Menus

Alex Jacquemin, our head chef, and his team offer great pub food that is freshly prepared using the freshest and finest local ingredients. The menus attached are examples of what we offer and do change regularly to reflect the changing seasons.

None of our desserts are bought in, but prepared on the premises; they are worth saving space for!

We are open from 12 noon each day and serve drinks during the afternoon. The bar closes at 11pm Monday to Saturday.

The bar is now open to 10pm on Sundays.

The kitchen opening times are as follows:

Lunch

Monday to Thursday 12noon to 2pm

Friday to Sunday 12noon to 2.30pm

Dinner

Monday to Thursday 6pm to 9pm

Friday and Saturday 6pm to 9.30pm

Sunday Evening - 6pm to 8.30pm

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Lunch Menu

Light Bites
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Roasted Red Pepper Houmous, Crackers – 3.70

Salt and Pepper Squid – 4.75

Port Glazed Chorizo, Warm Bread – 4

Sweet Italian Green Olives – 3.50

Ham Hock Nuggets, Piccalilli Ketchup - 4

Starters
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Homemade Soup, Beer Bread– 6.25

Ham Hock Terrine, Tarragon Emulsion, Honey & Whole Grain Mustard, Frissee Salad, Toasted Granary - 8

Salt Cod Fishcake, Apple & Radish Salad, Saffron Aioli – 8.50

Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Black Olive Tapenade, Basil - 7

Grilled Cornish Sardines Puttanesca Sauce, Chargrilled Sour Dough, Basil Oil - 8

Mediterranean Tapas Board to Share Salt and Pepper Squid, Port Glazed Chorizo, Spanish Olives, Patatas Bravas, Serrano Ham, Manchego Cheese and Rosemary Focaccia - 17

Sandwiches
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Served in Whole Grain Brown Bread with Mixed Leaf Salad Mature Cheddar and Pickle– 6.60

Smoked Ham, Tomato Chutney & Salad – 6.60

Lightly Smoked Salmon, Lemon & Dill Crème Fraiche - 8

Croque Madame, French Fries, Mixed Leaf Salad – 12

Lighter Mains
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Mature Cheddar or Ham Ploughman’s, Warm Bread, Salad, Pickles & Chutney – 10

Marinated Heritage Tomato, Buffalo Mozzarella, Black Olive Bruschetta, Basil Pesto, Mixed Leaf Salad – 10.50

Smoked Ham, Free Range Fried Eggs & Chips – 10

Char Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, Bacon, Soft Boiled Egg and Anchovies – 13.75

Cat Classics
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Steak, Mushroom & Ale Pie, Chips or Mash, Seasonal Vegetables – 14.75

Surrey Farm Prime Aged Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Onion Jam, French Fries –14.75

Traditional Harveys Beer Battered Fish and Chips,Crushed Peas, Tartar Sauce – 14.50

Other Main Courses
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Chargrilled Tuna Loin, Sautéed Charlotte Potato, Spiced Baby Red Peppers, Sugar Snaps, Garlic Butter – 18.50

Almond Crusted Whole Plaice Marinated Tomatoes, Parmesan Gnocchi, Basil Pesto – 18.50

Norfolk Banham Chicken Breast, Summer Vegetables, Purple Potatoes, Sherry Veloute - 16

Lamb Rump, Braised Shoulder Boulangere Potato, Crushed Peas – 18.50

Potato & Red Pepper Terrine Purple Potato Puree, Black Olive, Tempura Okra -14

Tempura Courtlands Nursery Courgette Flower Ricotta & Lemon, Heritage Beetroot, Chargrilled Artichoke, Tomato Sauce, Watercress – 15

Sides
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Garlic Bread – 3.25, Beer Bread – 2.50
Buttered Vegetables – 3.50
Mixed Leaf Salad – 3 Chips – 3.75

Desserts 7
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Caramelised Lime Curd Tart, Mango Sorbet

Rice Pudding Brûlée, Poached Rhubarb, Blood Orange Sorbet

Sticky Toffee Pudding, Banana Caramel Sauce, Clotted Cream Ice Cream

Warm Chocolate Brownie Salt Caramel Ice Cream

Vanilla Panna Cotta Spiced Blackberries, Granny Smith Apple And Verjus Sorbet

Selection of Ice Creams 6.75
Coffee, Honeycomb, Chocolate, Vanilla
Strawberry Sorbet

Selection of Local Artisan Cheeses & Biscuits - Homemade Chutney – 2.15 per piece
Sussex Farmhouse, Brighton Blue, Golden Cross, Mayfield
Sussex Brie, Sussex Camembert, Lord London, Sussex Crumble

