Eat

Our new menu is live, featuring our fantastic pub favourites and classics plus we have a new light lunch menu. At the moment we’re concentrating on our core dishes and adding seasonal specials over the summer.

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, so book your table and enjoy a relaxing lunch or dinner with us. Please note that bookings are for 8 people from a maximum of two households and at busy times table bookings are for two hours max.

Reopening Menu

SANDWICHES
SERVED MONDAY - SATURDAY, NOON-2:30PM

Served with skinny fries, coleslaw & season salad

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Honey glazed Ham, Prawns & Marie-Rose or Lancashire cheese & chutney

on white or brown bread (gfa)

  • 7.95
Griddled Chicken breast

with bacon, lettuce and tomato on warm ciabatta (gfa)

  • 10.95
Hot roast beef

on warm ciabatta with a jug of onion gravy (gfa)

  • 10.95
SMALL PLATES, STARTERS & THINGS TO SHARE
Olives, houmous, warm organic breads,

with butter, rapeseed oil & rosemary sea salt (v/gfa)

  • 6.50
Messy chips; Thick cut chips

with pulled beef brisket & Cheddar melt (gfa)

  • 4.95
Halloumi fries & sweet chilli dipping sauce (v/gf
  • 4.95
Salt & pepper squid

with chilli dipping sauce & grilled lime

  • 6.45
Homemade soup of the day

with warm bread & butter (v/gfa)

  • 5.95
Sautéed prawns & chorizo

in a garlic and herb butter on toasted ciabata

  • 6.95
Button mushrooms in a creamy stilton sauce

served with warm mop up bread (v/gfa)

  • 6.45
Chicken liver pate

with apple and ale chutney and toast

  • 6.95
Oak Smoked Salmon, Bloody Mary dressing

with capers, shallot rings & granary bread (gfa)

  • 8.45
Steamed Gyoza dumplings filled with oriental vegetables

served with plum sauce (vg)

  • 5.50
MAINS
Grilled minted lamb rump

with potato gratin, crushed minted peas & rosemary gravy

  • 16.95
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Seared chicken breast

with sautéed potatoes, bacon lardons, baby leaf spinach & grain mustard sauce

  • 13.95
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Pan fried seabass fillet

with sautéed potatoes, wilted spinach
& Gazpacho salsa (gfa

  • 14.95
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Honey roast duck breast

with buttered greens, dauphinoise potatoes and an Orange & Cointreau sauce (gfa)

  • 17.95
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Piri Piri Chicken Burger

Marinated chicken breast on toasted sourdough bun with avocado, skinny fries & coleslaw

  • 12.95
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Fresh cod fillet in MPA*

beer batter served with thick cut chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce & lemon

  • 10.95 (small)
  • 14.45 (large)
The Rope & Anchor's 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 gravy

  • 12.95
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Quinoa, beetroot & edamame burger

with chilli jam & vegan cheese melt served with skinny fries (vg/gfa)

  • 13.95
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FROM THE GRILL
Grilled 8 Oz Sirloin Steak

with thick cut chips, grilled mushroom, baked tomato & garden peas (gfa)

  • 21.95
10oz Gammon Steak

with thick cut chips, grilled mushroom, baked tomato, garden peas & fried eggs or pineapple (gfa)

  • 13.95
On the side

Peppercorn sauce 1.95
Diane sauce 1.95
Garlic prawns 4.45

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SUMMER SALADS
SEASONAL GARDEN SALAD

Pickled beets, roasted squash, avocado, radish, cherry tomatoes & soft-boiled egg and mixed green leaves with your choice of house salad dressing: Olive oil & balsamic, Caesar dressing, honey & mustard or blue cheese dressing

  • 9.95
With Piri Piri chicken breast
  • 12.95
With hot chilli beef (gfa)

(sliced grilled steak in a hot sticky chilli sauce)

  • 14.95
With pan fried fillet of seabass (gfa)
  • 14.95
With griddled halloumi and olives (gfa)
  • 12.95
With griddled Chicken breast
  • 12.95
Garlic prawns (gfa)
  • 13.95
SIDES & SUPPLEMENTS
Thick cut chips with aioli
  • 3.45
Skinny Fries
  • 3.45
Sweet Potato Fries
  • 3.95
Potato Gratin
  • 3.94
MPA* Battered OnionRings
  • 2.95
Garlic & Herb Foccacia

With cheddar melt

  • 3.95
Peppercorn Sauce
  • 1.95
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
Glazed lemon tart

with vanilla ice cream and summer berry compote

  • 5.95
Cherry & Chocolate Cheesecake (vg/gfa)
  • 5.95
Selection of British cheeses

with apple, celery, ale chutney & biscuit

  • 5.95
Affogato

Cheshire Farm vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso

  • 5.95

(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

Light Lunch

LIGHT LUNCH
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)
Tempura fried vegetables with plum dipping sauce (v)
Classic prawn cocktail with Marie-Rose sauce, lemon and granary bread (gfa)
Black pudding fritters with English mustard mayonnaise

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Mains

Melting Florentine fishcake with crushed new potatoes, spring greens, lemon and capers (gfa)
Chefs homemade pie of the day with thick cut chips, peas and gravy
6oz Rump steak with thick cut chips and peppercorn sauce
Honey roast ham, two fried eggs and thick cut chips (gfa)
Red pepper, mixed bean and aubergine chilli with sweet red peppers, black turtle
beans, kidney beans and chunks of aubergine served with rice (vg/gfa)

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Puddings

Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce
Eton mess with crushed merangue, seasonal berries,
ice cream and whipped cream (gfa)
Selection of Cheshire farm ice creams. (gfa)
Carron Lodge Lancashire cheese with fruit loaf and an apple & ale chutney

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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
Glazed lemon tart

with vanilla ice cream and summer berry compote 5

  • 5.95
Cherry & Chocolate Cheesecake (vg/gfa)
  • 5.95
Selection of British cheeses

with apple, celery, ale chutney & biscuit

  • 5.95
Affogato Cheshire Farm vanilla ice cream

with apple, celery, ale chutney & biscuit

  • 5.95

(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

Reservations

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Opening Hours

Monday to Saturday – 12.00 – 23.00

Sunday – 12.00 – 22.30

Food Service Hours

Sunday to Thursday – 12.00 – 21.00

Friday to Saturday – 12.00 – 21.30

If you can’t find the availability you’re looking for, ring us on 01619277901

WE ARE OPEN AND READY WHEN YOU ARE…

WE’RE READY TO MAKE YOUR VISIT AS WELCOMING AND FAMILIAR AS POSSIBLE BUT WITH SPECIAL CARE TAKEN TO ENSURE WE’RE C-19 SAFE.

Its best to book in advance although we will take walk-ins when there’s availability.

Tables can be booked for drinks and for dining, please check our new food service times.

For the time being bookings are for up to 8 people and indoors from one household only

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