Enjoy the Restaurant, enjoy theparties, eat drink & keep fit!!.

There is still loads of time to get together and celebrate our great club by getting a group of friends together.

If a really good meal with friends is your style then everyone benefits from the £25for three courses + wine deal, but if your table is for 6 or more (and there at least twoclub members) then the price drops to an amazing £20!!!If you fancy a get-together then parties of 40 or more will get £50 behind the bar and20% off food so bok a last party. DON’T MISS OUT!!

1981 - 2018more life- more style

Sunday 11th MarchMothers Day

12.30 for 1pm sit Down

Roasted Tomato and Pepper SoupBrussels Pate

Red Onion, Goats Cheese and Spinach Filo Tart with Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes********************

Roast Topside Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and Horseradish SauceMarianted Leg of Lamb with Minted Sauce

Roasted Vegetable Strudel with a Tomato Jus

All served Carrots, Broccoli , Roast Potatoes and Glazed Parsnips.*******************

Bramley Apple Pie served with CustardGypsy Tart served with Vanilla Cream or fresh fruit salad

Children Under 12Chicken Nuggets, Chips and Beans or Roast Dinner followed by ice cream

Adults £22 - Children £12Tickets from the Bar

Perfoming Live

‘Jahson’ ex Singer in the Drifters

Parforming Hitsfrom Soul and MotownLionel Ritchie and more

‘END OF AN ERA’ OFFEROur amazing £25 deal

WINE & DINE GETS BETTER!BOOK A TABLE OF SIX OR MORE

and enjoy three courses of top quality foodplus your wine for just

£20 A HEAD!!!You will never get a better

opportunity to dine out at that price!This is a ‘members’ offer and there must be at least

TWO club members in a party to qualify for £20 offer.

SEE OUT THE ROFFEN IN STYLE!

‘END OF AN ERA’ OFFEROur amazing £25 deal

WINE & DINE just got betterBOOK A TABLE OF SIX OR MORE

and enjoy three courses of top qualityfood plus your wine for just

£20 A HEAD!!!You will never get a better

opportunity to dine out at that price!This is a ‘members’ offer and there must be at least

TWO club members in a party to qualify for £20 offer.

SEE OUT THE ROFFEN IN STYLE!

STARTERS

MAINS

DESSERTS

SOUP OF THE DAY ‐ please ask about our homemade soup of the day ‐ 4.95

TANDOORI CHICKEN SKEWERS ‐ mango & coconut salad, mint yoghurt ‐ 6.00

PAN FRIED CRAB CAKES ‐ mixed leaves & sweet chilli jam ‐ 7.95

SHREDDED WARM HOI SIN DUCK & ORANGE SALAD ‐ sesame dressing ‐ 6.50

CLASSIC MOULES MARINIERES ‐ mussels in a white wine cream suade ‐ 8.95

CHICKEN TARRAGON PARFAIT ‐ roasted tomato, chutney, garlic ciabatta ‐ 6.50

FRIED MUSHROOM WITH RATATOUILLE VEGETABLES (V) ‐ topped with melted stilton ‐ 5.50

SLOW ROASTED PORK BELLY ‐ bu�ered kale, cauliflower puree, suaute potatoes ‐ 13.95

PAN FRIED CALVES LIVER ‐ savoy cabbage, creamed potatoes, roasted shallots ‐ 15.00 (£2 surcharge on deal)

GRILLED TROUT ALMONDINE ‐ fondant potatoes, mange tout ‐ 13.50

PAN ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST ‐ mushroom duxelle, wilted spinach, lyonnaise potatoes ‐ 12.95

FILLET OF SEABASS ‐ s�r fry vegetables, sweet chilli sauce ‐ 13.00

GOATS CHEESE, SPINACH, RED ONION FILO TART (V) ‐ mixed leaves, bu�ered new potatoes ‐ 8.95

8oz SIRLOIN STEAK ‐ hand cut chips, grilled tomato, flat mushrooms ‐ 15.00 (£4 surcharge on wine & dine)

