Food & drink

Proper pub food.
Properly hungry?

Comforting classics, decent beer and no small plate requiring a diagram.

Today’s menu

Made to be eaten, not photographed for twenty minutes.

Our menu changes with the season, the kitchen and occasionally what somebody forgot to order. If something sells out, this page is designed to show it here rather than letting you discover the bad news at the table.

Useful shorthand

V vegetarian  ·  VG vegan  ·  GF gluten-free

Please tell us about allergies before ordering.

To start, share or refuse to share

Starters & bar snacks

Warm pork pie

Piccalilli, dressed leaves.

£7.50

Soup of the day V

Today: Tomato & roasted red pepper Warm bread, salted butter.

£6.50

Devilled whitebait

Lemon, parsley mayonnaise.

£7.95

Garlic mushrooms VG · GF

Herbs, toasted seeds, peppery leaves.

£7.25

Sticky ale sausages

Mustard glaze, crispy onions.

£7.75

Proper chips VG · GF

Sea salt. Gravy available if your principles allow it.

£4.25

The serious bit

Pub classics & mains

Steak & Tadger ale pie

Buttery mash, seasonal greens, proper gravy.

£17.95

Beer-battered haddock & chips

Crushed peas, tartare sauce, lemon.

£17.50

Tadger beef burger

Cheddar, onion relish, lettuce, chips.

£16.95

Herb-roasted chicken

New potatoes, greens, cider gravy. GF

£17.25

Mushroom & lentil pie VG

Herb mash, seasonal greens, onion gravy.

£15.95

Wiltshire faggots & mash

Onion gravy, peas. Sold out today

£15.50

Here while they last

Today’s specials

The kitchen changes these whenever something particularly good turns up.

Lyme Bay crab linguine

Brown crab, chilli, garlic, lemon, parsley. Limited today

£19.95

Slow-cooked ox cheek

Horseradish mash, roast shallots, red wine gravy.

£20.50

Sunday

Roast properly.

Served Sundays from noon until we run out. Which, inconveniently, does happen.

Roast topside of beef

Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, vegetables, gravy.

£19.50

Roast pork loin

Crackling, apple sauce, roast potatoes, vegetables, gravy.

£18.95

Chestnut & herb roast VG

Roast potatoes, vegetables, rich onion gravy.

£17.50

You have room

Puddings

Sticky toffee pudding V

Toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream.

£7.50

Apple & blackberry crumble V

Warm custard.

£7.25

Dark chocolate pot VG · GF

Oat cream, hazelnut brittle.

£7.25

West Country cheese

Biscuits, chutney, celery.

£9.50

Behind the bar

Pints, bottles and things poured into smaller glasses.

The pumps change regularly. This is a representative line-up, with current availability intended to be controlled from the same menu data as the food.

Cask & keg

Tadger Best Bitter£4.80

Guest cask ale£5.10

House lager£5.40

Dry stout£5.60

Wine by the glass

House white£6.20

House red£6.20

House rosé£6.40

English sparkling£8.50

No & low

Alcohol-free pale ale£4.20

Alcohol-free cider£4.20

Elderflower pressé£3.80

Ginger beer£3.80

Seen enough to make a decision?

Book a table and we’ll do our best to prevent somebody else sitting in it.

Ye Olde Tadger is a fictional hospitality demonstration. Menu items and prices are illustrative.