Sharing Plates

Trio of Greek dips with pitta bread & olives £7.25
Whole baked camembert rustique with paprika, crusty bread & pickles £11.50
Hor’s d’ouevres – a platter of smoked trout, parma ham, smoked salmon, goats cheese & mushroom tart, paprika chicken, olives & shredded smoked duck, served with chunks of bread & oils £12.95

To Start

Choice of homemade soup with crusty bread from £4.50
Tuna melt on foccacia bread with a medley of leaves £5.00
Chicken, pine nut & apricot pate served with warm toast £5.50
New Zealand green lipped mussels topped with a salsa & melted cheese £6.00
Mushroom & brie filo parcels witha richtomato chutney £5.50
Lemon & chive infused crayfish tails on a bed of fennel slaw £6.00
Beef carpaccio on a bed of spring leaves with a redcurrant dressing £6.00
Home-cured gravadlax served on a baby leaf salad, celeriac sticks & a horseradish mayonnaise £5.50
Asapargus, pan fried with chilli & garlic set on a bed of crisp leaves £5.50

The Main Event

Traditional Lancashire lamb hotpot topped with potato & cheese served with fresh vegetables £8.95
Roasted pork belly on a bed of mashed potatoes with a green pea stew £7.95
Slow cooked blade of beef wrapped in a crepenette with dauphinoise potatoes, mange tout & a red wine jus £10.50
Grilled rump steak with homemadechips, mushrooms and salad £13.50
Pan-fried Dover sole served witha caper butter sauce,new potatoes & vegetables £13.50
Homemade gourmet ‘Moo Moo’ burger served with chips and salad £8.50
Wivenhoe skate wing pan-fried with a caper & lemon butter served with new potatoes & fresh vegetables £12.50
Slow roasted lamb shank on a bed of braised cabbage with bramley apple served with mashed potatoes £13.95
Duck breast in black bean sauce with stirfry vegetables & noodles £14.50
Tiger prawn sauted with a sweet chilli sauce served with mashed potatoes & green beans £12.50
Chicken infused with lemon & thyme, topped with asparagus served with sauté potatoes & a thyme jus £11.95
Marrow filled with raisin & walnut rice served with a rich tomato sauce & a dressed salad £8.95
Chicken, leek & stilton pie served with homemade chips & a dressed salad £9.50
Roasted pepper filled with vegetable cous cous, topped with Boursin cheese and a rocket and Parmesan salad £10.50
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables in a Pompadour sauce topped with melted goats chees

Make sure you leave room for our wonderful homemade desserts

Naughty but nice!

All of our desserts are homemade and we especially source the most delicious ice cream from a dairy inDevonwhich from time to time, make ice creams especially for us.

Blackforest gateaux served with cream £5.00
A selection of fine ice cream from Salcombe Dairy in Devon £4.50
Mango & coconut cheesecake with a fresh raspberry coulis £5.00
Fruit crumble served with hot custard £5.00
Bakewell tart served with Cornish clotted cream £5.00
Glazed orangeswith a cherry compote & served with vanilla ice cream £5.00
Raspberry crème brulee with a cinnamon twist £5.00
Cheeseboard with crackers, homemade chutney, celery and grapes £6.50 (with port £8.50)
If you’re struggling to decide…….why not have a bit of everything!
Choice of 4 £9.50 (enough for 2)
Choice of 5 £12.50
The Full Monty – a bit of everything £14.50
(Excludes cheeseboard and chocolate mousse)
We have a choice of fresh ‘bean to cup’ coffees and can make speciality liqueur coffee to order.

We have a choice of fresh ‘bean to cup’ coffees and can make speciality liqueur coffee to order.

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee that nut based products have not been in contact with these dishes. Also, there may be small bones and/or shrapnel in our fish, meat or game dishes. Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements and we will do all we can to accommodate you.

The Kings Head at Gosfield, The Street, Gosfield, Halstead, Essex. CO9 1TP Telephone: 01787 474016