You will see on all of our menus that we have researched and matched beers to each dish. We believe that we are first and foremost a temple to all things beer and therefore these amazing products should be given pride of place alongside our delicious dishes. Sometimes dishes will be matched to our ever changing guest beers and sometimes to our extensive selection of craft brewed bottles.
But why two different dining areas? Firstly we wanted to ensure that the history and atmosphere so famous at the Red Lion was not changed. In our view too many pubs are changing completely into country restaurants.
Whilst we understand the reasons behind this,we believe that we are lucky enough, with the layout of the building, to be able to offer both relaxed, informal proper homemade pub food and slightly more elegant modern British dishes in the appropriate settings. Hence the decision to keep the two dining areas separate by giving them different names.
Any queries? We would be delighted to hear them. Call us on 01793 750 776!
| Continental breakfast | |
| Assorted Dorset Cereals® | |
| Assorted Kellogg’s® cereals | |
| Selection of locally made fruit yoghurts | |
| Selection of local honey and Red Lion homemade jams and marmalades | |
| Homemade fruit compote | |
| Fruit juices | |
| Fresh fruit | |
| Toast, tea and coffee |
| Cooked breakfast | |
| The Full English Kelmscott Sausages, back bacon, black pudding, tomato, mushroom, toast and eggs cooked your way |
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| Bacon or sausage sandwich Back bacon or old Kelmscott sausages served in warm bread. This can be prepared for you to take away. |
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| Eggs on toast Your choice of eggs served on char grilled toast |
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| Red Lion tea smoked sea trout and scrambled eggs Our own tea smoked sea trout and scrambled eggs served on char grilled toast |
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| Porridge Porridge served with local honey or our own homemade jam |
| Available Tue – Sat 12:00-14:30 and Tue – Thu 18:00 – 21:00 | |
| Pan fried portobello mushrooms and garlic on toast | £5.50 |
| Pea and locally foraged wild garlic soup, homemade crusty bread | £5.00 |
| Devilled whitebait, homemade mayo | £5.00 |
| ½ Pint of shell on prawns, homemade mayo, homemade crusty bread | £5.00/£10.00 |
| Home cooked honey and mustard roast ham, free range eggs, triple cooked chips | £8.50 |
| Local free range Gloucester sausages, mashed potato, caramelised onion gravy | £9.50 |
| Beer battered Cornish haddock, triple cooked chips, garden peas | £9.95 |
| Stilton cauliflower cheese, homemade crusty bread (v) | £7.50 |
| Ploughmans Choose from: Home cooked honey and mustard roast ham, Colston Basset Stilton, Cheddar Gorge Cheddar or Double Gloucester |
£8.95 |
| The Red Lion homemade burger triple cooked chips, tomato, onion, gherkins, homemade relish (Add bacon or cheese for 50p each) |
£9.50 |
| The Red Lion homemade spicy bean burger triple cooked chips, tomato, onion, gherkins, homemade relish (v) (Add cheese for 50p) |
£9.00 |
| Homemade pea fritter, triple cooked chips (v) | £7.50 |
| Portobello mushroom, spinach and Forest Oak smoked cheddar omelette, spring salad (v) | £7.95 |
| Scrambled local, free range duck eggs and Red Lion smoked salmon on toast | £7.50 |
| SANDWICHES: (available Tue – Fri 12:00-14:30) | |
| Toasted cheddar and tomato | £5.00 |
| Toasted cheddar and chutney | £5.00 |
| Toasted bacon, lettuce and tomato | £6.00 |
| Toasted local sausage, mustard mayo | £6.00 |
