Light Bites

Available in our Art School Cellars Bar, our Light Bites menu encompasses some of our very favourites. Journey under the hustle and bustle of our restaurant, and enjoy a wide selection of dishes depending on your appetite. From Small Plates to a Sharing Charcuterie Platter, relax and revel in delicious food and drink.

These menus are samples as the dishes change on a weekly basis according to market availability

AVAILABLE TUESDAY – SATURDAY,
12.00 – 14.00 & 17:00 – 19:00

The Cellars Bar

Snacks & Small Plates

(V) Gordal olives
£4.50

(V) Fresh Art School breads with Cheshire cultured & dulse seaweed butter
£5.50

A plate of Ortiz anchovies & confit tomatoes
£6.00

Chef’s favourite: Pan-roast morcilla & Maynards smoked pork loin
with cherry tomatoes & jus
£12.50

Light Bites & Salads

McSween haggis & Cheshire pheasant forcemeat with seared foie gras,
roast Mirabel plum puree and toasted hazelnut & onion crumb
£14.00

Croquette of salt-aged miso Cumbrian duck leg with spiced plum dressing,
enoki mushroom, pickled meat radish and winter leaves
£13.50

(V, Vg) ‘Allium’ risotto of trio of charred onions, creamy acquerello rice,
crisp-fried spiced onion beignet and caramelised shallot purée
£12.50

(V, Vg) Trio of marinated Hooton beetroot: pickled golden saffron,
blackberry & candy carpaccio with plant-based soft cheese and winter leaves
£11.95

Pan-seared Loch Fyne King scallop served in the half shell
Jerusalem artichoke purée & crisp, apple & raisin dressing and Café de Paris butter
£16.50

Cheese & Charcuterie
‘Guests are politely advised to allow up to 20 minutes preparation time’

Freshly prepared sharing platter Chef’s selection of British artisan cheeses & charcuterie with
Art School breads, Lancashire raw milk butter, dipping oil & aged balsamic
£23.00

Mains

Edge & Son’s pave rump of Storeton Belted Galloway beef with charred onion, ox-cheek,
celeriac & black truffle puree, curly kale, salt-baked swede and natural jus
£26.00

Baked fillet of North sea cod with smoked anchovy & parsley crust with
Pommes Violette, Savoy cabbage and brown shrimp cream
£19.50

(V, Vg) Portobello mushroom stuffed with butternut squash, cordyceps, spinach,
Hen-of-the-Woods mushroom, pickled walnut purée, charred carrots and pine nut dressing
£13.50

Sides

Ratté potatoes with chive & horseradish crème fraiche & cauliflower
£5.50

Dessert

Cherry and chocolate entremet
£14.50

Trio of Art School signature desserts
£12.50

Our Light Bites menu is served:
Tuesday to Saturday
12pm to 2pm & 5pm to 7pm

Paul Askew

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