welcome

The picturesque village of Stanton Harcourt dates from around the 9th Century i.e before we invented America.

Much of the original features at the Arms - flagstones, fireplaces, bacon cupboard & force pump are still in situ although the bar layout & restaurant are fairly new, in so far as they have been recently updated/modernised/etc at varying stages during the last hundred years.

The Arms is a grade 2 listed building with a reputation of a having a ghost, but then again what pub these days doesn’t ?!
Now we’re in the 21st Century & we like to think we’ve got a beautiful old building with a cracking menu, service to match, big garden for the summer, plenty of parking & a wonderful selection of wines & traditional beers.

Derek likes to keep a good selection of ales with at least two session beers; Blacksheep & Adnams always on with guest ales (some staying longer than others!) including Brakspear, Hobgoblin, Broadside, Cornish, Ruddles, 6X & many more. Jo looks after the wine side of things with some excellent ‘House’ wines & New World stuff.
Our menus try to encompass all that is good about traditional British cooking but we can’t help throwing in a few dishes and/or ingredients that are obviously international in their origins, so do bear with us, with any slightly misspelled words. We also like to source local produce wherever possible & buy naturally grown foodstuffs where practicable.

find & contact

The Harcourt Arms
Stanton Harcourt
Oxfordshire
OX29 5RJ

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Tel: 01865 881931

Christmas 2007

Lunchtime Party Menu  £16 pp

1st – 22nd December 2007 (ex Suns & Mons)

Freshly made tomato & Basil soup with baked olive oil croutons

Chicken and duck liver parfait with toast and homemade chutney

Lightly grilled goat cheese & red onion marmalade on rocket leaf salad

Smoked salmon, served simply with lemon and dill mayonnaise

Wine poached pear glazed with Oxford Blue ~ with toasted walnuts

Steamed mussels with white wine, thyme, garlic and a dash of cream

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Traditional roast turkey and trimmings~ bacon roll, chipolata, seasoning, roast potatoes, and Cranberry sauce

Belly pork simmered in a Cider, thyme, mushroom and apple sauce with black pudding

Fillet of salmon steak on wilted spinach with saffron butter sauce

Mediterranean chargrilled vegetables on sweet potato cake with rocket and Basil dressing

Slow roast lamb shank in a wine and winter vegetable casserole

Herb marinated chicken supreme on ratatouille with bacon

All main dishes served with vegetables and potatoes as appropriate.

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Christmas pudding ~ served with a dark rum and Demerara sauce

Crème Brulee

Winter berry Pavlova with a cassis syrup

Warm Chocolate fudge pudding with cream

Cheese ~ selection of cheeses with biscuits & celery

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Fresh Filter Coffee £1.50

Evening Party Menu  £22 pp

1st – 22nd December 2007 (ex Suns & Mons)

Freshly made Tomato & Basil soup with baked olive oil croutons
 
Garlic king prawns with baked garlic bread and lemon mayonnaise

Grilled Goat cheese & red onion marmalade on rocket leaf salad

Smoked salmon and prawns with a lime and dill crème fraiche

Game and pork terrine with a redcurrant and orange jelly

Baked avocado glazed with Oxford blue cheese and toasted walnuts

Roasted pepper and Feta cheese tossed with Balsamic dressing and baby spinach leaf

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Grilled rump steak with a wine, Dijon mustard and mushroom sauce

Roast lamb shoulder with apricot and rosemary forcemeat ~ wine pan gravy

Salmon fillet stuffed with cream cheese and prawns ~ butter sauce

Supreme of chicken, marinated, roasted and served with bacon mash and pan gravy

Roasted pepper stuffed with herb risotto ~ served with roast tomato & sage coulis

Roast Pheasant breast with wine, caramelized shallot and pork sausage

Butternut squash and cherry tomato tart set on sweet potato chips ~ carrot & coriander coulis

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Crème Brulee

Winter berry Pavlova with a cassis syrup

Chocolate rum truffle tort topped with crushed Amoreto biscuits

Sticky gingerbread pudding with ginger wine & brandy sauce served warm with cream

Cheeses with biscuits and celery

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Fresh Filter Coffee £1.50

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