The Axe & Compasses Pub



National Winner Best Food Pub 2007


An Inn with real character in a beautiful rural setting

Arkesden,
Essex CB11 4EX England

01799 550272

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Starters
Freshly Made Soup   £4.50
Chicken Liver Pate, with Cumberland sauce and hot Toast   £4.95
King Scallops with Mushrooms, White Wine and Cream, Glazed with Fresh Parmesan   £6.95
Fillet of Fresh Plaice rolled and lightly cooked with Mushrooms. White Wine and Cream   £6.95
Flat Field Mushrooms baked with Garlic, Thyme, Lemon Juice and Olive Oil, served with French Bread   £6.95
Seafood Platter of Smoked Salmon, Prawns, Mussels & Smoked Mackerel with Remoulade Sauce   £6.95
Fetta Cheese Parcels, wrapped in Filo Pastry and served on a Sweet Cherry Tomato Dressing   £5.95
Deep Fried Brie Wedges served with a Redcurrant and Port Coufis   £5.50
King Prawns and Green Lipped Mussels grilled with Garlic Butter   £6.95
Avocado Pear and Bacon, Blue Cheese Crostini, served from the oven   £5.95
Parma Ham with Nectarines in a Mint Vinaigrette   £5.95

Main Courses
Pan-fried Duck Breast with Black Cherries and finished with Cherry Brandy   £17.95
Grilled Halibut Steak served on a bed of Creamed Leeks   £17.50
Fillet of Beef, chargrilled on a sweet Cherry Tomato, Red Wine And Balsamic reduction   £17.95
Grilled Medallions of Monkfish, with crispy Bacon on a Creamy Tomato and Chive Sauce   £17.95
Supreme of Chicken Kiev with Mushroom duxelle, wrapped in a Puff Pastry served on a Wholegrain Mustard Cream   £14.95
Lightly grilled Sea Bass fillets with a Leek & Potato cake served on a Lemon Parsley Butter Sauce   £17.95
Medallions of Beef fillet, with Rosti Potato finished with soft green Peppercorns, Brandy & Cream   £17.95
Tenderloin of Pork bread crumbed and finished with Ham and Cheese with Whole Grain Mustard sauce   £15.95
Whole grilled Lemon Sole   £14.95
Fresh Wholetail Supreme Scampi sautéed with Onions, Mushrooms Fresh Peppers and Tomatoes, finished with Lobster Sauce Served with a Timbale of Rice   £16.95
Tender Rump of Lamb, baked pink and carved on a Mint & Red Wine gravy   £17.95
Sirloin Steak cooked with a Drambuie and Horseradish Mushroom Sauce   £17.95
Spinach & Potato cakes, breadcrumbed and fried on a Tomato & Basil Sauce   £11.95