Spring Menu 2026

Please see the blackboards for daily specials

 

To nibble on

Home-baked focaccia, oil & balsamic glaze £4.50 (ve)
Herbed mixed olives £6.50 (gf, ve)

 

Spring Signature Starter
Local asparagus, Jersey Royal potatoes, bacon lardons and poached egg £11.50 (gf)​

Starters & Small plates

Soup of the week (please see the specials board), homemade focaccia £7.50 (gfo)
Crispy poached egg, chorizo jam, smoked mashed potato £9.50
Grilled fresh sardines, sauce pil pil, sourdough toast £8.50 (gfo)
Bang-bang cauliflower, sriracha sauce, sesame seeds, home-pickled red onion (ve, gf) £8.00
Fresh tagliatelle, basil pesto £7.50/14.00 (v)
(Add sautéed king prawns £7.00)

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Spring Signature Main
Slow-braised brisket cottage pie, buttered peas £20.00 (gf)

Mains

The Cricketers’ Famous toasted steak sandwich, red onion jam, hand-cut chips £16.00 (gfo)
Pan-fried calf’s liver, streaky bacon, creamy mash, seasonal greens, red onion jus £22.00
Cricketers burger, either: Buttermilk chicken, zingy slaw, spicy mayo, hand-cut chips £18.00 (gfo) or
8oz home-ground beef, smoked cheddar, bacon, hand-cut chips £20.00 (gfo)
Battered South Coast pollock, crushed minted peas, hand-cut chips, tartare sauce £18.00 (gfo)
Puy lentil, butternut squash, halloumi, pomegranate and walnut salad £17.50 (v, gf, veo)
8oz Dry-aged sirloin steak, onion rings, hand-cut chips £30.00
Add peppercorn, chimichurri or garlic butter £3.00 (gfo). Add sautéed king prawns £7.00

 

Sides

Hand-cut chips £4.50 (gf) Add truffle & Parmesan £1.50

Loaded brisket chips £11.00
Onion rings £4.50 (ve)
Buttered seasonal greens £4.50 (v)
Zingy house slaw £3.50 (ve)

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Desserts

Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, Dylan’s vanilla ice cream £9.00 (v)
Dark chocolate nemesis, fresh raspberries, granola, raspberry sorbet £9.50 (v, gfo)
Lemon posset, stewed rhubarb, biscuit crumb £9.50 (v, gfo)
Afogato – espresso shot, Dylan’s vanilla ice cream £4.50 (v, gf)
Selection of Dylan’s ice creams and sorbets £4.00 (v, veo, gf)
Old Winchester cheese, local Steep honey, artisan crackers, homemade chutney, celery £13.50 (v, gfo)

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Kids' Menu​

Fresh Tagliatelle Bolognese  - £10.00
Buttermilk chicken served with hand-cut chips & home slaw - £10.50

Local sausages & mash - £10.00 
Fish & chips, garden peas £10.00

 

Please contact us with any special dietary requirements.

V=vegetarian, GF/GFO= gluten free/option available, VG=vegan/option available