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The Rusty Gun

The Rusty Gun

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The Rusty Gun
8.2/10
33
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MenuMenu
Specials 3Rusty 7Lunch 5Sandwiches 3
Starters​
Salad Of Smoked Wood Pigeon
7.95
With watercress, a quails egg & vanilla poached cherries
Warm Fig, Goat’s Cheese And Tarragon Tart
5.95
With a cherry tomato compote
Ink Battered Calamari
5.95
Squid ink battered calamari rings on a cold noodle salad w/ sweet chilli & a lime & coriander dressing
Mains​
Spiced Duck Breast
15.95
With​ roasted beetroot & sweet potato & a lavender & juniper jus
Thai Red Roasted Vegetable Curry
11.95
With coriander & cardamom rice & toasted coconut
Monkfish Wrapped In Parmaham
16.95
With courgette ribbons & a chorizo & butter bean cassoulet
While you decide​
Bloody Mary
7.15
Absolut vodka & tomato juice w/ a hint of sherry & spices
Kir Royale
7.15
Choice of classic cassis, elderflower, quince or raspberry liqueur w/ bubbly
Jansz Tasmania Premium
6.00
Non Vintage Rose 125ml
Mojito
7.15
Fresh mint, rum, lime & sugar, served over ice
Jansz Tasmania Premium
6.00
Non​ Vintage Cuvee 125ml
To Share​
Le Rustique Camembert
11.95
With toasted bloomer, confit garlic & red onion jam
Ploughman’s Board
11.95 - +15.95
Meat​ or Cheese Ploughman’s (or both) w/ a selection of pickles & bloomer bread
To Start​
Soup Of The Day
5.95
With​ bread & butter
Tempura Battered Dipping Mushrooms
6.95
With hoi sin & hot & sour dip & a sweet chilli & lime salad
Duck, Pork & Spring Onion Bhajis
7.95 - 12.95
With hoi sin & soy sauce, bean sprout, cucumber & spring onion salad
Bubble And Squeak
6.95
Served w/ bacon, a poached egg & hollandaise sauce (we can remove the bacon if you want us to)
Homemade Fish Cake
6.95 - 11.95
Served on a bed of mixed leaves, w/ homemade chilli jam
Salads​
Classic Caesar
5.95 - 7.95
Baby gem lettuce, homemade caesar dressing, anchovies, parmesan & croutons
Roasted Pepper And Halloumi
5.95 - 7.95
With toasted pine nuts, mixed leaves & a pesto dressing
Greek Salad
5.95 - 7.95
Feta cheese, black olives, cherry tomatoes, onions & cucumber w/ a mint yoghurt dressing
To Follow​
Vegetarian Dish Of The Day
10.95
Ask your server for more details
Roast Chicken And Ham Hock Pie
11.95
With a puff pastry top, buttery mash & green vegetables
Fish N’ Chips
12.95
Haddock fillet in a tempura batter w/ salt seasoned hand cut chips, pea puree & tartare sauce
Slow Braised Lamb Shank
14.95
With goat’s cheese mash, green vegetables & a rosemary jus
Rib Eye Steak
19.95
With salt seasoned hand cut chips, mixed leaf salad & a homemade peppercorn & bay sauce. Served at 10oz
The Rusty Gun Burger
15.95
Choose from beef or rusty gun rare breed pork burger w/ back bacon, wobbly bottom cheddar cheese, homemade coleslaw & a homemade ketchup. Served w/ hand cut chips & a salad
Rusty Gun Pork Sausages
11.95
Rare breed pork & ale sausages, buttery mash & garden peas w/ rich gravy
Fish Of The Day
11.95
Sustainable fish, ask your server for details
Creamy Leek And Mushroom Bake
10.95
With herb new potatoes & green vegetables
Taste Of The Rusty Gun Pork
18.95
With slow roasted pork belly, tenderloin wrapped in prosciutto & a miniature sausage roll served w/ creamy truffle mash, pickled apple & tender stem broccoli sauteed w/ pine nuts
Fillet Steak
22.95
With salt seasoned hand cut chips, mixed leaf salad & a homemade peppercorn & bay sauce. Served at 8oz
Sides​
Vegetables
2.95
Onion Rings
2.95
New Potatoes
2.95
Coleslaw
1.50
Hand Cut Chips
2.95
Mixed Leaf Salad
2.50
Creamy Mash
2.95
Bread And Olives
3.95
2 Courses - £12.95
3 Courses - £15.95
To Start​
Roasted Pepper And Halloumi
With toasted pine nuts, mixed leaves & a pesto dressing
Soup Of The Day
With bread & butter
Homemade Fish Cake
Served on a bed of watercress & rocket, w/ homemade chilli jam
Tempura Battered Dipping Mushrooms
With​ hoi sin & hot & sour dip & a sweet chilli & lime salad
To Follow​
Fish N’ Chips
Haddock in our rusty gun beer batter, salt seasoned hand cut fat chips, pea puree & tartare sauce
Roast Chicken And Ham Hock Pie
With​ a puff pastry top, buttery mash & green vegetables
Sausage & Mash
Rusty gun pork sausages, buttery mash & garden peas w/ rich gravy
Creamy Leek And Mushroom Bake
With​ herb new potatoes & green vegetables
To Finish​
Chocolate Brownie
With white chocolate ice cream & white chocolate sauce
Ice Cream
Choose 3 scoops from pistachio, vanilla, swiss chocolate, strawberry, white chocolate, mint choc chip or honeycomb
Gourmet Sandwiches​
Fish “finger” Bap
7.95
Tempura battered haddock goujons, tartare sauce, wobbly bottom cheddar cheese & hand cut chips
Mozzarella, Artichoke And Pepper Ciabatta
6.95
With pesto & hand cut chips
Chicken Caesar Wrap
6.95
Chicken strips, baby gem, parmesan & caesar dressing
Hot Salt Beef Sandwich
7.95
With English mustard, gherkins, rocket & hand cut chips
Duck And Hoi Sin Wrap
6.95
Shredded​ duck w/ hoi sin sauce, cucumber, bean sprouts & spring onion
Puddings​
The Rusty Gun Chocolate Brownie
5.95
With white chocolate ice cream & white chocolate sauce
White Chocolate, Raspberry & Lime Cheesecake
5.95
With​ fresh raspberries & chocolate crisp
A Selection Of Fine English Cheeses
5.95
Selection of ice cream – choose 3 scoops from pistachio, vanilla, swiss chocolate, strawberry, white chocolate, mint choc chip or honeycomb
Summer Pudding
5.95
With​ clotted cream & raspberry coulis
“cream Tea”/”jelly & Ice Cream”
6.50
Strawberry shortbread w/ earl grey jelly & milk ice cream cheese board

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The Rusty Gun
London Rd
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 7PG
United Kingdom
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    • Noon–10:00 PM
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    • Noon–8:00 PM
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