The À La Carte menu regularly changes for a number of reasons.
The first one is that we like to use seasonal produce as much as possible.
The second, is to ensure that our regular customers don't get bored with our food.
Some dishes disappear because of the lack of quality ingredients and others because it has run it's course. Other's get a makeover and are presented in a new way.
Throughout all our menus one thing remains constant: our commitment to freshness and quality.
We hope you enjoy your meal.
Red onion marmalade, Melba toast
£5.95
Crayfish, soy, honey and ginger dressing
£5.95
On toast with poached egg and honey, mustard vinaigrette
£ 5.95
Roasted Tuscan vegetables, red wine and olive oil dressing
£ 5.95
Walnut oil dressing, garlic croutons, Parmesan
£ 6.50
Vanilla scented herb and olive oil dressing
£6.50
Parmesan, garlic and gruyere cheese
£ 7.95
Sour cream and herb croutons
£ 3.50
Crème fraiche, lemon and garlic
£ 6.50
FRESH HOMEMADE ORGANIC BREAD IS SERVED WITH ALL STARTERS
Horseradish rosti, caramelised shallot puree, buttered spinach, pancetta and mushroom café au lait sauce
£ 18
Confit of duck
Maple and mustard roasted roots, potato puree, orange sauce, caramelised apple tart tatin
£ 17
Pan fried skate wing
Indian spices, caper, garden pea and coconut milk sauce, lemon and lime rice
£ 16
Pan fried sea bass fillet
Scorched hand dived king scallops, cauliflower cream and Morecambe bay shrimp butter
£ 20
Trio of Gloustershire old spot pork
Pork fillet stuffed with homemade black pudding, pot roasted cheek and its own sausage
£ 16
Spiced game pie
Honey and sultana cooked red cabbage, truffled potato puree, smoky bacon and mushroom sauce
£ 15.50
Home made ‘proper’ chips, homemade tomato ketchup
£1.95
Creamed potatoes with olive oil
£1.95
Seasonal vegetables and potatoes
£1.95
Braised red cabbage with honey and apples
£ 1.95
Mixed garden salad, vinaigrette dressing
£2.50
Rocket and parmesan salad
£ 2.50
All our beef is reared in Yorkshire and aged for at least 28 days, it is cooked over charcoal with whole roasted vine tomato, garlic field mushroom and homemade onion rings.
8oz fillet
£17
8oz Sirloin
£ 16
10oz Sirloin
£17
Served with your choice of green peppercorn and brandy sauce, port wine and dolcelatte sauce or garlic butter.
Vanilla brulee
Chocolate and coffee ‘trifle’
Didier recommends a glass of Muscat de Frontignan
£4.50 (125ml)
£4.95
Crème caramel
Fresh berries, sable biscuit
Didier recommends a glass of Muscat de Frontignan £4.50 (125ml)
£4.95
Homemade ice creams and sorbets
Served with hot chocolate sauce
£5.50
Classic lemon tart
Frozen mars bar espresso
fresh raspberries, raspberry sauce
Didier recommends a glass of Gewurztraminer late harvest £4.50 (125ml)
£5.50
Coconut milk pannacotta
Mango sorbet, exotic fruits, mint syrup
Didier recommends a glass of Gewurztraminer late harvest £4.50 (125ml)
£5.95
Assiette of Vanilla’s miniatures
Including chocolate and coffee trifle, crème brulee, vanilla doughnuts, frozen mars bar espresso, lemon tart and vanilla ice cream tulip.
Didier recommends a half bottle of Muscat de Frontignan £12.00 (375ml)
£8.95
A selection of 2 British and 2 French cheeses
Served with biscuits, nuts, celery and black grape chutney
£6.95
Explorateur
Triple crème cheese, the ivory interior of its washed rind is delicately piquant in flavour, it is rich and buttery and melts in the mouth.
Fourme d’ Ambert
Made in Ambert in the Auvergne, Distinctive blue cheese formed into a tall cylinder shape. It has a whitish-red mould covering the rind. The cheese has a rounded flavour with a pungent after-taste
Somerset brie
Somerset Brie is creamy with a mild, fresh flavour and a soft edible white rind. The curd is the colour of straw, as it ripens from the outside in, it becomes softer, richer and with a fuller flavour as our example is.
Mature farmhouse cheddar
Best selling cheese in the country, nutty, honey flavours .
Why not enjoy a glass of port with your cheese?
Grahams late bottled vintage 2000 £2.95 (50ml)
Another option maybe a glass of Somerset Pomona, a blend of apple juice and cider brandy matured in oak barrels £2.00 (50ml) 20%abv
Served with petit fours
Espresso, latte, cappuccino, mocha
£1.75
Filter
£1.20
Liquor coffees
£4.95
Tetley tea, Darjeeling, Earl Grey and a selection of fruit teas
£1.20