Starters £9.50

Smoked gammon and split pea soup with crème fraiche and crispy gammon

Cullen skink with pale smoked haddock, potatoes and leeks

Baked black pudding on pistachio pesto with Mrs. B’s Rowan and apple jelly and toasted thins

Roasted butternut squash and broccoli tart with grilled Emmental

Chicken liver and whisky pate with Mrs. B’s apple butter and toasted farm house bread

toasted crumpet with hot smoked salmon, crayfish in Café 52’s Marie Rose sauce and fresh dill

Smoked mackerel pate with pickled ginger and toasted Rosemary and sea salt focaccia

Main Courses £18.50

Smoked mackerel fillet with Sicilian caponata

Oyster mushroom Spanish tortilla with winter thyme, caramelized sticky onions, garlic and butter. Served with French onion cream velouté

Tartiflette with shredded smoked gammon, sticky caramelized buttery onions, cream, garlic, potatoes and Stilton

Grilled courgettes and aubergines, pistachio pesto with oven roasted tomatoes and Mrs. B’s bramble vinaigrette

Ox cheek slow cooked in red wine with winter garden herbs

Chicken breast in a tarragon, cider and cream sauce with crispy bacon and fresh herbs

Sharing platter £18.50

A wonderful selection of hand-picked favorites for 2 people sharing

 

Side Dishes £4.50

Home-made chips

Parsnips with sea-salt and honey

Crispy fried Scottish kale – with sweet chili sauce

Rosemary and sea salt focaccia

New potatoes with Rosemary and garlic oil

 

 

Sample menu – subject to change

Tapas £5 per dish

Cullen skink

Smoked mackerel and caramelized red onion pate

Gammon, potato, leek and parsley casserole with ham stock

roasted red pepper and coriander humus

butternut squash curry with chic pea, fresh coriander and crème fraiche

grilled aubergines with confit onions

chicken breast with spiced Indian pickled mayonnaise

Sprats with a garlic and lemon crème fraiche

chicken stew with Indian spiced pickle, yoghurt and fresh curry leaves

Mushroom and Strathdon blue bruschetta

Roasted red pepper and courgette tartlet with Strathdone blue

 Mark’s home made meatloaf

Peppered pastrami with pineapple and tomato salsa

home dried tomatoes and pistachio pesto

Creamy new potato salad

 

Selection of deli meat £7

Smoked ham, Italian salami and pastrami

 

Mini cheese board £7

Smoky style Cheddar/Taleggio/ Strathdon blue

 

Antipasto Platter £18.50

A wonderful selection of hand-picked favorites for 2 people to share

 

Side dishes £4.90

Home-made chips

Fried parsnips with maple syrup

Hot rosemary and sea salt focaccia

Crispy kale with sweet chilli sauce

White wine

Chacabouco Viognier, 2023, 13%  (175ml glass £7.50 / Bottle £26.95)

A delicious peachy viognier…. bursting with, well peach and other juicy stone and tropical fruit. The refreshing acidity from it’s high altitude origin really brings a zing to this white wine 

 

Murphy’s Chardonnay, Australia, 2023, 13.5%  (175ml glass £7.50 / Bottle £26.95)

A beautifully clean, unoaked Chardonnay from the Big Rivers area on the borders between South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. The warm mild weather helped create this near perfect Chardonnay, with tropical fruits and a long refreshing citrusy finish. I like this a lot

 

Les Vignerons, colombard sauvignon, France, 2023, 12% (175ml glass £7.50 / Bottle £27.00)

Crisp and refreshing with hints of grapefruit, tropical fruits and lemon with a clean zippy finish, a very drinkable wine indeed. ‘simply beautiful’

 

Indaba Chenin Blanc, South Africa, Western Cape, 2023, 13% (Bottle £34.00)

Alive and kicking with honeyed pear, honeydew melon and kept in check with the sharpness of red apple. Spot on!

