Menus

French food, Party Menus and Sunday Lunch

“Traditional, classic, simple”

We use local suppliers to create contemporary a la carte dishes, traditional French dishes, and a great Sunday Roast. (see the set menu)

Our menu items are all made in-house, so we can accommodate alterations such as dairy free, gluten free etc. Please speak to your server on arrival who can discuss the options with you.

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Restaurant Menu

Starters

(V) Beetroot & Goat’s Crowdie £8.50

Warm salad of roast beetroot, orange & hazelnuts

Trio of Sea Trout £8.50

Brik basket of home cured slices and rillette with keta caviar, pickled
cucumber, seaweed & Dijon crème fraîche

Pan Fried Scallops £11.70

Served with a scallop roe croquette, pea & herb purée and a shard of prosciutto

Tartiflette £8.00

A specialty of the French Alps. Baked cheese over potatoes, onions & bacon

Ham Hock & Confit Egg Yolk £8.70

Pea Shoots, Dijon Creme Fraiche & croutes

(V) Socca and a Provencal Salad £7.50
Chickpea Pancake flavoured with rosemary originating from Nice

Moules Marinière – Starter £9.90, Main (With chips) £16.50
Mussels in White Wine Sauce with Homemade Bread

Main Courses 

Poulet Basquaise £18.00

Specialty of the Basque region. Pan fried chicken thighs with
tomato, paprika and red peppers. Served with new potatoes

Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder £21.50

Filled with persillade and topped with a mustard and herb crumb, served with pea puree, seasonal greens & dauphinoise potatoes

“Rosbif” – Slow Roasted Beef £18.50

Cooked medium, with Provencal daube sauce of red wine,
olives & orange with vegetables & dauphinoise potatoes

(V) Twice Cooked Goat’s Cheese Souffle with Piperade £17.00

With a Basque stew of peppers & paprika, gremolata and goat’s crowdie

Herb Crusted Fillet of Sea Trout £19.50

Tomato & herb butter emulsion with Tenderstem broccoli & new potatoes

(V) Roasted Spiced Cauliflower Florets £16.50

Coated in herbs & breadcrumbs with red pepper ketchup, red onion & gremolata

Longhorn Rump Steak £25.00

In red wine and truffle sauce with mushroom duxelle,
celeriac puree & dauphinoise potatoes

Desserts 

(V) Creme Brulee £6.90

(V) Sticky Toffee Pudding £6.90
Vanilla Ice Cream

(V) Chocolate & Cherry Tart  £6.90

Morello cherries & red berry sorbet

(v) Blackberry & Almond Frangipan £6.50

Vanilla Ice Cream

(V) Cheese Board –  £8.90

Kit Calvert Wensleydale, Yorkshire Blue, Tunworth ‘Camembert’ & Kidderton Goats Cheese

(V) Yorvale Ice Cream or Sorbet £5

Please ask your server for our selection

Wine List (PDF)

Set Menu, Lunch & Sunday

Our set menu is available at all times except

 after 6.30pm Friday & Saturday

£21.90 for two courses,
£24.90 for three courses.

Starters

(V) Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Pickled Girolles &
Homemade Bread

Tartiflette
Baked Cheese, Potatoes, Bacon and Onions

Trio of Sea Trout – Cured, Rillette & Keta Caviar

(V) Socca – Chickpea Pancake & Provencal Salad

Main Courses

(V) Roast Spiced Cauliflower Florets
Coated in breadcrumbs & herbs with sauce vierge

Herb Crusted Fillet of Sea Trout
Tomato & herb butter emulsion with tenderstem broccoli & new potatoes

Poulet Basquaise
Specialty of the Basque Region. Pan fried chicken thighs with peppers, tomato & paprika. Served with new potatoes

“Rosbif” with Provencal Daube Sauce

Slow roasted beef & red wine sauce with gratin dauphinoise

Sunday Only – Traditional Roast

Roast Beef, Pulled Beef with Onion, Pork, Vegetarian Wellington or Chicken with Stuffing (limited)

All with Yorkshire Pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy

Desserts

(V) Sticky Toffee Pudding
With Vanilla Ice Cream

(V) Yorvale Ice Cream or Sorbet
Ask your server for our selection

(V) Blackberry & Almond Frangipan

LUNCH MENU (Served 12-5pm)

French Onion Soup £6.50

(V) Vegetable Tagine with Couscous £9.00

Croque Monsieur – Classic French Toasted Sandwich
with Ham & Cheese £8.50

Ciabatta Sandwiches

Mediterranean Vegetables and Goats Cheese Crowdie £8
Fish Goujons with Lemon Mayo £8.50
Ham Hock with Onion Chutney £8.50
Roast Beef with Horseradish Mayo £9.00

