About The Food

The bar is a cosy place in which to enjoy a drink or a meal from our comprehensive menu.

Food is served 7 days a week, lunchtime and evening and a choice of roasts on sundays.

To see our current selection, from our frequently changing specials board using fresh local produce, please choose from the links below:

Light Bite Menu
Black Venus Menu

Light Bite Menu

Sandwiches and Baguettes

(served with crisps and salad garnish)

Hand Carved Ham {with or without grain mustard}: ... £4.50 / £4.95
Roast Beef {with or without horseradish): ... £4.50 / £4.95
Cheese {with pickle or tomato}: ... £4.25 / £4.75
B.L.T: ... £4.50 / £4.95
Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese: ... £5.25 / £5.75
Prawn Marie Rose: ... £5.25 / £5.75

Ploughman's Choice

(served with crusty bread, celery, tomato and pickles)

Local Cheeses: ... £6.95
Hand Carved Ham: ... £6.95
Home Made Pate: ... £6.95

Hot Baguettes

(served with chips and salad garnish)

Steak and Fried Onions: ... £7.25
Chicken, Bacon, Tomato and Mayonnaise: ... £5.95
Beef and Melted Cheese: ... £5.95
Ham and Melted Cheese: ... £5.95
Tomato, Red Onion, Mozzarella and Basil: ... £5.75
Bacon, Brie and Cranberry: ... £5.95
Black Venus Chilli Dog (not for the faint hearted!): ... £6.95

Black Venus Menu

Starters

Home Made Soup: ... £3.25
Prawn Cocktail: ... £4.75
Home Made Chicken Liver Pate: ... £4.50
Grilled Goats Cheese: ... £4.50
Salade Caprese: ... £4.75
Feta, Olive and Tomato Salad: ... £4.50
Smoked Salmon with Citrus Dressing: ... £4.95
Thai Style Mussels: ... £4.95
Stilton & Pepper Mushrooms: ... £3.95

Main Courses

10 oz Besshill Sirloin Steak, chips, peas, mushrooms & onion rings: ... £13.50
Home Made Beef & Ale Pie (puff pastry), chips or potatoes, and fresh vegetables: ... £7.95
Home Made Chilli Con Carne (hot!) served with white & wild rice and tortilla crisps: ... £7.50
12 oz Besshill Gammon Steak, chips, peas, mushrooms, egg or pineapple: ... £8.50
Hand Carved Local Ham, Egg & Chips: ... £6.95
Whole Rack of Ribs: ... £11.95
Lamb Shank with rosemary & redcurrant sauce, potatoes and fresh vegetables: ... £11.95
Home Made Lamb, Spinach & Aubergine Curry served with pilau rice and naan bread: ... £8.95
Chicken Breast & Stuffing wrapped in bacon with a chasseur sauce, potatoes and fresh vegetables: ... £8.95
Cajun Chicken, chips, salad & salsa: ... £8.95
Chicken Caesar Salad: ... £7.95
Half Roast Duck with oriental plum sauce, potatoes & fresh vegetables: ... £12.95
Fresh Tuna Loin with a Nicoise Salad: ... £12.95
Fresh Sea Bass Fillets with a Lemon and Chive Butter: ... £13.75
Breaded Wholetail Scampi, chips, peas & salad garnish: ... £7.75
Salmon Fillet with a herb crust, brandy & tomato sauce, potatoes and fresh vegetables: ... £8.95
Red Thai King Prawn Curry served with white wild rice & naan bread: ... £9.50
Prawns & Smoked Salmon Salad: ... £9.25
Home Made Vegetable Curry served with pilau rice & naan bread: ... £7.95
Vegetable Wrap, guacamole, salsa, salad & sweet potato chips: ... £8.50
Mushroom Stroganoff served with white & wild rice: ... £7.25

Desserts

Lemon & Lime Ice Cream Cake: ... £3.60
Treacle Sponge Pudding: ... £3.60
Hanky Panky Ice Cream Cake: ... £3.60
Fresh Strawberry Pavlova: ... £4.25
Local Ice Cream: ... £3.75
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce: ... £3.75
Organic Lemon Curd Cheesecake: ... £3.95
Home Made Apple & Blackberry Crumble: ... £3.75
Selection Of Local Cheeses: ... £4.50
Chocolate Brandy Pot: ... £3.95