- Light & Express Lunch Menu
- Brasserie Menu
- Party Menu
- Wine & Champagnes
- Sunday Lunch Menu
- Chef's Special Sample Menu
- Bar Snack Menu
Light & Express Lunch
Breads/Sarnies
Add french fries for just £2
Chef's fish finger sandwich
£6
With homemade tartare sauce
Holt's classic sausage
£6
With caramelised onion
Chicken
£6
With bacon and brie
Tender char grilled sirloin steak
£9
With onion
Wine Bar Specials
Croc Monsieur
£6
Toasted cheese & ham brioche sandwich
Croc Madame
£7
Toasted cheese & ham brioche sandwich, topped with a free range fried egg
Stove
Beer battered fish and chips
£12
With tartare sauce & pea puree
Hand carved Suffolk ham
£10
With free range eggs & fat chips
Chef's classic beef burger
£12
With cheese, bacon & fries
Mushroom & garlic linguine (V)
£9
With spinach in a creamy white wine sauce
Salad
Classic free range chicken caesar salad
£10
Brasserie Menu
To Start
Soup of the day (V)
£5
With crusty roll
Crispy camembert
£6.50
With pickled red onion & plum sauce
1/2 dozen world famous Mersea oysters
£10
With shallot vinegar
Lemon crab mayonnaise on toasted ciabatta
£7.50
Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
Pan fried sardines on toast
£7
With bloody mary salsa
Chef's chicken liver parfait
£6.50
With toasted brioche
Classic prawn cocktail
£7
With brown bread & butter
Layered beetroot & goats cheese terrine (V)
£6
With lemon dressing & petite salad
1/2 dozen large escargot baked in garlic herb butter
£7
With crusty bread
Green Thai mussels
£8
With coconut, chilli, lemongrass & crusty bread
Main Event
Smoked salmon & mussel penne pasta
£13
With lemon cream sauce & parmesan
Real ale battered cod & hand cut fat chips
£12.50
With tartare sauce & pea purée
Pressed belly of old spot pork
£15
With potato fondant, curried parsnip purée & calvados jus
Pan fried hake supreme
£16
With herb roasted new potatoes, creamed leeks, peas & bacon
Green Thai mussels
£14
With coconut, chilli, lemongrass & crusty bread and skinny fries
Crofters burger
£13
With smoked bacon, cashei blue cheese, tomato, red onion & skinny fries
Seared Goosnargh duck breast
£18
With dauphinoise potatoes, black cherry and kirsch jus
Duo of lamb, roasted rump & mini shepherds pie
£19
With green beans & garlic mash
Beer battered halloumi (V)
£12
With hand cut chips, pea purée & pickled red onion salad
Chargrilled grass fed 8oz sirloin steak, grilled tomato, portobello mushroom
£24
With port & blue cheese or sautéd peppercorn sauce
Sides
£3
Tomato & red onion salad, Creamy spring onion mash, Hand cut fat chips, Garlic mash, Buttered green beans, Savoy cabbage & smoked bacon, Skinny fries
Pudding Club
Banoffee ice cream sundae
£6
With thick toffee sauce & crumbled crumbs
Chocolate brownie
£5.50
With chocolate sauce & ice cream
Our famous bakewell tart
£6
With ice cream or custard
Sharp lemon tart
£6
With Chambord poached raspberries & raspberry ripple ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding
£6
With thunder toffee vodka sauce
Selection of ice creams & sorbets
£5
Classic Wine Bar Cheese Slate
3 Cheeses/5 Cheeses £8/£12
With water biscuits, crusty bread, grapes & quince jelly
Party Menu
3 courses, price on application
To Start
Soup of the day (V)
With crusty roll
Panko breaded camembert (V)
With pickled red onion & plum sauce
Chef's classic homemade liver paté
With toasted brioche
Crofter;s "old school" prawn cocktail
With brown bread & butter
Layered beetroot & goats cheese terrine (V)
With lemon dressing & petite salad
Main Event
Slow cooked lamb shank
With creamy spring onion mash, vegetable mélange & red currant jus
Pressed belly of old spot pork
With potato fondant, curried parsnip purée & calvados sauce
Crofters classic burger
With smoked bacon, cachei blue cheese, tomato & red onion, skinny fries
Fried fillet of stonebass
With saffron new potatoes, mélange of vegetables & Noilly Prat sauce
