The Poacher's Pocket

STARTERS

SELECTION OF HOMEBAKED BREADS £4
olive tapenade & local butter

TODAY’S SOUP £5
homemade breads, local butter

POACHER’S SPICY CHICKEN WINGS £7.5
warm cornbread muffin, house slaw, hot sauce

MARINTATED HEIRLOOM TOMATO & GOATS CHEESE SALAD £7.5
charred focaccia, basil pesto 

THE POACHER’S PLOUGHMANS £7
ham hock terrine, Hegarty’s cheddar, crispy fritter, grilled sour dough, pickles

FREE RANGE CHICKEN LIVER PARFAIT £7
Armagh apple & raisin chutney, toasted fruit soda

STRANGFORD SEAFOOD CHOWDER £7
smoked bacon, potatoes & leeks, home baked wheaten

CRISPY SALT’N’CHILLI SQUID  £8
pickled chorizo salad, roast red pepper mayonnaise

POACHER’S SHARING PLATTER FOR 2 £16
ham hock terrine, crispy fritter, chicken liver parfait, tomato & goats cheese bruschetta, pickled vegetables, home baked breads

PASTA & SALADS

HAM HOCK MACARONI & CHEESE 
garlic & parsley focaccia, truffle brown butter breadcrumbs
SMALL £7.5 / MAIN £15

SLOW COOKED SPRING LAMB ORECCHIETTE PASTA 
salsa verde pesto, wild garlic breadcrumbs
SMALL £8.5 / MAIN £16

STRANGFORD SHELLFISH FETTUCINE
confit garlic & shallot, fresh herbs, aged Parmesan
SMALL£8.5/ MAIN £16

POACHER’S PRAWN OPEN
charred baby gem, heirloom tomato dressing, Marie Rose sauce, smoked paprika, pickled carrot & shallot
SMALL £9/ MAIN 15

CHARGRILLED CHICKEN & BACON CAESAR
crispy hen’s egg, olive tapenade, garlic croutons, baby gem, proper Caesar dressing
SMALL £8/ MAIN £14

MAINS

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS – Changing every day

POACHER’S CHICKEN & CHIPS £16.5
roast breast of free–range chicken, chicken leg & pea shoot salad, duck fat triple cooked chips, proper chicken gravy

GRILLED SUGAR–PIT PORK CHOP £17
charred apple puree, Poacher’s Waldorf salad, crispy potato & apple pomme dauphine, red wine sauce  

POACHER’S BBQ PASTRAMI BEEF BURGER £15
smoked Applewood cheese, sweet American
mustard, truffle & Parmesan fries

CRISPY SALT ‘N’ CHILLI COD SCAMPI £15.5
spicy mayonnaise, red lentil dahl, proper
triple cooked chips, napa salad

FISH & CHIPS £13.5
battered fish of the day, triple cooked chips
mushy peas, house tartar sauce

GLAZED HAM HOCK IN FARMAGEDDON ALE & COMBER HONEY £14
smoked bacon & colcannon potato hash, fried free range hen’s egg

PAN ROAST SALMON £17
fresh herb veloute, crushed Comber early potatoes, charred scallion, buttered green vegetables

THE GRILL

HANNAN’S SALT CHAMBER 35 DAY AGED SIRLOIN £26
with salad, side & sauce

28 DAY DRY–AGED RIBEYE £26
with salad, side & sauce

STEAK TOPPERS
two fried free range eggs £2
Portavogie prawns with garlic butter £4


CHARGRILLED IRISH STEAK SANDWICH £15
horseradish mayonnaise, tobacco onions,
dressed salad, triple cooked chips

AGED IRISH BEEF BURGER £13
lettuce, tomato & pickle, spicy house ketchup,
triple cooked chips

BURGER TOPPERS £1
Crispy smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, Cashel blue
cheese

