The menu
Short, seasonal, ours
The menu changes with the seasons and the whims of the kitchen. Prices and dishes below are demonstration copy, written the way we would write the real thing.
Morning
Served until midday. Pastries baked here every morning from six.
Butter croissant£3.20
Plain, or warmed with gruyère and mustard
Overnight oats£6.50
Toasted seeds, poached rhubarb, honey
The Kettle breakfast£11
Eggs any way, bacon, sourdough, roast tomatoes
Mushrooms on toast£9.50
Field mushrooms, thyme butter, poached egg
Lunch
Midday until three. Bread from the oven, soup from the pot.
Soup of the day£7
Always vegetarian, always with warm sourdough
Croque madame£12
Ham hock, béchamel, fried egg, dressed leaves
Pearl barley salad£11
Roast squash, feta, mint, toasted almonds
Fish finger sandwich£12.50
Haddock, tartare, pickled shallots, white bloomer
Evening
Wednesday to Saturday, from six. A short menu that changes with the seasons.
Chicken and tarragon pie£34
For two, with buttered greens and mash
Pan roast hake£19
Brown shrimp butter, samphire, crushed potatoes
Slow braised beef cheek£18.50
Red wine, horseradish mash, roast carrots
Aubergine parmigiana£15
Basil, aged parmesan, focaccia crumb
Cake and coffee
All day, which we consider the point of the whole enterprise.
Victoria sponge£4.80
Raspberry jam, vanilla cream, a proper slice
Dark chocolate and stout cake£5.20
Crème fraîche, cocoa nib brittle
Flat white£3.40
House espresso, milk from the farm up the valley
Pot of loose leaf tea£3
Assam, Earl Grey, peppermint or chamomile
Dietary requirements are never a nuisance. Tell us when you book and the kitchen will look after you.
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