Cooking up rustic British food, our kitchen is at the heart of everything we do. Simple food is prepared and cooked with love and passion, creating exciting, flavoursome food without any fuss or frills. We want people to enjoy our food as much as we enjoy cooking it.
Below are some sample dishes and prices. Please note to keep things fresh and interesting these are liable to change.
Breakfast menu
Served daily until 12pm
BREAKFAST
Full English £10.50
Pork Sausage, Smoked Streaky Bacon, Egg, Slow Roast Plum Tomato, Field Mushroom, Baked Beans, Toast
(Add Black Pudding £1.50)
Vegan Breakfast (ve) £9.75
Potato Rosti, Avocado, Slow Roast Tomatoes, Baked Beans, Spinach, Field Mushrooms, Toast
Sweetcorn Fritters (v) £8.75
Poached eggs, red pepper ketchup, rocket
(add crispy bacon £1.50)
SCOTCH PANCAKES £8
Smoked Streaky Bacon & Maple Syrup
Blueberries, Greek yogurt & Maple Syrup
Chocolate, Hazelnut & Banana
HEALTHY
Oak Smoked Salmon, Slow Roast Plum Tomato, Spinach, Poached Eggs, Alresford Watercress & Sourdough Toast £12
Forte Granola, Greek Yoghurt, Banana, Berries & Honey £7.25
Crushed Avocado, Poached Eggs on Sourdough Toast £9.50
(Add Streaky Bacon / Smoked Salmon £1.50)
Wheat Free Porridge, Banana, Pecans, Maple Syrup £7.25 (v)
EGGS
2 Kings Somborne Free Range Eggs, on Toast £6
Eggs Benedict, Poached Eggs, Wiltshire Ham, English Muffin & Hollandaise £8.95
Eggs Florentine, Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, English Muffin & Hollandaise £8.50
Eggs Royale, Poached Eggs, Smoked Salmon, English Muffin & Hollandaise £8.95
Smoked Salmon, Scrambled Eggs on Granary Toast £9.75
French Toast, Crispy Streaky Bacon, Maple Syrup £8.50
BREAKFAST SANDWICH
1 FILLING £6.50 / 2 FILLINGS £7 / 3 FILLINGS £7.50
Sausage
Smoked Streaky Bacon
Fried Eggs
Mushroom
Freshly Blended Smoothie £4
Lunch menu
Served daily 12pm-3.30pm
SHARERS
Flatbreads, Harissa Hummus, Labneh £5.50 (v)
Bread & Olives £5.00 (v)
LUNCH MAINS
Soup, Rosemary and Garlic Focaccia £8
Tandoori Spiced Salmon Scotch Egg, Dill and Lemon Yoghurt, Watercress £9.50
Fried Mushrooms on Sourdough Toast, Creamed Spinach, Pine nuts, Mizuna, Pecorino £11 (v)
( Add Poached Egg £1.50)
Roasted & Pickled Carrot Salad, Spiced Carrot Puree, Quinoa, Hazelnuts, Dried Apricot £11.50 (ve)
Hot Smoked Chalk Stream Trout, Watercress Muffin, Alresford Watercress, Poached Eggs, Bearnaise £12
Beer Battered Loin Cod, Hand Cut Chips, Pea Puree & Tartare Sauce £13
Hand Pressed Hampshire Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Pickles, French Fries & Red Cabbage Coleslaw £13
(add Cheddar £1.50/add Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50)
Orange & Honey Roast Ham, Fried King Somborne Eggs & Hand Cut Chips £12
Halloumi & Courgette Fritters, Pea and Mint Salsa, Labneh £11.00 (v)
Spinach, Lentil & Lemon Stew, Coriander, Dried Tomato Flatbreads £12.50 (v)
LUNCH MAINS
Soup, Rosemary and Garlic Focaccia £8
Tandoori Spiced Salmon Scotch Egg, Dill and Lemon Yoghurt, Watercress £9.50
Fried Mushrooms on Sourdough Toast, Creamed Spinach, Pine nuts, Mizuna, Pecorino £11 (v)
( Add Poached Egg £1.50)
Roasted & Pickled Carrot Salad, Spiced Carrot Puree, Quinoa, Hazelnuts, Dried Apricot £11.50 (ve)
Hot Smoked Chalk Stream Trout, Watercress Muffin, Alresford Watercress, Poached Eggs, Bearnaise £12
Beer Battered Loin Cod, Hand Cut Chips, Pea Puree & Tartare Sauce £13
Hand Pressed Hampshire Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Pickles, French Fries & Red Cabbage Coleslaw £13
(add Cheddar £1.50/add Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50)
Orange & Honey Roast Ham, Fried King Somborne Eggs & Hand Cut Chips £12
Halloumi & Courgette Fritters, Pea and Mint Salsa, Labneh £11.00 (v)
Spinach, Lentil & Lemon Stew, Coriander, Dried Tomato Flatbreads £12.50 (v)
LUNCH MAINS
Soup, Rosemary and Garlic Focaccia £8
Tandoori Spiced Salmon Scotch Egg, Dill and Lemon Yoghurt, Watercress £9.50
Fried Mushrooms on Sourdough Toast, Creamed Spinach, Pine nuts, Mizuna, Pecorino £11 (v)
( Add Poached Egg £1.50)
Roasted & Pickled Carrot Salad, Spiced Carrot Puree, Quinoa, Hazelnuts, Dried Apricot £11.50 (ve)
Hot Smoked Chalk Stream Trout, Watercress Muffin, Alresford Watercress, Poached Eggs, Bearnaise £12
Beer Battered Loin Cod, Hand Cut Chips, Pea Puree & Tartare Sauce £13
Hand Pressed Hampshire Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Pickles, French Fries & Red Cabbage Coleslaw £13
(add Cheddar £1.50/add Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50)
Orange & Honey Roast Ham, Fried King Somborne Eggs & Hand Cut Chips £12
Halloumi & Courgette Fritters, Pea and Mint Salsa, Labneh £11.00 (v)
Spinach, Lentil & Lemon Stew, Coriander, Dried Tomato Flatbreads £12.50 (v)
SANDWICHES
On White, Granary, Sourdough, or Gluten Free Bread
Served with rocket salad, and pickled shallots
Add French Fries £2.75
Open Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Sourdough, Mayo, Gherkins, Parsley £9
Free Range Egg Mayonnaise, Alresford Watercress £7 (v)
Crayfish, Harissa Mayo, Rocket, Lime £8.50
SIDES
Hand Cut Chips £3.75 (v)
French Fries £3.50 (v)
Rocket Salad £2.50 (v)
Coleslaw £2.50 (v)
Afternoon tea
TREATS
Cream Tea For Two, Mixed Berry Jam, Clotted Cream, Large Pot of Tea £9.50
Scone, Mixed Berry Jam, Clotted Cream £3.50
Teacake, Homemade Jam £3.50
Pancakes £4/£8
Affogato with Chocolate & Raspberry Biscotti £5.25
Forte Signature Macarons £3.95
Chocolate Brownie £3.50
Cake of the Day £3.50