Pre-theatre menu: Blackfriars Restaurant

Lunch: £15 for 2 courses/ £18 for 3 courses

Early dinner: £18 for 2 courses/ £21 for 3 courses

STARTERS
Lightly curried parsnip soup
Roast butternut squash & sage risotto, vegetarian “parmesan” crisp (V)
Young goats’ cheese, smoked walnut & Cox apple salad, honey dressing (V)
Northumbrian ham terrine, pease pudding & pickles
Smoked mackerel on toast & poached hens’ egg
North Sea fishcake, handmade tartare sauce, lemon
Homemade black pudding fritters, poached egg, pickled shallots, broon sauce

MAINS
Pan-friend bubble ‘n’ squeak, duck eggs, spinach, broon sauce (V)
Mushroom nut roast, Savoy cabbage, heritage potatoes
Pan-roasted chicken, Lyonnaise potatoes, winter green, bacon
Northumbrian hanger steak, creamy mash, mushroom, crispy onions (£3 supplement)
North Sea fish & chips, minted peas, tartare sauce
Rare-breed pork faggots, clapshot, roasting juices, crispy leeks
Herb-crusted hake, heritage potatoes, beetroot, hollandaise

SIDES
Carrolls’ Heritage potatoes/ Tripple- cooked chips/ Mustard mash/ Clapshot/ Braised red cabbage/ Buttered greens £4

SPECIALS (Not part of the RESTAURANT SET MENU)
Northumbrain sirloin steak, onion ring, triple-cooked chips, béarnaise sauce £26
Market fish of the day, fresh from the North Sea, classically prepared (please ask) £POA

PUDDINGS
Yorkshire rhubarb cheesecake, rhubarb sorbet
Bakewell tart, almond ice-cream
Chocolate truffle, sweet beetroot sorbet
Spiced apple crumble, vanilla custard
Sticky toffee pudding, salted caramel sauce, banana ice-cream
A selection of home-made sorbets or ice cream
English cheeses, pickled celery, fig & walnut bread, chutney (£2 supplement)