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Inside The Bear Inn, Cirencester, Cirencester

Full menu

Snacks & Sharing

Grilled Sourdough

£5.00

Whipped brown butter, smoked sea salt (v)

Pheasant Sausage Roll

£7.50

Prune ketchup

Cauliflower Pakora

£6.50

Mango and coconut masala (ve)

Salt And Pepper Calamari

£9.50

Vietnamese dipping sauce, chilli, lime

Starters

Scotch Egg Of The Week

£9.50

Please ask for details

Crown Prince Pumpkin

£9.50

Buckwheat, winter kale, seeds, yoghurt, smoked chilli oil (v, veo)

Honey-Roasted Parsnip Soup

£7.90

Crème fraiche, chestnut and winter herb gremolata (v)

Kedgeree Arancini

£9.90

Curry mayonnaise, pickled quail's egg, fennel and herb salad

Sandwiches & Flatbreads

Stokes Marsh Farm Rump Steak Sandwich

£17.50

Caramelised and crispy onions, horseradish, rocket

Chicken Milanese Flatbread

£15.90

Garlic and herb butter, streaky bacon, gem lettuce, aioli, pecorino

Brixham Fish Finger Bun

£12.90

Butcombe gold beer-battered haddock, tartare sauce, watercress, pickled fennel

Roasted Heritage Squash And 'Chorizo' Flatbread

£13.90

Hummus, pickled chillies, herb salad (ve)

Add Skin-On Fries

£3.50

Brunch & Light Lunch

Ultimate Brekky Bap

£13.90

Double sausage patty, american cheese, bacon relish, hash brown, sunny egg

Butcombe Pale Ale And Cheddar Rarebit

£13.50

Smoked ham hock, poached egg, pickled onion salad

Autumn Salad

£12.90

Pearl barley, roasted heritage squash, apple, kale pesto, candied walnuts, watercress (ve)

Add Streaky Bacon / Poached Egg

£1.50

Pub Classics

Butcombe Gold Beer-Battered Fish And Chips

£19.90

Tartare sauce, minted peas or curry sauce

Pie Of The Week

Seasonal greens, proper gravy, your choice of mash or thick-cut chips

170g Flat-Iron Steak

£21.90

Diane sauce, truffle and parmesan fries, rocket salad

Butcombe Burger

£19.50

Smoked bacon relish, monterey jack, dijon mayo, pickles, skin-on fries

Mains

Cornbury Estate Venison Sausage

£19.50

Borlotti bean and pepper stew, kale pesto

Creedy Carver Chicken Supreme

£21.90

Confit garlic mash, prosciutto, pearl onion gravy

Severn & Wye Smoked Haddock Fishcakes

£12.50

Mango curry sauce, saag aloo, poached egg, coriander

Potato Gnocchi And Miso-Roasted Mushrooms

£17.50

Chestnuts, wild mushroom velouté, gremolata (ve)

Sides

Thick-Cut Chips Or Skin-On Fries

£5.60

(Ve)

Three Cheese Mac N' Cheese

£6.90

Thyme crumb (v)

Shredded Kale, Apple And Walnut Salad

£4.70

(Ve)

Butcombe Beer-Battered Onion Rings

£5.10

(V)

Seasonal Greens

£5.80

Garlic butter (v)

New Potatoes

£5.50

Chive butter (v)

Puddings & Cheese

Apple Frangipane Tart

£8.50

Salted caramel, clotted cream ice cream (v)

Dark Chocolate Delice

£9.50

Clementine, brandysnaps, cinnamon ice cream (v)

Coconut Rice Pudding And Roasted Pineapple

£8.90

Pistachio, butcombe golden spiced rum caramel (ve)

British Artisan Cheese

£13.50

Caramelised onion chutney, cornichons, crackers (v)

The Great British Roast

Somerset Chicken Supreme

£23.90

Sausage and onion stuffing, proper bread sauce (all served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy)

Rump Of Grass Fed Beef

£25.90

Served medium-rare, horseradish sauce (all served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy)

Belly Of High Welfare Pork 'Porchetta'

£23.90

Sausage stuffing, apple sauce (all served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy)

Trio Of Roasted Meats

£26.00

With all the trimmings (all served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy)

Seasonal Vegetable Wellington

£18.50

Mushroom gravy, prune ketchup (all served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy) (v, veo)

Pub Snacks & Sharing

Nocellara And Greek Mammoth Olives

Lemon verbena (ve)

Smoked Bacon, Sage And Onion Scotch Egg

Spiced plum ketchup

West End Farm Pork Sausage Roll

Piccalilli

Salt And Pepper Calamari

Vietnamese dipping sauce, chilli, lime

Butternut Squash, Wild Mushroom And Black Bean Nachos

(Ve)

Pub Snacks

Nocellara And Greek Mammoth Olives, Lemon Verbena

(Ve)

Smoked Bacon, Sage And Onion Scotch Egg, Spiced Plum Ketchup

West End Farm Pork Sausage Roll, Piccalilli

Salt And Pepper Calamari, Vietnamese Dipping Sauce, Chilli, Lime

The Great British Sunday Roast

Rump Of Hereford And Angus Beef

Horseradish sauce, served medium-rare, served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy

Leg Of West End Farm Pork

Crackling and apple sauce, served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy

Castlemead Farm Chicken

Sage and onion sausage stuffing, bread sauce, served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy

Our Roasted Mushroom, Five Bean And Kale Wellington

Vegan gravy (v, veo), served with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and red wine gravy

Puddings

Chocolate Brownie Sundae

Ice cream, squirty cream, wafer (v)

Little Biscoff Filled Doughnuts

Caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream (v, pbo)

Cheddar Valley Strawberry And Banana Lollipops

Chocolate sauce (v)

Scoop Of Granny Gothard's Ice Cream And Café Curl Wafer

(V) (please ask for a list of flavours)

Snacks And Sharing

Fried Whitebait And Calamari

£7.50

Pickled samphire, aioli

Loaded Hummus

£7.75

Fried sprouts, sumac, crispy chickpeas, smoked chilli oil, za'atar flatbread (ve)

Hobbs House Sourdough

£8.25

Gordal olives, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, sherry vinegar (ve)

Starters And Lighter Dishes

Heritage Beetroot And Roasted Pear

£7.75

Potted Free-Range Chicken Rillettes

£8.50

Crispy skin, sweet-pickled cucumbers, toasted sourdough

Prawn, Potato And Crayfish Cakes

£8.95

Preserved lemon, watercress, cucumber, brown crab mayonnaise

Keralan Cauliflower Soup

£7.75

Pakora, coriander chutney, crispy chickpeas (ve)

Brunch (Served Until 3pm)

Loaded Hashbrowns

£10.75

Smashed avocado, slow-roasted tomato, harissa ketchup, pink onions, toasted seeds (ve)

Bubble And Squeak Benedict

£16.00

Wiltshire ham, poached eggs, hollandaise, watercress

Ultimate Brekky Bap

£12.50

Double sausage patty. American cheese, maple and bacon relish, hash brown, sunny egg

Wild Mushrooms On Sourdough Toast

£12.00

Truffled ricotta, fried st ewe egg. Old winchester (v)

Golden Beetroot Salad

£11.50

Cropwell bishop stilton, roasted and raw pear, walnuts, watercress, pickled celery (v)

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger

£18.25

Chipotle relish, lime mayo, pickled cucumber, skin-on fries

Brixham Fish Finger Bun

£12.75

Butcombe gold beer-battered haddock, tartare sauce, watercress, pickled fennel

Starters & Lighter Dishes

Za'atar Crusted Halloumi

Beetroot hummus, summer crudities, pomegranate molasses (v)

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Wedge salad, caesar dressing, marinated anchovies, english pecorino

Smoked Mackerel Bruschetta

Crème fraiche, horseradish, capers, cucumber, dill

Heritage Tomato 'Panzanella'

Torn focaccia, vegan burrata, basil, caper and sherry vinaigrette (ve)

Burgers & Buns

The Beef Burger

Streaky bacon, smoked cheddar, burger sauce, pickles, skin-on fries (gf)

Symplicity Plant Burger

Chipotle mayo, vegan cheddar, crispy and pink pickled onions, skin-on fries (ve)

Brixham Fish Finger Bun

Butcombe gold beer-battered haddock, tartare, pickled fennel, watercress, skin-on fries (gf)

Bbq Pulled Pork Bun

Spiced pork shoulder, chipotle bbq sauce, house slaw, dill pickle, skin-on fries

Burgers

Our Beef Burger, Maple And Bacon Relish, Smoked Cheddar, Mustard Aioli, Crispy Onions, Skin-On Fries

£18.50

(Gf)

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger, Chipotle Relish, Lime Mayo, Pickled Cucumber, Skin-On Fries

£18.25

(Gf)

Symplicity Plant Burger, Chipotle Mayo, Vegan Cheddar, Crispy And Pink Pickled Onions, Skin-On Fries

£17.95

(Ve)

Nearly Full?

Cookies & Cream

£3.00

Chocolate chip cookies, baked daily, with chantilly cream (v)

The 'After Eight'

£6.50

Ice cream, white chocolate and mint (v)

Two Scoops Of Granny Gothards Ice Creams And Sorbets

£5.00

(V, veo)

Affogato

£5.90

Vanilla ice cream, illy espresso, little biscuits (v)

Specials

Sweet Potato Hummus And Falafel Ciabatta

£12.95

Rainbow slaw, harissa ketchup (12-5)

Bubble And Squeak Benedict

£12.95

Ham, poached eggs, hollandaise, watercress (12-5)

Pork Sausage Mash

£14.95

With a leek, and red wine gravy served with greens (pork banger alternative) (12-8pm)

The Canine Menu

Rabbit Chew

£2.50

A softer option for small dogs, seniors and puppies. High in protein and great for sensitive tummies. (Grain and gluten free, hypoallergenic)

Boar Chew

£2.50

A slow roasted, crunchy chew. High in protein, great for sensitive tummies and medium-lasting. (Grain and gluten free, hypoallergenic)

Buffalo Chew

£2.50

Packed with collagen proteinto promote healthy joints and skin elasticity. Very hard texture, our longest lasting chew. (Grain and gluten free, hypoallergenic)

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