Dining at The Country Inn

Food is served all day, as requested. The wide ranging bar menu features local specialities of Staffordshire Oatcakes with a variety of savoury fillings, Hot and Spicy Dishes and local trout as well as a good range of traditional dishes, steaks and grills. Lighter snacks are also available. Why not try a bowl of our home-made soup? Leek, apple and stilton is one of our specialities. We also specialise in vegetarian and vegan food as well as plenty of Gluten Free Options.

Lunch Menu, served until 5pm

Starters

Chef’s Italian Bread, Olives and dips (v) – £9.50

To share for 2

Smoked Cheese & Bacon Salad (gf) – £8.75

Crisp leaves with a smoked cheese & crispy bacon with a balsamic dressing

Chef’s Homemade Chicken Liver Pate – £8.50

Served with cranberry compote and brioche toast

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms (v) (*gf) (*vg) – £8

Served with a crisp salad & toasted Brioche.

Italian Antipasto – £10

Selection of cured meats, olives, gherkins, crisp salad with garlic mayonnaise & a chunk of bread

D & P Pub Selection

D & P Burger – £18

Bun topped with a homemade Beef burger, melted cheese and bacon served with chips, salad, BBQ sauce and onion rings

Chef’s Steak & Ale Pie – £17.50

Served with Chunky Chips and Peas

Scampi – £17

Breaded wholetail scampi served with chunky chips, Peas and homemade tartar sauce

Homemade Veggie Lasagne (v) (*vg) – £17.00

Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chickpea Lasagne with a crisp salad

Chef’s Chicken Curry – £19

Served with Onion Bajhee, Nan Bread, mango chutney & Rice

Chef’s Gammon Steak – £17

With chunky chips, pineapple and garden peas

Homemade Beef Chilli (*gf) – £17.50

Served with rice, tortilla chips, grated cheese and sauce

Oatcakes

Smoked Cheese & Ham – £17.50

With a crisp salad and chips

Wild Mushroom Oatcake (v) – £16.50

With a crisp salad and chips

Chicken & Garlic Mushroom Oatcake (*gf) – £18.50

Traditional Staffordshire oatcake filled with chicken in garlic mushroom sauce served with a crisp salad & chips

Stilton Cheese, Apple & Leek Oatcake (v) (*gf) – £16.50

Traditional Staffordshire oatcakes are a local speciality of the area and are similar to a pancake. Filled with Leeks and apple in a creamy stilton cheese sauce  served with a crisp salad and chips

Snacks & Salads

Ploughman’s Lunch (*gf) – £16

Our version of this popular pub lunch with a selection of 2 cheeses of the day, ham, pickle, salad, pickled onions and rustic bread

Side Orders

Chips – £4.50   

Onion rings – £4.50

Mushroom & Pepper Sauce – £4

Italian Bread, Dips & Olives – £9.50

Sandwiches

Ham Salad (*gf) – £13

Chicken, Bacon, & Mayo (*gf) – £14

Cheese & Pickle (v) (*gf) – £13

Tuna, Cucumber & Mayo (*gf) – £13

Served on White Bread (Brown Bread on request) with a salad garnish, Chips & coleslaw

Desserts

Fresh Fruit Salad (*gf)  – £7.50

Served with double cream

Cheesecake of the day – £8

Made our way served with double cream

Cheese & Biscuits – £13

Selection of 3 cheeses served with homemade chutney, fruit & savoury biscuits

Chocolate Brownie (*gf) – £8

One of our favourites made with Belgium chocolate and nuts topped with warm chocolate sauce & vanilla ice cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding – £8

One of our favourites with creamy custard

Toffee and Banana Sundae (gf) – £7.75

With Ice cream, banana and topped with cream & warm toffee sauce

Children’s Menu
Suitable for 11 years and under

Main Courses

Burger Bun & Chips, with Onion Rings – £7.50

Spaghetti Neapolitan, topped with a tomato sauce and with a crisp salad) (v) – £6.50

Kids Chicken Bites, with chips and peas – £8

Roast of the day, served with roast potatoes, stuffing, peas and carrots – £8.50

Junior Scampi, served chips and garden peas – £9

Kids Small Ham or Cheese Sandwich, served with chips (v) – £6

Desserts

Yummy Fudge Cake, served warm with ice cream 3 scoops – strawberry, vanilla & chocolate – £6

Ice Cream, 3 Scoops (v) – £4.50

Kids Sweet Platter, chocolate fudge Cake, Ice cream and lots more – £8

Allergen Advice

We have detailed allergen charts for all our dishes on our menus located behind the bar and available in the Restaurant. Please ask a member if you require to see them or for advice if you are unsure.