| Toasted home cooked ham and mustard | £6.00 |
| Toasted home cooked ham and cheese | £6.00 |
| Red lion home smoked sea trout, cucumber and cream cheese | £6.95 |
| Leek and potato soup, Stainswick Farm white truffle rapeseed oil and homemade bread Odell St Lupulin (USA) £4.80 |
£5.00 |
| Red Lion tea smoked salmon, home pickled cucumber and homemade bread Brewdog 77 Lager (Scotland) £3.30 |
£6.95 |
| Colston Basset stilton, local pear, Cornish mouli and walnut salad Weihenstephan Kristal (Germany) £4.10 |
£5.00 |
| Free range pork and wild rabbit terrine, local crab apple jelly and toast Cantillon Rose Gambrinus (Belgium) £4.95 |
£6.50 |
| Vine tomato, caramelised shallot and Simon Weaver brie tart, organic fennel salad Kasteel Cru (Alsace) £3.15 |
£5.25 |
| Steamed mussels in Ravens Roost cider, parsley, garlic and cream, homemade bread Blue Moon (USA) £3.30 |
£6.50 |
| Locally foraged wild Pied Bleu and local grey oyster mushrooms, garlic butter on toast Fraoch Heather (Scotland) £3.95 |
£6.95 |
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| Char grilled rare breed Dexter steak, onion rings, triple cooked chips and wild watercress Dogfish Palo Santo Marron (USA) £6.50 |
£21.95 |
| Spiced rare breed lamb shank, roast organic beetroot, sweet potato mash and lamb sauce Westmalle Dubbel (Belgium) £3.95 |
£14.95 |
| Cornish sardines on toast, homemade green tomato chutney and wild watercress Sudwerk Hefe Weizen (USA) £4.25 |
£10.00 |
| Braised free range chicken and pigs trotter, rosemary mashed potato and buttered organic kale Stone IPA (USA) £4.80 |
£11.95 |
| Pan fried Cornish plaice, new potatoes, brown butter, capers, lemon and parsley Dogfish 60 Minute IPA (USA) £3.80 |
£12.95 |
| Cider braised free range pork belly, mustard mash, buttered organic kale and pork sauce Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard (USA) £5.50 |
£13.95 |
| Roast skate wing, spiced brown shrimp and cucumber, brown butter and new potatoes Birra del Borgo My Antonia (Italy) £3.50 |
£14.95 |
| Courgette, leek and fennel crumble, toasted almonds and home pickled beetroot salad Littel Creatures Pale Ale (Australia) £3.60 |
£11.00 |
| Side Dishes £2.50 | |
| Triple cooked chips / Mashed potato / | |
| Braised red cabbage / Spring salad / Curly Kale / Buttered carrots / red cabbage coleslaw | |
| Why not be a little adventurous and try one of our bottled beers that we have matched to each individual dish | |
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We are now running a loyalty scheme to thank and reward regular customers of the Red Lion restaurant. If you would like to be a part of this then please ask your waiter/ess for details |
| CHAMPAGNE & FIZZ | 125ml | 250ml | Bottle |
| Preece Pinot Noir/Chardonnay Brut NV, Victoria, Australia This benchmark new world fizz is packed with apple & melons fruit |
£4.95 | £22.50 | |
| De Nauroy Champagne NV, France With 80% Pinot Noir this is a rich yet lively and delicious wine |
£35.00 | ||
| Balfour Brut Rosé Kent, England 2005 Finesse, elegance and pale pink style from Kent, plays the French at their own game |
£45.00 |
| ROSÉ WINE | 125ml/175ml | 250ml | Bottle |
| San Antonio Pinot Grigio Rosado, Italy, 2009 Light, dry and crispy, balanced between zingy and red berries |
£2.10/£3.10 | £4.20 | £12.50 |
| Dinastico Vivanco Rosado, Rioja, Spain 2007 The wine equivalent of flamenco, dancing with great energy on your taste buds |
£15.95 | ||
| Château des Sarrins, Provence, France 2007 A delicate, pale-pink rose with notes of rose petals and red berries |
£19.95 |
| WHITE WINE | 125ml/175ml | 250ml | Bottle |
| Fuller and richer | |||
