Our soup of the day, cocktails and guest ales are below.
Daily Specials
Starters
Soup: Butternut squash & rosemary with crusty white sourdough
Contains: Gluten in bread, coconut
Contains: Gluten in bread, coconut
£7.50
Indian spice king prawns with mango, red onion and chilli salsa, mint & cucumber yoghurt in a crispy poppadum
Contains: crustaceans, milk, sulphites
Contains: crustaceans, milk, sulphites
£8.25
Thyme & garlic cauliflower cheese croquettes, Romesco sauce, chimichurri
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, mustard, nuts, soya, sulphites
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, mustard, nuts, soya, sulphites
£7.95
Rosemary breaded brie with a cherry tomato, red onion & rocket salad
Contains: Gluten, Eggs, Milk, Sulphites
Contains: Gluten, Eggs, Milk, Sulphites
£7.25
Homemade haddock & king prawn fishcake with dressed leaves, tomato & tartare sauce
Contains: Gluten, Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Milk, Mustard, Soya, Sulphites
Contains: Gluten, Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Milk, Mustard, Soya, Sulphites
£7.95
Mains
Pan roasted Seabass fillet: Mixed leaves, mixed peppers, carrot, cucumber cashew nut & sesame seed salad, with an Asian dressing
Contains: Fish, mustard, nuts, sesame, soya, sulphites
Contains: Fish, mustard, nuts, sesame, soya, sulphites
£19.95
Venison cottage pie: slow braised pulled venison shoulder cooked in red wine gravy, topped with rosemary & cheddar mash
Contains: celery, milk, sulphites
Contains: celery, milk, sulphites
£20.95
Grilled whole plaice with samphire & prawn beurre noisette, paprika duchess potatoes
Contains: Crustaceans, eggs, fish, milk
Contains: Crustaceans, eggs, fish, milk
£18.95
Creamy wild mushroom, spinach parmesan mafaldine pasta, crispy sage leaves
Contains: gluten, milk, sulphites
Contains: gluten, milk, sulphites
£18.95
Duet of duck: duck breast (served pink), confit duck leg croquette with braised red cabbage & red wine jus
Contains: Gluten, Egg, Milk, Sulphites
Contains: Gluten, Egg, Milk, Sulphites
£19.95
Chargrilled 8oz flat iron steak (served pink) with parmentier potatoes & chimichurri sauce
Contains: Sulphites
Contains: Sulphites
£25.95
Chicken milanese: panko breaded chicken with tomato and basil spaghetti, rocket & parmesan
Contains: Gluten, Egg, Milk, Sulphites
Contains: Gluten, Egg, Milk, Sulphites
£17.95
Desserts
Apple & sultana crumble, topped with almonds, vanilla custard
** Contains: Gluten, eggs, milk, nuts, soya, sulphites
** Contains: Gluten, eggs, milk, nuts, soya, sulphites
£9.00
Baked vanilla Biscoff cheesecake, chantilly cream, toffee sauce
** Contains: Gluten, egg, milk, sulphites, soya. May contain nuts
** Contains: Gluten, egg, milk, sulphites, soya. May contain nuts
£10.00
Raspberry Bakewell tart, raspberry gel, vanilla ice cream
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, nuts
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, nuts
£7.50
Chocolate orange profiterole, orange glace, Cointreau cream
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, soya
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, soya
£7.50
Toffee apple sundae: vanilla & caramel ice cream, apple compote, cinnamon butterscotch sauce, Chantilly, chocolate dipped cone
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, soya
Contains: gluten, eggs, milk, soya
£7.50
Please inform your server of any allergies or intolerances before you order. Unfortunately, it is not possible to guarantee that any product is 100% free from any allergen due to our busy kitchen and the risk of cross-contamination.
Tables of 6 or more will have a discretionary 12.5% service charge added to their bill.
Tables of 6 or more will have a discretionary 12.5% service charge added to their bill.
The Lion Inn
Main Road
Boreham
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 3JA
01245 394900
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