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Eat & Drink
Our Menus
Celebrating the very best of local and seasonal produce, our menus are subject to change.
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Daily Menu
Sunday Roasts
Children’s Menu
Takeaway
Afternoon Tea
Wine List
Drinks Menu
Daily Menu
Finger Food & Sharers
Garlic & rosemary wood-fired flatbread
5
Caramelised onion & mozzarella wood-fired flatbread
6
Nigella seeds, sumac, cheese wood-fired flatbread
5.5
Freshly baked bread
4.5
olive oil, balsamic
Hickory smoked nuts
4
Harissa hummus & flatbread
4.5
Sweet Sicilian olives
4.5
Korean BBQ pulled pork mini tartlet
6.5
Maple tofu & cashew nut
5
Baked mushroom, onion jam, brie
6
Paddock Wood chorizo
6
Fig & cobnut salad
5
Halloumi fries
6
Shell on King prawns
6.5
chipotle mayo
Starters
Seasonal soup
7
crusty bread
Rye Bay scallops
13 / Bigger 20
Jerusalem artichoke, truffle oil
Marden wood pigeon salad*
8.5 / bigger 14
Kentish blue, dry cranberry, pickled red cabbage, forest berry jus (*game dishes may contain lead shot)
Braised pig cheeks
9
mango, chilli, grilled spring onion
Goat's cheese mille feuille
8
roasted red pepper, courgette, pine nut, red onion jam, ciabatta sticks
Smoked haddock, salmon & cheddar fishcake
8.5 / Bigger 15
hollandaise sauce
Maple tofu salad
8 / bigger 13.5
baby gem, cashew nut, chilli, coriander, lime
Chef Specials
A selection of on-the-day specials, expertly curated by our Head Chef.
Main Courses
Traditional fish & chips
16
mushy peas, tartare sauce, lemon (vg available)
Roasted yellow courgette
15
chick pea hummus, heritage cauliflower, chimichurri
Chicken, ham & leek pie
17
new potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy
Slow cooked beef brisket
19
Kentish blue & mash potatoes, baby carrot, French beans, thyme gravy
King prawn linguini
17.5
coriander, garlic, chilli, ginger, cherry tomato (GF available)
Marden wild duck breast*
21
truffle artichoke, kale, figs, berry jus (*game dishes may contain lead shot)
Beef burger
16.5
pulled beef brisket, smoked paprika cheese, chipotle mayo, pickles, chips, autumn slaw
double it up
+4.5
Turkish shish chicken kebab
17
skin-on fries, garlic & chipotle mayo, pickled chilli, salad, woodfired garlic flatbread
Steak
English grilled steak, vine tomato, flat mushroom, watercress, chips / fries / sweet potato fries (+£1)
35-day aged 10oz ribeye
27
Peppercorn Sauce
+2.5
Blue Cheese Sauce
+2.5
Garlic & Parsley Butter
+1.5
21-day aged 8oz fillet
32
Peppercorn Sauce
+2.5
Blue Cheese Sauce
+2.5
Garlic & Parsley Butter
+1.5
Surf & turf
King prawns
4
Half lobster
14
Artisan Wood-fired Sourdough Pizza
Available to eat in or take away
Our Own
The House on Fire
14
pancetta, chipotle chicken, mushroom, roquito peppers, mozzarella, garlic
The Sea
15
King prawns, anchovies, corn, mozzarella, chilli, coriander, avocado
The Smugglers Piggy
13
Korean pulled pork, BBQ sauce, chilli, pickled ginger, coriander, pineapple, mozzarella
The Vegan Patch
12
Plant-based "meat", butternut squash, celeriac, onion, tomato, sheese cheese, tarragon, garlic
The Fancy Goat
12
goat's cheese, mozzarella, figs, cobnuts, beetroot, mint, caramelised onion, mint, rocket, aged balsamic
Classics
Margherita
11
mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Quattro Stagioni
13
West Malling ham, artichokes, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Pepperoni
13
pepperoni, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Hawaiian
12
West Malling ham, pineapple, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Calzone
14
pepperoni, sausage, mushroom, onion, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Sloppy Guiseppe
15
beed brisket, spicy nduja, buffalo mozzarella, roquito peppers, garlic, oregano
Pizza Extras
King Prawns, Spicy Nduja, BBQ Pulled Pork, Chipotle Chicken, Pepperoni, West Malling Ham, Beef Brisket
+2
Plant-based "meat", Mozzarella, Vegan Cheese, Avocado, Artichoke, Anchovies, Buffalo Mozzarella, Figs
+1
Mushroom, Corn, Kalamata Olives, Red Onion, Pineapple, Roquito Peppers, Butternut Squash, Celeriac
+0.50
Salads, Greens & Tatties
Chips
5
Skin-on fries
5
Sweet potato fries
5.5
Pickled red cabbage salad
4.5
Tenderstem broccoli
5.5
Puddings
Kentish apple & plum crumble
7.5
custard (GF available)
Caramel crème brûlée
7
shortbread biscuit
Chocolate brownie
8
blood orange sorbet
Sticky toffee pudding
7.5
vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce (vg available)
Fig frangipane tart
8
butterscotch ice cream
Selection of Callestick Farm Cornish fruit sorbets
7
Selection of Callestick Farm Cornish dairy ice cream
7
Selection of vegan ice cream
7.5
Kentish & East Sussex cheeses
grapes, quince jelly, celery, biscuits
Somerset Brie
+2.5
Canterbury Ashmore cheddar
+2.5
Staplehurst blue
+2.5
Golden Cross goat's cheese
+2.5
Menu Key
Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Making a difference
Sustainably sourced
Making a difference
Sustainably sourced
We believe in sourcing responsibly, that’s why 85% of our food is sourced within 25 miles of an Elite Pub.
We handpick suppliers that are doing their best for the environment and the world around us, whether it’s supporting local farmers, recycling waste, or donating profits to charity.
