Main Menu
While You Wait
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Bowl of Mixed Olives3.50
Starters
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Courgette & Mint Soup5.25With bread & butter
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Grilled Portabella Mushroom on Toast6.95With poached hens egg & hollandaise sauce
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Buffalo Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Salad6.95With balsamic glaze & basil oil
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Crab 9 reviews & Prawn Tortellini7.95On a bed of spinach w/ king prawn bisque
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Chicken Liver Pate5.95Served w/ onion chutney & granary toast
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Smoked Salmon, Watercress & Potato Terrine5.95With caper & apple salad
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Smoked Duck & Beetroot Carpaccio7.50With mixed leaf salad, balsamic glaze & candied orange
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Charcuterie Plate for Two to Share14.50Selection of cured meats, pate, toast & pickles
Light Bites
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Caramalized Red Onion & Goats Cheese Quiche9.25With salad & horseradish crème fraîche new potatoes
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Shredded Crispy Duck9.95With orange & hoi sin sauce, toasted cashew nuts & julienne salad
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Rump Steak Sandwich9.45With fried onions, tomato chutney & a few chips
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Grilled Goats Cheese Saladon8.95On a waldorf salad, walnuts & blue cheese dressing
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Salmon Nicoise Salad12.95With new potatoes, green beans, anchovies & olives
Mains
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Panfried Chicken Breast12.95With basil gnocci, chorizo sausage & cherry tomato piperade
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Braised Pork Belly14.95With black pudding, shallots, pea puree & garlic mash
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Herb Crusted Fillet of Cod14.50With chorizo & squash cassoulet
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Crispy Beef Salad11.55With mixed chinese leaf, toasted cashew nuts, sweet chilli dressing
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Fish Pie 31 reviews13.50Salmon, smoked haddock, cod, prawns & boiled egg w/ french style peas
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Honey Roast Ham10.75(Served cold) honey & wholegrain mustard roasted ham w/ free-range eggs & chips
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Deep Fried Haddock in Beer Batter11.95With chips, mushy peas & tartar sauce
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Ploughman's8.95Mature cheddar & oxford blue served w/ tomato, apple, pickled onions, bread & butter
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Smoked Haddock & Salmon Fishcakes10.50With house dressed tomato & spring onion salad
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With dauphinoise potatoes, mixed vegetables & rosemary gravy
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Sea Bass 19 reviews15.95Fillets on tagliatelle pasta & sauce vierge
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Roasted Red Pepper, Spinach & Gorgonzola9.50Lasagne w/ chinese leaf, apple & grape salad
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10Oz Rump Steak17.95With horseradish butter, field mushrooms, tomato & chips
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8Oz Steak Burger11.95Topped w/ grilled bacon & cheddar, served w/ coleslaw & chips
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Halloumi 4 reviews & Vegetable Skewers10.95With morrocan cous cous, tomato & onion salad & coriander yoghurt
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Classic Steak & Ale Pie13.95With mash potato, greens & onion gravy
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Traditional Pork & Leek Sausages10.95With mash, red wine & onion gravy
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24 Oz Cote De Boeuf39.95(For two people) w/ béarnaise sauce, field mushrooms, slow roasted cherry tomatoes & chips
Smaller Things for Children
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Cumberland Ring Sausage6.95With mash potato, greens & onion gravy
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Deep Fried Haddock in Beer Batter7.95With chips, mushy peas & tartar sauce
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Smoked Haddock & Salmon Fishcake6.75With tomato salad
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Honey & Mustard Roast Ham6.95With free-range egg & chips
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Children's Pasta5.95With tomato sauce & cheddar cheese
Sandwiches
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Chorizo & Tomato Bruschetta6.95On ciabatta bread topped w/ houmous
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Rare Roast Beef6.75With rocket & horseradish on white bloomer bread
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Roast Chicken6.45With baby gem lettuce, tomato & caesar dressing on granary bread
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Duck 14 reviews , Spring Onion & Cucumber Wrap6.95Served w/ prawn crackers
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Smoked Salmon Sandwich6.95With pickled cucumber & horseradish crème fraîche on granary
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Piri Chicken Wrap6.45With tomato & red onion salad & coleslaw
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Honey & Whole Grain Mustard Roasted Ham5.95And tomato sandwich on white bread w/ piccalilli
