2 courses £13, 3 courses £15
Starter
- Cumin & cauliflower soup
With pickled watermelon rind, hummus crostinis
- Ham hock terrine
With spicy tomato chutney, vegetables a la grecque.
Main
- Whole baked Megrim sole
With pearl barley, grape & gigantes bean salad.
- Braised blade of beef
With pea & mint risotto, hispi cabbage
- Lebanese falafel
With saffron rice, baba ganoush, pitta chips, yoghurt, halloumi
- Spaghetti
With tomato, olive, parsley, crispy mozzarella
Dessert
- Rosewater cheesecake
With rhubarb, rosehip ice cream
- Double chocolate delice
With gooseberry compote, Taunton cider ice cream.
- Crema catalana
With lemon biscuit, grilled peach, peach ice.
- Selection of local cheeses
With biscuits etc...
Starters
- Fresh whole burrata.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£8
Caponata, grilled broccoli, wild garlic & cashew pesto, polenta
- Humus Kawarma.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7
Crispy lamb belly, mint yoghurt, pine nuts, fattoush salad
- Smoked onion, cider & thyme soup.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£6
Vegetable crisps, potato cake, tapenade toast
- Anise & dill cured salmon.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£8
Tuscan vegetable salad, cucumber sorbet, sourdough croutons
- Roast local asparagus.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7.50
Soft boiled quails egg, pearl barley tabbouleh, salsa romesco, ewe's curd, almonds
- Pork belly & clams.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7.50
pea and mint risotto, padron peppers, paprika salt
Mains
- Grilled lamb rump & Moroccan aubergine.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£18
Charred hispi cabbage, cauliflower puree, gnocchi, salsa verde
- Lebanese falafel mezze.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£14.50
Saffron rice, hummus, sweet potato & olive tagine, kohlrabi & feta salad
- Braised beef Provencal.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£16
Potato & parmesan croquettes glazed baby vegetables pickled red cabbage
- Gnocchi alla norma.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£11.50
Tomato & basil ragu, fried aubergine, salted ricotta, pangrattato
- Confit guinea fowl leg.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£13.50
Flageolet beans, pancetta, lemon & thyme, heirloom tomato & baby gem salad
- Pan fried Gurnard.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£16
Sicilian seafood stew, couscous, sea vegetables, fried calamari
Dolce
- Crema Catalana.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7
Rhubarb, meringues, gingerbread ice cream
- Hot chocolate fondant.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£8
Balsamic cherries, dulce de leche, cherry ice cream
- Buttermilk panna cotta.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7.50
Gooseberry & rosemary compote, granola, Taunton cider ice cream, shortbread
- Moroccan orange & almond cake.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£7
Limoncello curd, bitter oranges, blood orange sorbet
- Honey & tahini semifreddo.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£6.50
Grilled apricots, honeycomb, candied rose petals, sesame snap
- Selection of British cheeses.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................£8.50
Biscuits, chutney etc..
4 courses 29.95. Parties of 14 or more receive exclusive use of the restaurant.
Appetiser
A fantastic amuse bouche to whet your appetite upon arrival
Starters
- Wild mushroom and sherry soup
with truffle foam, manchego toastie
- Smoked ham hock
parsley and Italian mustard fruit terrine, romesco sauce, crostini, pickled fennel and caper berries
- Capricorn goats cheese and crab apple parfait
walnuts, beetroot, cinnamon and preserved lemon salad, tomato chutney, pita chips
- Seared tuna carpaccio
sweet and sour Tuscan vegetables, soft boiled quails egg, sourdough croutons
- Pulled duck orecchiette
porchini cream, Swiss chard, parmesan, brioche crumble
Mains
- Traditional Christmas roast turkey
with all the trimmings
- Pan fried sea bream fillet
Sicilian shellfish stew, orange scented couscous, fried calamari, aioli, sea vegetables
- Gnocchi alla norma
tomato and basil ragu, fried aubergine, sheep's curd, pangrattato
- Provencal braised daube of beef,
horseradish mash, glazed Provencal vegetables, red cabbage
- Lebanese falafel mezze
bejewelled rice, hummus, sweet potato and olive tagine, sesame carrots, salted lemon yoghurt
Dessert
- Classic Christmas pudding
brandy custard, berries, clotted cream ice cream
- Nougat glace (iced nougat)
candied fruit and nuts, melba sauce, sesame tuille
- Sticky figgy pudding
salted caramel, roast figs, frozen youghurt
- Mulled wine poached pear
chestnut puree, mulled wine sorbet, ginger cake pieces
- Cold chocolate fondant brownie
roast Clementines, limoncello curd, marmalade ice cream
- Selection of British cheeses,
biscuits etc