Eat
Our menu features fantastic warm and cosy dishes perfect for Winter with pub favourites and pub classics. Our Cosy Lunch menu is perfect for a lunch time treat, available Monday – Saturday with 2 courses for £12 and 3 courses for £15. With comfortable indoor dining areas, and relaxing outdoor seating for you to choose where to enjoy your lunch, dinner or nibbles. We also serve a fantastic Sunday roast, now with a new Great British roast sharing platter for two, so book your table and enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner with us. Please note booking regulations may vary due to Government guidelines.
Winter Menu
SMALL PLATES & STARTERS
Warm organic breads, houmous, butter, rapeseed oil & rosemary sea salt (vga)
- 6.50
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Halloumi fries & sweet chilli dipping sauce (gfa)
- 4.95
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Salt & pepper squid
with chilli dipping sauce & grilled lime
- 6.45
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Homemade soup of the day
with warm bread & butter (gfa)
- 5.95
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Five baked shell on prawns, garlic & herb butter, aioli dip and griddled bloomer bread
- 7.95
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Button mushrooms in a creamy stilton sauce
served with warm mop up bread (gfa)
- 6.45
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Chicken liver pate
with apple and brandy chutney and toast
- 6.95
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Seared king scallops & black pudding
with crispy bacon, pea puree & parsley cream (gfa)
- 7.95
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Pea & mint fritters
with flat bread & houmous (vg)
- 5.95
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Messy chips
Thick cut chips with pulled beef brisket & Cheddar melt (gfa)
- 4.95
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MAINS
Slow braised lamb shank in its own cooking stock
with seasonal greens & spring onion champ (gfa)
- 16.95
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Coq au vin
Chicken breast with button onions, bacon lardons & mushrooms in a red wine gravy with parsley mash (gfa)
- 12.95
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Spinach tortelloni and roast butternut squash
with shaved chestnuts, crispy sage and rapeseed oil (vg)
- 13.95
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Woodland mushroom risotto
with soft poached egg, soft herb oil & shaved Grana Padano (vga)
- 14.95
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Braised pork belly
with star anise carrot puree & pak choi with ginger & soy glaze
- 14.95
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Fresh cod fillet in MPA* beer batter
served with thick cut chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce & lemon (gfa)
- 10.95 Small
- 14.45 Large
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The Rope & Anchor’s own slow braised steak & JW Lees ale pie
with creamed mash or thick cut chips & ale gravy
- 12.95
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Brewery Tower Burger
2 beef patties, pulled beef brisket, dry cured bacon, burger relish, lettuce, tomato & Cheddar melt on a sour dough bun with fries & coleslaw
- 13.95
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Our best selling homemade cheese & onion pie
with thick cut chips, garden peas and Cheddar & chive sauce (v)
- 12.95
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Piri Piri chicken burger on toasted sourdough bun
with tomato, avocado, baby gem lettuce, lemon & herb mayonnaise, skinny fries & coleslaw
- 12.95
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Quinoa & beetroot burger
with dill pickle, sliced tomato & vegan melt on toasted sourdough with skinny fries (vg)
- 13.95
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STEAKS FROM THE GRILL
Grilled 10oz rib eye steak
with thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato (gfa)
- 19.95
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Grilled 8oz sirloin steak
with thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato (gfa)
- 18.95
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10oz gammon steak
with pineapple or fried egg, thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato (gfa)
- 13.95
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On the side:
Peppercorn sauce (gfa) 1.95
Diane Sauce 1.95
Ale battered onion rings (v) 2.95
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SALADS
On its own 9.95, or add one of the following toppings
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Griddled halloumi (gfa)
- +3.00
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Piri Piri chicken breast
- +3.00
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Griddled chicken breast (gfa)
- +3.00
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Lemon baked seabass fillet (gfa)
- +5.00
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ON THE SIDE
Peppercorn sauce (gfa)
- 1.95
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Thick cut chips & Aioli (v/gfa)
- 3.45
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Skinny fries (vg/gfa)
- 3.45
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Sweet potato fries (vg/gfa)
- 3.95
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Baked cauliflower cheese (v/gfa)
- 3.95
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JW Lees ale battered onion rings (v)
- 2.95
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Garlic & herb ciabatta with Cheddar melt (v)
- 3.95
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(v) - suitable for vegetarians, (vg) suitable for vegans, (gfa) gluten free alternative available.If you suffer from any food related allergies, please inform a team member before placing your order. Ask to see our Children’s Menu for little ones. *MPA is our JW Lees Manchester Pale Ale; a golden ale brewed in Manchester entirely from all British malt.
