tokick start a wonderful New Year.Music from 4:00-7:00pm.

Saturday 23rd January

Burns SupperA passionate, inspiring, forwardthinking pioneer of his generation,Robbie Burns is regarded as thenational poet of Scotland. TheCuan will celebrate this Scottishlegend with a four course mealfeaturing the traditional haggis,‘neeps’ and ‘tatties’ (alternativemenu choices are available). Thehaggis will be piped in by MichaelMagee and formalities of theevening delivered by a visitingScottish friend.Traditional Scottish dressencouraged.Dinner: £18.95Dinner, B&B: £58.00pps

Friday 12th & Saturday 13th& Sunday 14th February

Valentine’sWeekendDelicious food, wonderful wines,an open fire and lots of precioustime to relax and enjoy thecompany of the one you love. Enjoy a special celebration mealfor two plus a bottle of JimNicholson’s Las Condes wine. Dinner: £47.00 per coupleDinner, B&B: £63.00ppsSpecial Weekend Offer:Two nights B&B plus theValentines meal: £99.00pps

Saturday 20th

Last 1 StandingThe Cuan is the official food andand beverage location for thisendurance running event.The Ultra event is a 4.2 mile loopthat must be run every hour untilthere is only one man standing!It takes place in Castle Ward onlyone mile from The Cuan.Supporters’ OfferTwo Course Special£13.95

Friday 4th & Saturday 5th March

Quilt in a DayBetty McQuaid returns to guideyou with skill and humourthrough the creation of your ownmasterpiece. Arrive on Fridayevening around 7.00pm andenjoy your evening meal, thenBetty will take you through theset-up for the next day. OnSaturday from 10.00am-4.00pmyour talents will transform stripsof fabric into a delightful quilt.You are required to bring alongyour own sewing machine, a jellyroll of fabric (2.5 x 40 inch strips,most rolls have 48 strips), onemetre of plain matching fabric,thread, pins and scissors.Event includes: tuition, dinner, B&Bon Friday night plus lunch onSaturday.£115.00pps & £135.00 single

Wednesday 16th March

Food Tour *Down to Dinewww.thecuan.com/dining/down-to-dine-food-tour/ is the addressneeded for all the information toentice you on this exciting anddiverse taste of our local culinarydelights – Downpatrick,Strangford and Ardglass. Tickets£49.50, transport between thevenues is provided.

January February March

Thursday 17th March

St Patrick’s DayThe Cuan’s25th BirthdayLive music by The McMullans until7:00pm… the group who providedthe music on our opening day in 1991!Join us in celebratingthe 25th Birthday of theopening of The Cuan

Saturday 23rd April

Wine & DineKevin Devlin from Jim NicholsonWine Merchant in Crossgar willbe joined by one of their longestablished sommeliers, guidingyou in the appreciation of anexciting portfolio of wines. Ourmenu will be created aroundtheir wines and you will have theopportunity to use some of yournewfound knowledge to matchyour wine to your menu choice.Dinner plus the Wine Course:£32.95B&B, Dinner plus the WineCourse: £72.00pps

2016 is a year devoted tocelebrating the wonderful foodand drink products that we havein Northern Ireland.To that end The Cuan has lookedno further than their shores todevelop a range of dishes thatshowcases the amazing flavours,colours and health properties ofour seaweeds. Gus Heath hasfarmed these shores for manyyears and is stimulating with hisknowledge of incorporatingvarious seaweeds in to oureveryday dining. Look out for the following dishesin the course of the year plusmany more:• Seaweed butter• Dulse dough bread• Seaweed batter• Sea grass• Sea lettuce

April May JuneSaturday 4th June

DeLorean DayIn the 30th Anniversary year ofthe iconic movie ‘Back to theFuture’ The Cuan is the chosenlocation for this year’s annualDeLorean rally. Make time tocome to Strangford and you willbe rewarded with the incrediblespectacle of ten or more of theseunique and rare vehicles plus anopportunity to chat with some ofthe owners to get a greaterinsight to this iconic gull-wingedcar.

Our new summer menu will beavailable with many temptingdishes for you to choose from.

