Bar Bites

Social Plates

Our social plates have been created with friends in mind to enjoy a selection together or as a starter

Cod goujons, wasabi & lime mayonnaise 6.50

Gin & beetroot cured salmon, caper berries, pickled cucumber 7.50

Smoked chicken & Godminster croquettes, red onion jam 7.20

Cajun spiced chicken wings, blue cheese dip 7.00

Grilled asparagus, poached egg, rocket 4.80 (V)

Crispy belly pork, roasted apple & cider puree 6.90

Beef brisket, soy & ginger glaze, summer slaw 7.50

Heritage tomato, baby mozzarella basil salad 6.90 (V)

Hand cut chips - spiced or plain 3.50 add cheese 1.00 (V)

Chunky rustic onions 3.50 (V)

Macaroni & blue cheese 4.50 add Chorizo 1.00 (V)

Marinated olives 3.80 (V)

For the Table

Bread, home baed fresh bread, olives, olive oil & balsamic vinegar 4.00 / 7.50 (V)

Cajun chicken wings, blue cheese dip 7.00 / 13.00 

British charcuterie, home cooked ham, corned beef, wild boar, salami, pickles, house chutney, bread 9.00 / 17.50

Mezze, hummus, tzatziki, marinated olives, feta, pita bread 6.00 / 10.00 (V)

Sandwiches

Served at lunch time. All served with fries & side salad

Elephant club, bacon, chicken, tomato, lettuce, fried egg, white or brown bloomer 9.00

Beef brisket, braised beef, soya glaze, brioche bun 9.00

Reuben, corned beef, Monterey jack cheese, sauerkraut, white or brown bloomer 9.50

Mozzarella, mozzarella, roasted pepper, pesto, ciabatta 7.50 (V)

Salads

Caesar, grilled chicken, crispy pancetta, Caesar dressing 13.00

Superfood, quiona, spinach, blueberry feta, orange dressing 11.00 (V)

Chef's salad, chicken, ham, cheddar, mixed leaves, honey & mustard dressing 13.00

Smoked trout, rocket, green beans, red onion, olives, poached egg, new potatoes 13.50

Heritage, heritage tomatoes, roasted peppers, baby mozzarella, mixed leaves, basil 12.50 (V)

Ele waldorf, granny smith apples, celery, roasted walnuts, blue cheese, rocket 10.00 (V)

Elephant Classics

Fish & chips, West Berkshire beer batter, chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce 12.50

Sausage & mash, Vicars Game wild boar & apple sausages, mashed potato, gravy 12.00

Ham, egg & chips, home cooked ham, fried hen eggs, hand cut chips 12.00

Garden burger, portabello mushroom, spinach, halloumi, aioli 10.50 (V)

Elephant cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, gherkin, home made salsa, house slaw, spiced hand cut chips 12.00

Sirloin steak, Vicars Game 28 day aged sirloin steak, hand cut chips, balsamic tomato 21.00 (add sauce 2.00, Bearnaise, red wine, creamed mushroom with truffle oil, green peppercorn, bone marrow)

Fajita skillet, sweet peppers, onions, sour cream, salsa, guacamole with choice of filling

spiced chicken 13.00 beef steak 15.00 halloumi 13.50 (V)

Not finished yet?

Baked cheesecake, raspberry & vanilla baked cheesecake, raspberry coulis 6.00

Parfait, dark chocolate, nougatine & cherry iced parfait & Amaretto syrup 6.90

Prosecco berry trifle, our chef's modern take on this old classic 6.50

Cheeseboard, selection of British cheeses, crackers, grapes, chutney 3 for 8.00 / 5 for 10.00 

The Herd

Graze

Soup, house soup of the day & fresh cut bread 5.50

Smoked chicken & Godminster croquettes, red onion jam 7.50

Crispy belly pork, roasted apple & cider puree 7.20

Tomato mozzarella & basil salad, heritage tomato, baby mozzarella & basil 6.90

Gin & beetroot cured salmon, caper berries, pickled cucumber 8.50

Grilled asparagus, poached egg rocket 6.50

Cod coujons, wasabi & lime mayonnaise 7.50

Share

Bread, home baked fresh bread, olives, olive oil & balsamic vinegar 4.00 | 7.50

Chicken, Cajun chicken wings, blue cheese dip 7.00 | 13.00

British charcuterie, homecooked ham, corned beef, wild boar, salami pickles, house chutney, bread 9.00 | 17.50

Mezze, humus, tzatziki, marinated olives, feta 6.00 | 10.00

Fire

12oz rib-eye, the steak lovers' steak, tender & full bodied classic, 26.50

7oz fillet, the knockout steak, vert tender with little or no fat 28.00

T-bone, part sirloin, part fillet, the original on the bone 38.50

8oz sirloin, the trendy steak - well matured with tasty fat 21.00

Porterhouse, perfect for 2-3 to share, similar to the t-bone but this one is huge 8.00 per 100g

Tomahawk, perfect for 2-3 to share - full rib on the bone, dramatic steak experience 9.00 per 100g

All steaks are served with hand-cut chips or garlic & thyme roast potatoes, flat mushroom, balsamic roasted tomato, watercress & a choice of one of our hoise rubs & sauces. 

