Essence Winter A la Carte Menu

Appetisers - (designed for sharing)

Basket of home baked breads - £2.75

served with tapenade, olive oil, balsamic reduction and flavoured butters

Marinated Olives - £3.75

Italian platter - £8.50

Parma ham, artichokes, blushed tomatoes, balsamic onions and Parmesan)

Starters

Spiced chicken wings with crispy citrus squid - £6.75

Twice baked goats cheese and tomato soufflé, red onion toast - £5.50

Terrine of pork and local game, spiced pear chutney - £6.50

King prawn and crayfish cocktail dressed in "essence" island dressing - £7.50

Seared King scallops, chorizo, risotto Nero and saffron butter sauce, - £8.50

Main Courses

Breast of chicken filled with mushroom mousse, bubble and squeak, bacon jus - £11.95

Pan fried fillets of sea bass, tomato and borlotti bean cassoulet - £15.00

Mushroom, artichoke and brie tortellinis, chargrilled beetroot and shallots, herb butter - £11.50

Roast pork rib eye, roast potato and vegetable stew - £12.50

Braised lamb shank, dauphinoise potato, mint jus - £14.95

Aged Beef

Braised blade of beef, thyme mash and rich Borderlaise sauce - £13.95

Grilled 10oz rib eye steak with hand cut jacket chips and classic grill garnish - £18.50

Fillet of English beef Wellington, Parmentier potatoes and roasted shallot jus - £19.95

Don't forget our Fantastic Daily Specials Board for today's choices and our fantastic fish specials available every Friday and Saturday

Side orders

Hand cut jacket chips with Maldon salt - £2.75

New potatoes - £2.75

Mixed salad - £2.75

Leek and Parmesan mash - £3.25

Roquette, Parmesan and tomato salad - £3.25

Cauliflower cheese - £3.25

Desserts

Our desserts are prepared to order and may take a few minutes to prepare

A sample sized portion is available where (S) is indicated - £3.50

Treacle tart, treacle ice cream - £6.00

Hot chocolatae fondant with white chocolate and yoghurt ice cream - £8.00

Double chocolate soufflé with orange ice cream - £8.00

Warm pineapple tart-tatin, coconut sorbet - £6.00

Sticky toffee pudding, caramel sauce and UBU beer ice cream - £5.50 (S)

Vanilla pannacotta with home made Garibaldi biscuits - £5.50

Essence speciality - Assiette of five sample desserts with ice cream to share - £14.25

Cheeses

The Seasons finest British cheeses with home made chutney, rustic cheese biscuits, walnuts and black grapes

Three cheeses - £8.25, all seven cheeses to share - £14.50

Bath Soft - Pasturised vegetarian semi-soft cow's milk cheese

Hereford Hop - Hard cow's milk cheese rolled in hops

Double Gloucester - Mild, hard, buttery cheese, coloured with Annato. Unpasturised

Cornish blue - Mild, sweet and creamy cow's milk cheese with blue veins

Cherrywood smoked - smoked, unpasturised, Somerset cheddar with animal rennet

Love Ewe - Strong, washed rind ewe's milk semi soft cheese

Stilton - semi soft blue veined English cheese

Coffee & Tea

Our coffee is made with Kenco Sustainable Development Beans

Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino, Americano - £2.25

English breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Fruit teas, Peppermint, Camomile - £2.25

Hot chocolate, Floater coffee, Large Espresso - £2.75

Liqueur coffee available upon request - from £4.75

Liqueurs

Amaretto, Cointreau, Baileys, Tia Maria, Cognac, Bas Armagnac, Grappa, Sambuca, Whisky & Whiskey

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