Cosy Lunch
Cosy Lunch
Served Mon - Sat from 12:00 - 14:30
Two course £12 ; Three course £15
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Starters
Homemade soup of the day with warm bread & butter (gfa)
Beetroot falafel with chilli dipping sauce (vg)
Classic prawn cocktail with Marie-Rose sauce, lemon & granary bread (gfa)
Honey & soy baked pork belly bites with hoi sin dip
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Mains
Lemon baked seabass fillet, dauphinoise potatoes, crushed peas & caper butter (gfa)
Chef’s homemade pie of the day with thick cut chips, peas & gravy
6oz rump steak with thick cut chips, peppercorn sauce & watercress (gfa)
Wexford chicken Roast chicken breast & sauteed potatoes with a mushroom & stilton cream sauce (gfa)
Penang curry Cauliflower, green beans, mangetout & peppers in an aromatic coconut sauce with steaming rice (vg/gfa)
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Puddings
Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce
Eton mess with crushed meringue, mulled red berries, ice cream & whipped cream (gfa)
Selection of Cheshire Farm ice creams (gfa)
Salted caramel profiteroles with warm chocolate sauce
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Selection of sandwiches served Mon – Sat 12:00 to 14:30
Honey glazed ham, Prawns & Marie-Rose or Lancashire cheese & chutney on white or brown bread (gfa)
- 7.95
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Griddled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce & tomato on warm ciabatta (gfa)
- 11.95
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Hot roast beef on warm ciabatta with a jug of onion gravy (gfa)
- 12.95
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(v) - suitable for vegetarians, (vg) suitable for vegans, (gfa) gluten free alternative available. If you suffer from any food related allergies, please inform a team member before placing your order. Ask to see our Children’s Menu for little ones.
*MPA is our JW Lees Manchester Pale Ale; a golden ale brewed in
Manchester entirely from all British malt
Puddings
PUDDINGS
Chocolate & hazelnut brownie
with Cheshire Farm raspberry ripple ice cream & chocolate sauce (gfa)
- 5.95
Apple & cinnamon compote
with honey & oat crumble topping and custard & ice cream
- 5.95
Warm treacle & orange tarte
with clotted cream ice cream
- 5.95
Baked vanilla cheesecake
with mulled red berries & vanilla ice cream (vga/gfa)
- 5.95
Selection of British cheeses
with apple, celery, ale chutney & biscuit (gfa)
- 5.95
Affogato
Cheshire Farm vanilla ice cream, shortbread crumb & a shot of espresso coffee (vga/gfa)
- 4.95
(v) - suitable for vegetarians, (vg) suitable for vegans, (gfa) gluten free alternative available. If you suffer from any food related allergies, please inform a team member before placing your order. Ask to see our Children’s Menu for little ones.
*MPA is our JW Lees Manchester Pale Ale; a golden ale brewed in
Manchester entirely from all British malt
Children's menu
HOME BAKED HAM & EGGS
- 5.50
BUCKET OF BREADED CHICKEN PIECES WITH KETCHUP (GFA)
- 5.50
CHEESY PIZZA BREAD (V)
- 5.50
GRILLED BEEF BURGER WITH CHEDDAR MELT
- 5.50
BATTERED FISH GOUJONS (GFA
- 5.50
GRILLED PORK SAUSAGES
- 5.50
SERVED WITH SKINNY FRIES OR MASHED POTATOES & BAKED BEANS OR GARDEN PEAS
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CHEESE SALAD (GFA)
WITH CRUNCHY APPLE, CELERY STICKS & MIXED LEAVES
- 3.95
FREE ICE CREAM
ALL CHILDREN’S MAIN MEALS COME WITH TWO SCOOPS OF COMPLIMENTARY ICE CREAM FOR DESSERT
CHOOSE FROM VANILLA, CHOCOLATE OR STRAWBERRY (GFA)
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- 3.95
Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday – 12.00 – 23.00
Sunday – 12.00 – 22.30
Food Service Hours
Monday – Saturday 12pm-9pm
Sunday 12pm-8pm