Our menus are subject to change

KEY (*gf) Gluten Free on request – (gf) Gluten free – (v) Vegetarian – (vg) Vegan – (*vg) Vegan on request

Evening Dining, served from 5pm

To Start Things Off

Rustic Bread, Olives and Dips to share for 2 (v) – £9.50

Starters

Chef’s Homemade Soup (Changed Daily) (v) (*gf) – £7.75

Homemade soup made from the finest market produce available served with bread

Chef’s Chorizo – £9

Served in a Spanish tomato sauce with rustic bread

Chef’s Creamy Garlic Mushrooms (v) (*gf) (*vg) – £8

Served with a crisp salad with brioche toast

Italian Antipasto – £10

Selection of cured meats, olives, gherkins, crisp salad on a wooden board with garlic mayonnaise & a chunk of bread

Smoked Cheese & Bacon Salad (gf) – £8.75

Crisp leaves with a smoked cheese & crispy bacon with a balsamic dressing

Chef’s Balmoral Mushrooms – £9

Mushrooms stuffed with haggis topped with Drambuie sauce 

Country Inn Pate – £8.50

Truly delicious homemade chicken liver pate with homemade chutney, toasted brioche & salad

Greek Salad – £8

Crisp salad topped with olives, onion, tomato, cucumber, peppers , feta drizzled with a balsamic vinegar 

House Dishes

Chicken Wild Mushrooms (gf) – £19.50

Breast of chicken in a creamy brandied wild mushroom sauce with new potatoes and fresh vegetables of the day

Chef’s Homemade Malaysian Chicken Curry – £19

With a timbale of rice, onion bajhee, naan bread, mango chutney  

Steak & Ale Pie – £17.75

Steak cooked in a rich Ale gravy topped with a suet pasty lid with chunky chips & vegetables of the day

D&P Burger – £18

Bun topped with a homemade beef burger, cheese & bacon served with chips, salad, onion rings & BBQ sauce

Chef’s Beef Chilli (*gf) – £17.50

With a timbale of rice, grated cheese, tortilla chips and salad garnish

Mushroom and Pepper Steak (*gf) – £34

Sirloin steak cooked to your liking topped with a creamy mushroom and pepper sauce served with a crisp salad,  tomato, mushroom & chunky chips

Roast of the Day (*gf) – From £18.50

Roast of the day served with traditional trimmings, Roast Potatoes & fresh veggies of the day

Pork Black pudding – £21

Loin of pork filled with black pudding wrapped in bacon topped with whole grain mustard sauce served with chunky chips & fresh veggies of the day

Gammon – £17.75

Grilled gammon steak with an olde English mustard sauce served with grilled tomato, chunky chips & fresh vegetables of the day

Wholetail Scampi – £17

Breaded scampi with chunky chips, homemade tartar sauce, garden peas and salad garnish

Vegetarian & Oatcakes

Homemade Sweet Potato, Spinach and Chick pea Lasagne (v) (*vg) – £17

Served on a tomato sauce with a crisp salad topped with olives

Homemade Mushroom and Pepper Stroganoff (v) (gf) (*vg) – £16.50

With a timbale of rice and fresh vegetables

Homemade Butternut & Vegetable Curry (v) (*gf – no naan or onion bajhee) – £17

Homemade curry served with rice, onion bajhee, naan bread and mango chutney

Wild Mushroom Oatcake (v) – £16.50

Traditional Staffordshire oatcake filled with wild mushrooms in a creamy brandied sauce with a crisp salad & chips

Roasted Vegetable & Goats Cheese Oatcake (*gf – no oatcake) – £16.50

Topped with onion marmalade served with a crisp salad & chips

Chicken & Garlic Mushroom Oatcake (*gf – no oatcake) – £18.50

Traditional Staffordshire oatcake filled with Chicken and Mushroom in a creamy garlic sauce served with chips & salad

Desserts

Fresh Fruit Salad (v) (*vg) – £7.50 

Served with double cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding (v) – £8

