Balloo House

Wee Bites £5

Devilled whitebait, chipotle mayo

Pork scratchings, burnt apple sauce

Short rib “Mac n Cheese”

Crispy olives, goats cheese, Comber honey

Grilled flat breads, hummus

Pub Dining Menu

Soup of the day, homemade breads £5.50

Smoked haddock, bacon and sweetcorn chowder, Guinness wheaten £7.50

Crispy chicken wings, honey, soy and miso glaze £7.50

Shortcross gin cured salmon, smoked salmon rillettes, rye cracker, cucumber, dill £8.50

Caramelised shallot and blue cheese tart, candied walnuts £8

Salt and chilli squid, spring onion, radish, saffron aioli, lemon mayo £9

Chicken liver parfait, toasted brioche, hazelnuts, quince and raspberry vinegar £8

Smoked mackerel fishcakes, pickled beetroots, horseradish, watercress £8

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Roast butternut squash risotto, pickled pumpkin, sage, Pecorino sml £8 / lge £16

Confit chicken & mushroom pappardelle, cured egg yolk, crispy chicken skin sml £8 / lge £15

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Balloo House fish and chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce £13.50

Beef & bone marrow burger, house burger sauce, smoked cheese, pickle,french fries £14

Roast chicken ‘coq au vin’, charred baby leeks, crispy bacon, confit mushrooms, red wine jus £17

Beef cheek braised in red wine, bone marrow gremolata, crispy beef tendon £18

Spiced Thornhill duck, corned duck leg ‘hash’, caramelised shallots, pickled beetroot £22

Traditional roast turkey, baked ham, chestnut and cranberry stuffing, turkey gravy £18

Himalayan salt aged sirloin, pickled onion rings, Caesar, beef dripping chips, pepper sauce £28

Steak frites: Flax fed ribeye, french fries, bearnaise sauce, dressed watercress £26

Market Fish Daily Specials (sample)

Smoked coley, kale, hispi cabbage, celeriac puree, chestnut mushrooms, crushed Comber potatoes, tartar Hollandaise £17

Pan fried fillet of seabass, romesco sauce, chard, Spanish style potatoes £18

Monkfish Wellington (for two) , black pudding, lentil and mushroom duxelle, champ, glazed carrots, Bearnaise £32

Sides: £3.50

Champ
Beef dripping chips
brussel sprouts, smoked bacon & chestnuts
House salad
Beer pickled onion rings                                                                                      Honey roasted root vegetables                                                                        Parmesan fries, truffle mayo                                                                                  Duck fat roast potatoes, smoked seasalt

Please see separate menu for more vegetarian/vegan dishes
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to parties of 5 or more.

Whiskey soaked date & raisin bread and butter pudding,
spiced milk ice–cream 6.50

Mulled wine, pear, honey and gingerbread trifle 6.50

Chocolate & clementine tart, almonds, white chocolate cream* 6.50

Ma Sweeney’s Christmas pudding, brandy custard, ice–cream* 6.50


Balloo House Ice Cream selection
2 scoops – 4
3 scoops – 5
(Dairy free chocolate & strawberry ice cream available)

Selection of Cheese, Oat Biscuits and Chutney* 8

Shortbread & Cookies* 3 pp


*Contains nuts

Sample menu, dishes subject to change

£12 Pub Favourites

Mon to Thurs 12pm – 9pm,  Fri 12pm to 6:30pm

Monday to Friday, you can enjoy fresh, seasonal pub grub favourites for only £12. Perfect for a pub lunch or a mid–week dinner.  