| Piropo Pinot Blanc, Mendoza, Argentina 2009 This Alsatian grape variety has flourished in the mountains of Argentina |
£13.25 | ||
| Gruner Veltliner, Laurenz V, Lenz Moser, Austria 2008 ‘GV’ is one of the wine worlds’ secret weapons – taste this zippy, thirst- quenching wine and become a believer |
£19.50 | ||
| Macon Villages, Bouchard Aine et Fils, Burgundy, France 2008 Classic white Burgundy, replete with rounded, peachy flavours |
£19.95 | ||
| Marmesa Chardonnay, Edna Valley, California, USA 2005 Unoaked Chardonnay with perfect balance and poise |
£22.50 | ||
| Chablis Michel Laroche, Burgundy, France 2007 Michel Laroche wrote the book on Chablis, and this is white Burgundy at its most refined |
£29.50 | ||
| Howard Park Chardonnay, Margaret River, Australia 2007 An elegant but powerful wine from cooler climate Western Australia |
£32.00 | ||
| Puligny Montrachet Vielle Vignes, Giradin, Burgundy, France 2006 One of the finest white winemakers of his generation |
£45.00 | ||
| Crisp, dry & unoaked | |||
| Steenbok Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa 2009 Rich and creamy on the nose with a palate that has soft, grassy fruit. Good fresh acidity |
£2.10/£3.00 | £4.10 | £12.25 |
| La Borgata Pinot Grigio Gargenega, Italy 2009 Crisp, aromatic and wonderfully complex |
£2.40/£3.50 | £4.70 | £13.95 |
| A2O Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain 2008 From Spain’s Atlantic coast, Albarino is not surprisingly the perfect seafood match |
£19.75 | ||
| Fruity & Aromatic | |||
| Canale Black River Organic Semillon, Patagonia 2008 Intense fig, fresh melon and apple aromas. Smooth and well balanced palate |
£2.50/£3.80 | £4.95 | £14.50 |
| Whitehaven Riesling, Marlborough, New Zealand 2008 Classic floral Riesling aromas and full fruit, finishing beautifully crisp |
£2.80/£4.00 | £5.40 | £15.95 |
| Saam Mountain Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2009 Sensational Chenin from the Cape, elegant and really vivacious |
£15.50 | ||
| St Hallett Semillon/Sauvignon, Barossa Valley, Australia 2008 One of the most devilishly drinkable white wines in the world, with bags of fruit and a smart finish |
£16.95 | ||
| Sancerre La Chezatte, Andre Neveu, Loire Valley, France 2008 Green apple notes, great length and a really smart finish for this French classic |
£24.00 | ||
| Huia Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2007 Textbook Kiwi sauvignon, produced in tiny quantities by a husband and wife team |
£27.50 |
| RED WINE | 125ml/175ml | 250ml | Bottle |
| Bright, light & fruity | |||
| Las Olas Shiraz, Famatina Valley, Argentina 2008 Warm, soft and fruity. Rich black berry and plum flavours with a touch of spice |
£2.40/£3.50 | £4.70 | £13.95 |
| Villa Lucia Rosso Toscano, Tuscany, Italy 2007 A “super Tuscan” blend of Sangiovese with a dash of Cabernet |
£13.25 | ||
| Madfish Pinot Noir, Great Southern, Australia 2008 Strawberry and raspberry aromas fairly jump out of the glass in this Western Australian wine |
£22.95 | ||
| Huia Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand 2007 Intense berry and cherry aromas. Smoky, spicy oak. Silky, well integrated tannins |
£35.00 | ||
| Big, bold & spicy | |||
| Canale Black River Organic Merlot, Patagonia 2008 Full bodied, soft tannins, black plums and pepper notes |
£2.50/£3.80 | £4.95 | £14.50 |
| Valdivieso Cabernet Sauvignon, Lontue, Chile 2009 Chocolate and mint notes abound in this full bodied but very well balanced wine |
£15.00 | ||
| Saam Mountain Pinotage, Paarl, South Africa 2009 Superb pinotage with a typical plumy and blackberry nose |
£15.50 | ||