Dinner Menu

Light Bites
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Roasted Red Pepper Houmous, Crackers – 3.70

Salt and Pepper Squid – 4.75

Port Glazed Chorizo, Warm Bread – 4

Sweet Italian Green Olives – 3.50

Ham Hock Nuggets, Piccalilli Ketchup - 4

Starters
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Homemade Soup, Rosemary Focaccia – 6.25

Ham Hock Terrine, Tarragon Emulsion, Honey & Whole Grain Mustard, Frissee Salad, Toasted Granary - 8

Salt Cod Fishcake, Apple & Radish Salad, Saffron Aioli – 8.50

Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Black Olive Tapenade, Basil - 7

Grilled Cornish Sardines Puttanesca Sauce, Chargrilled Sour Dough, Basil Oil - 8

Mediterranean Tapas Board to Share Salt and Pepper Squid, Port Glazed Chorizo, Spanish Olives, Patatas Bravas, Serrano Ham and Rosemary Focaccia - 17

Cat Classics
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Steak, Mushroom & Ale Pie, Chips or Mash, Seasonal Vegetables – 14.75

Surrey Farm Prime Aged Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Onion Jam, French Fries –14.75

Traditional Harveys Beer Battered Fish and Chips, Crushed Peas, Tartar Sauce – 14.50

Other Main Courses
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Chargrilled Tuna Loin, Sautéed Charlotte Potato, Spiced Baby Red Peppers, Sugar Snaps, Garlic Butter – 18.50

Almond Crusted Whole Plaice Marinated Tomatoes, Parmesan Gnocchi, Basil Pesto – 18.50

Norfolk Banham Chicken Breast, Summer Vegetables, Purple Potatoes, Sherry Veloute - 16

Lamb Rump, Braised Shoulder Boulangere Potato, Crushed Peas – 18.50

Potato & Red Pepper Terrine Purple Potato Puree, Black Olive, Tempura Okra -14

Tempura Courtlands Nursery Courgette Flower Ricotta & Lemon, Heritage Beetroot, Chargrilled Artichoke, Tomato Sauce, Watercress – 15

Sides
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Garlic Bread – 3.25, Rosemary Focaccia – 2.50
Buttered Vegetables – 3.50
Mixed Leaf Salad – 3, Chips – 3.75

Desserts 7
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Caramelised Lime Curd Tart, Mango Sorbet

Rice Pudding Brûlée, Poached Rhubarb, Blood Orange Sorbet

Sticky Toffee Pudding, Banana Caramel Sauce, Clotted Cream Ice Cream

Warm Chocolate Brownie, Salt Caramel Ice Cream

Vanilla Panna Cotta Spiced Blackberries, Granny Smith Apple And Verjus Sorbet

Selection of Ice Creams 6.75

Coffee, Honeycomb, Chocolate, Vanilla
Strawberry Sorbet

Selection of Local Artisan Cheeses & Biscuits - Homemade Chutney – 2.15 per piece
Sussex Farmhouse, Brighton Blue, Golden Cross, Mayfield
Sussex Brie, Sussex Camembert, Lord London,
Sussex Crumble

Afters & ………
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Filter Coffee – 2.40
Double Espresso – 2.60
Cappuccino – 2.60
Latte – 2.70, Tea 2.30 (Please ask for selection)

Dessert Menu

Desserts – 7

Caramelised Lime Curd Tart, Mango Sorbet.

Sticky Toffee Pudding, Banana Caramel Sauce, Clotted Cream Ice Cream

Warm Chocolate Brownie, Salt Caramel Ice Cream

Rice Pudding Brûlée, Poached Rhubarb, Blood Orange Sorbet

Vanilla Panna Cotta, Spiced Blackberries, Granny Smith Apple and Verjus Sorbet

Selection of Ice Creams – 6.75
Coffee, Honeycomb, Chocolate, Vanilla
Strawberry Sorbet

Savouries
Selection of Local Artisan Cheeses & Biscuits - Homemade Chutney – 2.15 per piece

Sussex Farmhouse
A well rounded traditional cheese with creamy undertones and a rich smell having been rind washed in whey. .

Brighton Blue
Brighton Blue is made from cow's milk, primarily by the High Weald Dairy in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex. It has a semi-soft texture. It is yellow, with blue veins. The rind is edible.

Mayfield
A semi-hard cheese with natural eyes and a creamy, sweet, nutty flavour. Made from cow's milk.

