Summer Menu
Welcome to The Royal Oak! All of our dishes are lovingly created by our chefs and prepared in-house. We use fresh, seasonal and local produce. All of our food is prepared to order, some dishes have a 45-minute cooking time; during busier times this may take longer. It is worth the wait, we promise.
Starters
Soup of the Day
Served with freshly baked bread and butter.
Cornish Crab on Toasted Sourdough
Served with brown crab aioli and pickled Granny Smith apple.
Crispy Chicken Wings
Served with summer truffle mayo and parmesan.
Grilled New Forest Asparagus
Served with soft poached egg and wild garlic emulsion.
Isle of Wight Tomato Bruschetta
With whipped feta and pickled shallots.
Small Plates
Sebastian’s Sausage Rolls
Cumberland sausage meat served with brown sauce.
Welsh Rarebit
With aged Cheddar and Worcestershire sauce and quad hop pickled onions.
Salt & Pepper Squid
On a light bed of salad with homemade tartar sauce.
Crispy Whitebait
Served on a bed of mixed leaves with a homemade tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.
Platters
Ploughman’s Board
Blue Vinny, smoked trout, parma ham, seasonal salad and pickled vegetables. Accompanied by apple, beetroot chutney and sourdough bread.
Camembert Feast
Baked Camembert with apple, celery and carrot crudités, tomato chutney and bruschetta.
Open Sandwiches & Salads
All presented on sourdough bread. Please ask for gluten-free options.
Smoked Trout and Crayfish
Seasonal salad, crème fraîche, finished with balsamic glaze.
Hummus and Artichoke
Seasonal salad, marinated onions, dressed with garlic and herb mayonnaise.
Minute Steak
Seasonal salad, with red onion marmalade.
The Royal Oak Main Events
Summer Fish Stew
With mussels, king prawns, braised fennel and saffron potatoes.
8oz Sirloin Steak
Served with chunky chips, grilled tomato and garlic mushrooms.
Add: peppercorn sauce, garlic butter or mushroom sauce for £2.00.
Chicken Alfredo
Linguine pasta in a creamy sauce with garlic bread, herbs and parmesan.
Vegetarian option: with mushrooms.
Aubergine Parmigiana
Served with a tomato and parmesan salad.
Wild Garlic Chicken Kiev
Served with rocket and tomato salad and skinny fries.
New Pastures Smoked Bacon Chop
Served with a fried duck egg, gooseberry ketchup and chunky chips.
Royal Oak Burgers
Served on a rustic bun, dressed with salad and tomato, accompanied by house coleslaw and chips.
6oz Beef Burger
With crispy bacon and Cheddar cheese.
Breaded Chicken Burger
With baby gem, sliced tomato and mayonnaise.
Grilled Halloumi
With baby gem, sliced tomato and mayonnaise.
Royal Oak Classics
Fish and Chips
Haddock fillet served with chunky chips, homemade tartare sauce, a lemon wedge and a choice of mushy or garden peas.
New Forest Sausages
Local sausages served on creamy mashed potatoes with seasonal vegetables, topped with rich red wine gravy.