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Festive opening times:

Open Sunday 22nd and Monday 23rd Lunch and Dinner 12:00-14:30/17:30-21:15
CLOSED: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Open Friday 27th of December
Open Saturday 28th of December
Open Sunday 29th of December Lunch and Dinner
Open Monday 30th of December Lunch and Dinner
Open Tuesday 31st of December Lunch, Dinner NYE Menu only.

NYE Dinner: Set menu

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Our set lunch menu is back; £30 for 3 courses running Wednesday and Thursday only, showing off dishes such as our Truffle Cheese Crumpets, Herb Crumbed Cotswold White Chicken and Xoco Mayan Red Chocolate Ice Cream.

Sunday Lunch sees our main courses transform in to comforting classics; expect Rib of Beef or sharing Sirloins with Yorkshire Puddings, Roast Potatoes lashings of Sunday Gravy and to accompany Honey Glazed Heritage Carrots, Garlic Roasted Hispi Cabbage and even an extra Yorkie if you want it.

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Starling Spritz - Doppelgänger Aperitivo, Langham ‘Culver’, Elderflower: 14

Hampton Court Spirits Lord of Misrule Gin ‘Freezer Martini’: 16

Spiced Reposado Margarita, Chilli Salt: 16

Golden Rum and Blossom Honey Old Fashioned: 15

Barrel Aged Solera Negroni: 16

Baller Bacon & Chilli Vodka Bloody Mary: 12

Rhubarb Bellini: 12

SNACKS

Rhodes Campaillou Bread, French Raw Butter: 5

Nocellara Olives: 5.5

Truffle Cheese Crumpets, 36 Month Aged Parmesan: 7.5

Chicken Nugget, Honey Glaze, House Hot Sauce: 9

Cornish Lobster Cocktail Hash Brown, Smoked Lettuce: 18

STARTERS

Chalk Stream Trout, Langoustine Satay, Thai Basil: 14

Marinated Datterini Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Lovage Pesto, Cheese Sable: 13

Pressed Game, Fig & Cherry Chutney, Celeriac Remoulade: 14

Crispy Pigs Head, Pickled Celery, Quince, Crackling: 13.5

“A Moon Shaped Pool” Great British Menu 2023 Line Caught Cornish Cod Cheek, Green Thai Curry, Salty Fingers, Marinated Cucumber: 22

add 5g Exmoor Caviar: +20

MAINS

Mushroom “Risotto”, Deep Fried Egg, Roscoff Onion, 36 Month Aged Parmesan: . . . 26.5

Cornish Lemon Sole “Véronique”, Salsify, Roe Chowder: . . . 39

West End Farm Pork Tenderloin, Honey Glazed Bacon, Turnip, Orange: . . . 32

Creedy Carver Duck Breast, Rhubarb, Black Pudding Croustillant, Tardivo: . . . 36.5

STEAKS

160g Fillet, Stokes Marsh Farm: . . . 39.5

400g 30 Day Himalayan Salt Aged Ribeye (for one or two): . . . 65

800g Sirloin on the Bone (for two), HG Walter, 30 Day Himalayan Salt Aged: . . . 84

250g Freedown Hills Olive Fed Waygu Sirloin: . . . 85

All served with Tomato Hollandaise

SIDES

Triple Cooked Chips: . . . 7

Garlic Roasted Hispi Cabbage: . . . 6

Mixed Leaf Salad: . . . 6

DESSERTS

"Balloon Girl” Great British Menu 2023, Raspberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Torte: . . . 16.5

Brown Butter Ice Cream, Piedmont Hazelnuts, Early Harvest Olive Oil: . . . 11

Madagascan Vanilla Crème Brûlée: . . . 12

La Fromagerie 36 Month Aged Grand Réserve Comté, Fruit Soda Bread, Chutney: . . . 16

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STARTER

Marinda Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Roasted Onion, Lovage

Or

Wild Garlic Soup, Goat’s Curd, Toasted Pine Nut

MAIN

Herb Crumbed Cod Cheek, Warm Tartare Sauce, Baby Leek

Or

Olive Fed Beef Wagyu Rump, Peppercorn Sauce, King Oyster Mushroom

Dessert

Normandy Camembert, Fruit Soda Bread, Chutney

Or

Brown Butter Ice Cream, Piedmont Hazelnuts, Early Harvest Olive Oil

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Sparkling

Langham ‘Culver’ Brut, Dorset, England NV: 16 . . . 80

Rathfinney Brut Rosé, Sussex, England 2019: 17 . . . 85

Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve, Reims, Champagne France NV: 20 . . . 100

