The Swan Menus
Click the tabs below to view the different menus available at The Swan. Please note
that they are all sample menus. Items and prices are subject to change without notice.

- MAIN MENU
Main Menu
Please note: This is a sample menu and changes to items or prices maybe made. Please contact us for any queries.
Starters
| Warm breads with white truffle dip and olives | £5.85 |
| Homemade soup of the day, warm bread and butter | £3.95 |
| Marinated crispy whitebait, chilli and garlic dressing, lemon and mixed leaf | £5.10 |
| Sautéed button mushrooms in a creamy Stilton sauce on toasted bloomer | £4.95 |
| Prawn cocktail, lemon, Marie rose sauce, brown bread and butter | £5.15 |
| Slow baked potato skins filled with Welsh rarebit and Ashton cider chutney | £4.95 |
| Smoked mackerel and horseradish pate, lemon, mixed leaf and warm bread | £4.95 |
| Baked goats cheese, beetroot and toasted pine nuts with mixed leaf | £4.90 |
Mains
| Baked ham, chips, two free-range eggs and beer-battered onion rings | £8.95 |
| Homemade beef lasagne with mixed leaf salad and garlic bread | £8.95 |
| Butcombe beer-battered cod fillet, lemon, chips with homemade minted mushy peas, tartar and spicy ketchup | £9.45 |
| Steak and ale pie made with short crust pastry with chips, vegetables and gravy | £9.95 |
| Breaded whole tail scampi with mixed leaf salad, chips, lemon and homemade tartar sauce | £8.95 |
| Char-grilled 8oz Gammon steak with baby potatoes and parsley sauce | £8.45 |
| Three prime pork sausages, mashed potato, sautéed leeks, and red wine gravy | £8.95 |
| Homemade beef burger, mixed leaf, tomato, gherkins, red onion, chips and spicy ketchup | £8.95 |
| Warm beetroot and Brie tart, chips and mixed leaf salad | £8.75 |
| Chicken breast baked with smoked streaky bacon and mature cheddar with barbeque sauce, chips and mixed leaf | £9.95 |
| Char-grilled 8oz rump steak with chips, sautéed button mushrooms, confit tomato, fresh horseradish shavings, beer-battered onion rings and mixed leaf | £12.95 |
| Lamb shank slowly braised in garlic, rosemary and tomatoes with baby potatoes and vegetables | £11.95 |
Desserts
We have a variety of wonderful desserts on offer, please contact us to find out more.
Sides/Bar Snanks
| Chips | £2.90 |
| Cheesy chips | £3.60 |
| Seasonal vegetables | £2.45 |
| Mashed Potato | £2.45 |
| Baby Potatoes | £2.45 |
| Mixed Leaf | £2.45 |
| Garlic Bread | £2.65 |
| Olive and Garlic Bread | £2.95 |
| Tomato and Garlic Bread | £2.95 |
| Cheesy Garlic Bread | £3.25 |
| Beer Battered Onion Rings | £2.45 |
| Welsh Rarebit with Ashton Cider Chutney | £4.85 |
| Warm bread and butter | £1.25 |
Salads
Dressed mixed leaves, tomatoes, cucumber and red onions with
| Prawn and smoked mackerel | £7.95 |
| Sautéed button mushrooms and Stilton | £7.95 |
| Char-grilled chicken fillets and smoked streaky bacon | £7.95 |
| Char-grilled 4oz rump steak and Stilton | £8.95 |
| Baked goats cheese, beetroot and toasted pine nuts | £8.65 |
Ploughmans - £7.95
Served until 4pm. Mixed leaf salad, pickles, homemade coleslaw, brown bread and butter
| Baked ham and IPA pickle | £8.25 |
| Mature cheddar and Ashton cider chutney | £8.25 |
| Peppered smoked mackerel fillets | £8.55 |
| Stilton and Brie with Ashton cider chutney | £9.25 |
Doorstep Sandwiches
served until 4pm. With dressed Mixed leaf salad and homemade coleslaw. Choose white or brown bread
| Mature cheddar cheese and red onion | £5.25 |
| Baked ham and IPA pickle | £5.45 |
| Char-grilled chicken and smoked bacon | £5.95 |
| Smoked streaky bacon, tomato and mixed leaf | £5.25 |
| Prawns and lemon mayonnaise | £5.95 |
| Smoked mackerel, spring onion and horseradish mayonnaise | £5.45 |
Slow Roasted Jacket Potatoes - £6.75
Served until 4pm. With dressed mixed leaf salad and homemade coleslaw
Choose two fillings;
*Pan-fried onions
*Grated mature cheddar
*Smoked streaky bacon rashers
*Sautéed button mushrooms
*Prawns in lemon mayonnaise
*Heinz baked beans
Evening Menu
Please note: This is a sample menu and changes to items or prices maybe made. Please contact us for any queries.
