Sample Menus

(E) Homemade soup of the day with rustic bread £3.25

Poached eggs served on white or brown toast £3.95

Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs served with white or brown toast £4.95

Selection of open sandwiches on rustic bloomer bread
served with salad garnish & crisps:

(E) Home honey roasted ham with wholegrain mustard £3.95

(E) Smoked salmon & cucumber £4.30

(E) Dorset cheddar cheese with red onion marmalade £3.95

(E) Chargrilled chicken breast with tarragon mayonnaise £3.95

Salads

Traditional Caesar salads ~ served with marinated anchovies
Plain £4.50
Chargrilled chicken £5.95
Smoked salmon £6.50

Ploughman’s salad served with crusty bread, pickles & chutney
with ham, smoked salmon or cheese £6.50

(E) Large bowl of salad with a homemade dressing £3.95

Snacks

(E) Portion of hand cut chips £2.00

Nacho tortilla chips served with spicy tomato salsa & melted cheese £4.95

(E) Omelette with salad garnish (one filling) £4.50

(E) Omelette with homemade hand cut chips (two fillings) £6.50
(Choose from ham, chicken, cheese, red onion, tomato, mushroom or peppers)

Homemade beef burger made with 100% fillet steak, mustard mayonnaise £4.95
& salad in a ciabatta
Served with hand cut chunky chips £6.95

Pasta of the day £6.95

Home honey roasted ham with home cut chunky chips & two eggs £6.50

(E) Fishcake of the day £4.95

Fish of the day £7.95

Items marked with an (E) are ‘Express’ lunch options that will be
served to you within 15 minutes.

Two Courses £16.95
Three Courses £20.50

Starters

Soup of the Day
served with hand-made rustic bread

Baked Garlic Mushrooms
served on wilted spinach with melted goats cheese

Smoked Fish Terrine
encased in smoked salmon and served with a cucumber & mint yoghurt

Calves Liver & Smoked Bacon Parfait
with a gooseberry and quince jelly

Filo Wrapped Brie Wedge
served on a tomato dressed rocket salad with warm grape chutney

Main Courses

Slow Braised Guinea Fowl
served in a bacon, mushroom & tomato sauce

Roast Sirloin of West Country Beef
with Yorkshire pudding & red wine jus

Roasted Pork Loin
with crackling, wholegrain mustard and apple gravy

White Wine Poached Fillet of Local Plaice
served with a salmon and haddock fishcake on Dorset cheddar cheese & spinach sauce

Roasted Aubergine, Courgette and Pimento Lasagne
in a tarragon cream sauce topped with mature cheddar

Desserts

Belgian Dark Chocolate & Mint Marquis
With Dark Chocolate ice cream in a chocolate tuille basket

Winterberry Pavlova
Finished with Dorset clotted cream

Pear, Cranberry & Cinnamon Crumble
Served with crème anglaise

Stem Ginger Panna Cotta
With a shortbread biscuit

Dorset cheese board
(Supplementary surcharge of £2.00 Per Person)

Starters

Soup of the Day
with rustic bread
£4.50

Pan Seared Escalope’s of Venison Loin
with a spiced sherry vinegar glaze, served on a warm, tossed winter salad
£6.50

Calves Liver and Smoked Bacon Parfait
served with quince & gooseberry jelly and crusty bread
£5.50

Terrine of Wild Mushrooms, Red Lentils, Sundried Tomatoes & Onions
served warm with a marinated tomato mayonnaise
£4.50

Filo Wrapped Brie Wedge
oven baked & served with a tomato dressed rocket salad and warm grape chutney
£4.50

Baked Greenlip Mussels
with a parmesan & fresh herb crust drizzled with chilli oil
£4.50

Grilled Mackerel Fillet
served on a pancetta tossed spinach salad finished with a spiced port dressing
£5.50

Three Flavoured Smoked Fish Terrine
encased in smoked salmon served with crusty bread & a cucumber and mustard yoghurt dip
£6.50

Main Courses

Beef Wellington
Fillet of English beef topped with chicken liver & smoked bacon pate,
wrapped in puff pastry.
(Served medium rare)
£19.95

Fillet of English Beef
cooked to your liking
£18.50
Compliment your steak with one of the following sauces:
Creamy wild mushroom, mixed peppercorn and brandy or Dorset blue vinny
£2.95 extra

Braised Guinea Fowl
Served in a rich tomato, bacon and mushroom sauce with venison stuffing
£16.95

Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb
served on a mixed pulse, bacon and chorizo casserole with a port wine jus
£18.95

Minted Couscous with Roasted Vegetables
couscous with mint, lemon, yellow pepper & chive, served with spinach pesto roasted vegetables & breaded goats cheese
£11.50

Lyme Bay Scallops & King Prawns
baked in a roasted fennel cream sauce & served with lemon infused rice
£18.95

Portland Plaice Fillets
poached in white wine then grilled with a Dorset cheddar sauce & served on wilted spinach
£16.95

Pan Fried Fillet of Portland Sea Bass
on a pancetta, tomato & mixed vegetable stir fry served with a Portland crab cake
£18.95

Desserts

Belgian Dark Chocolate & Mint Marquis
served with Belgian dark chocolate ice cream in a tuille basket

Stem Ginger Pannacotta
accompanied by a cinnamon shortbread biscuit & winterberry compote

Trio of Lemon Desserts
homemade lemon sorbet, lemon meringue pie & a lemon mousse

Pear Tart Tatin
With crème anglaise & Vanilla ice cream

All of our desserts are hand-made at The Orchid Restaurant

All desserts £4.95 each

Dorset Cheese Board
With Home Made Chutney & Biscuits
£6.95