Rubs

Choose your complimentary house rub:

Blackened Cajun
Rosemary & garlic
Honey & wholegrain mustard
Thyme & balsamic
Sea salt & mixed cracked peppercorn

Sauces

Choose your complimentary house sauce:

Bearnaise
Creamed mushrooms with truffle oil
Red wine
Green peppercorn
Blue cheese

Kitchen

Lobster, garlic & herb butter, skinny fries, dressed salad 21.50 | 39.50

Caesar salad, grilled chicken, crispy pancetta, Caesar dressing 13.00

Roasted duck breast, dauphinoise potato, red wine & berry jus 18.00

Pan roasted hake, grilled polenta, wild mushroom sauce, celeriac puree 18.00

Herd burger, bacon, montray Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, relish, brioche bun 16.00

Roasted banham farm chicken, house stuffing, slim chips, house slaw & pan juices 15.00 | 30.00

Garden

Asparagus & giroles pasta, four cheese sauce 13.50

Elephant garden burger, portobello mushroom, spinach, halloumi, garlic, aioli, house slaw & spiced slim fries 12.50

Superfood salad, quinoa, spinach, blueberry, feta, orange dressing 12.50

Vegetarian fajita skillet, sweet peppers, onions, sour cream, quacamole, salda with or without halloumi 13.50

Sides

Chilli & ornage glazed chantenay carrots

Rocket & parmesan salad

Chunky onions

Buttered broccoli & roasted almonds

Hand-cut chunky chips

Garlic & thyme roasted potatoes

Mac & cheese 

all 3.50

Afternoon Tea 17.95

A selection of finger sandwiches: 

Smoked salmon,

Dill cream & cucumber

Godminster organic cheddar

Homemade tomato chutney (V)

House cooked Vicars’ Game ham,

Mustard mayonnaise

Fruit scones & plain scones, Devon clotted cream, a selection of jams, strawberry cones,

Rum ball lollipops, coconut panna cotta, pineapple compote, blueberry red velvet cake, Belgium dark chocolate & walnut tart.

Served with your choice of tea or coffee. 

mother's day

Sunday 31st March

Two-courses 23.95 per person | Three-courses 26.95 per person

to start

Cream of pea soup, crispy bacon, creme fraiche, & crusty bread

Chicken, pork & pistachio terrine, apple jelly, toasted brioche 

Mushroom, leek & goats cheese crostini, balsami glaze 

Salmon & beetroot tartare, celery slaw, caviar cream

to follow

All of our meat is sourced from local independent suppliers

All of our roasts are served with duck fat & thyme roasted potatoes, orange glazed Chantenay carrots, honey roast parsnips, buttered savoy cabbage & homemade giant yorkshire puddings & chef's gravy

Topside of red Sussex beef - thyme & balsamic rub, creamed beetroot horseradish 

Royal Windsor farm pork loin - cinnamon spiced apple sauce, crackling, orange & sage stuffing

Vegetarian roast - nut roast wrapped in spicy aubergine, wild mushroom gravy (v)

Roasted butternut squash, spinach & Rosary goats cheese risotto, rocket & parmesan salad

Pan fried fillet of trout, lemon crushed new potato cake, herb & caper cream sauce

to finish

Rhubarb upside down cake, toffee sauce, clotted cream ice cream

White chocolate & raspberry mousse, berry compote 

Selection of homemade ice cream & sorbet

Selection of British cheeses, biscuits, house chutney £3 supplement 

breakfast

Monday - Friday: 7:00 - 9:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 10:00

Hangover drinks

Blood good Mary 6.95

Virgin Mary 3.00

Glass of house Champagne 8.50

Continential buffet spread

Cereals, pastries, fruit juices, natural yoghurt & compote, dried fruit, seeds & fresh fruit

Cooked to order

Hot porridge with honey or sugar

Eggs Benedict, toasted muffin, ham, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce

Eggs Royale, toasted muffin, smoked salmon, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce

Grilled lat mushrooms on toast

Grilled kipper, lemon

Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs

Sausage or bacon sandwich

The Elephant's full English, Vicar's pork sausage, dry cured back bacon, grilled tomato, flat mushroom, baked beans, black pudding, your choice of egg

Two boiled eggs & soldiers

All food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, gluten & other food allergens are present. Our menu description do not include every ingredient, please inform your serve if you have any allergies or would like to see further allergen information. Fish may contain bones.

