Bridge Inn, Grinton

What the papers say.....
Northern Echo, Oct 2005

Food

Food is also typically available throughout the day, every day, in the bars and restaurant, though the menu is more limited outside main mealtimes.

Whilst the menu is wide and varied, with daily specials, the emphasis is on traditional home made dishes, freshly prepared by resident chef, John, using local produce, where possible.

Typical Menu Starters……..
Soup of the day…. Freshly made soups to suit the season with a warm crusty roll Black Pudding Spring Rolls.... Filo pastry filled with black pudding, onion and sage, deep fried and served on curly endive with a spiced plum dipping sauce Savoury Bread and Butter Pudding.... Made with Yorkshire Blue and walnuts, baked and topped with Wensleydale Cheese served with tomato chutney Smoked Salmon Parcel.... Smoked salmon parcel filled with prawn mousse on a cucumber, radish and spring onion salad with lemon mayonnaise Chicken Satay.... Marinated chicken kebabs with a spicy peanut sauce and a Thai cucumber salad Grilled Vegetables Salad.... Grilled courgettes, red onion, cherry tomatoes and peppers topped with feta cheese and balsamic herb dressing served with a crusty roll Devilled Whitebait.... Spiced whitebait deep fried and served with a tomato, ginger and basil salsa		Ł3.75 Ł5.25 Ł4.95 Ł5.25 Ł5.25 Ł4.95 Ł4.95

Main Courses
Rib Eye Steak.... A 10oz rib eye steak cooked to your liking, served with roasted vine tomatoes and garlic butter Lamb Rump.... Roast rump of lamb on sweet potato mash with a rosemary and red wine gravy Confit of Duck Leg.... Confit of duck leg with dauphinois potatoes and a redcurrant and red wine sauce Chicken Breast…. Free range roast chicken breast with a crust of pine nuts and basil, with a port wine sauce Bedale Belly Pork.... Garlic and sage roasted belly pork served on a stew of lentils, smoked bacon, tomato, onions and white wine Pollock Rarebit.... Baked pollock fillet topped with cheese, stout and mustard sauce on toasted ciabatta Filo Parcels.... Filled with butternut squash, sun dried tomatoes and pine nuts, baked then served with a spinach and garlic cream Stuffed Pepper.... Stuffed pepper baked with courgette, baked olives and Gruyere cheese served with a light saffron cream Steak and Ale pie.... A traditional pub favourite melt in the mouth steak braised in ale with a short crust pastry top. Cod in Cider and Dill Batter.... A delightful Bridge Inn variation on the classic Great British fish and chips a light crisp cider and dill batter served with traditional mushy peas Smoked Bacon Chop.... Pan fried smoked bacon chop on bubble and squeak with a whole grain mustard sauce Moroccan Lamb.... Casserole of lamb with garlic, orange, honey, apricots and almonds, served with tomato couscous		Ł16.95 Ł12.75 Ł12.95 Ł12.95 Ł9.95 Ł9.95 Ł8.25 Ł8.25 Ł8.75 Ł8.95 Ł8.95 Ł9.25
All of our ingredients are locally sourced where possible. We aim to use the finest local ingredients. Sourcing our meat from Hammond’s Butchers in Bainbridge, our vegetables and eggs from the Good Life in Hawes, fresh fish delivered six times a week by Hodgsons from Hartlepool.
Between 12.00 and 5.30pm Light Bites served in the bar..... Individual portion of hand cut chips..... Garlic Bread slices... Baguettes or Rye Square served in the bar All served with a handful of chips Hot Baguettes or Rye Squares Warm beef and Stilton Warm ham with Swaledale cheese & pineapple Roast pork with apple sauce and stuffing Crispy bacon and Brie Chicken with stuffing Goats cheese and roasted Mediterranean vegetables Cold Baguettes or Rye Square Smoked salmon with prawn Roast beef and salad Honey baked ham and salad Cheddar cheese and salad Swaledale cheese and homemade tomato chutney Tuna Mayonnaise and salad		Ł1.95 Ł2.75 All Ł5.49
Desserts *A selection of delicious home made desserts, sumptuous puddings and delicious local ice creams.* Chocolate Tart.... A rich dark chocolate, maple syrup and pecan nut tart. Served with vanilla ice cream or cream Liz's Ginger Pudding.... A delightfully rich ginger sponge with a sticky toffee sauce served with vanilla ice cream Almond Meringue.... Poached apricots and nectarines, served with Amaretto cream and an almond topped meringue White Chocolate and Berry Cheesecake.... White chocolate cheesecake layered with mixed summer berries on an amoretti biscuit base with berry compote Elderflower and Peach Jellies.... Elderflower and peach jelly topped with peach compote and served with honey cinder toffee Old Fashioned Traditional Pudding of the Day Traditional favourites such as fruit pie and summer pudding served with a choice of ice cream, cream or custard. Please ask for today's selection. Selection of Brymor Ice Creams Three scoops with a choice of vanilla, chocoholic, nutty toffee, rum and raisin or strawberry.		All Ł4.75
Swaledale Cheese and Biscuits A taste of great Swaledale cheeses with our savoury biscuits and chutney		Ł6.95
Coffee with a light crisp shortbread		Ł1.75
Fancy something a bit different? Try one of our specials on the board.