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 Ciabatta

(served with chips and salad garnish)

Hand Carved Ham {with or without Mustard}: ... £4.75 / £5.25
Cheese {with pickle or tomato}: ... £4.75 / £5.25
B.L.T.: ... £4.75 / £5.25
Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese: ... £5.25 / £5.75
Prawn Marie Rose: ... £5.25 / £5.75
Tuna and Mayonnaise: ... £4.75 / £5.25

Ploughman's Choice

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

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

Hot Ciabatta

(served with chips and salad garnish)

Steak and Fried Onions {with Whole Grain Mustard Mayonnaise}: ... £7.25
Ham and Smoked Cheese: ... £6.25
Cajun Chicken, Tomato, Rocket and Pesto: ... £6.25
Bacon, Brie and Cranberry: ... £6.25
Roasted Vegetables and Goat’s Cheese: ... £6.25
Tuna and Melted Cheese: ... £6.25
Black Venus Chilli Dog {not for the faint hearted!}: ... £7.25
Exmoor Steak Burger {6oz}: ... £7.95

Black Venus Menu

Starters

Grilled Goats Cheese: ... £4.75
Fish Cake with Sweet Chilli Dip: ... £4.95
Home Made Soup: ... £3.95
Smoked Mackerel Fillet and Dip: ... £5.25
Home Made Chicken Liver Pate: ... £4.75
Butterfly King Prawns: ... £4.95
Prawn Cocktail: ... £4.95
Thai Style Mussels: ... £4.95
Sauté Garlic Mushrooms: ... £4.50

Main Courses

Our Famous Home Made Chilli Con Carne (hot!) {served with white & wild rice & tortilla crisps}: ... £7.95
10 oz Besshill Sirloin Steak, chips, peas, mushrooms & onion rings: ... £14.95
Home Made Beef & Ale Pie (puff pastry) chips or potatoes & fresh vegetables: ... £8.95
The Exmoor Beast! (gammon steak, b.v. sausage, black pudding, egg, tomato, mushrooms & chips): ... £12.75
12 oz Besshill Gammon Steak, chips, peas, mushrooms, egg or pineapple: ... £9.25
Black Venus Sausages, Chips, Salad and Salsa: ... £8.95
Hand Carved Local Ham, Egg & Chips: ... £7.50
Lamb Shank {with rosemary & redcurrant sauce, potatoes and fresh vegetables}: ... £12.50
Home Made Chicken Balti Curry {served with pilau rice & naan bread}: ... £9.15
Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in bacon {with dijonnaise sauce, potatoes and fresh vegetables}: ... £9.75
Cajun Chicken, salad and chips: ... £9.75
Smoked Duck and Bacon Salad with raspberry dressing: ... £10.95
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta: ... £8.95
Breaded Wholetail Scampi {with chips, peas & salad garnish}: ... £8.25
Salmon Fillet with a herb crust, brandy & tomato sauce, potatoes & fresh vegetables: ... £9.50
Red Thai King Prawn Curry {served with white & wild rice & naan bread}: ... £9.75
Prawns & Smoked Salmon Salad: ... £9.75
Home Made Vegetable Curry {served with pilau rice & naan bread}: ... £7.95
Vegetable Wrap, guacamole, salsa, salad & sweet potato chips: ... £8.50
Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Risotto: ... £8.75

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
Blackcurrant Cheesecake: ... £3.95
Local Ice Cream: ... £3.75
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce: ... £3.75
Homemade Plum Crumble: ... £3.75
Selection Of Local Cheeses: ... £4.50
Homemade Death by Chocolate Cake: ... £3.95
Home Poached Pear with Vanilla Cream: ... £3.95
Homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding: ... £4.50