NO FISH 'n' CHIPS (V)
With beer battered halloumi, hand cut chips, pea purée & pickled red onion salad
Sides
£3
Baked local asparagus, fat chips, skinny fries, tomato & red onion salad
Pudding Club
Chocolate brownie
With chocolate sauce & ice cream
Sharp lemon tart
With Chambord poached raspberries & raspberry ripple ice cream
Selection of ice creams & sorbets
Our famous bakewell tart
With proper custard
Classic "Wine Bar" British/French cheese slate
With homemade chutney & crackers
Wines & Champagnes
Whites
Il Meridione Catarratto
£4.50 - £5.50 - £15
Fresh and fruity with a refreshing dry finish - Italy
Pinot Grigio Bella Modella
£5 - £6.50 - £17
Crisp, citrus fruit with hints of ripe peach - Italy
Artesa Rioja Viura
£5.50 - £6.50 - £19
A clean and fresh nose shows hints of ripe peach and pear. Rounded and creamy with a refreshing zest - Spain
Vedilhan Viognier
£5.50 - £7 - £20
Aromas of ripe pears and peaches merge on the palate. Fresh, vibrant, defined, and elegant - France
Verdicchio Monte Schiavo
£5.50 - £7 - £20
Citrus aromas that are fresh and zesty. On the palate there is white peach with a slight nutty edge - Italy
Gavi Conchetta
£5.50 - £7 - £22
Gentle and aromatic with green apple, lime and herbaceous characters - Italy
Cloud Factory Sauvignon
£5.50 - £7 - £22
Zesty citrus with white stone fruits and hints of gooseberry, finished with a lovely balance of texture - New Zealand
Adobe Reserve Chardonnay
£6.50 - £8 - £23
Grapefruit, lime and tropical notes. Touches of mocha and hazelnut are followed by honeyed flavours - Chile
"Picpoul de Pinet"
£6.50 - £8 - £23
Delicate exotic fruit and white flowers, this wine has fresh acidity and a hint of limey saltiness - France
Tindall Sauvignon Blanc
£7 - £9 - £26
Fresh tropical pineapple and citrus with mineral complexity and lively acidity - New Zealand
Rude Mechanicals Pinot Gris Viognier
£28
Voluptuous scents of super ripe pineapple and guava that rise over honeysuckle and orange-blossom - Australia
Chablis 1er Cru Domaine de la Motte
£29
Typically flinty with a grassy edge. This wine fills out mid palate, finishing with a lipsmacking tingle - France
Sancerre, La Croix, Henry Pelle
£32
A mix of pebbly top soil enhances the characteristics of this Sancerre. Pungent, fresh and grassy - France
Vallet Freres Meursault
£49
A wonderful creaminess on the nose with a well rounded palate. Poised and elegant with a classic balance between richness and acidity - France
Reds
Ca' di Ponti Shiraz
£4.50 - £5.50 - £15
Plummy with a touch of spicy oak. True to its Italian roots, with cherry notes and good acidity - Italy
Montevista Merlot
£5 - £6.50 - £17
Full red fruits with hints of coffee and a touch of spice. Well balanced with smooth tannins - Chile
Nostros Pinot Noir
£5.50 - £6.50 - £19
A delicious, mouth-watering delicate Pinot Noir with smoky strawberry fruit - Chile
Percheron Shiraz Mourvedre
£5.50 - £7 - £20
Rich, dark and brooding, packed with warm chocolate notes and a big savoury heart - South Africa
Rioja Zarabanda
£6 - £7.50 - £22
Ripe plum and cherry fruit aromas. A smoky, spicy dimension from six months in oak - Spain
Mont Rocher Carignan
£6 - £7.50 - £22
"I am all over it; this wine is 'The Boss'" - Victor... Old vine Carignan at its mouth filling best - France
Malbec Nieto
£6 - £8 - £22
A full bodied blockbuster. Great fruit concentration combining blackcurrant, plums and figs. Finishing with a spicy vanilla and mocha backbone - Argentina
'The Black Craft' Shiraz
£7.50 - £9.50 - £28
Classic Barossa Shiraz. Intense savoury flavours of thick blackberry compote and black pepper - Australia
Fleurie La Madone
£30
Aromatic with an abundance of blackcurrant and red berry fruits - France
Valpolicella Ripasso Capitel della Crosara
£33
Intense morello cherry and ripe plum aromas. On the palate crunchy cherry and spicy vanilla notes - Italy