BEER BATTER HADDOCK & CHIPS ‐ tartare sauce, pea & mint puree, hand cut chips. 12.50

KENTISH KORKER SAUSAGES ‐ with whole grain mustard mash & onion rings 8.95

BLACKENED FILLET OF SALMON ‐ crushed new potatoes & wilted spinach 10.00

GOURMET CHARGRILLED BEEF BURGER ‐ slow cooked pulled beef in a BBQ sauce & hand cut chips 10.50

SIDE ORDERS ‐ £3.00Fresh Cooked Chunky Chips ‐ Steamed Vegetables ‐ Garden Salad ‐ Saute Green Beans and Red onion,

Bu+ered Kale ‐ Wilted Spinach ‐ Creamed Potato Mash

OLD SCHOOL PUDDING ‐ please ask what deligh�ul old fashioned pudding we have today 5.50WARM TREACLE TART ‐ with vanilla anglaise ‐ 5.50BAILEYS CHEESECAKE ‐ dark chocolate sauce ‐ 6.00CHOCOLATE BROWNIE ‐ bu�erscotch ice cream ‐ 6.00RASPBERRY SOUFFLE ‐ pistachio shortbread ‐ 7.00 (20 minutes cooking �me) (£2 surcharge on wine & dine)

APPLE & CARAMEL TART TATIN ‐ 5.50FRESH FRUIT SALAD ‐ seasonal fruits & berries with fresh cream 4.95A SELECTION OF BRITISH ARTISAN CHEESES ‐ grapes, roasted tomato chutney 6.95

RESTAURANT & BISTROLUNCH 12 ‐ 2.30 DINNER 6 ‐ 9.30

WINE & DINE ‐ £25Enjoy up to three courses ‐ with unlimited house wine

Please tell your Server you would like this offer. Whole tables only. Wine served un*l dessert served

January 2018

THE BOOK OF THE ROFFENYes, there is a book! 80 pages of Roffen Club history with hundreds of photos, lots of history, pictures of the staff and members. It hasbeen written with our many staff in mind, but members may like it as well as a reminder of The Roffen. It looks at all the rooms over theyears and the changing decor, the staff days out, the birthdays and lots of the faces from all those years. It is being printed to coincidewith the ‘Staff Party’ on Sunday 4th March where we expect to welcome back over a 100 of the great people who worked here over the

years and they will be the first to seethe new book.However, it will be available at the costprice of £10 from Monday 5th Marchonwards. You can see the book in thebar and buy your copy there. The twopages shown here are just an example.The book is A4 portrait and is glossy‘coffee table’ style.Hopefully it captures the essence ofhow a place like The Roffen only worksif you have a great group of people onthe staff doing all the hard graft!

ARTISTS IMPRESSIONSThe pain&ng on the le�, by the famous Medway ar&stMichael Blaker, was commissioned by Brian along with severalothers by local ar&st back in 1986.

This watercolour shows the club as it was back then with thecurved blinds over the main doors and long before the ivytook hold, although you can see the new planters that hadbeen built to take those &ny ivy cu(ngs.

The example lower le� is by another famous local ar&st whomust have spent days drawing in every single brick by hand.Goodness knows what it cost to commission all those worksof art, but they make a lovely record of the building.

The pen and ink drawing below by the equally infamous localpiss ar&st Brian Henslow shows the building from anotherangle, with the ar&st’s self portrait looking pensively out ofthe lounge window ‐ poser.

THE ROFFEN AS IT IS NOW IN 2018With all the improvements carried out by Sara Henslow in 2017. The new railings at the frontgiving a more open and welcoming appearance. The new oak signs with stainless steel le!ers. Thelighter colour paintwork. These changes all combined to give the building a lighter and warmerfeel. The ivy has survived some 32 years and s ll look good (when it has had its twice yearly trimit does). The Roffen flag flies proudly above the building showing that all is well and that Nigel is inresidence.

