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Festive opening times:

Open Sunday 22nd and Monday 23rd Lunch and Dinner 12:00-14:30/17:30-21:15
CLOSED: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Open Friday 27th of December
Open Saturday 28th of December
Open Sunday 29th of December Lunch and Dinner
Open Monday 30th of December Lunch and Dinner
Open Tuesday 31st of December Lunch, Dinner NYE Menu only.

NYE Dinner: Set menu

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Our set lunch menu is back; £30 for 3 courses running Wednesday and Thursday only, showing off dishes such as our Truffle Cheese Crumpets, Herb Crumbed Cotswold White Chicken and Xoco Mayan Red Chocolate Ice Cream.

Sunday Lunch sees our main courses transform in to comforting classics; expect Rib of Beef or sharing Sirloins with Yorkshire Puddings, Roast Potatoes lashings of Sunday Gravy and to accompany Honey Glazed Heritage Carrots, Garlic Roasted Hispi Cabbage and even an extra Yorkie if you want it.

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Starling Spritz – Doppelgänger Aperitivo, Mint, Orange: 15

Hemmingway Daiquiri: 15

‘Freezer Martini’: 16

Spiced Reposado Margarita, Chilli Salt: 16

Barrel Aged Solera Negroni: 16

Baller Bacon & Chilli Vodka Bloody Mary: 14

White Peach Bellini: 14

SNACKS

Rhodes Campaillou Bread, French Raw Butter: 5

Nocellara Olives: 6

Truffle Cheese Crumpets, 36 Month Aged Parmesan: 8.5

Duck Liver Parfait, French Toast, Cherry Ketchup: 12

Hash Brown, Lobster Thermidor: 18

Exmoor Caviar Crumpets (10g): 40

STARTERS

Marinated Datterini Tomatoes, Campania Mozzarella, Lovage Pesto, Cheese Sable: 13

Honey Glazed Chicken Nugget, Buffalo Sauce: 13.5

Chalk Stream Trout Pâte, Green Chilli, Granny Smith, Treacle Bread: 14

Prawn Scotch Egg, Roasted Shell Satay, Pickled Mooli: 15

“A Moon Shaped Pool” Great British Menu 2023 Line Caught Cornish Cod Cheek, Green Thai Curry, Salty Fingers, Marinated Cucumber: 22

add 5g Exmoor Caviar: +20

MAINS

Ricotta Dumplings, New Season Girolles, Grilled Courgettes, Roasted Tomato Sauce: . . . 29

West End Farm Pork Tenderloin, Gem Lettuce, Malt Glazed Cheek, Gherkin Gravy: . . . 32

Creedy Carver Duck Breast, Blood Peach Ketchup, Croustillant, Sesame Toasted Cucumber: . . . 36.5

Wild Cornish John Dory, Charred Fennel, Salt Cod Fritter, Sauce Bouillabaisse: . . . 42

STEAKS

160g Fillet, Stokes Marsh Farm: . . . 43

700G 30 Day Dry-Aged Sirloin on the Bone (for two), HG Walter: . . . 90

800g 30 Day Dry-Aged Côte-de-Boeuf (for two), HG Walter: . . . 120

400g Freedown Hills Olive Fed Wagyu Ribeye (for one or two): . . . 140

All served with Peppercorn Sauce

SIDES

Triple Cooked Chips: . . . 7.5

French Style Peas with Bacon: . . . 7

Mixed Leaf Salad: . . . 6

DESSERTS

"Balloon Girl” Great British Menu 2023, Raspberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Torte: . . . 16.5

