Food & Wine
Pie Menu ~
Steak and kidney pie
Prime diced herefordshire beef, slowly cooked with sliced lambs kidneys Beef and Guinness
Shin of beef, onions, mushrooms and carrots poached in stout Chicken, gammon and leek
Free range suffolk chicken and smoked ham diced, cooked with leeks, splash of white wine finished with a cream sauce Chicken and broccoli in pepper sauce
Free range suffolk chicken shredded and cooked with green peppercorns, a medium hot sauce Lamb and rosemary
Lean welsh lamb, slowly cooked with fresh rosemary, tomatoes and shallots Vegetarian
Seasonal roasted vegetables, cooked in their own stock Savoury suet puddings
These are steamed in a suet pastry casing, making the outside soft very moreish Steak and kidney
Braised beef and ox kidney with onions Savoury Suet Puddings Menu ~
These are steamed in a suet pastry casing, making the outside soft very moreishSteak and kidney
Braised beef and ox kidney with onions Lamb and Mint
Lean cubes of lamb, gently steamed with garden mint and herbs Chicken and leek
Diced breast and thigh meat steamed with leeks and carrots in stock Stilton and Mushroom
Portobello mushrooms with stilton cheese, simmered in creamy pepper sauce We have added to our menu a variety on gluten free fillings which can be topped with mashed potato. Fillings include chicken and mushroom and mutton.
Please let us know in advance if you would like to try one, like all our pies they are subject to availability.
The above pies and puddings are on the list everyday we have several specials which are seasonal, these are listed on the chalk boards. All ingredients are sourced as locally as possible, all meat products are traceable, and a list of suppliers is available. Wherever possible we use organic produce.
Dessert Menu ~
Spotted dick
Steamed vegetable suet sponge with currants Treacle sponge
Steamed victoria sponge drizzled with hot treacle Rhubarb crumble
Baked english rhubarb with brown sugar, breadcrumbs, and almonds Bread and butter pudding
Succulent sultanas, currants and cinnamon baked with egg custard and sliced bread Blackberry and apple flapjack crumble
Autumn fruit simmering underneath a crunchy oat granola topping (wheat free) Bramley apple pie
Layers of chunky cooking apple encased in butter short crust pastry Chocolate sponge
Steamed cocoa sponge covered in belgian chocolate Sticky toffee pudding
Baked caramel sponge covered in rich toffee sauce with toffee pieces From the wine cellar ~
Red
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007
Mountain Valley, Montenegro
Mellow and mature, delicious hint of pepper, with plenty of fruit. A European wine of outstanding quality.
MERLOT 2009
El Otro, Chile
Deep, plummy Merlot with no edges.
SYRAH, Saint-Gilles 2007
France
Dark red and gorgeous, vanilla overtones and very smooth.
MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2008
Orsola, Italy
Rich, ripe full of fruit and velvety smooth.
RIOJA CRIANZA 2005
Montes de Ciria, Spain
Ruby red with vanilla and cedar tones from oak ageing.
MALBEC Finca Flichman Reserva 2006
Mendoza Agentina
Oz Clark says, "Malbec is now a seriously thrilling rising star in the red wine firmament".
COTES DE BOURG 2005
Cellar selection claret
Punches well above its weight, full bodied, dry tannin and drinking well.
CHATEAU HAUT MARBUZET 2002
Saint Estephe, Bordeaux.
Claret at its best.
Rosé
DOMAINE LA GRAVE 2008
France
Delightful, light dry Rose with lots of summer fruit, from an award winning estate near Carcassonne.
ROSATO DEL VENETO 2007
Marchesini, Italy
Pale pink and perfect taste.
Sparkling wine
VEUVE CLIQUOT
NV France
PROSECCO
Sacchetto, Italy
Mini size, fresh fizz with fruit zing.
CAVE ROSE 2008
Arte Latino, Spain
Raspberry jelly and ice-cream in a glass.
White
AIREN 2008
Vina Pena, Spain
Light and refreshing, full of zing and zest.
PINOT GRIGIO 2008
Fabiano, Italy
Uncomplicated Pinot, fresh citrus fruit with a dry finish.
SAUVIGNON 2008
Desire, France
Remarkably good, pure dry Sauvignon with melon notes from the Loire.
Torres VINA ESMERALDA 2007/08
Catalunya, Spain
Fragrant, rounded and fruity. Tracy’s favourite.
Picpoul de Pinet 2007/08
Languedoc France
Pinet is the grape, Picpoul is the place, a great new white to taste.
Vire-Clesse, Cave de Lugny 2006/07
France
Fuller bodied and a little creamy.
SANCERRE 2007
Domaine Doucet, France
'Little Black Dress of White Wine'
CHABLIS 2006/07
Gloire de Chablis, J Moreau et Fils
