Our menu

The Leather Bottle serves traditional British gastropub dishes in a relaxed and welcoming enviroment. Every course is cooked to order by our award-winning chef using quality locally-sourced ingredients. We update the à la carte menu on a bi-monthly basis in order to incorporate the season's freshest ingredients. A range of homemade snacks, including vegetable crisps and chillied nuts, are availabe from behind the bar to be enjoyed with your drink.

A La Carte Menu STARTERS SOUP OF THE DAY Chef's special recipe soup made with the finest ingredients. Served with fresh bread (V) SMOKED SALMON served on brown toast with salad & wholegrain mustard mayonnaise CHICKEN LIVER PATE Chef's pate served with apple, plum and red onion chutney and toast BRIE WEDGES served with cranberry dip PRAWN COCKTAIL served with lemon & brown bread LARGE BATTERED PRAWNS served with sweet chilli dip All £4.95 MAINS SIRLOIN STEAK 10oz 28 day mature Dedham Vale sirloin with hand-cut chips, onion rings and grill garnish £15.95 FISH & CHIPS Hand beer battered fish with peas, hand-cut chips and tartare sauce £9.95 SAUSAGES AND MASH Proctor's handmade sausages served with onion gravy, mashed potato and seasonal vegetables / Vegetarian option £8.50 PIE OF THE DAY Homemade deep short crust pastry filled with succulent meat. Served with creamy mash and seasonal vegetables £8.95 LINGUINE OF THE DAY Served with garlic bread and shaved parmesan (v) £8.95 HOMEMADE CHEESEBURGER Served with chips, a slice of mature cheddar, salad and burger relish / Vegetarian option £7.95 WHOLETAIL SCAMPI Served with chips, peas and tartare sauce £8.95 HORSESHOE GAMMON Served with chips and fried egg £8.95 SIZZLING SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN STIR FRY Chef's special recipe served in sizzling skillet with basmati rice £8.95 CURRY OF THE DAY Chef's own recipe curry served with poppadum and rice. Vegetarian option £8.95 VEGETABLE LASAGNE served with chips, salad & garlic bread £7.95 TRIO OF LAMB CHOP 3 lamb chops served with mustard mash & seasonal vegetables £10.95 SIDE ORDERS HAND CUT CHIPS, ONION RINGS, GARLIC BREAD, BREADED MUSHROOMS OR SEASONAL VEGETABLES All £2.50 DESSERTS CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE served with fresh cream APPLE PIE served with creamy custard CHEESECAKE OF THE DAY served with vanilla ice cream SELECTION OF ICE CREAMS three scoops. Choice of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry LEMON MERINGUE PIE served with fresh cream HOMEMADE PAVLOVA served with fresh cream and fruit VANILLA CRÈME BRULEE served with shortbread biscuit PANCAKE Choice of banana and chocolate ice cream OR Morello cherries with vanilla ice cream All £4.95
Lunch Menu SANDWICHES HAM AND TOMATO BACON AND BRIE TUNA AND SWEETCORN CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUSAGE PRAWN WITH MARIE ROSE SAUCE COOKED MEAT SANDWICH Please ask for today's All served with chips on a choice of brown or white bread or baguette. £4.95 JACKET POTATOES HOMEMADE BEEF CHILLI HOMEMADE VEGETABLE CURRY PRAWN & MARIE ROSE SAUCE CHEESE AND BEANS TUNA MAYO All served with a salad garnish. £5.95 TODAY'S LUNCHTIME SPECIALS SELECTION OF COLD MEATS Served with pickles, olives, French bread, chutney, crisps & salad garnish CHEESE PLOUGHMANS Served with pickles, olives, French bread, chutney, crisps & salad garnish CHEESE AND HAM OMELETTE Served with hand-cut chips and salad garnish CHEESE AND MUSHROOM OMELETTE Served with hand-cut chips and salad garnish All £6.95 BRUNCH SPECIAL: 2 bacon, 1 sausage, 2 eggs, sauté or hash browns, fresh tomato & toast SMALL FISH & CHIPS served with chips, tartare sauce & bread & butter BURGER & CHIPS served with salad & burger relish All £5.95
