Al la Carte Menu:

Starters

Chef’s special salad £4.50
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Watercress soup, cold poached egg (v) £4.50
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Sweetcorn & Chorizo soup (can be vegetarian) £5.00
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Buffalo mozzarella, marinated tomatoes & basil (v) £5.00
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Smoked mackerel rillets en croute, crispy panchetta £6.50
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Grilled sardines, confit vine tomatoes £6.50
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Crispy duck leg, carrot & cardamom puree £6.50
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Black pudding, mustard mash, poached egg £7.50
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Ballontine of salmon, crème fraiche, pickled cucumber £7.50
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Parfait foie gras, fig & date chutney, toasted sour dough £7.50

Main Courses

Baked peppers stuffed with plum tomatoes, garlic & onion (v) £10.50
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Chicken & wild mushroom ballontine, pomme ana, sweet prune jus £12.00
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Baked crab crusted cod, poached salsify & new season garlic £13.00
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Tempura baby vegetables, sweet chilli dip (v) £11.50
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Pumpkin & cashew nut risotto, parmesan crisp (v) £11.00
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Thai roasted sea bass, new potatoes, fresh salad £14.00
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Lancashire hot pot, pickled red cabbage £11.50
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Braised Lamb Shank, Creamed Polenta & Green Beans £13.50
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Crispy belly of pork, seared sea scallops, apple puree £14.50
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Pan-fried turbot, warm new potato salad £14.50
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Roast venison, potato gratin, baby veg, chocolate jus £16.00
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10oz Ribeye £15.50
with hand-cut chips & a choice of the following garnishes:
Béarnaise, Escargot or Au Poive with oysters

Classic Menu

Sausage & mash with onion gravy £9.50
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Shepherd’s pie £10.00
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Steak & London Pride pie, buttered vegetable £10.00
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Talkhouse fish ‘n’ chips £10.50
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Traditional fish pie £10.50
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Venison steak burger & hand-cut chips £11.00
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Chargrilled trout with potato salad & basil oil £12.50
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Pan-roasted chicken with creamed potato & wild mushroom £13.50

Omelettes

Served with fresh garden salad & french fries with a choice of the following fillings:

Cheese & chive £7.50
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Ham & mushroom £8.00
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Smoked salmon & cheese £8.50

Dessert Menu

All our ice creams & sorbets are home made here at the Talkhouse

Warm Chocolate Brownie with Pistachio Ice Cream
Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce & Cinnamon Ice Cream
Panetoni Bread & Butter Pudding with Chocolate & Hazelnut Ice Cream
Carpachio of Pineapple with Orange Sorbet
Manchester Tart with Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream
Chocolate Orange Fondant with Citrus Crisp

All the above desserts are £5.00 each.

Selection of Sorbet & Ice Cream £3.00
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British Cheese Plate with Quince Jelly £6.50

Dessert Wines

Muscat De Rivesaltes 2003 £5.50
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Clos Dady Sauternes 2002 £6.50

After Dinner Port

Taylor’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2000 £4.00
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Cockburn’s Ruby Port £3.90

We serve Liquor coffees – please ask your server for details.

Please see our chalk board for our Home-made Farmhouse Sandwiches. Freshly baked bread with a choice of fillings.
We hope you enjoy your meal with us & look forward to welcoming you back soon

Nibbles for Noshing

£1.95 each - mix & match to create your own personalized platter marinated vegetables-olives-balsamic cherry tomatoes-mozzarella-anchovies-calamari-salami-parma ham
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Small Plates

Grilled chicken satay with peanut sauce £6.50
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Ham Hock Terrine £5.95
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Black Pudding - mustard mash & poached free range egg £6.50
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Smoked Salmon, potato and chive salad, pea & herb dressing £6.95
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Chicken Liver Parfait, balsamic roast figs, rustic bread £6.95
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Crayfish Salad - gem lettuce & cherry tomatoes £6.75
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Soup of the Day £4.75

Country Boards

Share one or have one all to yourself Artisan breads, piccalilli, cucumber & onion salad
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Meat - braised ham hock terrine, pastrami, parma ham & chorizo £9.95
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Fish - house smoked salmon and trout, crayfish, calamari & anchovies £9.95
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Veggie - mushrooms, balsamic roasted tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives & grilled asparagus £9.95
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Ploughmans - ham hock terrine, Oxford Blue, single Gloucester, onion, pear & tomato chutney £11.95

Greens, Pasta & Grains

Jacques - goats cheese, avocado, mixed leaves, pine nuts & raspberry vineagrette modest £6.50 main £9.95
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Classic Caesar - gem lettuce, Parmesian & anchovies modest £4.95 main £8.95
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Grilled Chicken £10.50
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Pan roasted lemon sole - hand picked Devon crab spaghetti modest £7.95 main Ó12.95
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Asian prawns - king prawns, tagliatelle, vegetables & soy sesame chilli dressing modest £8.95 main £13.95
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Risotto primavera - local asparagus, spinach, peas, courgettes parmesan crisp & pesto dressed rocket modest £6.50 main £10.50

Chef’s Creations & Classics

Oxford sausages - creamed mash, onion gravy £9.95
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Fish “n” Chips - Haddock, house made tartar sauce & pea puree £9.95
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Pan roasted chicken breast - free range bird, porcini mushrooms, seasonal greens, creamed mash & a white wine tarragon cream sauce £10.75
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Braised lamb shank - creamy polenta, confit garlic & rosemary demi-glace £13.50
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8oz sirloin or 8oz rib-eye - portobello mushroom, slow roasted tomatoes & hand cut chips £13.95
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steak sauce options - peppercorn, blue cheese, or bearnaise Pan seared yellow fin tuna - classic warm nicoise, you have to try £13.75
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Veggie extra - bell pepper stuffed with spicy lentils & ratatouille £9.50
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Belly pork - crisy pork belly, honey, star anise & pak choi £14.50
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Steak Hache burger - rustic seeded bun, tomato, lettuce, onion, gerkin & chips of course £9.95
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Steak & Ale pie - creamed mash & brocolli £9.95

Sides £2.25 each - we have regularly changing seasonal side dishes, please ask for the fresh update.
Check-out our blackboards for; daily specials, 2 course £9.95 menu details and latest Talkhouse talk about.
One of our stylish en suite bedrooms awaits you, reasonable B&B rates.

We would like to remind you some of our food may contain nuts, bones, even shot. Hope you enjoy your time at The Talkhouse. If we can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to express yourself. Enjoy!