Food & drink
Menus
Traditional pub food, cooked here, by people who are in the building. Many of our ingredients come from local suppliers.
There is a specials board at the bar as well — please ask a member of staff what is on today.
The kitchen is closed on Mondays.
Our menus
The Poachers Inn
STARTERS
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Lamb's Liver Pate £5.35
Served with crusty bread and salted butter.
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Soup of the Day £4.20
Served with crusty bread and salted butter.
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Prawn Cocktail £6.00
Served on crisp salad with Marie Rose sauce and brown bread.
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Garlic Mushrooms £4.50
Freshly cooked in garlic butter. Add blue cheese for £1.00.
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Homemade Meatballs £5.85
Beef and pork meatballs in a rich tomato sauce.
Mains
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Homemade Chicken Skewers £14.95
Two marinated chicken and pepper skewers with salad, dips and tortillas. Choice of fries or rice.
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Beef Chilli £13.95
Our famous homemade beef chilli with rice, fries or half and half, topped with jalapeños.
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Potato & Chickpea CurryVE £12.50
Homemade mild-to-medium curry with rice, fries or half and half.
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Wholetail Scampi £13.95
With fries, peas or salad and a lemon wedge.
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Roast Ham & Egg £12.95
Fresh roast ham with egg, fries and a choice of peas or salad.
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Sausage Wheel & Mash £12.50
Served on mashed potatoes with onion, peas and gravy.
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8oz Sirloin Steak £19.50
Served with fries, tomato, peas and onion rings.
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Chicken Stew £13.50
Homemade with fresh vegetables, crusty bread and butter, and a choice of beetroot or red cabbage.
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Pie of the Day £13.50
Served with chips or mash, peas, gravy and red cabbage.
Burgers
All served with fries and garnish. Beef burgers made with fresh Heathcotes beef.
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Beef Burger £13.50
Fresh Heathcotes Beef Patty
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Cheese Burger £13.95
Fresh Heathcotes beef patty with cheese.
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Plant Burger £12.50
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Fish Finger Burger £12.95
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Dom Burger £15.00
Fresh beef chilli, crispy onions, jalapeños and cheese. Add egg for £1.00.
Sides
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Fries £4.25
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Peri Peri Fries £4.65
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Loaded Fries – Beef Chilli £7.50
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Loaded Fries – Cheese £6.50
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Loaded Fries – Salt & Pepper £6.50
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Loaded Hot Nachos £8.00
With cheese, jalapeños and sauces.
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Mozzarella Sticks £4.50
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Onion Rings £4.50
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Peri Peri Onion Rings £4.90
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Garlic Ciabatta £3.75
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Garlic Ciabatta with Cheese £4.15
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Salad Bowl £4.00
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Gravy Boat £2.50
Please ask a member of staff about today’s specials.
Sunday Roast
Served on Sundays.
All roasts are served with local fresh vegetables, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and rich gravy.
For puddings, please see our dessert menu.
Starters
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Soup of the Day £4.20
Served with a warm crusty roll and salted butter
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Lamb's Liver Pâté £5.35
Lamb's liver pâté served with crispbread and homemade chutney
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Prawn Cocktail £6.00
Served with fresh salad and topped with prawn sauce
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Garlic Mushrooms £4.50
Add blue cheese for £1.00
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Meatballs £5.85
Homemade pork and beef in a homemade tomato sauce.
Mains
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Slow-Roasted Lamb Shank £18.00
Served with buttery mash and veg
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Roast Beef £17.00
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Cheshire Turkey & Stuffing £16.50
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Honey Roasted Ham £16.50
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Trio of Meats £19.00
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Fish of the Day £18.00
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Vegetable Hotpot £13.00
Served with green beans and a jug of gravy
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Children's Roast £9.00
Extras
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Roast Potatoes £3.50
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Cauliflower Cheese £3.75
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Pigs in Blankets £3.75
with a Drizzle of Honey
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Small cuts of Beef & Gravy £3.75
In Yorkshire Puddings
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Green Beans & Tender Stem Broccoli £3.75
topped with a chilli butter
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Gravy Boat £2.50
Please ask a member of staff about today’s specials.
Lunchtime Small Plates
Served Tuesday to Friday, 12pm until 3pm.
A selection of winter warmer small plates
Main Courses
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Scampi, Chips & Peas £11.50
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Beef Chilli with Rice/Chips or Half & Half £9.85
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Chickpea Potato Morrocan CurryV £9.85
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Ham, Egg & Chips £9.85
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Beef Burger with Chips & Salad £9.85
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Sausage Wheel, Mash & Gravy £9.85
Served with peas
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Plant Based Burger with FriesVE £9.85
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Cheese & Onion PieV £9.85
Served with Mash/Chips & Peas
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Hot Barm of the Day £9.85
Served with Chips
Please ask a member of staff about today’s specials.
Pie Night
Every Wednesday, 5pm–8pm.
Every Wednesday, 5pm until 8pm. A pie and a pint for £15.95
Every pie comes with chips or mash and gravy, and your choice of mushy or garden peas.
The drink is included, and it is not a token one: any cask ale, Amstel, Inches, Old Mout, a small wine, a single and a splash, a bottle with or without the alcohol, or a J2O.
Please ask a member of staff about today’s specials.
Kids Menu
Young explorers eat here! Every dish is served with beans or peas.
Young Explorers
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Burger & Fries £6.50
Juicy beef burger served with fries
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Chicken Nuggets & Fries £6.50
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Pizza Fingers & Fries £6.50
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Fish Fingers & Fries £6.50
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Chickpea Potato Morrocan Curry £6.50
Please ask a member of staff about today’s specials.
Kitchen opening times
- Monday Kitchen closed
- Tuesday 12:00pm – 3:00pm
- Wednesday 12:00pm – 3:00pm 5:00pm – 8:00pm
- Thursday 12:00pm – 3:00pm 5:00pm – 8:00pm
- Friday 12:00pm – 7:00pm
- Saturday 12:00pm – 5:00pm
- Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Wine & spirits
Wines, spirits and the rest of the bar are listed at the bar itself rather than here. We would rather you got an accurate answer from someone who poured it this week than a web page nobody remembered to update.
Tell the team what you usually drink and they will point you at something. It is a low-risk conversation.
Sourced close to home
Many of the ingredients our kitchen cooks with come from local suppliers:
- JJJ Heathcoates Butchers
- Greg’s Veg
- The Veggie Pie Company