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Mature Cheddar Cheese Sandwich4.95With chutney on white bread
Side Orders
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Bread w/ Butter1.75
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Garlic Ciabatta2.95
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Tomato, Rocket & Parmesan Salad3.75
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Hand Cut Chips3.75
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Mixed Salad3.75
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Green Salad3.75Apple & ginger dressing
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Mixed Vegetables3.75
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Buttered New Potatoes2.95
Puddings and Cheese
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Creme Brulee5.25With shortbread biscuit
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Hot Waffle5.95With ice cream & butterscotch sauce
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Apple & Frangipan Slice5.95With an amaretto chantilly cream & toffee sauce
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White Chocolate Parfait5.25With honeycomb & raspberry coulis
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Coffee 49 reviews & Chocolate Tiramusu5.95Infused w/ tia maria
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Chocolate Torte5.95Dark chocolate & ginger torte w/ vanilla ice cream
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Bread & Butter Pudding5.50With brandy & apricot sauce & clotted cream
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With vanilla ice cream
Coffee and Hot Drinks
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Tea 6 reviews2.25Including herbal
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Decaf Americano2.25
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Latte2.60
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Americano2.00
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Espresso2.00
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Cafetiere Coffee2.25 per person
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Cappuccino2.60
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Hot Chocolate2.60
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Double Espresso2.60
Wines
House White
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Crusan Columbard Sauvignon, France2.95 - 16.45A soft sauvignon nose, this is crisp w/ a citrus lift, but the columbard keeps it friendly.
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Marchesini Pinot Grigio Del Veneto, Italy3.25 - 18.45Classic pinot grigio w/ a touch of almond make this a veritable quaff-meister.
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Le Petit Broux Sancerre, France32.00A friendly sancerre w/ classic aromas of gooseberries & nettles, & a zingy edge that keeps things interesting in the mouth
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Rare Vineyards Marsanne Viognier3.25 - 18.50This is a blend of rhône varieties which have been transplanted to the warm vineyards of the d'oc region of southern france.Unoaked, you'll find a soft mediterranean peachiness.
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Adobe Gewurztraminer, Chile19.95A tease for the taste buds w/ its lightly-spiced tropical flavours. Nicely aromatic (helped along w/ a splash of sauvignon blanc) w/ hints of orange blossom & candied citrus fruits
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Riverstone Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand3.75 - 19.95Classic kiwi kit - gooseberries & asparagus, w/ lots of elegant tropical fruit that just keeps going & going
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Touchstone Chardonnay, Chile19.95Benchmark chardonnay; ripe & tropical & w/ just a hint of oak. Full-bodied, w/ a soft, creamy finish. Delicious
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Pouilly-Fumee Cuvee Du Tronsec, Joseph Mellot, France33.50Gunflint on the nose, w/ a slightly citrus edge to the sauvignon that keeps it fresh but rounded: an aristocrat.
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Robert Skalli Oaked Chardonnay, France3.95 - 23.75A big old fella, this is rich & intense, & needs to be taken w/ food.
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Macon-Villages Dom De La Grange Magnien, Burgundy, France27.95Bang on the money. Some less expensive white burgundy can get a bit ponderous, but not this little number w/ its figure-hugging cloak of oak.
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Vendage White Zinfandel3.30 - 18.95Lovely flavours w/ gentle overtones of strawberries & cream.
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La Lande Cinsault, France19.95A strawberry nose introduces a really gorgeous ros?ith hints of caramel whilst remaining fresh & uncloying. This was the stand-out find of a recent 50-bin tasting.
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Concha Y Toro Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Chile 50Cl4.95 - 14.95Papaya, peach, apricot & mango combine well w/ honey & spice on the nose. Rich but not cloying, this shows a nice touch of orange blossom. What a great way to end a meal
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Viura De Azul Y Garanza, Spain22.95Think white rioja but w/ more oomph! Ripe & quite weighty w/ pear & melon fruits that finish w/ almond & cream flavours that linger in the mouth
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Villa Maria Reisling, New Zealand21.50This has ripe citrus-lime & spring blossom on the nose, w/ more lemon & pear on the palate. The finish is dry w/ nice acidity & minerality
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Rueda Analivia Vine 24, Spain19.95A mouth-watering find from spain w/ tropical fruits that don't cloy, & honeydew melon on the finish.
