Lunch Menu
Starters
Use our starters as a lighter lunch
We have created our lunch menu so that the starters can also be used as lighter lunches if you would prefer. Alternately, take your time and let us make you feel special, we have some great menu options available.
Baytree Omlettes, made with three free range eggs.
The plain omelette: £6.25. ‘Just cheese’: £6.95. Tomato, cheese and herbs: £6.95. Mushroom, chives and cheese and spring onion: £6.95. Ham and cheese: £7.95. Smoked salmon and cheese: £8.95. Natural smoked haddock omelette and parmesan cheese: £8.95. (all garnished with tossed salad leaves)
Price: From £6.25
Mussels bay tree style
Fresh West Country Mussels, cooked with chopped shallots, white wine, cream, a hint of garlic and a sprinkling of continental parsley. Mussels may also be served Belgian style accompanied by French fries and mayonnaise: £9.95
Price: £7.95
Melon with Parma ham
Price: £7.95
Yellow pepper soup with sliced smoked chicken and a ‘drizzle’ of parsley oil
Seasoned yellow pepper soup thickened with potato and presented with sliced, mildly smoked chicken and a ‘drizzle’ of parsley oil
Price: £6.95
Irish oysters in tempura batter with an ‘ice shot’ of Avruga caviar and crème fraîche
Six fresh Irish oysters coated in a light tempura batter and deep fried – garnished with an ‘ice shot’ of Avruga caviar and crème fraîche: lemon wedges
Price: £13.95
Mustard and coriander crusted beef carpaccio with a chilli and lime dressing and ribbons of Pecorino cheese
Wafer-thin slices of prime English beef fillet, seasoned with a mustard and coriander crust: complemented by a chilli and lime dressing and presented with Pecorino cheese ribbons. N.B. the beef is not cooked by heat but by the lime juice and the extra virgin olive oil used to create this dish
Price: £12.95
‘Posh ploughman’s’ with a ham hock pressing, a spring onion flavoured vinaigrette, pickled onions, fresh tomatoes and julienne s
a delicious ham hock terrine made of ‘green’ ham hocks flavoured with coriander seeds, capers, gherkins, bay, thyme and flat leaf parsley: presented with a garnish pickled onions, fresh tomatoes and julienne strips of Paneer cheese drizzled with a vinaigrette flavoured with spring onions – crispy toasts
Price: £8.95
English ‘hot smoked’ trout fillet with rösti potato and ‘cracked’ poached eggs
Freshly cooked home made rösti potato topped with a fillet of ‘hot smoked’ English trout served at room temperature: finished with two lightly poached eggs ‘cracked’ to serve: for the light hearted!
Price: £9.95
Caesar salad
With bacon or smoked chicken and marinated anchovies
Price: £8.95
Main Courses
Pasta dishes
We have the following pasta dishes: Pasta carbonara. ‘Ants climbing trees’ or minced pork pasta - SPICY. Spaghetti Bolognaise. Using the finest fresh ingredients and freshly cooked pasta. All dishes are topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese if applicable. N.B. only minced prime fillet of English beef is used for our beef meat sauces.
Price: £12.95
Risotto made with Italian Arborio rice
A fresh dimension to a risotto - delicious, light, delicate flavours all dishes are topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese if applicable. Our risotto dishes include: Wild mushroom and petits pois risotto: £10.50. Smoked haddock and leek risotto topped with a lightly poached egg: £10.95. Tomato essence and winter vegetable: £10.50.
Price: From £10.50
Fish ‘n chips
Price: £14.95
Char-grilled escalope of fresh Loch Duart Scottish salmon
‘Char-grilled’ until the skin is crisp: presented on a bed of delicious risotto flavoured with home made tomato essence and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
Price: £18.95
‘Sausages ‘n mash’
Locally made pork and leek sausages served traditionally on fluffy mashed potato with red "" onion gravy…. Rex’s favourite!
Price: £14.95
Calf’s liver with a light veal jus presented with a sweet port shallot ‘jam’, bacon mash and crispy pancetta
Thinly sliced calf’s liver seasoned and cooked until ‘medium’ – finished with a light veal jus and accompanied by bacon flavoured mashed potato, crispy Italian pancetta and a sweet port shallot ‘jam’
Price: £19.50
Griddled fillet of prime English beef ‘paillard’ on a rösti potato with a red pepper confit and pan-fried foie gras
Thinly beaten prime English beef tenderloin, seasoned and cooked ‘until RARE’: served on a rösti potato with a red pepper confit and a slice of pan-fried foie gras… a red "" Madeira sauce served separately
Price: £23.50
Roast partridge with salad leaves, pickled vegetables à la greque and wedges of roasted beetroot
Roast partridge seasoned and cooked until pink: complemented by pickled vegetables à la greque in olive oil, white wine vinegar, a little sugar, white peppercorns and coriander seeds and wedges of roasted beetroot
Price: £18.95
White chicken curry - KOZHI VELLAI KAZHAMBU with seasoned rice and homemade chutney
One of the mild chicken curries from South India – delicate and mild in flavour with a ‘hot’ after taste…..corn fed chicken flavoured with authentic Indian spices, julienne of ginger, coconut milk and shallots: presented with seasoned rice and homemade chutney
Price: £18.95
All mains are accompanied by vegetables and potatoes of the day unless otherwise stated
Side dishes: extra vegetables : £4.50 :: potatoes of the day or French fries : £3.50 sautéed mushrooms: £4.50 :: tossed salads
If you wish to smoke, please ask for the designated area
