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Menu page was last updated Friday February 10, 2012 at 6:09 pm

Nibbles while you wait

Focaccia and ciabatta with olive oil and balsamic vinegar £3.95

Garlic ciabatta £2.95

Mixed olives £3.50

Starters

Minestrone soup with Parmesan cheese straws £4.75

Tarragon polenta with pickled wild mushrooms and smoked paprika aioli £5.75

Seared spiced lamb with roasted aubergine and halloumi, beetroot tzatziki £6.95

Smoked salmon with bloody Mary pannacotta and sour dough crostini £6.25

Duck liver pâté with pineapple and chill chutney and granary toast £5.95

Baked goat’s cheese and tomato fondant with black olive and artichoke tapenade £5.50

Pan-fried scallops with crisp belly pork, pickled fennel and apple salad, rhubarb dressing £9.50

Charcuterie plate for two to share (selection of cold meats, pâté etc...toast and pickles) £13.95

Light Bites

Rump steak sandwich with fried onion, tomato chutney and a few chips £9.50

Coriander and lime poached chicken, pak choi and noodle salad with Thai coconut dressing £9.25

Mussels with leeks, smoked bacon and Aspall’s cider and warm French bread £8.95

Warm venison Scotch egg with green bean, gherkin and watercress salad with pear chutney £7.95

Crab and dill quiche with cucumber and samphire salad and horseradish crème fraiche potatoes £8.95

Linguini with chilli, rocket pesto, dried cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives and baby mozzarella £8.95

Mains

Ham (served cold), free-range eggs and chips £9.95

Soya, ginger and lemon marinated salmon and tiger prawns with rocket and bean sprout salad and wasabi crème fraiche £14.95

Deep fried haddock in beer batter with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce £12.25

Braised rabbit, bacon, and spring vegetable broth with tarragon dumplings £12.45

Aubergine, apricot, preserved lemon and Israeli cous cous salad with harissa dressing and tempura okra £9.95

Pork sausages with mash, red wine and onion gravy £10.95

Shredded duck, orange and pistachio nut salad with pomegranate dressing £12.95

Fish pie - salmon, smoked haddock, cod and prawns with French style peas £12.95

Braised shoulder of lamb with crushed minted new potatoes, broccoli and carrot puree, red wine and rosemary sauce £16.95

Roast hake with tomato, chorizo and butter beans, wilted spinach and crisp onions £14.50

8oz steak burger topped with grilled bacon and Cheddar, served with coleslaw and chips £11.95

Smoked haddock and salmon fishcakes with tomato salad £9.95

Cote de boeuf – Rib of beef for two with triple cooked chips and Béarnaise sauce £39.50

Roast breast of chicken with fondant potato, wilted spinach and Madeira jus £12.50

Steak and kidney pudding with mash and buttered greens £12.75

Black pudding stuffed pork fillet with pulled pork croquette, pan haggerty and piquant sauce £14.95

Roasted red pepper, spinach and Gorgonzola lasagne with chicory, apple and grape salad £10.95

10oz rump steak with watercress and horseradish butter, wild mushrooms, tomato and chips £17.95

Ploughman's- Butler's Mature Cheddar and Barkham Blue served with bread, pork pie, pickled onion, apple, celery and chutney £8.95

Sandwiches

Roast chicken, bacon and tomato on granary bread £5.95

Duck, spring onion and cucumber wrap £6.75

Artichoke, cherry tomato and buffalo mozzarella toasted ciabatta £5.50

Rare roast beef with rocket and horseradish on white bread £5.95

Open smoked salmon sandwich with pickled cucumber and horseradish crème fraiche £6.45

Ham, English mustard and tomato on white bread £5.50

Appleby’s Cheshire cheese with chutney on granary bread £4.95

Smaller things for children (or those with smaller appetites)

Smoked haddock and salmon fishcake with tomato salad £6.75

Ham, free-range eggs and chips £6.95

Deep fried haddock in beer batter with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce £7.95

Traditional pork sausages with mash, red wine and onion gravy £6.95

Children's pasta with tomato sauce and cheddar cheese £4.95

Side Orders

Mixed salad £3.50

Green salad with apple and ginger dressing £3.50

Tomato, rocket and Parmesan salad £3.50

Mixed vegetables £3.50

Garlic bread £2.95

Chips £2.95

Crusty bread with butter £1.50

Buttered new potatoes £2.95

Puddings and Cheese

Blackberry, white chocolate and almond cake with lime mascarpone £5.45

Apple and rhubarb crumble with rhubarb and custard ice cream £5.50

Crème brûlée with shortbread biscuit £4.95

Meringue with orange and passion fruit cream and raspberry compote £5.25

Treacle tart with clotted cream £4.95

Bread and butter pudding with apricot sauce and clotted cream £5.50

Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream £5.45

Black forest cheese cake with cherry ripple ice cream £5.85

Cheshire Farm ice creams - Choose three scoops from vanilla, strawberries and cream, chocolate, honeycomb, mint chocolate chip and raspberry Pavlova £4.95

Cheshire Farm sorbet - Choose three scoops from lemon, mandarin orange, green apple or raspberry £4.50

A selection of British Farmhouse cheeses served with biscuits, celery, apple and cider chutney (ideal for sharing if you're that way inclined) £8.95