• The Bear Hotel, 
  • 71 Highstreet, 
  • Esher, 
  • Surrey, 
  • KT10 9RQ

01372 469786

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DINING AT THE BEAR

British. Seasonal. Fresh. The Bear boasts a premium dining menu that escapes the ordinary pub experience.

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Our Head Chef Antonio takes pride in presenting and cooking his food to perfection. We produce a seasonal menu that matches our enchanting and historic pub. A premium menu with a twist of elegance and innovation.

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Bear's Full English

smoked back bacon, Cumberland sausage, black pudding, cherry vine tomatoes. chestnut mushrooms, baked beans, hash brown and a free range egg of your choice

  • £9.50
Wye smoked salmon & scrambled eggs on sourdough toast
  • £9.50
Smashed avocado, wild rocket & poached eggs on sourdough toast
  • £8.00
Toasted buttered crumpets

topped with scrambled egg yolk and crispy bacon

  • £7.00
Eggs Florentine (V)

poached free range eggs on a toasted English muffin with sauteed spinach and hollandaise sauce

  • £8.00
Eggs Arnold Bennet omelette

hollandaise sauce

  • £7.50
Homemade cinnamon porridge

seasonal fruit compot

  • £6.50
Bacon or sausage sandwich

tomato or HP sauce

  • £4.50
Eggs your way on toast; fried, scrambled, poached (V)

Add bacon or avocado for £1.00

  • £7.00
Free range egg omelette

with choice of; tomato, ham, Cheddar cheese, mushroom.

  • £7.00
Breakfast included for hotel guests. (v) Suitable for vegetarians. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.

STARTERS

Soup of the Day

served with sourdough bread (v)

  • £6.00
Severn & Wye smoked salmon

with rocket and watercress salad & horseradish creme

  • £9.00
Grilled flatbread (Vg)

with olives, sundried tomato & balsamic olive oil

  • £6.50
Homemade fishcake

with mixed leaves, lemon & tartar sauce

  • £6.50

Sharers

Baked somerset garlic & herb Camembert

toasted sourdough

  • £14.00

Sunday Roast

All served with duck fat roast potatoes, double-egg Yorkshire pudding, honey glazed carrots, parsnips, cavala nero cabbage and gravy
Beef

Mustard glaze roasted striploin of beef, red wine jus

  • £18.00
Lamb

Garlic roasted leg of lamb, rosemary jus

  • £17.00
Chicken

Lemon & Thyme half roasted chicken

  • £18.00
Pork

Roasted pork belly, homemade crackling & apple gravy

  • £16.00
Veggie

Wild mushroom & spinach wellington

  • £16.00
Steak & Ale Pie
  • £17.50
Chicken, ham & leek Pie
  • £17.50
Chef Special

Roasted striploin of beef; lemon, thyme & garlic quarter chicken; lamb

  • £22.00
Add ons;
  • £3.50 Pigs in blankets
  • £3.50 Creamy leeks

MAINS

Bear Burger

cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, homemade cooked chips

  • £15.50
Cajun Chicken Burger

avocado, mayo, lettuce, tomato, soft brioche bun & sweet potato fries

  • £15.00
Sweet potato & chickpea vegan burger (Vg)

with onion, lettuce, tomato, hummus & fries

  • £15.00
Farmhouse butcher's trio of sausages

Cumberland sausages with mash potato and red caramalised onions & gravy

  • £15.50
Pale ale battered cod

chunky chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce

  • £16.50

SIDES

Sussex Charmer cheese and fries
  • £3.50
Pigs in blankets
  • £3.50
Beer battered onion rings
  • £4.00
Creamy Leeks
  • £3.50
Sweet potato fries
  • £4.50
Skinny / chunky chips
  • £3.00
Served 12pm-6pm - subject to availability. Please note, as we use fresh and locally sourced ingredients, you may experience slight variations to dishes. (v) Suitable for vegetarians. (Vg) Suitable for vegans. dishes may contain small bones. If you require further information on ingredients which may cause allergy or intolerance, please speak to your server before you order your meal. If you do have a food allergy, it will be helpful to us if you could inform staff so we can ensure that the dish you select is not at risk of cross contamination by other foods during its preparation and service.

