Public House & Loyal Friend
A classic pub with room for all
Found on the upper-ground floor, our Taproom serves Ales, Beers, Wines and a signature Irish Coffee. Designed around cosy snugs and 200 year old features, our room-for-all pub also serves Traditional Pub Grub from the Tap Room food menu.
Food is served in our Taproom from 12pm. Bookings for the Taproom are only for guests who’d like to eat with us, please walk straight up to the bar for a pint.
Snacks
Olives ve 4
Guinness Bread & Wild Garlic Butter v 5
Colchester Oysters One – 4 Six – 22 Twelve – 40
Pork Scratching 4
Ham Hock Fritter, Burnt Apple 6
House Sausage, Walnut Ketchup 6
Popcorn Cockles 6
Smashed Spuds: Caviar & Sour Cream / Trout Roe & Taramasalata / Truffle & Tofu ve 7
Lancashire Halloumi, Whipped Hot Honey 9
Jalapeño Scotch Egg, Gentleman’s Relish 9
Mains
House Burger, Red Leicester, Mixed Mustard Relish, Pickles served with Fries 19
Mushroom & Ale Pie served with Chips voa 19
Chicken & Ham Pie served with Chips & Cider Jus 23.5
Fish & Chips 21
Moules Frites, Parsley & Bouillabaisse 19.5
Steak Frites, Peppercorn Sauce 23.5
On the Side
House Salad & Vinaigrette ve 5
Hand Cut Chips v 5
Fries v 5
Desserts
Treacle Tart, Crème Fraiche v 7
Guinness Sticky Toffee Pudding, Chantilly Cream v 7
Blue Cloud, Whiskey Cake, Apple Ketchup v 9
To view our full taproom menu, including drinks, please click here
2 Course £24 / 3 Course £28
Served Monday to Friday 12pm to 6pm
Oyster +4
British Halloumi & Chilli Honey v
Seabream Crudo, Tomato, Buttermilk
Whipped Parfait, Pistachio, Croutons
Crispy Tarragon Polenta ve
Fish & Chips
Steak Frites, Peppercorn Sauce +3.5
Strawberries & Cream
Guinness Sticky Toffee Pudding & Chantilly Cream
British Cheddar, Crackers, Onion Chutney
For allergen information on all of our dishes, please click here
