Dine at Torquays Oldest Pub
This charming pub has it's own restaurant where you can enjoy a range of fantastic wines to compliment your meal.
Our staff are on hand to ensure your visit in a most enjoyable one and, like most customers, you will be longing to return!
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Evening Menu 17.30pm ~ 21.00pm
Check the Chef’s Board for our Daily Specials
(v)* Vegetarian (VE)* Vegan (GF)* Gluten free
Starters
Soup of the day £7.95
Homemade soup of the day served with crusty bread
Ham Hock Terrine £9.95
Homemade ham hock terrine served with toasted brioche and pickles
Crab Bisque £13.95
A Classic French soup made using fresh local crab, served in a large bowl with fresh crusty bread
Bloody Mary King Prawns £12.95
A cocktail of king prawns in Bloody Mary sauce and salad prawns in a Marie Rose sauce, served with crispy leaves and buttered wholemeal bread
Honey Glazed Baked Brie Pot £10.95
A piping baked pot of finest French brie glazed with honey, infused with garlic and rosemary, served with toasted brioche and red onion chutney (V)*
Garlic Mushrooms £9.95
Mushrooms sauteed in garlic and white wine, topped with cheddar or vegan cheese and baked in the oven, served with garlic bread (V or Ve)*
Mussels Mariniere £13.95 or £24.95
Fresh local mussels cooked in white wine with garlic and shallots, finished with cream and served with crusty bread or chips. Available as a starter or a main.
Side Orders
Garlic Bread (Ve)* £5.95
Garlic bread with cheese (V)* £7.95
Crusty bread with butter (V)* £3.95
Mains
Lamb Shank £27.95
Slow braised lamb shank served with a red wine and port jus, braised red cabbage, dauphinoise potatoes, seasonal vegetables (Gf)
Spiced Plum Duck £25.95
Pan seared duck breast served with a spiced plum sauce, braised red cabbage, dauphinoise potatoes, seasonal vegetables (Gf)*
Braised Steak £19.95
10oz beef steak slowly braised in Ferrymans Ale, served with a choice of potatoes and peas (Gf)*
Steak and Ale Pie £17.95
Tender beef steak slowly braised in Ferrymans Ale, puff pastry lid, chips and peas*
Curried Lentil Cottage Pie £16.95
Curried lentil cottage pie topped with saag aloo potatoes and either vegan or cheddar cheese. Served with garlic bread and salad (V or Ve)*
Fish and Chips £17.95
Classic cod and chips in Ferrymans batter with house tartare sauce,
hand cut chips and peas*
Scampi and Chips £17.95
Deep fried breaded scampi served with house tartare sauce, hand cut chips and peas*
Chicken £16.95
Chicken breast in a creamy white wine sauce with bacon and mushroom, hand cut chips and peas*
Lambs Liver £16.95
Pan fried with bacon and served in our caramelised onion gravy, with mashed potatoes and peas*
Homemade Beef or Mixed Bean Chilli £16.95
Homemade hearty chilli of beef or mixed bean (Ve), served with rice and tortillas*
Lasagne £16.95
Beef or vegetable lasagne with garlic bread or chips (v)
Mains
~FRESH FISH~
Trio of Fish £28.95
Pan fried fillets of seabass & lemon sole with garlic king prawns, Mediterranean veg, honey & basil dressing & a choice of potatoes( GF)*
Lemon Sole £23.95
Pan fried fillets of Lemon Sole served in a lemon caper butter, seasonal vegetables, choice of potatoes (Gf)
Seabass £23.95
Pan fried fillets of Seabass served with mediterranean vegetables, honey basil dressing, choice of potatoes (GF)*
~FROM THE GRILL~
10oz Ribeye Steak £26.95
Finest quality 28 day matured Ribeye steak cooked to your liking and served with sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomato, dressed rocket leaves and chips. Add garlic king prawns in butter £6 (Gf)
6oz Fillet Steak £27.95
Finest quality 28 day matured Fillet Steak cooked to your liking and served with sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomato, dressed rocket leaves and chips. Add garlic king prawns in butter £6 (Gf)
Steak Sauces
Peppercorn sauce/ bacon and mushroom sauce/ onion gravy/ £2
Beef Burger £16.95
Homemade beef burger made to our inhouse recipe served in a brioche bun, with hand cut chips, side salad and burger relish, onion ring
Chicken Burger £16.95
Griddled whole chicken breast fillet served on a brioche bun, with hand cut chips, side salad and burger relish, onion ring
Vegan Burger £16.95
Finest quality plant based burger made by the Moving Mountains company, served in a toasted bun with hand cut chips, onion ring, side salad and burger relish
Burger extras - add cheddar or vegan cheese £1.50/ add bacon £1.50/
*Dauphinoise potatoes or seasonal veg, add £1.00 for each unless included in the description
Salads
Duck Winter Salad £25.95
Pan fried duck breast served on a bed of mixed leaf with peppers, cucumber, red onion, croutons, with pickled wild mushrooms, sauteed button mushrooms, dressed in a wild mushroom and madeira dressing
