MAIN COURSE
If you want a larger starter portion rather than
a main course, or want to share a starter –
that’s fine with us.
All with appropriate potatoes & fresh vegetables
MEAT
CUMBRIAN LAMB RUMP ROAST £13
It’s very helpful if you order dessert with your main
meal – no problem if you decide you’re too full
later
STARTERS
A tender cut of Cumbrian lamb pan-roasted medium-rare with rosemary, with
redcurrant, mint & orange reduction - a firm favourite
DESSERTS
single serve £5 / sharing £7.50
SOUP £4 / £6
Garden pea & mint soup with feta cheese
crouton - V
TARRAGON SUPREME OF CHICKEN £10
Succulent chicken breast with the wing bone, stuffed with tarragon butter, sautéed &
served with a white wine sauce with just a touch of cream
BRAMLEY APPLE CRUMBLE
Baked individually for you, no added sugar –
served hot from the oven with English Lakes
vanilla ice cream
SMOKED SALMON £7 / £12
Oak-smoked Scottish
Salmon, from Annon-on-Solway, with
cornichons, dill sauce, black pepper &
lemon, malted brown bread & butter
LAKELAND BEEF STEAK 1x150g £9 2x150g £13
Juicy flat iron steak pan-fried medium, with baby leaf salad & sautéed potatoes
SAUSAGE AND MASH £10
Billy Bells local sausages, braised with sage & rosemary, served with creamy mash &
ale & onion gravy
FISH
GARLIC MUSHROOMS £5/£8
Garlic mushrooms sautéed in butter with
parsley, lemon and white wine, organic
bread to soak up the juices -V
FETA SALAD £5 / £8
Fresh leaves & herbs, feta cheese,
apricots, almonds & pumpkin seeds
dressed with vinaigrette -V
HUMMUS £5 / £8
Locally made hummus with vegetable
batons, dressed with virgin olive oil &
smoked paprika, with warm pitta bread V
STICKY-GLAZED ROAST SALMON FILLET £12
Fresh Scottish Salmon fillet, glazed with balsamic vinegar & honey, then pan roasted.
Dressed with balsamic & virgin olive oil
FISH PIE £13
Succulent chunks of smoked cod, haddock, salmon & (optional) prawns & mussels in a
light tarragon-scented creamy sauce, topped with mashed potato – ultimate comfort
food, and a highly-praised dish
VEGETARIAN
TAGINE-SPICED ROAST VEGETABLES £11
Colourful mix summer vegetables, apricots, almonds flavoured with Moroccan spices,
served with mint yoghurt , salad leaves & warm pitta bread
PENNE WITH TOMATO & OLIVE SAUCE £9
Pasta with a very tasty sauce with hits of black & green olives, topped with local
sheep’s-milk cheese, finished with fresh herbs & olive oil
QUORN SAUSAGES & MASH £10
Tasty meat-free sausages, braised with age & rosemary, served with creamy mash
and ale & onion gravy
SPECIAL TORTE / TART / CAKE
Ask what I’ve baked today!
Served with ice cream or cream, fresh berries
to suit
FRESHLY PREPARED FRUITS
The best fresh fruits and berries we can get
today, peeled, sliced and diced, served with
ice cream, cream or yoghurt
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Rich, dark moist mousse made with Belgian
chocolate – no cream – no added sugar – but
tastes sinful! (single serve only)
ICE CREAMS & SORBETS
£2 per BIG scoop.
See the boards/mirrors for varieties – as many
scoops as you feel you deserve!
LOCAL CHEESE PLATE £7/£10
3 cheeses served with fresh fruit, biscuits &
home-made damson cheese / chutney
Cafetiere coffees & teas £2
Provenance
Most dishes cooked here to our own recipes, using local fresh ingredients.
We NEVER use pre-prepared meat or fish dishes, and we ALWAYS make our
own desserts from the finest ingredients
DINNER MENU
Our chicken and pork products are free–range or British Farm Assured
– depending on local supply.
Our beef and lamb is ALWAYS Cumbrian or Northumbrian – that’s what
our farmers grow!
We source most of our fresh vegetables and meat –including locally-cured
British bacon – from Pioneer - a successful family firm based in Carlisle.
They ensure that their produce is sourced from local Cumbrian or Border
suppliers.
Our supplier provides the freshest and the best quality fish I’ve bought
anywhere!
We buy Scottish farmed salmon – organically fed where possible.
Sausages are made by Miles at Billy Bell’s in Haltwhistle, who also supply
some of our vegetables, fruit, game and fish.
Eden Valley and Thornby Moor dairies in Cumbria supply award winning
cheeses
Other dairy – milk, cream, butter, free-range eggs – is sourced as locally
as we can from the North Lakes and delivered to our door.
Our sugar is British, our flour is produced by Carr’s in Siloth on the Solway
Served at 7pm
(last orders c.5.30/6.00)
Your meal is freshly cooked to
order – please place your
order with me as soon as you
check-in.
Thank you very much.
Allergies, Intolerances & Warnings
Some dishes contain uncooked or lightly cooked eggs
Some cheeses are made with unpasteurised milk.
I use sunflower oil or olive oil. I often add butter to vegetables
I am required by EU law to declare our status on 14 food groups
to which people may have intolerance (13 Dec 2014)
Whilst we do our best to have knowledge of the ingredients of our food we do not
guarantee that the ingredients, for example, breakfast cereals, sausages, stocks, baked
goods inc. biscuits, yoghurts, ice creams or sorbets are free of all or any of these
potential allergens, The above is not a definitive list. I cannot, for legal purposes,
guarantee any ingredient in any dish has not come into contact with nuts, nut dust or
any other allergen.
If you have any concerns please ask prior to ordering.
We may have specials too
Please ask
I can often easily adapt a dish to suit
dietary needs or preferences gluten-free
or dairy free, or vegan,
Also, please see our note on
allergens
Wines, Ales, Ciders and Spirits as
well as soft drinks are available from
the bar in the Lounge.