Eating & Drinking

The Restaurant is a beautiful, light and airy space. Smart but relaxed, looking out onto our Patio & Garden.

We update our menus monthly, bringing you the seasons’ best flavours and dishes.

We take bookings in our Restaurant for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.

The Lounge & Bar, Patio and Garden operate on a ‘walk-in’ service, but we do take up to 3 bookings on our Patio for lunch at 12pm only, and 3 more for dinner at 6pm.

For parking information and booking policies, please click here.

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Restaurant Menu

12 – 3pm & 6 – 9pm

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients

Please ask to see our separate dietary and vegan menus

COLD NIBBLES:

Smoked almonds £3.95 Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95 Sea salt & vinegar crisps £3.95

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge; with Italian extra virgin olive oil or Netherend Farm butter £2.95

White bean hummus with fried garlic, sumac and char-grilled pitta bread £7.95

Baba ghanoush with fried chickpeas and char-grilled pitta bread £7.95

HOT NIBBLES:

Tempura cream cheese stuffed bell peppers with zhoug and spring onion £6.50

Braised lamb croquette with coriander, mint and lime dressing £7.95

Jerk chicken pinchos with smoked tomato dip £8.95

Sticky pork belly chunks with soy, chilli, spring onion and sesame £7.95

STARTERS:

Twice baked gruyère cheese soufflé with wilted spinach, cream sauce and toasted pine nuts £12.95

Beetroot carpaccio with marinated artichokes, toasted pine nuts and apple & walnut chutney £9.95

Broccoli and stilton soup with charred broccoli and chive sourdough bread £9.95

Beetroot cured salmon gravadlax with pickled cucumber, horseradish cream, lemon and capers £12.95

Grilled whole king prawns with samphire and garlic butter Shell on or off £2.95 each or 6 for £15.95

Deep fried lamb sweetbreads with wild garlic purée, charred chicory and chipotle mayonnaise, £11.95

Chicken, pistachio and leek terrine with lovage emulsion, pickled courgettes & sourdough toast £10.95

MAIN COURSES:

Salt-baked celeriac steak with puy lentil stew, char-grilled artichokes and olive salsa verde £24

Char-grilled hispi cabbage with harissa butter, lemon and pepper couscous and radicchio & feta salad £24

Whole Cornish sole with pearl barley risotto, wilted spinach, pickled fennel and lime butter £36

Fillet of salmon with piquillo pepper purée, grilled new potatoes, charred tenderstem broccoli & anchovies £31.95

Pork tenderloin with honey mustard carrot purée, Spanish tortilla, sprouting broccoli & Maderia sauce £29.50

Herb-crusted lamb rump with braised leg croquette, pea & mint purée, dauphinoise potatoes & fine beans £35

Char-grilled Norfolk steak with triple cooked chips, wedged baby gem with Caesar dressing and peppercorn sauce

10 oz Rib-eye £32.50; 10 oz Sirloin £36

ADD: Fried double yolk egg £2.95 Fried onion rings £4.95

SIDE DISHES:

Triple cooked chunky chips £4.95 Skinny chips £4.95

Spanish tortilla with crème fraîche and chives £7.95 Crispy seaweed £3.95

Char-grilled tenderstem with salsa verde £4.95 Dauphinoise potatoes £5.95

Wedged baby gem with bacon crumb and Caesar dressing £5.95

Dessert Menu

CHEESE from the UK’s British cheese specialist, Neal’s Yard Dairy

Served with crackers, apple, celery and apple & pear chutney

Westcombe Cheddar, Somerset – pasteurised, hard, strong, cows’ milk cheese

Baron Bigod, Suffolk – pasteurised, soft, Brie-style, cows’ milk cheese

Colston Bassett Stilton, Nottinghamshire – pasteurised, creamy, buttery, blue, cows’ milk cheese

Yr Afr, Gwynedd – unpasteurised, creamy and savoury goats’ milk cheese

Wigmore, Berkshire – unpasteurised, soft, mild and nutty sheep’s milk cheese

Choose any 3 cheeses £12.50 (£9.50 for 2; £14.50 for 4 or £16 for all 5)

