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31St August 2020 Served Monday - Saturday Please note these are sample menus Restaurant Menu 8th August – 31st August 2020 Served Monday - Saturday Starters Chicken liver pate, melba toast, onion marmalade, dressed leaves £6.50 Mushroom, leek & cheddar cheese wellington, pickled beetroot, leaves £7 Main Course Chargrilled Welsh beef rump steak, grilled flat mushroom and tomato, hand cut chips and dressed leaves. £20 Farmhouse pie, mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli. £12.50 Pan seared chicken supreme, creamy leek and bacon sauce, dijon mustard mash, seasonal greens Duo of smoked salmon & pollock fishcakes, horseradish hollandaise, dressed salad, hand cut chips £14.50 Welsh lamb rump, rosemary and red wine jus, garlic roasted baby potatoes and asparagus spears £19.50 Mushroom and parmesan risotto, pickled beetroot, dressed leaves and garlic oil £14 Blackend cajun sizzler, sautéed onions, peppers, flour tortilla wraps, salsa, soured cream, chips & leaves:- Chicken £15 Rump Steak £20 Vegetable and mushroom £14 Desserts Lemon Posset, summerfruit compote, £6 Strawberry Cheesecake £6 Chocolate Brownie, vanilla ice cream £6 Ice creams Vanilla, Strawberry, chocolate brownie, honey coombe, mint choc chip Sorbet Lemon or Raspberry 2 scoop £3.50 or 3 scoop £5.00 Sunday Roast Menu 8th August – 31st August Starters Chicken liver pate, melba toast, tomato and onion chutney, dressed leaves £6.50 Mushroom, leek & caerphilly cheese wellington, pickled beetroot, leaves £7 Main Course Roast topside of welsh beef Roast pembrokeshire chicken Roast belly pork (V) Root vegetable, mixed bean & nut roast All served with a selection of seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and stuffing Adults £11 / Slice of all meats £12.50 Child £6.50 Chargrilled beef burger, brioche bun, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese & hand cut chips (gf option available) £11.50 Cajun chicken burger, broiche & hand cut chips (gf option available) £11.50 Sustainably sourced fish in beer batter, lemon and mint mushy peas & hand cut chips (gf option available) £12.50 Mushroom beetroot & bean burger, brioche bun, cheddar cheese & hand cut chips (gf option available, vegan without cheese) £10.50 Pizzas 12” Margherita £10 Ham & pineapple £11 Pepperoni £11 Meat feast £13 Goats cheese, red onion marmalade and spinach £12 Chilli chicken, red onion & peppers £12 Extra toppings available Sides Garlic pizza bread £5 Garlic & cheese pizza bread £6.50 Fries £3 Cheesy fries £4 Children’s Menu Chicken Goujons, chips and beans £6 Sausages, chips and beans £6 Fish Goujons, chips and beans £6 9” Margherita pizza £6 To order delivery between 5pm – 8pm - 01994 427969 Takeaway Menu Available to eat in the restaurant, takeaway or delivered to your pod or room Menu Chargrilled beef burger, brioche bun, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese & hand cut chips (gf option available) £11.50 Cajun chicken burger, broiche & hand cut chips (gf option available) £11.50 Sustainably sourced fish in beer batter, lemon and mint mushy peas & hand cut chips (gf option available) £12.50 Mushroom beetroot & bean burger, brioche bun, cheddar cheese & hand cut chips (gf option available, vegan without cheese) £10.50 Pizzas 12” Margherita £10 Ham & pineapple £11 Pepperoni £11 Meat feast £13 Goats cheese, red onion marmalade and spinach £12 Chilli chicken, red onion & peppers £12 Extra toppings available Sides Garlic pizza bread £5 Garlic & cheese pizza bread £6.50 Fries £3 Cheesy fries £4 Children’s Menu Chicken Goujons, chips and beans £6 Sausages, chips and beans £6 Fish Goujons, chips and beans £6 9” Margherita pizza £6 To order delivery between 5pm – 8pm - 01994 427969 All includes VAT Breakfast Menu Served daily 7.30am – 10am in the restaurant Bookings advised from glampers or offsite Please help yourself to cereals and juices From the Breakfast Menu All breakfasts are accompanied by white and granary toast Full Welsh Breakfast- Local Pork Sausage, Bacon, Field Mushroom, Grilled Tomato, Hash Brown or Cockle & Lava bread hash and Egg of your choice [V] Vegetarian Breakfast- Glamorgan Sausage, Spinach, Hash Brown, Field Mushroom, Tomato and egg of your choice Eggs Benedict- Muffin topped with Bacon, Poached Eggs and Hollandaise Sauce Toasted Crumpet, Cheesy Scrambled Egg, Grilled Tomato Bowl of porridge Eggs Royale- Muffin, Spinach, Smoked Salmon, Poached Eggs and Hollandaise Sauce. Freshly Baked Croissant with Homemade Chocolate Sauce or Ham & Welsh Cheddar Cheese Please pick one option £10.50 pp Childs Breakfast Menu Child Breakfast- Sausage, Bacon, Hash Brown and Egg of your choice Scrambled Egg on Toast Dippy Eggs and Soldiers Baked Beans on Toast Please pick one option £5.95pp All served with Coffee, Breakfast or Herbal Tea. Takeaway Breakfast menu Served daily collection or delivered from 8.30am – 10am Delivered to your pod Order between 8.30am – 10am Bacon in brioche bap £4 Sausages in brioche bap £4 Bacon and sausages in brioche bap £5.50 Add fried egg £1 Add Hash Brown £1 Includes VAT To order takeaway phone 01994 427969 .
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