~ Seasonal Starters ~
Sam’s Famous Brown Onion & Ale Soup (v)
Made properly, with love, over 36 hours & topped with a large mature Yorkshire Cheddar crouton
£5.95
Sam’s Famous Crispy Corned Beef Hash Cake
A blend of our home-made corned beef (10 days in the making) & potato.
Served with a poached egg & HP sauce
£6.59
Carpaccio of Seared Tuna
Pan-seared yellowfin tuna rolled in sesame seeds & thinly sliced, served with an apple & fennel coleslaw, soused radish & a light mustard dressing
£6.99
Home-made Black Pudding
Home-made black pudding (made with smoked bacon, raisins & barley) served with braised puy lentils,
pickled Granny Smith apples & a light red wine sauce
£5.95
Smoked Haddock & Clam Chowder
Poached smoked haddock & Whitby caught clams in a creamy seafood broth mixed with sweetcorn,
potatoes, onion & fresh herbs
£6.25
Ox Cheek Terrine
Home-made pressed terrine of slow cooked ox cheek & ox tongue, served with a pickled carrot salad, fresh horseradish cream & a lemon & parsley crumb
Peas & Beans (v)
A lightly whipped garden pea & mint mousse served with fresh peas, broad beans & cherry tomatoes.
Finished with mint oil & crunchy rye bread croutons
£5.75
Our summer salads are also available to order as a starter – see the salad section of the menu for more details
~ Main Courses ~
~ Vegetarian ~
Wild Mushroom Wellington (v)
Surely enough to convert the carnivores? This dish combines field mushrooms with herbs, seasoning & a classic puff pastry case. Served on a bed of bubble & squeak & a mushroom & peppercorn sauce
£10.99
The Chop House Bean Burger (v)
Home-made bean burger of crushed chickpeas & cannellini beans mixed with cream cheese, onions & fresh herbs. Topped with smoked Ribblesdale goat’s cheese & a tomato relish. Served on a sesame seeded bun with Chop House chunky chips
£10.99
~ Fish & Shellfish ~
Sam’s Traditional Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas
Sam’s catch of the week from sustainable Whitby stocks, served with fresh-cut lemon
& home-made tartar sauce
£12.99
Whole Plaice
Pan-fried line-caught Whitby plaice served whole & on the bone with buttered new season potatoes.
Finished with a parsley & lemon butter sauce & crispy capers
£14.99
Chorizo Crusted Hake
Pan-fried fillet of Filey hake topped with a crust of Yorkshire Chorizo from Paganum Produce in Kirkby-Malham near Skipton. Served with braised pearl barley & steamed clams
£16.50
~ Summer Salads ~
Yorkshire Blue Cheese Waldorf (v)
Diced Yorkshire Blue cheese, from Shepherds Purse dairy farm in Thirsk, mixed with apple, celery, walnuts & grapes & English summer leaves
£5.95 / £10.50
Black Pudding Salad
Home-made black pudding (made with smoked bacon, raisins & barley) served with pickled shallots, home-made salad cream & a soft poached egg on mixed seasonal leaves
£5.95 / £10.50
Available as either a starter or main course
~ Meat ~
Pork Rump
Roasted rump of pork from Wilson’s Farm, Helmsley, served with orange-braised fennel, butter poached potatoes & English summer peas. Finished with an orange reduction & herb pesto
£13.99
Chicken Breast
Pan-fried breast of free-range chicken from Church Hill farm, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, stuffed with Yorkshire Blue cheese. Served with a carrot & swede mash, crisp dry-cure bacon & a rich red wine gravy
£13.99
Sam’s Famous Home-made Corned Beef Hash
10 days in the making – to our own secret recipe - mixed with sautéed potatoes & creamed onions.