Xoco Chocolate Ice Cream, Early Harvest Olive Oil, Piedmont Hazlenuts: . . . 11

Amalfi Lemon Tart, Isigny Crème Frâiche, Raspberry Coulis: . . . 12

Truffle Le Barisien, Fruit Soda Bread, Chutney: . . . 18

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HOUSE COCKTAILS

Starling Spritz – Doppelgänger Aperitivo, Mint, Orange: 15

Hemmingway Daiquiri: 15

Hampton Court Spirits Lord of Misrule Gin ‘Freezer Martini’: 16

Spiced Reposado Margarita, Chilli Salt: 16

Barrel Aged Solera Negroni: 16

Baller Bacon & Chilli Vodka Bloody Mary: 14

White Peach Bellini: 14

SNACKS

Rhodes Campaillou Bread, French Raw Butter: 5

Nocellara Olives: 6

Truffle Cheese Crumpets, 36 Month Aged Parmesan: 8.5

Duck Liver Parfait, French Toast, Cherry Ketchup: 12

Hash Brown, Lobster Thermidor: 18

Exmoor Caviar Crumpets (10g): 40

STARTERS

Marinated Datterini Tomatoes, Campania Mozzarella, Lovage Pesto, Cheese Sable: 13

Honey Glazed Chicken Nugget, Buffalo Sauce: 13.5

Chalk Stream Trout Pâte, Green Chilli, Granny Smith, Treacle Bread: 14

Prawn Scotch Egg, Roasted Shell Satay, Pickled Mooli: 15

“A Moon Shaped Pool” Great British Menu 2023 Line Caught Cornish Cod Cheek, Green Thai Curry, Salty Fingers, Marinated Cucumber: 22

add 5g Exmoor Caviar: +20

MAINS

English Asparagus, Morels, Deep Fried Hen’s Egg, Soft Polenta: . . . 32

Wild Cornish John Dory, Charred Fennel, Salt Cod Fritter, Sauce Bouillabaisse: . . . 42

ROASTS

West End Farm Pork Tenderloin, Glazed Belly, Crackling, Cider Sauce: . . . 28

Freedown Hills Olive Fed Wagyu Rump, Yorkshire Pudding, Horseradish Sauce: . . . 35

Creedy Carver Duck Breast, Morello Cherry Ketchup, Croustillant: . . . 32

700G 30 Day Dry-Aged Sirloin on the Bone (for two), HG Walter, Yorkshire Pudding, Horseradish Sauce: . . . 90

800g 30 Day Dry-Aged Côte-de-Boeuf, Yorkshire Pudding, Horseradish Sauce: . . . 120

All roasts served with Beef Fat Roasties, Fondant Roscoff Onion and Sunday Gravy

SIDES

Extra Yorkshire Pudding: . . . 3

French Style Peas with Bacon: . . . 7

Creamed Spinach: . . . 6

Vintage Cheddar Cauliflower Cheese: . . . 8

DESSERTS

"Balloon Girl” Great British Menu 2023, Raspberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Torte: . . . 16.5

Xoco Chocolate Ice Cream, Early Harvest Olive Oil, Piedmont Hazlenuts: . . . 11

Amalfi Lemon Tart, Isigny Crème Frâiche, Raspberry Coulis: . . . 12

Truffle Le Barisien, Fruit Soda Bread, Chutney: . . . 18

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STARTER

Heritage Tomato Salad, Roasted Red Onions, Buffalo Mozzarella

Or

Cucumber Gazpacho, Marscapone, Watermelon

MAIN

Cornish Skate Wing, Grilled Fennel, Caper Brown Butter

Or

Pork and Leek Sausage En Croute, Mashed Potatoes, Onion Gravy

Dessert

Cashel Blue, Fruit Soda Bread, Chutney

Or

Xoxo Chocolate Ice Cream, Early Harvest Olive Oil, Piedmonte Hazlenuts

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Sparkling

Langham ‘Culver’ Brut, Dorset, England NV: 16 . . . 80

Rathfinney Brut Rosé, Sussex, England 2019: 17 . . . 85

Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve, Reims, Champagne France NV: 20 . . . 100

Bollinger Special Cuvée, Aÿ, Champagne, France NV: . . . 140

Charles Heidsieck Brut Rosé, Riems, Champagne, France 2005: 40 . . . 240

White

Cantina di Custoza ‘Custodia’ Superiore Bianco, Veneto, Italy 2023: 8 . . . 40

Domaine Derame, Muscadet Sèrve et Maine Sur Lie, Loire Valley, France 2022: . . . 40

Doran Vineyards ‘Arya’ Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2024: 9 . . . 45

