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Drinks and food

The board and the kitchen menu.

Drinks first: cask ales, keg, cider, wine and cocktails. Then the kitchen: bar snacks, mains, the Sunday roast and puddings. V is vegetarian, VG vegan and GF gluten-free. Tell us about allergies before you order.

The drinks board

Six casks, and the rest of the bar

Beer and cider prices are per pint; wine is per 175 ml glass; cocktails are per drink. ABV is alcohol by volume.

Cask ales

Rotating guest ale included. Halves and tasters on request.

Lantern Bitter £4.20 Cask · 3.9%Kestle Ales

Copper, dry, with a bite of bitter marmalade

Harrowgate Gold £4.40 Cask · 4.2%Marrow Hill Brewing

Light, honeyed and clean, a good first pint

Dark Fiddle Mild £4.00 Cask · 3.6%Coldharbour Brewery

Chocolate and roast, low in alcohol

Bridie’s Porter £4.80 Cask · 5.1%Saltmarsh Brewery

Coffee, dark chocolate and a long finish

Downs Pale £4.60 Cask · 4.5%Downs Brewhouse

Hoppy and grapefruit-bright, a modern pale

Guest Ale £4.50 Cask · 4.3%Coldharbour Brewery

A rotating guest ale from a local brewery; ask what is on

The cellar is between casks. Ask at the bar for what is on.

Keg, cider and wine

Cold, sharp and sold by the glass.

Kestle Pilsner £4.20 Keg · 4.8%Kestle Ales

Crisp, dry and served cold

Orchard Cloud £4.60 Cider · 4.5%Hollin Orchards

Cloudy, dry and sharp, made from local apples

House white (175 ml) £5.20 Wine · 12%

Dry and citrus, from a small grower in the Loire

House red (175 ml) £5.60 Wine · 13%

Soft plum and black pepper, good with the roast

Nothing on this part of the board today. Ask at the bar.

Cocktails

Stirred, shaken and made at the bar.

Lantern Negroni £8.50 Cocktail · 22%

Gin, sweet vermouth and bitter orange, stirred

Fiddle Old Fashioned £9.50 Cocktail · 32%

Rye, sugar, bitters and an orange peel

The cocktail list changes with the season. Ask the bar for tonight’s pick.

The kitchen

Food from noon until nine

Kitchen open Mon–Sat 12:00–21:00 and Sunday 12:00–20:30. Roasts are served on Sunday until 16:00.

Bar snacks

Pork scratchings with apple sauce£3.50

Crackling, sage salt, cider and apple sauce GF

Cheese and ale rarebit£8.50

Mature cheddar, Lantern Bitter, pickled onions on toast V

Garlic flatbread, whipped feta£6.50

Clear honey, chilli oil, mint V

Scotch egg, mustard mayo£6.00

Free-range egg, sage sausage, piccalilli

The snack list is being refreshed. Ask the bar what is on.

Mains

Beef and Bridie’s Porter pie£16.50

Slow-braised shin in a short crust, mash and greens

Battered cod, chips and mushy peas£15.50

Beer batter, tartare sauce, lemon

Smoked cheddar burger£14.50

Brioche bun, pickles, Harrowgate sauce, fries

Squash and lentil pie£14.00

Herb crumb, roasted squash, spinach V · GF

The mains are being refreshed. Ask the bar what is on.

Sunday roast

Roast sirloin of beef£17.50

Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal veg, gravy

Roast chicken leg and thigh£15.50

Sage stuffing, bread sauce, pan gravy

Nut roast£14.00

Red wine gravy, roast potatoes, seasonal veg V

No roast today. Call us to ask about Sunday.

Puddings

Sticky toffee pudding£6.50

Butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream V

Apple crumble£6.00

Wexcombe apples, oat crumble, custard V

Cheese board for two£12.00

Three cheeses, chutney, oatcakes V

Puddings are on the board at the bar.

Next round

Book a table, or ask us about allergies first

Ring the bar on 01632 960 833 and the kitchen will check any allergies before your food is cooked.

Book a tableCall 01632 960 833