PORT AND OTHER WINES FOR CHEESE 75ml

963 WHITE PORT, Sandeman, Porto, Portugal £4.20 Satin-smooth texture with soft floral aromas

967 2014 Bishop of Norwich, South Africa (50cl bottle) £5.40 Outstanding port style red, from the Cape

971 20-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORT, Sandeman, Porto, Portugal £7.20 Pale, gentle, delicate – very fine indeed

SWEETS with recommended sweet wine

Chocolate nemesis with cherry ripple ice cream and hazelnut praline £9.95 – wine 967

Grilled and poached pineapple with pink peppercorn salsa, coconut sorbet & pineapple crisp £9.95 – wine 909

Ginger sablé with spiced poached rhubarb, white chocolate crémeux and gin & tonic sorbet £9.95 – wine 902

Blood orange pavlova with lime curd, lime & coconut cream and candied pistachios £9.95 – wine 918

Raspberry and pistachio dacquoise £9.95 – wine 902

Affogato Single scoop of vanilla ice-cream with espresso coffee or luscious PX Sherry £5.95/£6.95

Homemade ice-cream and sorbet: £2.50 one scoop; £1.50 per extra scoop

ICE-CREAM: clotted cream vanilla; chocolate; caramel; cherry ripple; Baileys

SORBET: coconut; blackberry; raspberry; gin & tonic

SWEET WINE BY THE GLASS 75ml

902 LATE HARVEST SAUVIGNON BLANC, Vina Echeverria, Chile £6.95 Dried apricot & Seville Marmalade

903 OUPA DANIE’S SWAN SONG, The Liberator 2018 S. Africa £6.95 Gently fortified Muscat

909 CORDON CUT, Mt Horrocks. South Australia £8.50 Thrillingly fresh example of late harvest Riesling

918 BOTRYTIS PINOT GRIS, Greywacke. Marlborough, New Zealand 2023 £8.50 Exceptional example

920 SAUTERNES, Château Laville 2019, Bordeaux £6.95 Honeyed, concentrated & complex

950 PEDRO XIMENEZ, El Candado, Valdespino. Sherry £5.95 Liquid raisins; extraordinarily intense

954 RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT, Rosewood Vineyards, Australia. £5.95 Late harvest, fortified Muscat. Toffee and raisins

Coffee from The Brew Project, served with biscotti

Espresso, Macchiato, Piccolo £2.95 Americano £3.95/£4.95

Cappuccino, Latte, Flat white £4.50/£5.50 Drip-filter, Cafetière £3.95 Iced latte or Americano £4.50

Hot Chocolate Musetti Choc-issimo £4.95 Add: Whipped cream 50p

Tea from Birchall Teas, served with shortbread £4.25

Black teas – English Breakfast; Earl Grey; Darjeeling; Virunga Chai; De-caff; Green tea

Infusions – Peppermint; Lemongrass & Ginger; Chamomile; Red berry

Homemade chocolate truffles x2 £1.95

Cognac 75 Le Reviseur Cognac, sugar, lemon and Prosecco £10.95

Rum & Coffee Martini Rum, espresso, stout, crème de cacao £12.95

Truffle Gin truffle-infused gin from Cambridge Distillery £7.95

Lounge & Bar Menu

12 – 9pm

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients

COLD NIBBLES:

Smoked almonds £3.95 Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95 Sea salt & vinegar crisps £3.95

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge; with Italian extra virgin olive oil or Netherend Farm butter £2.95

White bean hummus with fried garlic, sumac and char-grilled pitta bread £7.95

Baba ghanoush with fried chickpeas and char-grilled pitta bread £7.95

HOT NIBBLES:
Tempura cream cheese stuffed bell peppers with zhoug and spring onion £6.50

Braised lamb croquette with coriander, mint and lime dressing £7.95

Sticky pork belly chunks with soy, chilli, spring onion and sesame £7.95

Jerk chicken pinchos with smoked tomato dip £8.95

Broccoli and stilton soup with charred broccoli and chive sourdough bread £9.95

Quinoa and kale salad with grapefruit, beetroot, pomegranate molasses and walnuts £13.95