Drinks

Cocktails - Boozy

Elephant Fizz, Prosecco, Bombay Sapphire gin, elderflower cordial, mint & cucumber 9.50

Mr Kipling, Amaretto, cherry brandy, cranberry juice, glacier cherry 6.95

Espresso Martini, Kahlua, Absolute vodka, sugar syrup, espresso 6.95

The Old Fashioned, Makers Mark Bourbon, bitters, sugar syrup, orange peel 8.00

Ocean Liner, Absolute vodka, Blue Bols, lemonade & blackcurrant 6.95

Negroni, Tanqueray gin, Camapri, sweet vermouth, twist of orange 8.00

Bloody Good Mary, Smirnoff vodka, tomato juice, traditional garnish 6.95

Bramble, Creme de Mure, Tanqueray gin, sugar syrup, lemon puree 6.95

Cocktails - Non Boozy

Garden Fizz, Elderflower cordial, soda water, cucumber, mint 3.50

Mule, Fever Tree ginger beerm soda water, fresh lime 6.95

Brews & Hops 

From the Pipes 

Sharps Pilsner 4.8% pale straw beer with a herbal lemon aroma 5.00

Good Old Boy 4% West Berkshire Brewery - a hoppy & smooth bitter 3.60

Sharps Hellweathers 5.2% golden IPA, notes of citrus & tropical fruit 4.80

Pravha, 4% beautiful crisp, light & refreshing 4.20

Blue Moon, Belgian style wheat ale, notes of coriander & orange peel 4.60

Aspall Cyder, fresh crisp taste of just bitten apples 4.20

Bottled, Cans & Craft

Hop House 13, crisp & full flavoured lager, malty notes 4.30

Pistonhead, malty flavour, balanced & marked bitterness 4.00

Dead Pony Club, pale ale session IPA by BrewDog 4.40

Heineken, classic Dutch pale lager 3.80

Goose Island IPA, citrus hops, biscuity malts, a smooth IPA 4.70

Desperados, citrus zest, woody & lime juice 4.40

Grapes & Bubbles

Bubbles

Vivoli Prosecco Extra Dry, 125ml 5.50

Ayala Brut Majeur, 125ml 8.50

White Wine

Fontana Trebbiano, 175ml 5.00, 250ml 6.50

P.Plantee Picpoul De Pinet, 175ml 6.00, 250ml 8.00

Promessa Pinot Grigio, 175ml 5.50, 250ml 7.50

Lodez Chardonnay, 175ml 5.25. 250ml 7.00

Greyrock Sauvignon Blanc, 175ml 7.75, 250ml 10.00

Laroche Chablis, 175ml 11.50, 125ml 15.50

Rose Wine

Avito Pinot Grigio Blush, 175ml 5.25, 250ml 6.50

Winston Hill White Zinfandel, 175ml 5.50, 250ml 7.00

Red Wine

Fontana Sangiovese, 175ml 5.00, 250ml 6.50

Lodez Pinot Noir, 175ml 5.25, 250ml 6.50

Solar Viejo Rioja Crianza, 175ml 6.00, 250ml 8.00

La Joya Merlot Gran Reserva, 175ml 5.50, 250ml 8.50

Spier Signature Shiraz, 175ml 5.50, 250ml 7.00

Cabellero De La Cepa Malbec, 175ml 6.50, 250ml 8.50

Top Fives

Gin

Elephant 5.50

East London Liquor 3.90

Bathtub 4.20

Tanqueray Rangpur 4.10

Williams GB 4.80

Rum

Dead Man's Fingers 3.90

Ron De Jeremy 4.50

Havana 7yr Old 4.50

Mountgay 3.50

Rumbullion 4.40

Whisky 

Monkey Shoulder 4.50

Jameson 3.40

Naked Grouse 4.10

Haig Club 6.20

Famous Grouse 3.10

Vodka 

Belvedere 4.40

Absolute 3.50

Grey Goose 4.80

Ciroc 4.20

Ciroc Pineapple 4.50

Bourbon

Woodfords Reserve 4.80

Makers Mark 4.20

Gentleman Jack 4.80

1792 Small Batch 4.90

Rebel Yell 4.20

Malt

Laphroaig 6.00

Talisker 10yr Old 5.20

Glenkinchie 12yr Old 5.00

Lagavulin 16yr Old 7.00  

Hot Drinks

Coffee

Espresso 2.30

Double Espresso 3.20

Cappuccino 2.80

Americano 2.40

Flat White 2.60

English Breakfast Tea 2.75

Hot Chocolate 2.80

Latte 2.80

Samll Cafetiere 3.00

Large Cafetiere 4.50

Liqueur Coffee 6.95

Speciality Tea 3.25

Gin