The Barn Menu

Menus at a fixed price with dishes selected from the a la carte menu (see a la carte for dish descriptions)

Menu A - 2 courses £12.50

2 Courses (main plus starter or dessert) £13.50 (not available Friday and Saturday evenings)
 3 Courses plus coffee £18.50 (always available)

Starters

  • The Barn pâté
    Home-made smooth pate served with a tomato and red onion chutney and Melba toast

    Rocket, pear, pine nut and Parmesan salad
    Dressed with virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

    Parmesan crusted crayfish
    Served on a bed of mixed leaves with a lemon and tarragon mayonnaise

    Bruschetta
    Grilled foccacia bread topped with slowly roasted tomatoes flavoured with olive oil, basil and garlic

    Soup of the day

Main Courses

  • 8oz Rump steak

    Roasted butternut squash filled with a wild mushroom stroganoff
    Served with rice

    Grilled pork loin
    Served on a bed of caramelised apples served with a calvados sauce

    Local free range chicken breast
    Topped with bacon and Swiss cheese on a bed of fresh tomato sauce

    Beer battered haddock
    Served with chips, mushy peas and a home-made tartare sauce

    Bangers and mash
    Local Speldhurst sausages served with a mustard mash, gravy and topped with parsnip crisps

    Fresh poached pear and Stilton salad
    Served with a drizzle of walnut oil

    Free range chicken and mushroom tagliatelle
    Chicken breast cooked in a cream, mushroom and thyme sauce with fresh tagliatelle

    All served with your choice of potato and vegetable of the day or mixed salad unless otherwise stated

Desserts

(See seperate menu)

 

Full A la Carte Menu

STARTERS...

  • Pint of prawns 'shell on' £5.45

    Served with brown bread and butter.

    The Barn pâté £4.75

    Home-made smooth pâté searved with a tomato and red onion chutney and melba toast.

  • Deep fried brie £4.75

  • Served with cranberry sauce.

    Black Pudding and Bacon Stack - £4.95

    Served with a dijonnaise sauce and topped with a fried egg.

  • Rocket, pear, pine nut and Parmesan salad (v) £4.75

    Dressed with virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

    Moules Mariniere - £5.75

    Mussels cooked in a white wine and cream sauce with a touch of garlic, served with bread and butter.

  • Bruschetta £4.75

    Grilled foccacia bread topped with slowly roasted tomatoes flavoured with olive oil, basil and garlic.

  • Parmesan crusted crayfish £5.45

    Served on a bed of mixed leaves with a lemon and tarragon mayonnaise.

  • Soup of the Day £4.25

MAIN COURSES...

28 days aged British steaks

All served with grilled tomato, mushrooms, home-made onion rings and a choice of potatoes. Plus your choice of sauce: Dijonnaise mustard, pepper or the Barn's own steak sauce (a creamy white wine sauce with sundried tomatoes, bacon and a touch of garlic)..

  • 8oz Rump Steak £12.45
  • 8oz Sirloin Steak £14.75
  • 8oz Fillet Steak £17.45

Surf and turf £17.45

8oz sirloin steak and tiger prawns cooked with garlic butter.

The mixed grill £17.45

8oz rump steak, local Speldhurst sausage, lamb cutlet, black pudding and a fried egg.

  • Local free range chicken breast £10.75

    Topped with bacon and Swiss cheese on a bed of fresh tomato sauce.

  • Roasted butternut squash filled with a wild mushroom stroganoff £8.95

    Served with rice.

  • Rack of lamb roasted with a herb and pistachio crumb £12.45

    Served with a redcurrant reduction.

    Grilled pork loin £11.75

    On a bed of caramelised apples with a balsamic reduction. Served with new potatoes.

  • Tender prime braised steak £11.75

    Slowly cooked in a rich gravy and served with mustard mash.

  • Roasted whole rainbow trout £10.45

    Served with tomato and coriander chutney.

  • Beer battered haddock £9.75

    Served with chips, mushy peas and a home-made tartare sauce.

  • Free range chicken and mushroom tagliatelle £10.75

    Chicken breast cooked in a cream, mushroom and thyme sauce with fresh tagliatelle.

  • Bangers and mash £8.95

    Speldhurst sausages with a leek and potato mash, gravy and topped with parsnip crisps.

Fresh poached pear and Stilton salad £8.45

Served with a drizzle of walnut oil.

  • The classic chicken Caesar salad £9.95

  • Made in the traditional way with a poached egg, bacon and free range chicken.

All served with a choice of potato and vegetable of the day or a mixed salad unless otherwise stated.

SIDE ORDERS…

  • All £1.50...

  • Mushrooms pan fried in olive oil
  • Creamed Spinach
  • Grilled tomatoes

DESSERTS…

All Home Made Priced at £4.45

  • Caremlised Rum Bananas

    Served with rum and raisin ice cream

  • Cherry Bakewell (N)

    Served with vanilla ice cream
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding
  • Served with butterscotch sauce and coffee ice cream

  • Hot chocolate pudding

    Rich dark chocolate sponge topped with a chocolate sauce

  • Baileys Cheesecake

    Served with cream

  • Toffee, apple and pecan crumble pie (n)

    Served hot or cold with ice cream or fresh cream

  • Rum Bread and Butter Pudding

    Served with vanilla ice cream

  • “Eton Mess”

    A delicious blend of crushed meringues, berries, puree of raspberries and fresh cream

  • Cheese and Mini Port

    Stilton, Cheddar and brie served with celery, crisp biscuits and butter
ICE CREAM AND SORBETS £3.25

Choose any three flavours from our home made ice creams

COFFEE…

  • Cappuccino £1.75

    Served with Ameretti biscuits

  • Filter Coffee £1.75

    Freshly brewed coffee served with chocolate mints

  • Coffee in a Glass “The Floater” £2.00

    Served in a glass with sugar and a generous topping of cream

  • Double Expresso £1.75

    Served with Ameretti biscuits

  • Connoisseur Coffees £2.85

    Freshly brewed coffee served with chocolate mints

  • Filter Coffee £1.75

    A large glass of coffee with a full measure of liqueur or spirit of your choice, Topped with a generous topping of cream

For the connoisseur, choose from:

  • Irish with Irish Whisky

  • Russian with Vodka

  • Parisienne with Brandy

  • Calypso with Tia Maria

  • Caribbean with Rum

  • Highland with Scotch Whisky

  • Seville with Cointreau