Breakfast and Lunch

Smashed avocado (v)

wild rocket & poached eggs on toasted sourdough

  • £8.00
Smoked salmon

scrambled eggs, watercress on toasted sourdough

  • £9.00
Soup of the Day

with sourdough bread

  • £6.00
Eggs Florentine (v)

sautéed spinach, English muffin, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce

  • £8.00
Eggs Arnold Bennett omelette

hollandaise sauce

  • £7.50
Toasted buttered crumpets

with scrambled egg yolk and crispy bacon

  • £7.00

Sandwiches

Breaded fish goujons

with crisp iceberg and tartar sauce

  • £9.00
Chicken

with stuffing, mustard mayo & tomato

  • £9.00
Veggie Club
  • £7.00
Angus salt beef

with English mustard, gherkins & rocket

  • £8.50
Somerset brie & bacon

with a grape chutney

  • £7.50

Jacket Potatoes

Welsh rarebit
  • £6.50
Smoked haddock & spinach
  • £8.50
Coronation chicken
  • £8.50
Vegetable chilli & vegan cheese
  • £7.50

Mains

Cajun Chicken Burger

avocado, mayo, lettuce, tomato, soft brioche bun, sweet potato fries

  • £15.00
Bear Burger

cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, fries

  • £15.50
Old spot cumberland sausage

with apple mash, roast shallots & gravy

  • £15.50
Sweet potato & chickpea vegan burger (vg)

with onion, lettuce, tomato, hummus and fries

  • £15.00
Pale ale battered cod & chunky chips

mushy peas, lemon wedge, tartare sauce

  • £16.50
Steak & Ale Pie

mash potato, roasted vegetables, savoy cabbage & gravy

  • £16.50
Today's Skipper's Catch & Specials can be found in house

Sides

Sussex Charmer cheese & fries
  • £3.50
Isle of Mull cheddar mac & cheese
  • £3.50
Sweet potato fries
  • £4.50
Beer battered onion rings
  • £4.00
Skinny fries
  • £3.00
(v) Suitable for vegetarians. (Vg) Suitable for vegans. Fish dishes may contain small bones. If you require further information on ingredients which may cause allergy or intolerance, please speak to your server before you order your meal. If you do have a food allergy, it will be helpful to us if you could inform staff so we can ensure that the dish you select is not at risk of cross contamination by other foods during its preparation and service.

STARTERS

Severn & Wye smoked salmon

with rocket & watercress salad, horseradish creme

  • £9.00
Soup of the Day (V)

with sourdough bread

  • £6.00
Hampshire venison, orange & juniper croquettes

with artichoke puree, watercress salad & pickled apple

  • £6.50
Grilled flatbread (Vg)

served with olives, sundried tomato & balsamic olive oil

  • £7.50
Breaded brie (V)

with mixed leave salad & cranberry sauce

  • £6.50
Smoked duck breast

with orange, pomegranate & rocket salad

  • £8.00

Sharers

The Ploughman's

Sussex Charmer, cured ham, scotch egg, sausage roll, chorizo, pickled onions, mustard, sourdough

  • £17.00
Dipper's Board

Sweet potato fries, chips, breaded chicken goujons, pork ribs, beef short rub,, cheesy breadsticks, aioli, sriracha mayo, bbq sauce & beetroot tzatziki

  • £15.00
Baked Somerset garlic & herb Camembert

toasted sourdough

  • £14.00

MAINS

Bear Burger

cheese, ale onion, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles, homemade cooked chips

