A village pub which provides a relaxed and friendly environment for diners is launching a new menu for hungry mid-week diners.
The Cygnets, in Hook-a-Gate, has a wide choice of menus to choose from including weekly specials, restaurant, bar, light-bites, and a dedicated children’s section. All food is prepared to the highest standards and to suit individual tastes.
Ian Jones and Clair Sale have been running the pub for more than three years – and to help customers feeling the credit crunch they have started a ‘two meals for £10’ offer.
Main courses are served with chips and salads or vegetables and cost £5.95 each, or two for £10.
Choices include quarter-pound cheeseburger, chicken burger, sausage, egg, chips and beans, breaded cod, lasagne, bangers and mash, cottage pie, chilli con carne and rice, broccoli and cream cheese bake, mushroom porcini ravioli, and a range of curries.
A dedicated curry night runs on Thursdays where diners can enjoy a curry and a pint for £6.
The Sunday carvery is a popular choice and Ian said it is advisable to book.
“It’s extremely popular and we usually do more than 100 meals,” he said.
“We have two sittings in the restaurant, at noon and 2pm, and we also serve in the bar between noon and 3pm.”
He said a lunchtime menu for senior citizens is proving successful from Tuesdays to Sundays. One course costs £5.50, two courses £6.95.
The Cygnets is now taking bookings for its Christmas day menu, which costs £50 per adult for six courses, and £20 for children aged 6 to 12.
FESTIVE FARE
STARTERS: Home-made broccoli and Stilton soup, melon balls with fruits of the forest compote, goats cheese and chorizo tower with vine tomato and chilli dressing, tiger prawn cocktail.
MAIN COURSES: Roast turkey dinner with traditional Christmas trimmings, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, pork escalopes, fillet of salmon in a pink peppercorn and Champagne sauce, creamy wild mushroom and asparagus filo parcel with vine tomatoes and basil pesto.
DESSERTS: Traditional Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, profiteroles with chocolate sauce, raspberry and hazelnut roulade with fresh cream, selection of cheese and biscuits, coffee and tea served with mince pies.
SAMPLE MENU
Restaurant – Starters (from £3.50): Garlic mushrooms with fresh salad and garlic mayonnaise, prawn cocktail, garlic baguette, soup of the day, paté with homemade red onion confit.
Main Courses: A choice of steaks with traditional accompaniments, hearty mixed grill, sausage with black pudding and eggs, deep fried Whitby scampi, breaded cod fillet, salmon and dill fishcakes, seafood platter, breaded salmon, home-made hot chilli con carne, pan-fried liver and bacon, chicken balti, Lincolnshire sausages, fillet of chicken, port and mushroom sauce, and a range of vegetarian options.
Desserts: chocolate fudge cake, lemon sponge pudding, banoffee roulade, apple pie.
Bar meals (served Tuesday to Saturday): Selection of baguettes served with chips, £4.95, Lighter Bites (all £2.95): beans on toast, egg on toast, cheese on toast, garlic bread, curly fries topped with cheddar, garlic mushrooms, spicy wedges with chilli dip, chicken tikka bites with mint dip. Toasties available with a choice of fillings, 3.50; sandwiches available with a choice of fillings, £3.50; jacket potatoes with a choice of toppings from £4.25; salads available from £3.95.
Senior Citizens Menu: Starters: Prawn cocktail, paté, soup of the day; Main meals: Roast dinner of the day, 6oz sirloin steak with chips and salad or boiled potatoes and vegetables, shepherds pie with boiled potatoes and vegetables of the day, breaded cod fillet with salad, chips and peas, 5oz gammon, egg and pineapple with chips and peas, cold ham and eggs with chips and peas, cheese and broccoli bake, baked potato and peas. Desserts: Apple pie, lemon sponge pudding, fruit trifle – all served with cream, custard or ice cream.
Whichever menu takes your fancy, food is served between noon and 2pm, and from 6.30pm to 9pm on Tuesday to Saturday.
The Sunday carvery is available between noon and 3pm. Contact the Cygnets on 01743 860202 to book.
