Home-made Seasonal Winter Soup

Our famous home-made soup of spiced butternut squash served with granary bread

Prawn, Crab and Avocado Platter

Plump Norwegian prawns, white crab meat and ripe avocado topped with Marie Rose sauce set on a bed of samphire, pink grapefruit and gem lettuce

Karl’s Home-made Warm Onion Tarte

Served with balsamic glaze and salad with baby tomato confit

Stilton & Garlic Mushroom

Baked Portobello mushroom stuffed with breadcrumbs, garlic, sherry, butter and Stilton cheese, baked in the oven until sizzling

Parfait of Local Duck and Cherry

Local duck parfait glazed with cherry, served with toasted sourdough

Local Hand Carved Turkey

Ray Bates, Knowle Green turkey, hand carved, served with spiced red cabbage, Brussel sprouts with silver skin onions and bacon lardons, mashed carrots and swede, festive chestnut stuffing, roasted potatoes and roast gravy

28 Day Aged 10oz Rump Steak

30 Day Aged 8oz Rib Eye Steak

(£6 supplement)

30 Day Aged 8oz Fillet Steak

(£10 supplement)

All steaks are chargrilled to your liking, served with balsamic roasted shallot, watercress, tomato confit, Maitre d’Hotel butter and Owd Nell’s thin fries. A choice of sauces - au poivre, Diane, or blue cheese

Owd Nell’s Festive Canalside Burger

Two 4oz prime pork and apple patties, melted Garstang White cheese, cranberries, smoked streaky bacon, fresh slaw, gem lettuce, pigs in blankets, Owd Nell’s fries on toasted sourdough bun

Fillet of Sea Bass and Mussels

Pan fried fillet of sea bass, local mussels, cooked in a hot pot of white wine, shallots, parsley, coriander with a hint of turmeric and fresh cream (£4 supplement)

Short Rib of Local Beef

Sweet pickled shallot, Garstang White mashed potato, mulled wine red cabbage, shaved Brussel sprouts with onions and bacon, black garlic sauce (£6 supplement)

Butternut Squash Wellington

Butternut squash, roasted, mixed with rice and lentils, wrapped in puff pastry, baked until golden. Served with dressed leaves and chips

Wild and Forrest Mushroom Risotto

A selection of mushrooms, creamy risotto, finished with Parmesan cheese and truffle

Hot Christmas Plum Pudding

Served with warm brandy sauce

Canalside Lemon Tarte

Dusted with icing sugar, garnished with crème Chantilly, mint leaf and red currants

Warm Chocolate Brownie

Rich milk chocolate brownie, chunks of caramel and chocolate, drizzled with warm salted caramel sauce and served with Walling’s honeycomb ice cream

Apple and Cinnamon Crumble

Bramley apples cooked with cinnamon, topped with crunchy crumble and served with custard

Cheese Board (£2 supplement)

Garstang White, Colton Bassett Stilton, Sandham’s Tasty Lancashire, Sandham’s Creamy Cheddar