Add: 3 Hot peeled king prawns £8.95

Grilled king prawns with samphire and garlic butter £2.95 each, £15.95 for 6 Shell on or off

Char-grilled octopus with pearl barley risotto, chorizo, braised fennel and miso glazed cauliflower £19.95

Pollock and mussel cioppino with sea vegetables and grilled sourdough toast £19.95

PX braised pig cheek with ratatouille, new potatoes, Manchego crisp and toasted sourdough £16.95

Salmon and cod fishcake with wilted spinach, poached egg and hollandaise sauce £19.95

Spiced gochujang glazed tofu with coriander rice, bok choi, pickled cucumber, onion slaw and sesame £16.95

Add: 3 Hot peeled king prawns £8.85

Battered fish and chips with crushed peas and tartare sauce £19.95

Pie of the day with mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli and curly kale £19

Buttermilk fried chicken burger with sriracha mayonnaise, red onion slaw & skinny chips £18.95

SANDWICHES on white or granary bread, with sea salt and vinegar crisps OR; Chunky or skinny chips £1.00

Smoked salmon with cucumber, crème fraîche and dill £11.95

Coronation chickpea with red onion and rocket £9.95

Roast beef with horseradish remoulade and caramelised onion £9.95

Chicken and avocado with tarragon mayonnaise £9.95

WARM SANDWICHES served with skinny chips

Spiced tofu and kimchi with coriander soy yoghurt, rocket and spinach on toasted sourdough £11.95
Chargrilled smoked bacon, lettuce and tomato on toasted brioche with mayonnaise £11.95

Steak sandwich on toasted brioche, with caramelised onions, rocket and grain mustard £14.95

Sunday Lunch Menu

12 – 3pm

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge, with Italian olive oil

or Netherend Farm salted butter £2.95 Smoked almonds £3.95

Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95 Sea salt & vinegar crisps £3.95

2 courses £31.50 or 3 courses £37 (£15/£20 for children under 12 years old)

Twice-baked gruyère cheese soufflé with wilted spinach, cream sauce and toasted pine nuts
Broccoli and Stilton soup with charred broccoli and chive sourdough bread

Old Bridge prawn cocktail with tomato & basil salsa

Smoked mackerel pâté with cucumber, lemon and sourdough toast

Deep-fried lamb sweetbreads with wild garlic purée, charred chicory and chipotle mayonnaise

Chicken, pistachio and leek terrine with lovage emulsion, pickled courgettes & sourdough toast

Roast sirloin of English dry-aged beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, Savoy cabbage, roasted carrots, broccoli and gravy

Pan roasted chicken breast with dauphinoise potato, tenderstem broccoli, curly kale and mushroom sauce

Roast pork loin with apple sauce, crackling, roast potatoes, Savoy cabbage, roasted carrots, broccoli and gravy

Roasted root vegetable Wellington with roast potatoes, tenderstem broccoli, Savoy cabbage and vegetable gravy

Fillet of salmon with piquillo pepper purée, grilled new potatoes, charred tenderstem broccoli & anchovies

Battered fish and chips with crushed peas and tartare sauce

Char-grilled hispi cabbage with harissa butter, lemon and pepper couscous and radicchio & feta salad

Cauliflower cheese, for two to share £5.95

Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cram and toffee sauce

Chocolate nemesis with cherry ripple ice cream and hazelnut praline

Blood orange pavlova with lime curd, lime & coconut cream and candied pistachios

White chocolate cheesecake with Baileys ice cream and a hazelnut crumb

Grilled and poached pineapple with pink peppercorn salsa, coconut sorbet & pineapple crisp
Two cheeses from Neal’s Yard Dairy, served with biscuits, apple, celery and apple & pear chutney