Saturday 11th June

Coffee Morningfor Charity Our designated charity this yearis the Alzheimer’s Society.The Alzheimer’s Society believepassionately that life doesn’t endwhen dementia begins. They arethere for anyone affected bydementia, and do everything theycan to keep people withdementia connected to their livesand the people who matter most.Please support this charity bybringing along your friends andfamily between 10:00am and12:00pm to enjoy some of Peter’sdelicious scones, homemade jamand fresh cream plus tea andcoffee.

Saturday 16th April

GAME OF THRONESMurder Mystery Night *Ramsay Bolton, the ruler of Winterfell, is surrounded by intrigue andmenace. With rumours of a rebellion by the Lords of the North andplots from King’s Landing threating his position of power, Ramsay isdesperate to regain some sense of control. But all is not well, whocan he trust, Rickon surely? Not Littlefinger? His wife to be SansaLannister? Or a mysterious stranger? Murder and mayhem is in the airand you must help solve our latest mystery.

The restaurant will be set up toresemble the banquet hall atWinterfell and the Game of ThronesBanquet Menu will be served. Comedressed as your favourite characterin Game of Thrones.

Dinner: £39.95Dinner, B&B: £79.50ppsThis event can be rescheduledfor private groups, please ask(minimum 50 people).

SeptemberSaturday 17th& Saturday 24th September

Fruits of theLoughFish and FloraThis years our very popular FishNights will focus on the diversityof seaweeds in Strangford Loughand how they compliment ourvery popular fish dishes. What alist of attributes this flora has:exceptional nutritional values,explosive flavours, varied texturesand zero carbon footprint –literally from the shore to thedoor!'Here, taste this,’ Gus Heath says,tearing off a small strip from aglistening mass of dark-red leaves.Crunchy and fresh, with a delicatesaline flavour, it is surprisinglygood. 'That’s dulse. It’s atraditional snack. We dry it andeat it like crisps’. Now, we at TheCuan, have developed an amazingrange of dishes featuring theunsung delights of StrangfordLough.

The chef ’s selection of MartyJohnston’s finest fish will be onoffer with the most natural ofaccompaniments – seavegetables.Dinner: £29.95Dinner, B&B: £69.00pps

Monday 25th to Sunday 31st July

World SkiffRowing EventStrangford Lough and LecalePartnership are hosting theinternational coastal rowingevent, ‘Skiffieworlds 2016’.

800 competitors, some from asfar away as the United States andTasmania, and up to 60 boats, areexpected to participate in theseWorld Championships for the StAyles’ Skiff class of coastal rowingboat. Come and watchcommunities from around theworld participate in this colourfuland friendly celebration of coastalrowing from Monday 25th –Saturday 30th July. Social eventswill take place throughout theweek culminating in StrangfordVillage Square on Saturday 30thwith music provided by The Cuan.

We look forward to being a focalpoint throughout the week forthe crews, supporters andspectators.

Sunday 28th August

StrangfordFestivalThe rebirth of StrangfordFestival encapsulates all that isuniquely special to a vibrantvillage community. The festivalwill run from Friday 26th to bankholiday Monday 29th.

On Sunday 28th The Cuan aremaking a bid to set a WorldRecord in the number of peopleinvolved in the ceili dance – TheWaves of Tory. We havearranged for the amazing CrossKeys Ceili Band to guide usthrough this attempt.

Make your plans now to ensurethat you are part of thisGuinness World RecordingBreaking attempt!

July August

A Wonderful Present

Our 1991 menu and prices will beavailable on a number of random

days during July and August

Notice of these days will be posted on Facebook and our website 24 hours before the event

Saturday 8th October

CuantonAbbey *For all of those sufferingwithdrawal symptoms with theend of the iconic series DowntonAbbey, fear not, now you have theopportunity to immerse yourselfnot simply watch. We haveengaged the professional servicesof a butler that could challengeCarson’s position! Robin hasworked in many distinguishedhouseholds including Royality inthe Middle East.

