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Our new menu is live, featuring our fantastic warm and cosy dishes perfect for Autumn, pub favourites and pub classics. Our Cosy Lunch menu is perfect for a lunch time treat, available Monday – Saturday with 2 courses for £12 and 3 courses for £15. 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 delicious lunch or dinner with us. Please note booking regulations may vary due to Government guidelines
SMALL PLATES & STARTERS
Warm organic breads, houmous, butter, rapeseed oil & rosemary sea salt (vga)
Halloumi fries & sweet chilli dipping sauce (gfa)
Salt & pepper squid
with chilli dipping sauce & grilled lime
Homemade soup of the day
with warm bread & butter (gfa)
Five baked shell on prawns, garlic & herb butter, aioli dip and griddled bloomer bread
Button mushrooms in a creamy stilton sauce
served with warm mop up bread (gfa)
Chicken liver pate
with apple and brandy chutney and toast
Seared king scallops & black pudding
with crispy bacon, pea puree & parsley cream (gfa)
Pea & mint fritters
with flat bread & houmous (vg)
Messy chips
Thick cut chips with pulled beef brisket & Cheddar melt (gfa)
MAINS
Slow braised lamb shank in its own cooking stock
with seasonal greens & spring onion champ (gfa)
Coq au vin
Chicken breast with button onions, bacon lardons & mushrooms in a red wine gravy with parsley mash (gfa)
Our chef’s homemade fish pie
Salmon, scallops, prawns & cod in a creamy white wine sauce with potato & Cheddar topping (gfa)
Spinach tortelloni and roast butternut squash
with shaved chestnuts, crispy sage and rapeseed oil (vg)
Woodland mushroom risotto
with soft poached egg, soft herb oil & shaved Grana Padano (vga)
Braised pork belly
with star anise carrot puree & pak choi with ginger & soy glaze
Fresh cod fillet in MPA* beer batter
served with thick cut chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce & lemon (gfa)
The Red Lion’s own slow braised steak & JW Lees ale pie
with creamed mash or thick cut chips & ale gravy
Brewery Tower Burger
2 beef patties, pulled beef brisket, dry cured bacon, burger relish, lettuce, tomato & Cheddar melt on sour dough bun with fries & coleslaw
Our best selling homemade cheese & onion pie
with thick cut chips, garden peas and Cheddar & chive sauce (v)
Piri Piri chicken burger on toasted sourdough bun
with tomato, avocado, baby gem lettuce, lemon & herb mayonnaise, skinny fries & coleslaw
Quinoa & beetroot burger
with dill pickle, sliced tomato & vegan melt on toasted sourdough with skinny fries (vg)
STEAKS FROM THE GRILL
Grilled 10oz rib eye steak
with thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato
10oz gammon steak
with pineapple or fried egg, thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato (gfa)
Grilled 8oz sirloin steak
with thick cut chips, garden peas, flat cap mushroom & grilled tomato (gfa)
On the side:
Peppercorn sauce (gfa) 1.95
Diane Sauce 1.95
Ale battered onion rings (v) 2.95
SALADS
On its own 9.95, or add one of the following toppings :
Griddled halloumi (gfa)
Piri Piri chicken breast
Griddled chicken breast (gfa)
Lemon baked seabass fillet (gfa)
ON THE SIDE
Peppercorn sauce (gfa)
Thick cut chips & Aioli (v/gfa)
Skinny fries (vg/gfa)
Sweet potato fries (vg/gfa)
Baked cauliflower cheese (v/gfa)
JW Lees ale battered onion rings (v)
Garlic & herb ciabatta with Cheddar melt (v)
(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.
COSY LUNCH
Mon - Sat from 12:00 - 14:30
Two Course £12; Three course £15
Starters
Homemade soup of the day with warm bread & butter (gfa)
Beetroot falafel with chilli dipping sauce (vg)
Classic prawn cocktail with Marie-Rose sauce, lemon & granary bread (gfa)
Honey & soy baked pork belly bites with hoi sin dip
Mains
Lemon baked seabass fillet, dauphinoise potatoes, crushed peas & caper butter (gfa)
Chef’s homemade pie of the day with thick cut chips, peas & gravy
6oz rump steak with thick cut chips, peppercorn sauce & watercress (gfa)
Wexford chicken Roast chicken breast & sauteed potatoes with a mushroom & stilton cream sauce (gfa)
Penang curry Cauliflower, green beans, mangetout & peppers in an aromatic coconut sauce with steaming rice (vg/gfa)
Puddings
Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce
Eton mess with crushed meringue, mulled red berries, ice cream & whipped cream (gfa)
Selection of Cheshire Farm ice creams (gfa)
Salted caramel profiteroles with warm chocolate sauce
Selection of sandwiches served Mon – Sat 12:00 to 14:30
Honey glazed ham, Prawns & Marie-Rose or Lancashire cheese & chutney on white or brown bread (gfa)
Griddled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce & tomato on warm ciabatta (gfa)
Hot roast beef on warm ciabatta with a jug of onion gravy (gfa)
(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
Chocolate & hazelnut brownie
with Cheshire Farm raspberry ripple ice cream & chocolate sauce (gfa)
Apple & cinnamon compote
with honey & oat crumble topping and custard & ice cream
Warm treacle & orange tarte
with clotted cream ice cream
Baked vanilla cheesecake
with mulled red berries & vanilla ice cream (vga/gfa)
Selection of British cheeses
with apple, celery, ale chutney & biscuit (gfa)
Affogato
Cheshire Farm vanilla ice-cream, shortbread crumb & a shot of espresso coffee (vga/gfa)
(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
Homebaked ham & eggs
Bucket of breaded chicken pieces with ketchup (gfa)
Cheesy pizza bread (v)
Grilled beef burger with Cheddar melt
Battered fish goujons (gfa)
Grilled pork sausages
All served with skinny fries or mashed potatoes & baked beans or garden peas
Cheese salad (gfa)
with crunchy apple, celery sticks & mixed leaves
FREE ICE CREAM
ALL CHILDREN’S MAIN MEALS COME WITH TWO SCOOPS OF COMPLIMENTARY ICE CREAM FOR DESSERT
CHOOSE FROM VANILLA, CHOCOLATE OR STRAWBERRY (GFA)
Opening Hours
- Monday - Sunday 12pm-10pm
Food Service Times
- Monday-Saturday 12pm-8.30pm
- Sunday 12pm-7pm