Served with toffee sauce and double cream

Chef’s Chocolate Brownie (v) (*gf) – £8

Topped with Belgium chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream

Crumble of the Day (v) – £8   

Ask for todays selection served with double cream

Cheesecake of the Day (v) – £8 

Ask for todays selection served with double cream         

Homemade Chocolate & Raspberry Bread and Butter Pudding (v) – £8

With Belgium chocolate sauce and creamy custard

Brownie Sundae – £8

Brownie cookies, ice cream, chocolate sauce and fresh cream        

Banana & Maple Syrup Sundae (vg) – £7.75       

Banana in a maple syrup drizzle topped with vegan non dairy ice cream  

Ice Cream Selection (v) – £7.50

Choose 3 scoops – Chocolate, Honeycomb, Salted Caramel, Strawberry, Berry Sorbet or Vanilla

Banana & Toffee Sundae (v) – £8.50                                            

Banana, ice cream, toffee sauce, whipped cream topped with a shortbread biscuit

Cheese & Biscuits (v) – £13

Selection of 3 cheeses served with chutney & savoury biscuits

Children’s Menu
Suitable for 11 years and under

Main Courses

Burger Bun & Chips, with Onion Rings – £7.50

Spaghetti Neapolitan, topped with a tomato sauce and with a crisp salad) (v) – £6.50

Kids Chicken Bites, with chips and peas – £8

Roast of the day, served with roast potatoes, stuffing, peas and carrots – £8.50

Junior Scampi, served chips and garden peas – £9

Kids Small Ham or Cheese Sandwich, served with chips (v) – £6

Desserts

Yummy Fudge Cake, served warm with ice cream 3 scoops – strawberry, vanilla & chocolate – £6

Ice Cream, 3 Scoops (v) – £4.50

Kids Sweet Platter, chocolate fudge Cake, Ice cream and lots more – £8

Allergen Advice

We have detailed allergen charts for all our dishes on our menus located behind the bar and available in the Restaurant. Please ask a member if you require to see them or for advice if you are unsure.

Our menus are subject to change

KEY (*gf) Gluten Free on request – (gf) Gluten free – (v) Vegetarian – (vg) Vegan – (*vg) Vegan on request

Sunday Lunch

Main Menu

Starters

Homemade Soup of the Day (v) – Served with a bread roll – £7.75

Chicken Liver Pate with chutney and brioche toast – £8.50

Garlic Mushrooms with crisp salad & rustic bread (v) (*gf) (*vg) – £8

Chefs’ chorizo – in a homemade tomato sauce, rustic bread – £9

Chef’s Bouncing Berry cheese and bacon Salad with a balsamic drizzle (*gf) – £8.75

Smoked Salmon & Prawn Cocktail – topped with homemade marie rose sauce – £10

Black pudding with a wholegrain mustard sauce with a salad garnish – £7.50

Veggie Pate (v) – Served with tomato & red pepper houmous, toasted brioche, salad & olives – £8.50

Italian Antipasto Selection of cured meats, olives, gherkins, crisp salad on a wooden board with garlic mayonnaise & a chunk of bread – £10

Main Courses

Roast Turkey served with homemade stuffing, cranberry sauce, fresh veggies, Roast & new Potatoes (*gf) – £18.50

Chef’s Roast Pork served with homemade stuffing, applesauce, fresh veggies, Roast & new Potatoes (*gf) – £18.50

Roast Beef served with homemade Yorkshire pudding, horseradish sauce, fresh veggies, Roast & new Potatoes (*gf) – £19.50

Pork Black pudding – Loin of pork filled with black pudding wrapped in bacon and topped with a whole grain mustard sauce served with chunky chips & fresh veggies – £21

Breast of chicken in a creamy wild mushroom sauce with fresh veggies & New Potatoes – £19.50

Traditional Staffordshire oatcake filled with wild mushrooms in a cream and brandy sauce served with chunky chips and a crisp salad (v) – £16.50

Breaded Scampi with chunky chips, homemade tartar sauce, salad garnish & garden peas – £17

Chef’s D&P Burger with cheese and bacon served with chunky chips and BBQ Sauce – £18

Chef’s Homemade Malaysian style chicken curry served with rice, onion bajhee & naan bread – £19

Ploughman’s’ – With 2 cheeses, ham, pickle, salad, pickled onions & rustic bread (*gf) – £16

Homemade Beef Chili – Served with rice, tortilla chips, cheese and crisp salad topped (*gf) – £17.75

Mushroom & Pepper Stroganoff – With rice & fresh veggies – £16.50 (v) (gf) (*vg)

Chef’s Sweet potato, chick pea and spinach Lasagne (v) (*vg) – on a tomato sauce served with a crisp salad – £17.00

