Festive Party menu
Available through out December for parties of 10 or more, celebrate with friends, family or colleagues at this special time of year
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Starters
Roast parsnip & ginger soup
mulled pear
Confit chalk stream trout
waldorf salad & rye bread
Lincolnshire haslet terrine
pickles, mustard aioli, organic sourdough
Mains
Roast ballotine of Kentish turkey
fondant potato, maple glazed chestnuts, seasonal vegetables
Cornish hake
sweet potato, turnip, mussels, sea veg, vin jaune sauce
Roast pumpkin & chestnut risotto
sprouts, sage pesto
Desserts
Traditional homemade Christmas pudding
brandy custard
Chocolate mousse
caramel jelly, Cointreau & white chocolate cremeux, sour cream ice cream
Selection of British cheese
plum chutney & crackers £3 supplement
£39 per person, minimum of 10, advanced bookings only pre orders 7 days prior
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Pub Classics
Still being a ‘proper’ pub is really important to us, so we’ve kept our heritage with some hearty traditional pub classic on our menu but more full of flavour than you’ve had before with carefully sourced ingredients made by the same talented kitchen team.
"Fantastic lunchtime meal in welcoming pub with wonderful food"
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Light bites & Sharingboards
Gordal olives, extra virgin olive oil, lemon & thyme
Homemade organic bread, Ampersand cultured butter or olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar
Local sausages, Kentish cobnut mustard & honey
Homemade white bean dip, artisan pitta bread
Baked camembert, pesto, organic sourdough, spicy tomato chutney
Seasonal soup of the day
Homemade artisan crumpet, spider crab, rarebit, thermidor sauce
Kelly Bronze turkey & sausage Scotch egg, wiskey bacon jam, apple puree
Pub Classics
Smoked 10oz gammon steak, brown Burford egg, triple cooked chips, homemade ketchup
Jakes cider battered haddock, tripled cooked chips, peas, tartare sauce
`Proper pie’, chips or mash & seasonal vegetable, please ask for today’s special
The Plough Inn beef burger, streaky bacon, rarebit, sesame seed brioche bun, black garlic mayo, spicy tomato chutney & chips
Local old fashioned sausages made to our own ‘secret’ recipe, tropea onion, king oyster mushroom, shallot puree, mash potato
Conchiglie pasta, enoki mushroom, wild garlic, aubergine & mushroom pesto
Steaks
Our meat is 30 day dry aged, cut and trimmed on the premises to give you the best quality steak. Served with triple cooked chips, crispy onions
Hereford rump steak 8oz
30 day Himalayan salt aged short horn ribeye steak 8oz
Green peppercorn or Blue cheese sauce
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Sunday Lunch
What is more traditional than a good old fashioned roast, but save the faff and leave the cooking & washing up to us. Richards roasts are freshly prepared with the best quality meats and if some of the party aren’t so keen on this delicious piece of British heritage then there are some pub classics to go along side them.
"Absolutely Super - Accompanied by my wife we had Sunday lunch here. We had roast beef which wasn't just good, it was really fantastic."
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Starters
Seasonal soup
Ham hock & wholegrain mustard terrine, pickled onion gel
Wye valley asparagus & wild garlic, soft boiled egg, sour dough toast
Crab & cod fishcakes, sriracha mayo, pea tenderils
Baked camembert, sourdough bread, spicy tomato chutney & pesto (145g/250g)
Mains
Dry aged roast rump beef & Yorkshire pudding, watercress puree
Roast free range chicken & local sausage
Roast orchard pork belly, apple vanilla sauce
Butternut squash nut roast
The above are served with seasonal vegetables & roast potatoes, add a yorkie to your lamb or chicken 50p
The Plough Inn beef burger, cheese, sesame seed brioche bun, chips
‘Jakes’ cider battered fish, chips & peas homemade tartare sauce
Smoked 12oz gammon steak, brown Burford egg, triple cooked chips
Reginette pasta, enoki mushroom, wild garlic, aubergine & mushroom pesto
We are able to offer small portions of the roasts for little people and some of the starters, mains & desserts – please speak to the team for clarification.
Dessert
£9.00
Bramley apple & rhubarb almond crumble, crème anglaise
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, date ice cream
Chocolate mousse, salted caramel, port & figs
Choice of 3 scoops of homemade ice creams & sorbets
Salted brownie & fudge, Vanilla or Hazelnut ice creams
Blackcurrant, Rhubarb or Coconut sorbets
No space for dessert? Why not try our Kentish made chocolate truffles, 4 for £4.80, choose from traditional, boozy or dairy free!