Sunday Lunch Menu 1 COURSE (PORK OR TURKEY) £10.95 OR (BEEF OR LAMB) £11.95 2 COURSES £14.95 3 COURSES £16.50 MENU CHANGES EVERY WEEK BUT A TYPICAL MENU:- STARTERS HOMEMADE TOMATO & BASIL SOUP SERVED WITH CRUSTY BREAD (V) DEEP FRIED BATTERED KING PRAWNS WITH SALAD GARNISH & SWEET CHILLI DIP BREADED MUSHROOMS SERVED WITH GARLIC MAYONAISSE MAINS ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF, LAMB SHANK, TURKEY CROWN OR PORK LOIN ALL SERVED WITH NEW & ROAST POTATOES, PARSNIPS, HOMEMADE YORKSHIRE PUDDING, YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL DISH OF ASSORTED SEASONAL VEGETABLES & GRAVY BOAT OR VEGETABLE LASAGNE SERVED WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS AS ABOVE CHILDRENS SIZE PORTION OF MAIN MEAL & ICE CREAM £7.99 DESSERTS BANOFFEE PIE SERVED WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM TRADITIONAL BANANA SPLIT (FRESH CREAM, ICE CREAM, FRUIT COCKTAIL & NUTS) FRENCH APPLE TART SERVED WITH CREAMY CUSTARD SPOTTED DICK SERVED WITH CREAMY CUSTARD
Christmas Party Menu STARTERS CRAB & PRAWN CHOWDER WITH HOMEMADE ROLL & BUTTER CHAR-GRILLED HALLOUMI SERVED WITH MANGO & ORANGE MARMALADE GRAVALAUX SALMON SERVED ON A BED OF BABY LEAF & HERB CROUTONS WITH LEMON & CHIVE CREAM SAUCE AND FRESH OLIVE BREAD PAN-FRIED CALVES LIVERS WITH CRISPY PANCETTA ON GARLIC CRUSTINI WITH REDCURRANT JUS MAINS TRADITIONAL TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS 10OZ MARINATED STEAK AMERICANNO COOKED TO YOUR LIKING WITH CREAM OF WHOLEGRAIN MUSTARD SAUCE HOMEMADE RICOTTA, SPINACH & RED PEPPER RAVIOLLI CONFIT OF DUCK WITH ROSTI POTATOES SERVED WITH A RED WINE & CRANBERRY SAUCE THAI STYLE STUFFED WHOLE TROUT WITH "JENGA" CHIPS ALL THE ABOVE SERVED WITH SELECTION OF SEASONAL VEGETABLES DESSERTS FESTIVE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE WITH CHRISTMAS PUDDING ICE CREAM APPLE, SULTANA & CINNAMON STRUDEL WITH CREAMY CUSTARD LEMON TART WITH BERRY COULIS & CREAM SELECTION OF THREE "HADLEYS" ICE CREAMS CHEESEBOARD (SELECTION OF CHEESES, FRUIT & BISCUITS & HOMEMADE CHUTNEY) COFFEE & MINTS £16.99 FOR 2 COURSES & £21.99 FOR 3 COURSES - BOOKING FEE OF £10 PER HEAD FOR PARTIES OF 30 OR MORE ADD £250 TO THE TOTAL BILL & HAVE OUR RESIDENT SINGER "ANDY NOLAN" TO MAKE YOUR EVENING EVEN MORE SPECIAL (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)
Christmas Day Menu Music provided by live painist. ON ARRIVAL BUCKS FIZZ AND CANAPIES ON ARRIVAL STARTERS POACHED PEAR CRUMBLED STILTON AND WALNUT SALAD WITH A RASPBERRY AND GINGER DRESSING QUINELLES OF SALMON PARFAIT WITH A HORSERADISH PUREE & LEMON SCENTED CRUSTINI BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP TOPPED WITH SWEET POTATO CRISPS AND CHILLI OIL DRIZZLE GAME TERRINE WITH A PORT JELLY AND MELBA TOAST PRE DINNER COURSE HOMEMADE SALMON AND RICOTTA RAVIOLLI WITH A SAFRON SAUCE & FRESH BASIL KIR ROYAL SORBET WITH FRESH BERRIES & CHAMPAGNE MAIN EVENT TRADITIONAL ROAST NORFOLK TURKEY WITH CHESTNUT & CRANBERRY STUFFING WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS ROASTED FORERIB OF BEEF WITH A HERBED YORKSHIRE PUDDING TOPPED WITH PORT & STILTON GLAZE ROASTED CHESTNUT, WILD MUSHROOM & FENNEL WELLINGTON SERVED WITH A GARLIC & CHIVE CREAM BABY RACK OF LAMB SERVED WITH A WINTER BROTH OF SHALLOTS, BABY LEEKS, CHANTENAY CARROTS & MINTED JERSEY ROYALS NEARLY FINISHED TRADITIONAL HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH BRANDY CUSTARD WINTER BERRY PAVLOVA WITH FRESH DOUBLE CREAM DARK CHOCOLATE & CONTREAU CHEESECAKE WITH CHRISTMAS PUDDING ICE CREAM CHEESEBOARD (SELECTION OF CHEESES, FRUIT & BISCUITS & HOMEMADE CHUTNEY) THE END COFFEE & MINTS ADULTS £69.99 PER HEAD / CHILDREN £49.99 PER HEAD - BOOKING FEE OF £10 PER HEAD (BALANCE DUE 2 WEEKS BEFORE XMAS)

