Small Plates Menu

Thursday, September 18th, 2025

On the first Thursday of every other month we will be serving a small plates menu, showcasing the best of British seafood (plus a few cameos) paired with seasonal produce. Each dish is a starter-size portion.

Avoid the rush hour and stop by on your way home from work for a drink and a couple of small plates. Or stay all evening and add to your table as you go.

We will be open earlier than usual, from 5.30pm and each dish is served to you as and when it is ready, making for a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

There will also be more wines available by the glass and carafe to complete your evening.

Menu

Squid Ink Tapioca Crackers   3

smoked cod’s roe

Devon Half Shell Scallop   5

courgettes, elderflower hollandaise 

Beer-Battered Cornish Squid   7

wild garlic aioli

Cured Cornish Hake   7

cucumber, Dorset yoghurt, bergamot sorbet

Duck Liver Parfait   8                   

duck fat brioche, fig chutney

Salcombe Bay Crab   10

sourdough crumpet, fennel, dill

St Austell Mussels   8

Cotswold cider, sweetcorn, purslane

Slow-cooked Somerset Lamb Belly  12

mint pesto, creamed potato, garden peas

Cornish Plaice    12

kohlrabi, moilee sauce, samphire bhaji

                                         Soft Polenta   6

                                                                    parmesan, Summer truffle

                                          Wye Valley Fine Beans   6

                                                                      goat’s curd, almond, smoked Cotswold Gold

                                          Vichy Carrots   6

                                                                      chorizo crumble

Valrhona Guanaja Cremeaux   8

meadowsweet chantilly, hazelnuts

Cox’s Apple and Blackberry Mess   7

tonka meringue

Charles Martell’s Single Gloucester    8

doughnut, pickled walnut

 

Not all ingredients are listed so please notify us when booking if you have any allergies or dietary requirements so that we can offer you as many options as possible. Adaptations will not be possible without prior notice.

Do call the restaurant directly for tables larger than 4 people.

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Our menu uses fresh ingredients, cooked onsite, often using sous vide techniques. Therefore, if it takes us a little while to prepare your meal it’s because we’re treating it with the love and attention it deserves.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Some dishes can be altered to omit allergens, please ask staff for details. While we take the utmost care at Purslane to prevent cross contamination of allergens in our dishes, we cannot guarantee ingredients have not come into contact with traces before they reach our premises. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate a vegan or dairy-free diet, nut or extreme allergies.

Please note we cannot accept cheques or American Express.