Westcombe Cheddar, Somerset – pasteurised, hard, strong, cows’ milk cheese

Baron Bigod, Suffolk – pasteurised, soft, Brie-style, cows’ milk cheese

Colston Bassett Stilton, Nottinghamshire – pasteurised, creamy, buttery, blue, cows’ milk cheese

Yr Afr, Gwynedd – unpasteurised, creamy and savoury goats’ milk cheese

Wigmore, Berkshire – unpasteurised, soft, mild and nutty sheep’s milk cheese
Three scoops of ice creams & sorbets:
Ice-Cream: clotted cream vanilla; chocolate; caramel; cherry ripple; Baileys
Sorbet: coconut; blackberry; raspberry; gin & tonic

Coffee from The Brew Project, served with biscotti

Espresso £2.95 Americano £3.95/£4.95 Cappuccino, Flat White, Latte £4.50/£5.50

Tea from Birchall Teas, served with shortbread biscuits £4.25

Wine

Click on the PDF link to see the full, current restaurant wine list.

The previous owner of the Old Bridge, John Hoskins, was the first person in the restaurant industry to become a Master of Wine, and wine became, and continues to be, a very important part of life at The Old Bridge.

See the separate pages about the Wine Shop and the opportunity to taste (and buy wine) whilst visiting the hotel.

The bar offers 15 ‘house’ wines by the glass. This is supplemented by 20 more wines we have open on our ‘Enomatic’ machine in the wine shop.

The main restaurant wine list looks rather daunting in its size, but we do have plenty of choice at the all-important £20-£30 bracket, as well as many fine wine options for those looking for something really special. Our aim is simply to find the very best examples of any particular style.

Price is a key part of our appeal. As with every restaurant, our starting price is quite high (£24), however, our mark-up is actually one of the lowest in the country. We add between £12 and £20 on to a normal retail price, never more, even for the most expensive bottles.

The majority, but not all, of the wines in the shop are on the restaurant wine list. So you are welcome to come into the shop and buy anything to drink in the hotel. The ‘corkage’ charge is £15. If you want to bring in wine from outside the hotel then the corkage charge is £20 per bottle.

We have been lucky enough to win all the major wine list awards in the country over the country – from the AA, the Egon Ronay Guide (when it existed) and the Harpers Wine Trade magazine. In 2021 we were awarded the accolade of BEST VALUE WINE LIST for the whole of EUROPE, by the the prestigious ‘World of Fine Wine’ Magazine. We hope you will have an exciting wine experience when you are with us.

The Bar

In many ways we are a traditional English inn, so the bar might be seen as the heart of the hotel.

We serve three real ales on draught, with Adnams as our long-standing house bitter. We have been ‘CAMRA’ recommended for over 10 years.

We have 15 wines by the glass served from behind the bar – supplemented by 24 more monthly-changing open bottles on our ‘Enomatic’ system (see ‘Wine‘).

Our cocktail list changes every quarter. Some genuine classics with a few seasonal specials.

You can of course also drink in the lounge, the patio or the garden. The bar, in fact the whole hotel, is a meeting place; somewhere for a break from normal life. Alan Bennett could have a good time wondering what on earth all the chat might be about.

Current bar offerings include the following (see wine list for wines-by-the-glass)

Cocktail List

Classic Champagne cocktail – Cognac, sugar, bitters, orange twist £14.95

Bellini – Pear, blackberry, or raspberry – £8.95

Japanese Gin Martini – Sakura Moon Gin, vermouth, orange bitters £13.95

Negroni – Adnams copper house gin, campari, sweet vermouth £11.95

El Presidente – Doorly’s dark rum, cointreau, lillet blanc, grenadine £12.95

Mai Tai – Doorly’s dark rum, cointreau, orgeat syrup, lime £10.95

Sours – (Whiskey/Amaretto/Midori), lemon, sugar, egg white £10.95

The Penicillin – Monkey Shoulder whiskey, Laphroaig, honey syrup, lemon, muddled ginger £11.95

Spiced Pear Buck– Kraken spiced rum, velvet falernum, pear, lemon, bitters, ginger beer £10.95

Sloe Gin Sour – Roundwood sloe gin, chambord, lemon, sugar , egg white, bitters £11.95