Chateauneuf du Pape Chante Cigale
£37
Red fruit and damson aromas, with cinnamon, spices, jam and liquorice. Rich and elegant to finish - France
Naked on Roller Skates Shiraz Mataro
£39
Expressive notes of musk, violets and charcuterie meats. The palate is dense with black fruits, a little quince and juniper spice - McLaren Vale, South Australia
Vuurberg Red Stellenbosch
£45
A huge muscular wine with surprising elegance and depth. Dark brooding layers of rosemary, cassis spice and leather notes - South Africa
Reserve
Rijks Private Cellars Pinotage
£45
Cherry tobacco and plum aromas. Rich, splendid, supple tannins and warm oak - South Africa
Nuits-St-George Cotes de Nuits
£55
Wonderful spice on the nose, perfect red fruit and elegant tannins - France
Syrah du Liban Domaine des Tourelles
£79
A remarkable terroir driven expression. Fragrant and floral with layers of red cherries, raspberries, and mountain herbs - Lebanon
Champagne
Crofters House Champagne
£5 - £30
Janisson & Fils Rose NV
£6 - £33
Mumm NV
£7.50 - £40
Taittinger NV
£8 - £45
Moet & Chandon Rose
£9 - £50
Laurent Perrier Rose
£75
Dom Perignon Vintage
£145
Sunday Lunch
2 courses £17 • 3 courses £20
To Start
Soup of the day (V)
With crusty roll
Panko breaded camembert (V)
With pickled red onion & plum sauce
Chef's classic homemade liver paté
With toasted brioche
Layered beetroot & goats cheese terrine (V)
With lemon dressing & petite salad
Crofter's "old school" prawn cocktail
With brown bread & butter
Main Event
Dry aged roast English ribeye of beef
£2 surcharge
With duck fat roasties, Yorkshire pudding & honey roasted vegetables
Slow cooked lamb shank
With creamy spring onion mash, vegetable mélange & red currant jus
Pressed belly of old spot pork
With potato fondant, curried parsnip purée & calvados sauce
NO FISH 'n' CHIPS (V)
With beer battered halloumi, hand cut chips, pea purée & pickled red onion salad
Crofters classic burger
With smoked bacon, cachei blue cheese, tomato & red onion, skinny fries
Fried fillet of seabass
With new potatoes & a mélange of vegetables
Sides
£3
Cauliflower cheese, savoy cabbage & bacon, a bowl of duck fat roasties
Pudding Club
Chocolate brownie
With ice cream & chocolate sauce
Sharp lemon tart
With Chambord poached raspberries & raspberry ripple ice cream
Selection of ice creams & sorbet
Our famous bakewell tart
With proper custard
Classic "Wine Bar" British/French cheese slate
£2 surcharge
With home made chutney & crackers
Chef’s Special Sample Menu
To Start
Cromer Crab Quenelle
£6
With Melba toast & micro herbs
Pan seared scallops
£9
With spring onion, crispy pancetta, tomato & sambuca sauce
Tomato ravioli
£5.50
With toasted seeds & sage butter
1/2 dozen Mersea rock oysters
£10
With shallot vinegar, lemon & tendril shoots
Main Event
Parmesan crusted chicken breast
£14
With dauphinoise, Romanesque & confit tomato dressing
Pan roasted leg of lamb
£20
With gremolata potato gratin & lobster sauce
Guinness braised short rib of beef
£17
With salt brisket, horseradish Rosti & bone marrow butter
Pudding Club
Chef's tiramisu
£6.50
With homemade frangelico liqueur ice cream
Passion fruit tart
£5.50
With champagne sorbet
Little scarlet strawberry cheesecake
£6
With white chocolate sauce
Bailey's croissant bread & butter pudding
£6.50
With creme Anglaise
Bar Snack Menu
Cheesy garlic bread
£3
Mini vegetable spring rolls
£4
With hoi sin dipping sauce
Honey & mustard roasted cocktail sausages
£3
Crispy baby squid
£4.50
With garlic mayonnaise
Breaded king prawns
£4
Buffalo chicken wings/BBQ chicken wings
£4.50
Thai fish cakes
£5
With mango dressing & sweet chilli
Hand cut fat chips
£3
With garlic mayonnaise
Skinny fries
£3
Thai green curry chicken skewer
£4.50
Nacho crumbed Cajun scotch egg
£4
Wine bar cheese slate
£7.50
With water biscuits, chutney & grapes
