Sticky platter
maple-glazed chicken wings, prawns & chorizo in garlic butter, lamb koftas, salt & pepper calamari and a stone-baked garlic flatbread
OUR MONDAY TO SATURDAY MENU AT VINTAGE INNS
Available Monday to Saturday, our delicious new seasonal menu is served all day. Full of fresh ingredients and bursting with spring flavours, our main menu gives you a fantastic choice of rustic dishes with real country charm, whenever you like.
Our chefs have created a range of new dishes to enjoy alongside our traditional pub classics like our Fish & Chips, and heart-warming Steak & Ale Pie.
Why not try our new Mezze Platter? Packed with fresh and flavoursome ingredients, including lentil falafel, hummus, tzatziki.
Our favourites from the new seasonal menu include the perfectly Seared Fillet of Seabass, and our new vegetarian Roast Carrot and Apricot Chutney Tart.
If after all that, you’ve got room for pudding, treat yourself to our Rich Banoffee Pie with digestive biscuit base, topped with toffee fudge, and caramelised banana
Monday to Saturday Menu
Starters, Sharers & Grazers
Mezze Platter
lentil falafels, spiced red pepper dip, breaded brie, tzatziki, duo of hummus and a spiced stone-baked flatbread (V)
Handmade dough sticks
served with garlic butter, pesto and a chipotle chilli mayonnaise (V)
Duo of pâté*
coarse pork & Madeira pâté and duck liver parfait, served with Bramley apple butter, blackcurrant curd, baby gherkins and rustic bread
Stone-baked flatbread
topped with garlic butter (V)
Deep-fried breaded brie
in a crispy panko crumb served with apricot chutney (V)
Oven-baked button and Portobello mushrooms
in a garlic & mature Cheddar sauce, served with rustic bread (V)
Salt & pepper calamari
with chorizo-flavour seasoning and chipotle chilli mayonnaise
Chargrilled lamb koftas
served with tzatziki and dressed slaw
Today’s soup
with rustic bread
Prawn & lobster cocktail*
dressed with lobster mayonnaise served with rustic bread
Mains
Pie of the day
Ask a member of the team for today's choice. served with mash, seasonal vegeatables and a jug of gravy
Duo of lamb*
Pan fried lamb rump and a Cheddar-topped shepherd's pie with honey & thyme roasted carrots, seasonal vegetables with a red wine jus
Hunter's chicken
chargrilled chicken breast, topped with smoked Cheddar and a 4oz gammon steak served with triple-cooked chips and barbecue sauce
Baked cod loin
on a bed of roasted chorizo & baby potatoes with wilted baby spinach, green beans and a basil dressing
Sausage and mash*
made with free range Cherry Orchard pork, served with cabbage & potato mash and red wine onion gravy
Breaded scampi
with triple-cooked chips, a dressed side salad and tartare sauce
Handmade lobster fishcakes*
with a bouillabaisse sauce, served with broccoli and baby potatoes
Seared fillets of seabass*
with pea & smoked pancetta veloute, broccoli and spring onion mash
Roast carrot & apricot chutney tart
topped with goats cheese with a watercress & apple salad with Omega seeds and served with baby potatoes (V)
8oz gammon steak and free range eggs
served with triple-cooked chips
Fish and chips*
beer-battered cod, served with triple-cooked chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce
Rich beef & red wine lasagne*
minced beef and red wine ragu with a mature cheddar béchamel sauce, paprika and oregano crumb topping. Served with your choice of a dressed side salad or triple-cooked chips
Wild Mushroom risotto * (V)
with white wine, roasted portabello, wild mushroom topped with Gran Moravia cheese
Add: Chicken breast £3 | Chargrilled halloumi £3
Steaks & Burgers
Steaks
Our steaks are expertly aged for superb flavour and tenderness and come served with triple-cooked chips, homemade onion rings and a thyme-roasted tomato.
8oz Rump
8oz Sirloin
10oz Ribeye
Steak Sauces
Choose from Béarnaise*, Blacksticks Blue cheese, peppercorn* sauce or beef dripping
Add: Garlic prawns £3 | Oven-baked garlic & cheese mushrooms (V) £2.50 | Extra onion rings (V) £2.50 | Portobello mushroom (V) £0.50
Burgers
All our burgers are served with skin-on fries.
