The bell inn dinner menu (spring 2018 (345x255mm))
DINNER
WHILE YO U WAIT
M A IN S
The Bell Inn scotch egg
Swallowfield & Blackwater Farm pork AGF £19.50
£6.50
AGF
Spiced ketchup, pea shoots, pancetta crisp
Crunchy pork scratchings £3.00 Apple & ginger sauce
Freshly baked sourdough bread
V
Farmhouse butter
Marinated mixed olives
V GF
£3.50
£3.75
Freshly baked sourdough bread & olive platter V £6.50 Farmhouse butter & dips
S TARTERS & SALA D S Soup of the day
AGF
£6.50
Freshly baked sourdough bread
Tempura prawns
GF
Crispy whitebait
AGF
£7.50/£14.50
Shaved fennel, chervil & orange salad, chilli oil
£6.50
V
AGF
£7.00
Garlic butter, poached hen’s egg, toasted sourdough
Lymington crab brûlée
AGF
£7.50
Parmesan & brioche crust, pea shoots, brioche toast
Pan seared scallops
GF
£9.00
Curried cauliflower puree, shallot bhaji, toasted coconut, coriander oil
Seared wood pigeon breast
GF
(£1 donation to the New Forest Trust)
Creedy Carver duck
£7.50
Crispy potato, pickled mushrooms, jus
Duck & chicken liver parfait with Madeira AGF £7.00
Brioche toast, chutney, herb salad
Hampshire asparagus & crispy hen’s egg V AGF £7.50
£20.50
AGF
Szechuan pepper spice breast, five spiced confit lollypop, pak choi, spring vegetable & rice noodle broth
Wild garlic pesto tagliatelle
V
£15.50
Asparagus, peas, Old Winchester shavings, air dried bread
Hampshire spring lamb
£22.50
AGF
Slow cooked shoulder shepherd’s pie, roasted rack cutlet, crispy belly, pea purée, asparagus, mint jus
Roasted breast of Noah’s Ark Farm chicken AGF £15.00
Borlotti bean & smoked pancetta fricassée, spring vegetables
Steak & chips
Saffron aioli, brown bread & butter
Forest mushrooms
Slow cooked belly, Blackwater Farm faggot, ham hock hash, spring vegetable jus & piglet twiglet
GF
£26.50
10oz prime Hampshire rib eye steak, hand cut chips, watercress, grilled tomato, mushroom Served with a choice of garlic butter, creamy peppercorn sauce or red wine sauce
Chargrilled Swallowfield Farm bacon chops GF £15.50
Pineapple chutney, crushed peas, creamy mash, grilled cherry tomatoes
Spinach & parmesan polenta
V GF
£15.50
Chargrilled asparagus, roasted cherry tomatoes, parmesan crisps, hazelnut pesto
Butter roasted fillet of Chalk Stream trout GF £16.50
Salsify & samphire, new potatoes, salsa verde
Catch of the day
AGF
Please ask for today’s fish dishes fresh from the South Coast’s day boats
Aged balsamic, straw potato nest
Hot walnut crumbed Isle of Wight soft cheese salad V AGF £8.50/£15.50 Seasonal leaves, caramelised walnuts, red currant compote
Noah’s Ark Farm chicken & smoked bacon Caesar’s AGF £7.50/£14.50 Crisp cos & gem lettuce, Caesar’s dressing, croutons, parmesan
Potted Lymington crab
AGF
£15.50
Seasonal leaves, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lemon mayonnaise, croutons
S ID E S Buttery mash
V GF
£4.00
Flack Manor onion rings Crunchy mixed salad
£4.00
V
V GF
£4.00
Fine beans in shallot butter Seasonal greens
V GF
V GF
£4.00
Buttered new potatoes
V GF
£3.50
Hand cut triple cooked chips Sweet potato fries Skinny fries
V
V
£3.50
£4.00
£4.00
V
£4.00
V
VEGETARIAN
GF
GLUTEN FREE
AGF
AVAILABLE GLUTEN FREE
FOOD ALLERGIES: Some of our menu items contain nuts, seeds and other allergens. There is a small risk that tiny traces of these may be in any other dish or food served here. We understand the dangers to those with severe allergies. Please speak to a member of our team who will be able to help you make an alternative choice.
