The carte · Printed at 4:30 pm

Tonight’s menu.

One page of food, rewritten every afternoon. Order three small plates between two, then a pasta or a main. Everything comes to the table when it is ready.

Vegetarian

Vegan

Gluten free

Dairy free

01 · Course

Small plates

To start, or to share. Order three between two.

Burrata, tomatoes, warm bread

£11

Creamy burrata, tomatoes ripened on a windowsill in Kent, olive oil from Sicily and bread from our own oven.

Roast cauliflower, whole

V · GF

£19

A whole head roasted for two hours in brown butter, with a red pepper sauce and toasted almonds. Made to share.

Oysters, three or six

GF · DF

£4

Native rock oysters from the Alder estuary with shallot vinegar and lemon. Priced each.

Green soup, sorrel oil

VG · GF

£9

Nettle, spinach and sorrel blended smooth, finished with a spoon of cold sorrel oil.

Tomato salad, warm bread

£12

Three kinds of tomato, red onion, oregano and a little vinegar. Only on the card from July to October.

Bread and cultured butter

£5

Sourdough baked at four every afternoon, served warm with butter we make ourselves.

02 · Course

Pasta

Rolled by hand every morning. Half portions on request.

Handmade pappardelle, slow ragu

£17

Egg pasta rolled by hand each morning, with beef shin cooked for six hours in red wine.

Tagliatelle, brown butter, sage

£15

Silky ribbons in brown butter with crisp sage and aged hard cheese.

Spaghetti, chilli, garlic, crumb

£14

Simple and hot: olive oil, garlic, chilli and toasted breadcrumbs. The staff meal, promoted.

Green risotto, herbs, lemon

V · GF

£18

Carnaroli rice cooked in a herb stock and finished with lemon and parmesan.

03 · Course

Mains

Cooked over charcoal or in the oven, with a side included.

Duck breast, greens, jus

GF · DF

£29

Dry-aged duck breast roasted pink, wilted greens and a deep duck jus.

Lamb rack, potatoes, salsa verde

GF · DF

£34

Salt-marsh lamb from Alderney Farm, crushed potatoes and a sharp green sauce.

Seared fish, saffron butter

£27

The day's fish, skin crisp, on a pool of saffron butter with fennel.

Steak, carrots, béarnaise

£32

Dry-aged rump from a herd fifteen miles away, glazed carrots and béarnaise.

Salmon, greens, lemon

GF · DF

£26

Line-caught salmon baked with dill, new potatoes and a lemon dressing.

04 · Course

Puddings

Made in the kitchen by our pastry chef.

Lemon meringue tart

£9

Sharp lemon curd, a crisp pastry case and a toasted meringue.

Berry tart, cream

£9

Seasonal berries on vanilla custard with cream from Alderney Farm.

Dark chocolate, olive oil, salt

V · GF

£10

A dense chocolate cake with olive oil and sea salt, served with cold cream.

Cheese, quince, crackers

£13

Three cheeses from the cellar, quince paste and oat crackers.

05 · Course

Wine and drinks

By the glass or the bottle. Always ask for a taste.

Orange wine, Friuli, glass

£9

Skin-contact white with tea and apricot notes. 125 ml, or a bottle for 42.

Red, Loire, glass

£8

A light red from the Loire, served slightly cool. 125 ml, or a bottle for 38.

Sparkling, English, glass

£11

Fine English sparkling, poured to order. 125 ml, or a bottle for 55.

House negroni

£10

Gin, bitter and sweet vermouth stirred over one large cube.

Non-alcoholic pairing

£18

Four small glasses of shrubs, ferments and juices, chosen to match the menu.

A well-stocked bar with stools and seating

Wine list · 140 bottles

The list is short on labels and long on stories.

Every bottle has a line of tasting notes written by whoever bought it. Ask for the list at the table or read it online before you come.

Corkage is £20 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Bring something old and we will find the glasses.

Book a wine tasting

Good to know

Allergies, groups and the small print.

Allergies

Tell us when you book and again when you sit down. Every dish has a full allergen sheet at the pass.

Service

A discretionary 12.5% is added to the bill and shared equally between kitchen and floor.

Groups

Tables of seven or more eat from a set menu. Write to us and we will send it within two days.

Children

Half portions of any pasta at half the price, and a highchair if you ask.

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Reserve a table

Private dining