  • £15.50
Sweet potato & chickpea vegan burger (Vg)

onion, lettuce, tomato, hummus & fries

  • £15.00
Farmhouse butcher's trio of sausages

Cumberland sausages with mash potato, caramelised red onion & gravy

  • £15.50
Pan fried Trout

with pickled cucumber ribbons, tomato salsa & buttered new potatoes

  • £16.50
Pale ale battered cod

chunky chips, mushy peas, lemon wedge, tartare sauce

  • £16.00
Steak & Ale Pie

served with mash potato, roasted vegetables, savoy cabbage & gravy

  • £16.50
Please speak to your serve about today's skipper's catch and any specials on

SIDES

Sweet potato fries
  • £4.50
Sussex Charmer cheese and fries
  • £3.50
Grilled winter roots
  • £5.00
Isle of Mull cheddar mac and cheese
  • £3.50
Beer battered onion rings
  • £4.00
Skinny fries
  • £3.00
(v) Suitable for vegetarians. (Vg) Suitable for vegans. Fish dishes may contain small bones. If you require further information on ingredients which may cause allergy or intolerance, please speak to your server before you order your meal. If you do have a food allergy, it will be helpful to us if you could inform staff so we can ensure that the dish you select is not at risk of cross contamination by other foods during its preparation and service.

Desserts

Bread & Butter Pudding
  • £6.00
Apple crumble

with vanilla custard

  • £6.00
Chocolate orange brownie

with ice cream

  • £6.00
Sticky Toffee Pudding
  • £6.00
A selection of Jude's dairy ice cream & sorbet
  • £6.00
Cheese

crackers, piccalilli and grapes

  • £1.00 for £5, £2.00 for £8 or £3.00 for £10
Espresso Martini
  • £8.50

Hot Drinks

Espresso

single/ double

  • £2.70 / £2.90
Machiato
  • £2.90
Café Americano
  • £2.90
Flat White
  • £3.00
Café Latte
  • £3.00
Soy Latte
  • £3.50
Cappuccino
  • £3.00
Hot Chocolate
  • £3.50
Luxury Hot Chocolate

whipped cream, marshmallows & sprinkles

  • £5.50
Birchalls

English breakfast; Red Berry & Flower; Great Rift Decaf; Earl Grey; Lemon & Ginger; Green; Organic Red Bush

  • £2.75

Liqueur Coffees

Irish

Jameson

  • £8.50
Bailey's

Bailey's

  • £8.50
Brandy

Martell VS

  • £8.50
Espresso Martini

Vodka, Kahlua, espresso

  • £8.50

Port

  • 100ml
  • Bottle
Ruby Port Ferreira
  • £4.40
  • £32.00
Tawny Port 10 Years Old Quinta do Porto Ferreira
  • £5.65
  • £41.00
LBV Port Ferreira
  • £4.95
  • £32.00
Warre's Otima Tawny 10 Year
  • £7.60
  • £37.00

Pudding Wines

  • 125 ml
  • Bottle
Chorus Muscat Moelleus
  • £4.10
  • £24.00
Norton Cosecha Tardia LAte Harvest Chardonnay
  • £4.80
  • £14.00
Chateau Pleytegeat Sauternes
  • £5.85
  • £17.00
Tokaji Late Harvest Cuvee, Sauska
  • £9.75
  • £38.00
(v) Suitable for vegetarians. Please note that some dishes may contain nuts or traces of nuts. All weight stated are uncooked weights
Homemade chicken strips, chips & beans
  • £6.00
Burger with cheese, salad, tomato sauce & mayo

with chips

  • £6.00
Homemade panko Fish fingers & chips with garden peas
  • £6.00
Child sized portion of our roasts are available on Sundays at half the price
Fish dishes may contain small bones. If you require further information on ingredients which may cause allergy or intolerance, please speak to your server before you order your meal. If you do have a food allergy, it will be helpful to us if you could inform staff so we can ensure that the dish you select is not at risk of cross contamination by other foods during its preparation and service.

Sunday Lunch

A beautifully cooked Sunday Roast with a divine selection of joints piled with crispy roast potatoes, bright seasonal vegetables, and lashings of Chef’s delicious gravy. Not to mention the massive yorkshire pud!

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