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Gluten Free dieters please see dishes marked 'GF' for naturally gluten free dishes or those that can be amended, which will include substituted gluten free bread.
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£7
Sutton Hoo Chicken and Mushroom Risotto, with white truffle, and shaved Parmesan (GF)
£7
£6
Roasted and Smoked Cauliflower, served with a British quinoa salad and tahini dressing (v) (GF)
£6
£6.5
Crab and Coley Fish Cake, with rocket and poached duck egg (GF)
£6.5
£7
Thai Spiced Tempura Pork Fritters, Asian style vegetable salad, chilli, ginger and lime pickle (GF)
£7
£7
Gressingham Duck, Black Pudding & Potato Terrine, with piccalilli, barm bread crostini and toasted hazelnuts (GF)
£7
£6.5
Wood Pigeon, Cream Cheese and Smoked Paprika Kiev, with red cabbage slaw and Aspall BBQ sauce (GF)
£6.5
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£17
Slow Cooked Blythburgh Pork Belly, served with Boulangère potato, creamed leeks, roasted spring onions and Aspall cider sauce (GF)
£17
£20
Gressingham Duck Breast, cauliflower puree, honey glazed carrots, buttered baby potatoes, pak choi and five spice jus (GF)
£20
£17
Braised Lamb, Pea and Mint Shortcrust Pie, with creamy mash, sprouting broccoli and a redcurrant reduction
£17
£17
Marinated Beef Bavette, served rare, with hand cut rosemary fries, sautéed mushrooms, roasted tomato and garlic butter (GF)
£17
£16
Ben’s Bangers, served on mustard mash, with cabbage, onion rings, crispy bacon and red wine jus
£16
£18
Parmesan Sutton Hoo Chicken Breast, saffron potatoes, spring greens, basil pesto, and a garlic, truffle & herb cream sauce (GF)
£18
£15
Suffolk Blue Cheese, Broccoli and Walnut Gnocchi, served with dressed rocket, broccoli fritter and garlic baguette (v)
£15
£17
Baked Fillet of Coley, on homemade tagliatelle in a creamy mushroom sauce, with local asparagus (GF)
£17
£16
Wood Pigeon Breasts, served with fondant potatoes, with wild mushrooms, hispi cabbage and red wine jus (GF)
£16
• • • • • DESSERTS & CHEESES • • • • •
£6.5
Marbelled White Chocolate Millionaires Tart, served with Alder Tree blackcurrant ice cream and honeycomb crumb
£6.5
£6
Caramel Panna Cotta, with ginger bread and almond tuile
£6
£6.5
Rhubarb and Vanilla Meringue Tart
£6.5
£6.5
Apple Bread and Butter Pudding, with calavados crème anglaise
£6.5
£6
Carrot Cake, topped with cream cheese, served with candied walnuts and orange puree
£6
£4
Duo of Alder Tree Suffolk Cream Ices, please ask for flavours
£4
£8
Gold, Blue & Brie Cheese, from Suffolk Farmhouse Cheeses, with homemade chutney, apple and crackers
£8
Gluten Free Desserts are available, please enquire for further details
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Homemade Soup of the Day, with farmhouse bread (v)
Thai Style Crab Cakes, served with dressed leaves and chilli jam
Ben’s Smoked Ham, Potato and Herb Terrine, with chutney, rocket and locally baked bread
Pan Roasted Pigeon Breast, on mixed leaves with smoked bacon, rosemary croutons and Caesar dressing
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Jacob Lamb, Spinach and Feta Filo Parcels, served with crushed potatoes, mint yoghurt and salad
Cider Battered Fish of the Day, with hand-cut chips, house salad and tartare sauce
Confit Suffolk Guinea Fowl, served in a Thai style curry sauce with sticky jasmine rice
Mushroom, Caramelised Onion and Suet Pudding, with creamed carrots and cabbage (v)
Ben’s Creamy Pork and Mushroom Casserole, with mash potato and seasonal vegetables
• • • • • DESSERTS • • • • •
Limoncello Pannacotta, served with homemade biscotti
Rhubarb and Chantilly Cream Choux Pastries, with orange and rosemary curd
Walnut and Almond Chocolate Torte, served with Alder Tree vanilla ice cream
Warm Treacle Sponge, served with toffee sauce and crème anglaise
• • • • • SANDWICH MENU • • • • •
£6
Homemade Soup of the Day, with farmhouse bread (v)
£6
£7
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£12
Guinea Fowl Salad; Breast of Suffolk guinea fowl, with crispy chorizo, apple and toasted walnuts sml/lrge
£7
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£12
£7.5
Ben's Bangers; our own home reared sausages served in a baguette, with mustard mayo and roasted shallots
£7.5
£7.5
PLT; Cajun spiced pigeon breast, with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, served in a baguette
£7.5
£8
Fish Fingers; homemade fish fingers served in a white bloomer with tartar sauce and dressed rocket
£8
£8
Gressingham Duck; oriental spiced confit duck served warm in a baguette, with mixed leaves and chilli jam
£8
£7.5
Cheese and Tomato; Suffolk blue cheese, with sliced tomato, fruit chutney and dressed rocket, served in a baguette (v)
£7.5
£7
Half of any baguette and today's homemade soup
£7
£3
Hand cut chunky chips
£3
All of our sandwiches are served in locally baked bread with a salad garnish. We can substitute any bread on our menu for Gluten Free bread
Gluten Free dieters please see dishes marked 'GF'
This is an example menu, our Sunday menu changes weekly.
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£7
Pigeon Breast Salad, with smoked bacon, rosemary croutons and caesar dressing (GF)
£7
£7
Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto, served with parmesan shavings and dressed rocket (v) (GF)
£7
£8
Thai Style Cromer Crab Cakes, with chilli jam and mixed leaves
£8
£6
Homemade Soup of the Day, served with locally baked bread (GF) (v)
£6
£7
Black Pudding and Free Range Poached Egg, with crispy chorizo, on an apple and red onion salad
£7
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£16
Roasted Haunch of Wild Venison (GF)
£16
£16
Roast Leg of Jacob Lamb (GF)
£16
£16
Roast Loin of Ben's Rare Breed Pork (GF)
£16
£16
Roasted Topside of Suffolk Beef (GF)
£16
All served with a homemade Yorkshire pudding, Ben's stuffing, crispy roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and finished with traditional thick gravy (Smaller portions are available for children)
£16
Chef's Fish of the Day (GF)
£16
Chef's Meat Special (GF)
£14
Chef's Vegetarian Option (GF)
£14
• • • • • DESSERTS & CHEESES • • • • •
£7
Rhubarb and Cream Choux Pastries, with orange and rosemary curd
£7
£6
Today’s Homemade Cheesecake
£6
£7
Double Chocolate Brownie, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
£7
£6
Limoncello Panna Cotta, with homemade biscotti (GF)
£6
£4
Duo of Alder Tree Cream Ices (GF)
£4
£10
Suffolk Cheese Selection, with apple chutney and spelt crackers
£10