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MenuOur menus are changed seasonally and feature delicious locally sourced produce cooked fresh to order. Please note this menu can be subject to change due to supplier availability.


Starters


Whitebait
served with a home made tartare sauce
£8

Prawn Cocktail
Classic prawn cocktail, with succulent juicy prawns served with a Marie Rose sauce (gf option)
£9

Salt & Chilli Calamari
Served with a lime alioli
£8

Wild mushroom arancini
Dressed in a basil pesto with parmesan
£9

Brie Wedges
Panko crumbed brie wedges served with a cranberry compote
£8
Vegetarian
Vegetarian

Chicken liver pate
Home made chicken liver & pate with toasted brioche & apricot chutney.
£8

Soup of the day
(gf option available)
£7

Mushrooms on toast
Owley farm mushrooms on sour dough toast topped with Twineham Grange cheese
£10



Main Courses


Classic fish & chips
Beer battered locally caught catch of the day, served with hand cut chips and tartare sauce. (senior smaller portion available)
£16.50

Seabass
Seabass fillet with a warm Mediterranean vegetable & potato salad (gf)
£19

Roast ham, egg & chips
Roasted ham, two free range eggs & hand cut chips (gf)
£14

Black Lion burger
Two home made patties with Monterey Jack cheese, smoked bacon, lettuce in a toasted brioche bun with hand cut chips and house slaw (gf option)
£17

Rump steak
Chargrilled rump steak with a peppercorn sauce, mushroom & hand cut chips (gf)
£25

Vegan butternut
Roasted butternut squash stuffed with mixed peppers & basil, topped with breadcrumbs served with a sautéed veg medley (v) (vg) (gf option)
£18

Black Lion signature pie
Our traditional home made short crust pastry pie of the day with buttered mash, French beans & a red wine gravy (v & vg options available on request)
£17

Sausage & mash
Trio of pork & leek sausages on a bed of creamed mash & a caramelised onion gravy (gf)
£16

Vegan burger
Succulent, tender, and beefy vegan quarter pounder patty in a brioche bun served with hand cut chips. (vg) (v)
£16



Bench Menu


Gambas pil pil
Fresh prawns with olive oil, chilli, garlic & sour dough bread (gf option)
£13

Olives & focaccia
Our homemade focaccia with mixed olives with a balsamic & oil dressing
£6.75
Vegan
Vegan

Dirty Chips
Melted cheese, bacon, spring onion, fresh chilli & garlic (gf)
£7

Club Sandwich
Chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce & mayo sandwich served with skinny fries
£14

Salt & Chilli Calamari
served with a zingy lime aioli
£8

Cheesy garlic bread
£5.50

Scampi & chips
Breaded scampi tails with hand cut chips & a homemade tartare sauce
£16

Home made nachos
Nachos served with melted cheese, house salsa, sour cream and guacamole
£8

Whitebait
Breaded whitebait with a homemade tartare sauce
£8

Hand cut chips
Our famous hand cut chunky chips (gf)
£4

Korean chicken wings
Korean style spicy chicken wings with sesame & chilli (gf)
£8.50

Goats cheese ciabatta
Goats cheese ciabatta with red pepper & balsamic dressing
£9.50

Sausage sandwich & fries
Local butchers sausage with caramelised onion served with fries
£13.50

Signature Ploughman's
Our Black Lion signature ploughman's with classic Cheddar & Ham, homemade chutney, celery, pickles, crusty bread & salad
£15.50



Lion Cub Menu


Black Lion Cub Burger
Our famous Black Lion cub burger in a brioche bun served with fries (gf option)

Cubs sausage & mash
Local sausage, served with creamy mash, & gravy (gf)

Mozzarella sticks & fries
cheesy mozzarella sticks with skinny fries

Cubs fish & chips
Cubs battered fish with chips & peas

Vegan Burger
Cubs vegan burger with fries
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Vegan
Vegan



Sunday Lunch


Roast Lamb
Locally sourced lamb, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roasted parsnip with a rich gravy. (gf option)
£21

Roast Chicken
Free range roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, sage stuffing, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roasted parsnip with a rich gravy. (gf option)
£17.50

Roast Beef
Succulent rib eye roasted beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roasted parsnip with a rich gravy. (gf option)
£21

Roast gammon
Roast gammon with apple sauce, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, seasonal vegetables, roasted parsnip with a rich gravy (gf option)
£16.50

Vegetable Wellington
Vegetable wellington, roasted potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roasted parsnip with a rich gravy
£17
Vegan
Vegan

Fish of the day
Fish of the day, with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables at market price (gf option)

Cubs roast
Beef, chicken or pork with roast potatoes, y Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and a rich gravy (gf option)
£10.95

Roasted butternut
Vegan roasted butternut squash with mixed peppers, topped with breadcrumbs & served with house vegetable selection (gf option)
£18
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Vegan
Vegan



Desserts


Espresso Martini Tiramisu
Served with double cream

Chef's bread & butter pudding
Served with vanilla ice cream or custard

Ice cream
Three scoops. Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, rum & raison, honeycomb, mint choc chip, coconut & pistachio.

Cheesecake of the week
Served with ice cream

Sorbet
Trio of mango, raspberry & lemon

Lemon Parfait (vegan & gluten free)
Delicious iced lemon parfait served with a raspberry coulis



Wednesday Lunch


Sandwich
Rare roast beef with horseradish, Prawn in a Rose Marie sauce or Roast Ham & mustard with malted bread.
£8.50

Goats cheese ciabatta
Goats cheese ciabatta with red pepper & balsamic dressing
£9.50

Chicken Ceasar salad
Chicken, parmesan, romaine lettuce, croutons, anchovies & classic Caesar dressing.
£15

Prawn salad
Juicy prawns in a Rose Marie sauce, salad & new potatoes
£15

Teriyaki Chicken bowl
Rice, spring onions, carrot, edamame beans, red cabbage & a spicy mayo
£16

Black Lion Ploughman's
Our famous ploughman's, choosing from the following: Three Cheese, Cheddar & Ham, Camembert & Ham, Vegan cheese, House Pate & Cheddar, Pork Pie & Cheddar, Chef's Cheese tart, with sweet pickle, celery, pickles house salad & crusty bread (gf option)
Market Price

Address

Opening Hours

15 The Street

Appledore

Ashford

Kent 

TN26 2BU

Monday - 12noon - 8pm

Tues-Sat: 12 noon - 11pm
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Sun: 12 noon - 9pm

(Please note we are a rural village pub, so closing times can vary during winter)

 

Dining Hours

Monday 12-3pm

Tuesday & Thursday

12-3pm / 5pm-8.30pm

Wednesday - 12-3pm

(Wednesday evening temporally closed for food service only) 

Friday 12-8.45pm

Saturday 12-8.45pm

 

Sunday

12pm - 5pm 

Contact Us

blacklionappledore@gmail.com
Tel: 01233 758206 

(11.30pm-9pm)

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