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The Well Reviews
anon reviewed The Well on 03/01/2009
Generally all very good but rather expensive for pub food and the main course followed very quickly after the starter suggesting it was being kept warm in the kitchen.
ES reviewed The Well on 02/01/2009
The Wells is a nice local place. The food was ok, not spectacular but fine for a casual meal with friends. Special mention goes to dessert - honeycomb, chocolate parfait and cherry compote. Delicious!
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The Well Sample dinner menu
Starters
Grilled partridge, puy lentils and sherry vinegar £7.006 Wright Brothers' Colchester rock oysters, shallot vinaigrette £10.50
Warm salad of Jerusalem artichoke, field mushroom, watercress and pine nuts £5.00
Rabbit, bacon and leek terrine, spiced pear chutney £6.00
Other starters are available.
Main Courses
Roasted saddle of venison, carrot purée, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts, truffle mash and bone marrow jus £14.50Roast suckling pig, fondant potato, parsnip puree, braised red cabbage, apple compote and Calvados jus £15.00
Grilled British rib eye, béarnaise, watercress, and hand cut chips £17.00
Baked cod with spinach, white bean and chorizo cassoulet £15.00
Roasted halibut, braised leeks, mussel and cockle nage £15.50
Ragstone goat's cheese, pumpkin and caramelized red onion tart, winter leaves £11.00
Other main courses are available.
Desserts
Cinnamon apple crème brûlée £5.00Vanilla cheese cake, winter poached fruits £5.00
Chocolate and honeycomb parfait, cherry compote £5.00
Selection of British and French cheeses, oatcakes and quince jelly £7.50
Other desserts are available.
The Well Sample Sunday lunch menu
Starters
Crayfish cocktail, quail egg and keta £7.50Rabbit, bacon and leek terrine, spiced pear chutney £6.00
Grilled partridge, puy lentils and sherry vinegar £7.00
'Pint o' prawns' with mayonnaise £8.00
Other starters are available.
Main Courses
Smoked haddock and salmon fishcake, spinach, thyme velouté £12Baked cod with spinach, white bean and chorizo cassoulet £15
The Londoner pure pork sausages, garlic mash and marjoram jus £10.50
Ragstone goat's cheese, pumpkin and caramelized red onion tart, winter leaves £11.00
Roast Dexter rare breed beef, fresh horseradish cream and Yorkshire pudding £14.00
Roast leg of lamb, mint sauce £14.00
Roast pork belly, apple sauce £14.00
Other main courses are available.
Desserts
Cinnamon apple crème brûlée £5.00Vanilla cheese cake, winter poached fruits £5.00
Chocolate and honeycomb parfait, cherry compote £5.00
Selection of British and French cheeses, oatcakes and quince jelly £7.50
Other desserts are available.
The Well Sample weekend brunch menu
Main Courses
Eggs Benedict / Florentine / Royale £7.50Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon £6.50
Baked kipper with poached egg £6.00
The Well full English breakfast £9.95
The Well Sample bar menu
Starters
- Spanish olive mix (marinated pitted purple and green olives with pepper) £3.50- Green chilli peppers stuffed with feta £3.50
- Pair of oysters with cabernet sauvignon vinegar £3.50
- ½ pint of prawns with mayonnaise £4.00
- Devilled whitebait with fresh coarse tartare £4.00
- Merguez sausages with minted yoghurt dip £4.50
- Hand cut chips/french fries with ketchup/aioli £3.50
Other choices are available.
The Well Sample Saturday lunch menu
Starters
Smoked salmon, beetroot, green bean and walnut salad £6.00Rabbit,bacon and leek terrine, spiced pear chutney £6.00
6 Wright Brothers' Colchester rock oysters, shallot vinaigrette £10.50
Warm salad of Jerusalem artichoke, field mushroom, watercress and pine nuts £5.00
Other starters are available.
Main Courses
8oz Angus beef burger with Applewood smoked cheddar, coleslaw, three tomato chutney and French fries £9.95The Londoner pure pork sausages with garlic mash and marjoram jus £11.00
Grilled British rib-eye steak, Béarnaise, watercress, hand cut chips £17.00
Smoked haddock and salmon fishcake, spinach, thyme sauce £12.00
Baked cod with spinach, white bean and chorizo cassoulet £15.00
Ragstone goat's cheese, pumpkin and caramelized red onion tart, winter leaves £11.00
Other main courses are available.
Desserts
Christmas pudding, brandy butter sauce £7.50Cinnamon apple crème brûlée £7.50
Vanilla cheese cake, winter poached fruits £7.50
Chocolate and honeycomb parfait, cherry compote £7.50
Other desserts are available.
The Well Sample lunch menu
Starters
Crayfish cocktail, quail egg and keta £7.50Grilled partridge, puy lentils and sherry vinegar £7.00
Smoked salmon, beetroot, green bean and walnut salad £6.00
Warm salad of Jerusalem artichoke, field mushroom, watercress and pine nuts £5.00
Other starters are available.
Main Courses
8oz Angus beef burger with Applewood smoked cheddar, coleslaw, three tomato chutney and French fries £9.95The Londoner pure pork sausages, garlic mash and marjoram jus £11.00
Grilled British rib eye, béarnaise, watercress, and hand cut chips £17.00
Smoked haddock and salmon fishcake, spinach, thyme sauce £12.00
Baked cod with spinach, white bean and chorizo cassoulet £15.00
Ragstone goat's cheese, pumpkin and caramelized red onion tart, winter leaves £11.00
Other main courses are available.
Desserts
Cinnamon apple crème brûlée £5.00Vanilla cheese cake, winter poached fruits £5.00
Chocolate and honeycomb parfait, cherry compote £5.00
Selection of homemade ice creams and sorbets £5.00
Other desserts are available.