O U R F O O D STO RY r n Ch e
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These local cheesemakers supply us with some of our cheeses
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Ste a
Swallowfields Farm All our game, wild boar and steak is either from here or our own family estate in Scotland
New Forest National Park
All our herbs come from the garden
Pondhead Farm
gs
Eg
Quite simply, to us, the Forest matters. Which is another reason why specific dishes make a small donation to the New Forest Trust; our way of helping to preserve and secure the future of our home. We hope you enjoy what we’ve lovingly cultivated and are very proud to share with you.
Crondell, Hampshire Friends from The Cold Pressed Oil Company supply our rapeseed oil
The Bell Inn
Rockbourne This is where our trout is smoked
He r
bs
Blackwater Pork Farm Suppliers of our sausages and faggots
River Test
Fluffits Farm, Ringwood Where many of our eggs are gathered
Bakehouse 24 Artisan bakery, speciliasts in baking our fresh sourdough bread Mu s h r o o m s
rawber
Robert Crosthwaite Eyre and Family
Noah's Ark Chicken Farm Home to happy free range chickens
Beaulieu We pick our own strawberries Lymington Day boats fish off the coastline
Be au l i e u R i v
New Forest Chocolates Here, is home to the handmade chocolates you'll find in our bedrooms
r ies
St
Veg
er
Lymington Estuary
Charminster, Dorset Simon supplies our veg along with London markets
e s e ed
Romsey, Hampshire We use Flack Manor Beer, brewed in the local market town of Romsey as an ingredient in our fish batter!
&
Smoked t Trou
k
R i v e r A vo n
With our strong connection to the forest, we love to suppor t our community, so from land and sea, we use as many local producers and suppliers as possible. They provide most of our meat, fish, fruit and veg and for some, even their herds graze on our land. And with nature’s larder on our doorstep, many ingredients will have been foraged or sourced from our family estates both here in the Forest and in Scotland. So you’ll find our menu is made from many hands working collectively, proudly showcasing the countryside’s food heritage and reflecting the freshest of what’s available in season - a true taste of the forest.
ap
il
Landford, Hampshire
O
R
r
Our story star ts in the hear t of the New Forest, where our beloved coaching inn has been a part of my family since 1782. With an ancestral heritage dating back to the first official Verderer of the New Forest, our family is firmly entwined in this ancient landscape and as such, we’re proudly local and home-grown.
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e
L
F
Proudly local and home-grown
The Solent
Fi
sh
WHILE YO U WAIT
M A IN S
The Bell Inn scotch egg
Swallowfield & Blackwater Farm pork AGF £19.50
£6.50
AGF
Spiced ketchup, pea shoots, pancetta crisp
Crunchy pork scratchings £3.00 Apple & ginger sauce
Freshly baked sourdough bread
V
Farmhouse butter
Marinated mixed olives
V GF
£3.50
£3.75
Freshly baked sourdough bread & olive platter V £6.50 Farmhouse butter & dips
S TARTERS & SALA D S Soup of the day
AGF
£6.50
Freshly baked sourdough bread
Tempura prawns
GF
Crispy whitebait
AGF
£7.50/£14.50
Shaved fennel, chervil & orange salad, chilli oil
£6.50
V
AGF
£7.00
Garlic butter, poached hen’s egg, toasted sourdough
Lymington crab brûlée
AGF
£7.50
Parmesan & brioche crust, pea shoots, brioche toast
Pan seared scallops
GF
£9.00
Curried cauliflower puree, shallot bhaji, toasted coconut, coriander oil
Seared wood pigeon breast
GF
(£1 donation to the New Forest Trust)
Creedy Carver duck
£7.50
Crispy potato, pickled mushrooms, jus
Duck & chicken liver parfait with Madeira AGF £7.00
Brioche toast, chutney, herb salad
Hampshire asparagus & crispy hen’s egg V AGF £7.50
£20.50
AGF
Szechuan pepper spice breast, five spiced confit lollypop, pak choi, spring vegetable & rice noodle broth
Wild garlic pesto tagliatelle
V
£15.50
Asparagus, peas, Old Winchester shavings, air dried bread
Hampshire spring lamb
£22.50
AGF
Slow cooked shoulder shepherd’s pie, roasted rack cutlet, crispy belly, pea purée, asparagus, mint jus
Roasted breast of Noah’s Ark Farm chicken AGF £15.00
Borlotti bean & smoked pancetta fricassée, spring vegetables
Steak & chips
Saffron aioli, brown bread & butter
Forest mushrooms