Desserts

Fresh Fruit Salad served with double cream (gf)– £7.50

Homemade Tiramisu and double cream – £8

Sticky Toffee Pudding with double cream – one of our favourites! – £8

Crumble of the Day with double cream – £8

Berry Sundae with ice cream, berries and coulis (*vg) – £7.75

Homemade Chocolate and Raspberry Bread and Butter pudding served with chocolate sauce and creamy custard – Definitely one of our favourites – £8

Ice Cream – 3 Scoops from Strawberry, Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Chocolate, Berry Sorbet or chocolate vanilla brownie – £7.50

Children’s Menu
Suitable for 11 years and under

Main Courses

Burger Bun & Chips, with Onion Rings – £7.50

Spaghetti Neapolitan, topped with a tomato sauce and with a crisp salad (v) – £6

Kids Chicken Bites, with chips and peas – £8

Roast Turkey, with vegetables of the day – £8.50

Kids Fish Fingers, served with chips & peas – £7

Junior Scampi, served chips and garden peas –£8.25

Kids Small Ham or Cheese Sandwich, served with chips (v) – £6

Desserts

Yummy Fudge Cake, served warm with ice cream 3 scoops – strawberry, vanilla & chocolate – £6

Ice Cream ,3 Scoops – £4.50

Kids Sweet Platter, Chocolate fudge Cake, Ice cream and lots more – £8

Allergen Advice

We have detailed allergen charts for all our dishes on our menus located behind the bar and available in the Restaurant. Please (a member if you require to see them or for advice if you are unsure.

Our menus are subject to change

KEY     (*gf) Gluten Free on request – (gf) Gluten Free –  (v) Vegetarian – (vg) Vegan – (*vg) Vegan on request

Table d’ Hote Sample Menu – 3 Courses – £29.50 / 2 Courses (Starter/Main) – £22.50

To Start

Chef’s Chicken and Bacon Salad with a creamy garlic mayonnaise

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms – Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with a crisp salad (v)

Stilton, Apple and Walnut Salad – Chef’s stilton, apple and walnut salad with a creamy dressing (v)

Smoked Salmon & Beetroot Salad – On a bed of crisp leaves topped with a horseradish cream – £2.00 supplement

Chef’s Chorizo – Cooked in tomato sauce and served with chunky bread

Greek Salad – with olives, feta cheese, leaves, onion, tomato and topped with a balsamic drizzle (v)

To Follow

Chef’s Mustard Pork – Black pudding wrapped in pork loin and bacon topped with a whole grain mustard sauce served with chunky chips and fresh veggies – £2.00 Supplement

Roast of the Day – Traditional roast dinner with all the trimmings

Salmon and Prawn Oatcake with crisp salad and chunky chips

Chef’s homemade Steak Pie – Topped with a suet pastry lid and served with chunky chips and fresh veggies

Traditional Staffordshire oatcake filled with a selection of wild mushrooms in a creamy brandy sauce served with a crisp salad and chunky chips (v)

Homemade venison lasagna – served with a Greek salad

Gnocchi topped with an Italian tomato sauce served with a crisp salad (v)

To Finish

Chef’s Fruit Crumble of the Day with double cream

Chef’s Cheesecake served with double cream

Chocolate Fudge Cake with vanilla ice cream

Fresh Fruit Salad, Cream

Chef’s Berry Ice Cream Sundae

Allergen Advice

We have detailed allergen charts for all our dishes on our menus located behind the bar and available in the Restaurant. Please ask a member if you require to see them or for advice if you are unsure.

Our menus are subject to change

KEY     (*gf) Gluten Free on request – (gf) Gluten Free –  (v) Vegetarian – (vg) Vegan – (*vg) Vegan on request

Afternoon Tea – Available from 1pm – 3.30pm. Cost £25 per person.

Selection of Sandwiches to include Tuna & Cucumber, Home Roasted Ham, Cheese and Pickle …..

Selection of homemade cake, homemade shortbread, freshly baked scones with Jam and Cream

Served with a pot of tea from our selection of speciality Teas

Cream Tea – Available from 1pm – 4.30pm. Cost £13 per person.

Freshly baked scones with Jam and Cream

Served with a pot of tea from our selection of speciality Teas

Allergen Advice

We have detailed allergen charts for all our dishes on our menus located behind the bar and available in the Restaurant. Please ask a member if you require to see them or for advice if you are unsure.