Lunch menu
Lunch
shellfish/platters
Dinner menu
dinner
shellfish/platters
puddings
coffees & malts
December menus
Drinks
white wine
red wines
champagnes
beers&pitchers |
By the glass |
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| Blanc de Blancs, Baron d'Arignac, VdP Gers, 2008, France |
175ml |
£3.65 |
| Pinot Grigio, Terre del Noce, IGT, 2008, Italy |
175ml |
£4.65 |
| Muscadet de Sevre et Maine, La Sablette, 2008, France |
175ml |
£4.95 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Buitenverwachting, Constantia, 2008, S.A. |
175ml |
£5.25 |
| Bourgogne "les Setilles", Olivier Leflaive, 2007, France |
175ml |
£5.95 |
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Rose by the glass |
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| Pinotage rose, Delheim, Stellenbosh, 2008, South Africa |
175ml |
£4.95 |
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Sauvignon Blanc by the bottle |
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| Sauvignon Blanc Buitenverwachting, Constantia, 2008, S.A. |
750ml |
£21.95 |
| New world meet old world: a Loire-like steeliness with intense lime and nettle fruit. Fresh and well balanced. |
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| Tourraine Sauvignon Blanc, Bougrier, 2008, France |
750ml |
£24.95 |
| A soft palate of sauvignon aromatics. Pleasant rather than steely and measured rather than exuberant. |
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| Sauvignon Blanc Lofthouse, Marlborough, 2008, New Zealand |
750ml |
£27.95 |
| Fresh and floral with gooseberry fruit. New Zealand has built its reputation on quality and consistency at prices difficult to match. |
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| Sancerre, Christian Salmon, 2008, France |
750ml |
£37.95 |
| A crisp, elegant and mineral wine with elderberry and grapefruit flavours from a small, well-known family domaine. |
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| Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, 2007, New Zealand |
750ml |
£39.95 |
| Rich and succulent with zesty citrus and a long, characteristically crisp finish. Still the benchmark for NZ sauvignon blanc. |
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Chardonnay by the bottle |
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Trebbiano Chardonnay, Colle del Gesso,nv, IGT, Italy
A dry, un-oaked, fine fruit and citrus flavoured easy drinking light vino. |
750ml |
£12.95 |
| Banksdale Chardonnay, Brown Brothers, 2007, Australia |
750ml |
£23.95 |
| A very flavoursome chardonnay balanced by a subtle use of oak. Melon, pear and ripe white peach dominate the palate. |
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| Bourgogne "les Setilles", Olivier Leflaive, 2007, France |
750ml |
£28.95 |
| The fruit comes from Puligny and Meursault and is partly barrel-fermented. From one of the oldest estate-bottlers in burgundy |
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| Chablis, Vieilles Vignes, la Chablisienne, 2004, France |
750ml |
£35.95 |
| Something of a rarity: not an overpriced young chablis nor an immature 1er cru. A wine which tastes as its maker intended |
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| Meursault, Thierry & Pascale Matrot, 2002, France |
750ml |
£49.95 |
| This rich and concentrated wine emphasizes chardonnay's elegant fruit character. From a well respected producer. |
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Other white grapes by the bottle |
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| Blanc de blancs, Dulac, Cotes de Gascogne, 2007, France |
750ml |
£14.95 |
| A gentle and quaffable wine. Dry and clean with the tangy, grapey fruit characteristics so typical of the Gascogne region. |
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| Pinot Grigio, Terre del Noce, IGT, 2008, Italy |
750ml |
£18.95 |
| Very clean with a gentle floral aroma and a refreshing finish, it is a very pleasing and easy drinking wine. |
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| Muscadet de Sevre et Maine, La Sablette, 2008, France |
750ml |
£20.95 |
| Highly recommended! A very pleasant wine with a soft and fruity palate. Lovely on its own, it also works wonder with shellfish. |
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| Old vines Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, 2007, South Africa |
750ml |
£24.95 |
| This serious food wine has been consistently rated as one of the best unoaked chenin blanc of SA. A most elegant wine. |
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| Riesling, Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley, 2007/08, Australia |
750ml |
£25.95 |
| Eden Valley is one of the two best-suited Australian terroirs for riesling, producing wines with intense lemon and lime characters. |
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| Marsanne, Tahbilk, Victoria, 2006, Australia |
750ml |
£26.95 |
| A personal favourite from all the lesser-known grape varieties. Honeyed citrus and honeysuckle flavours balanced by crisp acidity. |
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| Rias baixas , Casal Caeiro, 2007, Spain |
750ml |
£28.95 |
| From Galicia, the traditional (and most widely drunk) accompaniment of shellfish in Spain. This is a very clean, light and aromatic wine. |
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| Pinot Gris, Matakana Estate, 2007, New Zealand |
750ml |
£28.95 |
| Rich and luscious flavours of exotic fruits with a soft and creamy texture. an off-dry wine back by popular demand. |
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| Viognier “Coquelicot”, Chateau Routas, 2007, France |
750ml |
£31.95 |
| Full bodied and bursting with stone fruit and exotic floral notes, it is (so far) the best vintage of this highly rated Province domaine. |
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| Hermitage “Chante Alouette”, Michel Chapoutier 2004, France |
750ml |
£64.95 |
| A powerful and complex wine made of Marsanne. The devotees will delight at the symphony of flavours: honey, quince, acacia ,lime blossom, ginger… |
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Roses by the bottle |
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| Pinotage rose, Delheim, Stellenbosh, 2008, South Africa |
750ml |
£20.95 |
| Intense ruby red colour with concentrated strawberry flavour. |
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| Wild Boar rose, Routas, Cx Varois en Provence, 2007, France |
750ml |
£20.95 |
| A light, dry and refreshing rose from the heart of sunny provence. |
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1/2 bottle (white) |
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| Chardonnay, marquis de Goulaine, VdP Loire, France |
350ml |
£12.95 |
| Unoaked, lightly honeyed and creamy chardonnay. |
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