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COMEDY NIGHT RESHEDULEDSorry for the weather canclled event on 28 Feb.Your tickets are valid for this one. If you want arefund let us know ASAP. Thank you everyone.

BUSINESS CLUB FAREWELL DINNERFRIDAY 23 MARCH - £20 A HEAD incl WINE

The amazingly successful business lunch club started and organisedby Ian Martin of Martin Insurance Services has a farewell dinner inThe Roffen Suite on FRIDAY 23 March at 7.30 To come along just con-tact Ian at ian.martin@misonline.com.

BOTTLENECK BLUES CLUBThursday 27 March

GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOUL DIGGERSReal Blues in a real blues club atmosphere.

Come on down for the last event with this great band.The Bottleneck Blues Club is moving to The George Hotel

Watch their website for all the news.

SO COME AND ENJOY SOME OF THESE EVENTS WITH US!!!

The last, last party at The Roffen ClubCOME AND JOIN US!!

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FFFFFRRRRREEEEEEEEEE TTTTTOOOOO MMMMMEEEEEMMMMMBBBBBEEEEERRRRRSSSSS(normal £5 ticket deposit applies - redeemable on the night at the bar)

This is a members (and partners) only partyIf you are a single member you may bring one partner (guest)

If you are a joint members then do come together.We will run a ‘guest list’ for additonal guests but it will depend on numbers.

LIGHT BUFFETRUBBER BISCUIT playing live

DJ downstairsThe whole club for one last party.

THE END OF AN ERA PARTYThe last party at the club. This is for the mem-bers and so the tickets go strictly to currentpaid up members of the club first. BUT if youare a single member we will allow you to bringa friend as a guest. Joint members can put aguest on the priority guest list. Over and abovethat we will run a second guest list for addi-tional guests and let people know availabilitynearer the time. Please note that it is possible we will drinksome of the club stocks dry so please bear withus. We will try and make sure we have goodstocks of the main drinks but expect somethings to run out as the evening moves on.

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The End of an Era QUIZ NIGHTTuesday 22 MARCH

Come and enjoy this massive last, last Quizwith your Quizmaster for the past umpty nine years.

Del DeLormeTEAMS OF SIX - LIGHT BITES AVAILABLE - JUST COME ALONG AND JOIN IN!!

FLIPPING SWIMMING POOL PUMP!!The circulation pump to the pool choose the start of thesnow to break down. Unsurprisingly we have been unableto get the replacement or the fitter due to ‘The Beast fromThe East’. The pool is now COLD. Please do blame us or ourstaff. We are doing everything we can to get a new pumpfitted ASAP but the pool will still be COLD for 5 days afterwe fit it. Apologies, but that weather has caused chaos.SOUVENIRSSome members have asked what will be happening to thecontents of the club? All the contents are going to the newowners so sadly no souvenirs!!! THE BOOK OF THE CLUBIf you would like a reminder of the club then please pur-chase a copy of the club book which will be available fromthe bar for £10 from the 5th March. If the original run issold out then don’t worry we will reprint to fill any demand.Now that is a good souvenir and totally legal.SORRY - NO FREE DRINKSPlease, under no circumstances ask our club staff to give youfree drinks or food at any time. Everything has to be paidfor. Pressurising the staff for a free drink only puts their jobsat risk and upsets them. Please pay for everything you orderright up until the drink on the last day. A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO DELDel DeLorme has been our quizmaster for goodness knowshow many years and has done an amazing job. Don’t missthe final, final BIG QUIZ on Tuesday 22 March. Thanks Del!

THE 100 MEMBERS AT THE 10-37 YEAR DINNERAn amazing turnout at the dinner held to say ‘thank you’ to all of our members who have been withthe club for more than ten years. Among the attendees were members who have been with the club

since the mid 70’s, and quite a few who have been with The Roffen since 1981.Thank you to all of these loyal members and also to all our more recent members as well.