Essence Summer Menu
Early Diner and A la Carte
Early Diner Menu
Appetisers - (designed for two to share)
Basket of home baked breads served with olive tapenade, olive oil, balsamic reduction and flavoured butters
£2.75
Marinated Olives
£3.50
essence anti pasti platter
£8.00
(Parma ham, artichokes, blushed tomatoes, Parmesan and Balsamic onions)
Early Diner Deal - 2 Courses £13.50. - 3 Courses £16.50
Tuesday to Saturday lunch and
Tuesday to Friday 6.30pm to 8.00pm
(Prices shown apply at other times)
Starters
Home made soup - £4.25
Crispy fishcake with sweet chilli dipping sauce - £5.50
Creamy mushroom and Parmesan risotto - £5.50
Chicken liver parfait with home made chutney - £5.50
Main courses
Braised blade of beef with chorizo, bean and basil cassoulet - £11.50
Chicken, leek and mushroom veloute baked under mustard mash - £11.50
Ravioli's of salmon with sautéed greens and lemon butter - £10.50
Tartlet of roasted Mediterranean vegetables with salsa verde - £9.50
Desserts
A sample sized portion is available where (S) is indicated at £3.25
Steamed lemon sponge with ice cream - £5.50(S)
Fresh raspberry Eton Mess - £5.50(S)
Home made ice creams - £5.50
Warm chocolate brownie - £5.50(S)
Prices shown include VAT currently at 17.5%
Any appreciation of service is at your own discretion
Loyalty cards are not valid when the early diner deal is chosen
A la Carte
Starters
King prawn and asparagus cocktail with crab mayonnaise
£7.95
Carpaccio of beef fillet, Parmesan, roquette and truffle oil
£7.50
Goats cheese, sun dried tomato and tarragon scone tart, tomato and onion confit
£7.00
Braised gammon hock and chicken terrine, flaky salt and home made pickles
£6.50
Seared King scallops and crispy belly pork with three pea salad, straw chips
£9.75
Main Courses
Locally reared lamb leg steak with garlic mash, rosemary and tomato jus
£13.50
Gressingham duck confit, red wine shallots, baked Parmesan mash
£13.50
Spinach, Brie and pine nut tortellini's, asparagus and brown butter
£10.50V
Roasted pork rib eye steak with 'Choucroute', coarse mustard sauce
£13.50
Whole sea bass, samphire and potato salad, vanilla butter sauce
£17.50
Grilled Ragley Estate steaks with hand cut jacket chips and field mushrooms
10oz rib eye steak - £18.00
Fillet of beef on the bone with sauce Bearnaise - £25.00
(Peppercorn sauce available upon request)
Don't forget our Daily Specials Board for today's choices and our fantastic fish specials available every Friday and Saturday
Side orders all at £2.75
Hand cut jacket chips with Maldon salt
Buttered leek mash glazed under Parmesan
Roquette, Parmesan and tomato salad
Baked new potatoes with sea salt
Mixed salad
Cauliflower cheese
Seasonal greens
Desserts
(Our desserts are prepared to order and will take time to prepare correctly)
A sample sized portion is available where (S) is indicated at £3.25
Summer pudding trifle with vanilla cream
£7.00
Hot chocolatae fondant with orange ice cream
£8.00
Home grown rhubarb soufflé
£8.00
Three flavours of crème brulée with shortbread sticks
£6.00(S)
Bread and peanut butter pudding, peanut butter ice cream
£7.00(S)
Dark chocolatae tart with espresso ice cream
£7.50
"essence" speciality
Assiette of five sample desserts to share
£14.50
(Please allow a few extra minutes to prepare)
Cheeses
The Seasons finest British cheeses with home made chutney, rustic cheese biscuits, walnuts and black grapes£8.00/£13.00(to share)
Please choose three from the following:-
Perl Wen - semi soft organic cows milk cheese
Kingham Green - Raw, Organic Jersey milk cheese with vegetable rennet
Isle of Mull Cheddar - Mature cheddar wrapped in cloth
Perl Las - blue veined semi soft Welsh cheese
Stinking Bishop - semi soft, Perry washed rind cheese with vegetable rennet
Stilton - semi soft blue veined English cheese
Coffee & Tea
Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino, Americano
£1.95
English breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Fruit teas, Peppermint, Camomile
£1.95
Hot chocolate, Floater coffee, Large Espresso
£2.50
Liqueur coffee available upon request.
from £4.50
(Our coffee is made with Kenco Sustainable Development Beans)
Liqueurs
Amaretto, Cointreau, Baileys, Tia Maria, Cognac, Bas Armagnac, Grappa, Sambuca, Whisky & Whiskey
Prices shown include VAT currently at 17.5%
Any appreciation of service is at your own discretion