All dishes £12 

(Sample menu)

Confit chicken & mushroom short crust pie, creamed potato, truffled leeks

Short rib of beef, “mac n cheese”

Fried calves liver, smoked bacon, caramelised onions, champ, red wine gravy

Lambs liver, flat bread, smoked yoghurt, coriander chutney

Lunch: £26
Dinner: £32

Full main menu also available throughout December

Starters

Shortcross Gin cured salmon, smoked salmon rillettes, rye cracker, cucumber and dill

Caramelised shallot & blue cheese tart, candied walnuts

Roast butternut squash and sage soup, buttermilk, toasted seeds

Smoked mackerel fishcakes, pickled beetroots, horseradish, watercress

Chicken liver parfait, toasted brioche, hazelnuts, quince and raspberry vinegar  

Mains 

Beef cheeks braised in red wine, confit root vegetables, sauce Bourguignon 

Traditional roast turkey, baked ham, chestnut & cranberry stuffing, gravy

Herb crusted cod, creamed leeks, mussels, cider butter sauce

Wild mushroom, celeriac and goats cheese pithivier, hazelnut and truffle dressing

10 oz sirloin steak, beer pickled onion rings, beef dripping chips, peppercorn Sauce (£6 supplement)

(All served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes)

Desserts

Whiskey soaked date & raisin bread and butter pudding, spiced milk ice cream

Mulled wine, pear, honey and gingerbread trifle

Chocolate and clementine tart, almonds, white chocolate cream

Ma Sweeney’s Christmas pudding, brandy custard, ice–cream

Young Buck cheese, oat biscuits, grape chutney

Sample menu

Sunday Lunch

12pm – 4pm
2 Courses £22
3 Courses £26

Today’s Soup with Home Baked Breads

Balloo Smoked Haddock and Bacon Chowder, Guinness Wheaten

Salt Baked Beetroots, Linseed, Goats Curd

Ham Hock, Leek and Mustard Croquettes, Celeriac, Salad Cream

Strangford Mussels, Barley, Apple and Cider Cream

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Sugar Cured Bacon Chop, Creamed Cabbage, Black Pudding, Mustard

Lemon and Thyme Roast Chicken, Sage and Onion Stuffing, Bread Sauce

Rosemary and Garlic Braised Lamb Shanks, Minted Crushed Potatoes

Roast Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Root Vegetable Mash, Gravy

Red Gurnard, Curried Potatoes, Sesame Fried Greens

All mains served with Roast Potatoes, Champ and Vegetables

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Apple and Mixed Berry Crumble, Vanilla Ice Cream

Buttermilk Pannacotta, Poached Rhubarb, Meringue

Sticky Toffee Pudding, Vanilla Ice Cream

Baked Rice Pudding, Berry Compote, Sugared Almonds

Selection of Ice Creams

Cheeseboard (£5 Supp)

a la carte menu also available.

Sample menu

£3
Today’s soup & breads


£5

Fish of the day, potatoes & greens

Grilled chicken skewers, bbq sauce, salad & chips

battered fish fingers, mushy peas & chips

Pork & leek sausages, mashed potatoes & gravy

100% Beef burger with skinny fries


£3
Ice cream sundae

Sticky toffee pudding

House Whites
Las Condes Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2017/18)
£5 / £20
Long Beach Chenin Blanc, South Africa (2018)
£5 / £20
L’Or du Sud Chardonnay, France (2017/18)
£5 / £20
Renideo Pinot Grigio, Italy (2017/18)
£5 / £20
Heart of Stone Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2016/17)
£6 / £23


House Rosé
Arcano Pinot Grigio Rosato, Italy (2017/18)
£5 / £20


White Wines
Bellevue Sauvignon Blanc, France (2017)
£23
Cépage Viognier, France (2017/18)
£23
Domaine Gueguen Chablis, France (2017)
£35
Domaine Chauviniere Muscadet, France (2017/18)
£23
Castro Martin Albariño, Spain (2016/17)
£31
Bellevue Chardonnay, France (2017/18)
£24
Cefiro Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2016/18)
£23
Soalheiro Allo Alvarino/Loueiro, Portugal (2017/18)
£25
Forrest Estate Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2016/17)
£25
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Satarelli, Italy (2017/18)
£26
Pajzos Tokaji T Furmint, Hungary (2017/18)
£27
Favourite Son Chardonnay, Australia (2017/18)
£25
Sancerre Andre Dezat ,France (2017/18)
£35
Journey’s End Stellenboch, Haystack Chardonnay, South Africa (2016/17
£30
Domino La Grandilla Verdejo, Rueda, Spain (2017)
£25
Dog Point Chardonnay, New Zealand (2015/16)
£45
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2018)
£51


