....................................................   Food and Wine
Entrance to Compasses Inn
 
 
 
 
Opening Hours.

The main bar has eleven tables with an adjacent small dining room of three tables which can seat up to sixteen people for small private parties. Food is served from 12.00pm to 2.00pm and from 6.30pm to 9.00pm all week. Sunday lunch is served from 12.00pm to 2.30pm. Sunday Evening 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

All our dishes are freshly made by ou
r chefs Dave Cousin and Damian Trevett.
 

The menu is written on black-boards as it frequently changes, affording us the opportunity to focus on seasonal food and local availability. Below is a sample of the dishes we offer.
The Bar
 

OUR WINE LIST
Apart from usually having three or four 'Real Ales' and a Guest Beer on draft,
we have an extensive Wine List (new August 2009). CLICK HERE to read our winelist or print it. 2 pages A4 (PDF 1.5Mb)

   
A Sample Menu
 
 
Starters
 
Ham hock and prune terrine, potato and mustard salad
 
Scallops with coconut and lemongrass noodles
 
Goat’s cheese Filo parcel, red onion confit
 
Compasses Devilled kidneys
 
Smoked haddock and spinach fishcakes, pickled cucumber, Dill dressing
 
Soup of the day
 

 
Mains
 
Braised Chicksgrove brisket, steak and kidney pudding, pea mash, red wine jus
 
Rib-eye steak, vine tomatoes, hand-cut chips Béarnaise sauce
 
Wiltshire venison steak, Bombay potatoes, tomato and masala saucees
 
Mushroom and chestnut stuffed chicken breast, blue cheese mash, Madeira sauce
 
Marleycombe farm calves liver, bacon and bean casserole
 
Whole baked sea bream, tomato roasted potatoes
 
Beer battered cod fillet, hand-cut chips, mushy peas
 
Whole lemon sole, garlic and parsley dumplings, lemon sauce
Spinach pancake stuffed with mushrooms and Win green cheese, dressed salad
 
All our main dishes are complimented with Rowswell’s Farm vegetables
 
Deserts
Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream
Chocolate brownie, mint chocolate flake ice cream
Bread and butter pudding, orange custard
Chocolate and almond tart, bitter orange sauce, vanilla ice cream
Tia Maria Crème brulee
Mixed berry iced parfait
Baked lemon meringue Alaska
 
 
Cheese  
A wide selection of local and British cheeses are always available.
 
   

 
The Fireplace

Lunch Board

In addition to our main menu we also offer a selection of lighter meals
at lunch time.
 
Wiltshire ham, eggs and chips
Local pork and apple sausages, mash potato, onion gravy
Steak and ale pie
Local pork faggots, new potatoes and vegetables
Minute sirloin steak, chips and salad
Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, salad
Wiltshire ham or cheese ploughman’s, Compasses pickled shallots,
home baked bread and chutney
 
Sandwiches on farmhouse white bread or multigrain wholemeal;
Bacon and Brie
Smoked salmon and cream cheese
Ham and mustard
Cheddar cheese and pickle