Guido Matteo Gavi di Gavi , Piedmont, Italy 2023: . . . 55

Killikanoon ‘Mort’s Block’ Riesling, Clare Valley, Australia 2022: 11 . . . 55

Framingham Pinot Gris, Marlborough, New Zealand 2023: . . . 60

Lagar de Pintos Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain 2023: 14 . . . 70

Turmhof Sauvignon Blanc ‘Tiefenbrunner’, Alto Adige, Italy 2022: . . . 70

Thorne & Daughters ‘Rocking Horse’ White Blend, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2022: . . . 75

Jean Collet Chablis, Burgundy, France 2022: 15 . . . 75

Wind Vane Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa, California 2018: . . . 80

Domaine Bel Air Pouilly Fumé ‘Cuvée des Acoins’, Loire Valley, France 2022: . . . 85

Pieropan ‘La Rocca’ Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy 2022: 18 . . . 90

Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis V.V., Chablis, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 95

Domaine J.N.Gagnard Hautes Côtes de Beaune ‘Sous Eguisons’, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 100

Fritz Haag ‘Brauneberger’ Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany 2010: . . . 100

Maison de Montille Rully, Challonaise, Burgundy, France 2020: 22 . . . 110

Alain Chavy Puligny Montrachet 8 Climats, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2022: 30 . . . 180

Rosé

AIX Rosé, Aix-en-Provence, France 2024: 13 . . . 65

Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Rosé, Loire Valley, France 2023: . . . 75

Red

Geno Aragonez Tinto, Alentejo, Portugal 2020: 8 . . . 40

Jean-Luc Colombo Côtes du Rhône ‘Les Abeilles’, Southern Rhône, France 2022: . . . 45

Turkey Flat Butcher’s Block Red, Barossa Valley, Australia 2021: 9 . . . 45

Colinas de São Lourenço, Bairrada, Portugal 2019: . . . 50

Cantina Valpantena Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2023: . . . 55

Pedro Parra Pais ‘Vinista’, Itata Valley, Chile 2021: . . . 60

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona ‘385’ IGT Toscano Rosso, Tuscany, Italy 2016: 12 . . . 60

Anwilka ‘Ugaba’, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2019: 13 . . . 65

Kaiken ‘Ultra’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2021: . . . 65

Domaine Chanson Maranges 1er Cru ‘La Fussière’, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2017: 14 . . . 70

‘No Fine Print’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California 2022: . . . 75

Bodegas La Horra ‘Corimbo’, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2020: 15 . . . 75

Château du Courlat, Lussac St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France 2016 (MAGNUM): 16 . . . 160

Maison Roche de Bellene Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France 2022: . . . 80

Crystallum ‘Peter Max’ Pinot Noir, Walker Bay, South Africa 2023: . . . 85

Truchard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Carneros, Napa, California 2021: 20 . . . 100

Château Patache d’Aux Cru Bourgeois, Médoc, Bordeaux, France 2005: 22 . . . 110

Sweet and Fortified

Château Liot Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2003: 15 . . . 100

Château Liot Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1999 (37.5cl): . . . 60

Sandeman 20 Year Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal NV: 18

Inniskillin Vidal ‘Gold’ Ice Wine, Niagra Peninsula, Canada 2022 (37.5cl): 25 . . . 80

Dobogó Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos (50cl),Tokaji, Hungary 2018: 17 . . . 135

Domaine Courbet Château-Chalon (62cl): 29 . . . 170

Coravin Wines by the Glass

Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition, Reims, Champagne, France NV: . . . 65

Egon Müller Sharzhof Riesling, Mosel Valley, Germany 2009: . . . 30

Remi Jobard Meursault ‘Sous La Velle’, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 37.5

Château Léoville-Barton 2 ème Cru Classé, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, France 2006: . . . 40

Marchesi Antinori Tignanello, Tuscany, Italy 2011: . . . 65

Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Classé Supérieur, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1996: . . . 95

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CHAMPAGNE

Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut, Reims, Champagne, France NV: . . . 190

Bollinger ‘La Grande Année’, Aÿ, Champagne, France 2015: . . . 330

Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Reims, Champagne, France 2013: . . . 360