| Piluna Primitivo Salento, Puglia, Italy 2008 From the heel of Italy’s boot comes a Mediterranean master class in red wine making |
£16.95 | ||
| Alamos Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2008 Seriously stylish, full bodied red from high in the foothills of the Andes Mountains |
£17.50 | ||
| Preece Shiraz, Victoria, Australia 2008 Cassis and mint aromas and flavours in this extremely well made Aussie red |
£18.95 | ||
| Rounded & elegant | |||
| Azabache Organic Rioja, Spain 2007 Intense fruit bouquet, full bodied and round on the palate |
£2.40/£3.50 | £4.70 | £13.95 |
| Santa Helena Pinot Noir Reserva, Casablanca, Chile 2006 Good volume and structure, sweet spice aromas aromas combined with vanilla notes |
£2.90/£4.25 | £5.65 | £16.95 |
| Barbera d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy 2004 Fine northern Italian, packed with red fruits and a long, elegant finish |
£19.95 | ||
| Tempus Two Tempranillo, Lisa McGuigan, Hunter Valley, Australia 2005 Rioja’s famous grape used to brilliant effect in Australia’s warm climate |
£16.25 | ||
| St Nicolas de Bourgueil, Touraine Rouge, Loire Valley, France 2007 Super smart French red, restrained and with delicate fruit flavours |
£21.95 | ||
| Marmesa Syrah, Edna Valley, California, USA 2006 If you think you know California wine, think again – spice, smoothness and sexy black fruit are on show here |
£25.00 | ||
| DinastÍa Vivanco Rioja Reserva, Spain 2001 This has a big welcoming cedary nose, with a hint of refined berry fruit. Plenty of life and zest flows throughout, with very juicy cherry and blackcurrant fruit, rounded off with a smokiness to the oak |
£29.50 | ||
| This has a big welcoming cedary nose, with a hint of refined berry fruit. Plenty of life and zest flows throughout, with very juicy cherry and blackcurrant fruit, rounded off with a smokiness to the oak Voluminous black cherry fruit character, with undertones of hedgerow fruits, fine tannins provide the balanced structure |
£45.00 | ||
| Chateau Larcis Ducasse, St Emilion Grand Cru 2002 This stunning effort is extremely full-bodied, opulent, and lavishly textured with plush tannin as well as an ethereal elegance this amazing St-Emilion is destined to become a legend |
£55.00 | ||
| Chateau Meyney, St Estephe 2003 Remarkable well-knit backbone of tannins, they have a lovely ripe, velvety feel. The wine has a fine, plump presence |
£90.00 presence (Magnum) | ||
| Chateau Marbuzet, St Estephe 2003 Big colour, more robust, meaty and earthy than the Pagodes, very 'gutsy' Saint-Estèphe, with good weight and length |
£90.00 (Magnum) |
| After Dinner Drinks | |
Dessert Wine (served in 125ml measures) |
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| Casa de la Ermita, Italy 2006 | £3.95 |
| Chateau Loupiac Gaudiet, France 2003 | £5.25 |
Single Malts |
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| Oban 14 Years Old (West Highland Malt) | £3.95 |
| Glenmorangie 10 Years Old (Highland Malt) | £3.15 |
| Laphroaig 10 Years Old (Islay Malt) | £3.35 |
| Talisker 10 Years Old (Skye Malt) | £3.35 |
| Glenfiddich 12 Years Old (Speyside Malt) | £2.95 |
Other premium whiskey |
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| Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel (USA) | £3.95 |
| Pappy Van Winkle’s 15yo Family Reserve Kentucky Bourbon (USA) | £4.50 |
Brandy |
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| Courvoisier VS | £2.50 |
| Remy Martin VSOP | £3.00 |
| Coffees and Teas | |
| All served with a homemade chocolate and fudge | £3.00 p.p. |
Cafetiere |
