Our menu
Everything is cooked here from scratch, using meat from farms within 25 miles and fish landed at Whitby and Scarborough. The menu changes with the seasons, and the specials board changes most days.
Starters
Or order two or three to share with a pint. The sourdough is baked every morning.
Soup of the dayV
£7.50Whatever the garden and the market gave us, with warm sourdough and salted butter.
Ham hock terrine
£9.50Pressed Yorkshire ham hock, piccalilli, toasted brioche.
Whitby crab on toast
£11.50White and brown crab, lemon mayonnaise, pickled cucumber, sourdough.
Wensleydale and onion tartV
£8.95Caramelised onion, crumbly Wensleydale, dressed leaves.
Black pudding Scotch egg
£8.50Soft yolk, crisp crumb, our own brown sauce.
Salt baked beetrootVGF
£8.00Whipped goat's curd, candied walnuts, apple.
Mains
Our fish and chips and steak and ale pie are on all year. Everything else follows the season.
Beer battered haddock
£17.50House pale ale batter, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce.
Steak and ale pie
£18.50Slow braised beef in Valley Fog Porter, suet pastry, mash, buttered greens.
Nidderdale lamb rackGF
£26.00Crushed new potatoes, roasted carrots, salsa verde, lamb jus.
28 day aged sirloin, 10ozGF
£29.00Chips, roast tomato, watercress, peppercorn sauce or garlic butter.
Lantern burger
£16.50Two dry aged patties, Yorkshire Blue, bacon jam, pickles, chips.
Wild mushroom and barley risottoV
£15.50Pearl barley, roasted mushrooms, Yorkshire Pecorino style cheese, truffle oil.
Pan roasted hakeGF
£22.00Mussels, leeks, new potatoes, cider cream sauce.
Squash, chickpea and spinach pieVG
£16.00Shortcrust, mash, greens, onion gravy.
Puddings
Made in our kitchen every morning by Ellie, who refuses to share the sticky toffee recipe.
Sticky toffee puddingV
£8.50Dates, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream from a Nidderdale dairy.
Chocolate and stout cakeV
£8.50Valley Fog Porter sponge, salted caramel, clotted cream.
Yorkshire rhubarb crumbleV
£8.00Forced rhubarb when it's in, apple when it isn't, proper custard.
Lemon possetV
£7.50Shortbread, raspberries.
Yorkshire cheesesV
£11.50Three local cheeses, oatcakes, chutney, grapes.
Ice creams and sorbetsVGF
£2.50 a scoopAsk what we have in today.
Cask ales
Six handpumps, all from Yorkshire breweries. Prices are per pint; halves and thirds are always available.
| Ale | Style | ABV | Pint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stray GoldOur house pale, brewed six miles away | Golden ale | 3.9% | £4.80 |
| Knaresborough Best BitterBiscuit malt, gentle bitterness | Best bitter | 4.1% | £4.90 |
| Nidd Valley MildDark, smooth, nutty | Dark mild | 3.6% | £4.60 |
| Pateley PaleHoppy, grapefruit and pine | Pale ale | 4.4% | £5.10 |
| Valley Fog PorterCoffee, cocoa, a little smoke | Porter | 4.8% | £5.20 |
| Guest aleNew every Wednesday, ask at the bar | Changes | Varies | from £4.80 |
Hungry yet? Pull up a chair.
Walk ins are welcome in the bar. Book the dining room to be sure of a table, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.