Krug Grande Cuvée Édition 172, Reims, Champagne, France NV: . . . 390

Bollinger R.D., Aÿ, Champagne, France 2004: . . . 435

Pol Roger Extra Cuvée de Rèserve ‘Vinothèque’, Épernay, France 2002: . . . 450

A.Bergère ‘Oenothèque’, Épernay, Champagne, France 2008 (MAGNUM): . . . 475

Pol Roger Extra Cuvée ‘Sir Winston Churchill’, Épernay, France 2015: . . . 500

WHITE

Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel, Nahe, Germany 2017: . . . 105

Ponzi ‘Laurelwood’ Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA 2021: . . . 110

Sylvain Cathiard Bourgogne Aligoté, Burgundy, France 2022: . . . 115

Crystallum ‘Clay Shales’ Chardonnay, Walker Bay, South Africa 2024: . . . 130

Kumeu River ‘Mate’s Vineyard’ Chardonnay, Auckland, New Zealand 2018: . . . 145

Roda I Blanco, Rioja, Spain 2021: . . . 150

Egon Müller Sharzhof Riesling, Mosel Valley, Germany 2009: . . . 180

Francois Cotat ‘Monts Damnes’ Sancerre, Loire Valley, France 2023: . . . 185

Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé, Mâconnaise, Burgundy, France 2016: . . . 190

Domaine André Goichot Chassagne Montrachet, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 195

Henri Boillot Puligny Montrachet, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 250

Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint Jean’, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 275

Pierre Yves Colin Morey Bourgogne Chardonnay, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2016: . . . 280

Louis-Benjamin - Didier Dagueneau ‘Silex’ Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley, France 2020: . . . 305

Louis-Benjamin - Didier Dagueneau ‘Pur-Sang’ Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley, France 2018: . . . 390

Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Morgeot’, Beaune, Burgundy, France 2020: . . . 590

RED

Château Lafleur-Gazin (37.5cl), Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 1999: . . . 100

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage ‘Domaine de Thalabert’, Northern Rhône, France 2009: . . . 120

La Closière de Fourtet (2nd wine of Château Clos Fourtet), Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France 2010: . . . 130

Cuvelier Los Andes ‘Grand Malbec’, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2019: . . . 150

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2017: . . . 150

Clendenen Family Vineyards Nebbiolo ‘Bricco Buon Natale’, Santa Barbara, California, USA 2009: . . . 160

Felton Road ‘MacMuir’ Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand 2021: . . . 165

Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape ‘Cuvée des Felix’, Southern Rhône, France 2000: . . . 190

P&C Bonnefond Côte Rotie, Northern Rhône, France 2010: . . . 190

Réserve de la Comtesse (2nd wine of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande), Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2009: . . . 220

Carillon d’Angélus (2nd wine of Château Angélus), Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France 1995: . . . 225

Roda I Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2005: . . . 235

Château Léoville-Barton 2eme Cru Classé, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, France 2006: . . . 250

Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux, France 1982: . . . 250

Dujac Fils & Pere Morey-St-Denis, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France 2018: . . . 270

Alain Hudelot-Nöellat Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru ‘Les Murgers’, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France 2015: . . . 380

Luca Pira Barolo ‘Vignarionda’ Piedmont, Italy 2004: . . . 420

Robert Arnoux Vosne Romanée 1er Cru ‘Les Chaumes’, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France 2005: . . . 600

Château Haut-Brion 1er Cru Classé, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 1996: . . . 880

Opus One, Napa Valley, California, USA 2005: . . . 950

Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 1986: . . . 1100

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1964 (Ex Cellar August 2024): . . . 2250

Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 1968: . . . 2500

SWEET

Klein Constantia ‘Vin de Constance’ (50cl), Cape Town, South Africa 2006: . . . 190

Château Sudiraut 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1982: . . . 270

Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Classé Supérieur (37.5cl), Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1995: . . . 395

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A local restaurant by Nick Beardshaw. Driven by quality and provenance.

Our bookings are now open! We are open from Wednesday to Sunday.
Opening Hours Wed—Sat 12:00—14:00 and 17:30—21:30; Sunday lunch 12:00—16:00

We create our menus using the best British, seasonal ingredients, cooked simply using classical techniques, allowing the flavours to speak for themselves.