Bollinger Special Cuvée, Aÿ, Champagne, France NV: . . . 120

Bollinger "PN AYC 18” Blanc de Noirs, Aÿ, Champagne, France NV: 30 . . . 180

White

Larent Miquel ‘Heritage Vineyard’ Languedoc, France 2023: . . . 35

Cantina di Custoza ‘Custodia’ Superiore Bianco, Veneto, Italy 2023: 8 . . . 40

Domaine Derame, Muscadet Sèrve et Maine Sur Lie, Loire Valley, France 2022: . . . 40

Doran Vineyards ‘Arya’ Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2024: 9 . . . 45

Guido Matteo Gavi, Piedmont, Italy 2023: 10 . . . 50

Killikanoon ‘Mort’s Block’ Riesling, Clare Valley, Australia 2022: 11 . . . 55

Framingham Pinot Gris, Marlborough, New Zealand 2023: . . . 60

Lagar de Pintos Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain 2023: 14 . . . 70

Turmhof Sauvignon Blanc ‘Tiefenbrunner’, Alto Adige, Italy 2022: . . . 70

Thorne & Daughters ‘Rocking Horse’ White Blend, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2022: . . . 75

Jean Collet Chablis, Burgundy, France 2022: 15 . . . 75

Wind Vane Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa, California 2018: . . . 80

Domaine Bel Air Pouilly Fumé ‘Cuvée des Acoins’, Loire Valley, France 2022: . . . 85

Pieropan ‘La Rocca’ Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy 2022: 18 . . . 90

Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis V.V., Chablis, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 95

Domaine J.N.Gagnard Hautes Côtes de Beaune ‘Sous Eguisons’, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 100

Fritz Haag ‘Brauneberger’ Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany 2010: . . . 100

Maison de Montille Rully, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 110

Rosé

AIX Rosé, Aix-en-Provence, France 2023: 12 . . . 60

Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Rosé, Loire Valley, France 2023: . . . 75

Red

Geno Aragonez Tinto, Alentejo, Portugal 2020: 8 . . . 40

Govone Barbera d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy 2022: . . . 40

Turkey Flat Butcher’s Block Red, Barossa Valley, Australia 2021: 9 . . . 45

Colinas de São Lourenço, Bairrada, Portugal 2019: . . . 50

Cantina Valpantena Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2023: . . . 55

Pedro Parra Pais ‘Vinista’, Itata Valley, Chile 2021: . . . 60

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona ‘385’ IGT Toscano Rosso, Tuscany, Italy 2016: 12 . . . 60

Anwilka ‘Ugaba’, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2019: 13 . . . 65

Kaiken ‘Ultra’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2021: . . . 65

‘No Fine Print’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California 2022: . . . 75

Château du Courlat, Lussac St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France 2016 (MAGNUM): 16 . . . 160

Chanson Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France 2022: . . . 80

Crystallum ‘Peter Max’ Pinot Noir, Walker Bay, South Africa 2023: 17 . . . 85

Roda Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2018: 18 . . . 90

Truchard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Carneros, Napa, California 2021: 20 . . . 100

Domenico Clerico Barolo di Monteforte, Piedmont, Italy 2020: . . . 110

Sweet and Fortified

Château Laville Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2019: 12 . . . 80

Château Liot Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1999 (37.5cl): . . . 60

Mylitta Tokaji Late Harvest, Hungary 2022 (37.5cl): 15 . . . 50

Inniskillin Vidal ‘Gold’ Ice Wine, Niagra Peninsula, Canada 2022 (37.5cl): 25 . . . 80

Sandeman 20 Year Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal NV: 18

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Reservations

A local restaurant by Nick Beardshaw. Driven by quality and provenance.

Our bookings are now open! We are open from Wednesday to Sunday.
Opening Hours Wed—Sat 12:00—14:00 and 17:30—21:30; Sunday lunch 12:00—16:00

We create our menus using the best British, seasonal ingredients, cooked simply using classical techniques, allowing the flavours to speak for themselves.