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Available every day 12-9pm

STARTERS

Chef’s fresh soup of the day with a selection of artisan breads. (v) £3.95

Goosnargh chicken liver pate with a hint of garlic, with red onion marmalade and warm toast. £4.95

Fresh Prawn cocktail on mixed salad leaves with a piquant Marie Rose sauce and soft granary bread,
served with a whole Tiger Prawn. £5.95
Oven baked baby camembert cheese with ciabatta croutes and a spiced warm onion chutney. (v) £5.75
Italian tomato and Buffalo mozzarella bruschetta, drizzled with fresh basil pesto
and served on dressed salad leaves. (v) £4.95
Moules marinière served with a cream and white wine sauce and crusty bread.
Comes with skinny fries when taken as a main £5.95 / £8.95
Natural smoked haddock and spring onion fishcakes, with sweet cucumber pickle,
dressed rocket salad and home-made pea puree.  £5.75 / £7.75
Traditionally dressed Caesar salad, with torn smoked chicken and crisp bacon lardons,
croutons and parmesan shavings.   Available with or without anchovies  £5.95 / £8.95
Pan fried award winning Bury black pudding and dressed potato salad topped with a soft poached duck egg.  £4.95 / £7.75
FROM THE GRILL
8 oz best Sirloin steak.  £13.95
10 oz best Ribeye steak. £15.95

Prime 21 day aged (minimum) locally sourced Bowland beef cooked to your liking with oven baked field mushrooms, real ale beer battered onion rings, hand cut chips and dressed watercress salad. With a choice of peppercorn or blue cheese sauce.

Prime Gammon steak, with fresh pineapple and a poached egg. Served with hand cut chips, fresh date chutney, dressed watercress salad. £10.95
CLASSIC MAINS
Fish and Chips: Fresh haddock fillet in real ale beer batter, hand cut chips, home–made mushy peas and chef’s fresh tartare sauce.  £9.65
Sausage and Mash: trio of local sausages (pork & black pudding, pork leek and chive, Cumberland) on mustard mash with a rich onion and sage gravy served with seasonal vegetables or cauliflower cheese.  £8.95
Steak and Guinness Pie: Bowland beef in shortcrust pastry, served with seasonal vegetables & hand cut chips all in a rich gravy. £8.95
Chef’s chargrilled Bowland beef burger in a fresh burger bun, hand cut chips, real ale beer battered onion rings, home-made tomato relish and mayonnaise. £8.95

Extra toppings, cheese melt, fried onions, mushroom or smoked bacon.  £1.00

MAINS
Pan fried supreme breast of free range chicken, served with bubble and squeak, seasonal vegetables and a mushroom and tarragon sauce.  £9.95
Braised shoulder of local Lamb with crushed baby potatoes, seasonal vegetables and redcurrant and rosemary jus. £10.95
Oven baked cod loin fillet with smoky bacon mash, creamy shallot and herb sauce and fresh wilted spinach.  £10.95
Roasted vegetable tagliatelle with Mediterranean vegetables and feta cheese in a tomato & basil sauce, served with garlic & basil toast. (v) £8.95
‘Lancashire Saddleback’ pork loin roasted with rosemary, served with home-made spiced apple compote, crackling, rich gravy, seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes. £9.95
Chef’s home-made three cheese and red onion pie, served with hand cut chips & buttered seasonal vegetables. (v) £7.45
SALADS
Duck salad. Pan fried Gressingham duck breast, on a dressed salad including rocket, watercress and orange, with lightly scented plum sauce.  £9.95
Salad Nicoise. Fresh grilled Tuna with fine beans, baby potatoes, green beans, olives and topped with a poached egg. £10.95
SIDES
Chef’s dressed mixed salad, garlic bread, seasonal vegetables, hand cut chips, baby potatoes,
mustard mash, buttery mash, and real ale beer battered onion rings.  All £2.50
DESSERTS
Classic  sticky toffee pudding, made to a moreish secret recipe in a butterscotch sauce. £4.25
Home–made traditional apple and cinnamon deep filled pie.  £4.25
Soft slow melting chocolate brownie.  £4.25

Above desserts served with your choice of either fresh home-made custard,
or Mrs Dowson’s traditional vanilla ice cream.

Locally produced Mrs Dowson’s traditional Ice Creams.

Vanilla, chunky chocolate, pear drop, mango, strawberry and cream, cottage cookie crumble.
2 scoops £3.50.   3 scoops £4.25

Classic crème brulee. Crunchy caramel top sitting above creamy crème Anglaise. £4.25
Rich double chocolate torte, served with fresh pouring cream. £4.55
Home-made mascarpone and vanilla cheesecake with a raspberry coulis.  £4.25
Fresh sorbet, refreshing, light fruity traditional sorbets.  £3.50
LANCASHIRE CHEESE BOARD
Five hand-picked, superb local cheeses with fruit, home-made relish & a selection of fine biscuits.
Appledore-A creamy Lancashire cheese & apple flakes rolled in cinnamon.
Blacksticks Blue-A very special soft blue cheese with a distinctive amber hue, with a delicious creamy smooth yet tangy taste.
Inglewhite’s Goat-A contemporary, continental-style goats’ milk cheese.  Fresh & clean with a sweet & nutty taste.
Lancashire Tasty-A slightly open, creamy textured cheese balanced with a rich meaty tang.
Mrs Kirkham’s Smoked Lancashire-A very different unpasteurised cheese.  With a striking whiteness & sharp edged taste.
Taylor’s Vintage Port
Sandeman 20yo Tawny Port