S A U C E S £2.5
Black peppercorn & Bushmills, roast garlic butter, red wine jus

SIDES £3.5
Triple cooked chips, skinny fries, duck fat chips, sweet potato fries,
champ, garlic sauteed potatoes, onion rings,
house salad, seasonal vegetables

DESSERTS £6 (sample dishes – changes daily)

Apple, rhubarb & almond nut crumble
rhubarb ripple ice cream

Homemade sticky toffee pudding
butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice cream, candied pecan nut

Lime cheesecake
gingerbread ice cream, chocolate crumb

Buttermilk pannacotta
poached rhubarb, shortbread biscuit

Dark chocolate & blood orange crunch
hazelnut biscuit


Petit fours – £3

Poacher’s pocket ice cream selection £4

Selection of 3 Irish cheeses, chutney and oatcakes £7

Sample Menu

Mon – Sat 12–6:30pm

All Dishes £10



Butternut squash risotto
local kale, sage, candided walnuts, aged Parmesan


Dexter beef sausages
mustard mash, crispy tobacco onions,
red wine sauce


Free range Thai chicken curry
pak choi, coriander & chilli, coconut braised rice,
crispy poppadum


Chargrilled venison burger
cheddar cheese, brioche bun, spicy house ketchup, triple cooked chips

3 Course – £23.95

SAMPLE MENU

Starters

Potato & leek soup, herb croutons, olive oil

Local smoked salmon,
home–made potato bread, lemon creme fraiche

Crispy smoked haddock kedgeree croquettes,
caper & hens egg dressing, watercress

Pheasant rillettes,
house chutney, toasted sourdough, dressed leaves

Whipped Leggygowan goat’s cheese,
pickled pears, Comber honey, pistachio puff pastry

Mains

Rolled turkey & cured ham,
celeriac puree, herb stuffing, cranberry sauce

Roast breast of free range Rockvale chicken,
smoked bacon and wild mushroom cream, fondant potato

Slow roast sirloin of Hereford beef,
chicken dripping Yorkshire pudding, red wine gravy

Pan seared black cod, chorizo & tomato cassoulet, watrercress & parmesan

Young Buck blue cheese, leek & potato pie,
hazelnut & thyme short crust, dressed watercress salad

All served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Desserts

Chocolate brownie ice cream sundae

Sticky toffee pudding,
butterscotch sauce, our own vanilla ice cream

Apple & winter berry crumble,
our own blackberry ripple ice cream

Selection of Poacher’s Pocket ice creams and sorbets

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
9.00am – 12.00pm

Breakfast Menu

Poacher’s fry £7.95
homemade potato bread & soda bread, field mushroom, Moyallon bacon & sausages,
free range fried egg, home–made baked beans
Add freshly squeezed orange juice £2.00

Poacher’s vegetarian fry £6.95
homemade potato bread & soda bread, field mushroom, hash brown, free range fried egg, roast tomato, home–made baked beans

Buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup £4.95
Add cripsy bacon £1.00

Portavogie smoked salmon, poached egg, £6.95
toasted homemade wheaten

Moyallon bacon or sausage buttie, £4.95
Buttermilk bap, HP Sauce

Feta, crushed avocado, cherry tomatoes, £6.95
poached egg & toasted sourdough

Poacher’s sausage roll, £3.95
house slaw & dressed leaves

Kids menu

Buttermilk pancakes, maple syrup £2.95
Toast & jam £1.50
Sausage buttie £2.95
Hot chocolate, toasted marshmallows £2.95

Scones / Croissants £2.25

served with Killbeg farm clotted cream
& Poacher’s homemade jam

Fish finger sarnie

100% beef burger

Battered or steamed fish

Gloucester Old Spot pork sausage & gravy

Free range chicken strips

Above served with carrots & peas, chips or mash
£4.95

Mini meatballs, spaghetti pasta with tomato sauce
Mini fish pie

£4.95

Knickerbocker glory
Milk & home–made cookies

£2.95