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Your personal information is safe with our Privacy Promise and you can unsubscribe at any time. http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thefowlersfarmbraintree/newsletter/ STARTERS and sharers SALT BEEF HASH tear and share cheesy Garlic bread slow-cooked British beef brisket, pan fried with hand-rolled focaccia dough, oozing with baby potatoes and onions, topped with a fried FISH sharinG PLATTER cheddar and garlic (V) £4.50 free-range egg £5.95 beer battered fish goujons, lightly dusted deep fried calamari, treacle cured salmon and a mini bread and oil today’s soup prawn cocktail with marie rose sauce, served one of your five a day, served with crusty bread rustic breads served with english herb with tartare sauce, smoky tomato relish, and No ‘FOUR AND TWENTY BLACKBIRDS’ oil and butter (V) £2.25 and butter (V) £3.95 bread and butter £11.95 HERE. JUST TASTY, WARMING FILLINGS, bowl of oliVes potted oak smoked TASTING PLATTER SERVED DAILY. kalamata and mixed olives marinated chicken liVer pâté sticky BBQ pork ribs, southern fried chicken in lemon and thyme (V) £2.25 with onion marmalade and crusty bread £4.95 strips, baked apple and black pudding, warm yorkshire pudding with cold rare beef and beer battered mushrooms onion and horseradish mayonnaise £12.99 with caramelised garlic and parsley • steaks and burGers • mayonnaise (V) £3.99 fried spiced calamari • beef and merlot pie • rump steak baked cornish brie and onion lightly dusted and fried, served with smoky with confit tomato, beer battered onion rings, a roasted flat marmalade brûlée tomato chutney £5.75 mushroom and seasoned chips £12.99 with celery and crusty bread (V) £4.45 slow-cooked British beef, shallots and roasted smoked haddock and wholeGrain portobello mushrooms in a rich merlot red wine RIBEYE STEAK prawn cocktail mustard fishcake sauce, topped with puff pastry, served with with confit tomato, beer battered onion rings, a roasted flat succulent prawns, served on cos lettuce with with a cockle and mussel sauce and glazed seasonal vegetables and mash £10.95 mushroom and seasoned chips £17.99 marie rose sauce, crusty bread and butter £4.95 dressed leaves £5.50 main with two fishcakes and a side add the followinG to your steak or Grill: of baby potatoes £9.95 half rack of BBQ pork ribs £4.50 oak smoked chicken liVer pâté £2.00 cropwell bishop stilton £1.50 our selection of sauces £1.50: • chicken pie • brandy peppercorn • creamy mushroom • béarnaise butter FISH and chips VintaGe hunter’s chicken in a creamy Tewkesbury mustard and leek BRITISH BEEF burGer in today’s beer batter with seasoned chips, mushy chargrilled chicken breast, smothered in BBQ sauce topped with puff pastry, served with minced steak, chargrilled and served in a crusty cob with smoked peas and tartare sauce. choose from: sauce, topped with sweetcure bacon and smoked seasoned chips and peas £8.95 cheddar, sweetcure bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, with cheddar, served with confit tomato, beer battered sustainably sourced cod loin £10.95 smoky tomato salsa and seasoned chips £9.50 onion rings and mushrooms, seasoned chips today’s whale of a fish £8.75 and peas £11. 50 wild boar and chorizo burGer chargrilled and served in a crusty cob with lettuce, tomato and make it a real fish supper you’Ve earned it – swap your chips mayonnaise, with smoky tomato salsa and seasoned chips £10.95 add bread and butter for £1.00 to thick cut chips for £1.00 • fish pie • add black and blue toppinG to your burGer for £2.50 PAN FRIED ROLLED BELLY of PORK SAVOURY ECCLES CAKE (a roasted flat mushroom and stuffed with smoked cheddar and leek sausage parsley suet pastry stuffed with roast butternut cropwell bishop stilton) meat in a creamy grain mustard sauce, served squash, parsnips, white onion and raisin chutney, salmon, smoked haddock, queen scallops, with mash, baked apple, black pudding and glazed with a creamy mushroom and white wine sauce succulent prawns and Atlantic cod in a classic feta and broad bean burGer seasonal vegetables £12.75 and baby potatoes (V) £8.95 dill béchamel sauce, topped with cheesy mash, in a crusty cob with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, with smoky served with glazed seasonal vegetables £10.75 tomato salsa and seasoned chips (V) £9.50 slow-cooked shoulder of lamb Grilled Gammon steak in a rich black barley and button mushroom served with a fried free-range egg, fresh pineapple, sauce, served with mashed potato and glazed seasoned chips and peas £7.95 seasonal vegetables £13.45 seasonal salads • the TALE • seared salmon cos, mixed leaves, soya beans, red pepper, baby with mediterranean vegetables, crushed corn, tomato, cucumber and fat-free dressing, behind the TASTE lemon scented baby potatoes and a white topped with a choice of: JOIN US FOR what puts the fire in our rocket wine cream £12.95 seared fillet of salmon and the banG in our banGers? with pineapple and lime salsa £12.95 Every dish has a story to tell. althams sausaGe and mash three british butcher’s choice sausages, served GREMOLATA CRUMBED brie with mash, gravy and home-made beer battered deep fried Brie wedge with apple oak smoked chicken liVer pâté onion rings. ask for today’s flavour £9.95 and gazpacho dip (V) £8.95 creating this pâté is a labour of love. after smoking, add a side of seasonal CHARGrilled chicken breast brandy, garlic and nutmeg are added and – for a VeGetables for £1.50 with smoky tomato mayonnaise £10.95 few dishes are so well loved as the homely, super silky texture – butter and fresh cream. comforting pie. in fact, we love them so The result is big, bold and beautifully smooth. much that we make every wednesday Vintage pie day. althams butchers’ choice sausaGes sides and extras each week we offer a mouth-watering The story of our sausages begins in the wilds of selection from a huge choice that includes yorkshire with a special variety of pig and a rare lamb shank shepherd’s pie, Venison, port breed of farmer. the pigs are a cross of english and bacon pudding and three cheese white and duroc. the farms are all red-tractor thick cut chips £2.95 cheesy Garlic bread £2.75 and potato pie. Just add your choice of Assured. And, because the casings are 100% natural, seasonal VeGetables £2.95 mediterranean VeGetables £2.95 potatoes and seasonal vegetables. our sausages are able to breathe during cooking home-made beer battered dressed SIDE salad £2.50 which gives a deeper, fuller flavour. onion rinGs £2.50 cauliflower cheese £2.50 www.VintaGeinn.co.uk baby potatoes £2.00 eVERY wednesday, SERVED all day PEANUT BUTTER and st clement’s tart* round off your meal with our delicious selection of monday to saturday until 5pm | not aVailable on bank CHOColate CHEESECAKE sweet buttery pastry case, filled with a smooth hot drinks, best savoured next to our cosy open fire. holiday mondays or durinG festiVe fayre smooth cream cheese, flavoured with toffee and creamy orange liqueur and spanish lemon curd, for those with a sweet tooth, enjoy a classic hot peanut butter and topped with chocolate and served with a rich vanilla cream (V) £4.45 chocolate, or unwind with a traditional pot of tea. choose any of the following main courses roasted peanuts, served with whipped cream and add a starter and pudding for £2.00 each and dulce de leche (V) £4.95 ultimate chocolate brownie tower double brownie layered with caramel and cookie pot of tea £1.95 • STARTERS • STICKY TOFFEE and APPLE PUDDING dough, served with chocolate fudge sauce and americano £2.05 beer battered mushrooms moist date and Bramley apple sponge, topped vanilla ice cream (V) £5.95 with caramelised garlic and parsley mayonnaise (V) with a toffee sauce and custard (V) £4.75 cappuccino £2.25 COOKIE AND ICE CREAM today’s soup HOME-MADE SHERRY TRIFLE* (FOR GROWN-UPS!)* latte £2.25 served with crusty bread and butter (V) sherry soaked rich jam sponge with seasonal irish cream, chocolate and vanilla ice creams pear and stilton salad berries under a set vanilla brûlée, topped with served on a cookie base, with chocolate sauce, espresso £1.95 dressed leaves, cropwell bishop stilton and roasted pear (V) whipped cream and flaked chocolate (V) £5.25 dulce de leche and chocolate flake (V) £5.95 macchiato £2.05 raspberry crème brûlée puddinG PLATTER FOR two • mains • rich set vanilla custard with fresh raspberries, mocha £2.25 warm chocolate brownie topped with upGrade your chips to thick cut chips for £1.00 topped with caramelised sugar (V) £4.99 or swap your chips for a dressed side salad vanilla ice cream, mini sherry trifle*, peanut decaf coffee £1.95 butter cheesecake and warm sugar-coated RHUBARB, PLUM and CHERRY SPICY southern fried chicken churros with dulce de leche dip (V) £8.95 OATY CRUMBLE floater coffee £2.10 with confit tomato, smoky tomato mayonnaise a traditional flavoured oaty crumble, served and seasoned chips £6.50 hot chocolate £2.10 with vanilla ice cream and custard (V) £5.95 CHEESE BOARD althams sausaGe and mash cornish brie, cropwell bishop stilton and two british butcher’s choice sausages, served with mash, belGian chocolate brownie ford farm cheddar, served with chutney, gravy and home-made beer battered onion rings.