Real Ales

Black Sheep
A powerfully flavoured pint that packs a punch with rich fruit aromas and a distinctively smooth, bittersweet taste.

Old Speckled Hen
A rich amber colour and superb fruity aromas complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes.

Woodforde's Wherry
Fresh and zesty with crisp floral flavours. A background of sweet malt and a hoppy ‘grapefruit’ bitter finish characterises this champion bitter.

Wadworth 6X
Copper coloured, modestly malty with a hint of red berry fruit - everything a traditional pint should be.

Adnams Broadside
A dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit.

Youngs Best
A refreshing cask ale with a fresh, fruity aroma that leaves a long, satisfying bitter finish.

Wine List

White Wines

Pinot Grigio Vista Collina, Veneto, Italy
Light but fruity Pinot from Veneto. £3.50 £4.95 £12.95

Sauvignon Blanc Aromo, Maule Valley, Chile
Drier and weightier than a lot of Chilean Sauvignons and possessing a very appealing fruitiness.£3.75 £5.25 £14.95

Verdejo Semidulce Pampano, Rueda, Spain
"Wow" wine from Spain which, although medium dry, is so good that any white wine drinker will love it. £3.75 £5.25 £14.95

Rioja Blanco Ruiz de Vinaspre, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Ultra modern white Rioja with no oak used but a massive flavour and mouthfeel that confirms only the best fruit. A star wine in this list. £15.95

Muscadet Sur Lie Domaine du Poirier, Loire, France
Very dry but with such superb mouthfeel from the lees ageing that it actually feels fatter in the mouth. Superb with fish. £17.95

Viognier Chardonnay Winemakers Selection Aromo, Maule Valley, Chile

Rosé Wines

Tempranillo Rosado Viña Main, Madrid, Spain
Fuller in body than one might expect. Quite serious wine! £3.50 £4.95 £12.95

Rosé Aromo, Maule Valley, Chile
A little residual sugar on the finish lifts this beautifully coloured wine in a really attractive way. £14.95

Pinot Grigio Ramato Antigniano, Umbria, Italy
Genuine Ramato Pinot is made by extracting the maximum possible colour from the skins and results in an onionskin colour rather than "pink". Full-bodied and flavoured and beautifully presented. £16.95

Red Wines

Tempranillo Tinto Viña Main, Madrid, Spain
Varietal Tempranillo at a great price. Not too heavy and sure to be a big hit. £3.50 £4.95 £12.95

Shiraz Alpaca, Maule Valley, Chile
All the spice and weight one expects from a Shiraz. Delicious. £3.75 £5.25 £13.50

Merlot Aromo, Maule Valley, Chile
Soft on the approach with a delicious firmness through the palate. A real find and very moreish. £3.75 £5.25 £14.50

Rioja Tinto Ruiz de Viñaspre, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Fresh and unoaked entry Rioja. Bright and zippy. £3.95 £5.50 £15.95

Chateau du Vieux Parc Corbieres, Languedoc-Rousillon, France
Lovely soft red from the South of France. Another great example of French winemakers listening to the drinkers. £17.95

Cabernet Shiraz Winemakers Selection Aromo, Maule Valley, Chile
Almost top of the tree from Aromo, this complex red blend shows just what can be achieved in the Maule valley. £19.95

Sparkling Wines & Champagne

Frizzante Danese, Veneto, Italy
Off-dry and semi sparkling white from the Soave region of Italy. £12.95

Bollicini Rosso Cantina Puianello, Emilia Romagna, Italy
A 5.5% party in a bottle! Deep red, slightly sweet. £2.95 £12.95

House Champagne
Fresh and fruity Champagne in a style everyone can enjoy. £32.50

Opening hours.

Our menu

A La Carte Menu

Lunch Menu

Sunday Lunch Menu