Hand-Cut Chips £4.00

CHILDREN’S MENU

Chicken Goujons, Chip & Peas £5.50

Fish Goujons, Chips & Peas £5.50

(V) Penne Pasta with Tomatoes & Grated Cheddar £5.50

Sausages, Mash, Gravy & Peas £5.50

Homemade Yorkshire
Pudding with Pulled Beef, Onions & Gravy £5.50

In addition to this menu, certain dishes from the main menu can be served as half portions for half the price

Wine List (PDF)

Vegan Menu

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Starters:

Garlic & Herb Mushrooms

Homemade Bread

Socca and a Provençal Salad

Chickpea Pancake originating from Nice

Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

Mains:

Roasted Spiced Cauliflower

Florets with herbs & breadcrumbs with sauce vierge

Vegetable Tagine with Couscous

Casserole dish with vegetables, dried fruit & nuts

Provencal Vegetable Galette

With red pepper ketchup

Desserts: 

Yorvale Sorbet

Raspberry, Mandarin or Lemon

Dried Apricots poached in Sweet Wine

with Lemon Sorbet

Wine List (PDF)

2024 Christmas Menu

CHRISTMAS MENU – £35
INCLUDES CRACKERS AND BREAD
(available all throughout December and
by request, in early January)


STARTERS

(V) Creamy Garlic Mushrooms, garnished
with Pickled Girolle and Homemade Bread

Tartiflette – A speciality of the French Alps
(Baked Cheese over Potatoes, Onions & Bacon)

Seafood Gratin with Scallop, King Prawns, & Mussels

Home-Cured Sea Trout
with Beetroot, Wakame, & Crème Fraiche


MAINS

Stuffed Turkey Breast
with Roast Potatoes, Stuffing Bites, & Seasonal Vegetables

(V) Roasted Cauliflower Spiced Florets
coated in Herbs & Breadcrumbs with Red Pepper Ketchup

Salt Cod Brandade with Bream, Sauce Vierge
& Mediterranean Vegetables

Confit (Slow Cooked) Duck Leg
with Caramelised Apples

With Red Cabbage and Roast Potatoes


DESSERTS

(V) Chocolate Mousse with Orange & Cointreau Cream

(V) Christmas Pudding with Brandy Custard

(V) Sticky Toffee Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream

(V) A Selection of Yorvale Ice-Cream

(V) Cheese Board with Crackers & Celery

Wine List (PDF)

Party Menu

Starters

Trio of Sea Trout

Brik basket of home cured slices and rillette with keta caviar, pickled cucumber, seaweed & Dijon crème fraiche

(V) Beetroot & Goat’s Crowdie

Salad of roast beetroot, orange & hazelnuts

Ham Hock & Confit Egg Yolk

Pea shoots, Dijon crème fraiche & croutes

Pan Fried Scallops

Served with a scallop roe croquette and pea & herb puree

Main Courses

Fillet of Scottish Sea Trout

Topped with a herb crust and served with a tomato & herb butter emulsion

with Tenderstem broccoli & new potatoes

Lamb Shoulder with Mustard & Herb Crumb

Filled with persillade, served with dauphinoise potatoes & Provençal vegetable timbale

 Confit Duck Leg with Caramelised Apples

Red cabbage, Dijon crème fraiche & dauphinoise potatoes

(V) Twice Cooked Goat’s Cheese Souffle with Piperade

With a Basque stew of peppers & paprika, germolata and Crowdie cheese

Slow Roasted Beef & Mushroom Duxelle with Red Wine & Truffle Sauce

Cooked medium with mushroom duxelle, cavolo nero kale, celeriac puree & dauphinoise

potatoes

Desserts

(V) Crème Brulee

(V) Blackberry and Almond Frangipan with Vanilla Ice cream

(V) Chocolate & Cherry Tart with Morello cherries & red berry sorbet

(V) Cheese Board –  Richard  III Wensleydale, Yorkshire Blue,

Tunworth British ‘Camembert’ & Kidderton Ash Goats Cheese

3 Courses £33.00, 2 courses £28.00

From October 1st 3 Courses £35.00, 2 courses £30.00

Wine List (PDF)

Bar Snack Menu

All bar snacks are available individually or as part of a buffet package

MEAT & FISH

DEEP FRIED WHITEBAIT & DIPS £4

YORKSHIRE PUDDING WITH PULLED BEEF £5.50

‘DIRTY FRIES’ – PULLED BEEF, CHEESE & FRESH CHILLI £5.50

MEATBALLS & TOMATO SAUCE £5

 

VEGETARIAN

‘NOT SO DIRTY’ FRIES £4.50

GARLIC BREAD £4 (+50P WTH CHEESE)

MARINATED BLACK OLIVES £3.50

CREAMY GARLIC MUSHROOMS & BREAD £4.50

YORKSHIRE PUDDING WITH CHILLI BEANS £5

Wine List (PDF)