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

Light Bites

Snacks & Small Plates

(V) Gordal olives
£4.50

(V) Fresh Art School breads with Lancashire raw milk & dulse seaweed butter
£5.20

A plate of smoked anchovies & confit tomatoes
£5.00

Light Bites & Salads

Callum Edges slow roast Hebridean hogget with orange and wild rocket salad,
brioche croutons, yoghurt gel and spiced jus
£13.50

“Pate en croute”
Cheshire game forcemeat: roe deer & hare with pickled autumn vegetables
and wholegrain mustard dressing
£15.00

(V, Vg) An autumn salad of heritage tomatoes and English strawberries
with black olive tuile and fennel & tomato elixir
£12.50

(V, Vg) Trio of marinated Hooton beetroot carpaccio: pickled golden saffron,
blackberry & candy, soft plant based cheese infused with lemon & cracked pepper,
autumn leaves, edamame beans and frisse
£11.95

Grilled Menai mackerel with pickled fennel and cucumber salad,
ponzu gel and a buttermilk & leek dressing
£11.50

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

Cheese & Charcuterie

Freshly prepared sharing platter Chef’s selection of British artisan cheeses & charcuterie with
Art School breads, Lancashire raw milk butter, dipping oil & aged balsamic
£21.50

Mains

Breast of cornfed Guinea fowl stuffed with wild mushroom mousse, ratté potatoes,
chanterelles with blanquette of onions, leeks & sweetcorn
£17.00

Pan seared beef fillet mignon with wasabi salad, red onion, potatoes, rocket and Wirral watercress
£16.50

Baked fillet of Peterhead hake with Shetland mussels, smoked anchovy and parsley crust,
vadouvan sauce, romanesco & purple potatoes
£19.50

(V) Charred slow-cooked fennel with vegan feta cheese,
pomegranate molasses, herb bulgur wheat, chickpeas,
sesame wilted Swiss chard, saffron beetroot and autumn leaves
£13.50

Sides

Pink fir potatoes with chive & horseradish crème fraiche & cauliflower purée
£5.50

Dessert

(V,Vg) Textures and flavours of Valrhona ‘Manjari’ chocolate,
clementine & Cherry
£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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