The Birch

Starters & Lighter Dishes

• Additional Bread & Olives

  • per person£2.50

• Fresh Soup of the Day£5.95

• Pork & Bramley Apple Terrine£7.50

  wrapped in Parma ham, served with a spiced apricot and tomato chutney and sourdough toasts

• Tandoori Chicken Skewer£7.75

  with spiced potato, onion and spinach fritter and coriander yoghurt

• Smoked Haddock Risotto£7.75

  with garden peas and a soft poached egg

• Pear & Cashel Blue Cheese Salad£6.75

  with red and yellow endive, caramelised pecans, watercress and walnut oil

• Leek, Wild Mushroom & Gruyere Cheese Puff Pastry Tartlet£6.95

  with a rocket and pine nut salad

Ciabattas

• Ciabattas

  Choose from our daily selection of fillings, served with a mixed leaf salad and French fries

  • Starting at£7.95

Pastas

Gluten-free pasta also available

• Wild Mushroom & Courgette Fettuccine£10.95

  in a creamy tarragon sauce, finished with crispy basil and aged parmesan

• Seafood Linguine£12.95

  with Atlantic and King prawns, white wine, garlic and red chilli in a tomato and basil sauce, topped with wild rocket

Salads

• 'The Birch' Caesar Salad£7.95

  bacon lardons, garlic chicken, mixed leaves, quail eggs, croutons, aged parmesan and Caesar dressing

• Thai Beef Salad£14.50

  strips of beef with a crispy fragrant salad and spicy Thai style dressing

• Superfood Salad£6.95

  beets, sweet potato, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, edamame, avocado, pine nuts, pomegranate and citrus dressed rocket

Mains

• 'The Birch' Chargrilled Fillet Steak Burger£13.95

  in a toasted brioche bun with Woburn smoked bacon, your choice of mature Cheddar or blue cheese, tomato chutney, onion, gherkin and crisp lettuce, served with battered onion rings and a choice of French fries or hand cut chunky chips

• Sustainable Beer Battered Fillet of Fish£13.95

  served with tartare sauce, crushed buttered garden peas, chunky chips and a lemon wedge

• Pan Roasted Pork Cutlet£14.50

  with roasted rosemary and garlic new potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and caramelised apple puree

• Honey Glazed Confit of Duck£14.50

  with savoy cabbage, haricot beans and black pudding

• 'The Birch' Chef's Platter£15.50

  Ask for today's selection

• Butternut Squash, Leek & Sweet Potato Crumble£12.50

  with buttered new potatoes and house salad

From the Griddle

Steak

Steaks ordered by the oz (minimum 6oz). All steaks are served with air dried plum tomato, chargrilled flat mushroom, watercress and a choice of hand cut chunky chips or French fries

• Fillet of British Beef

  • per oz£3.80

• 28 Day Hung British Sirloin

  • per oz£2.95

• Home Counties Ribeye Steak

  • per oz£2.85

Fish & More

Included in the price is your choice of 2 items from 'Side orders'

• Sea Bass Fillet(s)

  with mango salsa and burnt lemon wedge

  • (1)£15.95
  • (2)£19.95

• Fish of the Day

  with accompanying sauce

  • Market Price

• Crevettes x 5£13.95

• Marinated Chargrilled Chicken£14.25

  ask for today's marinade

• Marinated Chargrilled Halloumi£12.95

Side Orders

£3.50 each

• Thyme & Garlic Dauphinoise Potatoes

• Hand Cut Chunky Chips with Sea Salt

• Crisp French Fries

• Red Cabbage & Beetroot Slaw

• Steamed Market Greens in Herb & Lemon Butter

• Cherry Tomatoes

  pickled red onions, mixed leaf & basil salad

Sauces

£2.95 each

• Creamy Green Peppercorn & Brandy

• Café de Paris Butter

• Red Wine

Desserts

• Freshly Made Desserts

  A selection of freshly made desserts available

  • Starting at£6.50

• Artisan Farmhouse Cheese Board

  • Starting at£8.95