Sussex Crumble
A creamy tasting cheese with slight citrus undertones and a hint of nut, in a natural edible rind. A cow's milk cheese.

Sussex Camembert
A creamy mushroom earthy tasting cheese with a natural white edible rind. Made from cow's milk.

Sussex Brie
A creamy grassy tasting cheese, again with a natural edible white rind. Made from cow's milk.

Lord London
A semi-soft bell shaped cheese, clean citrus tasting with a natural creaminess. Edible skin with a light white dusting,. Made from pasterised cow's milk.

Golden Cross
This ripened goats' milk cheese is first rolled in ash, then matured to develop a complex, yet subtle flavour.
The texture is like ice-cream.

Ports
Ramos Pinto “Collector” 75ml 4.50 19.50% Alc Vol
Ramos Pinto 10 Year Tawny “Quinta de Ervamoira” 75ml 8.00 20% Alc Vol

Dessert Wine
Santa Julia Tardio, Torrentes, 2012
Mendoza, Argentina 125ml 6.25 12% Alc Vol
500ml 18
This wine exudes intense aromas of over matured fruits, honey and dried fruits like pears, apricots and peaches. It is a sweet, unctuous in the mouth, silky, with balanced acidity. Complex and long finish.

Elysium Black Muscat, California, USA 125ml 8.50 15% Alc Vol 375ml 25
One of the very few black muscats. Elysium is Greek for Heaven, a fitting association for this excellent wine made by Andrew Quady. One of the few wines that can stand up to Chocolate Puddings, or try it poured over Vanilla Ice Cream, for the ultimate after-dinner treat!

Coffee – 2.40
Double Espresso - 2.60
Cappuccino – 2.60
Latte – 2.70
Tea and Herbal Infusions from Prince and Son -2.30 (please ask for selection)

Sunday Lunch Menu

Light Bites

Roasted Red Pepper Houmous, Crackers – 3.70
Port Glazed Chorizo, Warm Bread – 4
Salt & Pepper Squid, Sweet Chilli Sauce – 4.75
Ham Hock Nuggets, Picalli Ketchup – 3.50

Starters

Soup of the day, Beer Bread – 6.25
Chorizo Scotch Egg, Celeriac Remoulade, Apple Salad – 8.00
Haddock Fishcake, Salsa Verde, Aioli - 7.50
Crispy Salt & Pepper Squid, Chorizo, Crayfish, Apple & Sweet Chilli Salad - 9
Torched Goats Cheese, Grape, Walnut, Celery & Apple Salad – 7.50
Steamed Asparagus, Poached Free Range Hen Egg, Hollandaise Sauce, Garlic & Bacon Crumb - 8

Mains

Trenchmore Prime Aged Beef Burger, Brioche Bun, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Onion Jam, French Fries – 14.75
Goats Cheese, Roasted Field Mushroom and Tomato Chutney Bruschetta, Pesto – 10.50
Roasted Trout Fillet, Sugar Snaps, Green Beans, Tender Stem Broccoli, Beurre Blanc & Jersey Royal New Potatoes - 18
Traditional Harveys Beer Battered Fish & Chips, Crushed Peas & Tartar Sauce – 14.50
Norfolk Banham Chargrilled Chicken, Bacon & Gem Lettuce Caesar Salad, Soft Boiled Egg and Anchovies – 13.75
Cauliflower, Crispy Brie, Chargrilled Artichoke, Beetroot & Apple, Parmesan -14

Our Roasts:

Roast Irish Sirloin of Beef - 17.50
Roasted Orchard Farm Pork; Loin, Shoulder & Belly - 17.50
Served with Honey Roasted Carrots, Cauliflower Cheese, Braised Red Cabbage,
Sussex Greens, Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding, Gravy

Side Orders:

Panache of Buttered Vegetables 3.00 Freshly Baked Bread – 2.50 Italian Sweet Green Olives 3.50
Garlic Bread – 3.25 Mixed Leaf Salad 3 Chips 3.50

Puddings – 7.00

Apple & Rhubarb Crumble, Crème Anglaise
Chocolate Brownie, Salted Caramel Ice-Cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding, Banana Caramel, Clotted Cream Ice-Cream
Salt Baked Pineapple, Lime Curd, Meringue, Coconut Sorbet
Selection of Ice Creams – Coffee, Honeycomb, Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry Sorbet
Selection of Artisan Cheeses & Biscuits - Homemade Chutney – 2.15 per piece

Address

The Cat Inn,
North Lane,
West Hoathly,
West Sussex,
RH19 4PP

Phone

(01342) 810369

thecatinn@googlemail.com

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