Bistro Lunch - Monday to Saturday, 12.00pm - 2.30pm

Bistro Lunch Menu now Available from 12.00pm - 2.30pm Monday to Saturday. TWO COURSES £7 THREE COURSES £9 Starters Homemade soup of the day served with croutons add bread 50p Quenelle of duck liver, stout and black pudding pate on toasted wholemeal bread with homemade chutney Creamy garlic mushrooms served on crostini Warm mackerel served on toast with a homemade tomato salsa Mains Char grilled chicken served on new potatoes with a Staffordshire Organic cheese and wholegrain mustard sauce Sesame spiced coley served with pesto mash and a green salad Peppered beef and mushroom stroganoff served with creamed potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding Penne pasta with mushroom, cream and cheese sauce Desserts Vanilla cheesecake with butterscotch sauce Chef Sim\'s chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce Vanilla creme brulee

A La Carte Menu

Starters

THIS IS A SAMPLE OF OUR A LA CARTE MENU AVAILABLE LUNCH AND EVENING Homemade rustic tomato soup topped with olive oil croutons served with crusty bread from john\\\\\\\'s mum\\\\\\\'s bakery at Amerton Farm £3.50 Duo of chicken liver and cranberry pate with duck liver, stout and black pudding pate served with granary toast and homemade tomato chutney £3.75 Chorizo, roast pepper and mozzarella stack served with rocket £4 Baked flat mushroom stuffed with goats cheese with rocket and olive salad £4 Mussels cooked in a cream, cider and tarragon sauce topped with crispy bacon, served with crusty bread £5 or with chips as a main £9 Pan seared pigeon breast, crispy smoked bacon and caramelised apple salad with balsamic dressing £4 Potted smoked trout served with Melba toast and cucumber relish £4 Starters to share TAPAS; hot spicy chorizo sausages, frittata, prawns sauteed in garlic butter, olives, alioli and freshly baked bread £9.50 CAMEMBERT: whole camembert with crusty bread £9

Main Courses

THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU WE DO MAKE REGULAR CHANGES TO IT! (BUT NOT TO THE WEB SITE!!) Pub Favourites Char grilled Hereford beef from Morris Buxton, Hadley End Farm, Yoxall served with hand cut chips, homemade onion rings, mushrooms and tomatoes Rump steak £16.50 Add a sauce to your steak; blue cheese or brandy and peppercorn £2 Homemade Staffordshire beefburger topped with smoked bacon and Staffordshire Organic cheese served with hand cut chips and homemade onion jam £9.50 D-cut gammon steak with hand cut chips, free range egg and char grilled fresh pineapple £9.75 Homecooked ham, hand cut chips and two free range eggs £7.90 The Yorkshireman\'s ploughmans lunch with a choice of ham or cheese £9 Something a little different! Tomato, olive and mozzarella savoury bread and butter pudding with rocket and shaved parmesan salad £9 Trio of Johnson\'s of Yoxall sausages served with cream y mash and onion gravy £9.50 Pan fried calves liver with smoked bacon, black pudding fritter, sauteed potatoes and beer gravy £11 Ballotine of chicken served with bacon and onion sauce, provencale green beans and sauteed potatoes £12 Grilled fillet of seabass with Beurre Blanc sauce, crushed lemon and parsley new potatoes with rocket salad £12 Homemade salmon and coley fishcakes topped with a poached free range egg served with a green salad and lemon mayonnaise £9.50 Crepes stuffed with wild mushroom and cream sauce topped with Staffordshire Organic cheese with tomato parmentier potatoes £9

Side Orders

Homemade onion rings £2 Garlic bread £2 Garlic bread with staffordshire organic cheese £3.25 Freshly baked bread with homemade dips £3 Our own hand cut Chips £2 Side salad £2 Seasonal vegetables £2.75 New potatoes topped with French butter £2 Bowl of olives £2

Sandwiches & Salads

All served on freshly baked bread from John\'s mum\'s bakery at Amerton Farm; white or granary with homemade crisps and rootslaw ALL £4.50 Homecooked ham with tomato salsa Posh cheese on toast with a choice of roasted tomato or onion Bacon, Brie and cranberry on toasted bread Rare roast beef sandwich with homemade onion jam Toasted goats cheese, onion marmalade and rocket sandwich Open prawn sandwich with homemade Marie Rose sauce Cajun chicken toasted sandwich with garlic mayonnaise, cucumber and lettuce Homemade fishfinger sandwich served with tartare sauce (the landlady\'s favourite!)

Puddings

Homemade Desserts £4.50 Dark chocolate fondant served with vanilla ice cream Warm apple and sultana crumble served with vanilla custard Rich chocolate torte with a walnut biscuit base served with chocolate ice cream Vanilla creme brulee served with chocolate brownie Homemade warm frangipane tart served with vanilla ice cream A selection of cheeses with biscuits Individual plate £4.90 Platter to share £8.25 ideal after desserts for the table to \\\\\\\"pick at!\\\\\\\" We have dessert wine and a good selection of Ports, Whiske\\\'s and Brandys on offer

Hot Drinks

We have an extensive wine list ranging from Chilean Sauvignon through to a classic Pouilly Fume, and Australian Shiraz through to a great Italian Amarone As a FREEHOUSE we are please to suport our local breweries and stock BLYTHE BREWERY Hamstall Ridware BAGGOTS BITTER 3.8% BLYTHE BREWERY Hamstall Ridware PALMERS POISON 4.5% FREEDOM BREWERY Abbots Bromley FREEDOM 4 -A 4% Staffordshire lager FREEDOM BREWERY Abbots Bromley FREEDOM ORGANIC 4.8% LAGER STOWFORD PRESS CIDER FROM Herefordshire FREEDOM BREWERY Abbots Bromley STOUT FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE SUPPLIED TO US BY CHARLTEY COFFEE STAFFORDSHIRE