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Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc, South African3.50 - 18.95Bags of yellow tropical fruits leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys
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The Millton Vineyards Te Arai Chenin Blanc, New Zealand32.50The millton vineyard has gained a world-renowned reputation for this unique & classic grape variety. Consistently recognised by international writers as one the best examples in the world, outside of the loire. The te arai vineyard chenin is included in the book'1001 wines you must try before you die'. We just love this; honeyed pears & quince & moreishly off-dry.n/a
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Ancora Pinot Grigio Rose, Italy3.50 - 18.95A classic picnic wine, this has juicy raspberry overtones & is most agreeable. Great on a sunny day
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Ginestet Classique Sauternes, France 50Cl19.95This wine blew our socks off - sometimes sauternes can be a simple glass of honey, but this has so much more going on: intense, complex & long. You will linger over it.
House Red
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Montepulciano D'Abruzzo Collezione Marchesini, Italy2.90 - 15.95A beautiful little italian quaffer.
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Cecchi Foriero Chianti, Italy19.95Traditional chianti as it used to be, before they started stuffing it w/ jammy fruit to appeal to the american market. Clean & spicy sangiovese: this will take you truffling w/ your pig in the hills of tuscany.
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Insieme Nero D'Avola, Sicily22.95A'no added sulphur' natural wine that sings w/ bold, juicy, inky, yet sweet damson plum fruit.
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Errazuriz 1870 Teno Block Merlot, Chile3.55 - 18.95Medium-bodied, juicy merlot. Rich & plummy aromas w/ a subtle hint of chocolate. Give this a nice warm home in your tummy.
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Adobe Carmenere, Chile21.95Carmenere is chile's own signature grape. Rich in berry fruits & spice (think blackberries & black pepper) , w/ smooth, well-rounded tannins, making it very seductive.
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Salice Salentino 35 Parallelo, Puglia, Italy17.95A herby, stalky nose introduces a complex, hot wine that's not at all overbearing. Interesting stuff.
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Adobe Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile21.95Intense ruby-red in colour w/ great depth, ripe strawberries & blackberries on the nose. Soft & silky on the palate w/ a long finish.
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Vina Cerrada Reserva, Spain29.95This wine is cherry red w/ brick red tones. There are intense, spicy, ripe cherry & plum aromas merged w/ notes of tobacco, toffee, vanilla & wood. On the palate, the body is full & fleshy w/ excellent balance.
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Outback Chase Shiraz, Australia3.40 - 18.45A rich & full wine: this is quintessentially australian, but avoids any cloying jamminess.
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Jean Bousquet Malbec Reserve, Argentina29.95There's nothing shy & retiring about this opulent, powerful argentinian malbec whose robust blackberry richness infused w/ dark chocolate & spicy oak make for an impressive red. Aged for 10 months in french oak.
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Boutinot 'Les Coteaux' Cotes Du Rhone Villages, France3.70 - 21.45Boutinot believe in this wine to their marrow. This is rich & smooth w/ soft supple tanins. Very satisfying to drink.
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Prosecco Sant Orsola, Italy20.95Good prosecco nose w/ a salty tang, & good flavours w/ gentle overtones of stone fruit.
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Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label, France59.95Well known for its full-bodied, biscuity style & fine finish.
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Rare Vineyards Pinot Noir, Vin De France3.50 - 19.95Excellent pinot character which remains vibrant & alive in the mouth.
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Cote De Brouilly Dom.Balloquet, Burgundy, France34.95This is classic burgundy - clean in the mouth & on the finish, but packed w/ flavour - a truly elegant wine.
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Rioja Livor Vina Ijalba, Spain3.80 - 21.95This top-selling rioja is made from 100% tempranillo. It's popularity is in no doubt due to the beguiling raspberry jam character & velvety smooth from start to finish.
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Don Jacobo Crianza Rioja Tinto, Spain3.75 - 21.00Velvety vanilla, but balanced w/ a fresh kick of fruit.
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Chateau Lyonnat, Lussac, St Emilion, France34.95Cracking wine - old fashioned, traditional st emilion. St emilion proudly flies the merlot flag, as copied throughout the new world, & this is absolutely on the button.
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Santa Ana Malbec Eco Organic, Argentina19.95Made from 100% organic malbec, this has sweet aromas of blackberries & plums, w/ a velvety texture accompanied by soft tannins & a long length.
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Louis Dornier Et Fils Brut, France39.95This is full & rounded, w/ flavours to savour. A real find for us.