 

Rose

Rose, Big Top, white zinfandel, California, 10% (glass 175ml £7.90 bottle £29.00)

Easy drinking white zinfandel full of fruit aromas from grapes harvested in California. Light bodies and refreshing, this wine is rich in red berry fruit flavours

 

Prosecco

Amori Prosecco, Italy, 11% (glass £8.90/ bottle £32.00)

So, when you think prosecco, you think sweet, sparkling, but fundamentally one dimensional. Think again. Firstly, this is a delightfully crisp and elegant prosecco with vibrant apple and crisp pear notes and a delicate, floral and fruity finish that keep on giving. In other words, “it’s absolutely delicious”

 

Champagne

Champagne J-M Gobillard, Brut Tradition, France, 12.5% (£43.50)

Forget the glitz this is has soul. I’ve met the maker and his family and they’re lovely, kind and hospitable people making superb Champagne. This is gentle, elegant, beautifully balanced and harmonised with ripe apple.

 

Fabulous Spanish Sherries £9.95

Fernando de Castilla, Pedro Ximenez.15% vol

Thick, dark and syrupy with essence of figs and dried fruit

Fernando de Castilla, Ollo Roso. 18% vol

Light, aromatic, mellow bronze colour an served chilled

Fernando de Castilla, Armontillado. 17% vol

Amber in colour with a smooth nutty flavour,  served chilled, a fantastic pre dinner drink!

Magnificent ports £9.00

Taylors Vintage port 2017. 20% vol

Superb with cheese, dark chocolate or berry flavoured desserts.

Krohn, Porto Lagrima, White.20% vol

A fine developed aroma with a floral and fruity character, richness and balance. Serve chilled

 

Red Wine

Pe Tinto, Portugal, 2023, 13% (175ml glass £6.50 / Bottle £25.50)

Created by an Australian wine maker in the Alentejo region of Portugal, Pe Tinto is just ticket with its brambles and blackcurrants in abundance. A must.

 

Ca’di Ponti Nero D’Avola, Sicily, Italy, 2022, 14% (175ml glass £7.90 / Bottle £29.00)

Volcanic soils and intense sunshine whacking out bundles of black cherries, smoke and plums. Yes please!

 

Les Oliviers Grenache Noir, Languedoc, France, 2022, 14% (175ml glass £8.90 / Bottle £32.00)

Hitting the nail right on the head this 100% Grenache from the South of France has nuances of strawberries and red cherries.  Its silky soft and splendidly spicy. Don’t just sit there, order a bottle.

 

Bianai, Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain, 2022, 13.5% (Bottle £28.00)

I love Spain, I really do. And I really love Rioja. This is one of the wines I had the pleasure of drinking in May 2017 with a group of wonderful people. This Tinto is young, fresh, ripe, loaded with juicy plum and dark cherries very easy to drink.

 

Chacabuco Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2023 13.5.% (Bottle £32.00)

A nose of plum, damson and black cherry fruit. Smooth, soft tannins, a clean acidity and a hint of spice, just Delicious.

 

Santa Alba Carmenere, Curico, Chile, 2023, 13.5% (Bottle £34.00)

With a distinguished history originating in Bordeaux, The Chileans have embraced the Carmenere grape variety that’s characteristics are not dissimilar to Merlot. This is intense, dark, mysterious even, with notes of chocolate, vanilla and bucket loads of brambles. Belter.

 

Chȃteau Carbonac, Corbiѐres France 2022, 13.5% (Bottle £36.50)

With deep red reflections an intense bouquet distinguished by notes of dark fruit and spices On the pallet this wine produces wonderful expressions, absolutely fantastic.

 

Rioja Vega Tempranillo Colleccion, Rioja, Spain, 2022, 14% (Bottle £42.00)

This is outstanding. This is a multi-layered red of heavenly proportions. This is a celebration of quality, class, skill, love and passion that will take you on a trance like journey.  You will not feel in the least bit guilty when you knock your yoga classes on the head and invest in this instead!  And breathe..

