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 Grilled Sardines
With parsley and lemon gremolata.
Isle of Wight Tomato Bruschetta
With whipped feta and pickled shallots.
Deep Fried Gnocchi
With truffled ricotta and parmesan.
Small Plates & Bar Snacks
Sebastian’s Sausage Rolls
Cumberland sausage meat served with brown sauce.
Welsh Rarebit
Sourdough with aged Cheddar cheese and Worcestershire sauce and quad hop ale pickled onions.
Crispy Calamari
On a light bed of salad with homemade tartar sauce.
Crispy Chicken Wings
Served with summer truffle mayo and parmesan.
½ Pint Prawns
Served with lemon aioli.
For the Table
Ploughman’s Board
Blue Vinny, gala pie, parma ham, seasonal salad and pickled vegetables. Accompanied by apple, beetroot chutney and sourdough bread.
Mezze
Stuffed vine leaves, houmous, feta, tzatziki, olives and tomato and herb flatbread.
Fishermans’
Smoked trout, calamari, whole Atlantic prawns, haddock goujons and tartare sauce.
Open Sandwiches & Salads
Please ask for gluten-free options. Sandwiches available 12pm to 3pm.
Smoked Trout and Crayfish
Seasonal salad, crème fraîche, finished with balsamic glaze.
Houmous and Marinated Artichoke
Seasonal salad, roasted red pepper, marinated onions, dressed with garlic and herb mayonnaise.
Minute Steak
Seasonal salad, with red onion marmalade.
The Royal Oak Main Events
Smoked Haddock Fishcakes
Kedgeree flavoured with a poached egg and creamed leeks.
8oz Sirloin Steak
Served with chunky chips, grilled tomato and garlic mushrooms.
Add: peppercorn sauce, garlic butter or mushroom sauce for £2.00.
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, piccalilli and chunky chips.
Royal Oak Burgers
Served on a rustic bun, dressed with salad and tomato, accompanied by house coleslaw and chips.
6oz Brisket Cheese Burger
With English mustard.
Hot Honey Chicken Thigh Burger
With baby gem and sliced tomato.
Spicy Chickpea Burger
With coriander chutney.
Burger Extras
Add cheese £1.50. Add bacon £2.00.
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.
Add: curry sauce for £2.00.
New Forest Cumberland Sausage
Local sausage served on creamy mashed potatoes with seasonal vegetables, topped with rich red wine gravy.
BBQ Pork Ribs
With chunky chips, salad, coleslaw and onion rings.
½ a rack of ribs: £15.95.