A La Carte

Starters

Price

Roasted onion & thyme veloute

Goats cheese croute & crispy onions

£7.50

Colchester rock oysters

With shallot vinegar, lemon & tabasco

£3.50 £18.25

Tuna tacos

Siam dressing, pickled kohlrabi & coriander

£13.50

Smoked mackerel pate

Pickled mouli, fennel creme fraiche, dill & croutes

£10.00

Roasted butternut squash bruschetta

Whipped feta, truffle & thyme honey

£8.50

Smoked haddock fishcake

Buttered leeks, creme fraiche & caviar sauce

£9.50

Deep fried squid

Beansprouts, broccoli stem, red pepper & kung pao dressing

£9.50

Salt beef spring roll

Pickled gherkin ketchup, celeriac remoulade, onion & chive crumb

£9.50

Pear, beetroot & Roquefort salad

Candied walnuts & andive

£8.50

Six Dorset snails in garlic butter

With Welsh rarebit on sourdough with rocket cress

£8.50

Traditional pork scotch egg

Nduja mayonnaise, parsley & watercress sauce

£8.50

Classic prawn cocktail

brown bread & butter, lemon

£9.50 £14.00

Steamed Mussels

Price

Moules Mariniere

£12.50 £21.00

Thai green curried mussels with lime & coriander

£12.50 £21.00

ample with bread or generous with skinny fries

Grills

Price

Thick cut lamb chops (2/3)

£25.00 £34.00

British 28-day 300g Sirloin Steak

£35.00

Shalford Pork Cutlet

£20.00

All served with skinny fries or new potatoes & baby gem lettuce with roasted garlic & parmesan aioli & your choice of either peppercorn or Bearnaise sauce

Harwich Crab

Price

Harwich Crab

These are subject to availability as we work with the local fishermen to bring you the freshest local produce

Mains

Price

Beer battered Cod or Haddock

thick chips, minted mushy peas & tartare sauce (gluten free option available)

£17.95 £18.95

The pier double beef & bacon burger

with smoked gouda, gherkin & ketchup, skinny fries & onion rings

£18.50

The Pier classic fish pie

with a side of buttered greens

£18.50

Pork tenderloin in a parsley crumb

pork croquetta, hasselback potatoes, squash puree, kale & red wine jus

£19.00

Poached & charred hake

squid ink pasta, buttered samphire, mussel & saffron cream

£19.00

Cauliflower steak

polenta chips, caramelised shallot puree & bearnaise sauce

£16.50

Wild mushroom risotto

broad beans, peas, maderia reduction

£16.00

Pan fried stonebass

curried cauliflower puree, saag aloo, onion bhaji, caper, raisin & pine nut dressing

£22.00

Market fish

please ask for today's choice

Chicken supreme with basil mousse

potato terrine, King oyster mushroom & romanesco cauliflower

£21.00

Roasted venison haunch

creamed potato, beetroot puree, quince bonbon & red wine jus

£25.00

Side Dishes

Price

Baby gem lettuce with roasted garlic aioli

£4.25

Buttered brassicas

£4.25

Thick chips or Skinny fries

£4.25

Buttered tenderstem broccoli with smoked almond & chilli butter

£4.25

Roasted chantenay carrots with truffle & thyme honey

£4.25

Hasselback potatoes with nduja mayonnaise & parmesan

£4.25

All at 4.25

Dessert Menu

Price

Apple & cinnamon upside-down cake

oat crumble, crème anglaise & rum soaked raisins puree

£8.00

Glazed lemon tartfrangipane tart

meringue kisses, blueberry compote & mascarpone cream crumble, kirsh & black cherry compote, clotted cream

£8.00

Tiramisu crème bruleepanna cotta

, dark chocolate cream & chocolate madeleines

£8.50

Chocolate marquise

salted caramel & hazelnut ice cream & honeycomb granola, lemon gel & Chantilly cream

£9.00

Poached pear pavlova

, Pedro Ximénez sauce, pear gel, crème fraiche cream & pistachio crumb

£8.00

Choux au craquelinsponge

blackberries & crème diplomat

£9.50

Selection of cheese & biscuits, celery, grapes & chutney

Black Bomber Cheddar, Wensum white goats cheese, Smoked Dapple, Stilton.

£9.50

Selection of ice creams & sorbets

Chocolate/Vanilla/Strawberry/Strawberries and cream/Sicilian Pistachio/Coffee/Cherries & Cream/Raspberry/Lemon

£5.25 £6756.75

Vegan / Vegetarian Menu

Price

Pear, beetroot & chicory salad

with candied & pickled walnuts

£7.00

Roasted onion soup

onion bhaji, curried golden raisin & pinenut dressing

£7.50

Butternut squash brusschetta

feta, toasted pumpkin seeds & maple

£8.00

Wild mushroom arancini

King oyster mushrooms, salt baked celeriac puree & crisp cavolo Nero

£15.00

Thai green vegetable curry

rice noodles, coriander & lime

£14.50

Moroccan chickpea burger

harissa mayonnaise & skinny fries

£15.00

Chocolate brownie

coconut caramel sauce & coconut ice cream

£8.50

Pear & apple crumble

vanilla ice cream

£8.00

Gelato & Sorbet

Chocolate/Vanilla/Strawberry/Coconut

£5.25 £6.75

Price

Chargrilled broccoli & chickpea flat bread

Pomegranate, mint & molasses dressing

£7.50

Crunchy hoisin vegetables in baby gem cups

toasted sesame seeds & rice noodles

£6.50 £10.00

Roasted celeriac soup

Toasted hazelnuts & chives

£7.00

Moroccan chickpea burger

Harrisa mayonnaise, red onion, tomato & coriander

£15.00

Roasted butternut squash

Sri Lankan lentil dhal, spinach & pickled red onion

£14.50

Cauliflower & almond korma

Pilau rice, garlic naan, poppadom & mango chutney

£15.00

Pear & apple crumble tart

vanilla ice cream

£7.00

Almond rice pudding

caramelised figs

£7.00

Kids Menu

Kids

Classic prawn cocktail

£6.25

Garlic bread

£5.25

Traditional smoked salmon with lemon

£5.75

Battered cod & chips

with garden peas

£8.25

Sausage & Mash

vegetables & gravy

£8.25

Cheeseburger & skinny fries

£8.25

Chocolate Brownie

vanilla ice cream

£5.75

Syrup sponge pudding

with custard

£5.75

Ice cream sundae

£5.50