 Soft drinks

Fresh orange juice (Tropicana) / Cranberry juice: £3.50

San pellegrino Limonata (cloudy lemonade) 330ml cans: £3.50

San pellegrino Aranciata (sparkling orange) 330ml cans: £3.50

Cawston press sparkling cloudy apple 330ml cans: £3.50

Cawston press sparkling Rhubarb and apple 330ml cans: £3.50

Deeside sparkling natural mineral water, 750ml: £5.50

Deeside sparkling natural mineral water 250ml: £3.50

Coca cola 330ml bottle: £3.50

Coke zero 330ml: £3.50

Old Jamaica ginger beer 330ml can: £3.50

Tonic water/ slim line tonic: £3.50

Rauch fruit juice (originally from Austria, absolutely superb and ultra-tasty)

Pineapple, strawberry, pear, peach, mango: £3.95

Lemonade bottle: £3.50

Irn bru 330ml bottle: £3.50

 

Segafredo coffee

Black coffee / Espresso: £3.50

Cappuccino / Latte: £3.95

Mocha: £4.50

Segafredo hot chocolate: £4.50

Double Espresso / Flat white: £4.50

 

Tea

Pot of breakfast tea: £4.00

Fabulous loose tea: £5.50

Fill your pot with a choice of:

Earl Grey / Chamomile / Peach with flowers / Japanese cherry green tea

Fresh mint Tea: £5.50

 

 

Beers

Budweiser Budvar 5.0% Vol, 500ml £6.50

A true quality lager from the Czech Republic

 

Erdinger, wheat beer 5.3 % Vol 500ml £6.90

Gently spicy, lively and harmonious, every sip leaves you wanting more

 

Birra Moretti 4.6% vol 330ml £5.50

Italian brewed lager with a special blend of high-quality hops, creating a smooth full body beer, whole meal top notes and delicate citrus under notes, delish.

 

Estrella Damm 4.6% Vol, 330ml £5.50

Refreshing and versatile with a strong hoppy character but no bitter taste

an easy drinker

 

Corona Extra (Mexico) 4.5% Vol, 330ml £5.90

Trip the `light’ fantastic

 

San Miguel, 0.0% vol, 330ml £5.50

Malty notes of barley deliver a subtle roasted flavour with balanced bitterness a great refreshing non-alcoholic lager

 

Erdinger 0.0% vol 500ml £6.00

Distinctively refreshing favour of our isotonic thirst-quencher Erdinger

 

Ciders

Thatchers gold, apple cider 4.8% vol, 500ml  £6.90

A “Sensory ram-raid of bitter apples”

 

Henry Westons, vintage apple cider 8.2% vol 500ml £6.90

Crafted from bittersweet apples this vintage cider is slowly matured, spending time in a traditional oak cask which ensures its exceptional taste. Rich and fruity apple cider, smooth, rounded, medium dry to taste.

 

Fabulous Spanish Sherries £9.95

Fernando de Castilla, Pedro Ximenez.15% vol

Thick, dark and syrupy with essence of figs and dried fruit

Fernando de Castilla, Oloroso. 18% vol

Light, aromatic, mellow bronze colours and served chilled

Fernando de Castilla, Amontillado. 17% vol

Amber in colour and has a smooth nutty flavour, serve chilled as a pre-dinner drink!

 

Magnificent ports £9.00

Taylors Vintage port 2017. 20% vol

Superb with cheese, dark chocolate or berry flavoured desserts.

Krohn, Porto Lagrima, White.20% vol

A fine developed aroma with a floral and fruity character, richness and balance. Served chilled

 

 

Cocktails

Elderflower Gin fizz £8.50

Gin with elderflower cordial, tonic garnished with fresh fruit

Prosecco elderflower glass £8.50

Prosecco with elderflower cordial

Pimm’s £8.50

Pimm’s and lemonade with orange, cucumber, fruit and mint

Aperol spritz £7.50

Prosecco, Aperol with a splash of soda, garnished with fruit and mint

Mimosa £8.50

prosecco, fresh orange juice garnished with a orange slice 

Negroni £8.50

Campari, rosso vermouth and gin garnished with an orange slice

Margarita £8.50

Tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice served with a slice of lime

Old fashioned £ 8.50

Bourbon, Angostura bitters with an orange slice

Amaretto sour £7.50

Amaretto, fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup, shaken and served with an orange wedge

Cosmopolitan £8.50

Vodka, Cointreau, Fresh lime and cranberry juice garnished with fresh fruit

Espresso Martini £8.60

Espresso coffee, kahlua, shot of vodka, sugar syrup, shaken with ice 

Baileys espresso £8.60

Espresso coffee, baileys. vodka, sugar syrup shaken with ice 

Liquor coffee £8.50

Double espresso, your choice of liquor with a layer of cream and a coffee bean garnish