FOOD & DRINK

We are a traditional 16th Centruy pub serving the very untraditional. We serve Italian Small Plates, some of the best Italian food you’ll find locally. Similar to tapas, we would suggest that you order 2 to 3 dishes each, a bit at a time or lots to share and the dishes will arrive when they’re ready.

Expect to see seasonal Italian & West-country ingredients used, with a minimum of fuss, to make our authentic, occasionally quirky, Italian home-made dishes. All our pasta, bread & sauces are made in house on a daily basis. It also provides an unparalleled experience for those who have dietary requirements with numerous options for vegetarians, vegans & coeliacs. Please click here to see our current menu.

We do do the traditional drinks, pouring classic pub tipples of real ales, lagers, ciders, spirits & soft drinks. However, once again, we take our drinks to a whole new level with over 60 Italian wines by the glass & a huge selection of Italian themed cocktails. Click for our wine list and cocktail list.

'Rapido' Lunch for Two - £15.00pp

We also offer our 'Rapido' lunch for two for £15.00 per person from Tuesday to Friday - this menu shows off our style of food at its best for a quick lunch while still offering unmatched value for money. For a little extra indulgence on the 'Rapido' menu you can add dessert and / or a drink at a much discounted price.

Party of 8 or More

For all parties of 8 or more we require a pre-order at least 3 days before. Our party menus are updated each month and can be found on the right of this page (or below on a smartphone). There is no need for each person to order individually, the head of the party simply needs to pick which one of the three menus they would like, confirm how many people will be eating and let us know of any dietary requirements and we will provide you with all the dishes listed on the chosen menu. The menus are priced at £16.00pp, £19.50pp and £23.00pp with each menu progressively offering more dishes, more variety and more indeulgence - desserts are £5.00 extra for those that want one. On Friday and Saturday evenings only the 2 most indulgent menus are available. A 10% discretionary service charge is added to all parties of 8 or more, which is split between the team who looked after you on the day.

Sunday Lunch

We do open on the occasional Sunday Lunch when Sherborne is hosting the Independent Market and also on Mother's and Father's Day. We offer our Italian Small Plates to start but, for main courses, we offer the traditional roast beef and Yorkshire pud as well as a traditional Italian roast of porchetta - a traditional Italian roast of rolled pork loin & pork belly stuffed with a variety of herbs. There are also always three other main courses and a selection of desserts. Click here to see a Sample Sunday Lunch Menu.

Outside of Normal Service Hours

Outside of our normal lunch and dinner service hours from Tuesday to Saturday, we offer our full array of drinks and a reduced food menu that mainly consisting of the 'Stuzzicare' and 'Pizzette' sections of our menu. This reduced menu is also offered on Sunday evenings when we intend to host a number of events from quizzes, games evenings, music and more. Click here to see the reduced menu.

"We ate as a group and were entranced by the Italian tapas type meal. The wonderfully tasty different course arrived steadily over the meal, providing almost a taster menu without the taster menu price. Staff were lovely and helpful. As well as the wonderful food this is a pub with a good range of beers. Thoroughly recommend."

Tripadvisor - Oct 2018

MENUS

Menu - July 21

'Rapido' Lunch for Two - £15.00pp

Vegan Menu

Sample Sunday Lunch

Reduced Menu - Out of Hours

DRINKS LISTS

Wine List

Cocktail List

PARTY MENUS (8 or more) 

July's party menus are available from the 9th July and run until the 5th August.

The 'Pantani' - £16.00pp

The 'Nibali' - £19.50pp

The 'Coppi' - £23.00pp

August's party menus will be available here from around the 20th July.

The 'Stromboli' - £16.00pp

The 'Etna' - £19.50pp

The 'Vesuvius' - £23.00pp

Further Info - Food & Drink

Dietary Requirements

Suppliers

FAQs

Dietary Requirements

"Love the concept of small sharing plates and every dish delivered. My stand-out was the Dorset lamb with polenta - meltingly flavourful meat with buttery, truffled polenta - a bowl of that on front of the fire would make me very happy. But in fact there was not one dud dish in the ten we ordered. Very impressed and am looking forward to a return visit. Thank you."

Tripadvisor - Feb 2019

FAQs

"Great local ingredients, cooked well with a good selection of choices on the menu. Pleasant service and relaxing atmosphere. A nice treat for my birthday!"

Google - Feb 2019