While You Wait...
| Olives sun blush tomatoes and bread sticks | £5.50 |
| Homemade tortilla chips with sweet chilli sauce | £2.50 |
Starters
| Pan-fried king scallops with black pudding, cauliflower puree and crispy bacon | £6.95 |
| Crab thermidor tart with dressed mixed leaves and lemon mayo | £5.95 |
| Beef carpaccio with rocket and parmesan | £5.95 |
| Chicken and thyme pate with red onion marmalade | £4.95 |
| Soup of the day with warm bread | £3.95 |
| Pepper and feta parcel | £4.95 |
The Main Event
| Pan roasted lamb rump with redcurrant port jus | £9.50 |
| Roasted beefsteak tomato stuffed with cous cous and goats cheese | £8.95 |
| Salmon and tarragon tagliatelle in creamy herb sauce | £8.95 |
| Tournedos maison 6oz fillet steak with black pudding, rich pate and wild mushroom sauce | £7.95 |
| Jackie’s beef and Butcombe ale pie with chips and veg’ | £9.50 |
| Slow roasted belly pork with black pudding and spiced apple chutney | £11.50 |
| Catch of the day ( Ask Dani for our fresh fish choice today ) | |
| Baked field mushroom with butternut squash, spinach and garlic | £9.50 |
| Chicken stuffed with mozzarella and sun dried tomato in sweet pepper sauce | £9.95 |
| Char grilled local Hereford /Angus steak with chips, tomato and mushroom | £13.50 |
| 10oz Rump | £13.50 |
| 8oz Rib eye | £16.00 |
| 6oz fillet | £16.95 |
All main courses come with fresh vegetables and a choice of potatoes
Home Made Desserts
| Banoffee Pie | £4.50 |
| New York Cheesecake | £4.50 |
| White Chocolate and Vanilla Mousse | £4.50 |
| Lemon Posset with Sugar Snap Biscuit | £4.50 |
| Créme Brulee with Amoretti Biscuit | £4.50 |
Freshly Ground Coffee
| Americano | £1.80 |
| Café Latte | £2.00 |
| Cappuccino | £2.30 |
| Tea | £1.50 |
| Herbal Tea | £1.70 |
After Dinner Drinks
Here's a small sample of our growing collection of tipples to help your food go down.
| Courvoisier | £2.10 |
| Janneu Armagnac | £4.90 |
| Cragganmore 12yr single malt | £3.05 |
| Oban 14yr single malt | £3.90 |
| Goslings black seal dark rum | £2.20 |
| LBV port | £2.25 |
| Baileys | £2.55 |
| Tia-Maria | £2.25 |
We’re here to make your night as comfortable as possible so sit back and relax with a great pint of Butcombe and Dani will take your order at the table. We’ll be changing the menu every six weeks or so and always welcome suggestions or comments. If you have a favourite dish you’d like to see on the next menu then let us know.
Christmas at The Swan
Available 1st December – 24th December, bookings and pre-orders only
Starters
Pan seared pigeon breast with Braised red cabbage and cassis
Butternut squash and roasted parsnip soup
Smoked salmon and Atlantic prawns
Chicken liver parfait with Melba toast and Cumberland sauce
Mains
Parsnip, chestnut and cranberry loaf
Turkey stuffed with chestnut and apricot wrapped in bacon
Char grilled venison with celeriac puree and winter berry sauce
32 day aged rump steak with red wine and mushroom sauce
Pan roasted salmon fillet with hollandaise sauce
Desserts
Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
Cointreau crème brulee
Lemon posset with lemon shortbread
Double chocolate mousse
Coffee and mince pies
2 courses £16.95
3 courses £19.95
Available 1st December – 24th December, bookings and pre-orders only
Mother's day at The Swan
3rd April 2010
Starters
Roasted butternut squash soup with herb croutons
Creamy garlic mushrooms with a fresh baked roll
Posh prawn cocktail
(Tiger prawns and crayfish tails in classic Marie rose sauce)
Chicken and rosemary pate with red onion marmalade
Mains
Roasted topside of Aberdeen Angus/Hereford beef with Yorkshire pudding
Slow roasted shoulder of old spot pork with bramley apple sauce
Baked salmon fillet with tarragon cream sauce
Roasted chicken breast with stuffing and bread sauce
Brie and beetroot tart with balsamic reduction
Desserts
Apple and cinnamon crumble
Chocolate fudge sundae
Lemon posset with amoretti biscuit
Baileys white chocolate mousse
2 courses for £15.00
3 courses for £18.00
We shall be serving food in two settings to ensure no one misses out. Book early for either our 12-2 or 2-4 slots.
Please call 01934 852371 to reserve your table