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| Organic Balmaadi Indian Coffee Decaffeinated Grupo La Rochelle Columbian Coffee |
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Espresso based coffees |
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| Espresso, Macchiato, Latte or Cappuccino (also available decaffeinated) | |
The London Tea Company |
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| Organic Earl Grey or Organic Breakfast Tea Green Tea, Peppermint, Chamomile, Lemon and Ginger |
| Puddings | |
| Local apple and pear crumble, homemade vanilla custard Oddell Cutthroat Porter (USA) £3.70 |
£5.00 |
| Treacle tart, local clotted cream Fullers Vintage Ale (UK) £various |
£5.00 |
| Mulled wine and vanilla poached pear, homemade vanilla ice cream Anchor Porter (USA) £3.70 |
£5.00 |
| Lemon posset and English raspberries Bacchus Frambozen (Belgium) £4.70 |
£5.00 |
| Chocolate tart and homemade wild damson ice cream Fullers Vintage Ale (UK) £various |
£5.00 |
| Homemade ice cream and sorbets | £1.65/scoop |
| Selection of local British cheeses, homemade walnut and raisin loaf Richard's Grandpa's chutney |
£7.95/3 cheeses |
| Sample | |
| 2 Courses £16.95 | |
| 3 Courses £19.95 Dishes marked with * |
| Starters | |
| Local organic butternut squash soup, homemade crusty bread (v) | £5.00* |
| Red Lion tea smoked salmon, home pickled cucumber, homemade crusty bread | £6.95 |
| Colston basset stilton, pear and walnut salad (v) | £5.50 |
| ½ Pint of shell on prawns, homemade mayo, homemade crusty bread | £5.00/£10.0 |
| Free range pork and wild rabbit terrine, homemade crab apple jelly and toast | £6.50 |
| Mains | |
| Roast shoulder of local free range pork, gravy served with roast potatoes and a selection of local organic vegetables |
£12.95* |
| Breast of local free range chicken, gravy served with roast potatoes and a selection of local organic vegetables |
£12.95* |
| Rare roast topside of local beef, Yorkshire pudding, gravy served with roast potatoes and a selection of local organic vegetables |
£12.95* |
| Stilton cauliflower cheese (v) served with roast potatoes and a selection of local organic vegetables |
£11.50* |
| Beer battered Cornish haddock, triple cooked chips, mushy peas | £9.95 |
| The Red Lion homemade burger, triple cooked chips, tomato, onion, gherkins, homemade relish (Add bacon 90p or cheese for 65p) |
£9.50 |
| The Red Lion homemade spicy bean burger, triple cooked chips, tomato, onion, gherkins, homemade relish (v) (Add cheese for 65p) |
£9.00 |
| Wild Pied Bleu mushrooms, golden grey and oyster mushrooms and garlic butter on toast, poached duck egg (v) | £11.95 |
| Home cooked local free range ham, free range organic eggs and triple cooked chips | £8.50 |
| Side Dishes | |
| Triple cooked chips | £2.95 |
| Mashed potato | £2.50 |
| Buttered new potatoes | £2.50 |
| Mixed leaf salad | £2.50 |
| Braised red cabbage | £2.50 |
| Puddings | |
| Treacle tart, local clotted cream* | £5.00 |
| Chocolate tart, homemade organic beetroot and cracked black pepper ice cream* | £5.00 |
| Local apple and sultana crumble, homemade vanilla ice cream | £5.00 |
| Lemon posset, English raspberries | £5.00 |
| Mulled wine and vanilla poached pear, homemade vanilla ice cream | £5.00 |
| Homemade ice creams & sorbets Strawberry and local apple sorbet, Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, Guinness or wild local damson ice cream |
£1.65 scoop |
| Selection of local British cheeses, walnut and sultana loaf, Richard’s grandpa’s chutney (choose any 3 cheeses) | £7.95 |
The Red Lion
74 High Street
Cricklade, Wiltshire
SN6 6DD
T: 01793 750776
E: info@theredlioncricklade.co.uk
