WE SEE FOOD DIFFERENTLY
Situated in the beautiful Dorset countryside, The Anchor provides our guests with finely crafted cuisine, using the freshest ingredients hand-picked from our talented local suppliers.
To Start
BREADED WHITEBAIT
House tartar & lemon wedge
£6.50
FRIED AUBERGINE
Honey & maldon sea salt – piquillo peppers & whipped goat’s cheese (v)
£7.00
HOUSE MARINATED GORDAL & KALAMATA OLIVES
warm bread (v)
£5
KING PRAWNS
Roast garlic & parsley butter- garlic bread
£8.50
SOUP OF THE DAY
Granary bloomer
£6.50
FREE RANGE CRISPY CHICKEN WINGS
Tennessee BBQ or Garlic salt, pcorino cheese & caesar dressing
£7.50
CHILAQUILES: HOUSE NACHO’S Sweet paprika, garlic & tomato sauce – fried egg – crumbled feta – ripe avocado – lime dressed salad (v) £7
For Main
DORSET LAMB BURGER
Tandoori mayo – cucumber – crispy romaine lettuce & tomato – toasted bun – mango dressed salad leaves – skin on fries
£14.5
ANCHOR PLOUGHMAN’S
Smoked ham, barber’s mature cheddar, apple, toasted granary bloomer, gherkin & pickled onion Branston pickle
£11.5
SESAME BATTERED HALOUMI BURGER:
toasted bun – red pepper coulis – black olive caramel – romaine lettuce & tomato – skin on fries
£13.5
CHILAQUILES: HOUSE NACHO’S
sweet paprika, garlic & tomato sauce – fried egg – crumbled feta – ripe avocado – lime dressed salad (v)
£13
SALT & VINEGAR BATTERED COD FILLET
skin on fries – garden peas – lemon wedge
£14
SMOKED WILTSHIRE HAM
free range fried eggs – skin on fries
£12
NORWEGIAN SALMON FILLET
lemon, honey & garlic butter glaze – spinach & watercress crushed potatoes – poppy seed & cucumber salad
£16
AGED 8oZ SIRLOIN STEAK Skin on frit mushroom & tomato – Argentinean chimichurri salsa – or – black pepper cream sauce £19.5
DON’T FORGET OUR DAILY SPECIALS BOARD
Desserts
WARM TREACLE TART
ginger & lemon syrup – honeycomb ice cream
£6.5
TART SHAPWICK APPLE & DATE CRUMBLE
Granola, biscuit & oat topping – Bird’s custard
£6.5
CHEEKY CHOCOLATE POT
Australian rum & orange whipped cream – toasted sesame seeds
£6.5
PURBECK ICE CREAM SELECTION
ask your server
£2 per scoop
A CHOICE OF BLUE OR MATURE CHEDDAR CHEESE OF THE WEEK
house chutney & sea salt crackers
£ market price
Sides, Tasty Fries & Nibbles
WARM CRUSTY ROLL (v)
Longman dairy “rather good” salted butter
£2.5
TRUFFLE & PECORINO FRIES (v)
£5
ANCHOR GRILL RUB FRIES (v)
£4.5
ROSEMARY & SEA SALT FRIES (v)
£4.5
EDAMAME BEANS – SESAME, CHILLI & MALDON SEA SALT (ve) £5.5
Lunchtime Grub
OPEN GRANARY BLOOMER SANDWICHES:
JUMBO FISH FINGERS & TARTAR
MATURE CHEDDAR & BRANSTON (v)
PULLED BEEF & ONION, FRENCHIE’S AMERICAN MUSTARD & HORSERADISH MAYO
..…. all served with fries & dressed salad £8 each
ANCHOR PLOUGHMAN’S
smoked ham, Barber’s mature cheddar, apple, toasted granary bloomer, gherkin & pickled onion. Branston pickle. £11
Childrens Food
MR KEATING’S SMOKED HAM
chips & free-range egg
JUMBO FISH FINGERS
chips & peas
HOUSE FALAFEL
Chips, tomato & cucumber
£6.5 each
Eat Together
Please ask to see our allergen policy if you have any dietary requirements.
We cook our food fresh to order so please be patient during busy periods.
Gratuity is not included & is entirely at your discretion, however, a 10% service charge
will be added to tables of 8 or more.
Book a Table Today
For Reservations Call
01258 857269