The
Stables Cafe

Relaxed Family Environment
Breakfast, Light Lunches and Afternoon Tea

Due to local and seasonal produce- our actual menus on the day, may differ from those shown

Winter Brunch Sharing

The Winter Brunch
Sharing platters for the Table


Available 09.30 – 12.00

Adults £15      Children £7.50

The Farmer 

Local Sussex free range fried eggs, the famous Richard Bates Chelwood Gate sausages, smoked back bacon, black pudding, hash browns, baked beans, tomatoes and mushrooms with garlic and herb butter, toast

(vegan sausages available upon request) 

The Victorian

Warm baguette, selection of local Sussex cheeses, hams, hard boiled eggs, potted pheasant and Oast Farm chutneys

The Fisherman 

Smoked haddock Kedgeree, hard boiled eggs, smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and toast

The Gardener 

Selection of seasonal fruit, pastries and muffins, Homemade porridge and Sussex honey 

Breakfast Snacks

Winter Breakfast Snacks


Available 09.30 – 12.00

The Breakfast Club Ciabatta
Fried eggs, sausage and smoked back bacon    10.95

Smoked Salmon and scrambled eggs baguette    9.95

Bacon baguette    7
Add sausage 2.50

Sausage Baguette    9

Beans on toast/scrambled eggs on toast    5
Add sausage or bacon 2.50

Light Lunch

Winter Light Lunch Menu


Available 12.00 – 15.00 PM

Hairst Bree (Harvest Broth) otherwise known as ‘Hotch Potch’
A substantial lamb and seasonal vegetable soup with fresh mint served as a traditional farmworker’s meal after harvest with bread and cheese     11.95

Roasted pumpkin soup, warm baguette (Ve)     8.50

Sussex smokie, a traditional Sussex fish recipe with smoked haddock, potatoes and Sussex Charmer cheese     11.95

Roasted Cauliflower Steaks, red pepper, olive and caper salsa, almonds and warm baguette (Ve)     10.50

Welsh Rarebit with Longmans best, Dijon, Worster shire sauce, mixed leaves     9.50
Add bacon 2.50

BLT sandwich, bacon, baby gem tomato and mayo, mixed leaves and crisps 9

Prawn cocktail baguette with baby gem, mixed leaves and crisps 9

Whole baked petit Camembert, roasted garlic bulb, warm baguette (V) 9.95

Bacon, brie and cranberry toasted ciabatta sandwich , mixed leaves and crisps 10.50

Potted pheasant, toasted sourdough, plum chutney 8.50

Turkey, rosemary and melted brie burger, brioche bun, baby gem, tomato, mayo, Cranberry sauce, red cabbage slaw and buttered corn on the cob 14.50

childrens

Mini Butlers Menu for Children


The Picnic lunch box – pick a sandwich (from ham, cheese, cucumber, tomato, jam), Pom bears/quavers, cucumber sticks and frube yoghurt
  8

Macaroni cheese  with garlic bread   8

Baked beans on toast    5
add sausage 2.50

 

Afternoon Tea

Traditional Sussex Afternoon Tea


Sample Menu – please ask at the time of booking for any special requests
Adults 25 Children (under 7) 12.50

Reservations only – 48hrs minimum required

Enjoy the experience of a traditional afternoon tea using our local Sussex produce

Selection of finger sandwiches

Smoked salmon

Cucumber and cream cheese

Egg mayonnaise and watercress

Ham and mascarpone and chives

A seasonal pre-dessert from the chef

Sussex rhubarb fool

The Butler’s Pantry Scones and Cakes

Scones with Sussex strawberry jam and clotted cream

Chocolate brownie

Carrot cake

Lemon and almond shortbread

Sparkling Wine 150ml glass

Bluebell Vineyard sparkling wine  £POA

Non-Alcoholic

Sparkling Tea, Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company  £POA

Kent and Sussex Tea Company Selction

Classic Selection

Earl Grey – Earl Grey is a type of Flavoured Tea that needs no introduction. It usually consists of the finest quality China Black Tea with delicious, citrusy bergamot oil.

 

Darjeeling First Flush – Darjeeling First Flush Tea is so special, so extraordinarily unique, that it deserves a section of its own. This is a type of Indian Black Tea considered the crème de la crème among connoisseurs. Such is its popularity, indeed its allure, that people the world over flock to buy First Flush Darjeeling Tea as soon as it becomes available, year after year.

 

Assam Leaf Tea Flowery Orange Pekoe – Assam Tea originates from the vibrant and fertile valleys of Assam in northeast India. It stands out as a distinguished form of black tea. This tea is esteemed for its robust, full-bodied flavor. It has a distinctive malty essence and a rich amber hue. It truly tantalises the senses.

 

Lapsang Souchong – This is a Smoked Black Tea from China. Its unique characteristics are the product of workers drying the leaves over pinewood fires. The practise dates back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), a time of great upheaval in the country when bandits roamed freely.

According to legend, a group of farmers, harassed by marauders, decided to hastily ready their Tea crop by smoking it before heading off to market.

They expected little from their endeavours, believing that they had ruined their produce. What they had done, in fact, was to create the first type of Black Tea by pure accident. Its popularity spread soon after – or so the tale goes.

 

English Breakfast – Traditionalists insist on English Breakfast should be a split between Ceylon Tea and Assam Tea. We offer a Flowery Orange Pekoe and Ceylon mix version of English Breakfast Tea

 

 Scented Tea Selection

Lavender tea

Rooibos – Rooibos Tea (also known as Redbush) is a South African Herbal Tea. It grows exclusively in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape Province.

Peppermint green tea

Lemon ginger and turmeric

Chamomile flowers tea

 

Flowering teas – 1 flower per person

Flowering Tea (also known as Flower Tea, Treasure Tea and Blooming Flower Tea) is a carefully handmade creation. It is the product of dried flowers placed within a delicate layer of sewn Green or White Tea.  Workers typically roll them into ball-shapes, which, when placed in hot water, unfold while showing the striking flower within. The sight alone is enough to marvel at- and then there’s the great taste.

Jasmine Lily Tea Flower

Red Flower burst Tea Flower

 

Ayurveda teas

An estimated 80% of rural communities in India practice Ayurveda and, as a result, brew Ayurvedic Tea. The idea is to balance the three “doshas,” which are energies in the body that make up every individual. There are three such doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each one, according to Ayurveda, has a different function in the body, providing spiritual harmony when balanced.

Ayurvada balance tea PITTA

Ayurvada stimulating tea KAPHA

Ayurvada anti-strain tea VATA

 

 

Allergen Information – Please speak to a member of staff if you have any allergies or dietary requirements.