Smoked Fig Old Fashioned – Makers mark bourbon, fig liqueur, date syrup, orange coin, bitters £12.95

Rosemary Renewal – Makers mark bourbon, crème de cassis, rosemary syrup, lemon, bitters £11.95

Fireside Berries – Mezcal, crème de mure, cranberry, lime, honey syrup, orange bitters £11.95

Mandarin & Cranberry Spritz – Adnams copper house gin, mandarin liqueur, cranberry, prosecco £10.95

Cinnamon & Apple Daiquiri – Doorly’s white rum, apple, cinnamon syrup, lime £10.95

Gingerbread White Russian – Vodka, coffee liqueur, gingerbread syrup, cream, nutmeg £10.95

SPRITZERS

White spritzer – 125ml white wine, sparkling water, lime £5.95

Pink spritzer – 125ml Rosé, lemonade, lemon £6.25

NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS

Coastal Spritz – Pentire Coastal ‘Spirit’, soda, tonic £6.95

Winter Garden – Three Spirit ‘Livener’, blackberry, rosemary syrup, lemon £6.95

Light & Stormy – Three Spirit ‘Social’, lime , ginger beer £6.95

Nightcap Sour – Three Spirit ‘Nightcap’, pineapple, lemon £6.95

Wild Garden Cooler – Elderflower , lemonade , lime , mint , ginger £6.95

Virgin Mary £6.95

Virgin Mojito (classic/raspberry) £6.50

DRAUGHT ALES – usually 2 from these breweries, please ask – from £4.95 a pint

NENE VALLEY BREWERY From Oundle; a rotating choice. All gluten-free

ADNAMS OF SOUTHWOLD Long-time leaders in East Anglia. Southwold Bitter or Ghost Ship

LACONS BREWERY A fine Norfolk producer. We rotate their four core beers and seasonal ales

BARSHAM BREWERY Award winning craft and ale producer in North Norfolk. All gluten-free

DRAUGHT BEERS & CIDER

Beck’s Vier Lager (4%) £5.25 Bitburger Pilsner (4.8%) £6.25 Camden Pale Ale (4%) £6.25

Leffe Blonde (6 %) – half £4.75 Blackshore Stout (4.2%) (Guinness alternative) £5.50

Adnams’ Wild Wave Cider (5%) £5.25

Flight of beer – try four different quarter pints from our draught selections above £6.25

BOTTLED BEERS & CIDERS

Normally a special or two in stock, plus the standards:

Peroni Nastro Azzuro (330ml, 5.1%) £4.50 Corona Extra (330ml, 4.5%) £4.50

Bitburger Drive (330ml, 0%) £3.75 Ghost Ship ‘Alcohol Free’, Adnams (500ml, Under 0.5%) £4.50

Crane’s Blueberry and Apple Cider, Cambs (500ml, 4%) £4.95

Crane’s Cranberry and Lime Cider, Cambs (500ml, 4%) £4.95

Breakfast

Mimosa £8.95 Old Bridge Bloody Mary £10.95

Charles Heidsieck, Brut Réserve, Champagne £13

Hot Drinks

English breakfast; Earl Grey; Darjeeling; Green tea; Peppermint;

Lemongrass & ginger; Chamomile; Virunga chai; Fresh mint; Red berry & flowers

The Brew Project Coffee: Cafetiere; Americano; Espresso; Macchiato; Piccolo; Cappuccino; Latte; Flat White; Iced Latte

Breakfast Table £15 (Served with tea or coffee and sourdough toast)

Orange juice; apple juice; still & sparkling water

Cornflakes; Weetabix; Bran Flakes; muesli; homemade granola

Natural Greek yoghurt; seasonal berry compote
Poached seasonal fruit; fresh fruit

Sugar roasted ham & Emmental sliced cheese

Homemade blueberry muffin
Selection of freshly baked pastries
Preserves – strawberry jam; raspberry jam; blackcurrant jam; marmalade; Marmite; honey

