Cold Snacks
| Oysters | Six 6.75 Nine 9.75 Twelve 12.75 |
| Sliced Craster Smoked Salmon | 8.00 |
| Seafood Plate (Crevettes, Prawns, Crab, Salmon & Herring) | 8.95 |
| Cornish Crab & Avocado Salad with Saffron Mayonnaise | 8.00 |
| Duck & Avocado Salad with Pine Nuts, Orange & Mustard Dressing | 6.65 |
| Grilled King Scallops & Bacon, Caesar Salad | 9.95 |
baguettes
| Brie, Bacon, Tomato & Pesto | 5.50 |
| Steak, Meaux Mustard & Mayonnaise | 6.25 |
| Prawn & Marie Rose Sauce | 6.25 |
| Crab Mayonnaise & Chive | 6.95 |
hot snacks
| Home-Made Soup of the Day | 4.25 |
| Welsh Rarebit & Bacon | 5.95 |
| Seafood Pancake Thermidor | 7.95 |
| Feuilleté of Smoked Haddock, Prawns, Parsley Sauce & Mash | 7.95 |
| Queenie Scallops in Garlic with Wensleydale & Thyme Crumb Topping | 7.45 |
| Smoked Haddock Egg Florentine | 6.75 |
| Alan Murray’s Pork Sausage, Mash & Onion Gravy | 5.95 |
| Beer Battered Cod Chunks with Pea Puree & Balsamic Syrup | 8.95 |
| Creamy Pea, Pancetta & Prawn Risotto | 7.95 |
| Roast Pesto Salmon, Pine Nut & Parmesan Crumb Topping | 7.45 |
| Pan Fried Pigeon Breast, Wild Mushroom, Beetroot & Bacon Salad | 7.95 |
| Asparagus, Hollandaise with Pine Nuts, Parmesan & Pancetta | 8.95 |
| Roast Shallot, Roquefort & Rocket Tart | 7.25 |
| Oysters Kirkpatrick | Six 7.75 Nine 10.75 Twelve 13.75 |
EXTRAS
| Granary Cob & Butter | 0.70 |
| Selection of Vegetables | 2.00 |
| Tossed Mixed Salad | 2.00 |
| Chips | 2.50 |
| Rocket & Parmesan Salad | 2.00 |
| Buttered Spinach | 1.50 |
| Mashed Potatoes | 1.50 |
SWEETS
| Dark Chocolate Truffle with Poached Pears in Spiced Red Wine | 4.95 |
| Baked Egg Custard Tart, Blackcurrent Compote | 4.95 |
| Crème Brûlée with Home-made Shortbread | 4.95 |
| Turkish Delight Ice Cream with Hot Chocolate Sauce | 4.95 |
| Vanilla Ice Cream with Madeira Soaked Raisins | 4.95 |
| Strawberry & Lemon Grass Sorbet | 4.95 |
| Selection of British & French Cheese with Chutney, Grapes & Biscuits | 5.50 |
Drinks
| House Wine by the Glass (175ml) | 3.95 |
| Filter Coffee | 1.95 |
| Liqueur Coffee | 5.25 |
Bar snacks menu
Please note that due to our desire to only use the freshest, quality ingredients here at the Black Bull the menus listed on our web site are an example of what you can expect to be served.
menu serving times
Our bars snacks menu is served in our Bar and Fish Bar
12noon - 2.30pm Monday to Friday
12noon - 2.00pm Saturday
Our menus
While some restaurants follow fads and trip themselves up trying to set trends, The Black Bull has had the strength of character to stay true to its Anglo-French roots for over 40 years. The result is a loyal following of passionate regulars that grows with each new visitor!
The Black Bull is famously well regarded as a great place for seafood, no doubt in part because of the ingenuity of the late former owner who devised a system of salt water tanks that allowed the kitchen to stock live lobsters, prawns and oysters. Of course, it’s also very much thanks to the talents of our head chef and their team, who effortlessly turn out beautifully rich dishes like Lobster Newburg, served out of the shell in a gorgeous sauce of brandy, cream, and shallots, and deceptively simple but mouth-wateringly perfect dishes like Dublin Bay prawns split and grilled with garlic butter. Other marine treasures include succulently spiced grilled oysters and plump baked queen scallops.
There’s plenty of choice beside fish too, with rack of lamb, chargrilled rib eye, pan-fried duck and the impressive chateaubriand all there for the taking. It’s unashamedly hearty but nevertheless impeccably stylish fare – real food cooked with lots of class but no pretensions. And if you can manage it, the traditional dessert list is a joy, with the homemade ice-creams deserving a particularly special mention.
