Festive Party menu
Available from 25th November to 23rd December, relax & 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 butternut squash & nutmeg soup
Kentish cobnut & pickled apple
Guinea fowl & leek terrine
Ham hock croqueta, plum ketchup, tarragon aioli
Salt & pepper soft shell crab
Smoked tomato sambal, Asian slaw & pickled kohlrabi
Mains
Roast ballotine of Kentish turkey
Rissole potato, maple glazed chestnuts, seasonal vegetables & homemade cranberry sauce
Crispy monkfish Sweet potato, turnip, mussels, sea veg, saffron sauce
Sweet potato, turnip, mussels, sea veg, saffron sauce
Roast Ironbark pumpkin & chestnut risotto Sprouts, sage pesto
Sprouts, sage pesto
Desserts
Traditional homemade Christmas pudding
brandy custard
Chocolate delice
Clementine & cinnamon ice cream, candied orange
Selection of British cheese
plum chutney & crackers £3 supplement
£38 per person, minimum of 10, advanced bookings only pre orders 7 days prior £25 PP booking deposit
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Grill Night Thursdays
Take a trip down memory lane to the 70's and 80's
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Grill night mains
Baby back marinated ribs, slow-cooked & finished with a smoky BBQ glaze
Triple cooked chips or Jersey mid potatoes & house salad
Grilled charcoal grilled chicken kebabs
Artisan pitta bread, triple cooked chips or Jersey mids & house salad
The Plough Inn beef burger
streaky bacon, rarebit, sesame seed brioche bun, black garlic mayo, spicy tomato chutney & chips
Pineapple glazed smoked 10oz gammon steak
fried egg, peas, triple cooked chips, £19.50
Grill night special, 8oz rump steak and a glass of Pomerol
served with Triple cooked chips or Jersey mid potatoes & house salad
Pork mixed grill
Gammon, sausage, pork belly & black pudding, fried egg, blackberry ketchup, salad & triple cooked chips
Ask about this week’s selection of aged house steaks from £20.00
severed with triple cooked chips or Jersey mid potatoes & house salad
Sauces
Choose from Cafe de Paris butter, Chimi churi, peppercorn or blue cheese
Pub classic light bites & starters
Gordal olives, extra virgin olive oil, lemon & thyme
Homemade organic bread, Ampersand cultured butter or olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar
Local sausages, piperade
Moutabal, pistachio crumb, artisan pitta bread
Devilled whitebait, whisky marie rose, toasted rye bread
Korean fried chicken, spiced, sticky sesame seed sauce
Baked camembert, sourdough bread, spicy tomato chutney & cobnut pesto
Pub classic mains
Local old fashioned sausages made to our own ‘secret’ recipe
tenderstem broccoli, mash potato, apricot relish
Jakes cider battered haddock
tripled cooked chips, peas, tartare sauce
`Proper pie’ please ask for today’s special
chips or mash & seasonal vegetable
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, piperade
Moutabal, pistachio crumb, artisan pitta bread
Baked camembert, sourdough bread, spicy tomato chutney & cobnut pesto
Seasonal soup of the day
Devilled whitebait, whisky marie rose, toasted rye bread
Korean fried chicken, spiced, sticky sesame seed sauce
Pub Classics
Pineapple glazed smoked 10oz gammon steak, fried egg, spring peas, triple cooked chips
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, caramelised roscoff onions, mash potato, rhubarb ketchup
Three bean burger, halloumi, sesame seed brioche bun, sriracha mayo, spicy tomato chutney & chips
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.
Set lunch menu
£19.50 for 2 courses available Wednesday to Friday - don't forget to book so you don't miss out!
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Starters
Ham hock & cornfed chicken terrine, homemade piccalilli, Kentish huffkin
Mains
Tandori gurnard, Bombay sweet potato, green chutney, house bhaji
Desserts
Bread pudding, rum soaked fruit, butterscotch 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
Homemade bread selection with olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar or artisan Ampersands butter
Seasonal soup
Chicken loli pop, ungai glazed ribs, pickled ginger
Grilled sardines, sweet cherry toamto sauce, ver jus gel
St Austell bay mussels, Kentish cider, leek & garlic sauce
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, streaky bacon, rarebit, sesame seed brioche bun, black garlic mayo, spicy tomato chutney & chips
‘Jakes’ cider battered fish, chips & peas homemade tartare sauce
Smoked 10oz gammon steak, brown Burford egg, triple cooked chips
Roast onion squash risotto, sprouts, chestnut & harlequin squash
Children's Traditional Sunday roast choose from beef, chicken or pork/lamb
served with roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables
Children's Battered fish, chips & peas
Children's Italian sourdough pizza, margarita
Children's 4oz beef burger, cheese, salad, brioche bun & chips
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 £4.90, 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
Torched mackerel fillet
dailcon cream, cucumber relish, dill oil
Mexican Scotch egg
salsa crudo, pineapple salsa, smoky chipotle mayo
Stour Valley wood pigeon
fennel almond cream, fermented damson & nasturtium
Mains
12 hours slow cooked pork belly
fruit pig black pudding, fennel puree, curly kale
Onion squash, cumin & honey risotto
roast harlequin squash, chestnuts & tenderstem broccoli
Stone bass cassoulet
seared scallop, mussels, sea fennel, esplette pepper sauce
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.
Outdoor dining menu
Relax with friends and family in the sunshine – available Wednesday to Saturday
Enjoy relaxed outdoor dining with our selection of stone baked pizzas, traditional ploughmans & artisan charcuterie boards - all perfect for sharing
Our menus change with the seasons - the price of using fresh, local ingredients - but this will give you a taste.
Stone baked pizza a la bufala, buffalo mozzarella margarita
Stone baked pizza Proscuitto cotto & wild rocket
Stone baked pizza Sicillian pepperoni & homemade spicy sausage
Stone baked pizza Tuscan chicken, red onion, pepper, courgette & olives
The Plough Inns Ploughman
Homecooked ham, Ashmore cheddar, pickled onions, homemade piccalilli, warm bread & garden salad
Artisan charcuterie board
Cotto, Milano, Coppa, Gordel olives, pickled cornichons, homemade piccalilli & warm pitta bread
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 12 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.
The Sow
Pasta Pomodoro
Local sausage & mash
4oz beef burger, cheese, salad, brioche bun & chips
Battered fish, chips & peas
Italian sourdough pizza, margarita
Italian sourdough pizza, hot pepperoni
Southern fried chicken goujons & chips
To Harvest
Selection of ice creams
Vanilla, Chocolate or strawberry
Chocolate chip brownie
Little grown up drinks
£4.25
Mango & elderflower fizz
Sparkling tropical punch
Apple berry cooler
Coke float
Lemonade float
Peach iced tea
All allergies & intolerances must be discussed with the team at the time of ordering.