Cooked Breakfast (Served with tea or coffee and sourdough toast)
(Feeling hungry? Cooked and breakfast table £26)

Full English: Chatteris Banger sausage, smoked back bacon, fried egg, baked beans, field mushroom,

hash brown, black pudding, grilled tomato £18.95 (DF, GFO)

Full Vegetarian: fried eggs, baked beans, wilted spinach, field mushroom, hash browns,

grilled tomato £16.95 (VEO, DF, GF)

Benedict – toasted English muffin with sugar roasted ham, poached egg and hollandaise £16.95 (GFO)

Royale – toasted English muffin with smoked salmon, poached egg and hollandaise £17.95 (GFO)

Florentine – toasted English muffin with wilted spinach, poached egg and hollandaise £15.95 (GFO)

Scrambled eggs on toasted sourdough with smoked salmon, crème fraîche and chives £17.95 (DFO, GFO)

Smoked haddock with poached egg, wilted spinach and chive butter £16.95 (DFO, GF)

Smashed avocado with chili, lime & coriander, poached eggs and toasted sourdough £15.95 (DF, GFO)

Chargrilled harissa chestnut mushrooms on toasted sourdough with roasted beef tomato £15.95 (VE, DF, GFO)

Shakshuka with chargrilled sourdough £15.95 (VE, DF, GFO)

French toast served with Greek yoghurt & seasonal berries or streaky bacon & maple syrup £15.95

Add:

Chatteris Banger Sausage £3.50; Black pudding £3.50; Streaky or back bacon £3.50;
Hash browns £3; Baked beans £2; Field mushroom £2; Wilted spinach £2;
Grilled tomato £2; Poached/Scrambled/Fried Egg £1.95; Sourdough toast with preserves £3.50

Afternoon Tea

Our “Full Afternoon Tea” must be pre-booked – We take bookings between 12 – 4pm, Monday – Saturday. Your booking will be held in either the Dining Room or the Restaurant, depending on availability that day, and is served on vertical stands.

Our “Cream Tea” service at the Old Bridge is relaxed and informal, served in the Lounge and Bar. Our renowned homemade scones served with Jersey cream and strawberry jam come out of the oven around 2.30pm. and can be ordered individually along with our hot beverages. We also offer cakes, sandwiches and light meals in this area all day. We do not reserve tables in the Lounge & Bar, these are available on a ‘first come first served basis’.

Please note we are able to cater to all dietary requirements and food intolerances if we are given advance notice at least 1 day prior to your booking.

A £10 per person deposit to secure all afternoon tea bookings. For tables of 1-9 we have a 2 day cancellation policy and for 10+ this increases to 1 week prior to your reservation with us.

If you are looking for a private event including afternoon tea, the Dining Room can be booked 12 – 5pm for a minimum of 20 guests. Please do contact reservations on 01480 424 300 to enquire.

The Old Bridge Afternoon Tea £32

Tea or Coffee

English breakfast; Earl Grey; Darjeeling; Green tea; Peppermint; Lemongrass & Ginger; Chamomile; Virunga chai; Fresh mint; Red berry and flowers

The Brew Project Coffee: Americano; Espresso; Macchiato; Piccolo; Cappuccino; Latte; Flat White; or Cafetière

Finger Sandwiches

Smoked salmon & crème fraîche; Chicken & avocado

Coronation chickpea; Beef, watercress & horseradish

Red Leicester & caramelised onion chutney

Served with a honey & mustard sausage roll

Scones

Fruit scone with rich Jersey cream & strawberry jam

Cheese scone with crème fraîche & chilli jam

Sweet Treats

Dark chocolate torte with salted caramel; Semolina sponge with blood orange & rhubarb

Lemon meringue éclair; Toffee loaf with honeycomb; Raspberry & pistachio dacquoise

Eating & Drinking

Menus

Restaurant Menu

Dessert Menu

Lounge & Bar Menu

Sunday Lunch Menu

Sunday Steak Night Menu

Wine

The Bar

Cocktail List

Private Dining & Party Events

Breakfast

Afternoon Tea

Children’s Menu