Selection of three British cheeses & oakcakes
£11.50
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Blackboard Specials
Having grown up being told not to play with his food – Richard is in his element with this menu. Both he & Adam bouncing their creative ideas around is a delight to listen to and even better when they are trying out new dishes – I happily volunteer as a Guinea pig! These are refined dishes, fully worthy of their 2 AA rosettes, perfect marriages of flavours carefully executed to give your palate a flavour journey to heaven and a piece of art on a plate to look at.
"The dinner was skilfully prepared and was outstanding quality. It was also extremely good value for the quality. Service is friendly and relaxed with a well coordinated team. I do not understand why Michelin have not given a red bib. It more than deserves it."
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Starters
Red mullet escabeche
grilled artichoke, saffron aioli
Wye valley asparagus tart
pea mousse, brown Burford egg, wild garlic oil
Venison taco
BBQ glaze, spicy curtido, salsa verde
Mains
16hr braised short rib beef,
pomme puree, young carrot, roscoff onion, jus gras
Rye bay seabass, Norfolk brown shrimps
fregola, fennel puree, sea herbs, crab bisque
Muscat pumpkin & chestnut ravioli
pied mouton, pickled chilli & almond pesto
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Christmas Day 2025
Take the pressure off the family this year and let us look after you with arrival drinks from midday and lunch served at 1pm, enjoy Richards Christmas culinary delights. Call us to book, there's not much space left already!
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Starters
Wild mushroom & truffle cream soup, pickled mushrooms, mushroom bon bon
Guinea fowl & ham hock ballotine, heritage baby beetroot, cranberry, sourdough sippets
Torched Cornish mackerel, tomato tartare, dill emulsion, nasturtium oil
White bean dip, spiced garlic oil, artisan pitta
Main course
Traditional roast Kelly Bronze turkey, chestnut stuffing, chipolata, cranberry sauce
Served with roast potatoes, honey roast parsnips & carrots, cauliflower gratin, Brussels sprouts
Venison Wellington, pomme puree, Brussel sprout choucroute, juniper sauce
Roast cod loin, leek, potato & Norfolk brown shrimp ragout
Three bean pithivier, roast butter nut squash sauce
Dessert
Chocolate yule log, white chocolate ganache
Homemade aged Christmas pudding with brandy custard
Selection of British cheese, homemade cider cake & quince paste
Tea or coffee, mince pies, petits fours
Adults £125, Children under 10 £60
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Dessert Menu
"The deserts were to die for - Sticky toffee pudding with stem ginger ice cream, and chocolate brownie with passion fruit sorbet."
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
£9.00
Liquorice cheesecake Beetroot puree, liquorice tuile, liquorice sorbet
Traditional sticky toffee pudding Toffee sauce, glazed banana, banana ice cream
Fig tarte tatin Cannoli & vanilla cream, red wine fig sorbet
Honey panna cotta Yorkshire rhubarb, ginger parkin, rhubarb sorbet
Compliment your dessert with a glass of dessert wine from our wine list, but if you really can’t squeeze in dessert why not enjoy a liquor coffee & handmade Kentish chocolates or an Espresso Martini!
Ice Creams & Sorbets
Choice of 3 scoops of homemade ice creams & sorbets
Peanut butter, vanilla or chocolate brownie ice-creams
Rhubarb, passion fruit or raspberry sorbets
British Cheeses & Ports
Three cheeses with oat crackers & Eccles cake
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Little Farmers
Inspired by our 9 year old Nathan (AKA the Boss) with the children classics for a ‘treat’ meal out, Nathan has also created an activity sheet to occupy your little one plus we have a lovely swing and slide in the garden for them the burn off any access energy – unless it can be bottled for sale as we’d all like to have a little extra energy! Our Little Farmers Menu is designed for children up to 10 years old.
"Very child friendly. Great atmosphere."
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
To Cultivate
Crudites
Garlic bread
Little farmers ploughman’s
The Sow
Tagliatelle, tomato & basil sauce, aged Parmesan
Local sausages, buttery broccoli, & mash
4oz beef burger, cheese, tomato ketchup, brioche bun & chips
Battered fish and chips, tartare sauce, peas
Choice of mini roasts, roast potatoes, vegetables & Yorkshire pudding
(Sunday Only)
To Harvest
Selection of ice creams
Vanilla, Chocolate or strawberry
Chocolate chip brownie
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.