Small Plates Menu

Thursday, May 1st, 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

Centurion Ale & Treacle Roll   3

whipped cod’s roe

Mushroom Parfait   6

red onion chutney, toasted brioche 

Half Shell Devon Scallop   5

wild garlic butter, broad beans

Citrus-cured Cornish Pollock   8 

Isle of Wight tomatoes, samphire

St Austell Mussels   8                   

leeks, Cotswold cider, pancetta

Wye Valley Asparagus   10

crisp Burford Brown egg, nettle pesto

Chargrilled Cornish Squid   12

monksbeard, salsa verde

Scottish Haddock ‘Hot Dog’ 9

tartare sauce, pickled cucumber

Suckling Pig    12

morteau sausage, fennel, black olive

                                          Triple-Cooked Chips   6

                                                                     Cornish cod brandade

                                          Roasted Cauliflower   6

                                                                      hazelnuts, miso butter

                                          Babhy Gem Caesar    6

                                                                      anchovy, parmesan

Valrhona Chocolate Cremeaux   8

pistachio ice cream

Guarigette Strawberry Mess   8

meringue, tonka chantilly

Charles Martell’s Single Gloucester    8

cox’s apples, 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.