Kings Arms Inn
18th-century food-led country inn in East Stour, rural Dorset. Seasonal a la carte menu, smaller-appetites lunch menu Thursday-Saturday, Sunday roasts and Wednesday carvery, with locally-sourced pub classics and imaginative dishes.
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Kings Arms Common Lane, East Stour, SP8 5NB
Menu — 50 items
Starters / Light Bites
6 ITEMSHomemade Soup
Ask about today's option, served with croutons.
- vegetarian
£6.50
Chicken & Chorizo Skewer
Served with garlic & herb yoghurt.
£7.50
Garlic Buttered Corn Ribs
Finished with parmesan and served with a chipotle dip.
- vegetarian
£8
Calamari & King Prawn Bruschetta
Lightly fried calamari and king prawns, roasted cherry tomatoes and pesto on toasted ciabatta.
£8
Melt in the Middle Fish Cake
Salmon, white fish, smoked haddock and prawn fishcake coated in Japanese panko breadcrumbs, with mixed leaves, lemon and pea & mint puree.
£8.50
Pulled Pork Spring Roll
Served with a soy, hoisin, sesame, ginger and garlic dipping sauce. Garnished with sesame seeds, spring onions, fresh herbs and chillies.
£8
Mains
13 ITEMSPan Fried & Roasted Coley Supreme
Served with sauteed celeriac and new potatoes, king prawns, spinach and a parsley sauce.
£19.50
Deer Stalkers Pie
Locally sourced venison slow braised & pulled, cooked with onions, root vegetables and braising juices. Topped with mash and cheddar cheese, finished in the oven. Served with seasonal vegetables and gravy.
£18.50
28 Day Aged 8oz Ribeye Steak
Cooked to your liking, served with garlic-buttered flat field mushroom, roasted cherry tomatoes on the vine, chips and a BBQ pork stuffed onion.
£29
Handmade Pie of the Day
Ask your server about today's filling. Served with chips, fries or mash and seasonal greens.
£18
Trio of Lamb
Rosemary, garlic and parmesan crusted cutlet, pan-fried lamb rump and mini pulled lamb shepherd's pie, with pave potatoes, seasonal vegetables, parsnip puree and lamb jus.
£29
Chicken Kiev
Served with house coleslaw and parmesan fries.
£17
10oz Gammon Steak
Served with creamy wholegrain mustard mash, parsley sauce and buttered Savoy cabbage.
£17
Fish & Chips
Haddock fillet coated in signature cider tempura batter and fried, served with minted pea puree and homemade tartare sauce.
£18
Beef Lasagne
Served with chips, house slaw and garlic bread.
£18
The Classic Beef Burger & Fries
Steak mince patty, dill pickles, burger sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, smoked bacon and melted American cheese, in a toasted brioche bun, topped with crispy onion rings.
£18
Plant Burger
Vegetarian / vegan option of the Classic Burger.
- vegan
£17.50
Cauliflower, Chickpea, Spinach & Coconut Curry
Finished with toasted coconut, fresh chillies and coriander. Served with basmati rice, garlic & coriander naan bread, spiced tomato and sweet onion chutney.
- vegan
£17.50
House Chicken Curry
Locally loved medium spiced curry sauce with onions, garlic, spinach and peppers, finished with fresh coriander and chilli. Served with garlic & coriander naan bread and basmati rice.
£17.50
Sides
9 ITEMSMac & Cheese
- vegetarian
£5.50
Dirty Mac & Cheese
Bacon, onion and mushroom.
£6.50
Side Salad
- vegan
£5
Garlic Bread
Add cheese for £1.
- vegetarian
£4.50
Coleslaw
- vegetarian
£2.50
Chips / Fries
Add cheese for £1.
- vegan
£4.50
Parmesan & Truffle Fries
- vegetarian
£6.50
Sweet Potato Fries
- vegan
£5
Onion Rings
- vegetarian
£5.50
Smaller Appetites Lunch (Thu-Sat)
14 ITEMSHouse Chicken Curry (Lunch)
Locally loved medium spiced curry sauce with onions, garlic, chillies, peppers and spinach. With basmati rice and poppadum.
£13.50
Fish of the Day & Chips (Lunch)
Garden peas, lemon wedge and homemade tartare sauce.
£13.50
Melt in the Middle Fishcake (Lunch)
Salmon, white fish and smoked haddock mixed with creamy mash and coated in Japanese panko breadcrumbs, with parsley & cheddar centre, mixed leaves, fries and pea & mint puree.
£13.50
Deerstalkers Pie (Lunch)
Slow-braised local venison with onions and root vegetables, topped with cheddar mash, served with peas and gravy.
£13.50
Roasted Cauliflower, Chickpea, Spinach & Coconut Curry (Lunch)
Finished with toasted coconut, fresh lime and coriander. Served with basmati rice, poppadum and a spiced tomato & sweet onion chutney.
- vegan
£13.50
Home Cooked Ham, Egg & Chips (Lunch)
Two slices of carvery ham, free range hen's egg, with garden peas.
£13.50
Wholetail Scampi (Lunch)
Chips, peas, tartare sauce and lemon.
£13.50
Posh Fish Finger & Tartare Ciabatta
Served with hand-cooked potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
£12
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Ciabatta
Hand-cooked potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
£12
Brie, Bacon & Cranberry Ciabatta
Hand-cooked potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
£12
Cheddar Cheese & Tomato Ciabatta
Hand-cooked potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
- vegetarian
£12
Cheddar Cheese & Pickle Ciabatta
Hand-cooked potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
- vegetarian
£12
All Day Breakfast Ciabatta
Bacon, sausage and egg. With potato skin crisps and mixed leaves.
£12
3 Egg Omelette (Lunch)
Choose two fillings from: cheddar, brie, tomato, onion, mushroom, bacon. Served with chips and mixed leaves.
- vegetarian
£11.50
Desserts
8 ITEMSCheesecake of the Day
Served with chef's choice of ice cream or sorbet.
- vegetarian
£8
Belgian Waffle & Chocolate Brownie
Chocolate sauce, chocolate soil and vanilla ice cream.
- vegetarian
£8
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.
- vegetarian
£8
Chocolate Mousse
Chantilly cream, fresh berries, chocolate shards and sable biscuit.
- vegetarian
£8
Toffee Apple Crumble Tartlet
Apples stewed in cider and caramel, oaty crumble, spiced apple gel, caramel sauce and clotted cream ice cream.
- vegetarian
£8
Mango Panna Cotta
Rhubarb compote and crushed gingernuts.
- vegetarian
£8
Selection of Ice Creams & Sorbets
Served on a homemade crumb. £2.50 per scoop.
- vegetarian
£2.50 (per scoop)
Affogato
Ball of vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso.
- vegetarian
£6.50
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