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The menu varies slightly during the year, but here is a sample of what may be on offer :

Home made soup of the day served with crusty bread or roll and butter.  

375

Fresh creamed garlic mushrooms on toast with salad.  

475

Grilled sardines on toast with salad garnish.  

475

Fresh sausages, real mashed potato and garden peas.

575

Baked beans on toast (Heinz) (White, Brown or Granary bread) with salad garnish. 

375

Tomato, Mozarella and Avocado salad drizzled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar. 
(Without avocado - Less 100)  

525

Assiette de charcuterie ? Platter of Ham, Salamis and other cured meats with Crusty bread and generous side salad. 

525

Toasties ? Served with generous salad garnish (State White, Brown or Granary bread and filling) 
(Extra fillings + 25 or 50. On Wheat free bread (genius) + 50)  

From 300

Salade Savoyarde ? Dressed, mixed green salad, with lardons (warm Bacon bits), Walnuts and grated Emmental cheese. 

525

Ploughmans  A platter of seasonal salad, Apple, Crusty bread, Coleslaw, Pickled onion and choice of : 
Cheese (Ask for availability of varieties) + pickle,
Thick cut dry cured ham + mustard,
Ardennes pate (Course cut premium Belgian pork)

575

Tin Miners  Hot Cornish pasty, Apple, Coleslaw, Pickled onion and Salad garnish.

575

Egg Mahonnaise  Locally sourced egg on a bed of seasonal green salad, with mahonnaise and crusty bread. 

525

 

Chilli con Carne  Home made to our own recipe using fresh beef mince, kidney beans, chillies, pulses and seasonal vegetables, served on a bed of wholemeal rice, Tortilla chips and garnish. Cooked for taste, not just heat so let us know if you want it any different ! 

575

Lasagne - Beef Lasagne, made and cooked on the premises, accompanied by a green salad.  

575

Chorizo hot pot ? Very rich and warming combination of Spanish Chorizo sausage, sliced red potatoes, Red wine, Garlic and Red onions, sprinkled with cheese and baked. 

675

Jacket potatoes ? Oven baked jacket potatoes rubbed with Olive Oil and Salt with clean crispy skins. Choice of fillings available : Cheese, Beans, Ham, Salami, Onion.  

400

Tuna mayo or Chilli.  

475

All served with generous side salad. Extra fillings 0.25 except Tuna or Chilli 0.50  

Cakes and Desserts :

 

Toasted Tea cake ( 2 halves) served warm with butter. 

175

Dorset Cream tea ? Scone, Butter, Jam (Strawberry or Black Cherry), Clotted cream and a pot of house tea. 

395

Home made cakes : Ask for todays selection, which will always be made by us and usually include a selection of the following : 

 

Dorset Apple cake (Warmed moist sponge with real apple chunks, cinnamon and crunchy top) and served with choice of cream. 

250

Carrot and Banana cake (A very moist and dense cake made with fresh grated carrot and banana) with a rich cream cheese and vanilla topping. 

250

Ginger cake (Rich, dark, ginger infused sponge with crunchy brown sugar sprinkling) 

175

Victoria sponge (Rich, traditional sponge with Buttercream and raspberry jam filling) 

175

Kandahar cake (A rich, dense sponge profusely speckled with poppy seeds, infused with real lemon juice and topped with a vanilla icing made with fresh cream).  

225

Plain flapjacks (Just Oats, Syrup, Butter and Sugar).  

125

Fruit flapjacks (With real Apricot pieces).  

150

Ginger flapjacks (With a rich ginger fudge topping and a hint of ginger in the base).  

175

Teas and Tisanes (Click here for the Specialist Tea Menu)

 

We pride ourselves on offering what is probably the widest range of quality Teas, Tisanes and Infusions in Poole. We also offer a very wide range of serving options including Pots of all shapes and sizes, cups, mugs and Tea in bags or loose. For the full range of Tea options ask for the separate Tea menu. Below is just a small sample of what we can offer the discerning tea connoisseur :

 

Pure Kenya single estate tea imported and packed locally by Blendings of Poole (House tea) 

130

Tregothnan English estate tea. Grown in Englands only tea plantation near Truro in Cornwall. Comes with free tea information leaflet.  

175

Varietal teas ? Ceylon, Assam, Darjeeling, Keemun (All superior graded). 

150

Green tea

150

Earl Grey

150

Tisanes ? Rooibos (South African Red Bush tea ? naturally caffeine free) 

150

Decaffeinated tea

140

 

 

With all teas you pay for the bag(s) or leaves, not the size of the Pot, Mug or Cup. If you prefer your tea especially strong or weak, or would like more hot water, just ask.

 

Milk served will be semi-skimmed unless otherwise requested. Milk is not normally served with Green tea, Rooibos or Fruit teas. 

 

 

 

Coffees, derivatives and Other drinks 

 

Regular ?Courtyard? filtered coffee per cup 

160

Latte, Cappucino, Mocha 

190

Espresso 
(Double) 

160 (190)

Hot chocolate or Horlicks 

210

Baby Lattes, Chocos and Chinos (Small milky versions of anything above in small cups for under 12s only)  

100

Flavoured Milk drinks(Chocolate, Strawberry or Banana)made with organic Welsh milk.  

160

Milk by the glass

100

Organic 100% Apple based fruit juices from Chegworth Farm (Ask for available varieties ? All absolutely outstanding !) 

150

Fentimans traditional 'adult' soft drinks - Try them and you won?t ever drink any other??.. 

195

Ty Nant Bottled water (Carbonated / Still) 

160