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The kitchen, the bar, the chalkboard

Lunch, dinner, and a quiet pint.

Tom cooks. Eleanor pours. The chalkboard changes when the box from the farm changes. Booking is sensible Friday to Sunday, less so on a Wednesday.

The Kitchen

Twelve farms, twenty miles, four nights a week.

Tom cooked at a one-star place in Bath for nine years before we bought the freehold. He knows what to do with a piece of meat. He also knows what to leave alone.

We work with twelve farms within twenty miles. Three local breweries on draught. The wine list is short on purpose: thirty bottles, every one of them chosen and tasted by Eleanor. Nothing is on the menu because a sales rep brought it round.

“If a thing is in season within twenty miles and it is good, it is on the chalkboard. If not, it is not.”

Tom Gresham, Head Chef

Lunch

Wednesday to Sunday, 12:30 to 14:30. Two courses £28, three courses £35.

  • A soup of what came in this morning

    Bread from the bakery in the next village

  • Salt-marsh lamb, anchovy, mint

    From the farm at Otter’s End

  • Whole plaice, brown butter, capers

    Day-boat from the south coast on Wednesday

  • A pudding from the chalkboard

    Often involving fruit. Sometimes involving custard.

Dinner

Wednesday to Sunday, 18:30 to 21:00. Three courses £55, kitchen menu £80.

  • Beetroot, walnut, our own labneh

    Beets from the kitchen garden

  • Roe deer, dauphinoise, sloe gin jus

    From the estate two villages over

  • Turbot, brown shrimp, chervil

    Day-boat from the south coast on Friday

  • Tarte fine, crème fraîche, plum

    When the plums are ready, and not before

A short list, three breweries, and a fire.

Three local breweries on draught. Thirty wines on the list, every one chosen by Eleanor. Cocktails are on the chalkboard at the bar, made by whoever is on the night. Eleanor’s gin and tonic uses rosemary from the kitchen garden and a coupe glass.

Open

When the kitchen and the bar are open.

Wednesday
Lunch 12:30 to 14:30. Dinner 18:30 to 21:00. The bar from 12:00.
Thursday
Lunch 12:30 to 14:30. Dinner 18:30 to 21:00. The bar from 12:00.
Friday
Lunch 12:30 to 14:30. Dinner 18:30 to 21:30. The bar from 12:00.
Saturday
Lunch 12:30 to 14:30. Dinner 18:30 to 21:30. The bar from 12:00.
Sunday
Lunch only, 12:30 to 15:00. The bar from 12:00.
Monday & Tuesday
Closed. The kitchen rests, and so do we.

Book a table.

Two working days, always to a reply from one of us. For Friday and Saturday evenings, sooner is better.

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Wednesday is the quietest night. The food does not know that.