Monsal Head

Starters

• Homemade Soup£4.30

  served with bread and butter

• Traditional French Fish Soup£5.10

  with rouille, garlic croûtes and gruyère cheese

• Smoked Halibut£6.20

  with a salsa of pickled radish, fine beans, tomato and pomegranate, rocket and toasted pumpkin seed salad

• Local Gloucester Old Spot Pork Scotch Egg£5.20

  with homemade piccalilli and a rocket salad

• Our Own Chicken Liver Pâté£5.10

  with homemade spiced fruit chutney cured with brandy and Madeira, served with toast

• Summer Vegetable Salad£5.50

  with parmesan cheese curd and gazpacho

• Cheshire Cheese and Horseradish Soufflé£6.00

  with beetroot, marinated raisins & orange

Main Courses

• Smoked Tomato and Herb Risotto£11.50

  with breaded goat's cheese and a watercress & rocket salad

• Cannelloni£11.50

  filled with leek and ricotta and a lightly spiced butternut squash sauce topped with stilton, pecans and root vegetable crisps - choice of salad or vegetables

• Pan Fried Fishcakes£11.90

  served with wilted spinach and homemade tartare sauce choice of salad or vegetables

• Roasted Cod£15.50

  with mussels, curried cream sauce, spring cabbage & sour cream potato salad

• Braised Beef£16.00

  Home smoked garlic mash, glazed shallots, Chantenay carrots, pancetta crisps served with a rich red wine and wild mushroom jus. Perfect with a glass of bin no. 37 – 'Regaliali' Sicilian red

• 8 Oz Bistro Rump Steak£16.00

  with field mushroom, balsamic tomato and onion rings served with a choice of chips, mashed potatoes or new potatoes

Salads

all of our salads available as a starter or main course

• Parma Ham and Bocconcini Mixed Leaf Salad£6.20

  with egg, sunblush tomatoes, basil pesto, garlic croutons and black olive crumb

• Wild Mushrooms£5.90

  fennel & fenugreek, radish, orange and celeriac with mixed leaves

• Salad of Smoked Haddock£5.90

  mixed leaves & crumbed horseradish & herb risotto balls, topped with a poached egg

• Traditional Caesar£4.90

  with cos lettuce, croutons, anchovies and shaved parmesan

• Chicken Caesar£5.50

  with cos lettuce, croutons, anchovies, shaved parmesan & chicken

Side Orders

All our food is freshly prepared and cooked to order, some items may incur an increased wait at busy times

• Mixed Salad£2.20

• Mixed Vegetables£2.20

• Chips£2.20

• New Potatoes£2.20

• Mashed Potatoes£2.20

• Garlic Bread with Cheese£2.95

• Bread Selection£2.95

• Our Home Pickled, Spiced Shallots£1.20

• A Bowl of Mixed Olives In Our Own Marinade£2.95

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil£1.20

  balsamic vinegar for dipping

Desserts

• Lime Posset£5.90

  with a Summer berry compote and cranberry sorbet

• Fruit Crumble of the Day£5.00

  with custard

• Assortment of Sorbets£4.70

  locally produced ice creams

• Sticky Toffee Pudding£5.00

  with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream

• Chocolate Nemesis£6.20

  with honeycomb ice cream using a combination of our own honeycomb and Hope Valley dairy ice cream

• Three Counties Cheeseboard£6.20

  served with Yorkshire pepper cake, pickled celery and crackers; Wensleydale - Fountains Gold, Websters - blue, Appelby's - unpasteurised Cheshire

• Ferreira Tawny Port

  to accompany your cheeseboard

  • per 50ml glass£3.00

• Dessert Wine - Muscat De Frontignan Château De Stony

  A deliciously sweet wine from the South of France, reminiscent of candied grapes

  • 100ml£4.50
  • ½ Bottle£16.00

• Cafetiere of Freshly Brewed Coffee

  • per person£3.00

• Pot of Breakfast or Fruit

  • per person£3.00

• Herbal Tea

  • per person£3.00

• Hot Chocolate

  • per person£3.00

Snack Menu

• 6oz Cheese Burger£8.50

  served in a rustic roll with chips and salad

• Hot Slow Roasted Belly Pork£8.95

  crackling and apple sauce served in a rustic roll with chips and salad

• Rack of Ribs£12.00

  glazed with homemade chilli and barbeque sauce served with sticky rice and mixed salad

• Beer Battered Fish and Chips£10.00

  served with mushy peas

• Local Gloucester Old Spot Pork Sausages£11.00

  served with creamy mashed potato vegetables and a rich onion gravy

Children's Menu

• Pasta and Tomato Sauce£5.50

• Garlic Bread with Cheese£2.95

• Pork Sausages£5.90

  served with mashed potatoes & vegetables

• Beer Battered Fish and Chips£5.90

  served with mushy peas

• Whole Tail Breaded Scampi£5.90

  served with chips and garden peas

• Battered Chicken Breast Goujons£5.90

  served with chips and baked beans

• Children's Ice Cream£2.60

  2 scoops of either vanilla, chocolate or strawberry

Lighter Snacks

Available from 12 noon till 5 pm

Sandwiches on White or Multi-Grain Rustic Rolls

served with crisps and salad

• 'Isle of Mull' Cheddar Cheese and Pickle£5.60

• Tuna Mayonnaise and Red Onion£5.60

• Warm Bacon and Brie£6.10

• Smoked Salmon£6.20

  prawn, rocket with sour cream and chives

Jacket Potatoes

served with salad

• Baked Beans or Sour Cream and Chives or Cheddar Cheese£5.20

  Tuna mayonnaise with red onion

• Cheddar Cheese and Beans£5.50

• Bacon and Brie£5.90