Chargrilled beef burger
served in a brioche bun with burger relish and homemade onion rings
Wagyu burger
premium beef, specially bred for its unique texture and mouth-watering flavour, served in a brioche bun with tomato salsa, mixed leaf & horseradish salad and homemade onion rings
Spiced chickpea, aubergine & spinach burger
surved in a rustic roll, dressed with a spiced red pepper sauce, served with a pesto & tomato dip (V)
Add: Cheddar £1 | Chargrilled halloumi £3 | Portobello mushroom £0.50 | Jalapenos £0.50 | Sweet cured streaky bacon £1 | Chorizo £1 | King prawn mini skewer £2
Stone-baked Pizzas & Salads
Pizzas
All our pizzas are made with hand-stretched dough, stone-baked to order. Add triple-cooked chips for £1.50
Meat feast
chicken, pork & fennel sausage, crispy bacon, mozzarella and a red onion chutney
Roasted vegetable & pesto
red pepper, butternut squash, red onion, spinach and mozzarella (V)
Cajun spiced chicken
with chilli, roasted red pepper, mozzarella and red onion
Four cheese
Blacksticks Blue, Brie, mature Cheddar, mozzarella and red onion (V)
Pineapple £0.50 | Portobello mushroom £0.50 | Jalapenos £0.50 | Free range egg £0.50 | Chargrilled halloumi £3 | Chorizo £1.50 | Sweet cured streaky bacon £1 | Pulled chicken £1.50
Salads
Caesar salad
dressed cos lettuce with bacon lardons, anchovies and Gran Moravia cheese, served with stone-baked garlic flatbread
Add: Chicken breast £3 | Chargrilled halloumi £3
Wholefood salad (VE)
roasted butternut squash with onion, cauliflower, broccoli, beetroot, black rice and quinoa in a sun dried tomato and garlic dressing, topped with Omega seeds (ve)
Add: Chicken breast £3 | Chargrilled halloumi £3 | Lamb Kofta £3
Sandwiches & Lunch Bites
Ideal for smaller appetites at lunchtime, available Monday - Saturday until 5pm. All sandwiches are served with skin-on fries.
Cod fish finger sandwich*
beer-battered cod goujons and tartare sauce
Chicken BLT sandwich
chargrilled chicken breast, sweet cured streaky bacon, gem lettuce and tomato
Ham & cheese melt sandwich
served warm from our stone-baked oven
Chargrilled rump steak sandwich (4oz)
with horseradish mayonnaise and fried onions
Roasted vegetable & chutney wrap (v)
roasted butternut squash, quinoa, vegetables and a smokey tomato chutney in a beetroot and chia seed wrap, served with dressed slaw
Handmade lobster fishcake*
with a bouillabaisse sauce, served with broccoli and baby potatoes
Fish and chips*
beer-battered cod goujons, mushy peas and tartare sauce
4oz gammon steak and free range egg
served with triple-cooked chips
Wholefood salad (VE)
roasted butternut squash with onion, cauliflower, broccoli, beetroot, black rice and quinoa in a sun dried tomato and garlic dressing, topped with Omega seeds (ve)
Add: Chicken breast £3 | Chargrilled halloumi £3 | Lamb Kofta £3
SIDES
Triple-cooked chips (V)
Sweet potato fries (V)
Dressed side salad (V)
Seasonal vegetables (V)
Garlic & cheese mushrooms (V)
Baby potatoes (V)
Broccoli with Blacksticks blue cheese sauce (V)
Homemade onion rings (V)
PUDDINGS
Bramley apple pie (V)
Toffee & butterscotch duo†
Rich banoffee pie (V)
British blackcurrant & Prosecco cheesecake* (V)
Crumble of the day* (V)
Ask for today's flavour. Served with custard (vegan option also available)
Pudding tasting platter* (V)
Classic vanilla crème brûlée
with home-baked butter biscuits
Eton mess (V)
British cheeseboard*† (V)
Coconut sorbet with fresh strawberries (VE)
Belgian chocolate brownie* (V)
Sticky toffee pudding*
Trio of ice cream (V)
Lemon Meringue Pie (V)
Coconut panna cotta style pudding (VE)
HOT DRINK AND A MINI PUDDING - £[outlet-textField26]
Choose one of our hot drinks with one of these mini puddings (add a liqueur to your hot drink for an extra £1.35)
• Butterscotch créme caramel panna cotta
• Crumble of the day* (V)
• Toffee milk tart* (V)
• Eton mess (V)
• Belgain chocolate brownie* (V)
* = Contains alcohol.
† = Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts
(V) = made with vegetarian ingredients; (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this.
If you require more information, please ask your server.
The menus and offers on this page differ per pub. Our standard menus and offers do not apply at Bulls Head Shenstone, Friars Oak Hassocks and Bosham Inn Chichester - please make sure to check the information at your local pub by searching here.
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