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Eat & Drink
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
Breakfast
Takeaway
Afternoon Tea
Wine List
Drinks Menu
Daily Menu
Finger Food & Sharers
Garlic & rosemary wood-fired flatbread
6
Caramelised onion & mozzarella wood-fired flatbread
7
Freshly baked bread
5
olive oil, balsamic
Chilli & lime nuts
4
Aleppo pepper hummus & flatbread
5
Sweet Sicilian olives
5.5
Shell-on King prawns
7
Fig, heritage beetroot & cobnut salad
5
Chicken kyiv croquettes
5.5
Crispy whitebait
6
tartare sauce
Cod & salmon Asian fish cake
6
Pigs in blankets
6
Mini pork pie & pickles
5.5
Jerusalem artichoke
5.5
spinach & parmesan dip
Halloumi fries
6.5
sriracha mayo
Starters
Seasonal soup
7.5
crusty bread
Harissa cauliflower
9
pita bread, hummus, pickled red onion, pomegranate, dukkah
Chicory, maple roasted squash & Staplehurst blue cheese salad
8.5
walnuts, cider vinaigrette (VG available)
Seared Rye Bay scallops
13.5 / bigger 21 (with salad)
heritage cauliflower, Kentish cobnut & kale pesto
Baked camembert
10
candied nuts & cranberries, festive chutney, bread sticks
Spanish fish stew
11 / bigger 19
haddock, mussels, King prawns, fennel, peppers, crusty bread
Paddock Wood black pudding
9.5
patato bravas, fried duck egg
Chef Specials
A selection of on-the-day specials, expertly curated by our Head Chef.
Main Courses
Traditional fish & chips
17.5
mushy peas, tartare sauce, lemon (VG available 14)
Slow-cooked venison stew*
18
mashed potato, spiced braised red cabbage, Brussel sprouts (*may contain lead shot)
Winter power bowl
15
beetroot, organic quinoa, Jerusalem artichoke, spinach, avocado, pickles, hummus, cobnuts
chicken breast
+4
King prawns
+5
beef steak
+6
King prawn linguine
18.5
coriander, garlic, chilli, ginger, spring onion, cherry tomato
Piri-piri chicken thigh kebab
19
skin-on fries, tomato & cucumber salad, sriracha mayo, wood-fired flatbread
Kentish venison burger
18
smoked bacon, Kentish blue, red onion chutney, celeriac remoulade, chips
double it up
6
Roasted Crown Prince pumpkin risotto
15.5
chestnuts, sage, Twineham Grange parmesan (VG available)
Hake fillet
23
organic quinoa & pineapple tabbouleh, tenderstem broccoli, King prawn butter sauce
Persian-spiced lamb shank
25
saffron & pomegranate rice, winter greens, coriander & Harissa sauce
Turkey, sage & onion stuffing, brie & cranberry ciabatta
15
rocket, skinny fries (served until 6pm)
Roast turkey
18
traditional stuffing, pigs in blankets, duck fat roasted potatoes, vegetables & gravy
Steak
English grilled steak, vine tomato, flat mushroom, watercress, chips / fries / sweet potato fries (+£1)
35-day aged 10oz ribeye
29.5
Peppercorn Sauce
+2.5
Blue Cheese Sauce
+2.5
Garlic & Parsley Butter
+1.5
Surf & turf – add king prawns
+5
21-day aged 8oz fillet
33.5
Peppercorn Sauce
+2.5
Blue Cheese Sauce
+2.5
Garlic & Parsley Butter
+1.5
Surf & turf – add king prawns
5
Artisan Wood-fired Sourdough Pizza
Available to eat in or take away
All pizzas can be made gluten-free
All pizzas can be made gluten-free
Our Own
Make A Flaming Wish
15.5
Tenterden nduja, Aleppo peppers, chicken, roquito peppers, mozzarella, garlic, basil
Fish-ful Thinker
16.5
King prawns, anchovies, corn, mozzarella, chilli, coriander, avocado
The Wishful Pig
15
Korean pulled pork, BBQ sauce, chilli, pickled ginger, coriander, pineapple, mozzarella
Len-No-Ham
14
Shiitake mushroom, butternut squash, jalapeno, sheese cheese, rocket, tarragon oil
The Fancy Goat
14.5
Golden Cross goat’s cheese, mozzarella, figs, beetroot, cobnuts, caramelised onion, rocket, mint
Classics
Margherita
12
mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil (VG available)
Quattro Stagioni
15
Kentish ham, artichokes, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Pepperoni
14.5
pepperoni, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Hawaiian
13.5
Kentish ham, pineapple, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Calzone
16
pepperoni, sausage, mushroom, onion, mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil
Prosciutto & funghi
17
prosciutto crudo, mozzarella, mushroom, rocket, truffle oil
Pizza Extras
King Prawns, Spicy Tenterden Nduja, BBQ Pulled Pork, Pepperoni, Kentish Ham, Prosciutto Crudo
+2.5
Plant-based 'meat', Mozzarella, Vegan Cheese, Avocado, Artichoke, Anchovies, Buffalo Mozzarella, figs
+1.5
Mushroom, Corn, Kalamata Olives, Red Onion, Pineapple, Roquito Peppers, Aubergine, Butternut Squash, Jalapeno
+1
Salads, Greens & Tatties
Chips
5
Skin-on fries
5
Sweet potato fries
5.5
Kentish new potatoes
5
Winter salad
4.5
Puddings
Seasonal crumble
8
mince pie ice cream
Seasonal crème brûlée
7.5
cinnamon shortbread
Classic spotted dick
8
orange custard
Dark chocolate brownie
8.5
blood orange sorbet
Bread and butter pudding
7.5
vanilla ice cream
Traditional Christmas pudding
7
red currants, brandy sauce
Selection of Callestick Farm Cornish fruit sorbets
7.5
Selection of Callestick Farm Cornish ice creams
7.5
Selection of vegan ice creams
8
British cheeses
grapes, quince jelly, celery, biscuits
Somerset Brie
+3
Canterbury Ashmore cheddar
+3
Staplehurst blue
+3
Golden Cross goat's cheese
+3
DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, DUE TO THE NATURE OF OUR KITCHENS, WE ARE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT OUR DISHES ARE FREE FROM ANY ALLERGEN
Menu Key
Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Gluten Free Available
Diary 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.