Seabass Nicoise £19.95
Pan fried fillet of Seabass on a bed of dressed leaves topped with a soft boiled egg, capers, cucumber, peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, green beans, new potatoes (Gf)
Caesar Salad with Chicken or Prawn £16.95
Classic Caesar salad with crispy gem lettuce, Chicken or King Prawns, Caesar dressing, shaved parmesan, crispy bacon bits
~Kids Menu~
All ´@ £9.95
Chicken Nuggets, chips and beans
Beef or veg Lasagne, garlic bread, salad
Fish Goujons, chips and peas
To follow with a scoop of ice cream add £3
~Sides~
Side salad 4.95
Portion of chips 4.95
Chips and cheese 6.95
Dauphinoise potato 5.95
Braised red cabbage 3.95
Seasonal vegetables 3.95
Desserts
Please ask your server for today’s choice of desserts
Lovington's Ice Cream
Luxury West Country dairy ice cream made with the finest ingredients
Two scoops of any of the following delicious flavours:
Vanilla, Strawberry, Rum & Raisin, Honeycomb
All £6.95
Selection of Cheeses
A selection of cheeses (cheddar, stilton, brie, red Leicester)
with our chutney garnish & crackers
£11.95
Lunch Menu 12.00pm ~ 2.30pm
Check the Chef’s Board for our Daily Specials
(v)* Vegetarian (VE)* Vegan (GF)* Gluten free
Chef’s Home Made Soup & Fresh Bread Roll £6.95
Please ask your server for today’s choice
Soup & Sandwich £12.95
Homemade soup of the day with cheese or ham sandwich
Ham, Egg & Chips £13.95
Home cooked ham, 2 fried eggs & hand cut chips
8oz Beef Burger £15.95
Home made prime mince, pan fried burger topped with fried onions, served with chips & salad garnish
Fresh Brixham Mussels (when available)
Brixham mussels cooked in white wine & garlic, served with fresh bread
Starter 12.95
Main £21.95
Curry of the Day £12.95
Chef’s home made curry served with rice & Naan bread
Battered Cod & Chips £16.95
Freshly beer battered cod fillet served with hand cut chips & peas
Lasagne (Beef or Vegetarian) £15.95
Topped with melted cheese, served with chips & salad garnish
Whole Tail Scampi £16.95
Served with hand cut chips, peas & side salad
Seafood Platter £23.95
Crab, Prawns, smoked salmon & scampi with crispy lettuce & Marie Rose Sauce
Sandwiches with salad garnish
Cheese £7.95
Ham / Tuna Mayonnaise £8.95
Prawn & Marie Rose sauce £9.95
Crab £12.95
Ploughman’s lunches
served with pickles, crusty bread & salad
Cheese – Cheddar &/or Stilton £12.95
Home cooked Ham £12.95
Toasted Sandwiches with salad garnish
Cheese £8.95
Ham & Cheese £9.95
Jacket Potato with salad garnish £9.95
Cheese / Tuna Mayo / Baked beans & cheese
Prawns / Brie & Bacon £11.95
Extra Fillings £2.00 each
Baguette with salad garnish & chips
Cheese / Tuna Mayo / Cheese & Bacon
Prawn & Marie Rose sauce / Roast beef & fried onion £14.95
Portion of Hand Cut Chips (with cheese + £1.50) £4.95
Portion of Garlic Bread (with cheese + £1.50) £5.45
Sunday Lunch 12.30pm ~ 2.30pm
(v)* Vegetarian (VE)* Vegan (GF)* Gluten free
Starter
Chefs Soup Of The Day
Served with crusty bread and butter
Ham Hock Terrine
Made in house, served with toasted brioche and pickles
Classic Prawn Cocktail
Dressed in Marie Rose sauce and served on a bed of crispy leaves
Main Course
Succulent Roast
Choice of Topside of Beef, Shoulder of Pork, Leg of Lamb, Turkey Breast or Chicken Breast
Cashew Nutroast (Ve)
Made to our own recipe with flavours of garlic and thyme, served with a vegetable gravy
Baked Cod
Served in a lemon caper butter (+£3.00)
Vegetable Lasagne (V)
Topped with melted cheddar, served with salad of vegetables
All our main courses are accompanied by Chefs Tripple Cooked Roasties and a selection of seasonal vegetables
Dessert
Please ask todays server for todays choice of homemade desserts
1 course £16.95, 2 courses £22.95, 3 courses £28.95
Sunday Lunch
Bar Menu
~Soup~
Chef’s homemade soup with crusty bread
£7.95
~Sandwiches~
All served with salad garnish
Cheese £8.95
Ham £9.95
Prawn £10.95
Crab £13.95
~Soup & Sandwich~
Soup of the day served with a cheese or ham sandwich
£13.95
~Portion of chips~
Chef’s hand cut chips
£4.95
Chef’s hand cut chips with cheese
£6.95
A Rare Oasis
“A very pleasant real old pub with ale and good food but most important, a lack of stag/hen night clientele. A rare oasis in this town.”
– www.qype.co.uk
Loads of Character
“A Fantastic traditional pub with loads of character and a cozy feel. I visited on holiday but if I lived locally, then I can promise you that I would definitely be a regular in this place. It is near the harbour and the main street so it’s convenient and well worth seeking out.”
– Pubs Galore.
Excellent Beer
“This is an excellent pub. The oldest in the town. Tucked away just off the front in Torquay. Lots of polished wood and brass. Excellent beer quality – local brews. Well worth seeking out.”
– www.qype.co.uk