Robin will be your butler for theevening, meeting, greeting andseating, then directing service forthe entire evening. Enjoy thisinsight to the 19th centuryaristocratic dining of LordGrantham’s stately home. Dress to impress – come asyour favourite Downton Abbeycharacter.Dinner: £34.95Dinner, B&B: £75.00pps

Saturday 22nd October

Fawlty Towers *This event just gets better andbetter. The Australian interactivetroupe will meet, greet and seatyou. They will serve the classic1970’s meal created by TheCuan while acting out variousscenes from the hilarious TVseries. Basil, Sybille and Manuelthrive on the interaction fromthe audience creating a night ofback to back explosions oflaughter.Dinner: £54.95Dinner, B&B: £99.00pps

Saturday 5th November

Wild GameNightTo mark the opening of theGame Season, we invite you tocome and enjoy these verypopular full flavoured organicmeats from protected sources.

These locally sourced meats arehighly nutritious containing athird less fat than conventionalmeats and significantly higherlevels of omega 3. Introduceyour taste buds to thefashionable food of the decade. Dinner: £32.95Dinner, B&B: £72.00pps

Saturday 19th November

MurderMysteryNight *Absorb your self in the mysteryof this murder, watch as variousscenes are acted out, pick up onthe cryptic clues and cross-examine the characters as theymingle during your meal.Challenge your intellect whileenjoying a delightful four-courseset meal created specially for thisevent. Dress to impress and comealong to solve our latest mystery.Dinner: £29.95Dinner, B&B: £67.00pps

Friday 9th& Saturday 10th December

Carol ShipsVisit Strangford Village to enjoythe unique festive celebration ofthe Carol Ships with Christmasmarkets, Christmas music,storytelling, decorated boats,streets and monuments. Thedecorated Strangford ferry willcross the Lough every fifteenminutes with music performedonboard by groups and choirsfrom a 30 mile radius ringing outacross Strangford Lough.

Peter, from The Cuan, will beserving festive pulled pork bapswith spiced apple sauce andfestive stuffing down by the ferryterminal.

Saturday 10th& Saturday 17th December

GeorgianChristmas Lady Dunleath, local foodhistorian, has helped us researchthe popular dishes of theGeorgian Christmas in providingthree wonderful cookery booksfrom 1830 from her estatelibrary. The Cuan will recreate thisspirit of opulence and festivefood. Peruse this period menucreated by our talented team inthe kitchen enjoying the bestlocal ingredients prepared withage old traditional methods. Round off your meal with acomplimentary glass of our ownSloe Gin laid down in September.Georgian Christmas: £32.95Dinner, B&B: £72.00pps

October November December

LookingAheadto 2017

The Cuan boasts an exceptionally strong connection to this world renownedmedieval drama being their choice for accommodation and food whilefilming in nearby Winterfell Castle. Cast members including Ned Stark(Sean Bean), King Robert, Queen Cerssi, Joffrery, Jon Snow, Catlyn, Ayra andBran Stark stayed in The Cuan. Choose the star’s room that you would liketo sleep in, enjoy a menu inspired by the popular foods of Winterfell andwaken up to a unique Winterfell breakfast.

Drive or walk the short journey to Winterfell Castle. Book an archerysession with ‘Jon Snow’, walk in the footsteps of Tyrion Lannister and NedStark, visiting the various filming sites taking in Rob’s Camp, Ned’s picnic,Baelor Battlefield, the Lannister Camp and many more filming locations.

Step in to the world of Game of Thrones and Winterfell, join usfor the banquet that welcomed King Robert, Queen Cerssi,

Joffrey and their entourage when he made thevisit North to ask Ned Stark to become his

‘King’s Hand’.

Enter the creative make-over in ourrestaurant, become absorbed in the robustatmosphere that will have elements of thescenes from the show sporadically acted

out in the course of theevening.

Banquet is staged forparties of 50 or more.Please ask about adate that siuts you.

The King’s Banquet at WinterfellBanquet: £39.95 – Banquet, B&B: £84.95

Dinner & B&BWinterfell Dinner, B&B: £63.00pps

Visit the Game of Thrones pageon our website www.thecuan.com

Note: These experiences are independently operated by The Cuan, they are not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliatedwith HBO or anyone associated with ‘Game of Thrones’.

CharolaisA stage play followed by a fork supper.

Winner at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015

by Noni Stapleton

Thechangingface ofThe Cuan