The Axe and Compasses

Daily Menu

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BREAKFAST - Served 9am – 11:30am

Free toast with tea or coffee

Bacon buttie £4.25

Sausage sarnie £4.25

Axe Breakfast £6.95
2 Bacon, sausage, fried egg, hash brown, fried slice, mushroom, grilled tomato & heinz baked beans

Veggie Breakfast £6.50
2 Veggie sausage, hash browns, fried egg, grilled tomato, mushroom, fried slice & Heinz baked beans

Porridge & jam £2.95

Selection of cereal £1.95

Coffee & cake £3.95

STARTERS

Olives & pickles £3.50
mixed black & green olives with cornichons, sunblushed tomatoes & silverskin onions

Garlic ciabatta bread £3.50

Plant pot bread £1.95
homemade bread & dipping oils

Soup of the day £4.95
with crusty bread & butter

Prawn & crayfish cocktail £5.95

Prawns & crayfish in Marie Rose & dill
sauce with buttered granary bread

Chicken liver & brandy parfait £5.95
homemade chutney & toast

Brancaster mussels £6.95
steamed with white wine, garlic & cream with crusty bread

LIGHT LUNCHES

Antipasti board £7.95
Parma ham, chorizo, salami, Black bomber cheddar with mixed pickles & olives, dressed salad, crusty bread & dipping oil & balsamic vinegar

Thai fishcakes £9.50
served with plum sauce, fries & side salad

Whole camembert £9.50
with cranberry sauce, breadsticks, vegetable crudités & home baked bread

Stuffed mushroom £7.95
Mushroom stuffed with mozarella, tomato & basil served with fries & side salad

Pan fried pigeon breast £8.95
with bacon lardons, savoy cabbage, puy lentils, sauteed potatoes & rich game gravy with parsnip crisps

Prawn & crayfish salad £8.95
Prawn & crayfish in Marie Rose & dill sauce with buttered granary bread

PIES

The finest Pies in Essex!

Steak braised in Axe ale £11.95
Prime English steak with thyme & onions topped with buttermilk short crust pastry

Chicken & smoky bacon £10.95
Free range chicken, smoky bacon vermouth & fresh tarragon topped with puff pastry

Feta, spinach & sweet potato parcel £9.50
Feta, spinach, sweet potato & basil layered with filo pastry with roast red pepper dressing
(also nice with salad)

Rabbit in Harry Sparrow cider £12.95
Local rabbit, braised in cider, grain mustard & rosemary in beef dripping pastry

Steak & kidney suet pudding £12.95

BILLINGSGATE

The freshest fish & seafood

Fish & chips £9.95
Line caught haddock fried in beer batter served with chips, garden peas & homemade tartar sauce

Whale & chips £11.95
Line caught Lowestoft cod fried in beer batter
served with chips, garden peas & homemade tartar sauce

Brancaster mussels £10.95
The finest British mussels steamed with white wine, garlic & cream with chips & crusty bread

Skate knobs £11.95
Breadcrumbed skate knobs with dressed side salad & chips

Salmon fillet £12.95
Pan fried salmon fillet with crayfish cream sauce, crushed new potatoes topped with crispy leeks, served with seasonal vegetables

Whole plaice £14.95
Whole local plaice grilled with lobster butter, salt baked potatoes & seasonal vegetables

DISHES

Venison & wild boar sausages £9.95
with wholegrain mustard mash & buttered leeks

Chicken Breast £12.95
Free range chicken breast with mushroom
gnocchi & chargrilled red onion relish

Hand made burger £8.95
100% Local beef burger with floured bun, tomato, gherkin, lettuce, red onion & relish served with chips Add: Cheese £1 Bacon £1

Risotto £10.95
Butternut squash, chestnut & mushroom risotto topped with rocket & parmesan

Calves Liver & Bacon £14.95
Pan fried calves liver & smoked bacon served with buttery mash, gravy & seasonal vegetables

8oz Rump Steak £13.95

10oz Rib eye Steak £17.95

7oz Fillet Steak £21.95

All steaks topped with garlic & herb butter served with chips, confit tomato, roasted flat mushroom, dressed rocket & onion rings
Add peppercorn or mushroom sauce £1.50

SIDES

Chips £2.95

Salt baked potatoes £1.95

Creamy mash £1.95

Garlic bread £3.50

Onion rings £2.95

Side salad £2.95

Seasonal vegetables £2.50

DESSERTS

Spotted dick & custard £5.50

Chocolate brownie £5.95
with warm chocolate sauce & vanilla pod ice cream

Sticky toffee pudding £5.95
with butterscotch sauce, custard & vanilla pod ice cream

Knickerbockerglory £5.75

Apple & pear crumble £5.50
with custard

Baileys crème brulee £5.95
with cappuccino shot & shortbread

Sorbets £4.95
Raspberry, lemon & mango sorbet & café curl

Selection of cheeses £6.95
Stilton, brie & Black Bomber cheddar, biscuits, chutney, grapes & celery