STICKY PIG SHARING BOARD
for two Copper Marans scotch egg & golden beetroot piccalilli, sausage roll & brown sauce topped with seeds, pork belly on smoky creamed corn, crispy pig cheeks, apple sauce & crackling +3.00 per person
Valentine’s Day 2020 at The Anchor Inn
This Valentine’s Day escape to The Anchor Inn and enjoy a night of candlelit romance and delicious, memorable food and drink for £29.95 per person.
Begin your elegant evening with some freshly shucked Pyefleet rock oysters accompanied by a glass of Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé for just £14.95 per person or enjoy the bottle for £69.95.
The most romantic day of the year calls for dishes of true indulgence. So, to start, enjoy our Sticky Pig Sharing Board which includes a handmade Copper Marans Scotch Egg & Sausage Roll, Pork Belly on smoky creamed corn and Crispy Pig Cheeks. For the perfect Vegan option, look no further than our Duo of Seasonal British Cauliflower served with a warm, pickled sultana dressing.
For mains, we’re serving up the most incredible Buttermilk Chicken, Somerset Brie and Bacon Pie. Or, keep the sharing theme going with our tender 16oz Chateaubriand, served with twice-cooked chunky chips, confit tomatoes, flat mushroom and your choice of sauces.
Complement your fabulous meal with our range of carefully selected premium wines. With the help of our friendly team, you’re sure to find the perfect pairing that will add to the magic in the air.
As the evening draws to an end, keep the romance alive with our Lemon Meringue Flamed Alaska or enjoy an indulgent (and vegan) Pineapple Tarte Tatin. Don’t fancy a dessert? Sip on a velvety smooth Espresso Martini instead.
We’ve got all the ingredients for the perfect Valentine’s Day for just £29.95, so why not book a table and give that special someone a night to remember at The Anchor Inn?
VALENTINE’S Day Menu
3 course Valentine’s set menu for £29.95
STARTERS
TRUFFLED HONEY BAKED CAMEMBERT
for two topped with walnuts, sticky fig, rye and sourdough bread on the side (v)
SEARED WILD ATLANTIC SCALLOPS
served with lobster & crab bonbons, pea & truffle oil velouté +£3 per person
DUCK LIVER & PORT PARFAIT
with a spiced fruit & sloe gin chutney, served with rustic toast
MASSAMAN CHICKEN SKEWERS
on a pomegranate & coconut tzatziki sauce
DUO OF SEASONAL BRITISH CAULIFLOWER
roasted cauliflower steak and creamy purée with a warm, pickled sultana dressing (ve)
TEMPURA SQUID
with preserved lemon aioli & furikake
CREAMY PARIS BROWN AND OYSTER MUSHROOMS
in a Blacksticks Blue sauce, on a toasted English muffin
MAIN COURSES
16oz CHATEAUBRIAND
for two Twice-cooked chunky chips, confit tomato, flat mushroom and parsley butter. Choice of two sauces from peppercorn, béarnaise, chimichurri, porcini & black garlic or beef dripping +£8 per person
SEARED SEA BASS FILLETS
on ribbons of courgette marinated in lemon, with asparagus, baby potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and a vermouth velouté
ROTISSERIE STICKY GLAZED PORK BELLY
Outdoor-reared heritage breed Smoky creamed corn, roasted butternut squash, cavolo nero mashed potato, red wine jus & crispy crackling
Add scallops +£4 per person
10oz 30 DAY-AGED RIB-EYE STEAK
Served with twice-cooked chunky chips, our signature caramelised onion, stilton & panko crumb tart, confit tomato & parsley butter +£6 per person
Finish with chimi churri, peppercorn, béarnaise, porcini & black garlic or beef dripping sauce £2.00, king prawns in garlic butter £4.00
SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO & ALMOND BAKE
Roasted sweet peppers, oyster mushrooms, slow-roasted tomato tapenade (ve)
ROASTED SALMON FILLET
With pan-fried samphire, broccoli & baby spinach, confit tomatoes and lemon olive oil
BUTTERMILK CHICKEN, SOMERSET BRIE & BACON PIE
Creamed potato, cavolo nero, pan-fried oyster mushrooms and jus
VEGAN CAULIFLOWER STEAK
Topped with an almond crumb and served with Balvenie whisky-soaked raisins, green beans, pickled shallots and a BBQ glaze (ve)
OUR DIRTY BURGER
Prime beef burger with crispy bacon and lashings of cheese in a sesame seeded bun, with a gherkin, beef dripping sauce and fries on the side.
FOUR-BONE LAMB RACK
With chorizo, butternut purée, roasted shallots, cavolo nero, dauphinoise potatoes, chimmi churri and red wine jus +£5 per person
SIDES
Halloumi fries & sweet chilli sauce (v) £4.95
Crispy onion rings (v) £3.50
Classic mac & cheese (v) £3.95
Samphire & baby spinach (ve) £3.50
DESSERTS
INDULGENT ETON MESS NEST
for two White chocolate and raspberry giant meringue nest, filled with whipped cream, fresh berries, blackcurrant curd, forest fruit compote and drizzled with Belgian chocolate sauce
THE AMBASSADOR'S MELTING CHOCOLATE & HAZELNUT BOMB
Rich chocolate ganache, hazelnut, crisp wafer and vanilla ice cream, encased in a dark chocolate sphere, melted with hot white chocolate sauce. Excellente! (v) +£2.00 per person
WARM HOME-BAKED CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
with Belgian chocolate sauce and Bourbon vanilla ice cream (v)
LEMON MERINGUE FLAMED ALASKA
Lemon mousse roulade rolled in raspberry sugar crunch, topped with vanilla ice cream & flamed meringue, with fresh strawberries (v)
TIRAMISU
Light sponge soaked in coffee liqueur, mascarpone cream & cocoa (v)
PINEAPPLE TARTE TATIN
In caramel sauce, with Jude's vegan vanilla ice cream (ve)
WARM HOME-BAKED CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
with Belgian chocolate sauce and Bourbon vanilla ice cream (v)
BRITISH CHEESE BOARD - Choose three
Cropwell Bishop Stilton (v), Cenarth Brie (v), Blacksticks Blue (v), Fielding Cottage Wensum White soft goat’s cheese (v)
Made with unpasteurised milk – Lincolnshire Poacher, Sharpham Savour (v)
With celery, grapes, onion chutney, sourdough bread and Fudge’s nut biscuits +£2.00 per person
Fancy a cocktail instead?
ESPRESSO MARTINI
An indulgent mix of Cîroc French Vanilla vodka, darkly sweet Tia Maria and cold-brew coffee, finished with a creamy foam
*Please note a deposit of £10pp is required to dine on Friday 14th February 2020 post 6pm