Early Summer Menu – June & July 2013

Homemade bread and olives:

Granary, white, black olive bread, extra virgin olive oil, aged balsamic £2.75
Marinated Kalamata and green olives £3.00

Starters:

Buckland tomato soufflé, marinated tomatoes and basil pesto £6.00
Leek soup with crispy poached hen’s egg £5.50
Chicken boudin, truffle purée and wild mushroom sauce £7.00
Layered terrine of confit peppers and goats cheese with black olive tapenade £6.50
Butter poached prawns, lemon and herb buckwheat, prawn bisque £6.50
House smoked salmon, black olive, confit potato and red onion salad £6.00

Mains:

Pan-fried rump of Cotswold rose veal, green beans and bacon, mash potato and veal sauce £19.50
Whole grilled plaice, baby vegetables, new potatoes, butter sauce £16.50
Crisp filo basket with a fricasée of summer vegetables, marjoram and mint dressing £13.50
Pan-fried fillet of mackerel, braised gem lettuce, linguini and salsa verde £14.50
Honey glazed duck breast and confit leg hash cake, Drinkwater’s Farm greens £16.00
Griddled 8oz rib eye of Herefordshire beef, potato croquettes and pepper sauce £18.00

Sides: - All £3

Buttered new potatoes
Greek salad
Drinkwater’s Farm greens
Home cut chips
Mixed leaf salad

Desserts:

Lime meringue pie, confit limes £6.00
Layered chocolate slice £6.00
Staffordshire stout ice cream with zabaglione and grapefruit £6.00
Local strawberries and vanilla custard brûlée £6.00
Ice cream/sorbet in brandy snap basket £5.00

Selection of cheeses with fruit bread & celery
£7.50

Selection of cheeses served with crackerbread and celery £7.50
Homemade Labneh, Greek yoghurt based Mediterranean soft cheese
Stichelton, Joe Schneider, Cuckney, Nottinghamshire
Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, David & Jo Clarke, Upton, Leicestershire
Rachel, Pete Humphries, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Coffee:

Espresso single £2 Double 2.50
Americano £2.50
Cappuccino £2.50
Latte £ 2.50
Macchiato £2.50

Tea

- All £2.10
English breakfast All
Earl grey
Green
Peppermint
Camomile

Reservations:

We highly recommend booking in advance for any times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please call the pub on 01386 593 223 to make your reservation.

Group Bookings:

Bookings of eight people or more will be asked to order from the monthly set menu.
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