Finished with a soft-poached egg & crispy smoked dry-cure bacon from Mill Close farm in Bedale
£12.99
Yorkshire Reared Duck Breast
Oven roasted free-range Gressingham duck breast, served with a wild mushroom sausage, sautéed new potatoes, creamed leeks & a rich port & red wine sauce
£17.50
Sirloin Steak
An 8oz 28-day dry aged grass-fed sirloin steak (from Mill Close farm, Bedale) cooked to your liking & served with Chop House chunky chips, green peppercorn sauce & home-cured tomatoes
£19.50
Home-made Steak & Kidney Pudding
Not seasonal just substantial. Braised Mill Close farm steak & lamb’s kidney pudding,
served with Chop House chunky chips, mushy peas & a jug of gravy
£12.99
Calves’ Liver
Yorkshire calves’ liver seared & served pink with mini sausages, creamed potatoes, baby onions & button mushrooms. Finished with lemon & herb breadcrumbs & a red wine sauce
£13.99
Sausage & Mash
Finest Swaledale sausages from the Yorkshire Dales Meat Company served with mashed potato &
home-made caramelised onion gravy
£11.50
~ Vegetable Side Orders ~
Buttered Peas & Carrots ~ Green Beans & Shallots ~ Mashed Potato ~ Chop House Chunky Chips ~ Buttered New Potatoes ~ Beer-Battered Onion Rings ~ Balsamic Green Salad ~ Mushy Peas
£2.99 each
SUNDAY MARKET MENU
Two Courses for £13.99
Enjoy your first glass of red or white Crusan wine for just £1.99 with every market meal ordered
~ SEASONAL STARTERS ~
Sam’s Soup of the Day (v)
Seasonal vegetable soup – please ask your server for today’s selection
Home-made Black Pudding
Home-made black pudding (made with smoked bacon, raisins & barley) served with
braised puy lentils & a light red wine sauce
Smoked Salmon Salad
Hot smoked Scottish salmon mixed with capers & served on a bed of English summer leaves in a home-made salad cream dressing
A supplement of £1.00 will be added for this dish
Lentil & Butternut Squash Pâté (v)
Puy lentils & roasted butternut squash purée bound with fresh herbs & cream cheese, served with granary toast & a crisp garden salad
~ MAIN COURSES~
The Roast Beef Dinner
Roast Sirloin of Yorkshire beef from Mill Close farm in Patrick Brompton near Bedale, served with a traditional Yorkshire
Pudding, creamed horseradish sauce & home-made red wine gravy
Roasted Pork Rump
Oven-roasted 8oz outdoor reared pork rump from Wilson’s farm of Helmsley, served with crispy crackling & a sweet applepurée
Winter Root Vegetable & Lentil “Shepherds Pie” (v)
Puy lentils & roasted winter root vegetables in a roast tomato sauce. Topped with a mature Yorkshire Cheddar & black pepper mash
All served with goose-fat roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, seasonal greens & carrots from Poskitt farm in Goole
~ Fish of the Day ~
Pan-fried Mackerel
Pan-fried mackerel fillets served with a new potato, beetroot & watercress salad
~ SEASONAL SWEETS ~
Sam’s Classic Pudding of the Week
A blast from the past – ask your server for today’s choice of retro British dessert
Sam’s Home-made Ices
Two scoops of your choice of our home-made ice-creams & sorbets
Dark Chocolate Mousse
A bitter dark chocolate mousse served with home-made orange shortbread biscuits
Iced Lemon Parfait
Frozen lemon parfait served with homemade lemon curd & summer berries
~ SAM’S CHOP HOUSE CLASSICS ~
Sam’s Traditional Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas
Sam’s catch of the week from sustainable Whitby stocks, served with fresh-cut lemon
& home-made tartar sauce
£12.99
Wild Mushroom Wellington (v)
Surely enough to convert the carnivores? This dish combines field mushrooms with herbs, seasoning & a classic puff pastry case.
Served on a bed of bubble & squeak with a mushroom & peppercorn sauce
£10.99
Home-made Steak & Kidney Pudding
Not seasonal just substantial. Braised Mill Close farm steak & lamb’s kidney pudding,
Served with Chop House chunky chips, mushy peas & a jug of gravy
£12.99
Sam’s Famous Home-made Corned Beef Hash
10 days in the making – to our own secret recipe - mixed with sautéed potatoes & creamed onions.
Finished with a soft-poached egg & crispy smoked dry-cure bacon from Mill Close farm in Bedale
£12.99
Sirloin Steak
A thick 8oz 28-day aged prime sirloin steak (from Mill Close farm, Bedale) cooked to your liking & served with Chop
House chunky chips, green peppercorn sauce & home-cured tomatoes
£19.50
~ SIDES ~
Yorkshire Pudding - £0.99
Roast Potatoes - £1.50
Peas & Carrots ~ Green Beans & Shallots ~ Mushy Peas ~ Cauliflower Cheese
£2.99 each
Feeling hungry? Add an extra course or two from the market menu for just £4.00 each
~ DESSERT ~
A Selection of the Finest British Cheeses
A selection of the country’s best, including a selection of cheeses from Shepherds Purse Dairy in Thirsk, North Yorkshire served with home-made winter chutney, grapes, celery & biscuits
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