Slow cooked belly, Blackwater Farm faggot, ham hock hash, spring vegetable jus & piglet twiglet
GF
£26.50
10oz prime Hampshire rib eye steak, hand cut chips, watercress, grilled tomato, mushroom Served with a choice of garlic butter, creamy peppercorn sauce or red wine sauce
Chargrilled Swallowfield Farm bacon chops GF £15.50
Pineapple chutney, crushed peas, creamy mash, grilled cherry tomatoes
Spinach & parmesan polenta
V GF
£15.50
Chargrilled asparagus, roasted cherry tomatoes, parmesan crisps, hazelnut pesto
Butter roasted fillet of Chalk Stream trout GF £16.50
Salsify & samphire, new potatoes, salsa verde
Catch of the day
AGF
Please ask for today’s fish dishes fresh from the South Coast’s day boats
Aged balsamic, straw potato nest
Hot walnut crumbed Isle of Wight soft cheese salad V AGF £8.50/£15.50 Seasonal leaves, caramelised walnuts, red currant compote
Noah’s Ark Farm chicken & smoked bacon Caesar’s AGF £7.50/£14.50 Crisp cos & gem lettuce, Caesar’s dressing, croutons, parmesan
Potted Lymington crab
AGF
£15.50
Seasonal leaves, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lemon mayonnaise, croutons
S ID E S Buttery mash
V GF
£4.00
Flack Manor onion rings Crunchy mixed salad
£4.00
V
V GF
£4.00
Fine beans in shallot butter Seasonal greens
V GF
V GF
£4.00
Buttered new potatoes
V GF
£3.50
Hand cut triple cooked chips Sweet potato fries Skinny fries
V
V
£3.50
£4.00
£4.00
V
£4.00
V
VEGETARIAN
GF
GLUTEN FREE
AGF
AVAILABLE GLUTEN FREE
FOOD ALLERGIES: Some of our menu items contain nuts, seeds and other allergens. There is a small risk that tiny traces of these may be in any other dish or food served here. We understand the dangers to those with severe allergies. Please speak to a member of our team who will be able to help you make an alternative choice.
O U R F O O D STO RY r n Ch e
es
l ac
k Manor
B
ee
These local cheesemakers supply us with some of our cheeses
ltry pou
Ste a
Swallowfields Farm All our game, wild boar and steak is either from here or our own family estate in Scotland
New Forest National Park
All our herbs come from the garden
Pondhead Farm
gs
Eg
Quite simply, to us, the Forest matters. Which is another reason why specific dishes make a small donation to the New Forest Trust; our way of helping to preserve and secure the future of our home. We hope you enjoy what we’ve lovingly cultivated and are very proud to share with you.
Crondell, Hampshire Friends from The Cold Pressed Oil Company supply our rapeseed oil
The Bell Inn
Rockbourne This is where our trout is smoked
He r
bs
Blackwater Pork Farm Suppliers of our sausages and faggots
River Test
Fluffits Farm, Ringwood Where many of our eggs are gathered
Bakehouse 24 Artisan bakery, speciliasts in baking our fresh sourdough bread Mu s h r o o m s
rawber
Robert Crosthwaite Eyre and Family
Noah's Ark Chicken Farm Home to happy free range chickens
Beaulieu We pick our own strawberries Lymington Day boats fish off the coastline
Be au l i e u R i v
New Forest Chocolates Here, is home to the handmade chocolates you'll find in our bedrooms
r ies
St
Veg
er
Lymington Estuary
Charminster, Dorset Simon supplies our veg along with London markets
e s e ed
Romsey, Hampshire We use Flack Manor Beer, brewed in the local market town of Romsey as an ingredient in our fish batter!
&
Smoked t Trou
k
R i v e r A vo n
With our strong connection to the forest, we love to suppor t our community, so from land and sea, we use as many local producers and suppliers as possible. They provide most of our meat, fish, fruit and veg and for some, even their herds graze on our land. And with nature’s larder on our doorstep, many ingredients will have been foraged or sourced from our family estates both here in the Forest and in Scotland. So you’ll find our menu is made from many hands working collectively, proudly showcasing the countryside’s food heritage and reflecting the freshest of what’s available in season - a true taste of the forest.
ap
il
Landford, Hampshire
O
R
r
Our story star ts in the hear t of the New Forest, where our beloved coaching inn has been a part of my family since 1782. With an ancestral heritage dating back to the first official Verderer of the New Forest, our family is firmly entwined in this ancient landscape and as such, we’re proudly local and home-grown.
yb u
e
L
F
Proudly local and home-grown
The Solent
Fi
sh