Half Bottles
Viña Casablanca Cefiro Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2016)
£12
Loosen Estate Riesling, Germany (2016)
£16
André Dézat Sancerre, France (2016/17)
£21

Dessert Wines
Ballet d’Octobre Jurançon, France
£3
Elysium Black Muscat, Calfornia
£3



House Reds
Las Condes Merlot, Chile (2017/18)
£5 / £20
Long Beach Cabernet/Sauvignon, South Africa (2017/18)
£5 / £20
Armoiries Côtes du Rhône, France (2016/17)
£6 / £20
Viña Bujanda Rioja Crianza, Spain (2015/16)
£6 / £23
Altosur Malbec, Argentina (2017/18)
£6 / £23


House Sparkling
Ti Amo Prosecco Spumante, Italy (1/4 bottle)
£9


Red Wines
Domaine Rochette Beaujolais Villages, France (2016)
£27
Manoir du Gravoux, Côtes de Castillon, France (2014)
£29
Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, Germany (2016)
£28
Château du Lascaux Pic Saint Loup, France (2016/17)
£26
Quinta de la Rosa Tinto, Portugal (2017)
£28
Wolftrap, South Africa (2017)
£22
Cefiro Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile (2017/18)
£21
Massaya ‘Le Colombier’, Lemanon (2017)
£35
Rustenberg Shiraz, South Africa (2015/16)
£27
Jesus Romero Rubus, Teruel, Spain (2017)
£28
Kilikanoon Lackey Shiraz, Clare Valley, Australia (2014/17)
£30
Télégramme Châteauneuf–du–Pape, France (2015/16)
£45
Luigi Pira Barolo ‘Serralunga’, Italy (2014)
£45
Marques de Murrieta Rioja Reserva, Spain (2014)
£49
Pesquera Ribera del Duero Crianza, Spain (2015/16)
£40
Ridge Vineyards ‘Lytton Springs’, USA (2016)
£54


Half Bottles
Viña Casablanca Cefiro Merlot, Chile (2017)
£12
Viña Bujanda Rioja Crianza, Spain (2018)
£13
Armoiries Côtes du Rhône, France (2018)
£12
Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico, Italy (2015)
£16


Sparkling & Champagne
James Nicholson Saumur Brut, France
£25
Quadri Prosecco Spumante, Italy
£25
Billecart Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne, France
£49



Vintages may vary; please check with a member of staff

Breads, butter, olive tapenade 5
Korean fried broccoli, sesame and soy (v) 5
Organic chickpea hummus, chargrilled flatbreads, extra virgin olive oil 5
Chestnuts roasted on an open fire 5
Crispy olives, goats cheese, Comber honey 5

Today’s Soup (v) 5.50
Grilled autumn salad, Hegarty’s cheddar custard, linseed cracker 8
Roast butternut squash risotto, pickled pumpkin, sage 8/15

Potato & vegetable massaman curry, mushroom pilaf, chargrilled flatbread (v) 14
Veggie burger, tomato jam, fried pickles, skinny fries (v) 14
Tomato, roast garlic and fennel pappadelle, parsley and lemon 14
Wild mushroom, celeriac and goats cheese pithivier, hazelnut and truffle dressing 14

(v) – vegan friendly

Make a night of it…

Luxury overnight stay and 4 course dinner at Balloo House

Enjoy a 4 course menu created by Chef Danni Barry at Balloo House, with an overnight stay and breakfast at a nearby luxury B&B – Hunters Lodge, Anna’s House or The Mill at Balloo.

Downstairs dining and overnight stay (Sun – Thurs) – £69.00 pps

(excludes bank holidays)

To book accommodation and dinner contact:

Hunters Lodge on 02897 542703 or email info@hunters-lodge.net
Anna’s House on 02897 541566 or email anna@annashouse.com
The Mill at Balloo on 02897 541752 or email info@mill-at-balloo.co.uk
Availability limited so early booking is advised.