Eat at The Boathouse
We offer a great selection of pub classics producing honest, British pub food from our Winter menu with seasonal daily specials. With scenic views over the River Dee, there’s nowhere better to tuck into our tasty homemade pub food and seasonal dishes.
Home baked ham & eggs
Bucket of breaded chicken pieces with ketchup
Cheesy pizza baguette
Grilled beef burger with Cheddar melt
Battered fish goujons
Grilled pork sausages
All served with skinny fries or mashed potatoes & baked beans or garden peas. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for 1.00
Cheese salad with crunchy apple, celery sticks & mixed leaves
All children’s main meals come with two scoops of complimentary ice cream for dessert
Choose from vanilla, chocolate or strawberry
BREAKFAST
Sausage and bacon butties with HP sauce or ketchup (Vegetarian sausage available)
SOUP & SANDWICHES
Today's freshly prepared homemade soup with thick cut chips & a selection of sandwiches served with tea & coffee
HOT & COLD BUFFET
Homemade beef lasagne
JW Lees beer battered fish, chips & mushy peas
Vegetarian lasagne (v)
Butchers board:
Selection of cold roast meat & pâté with pickles
Lancashire hotpot & pickles
Chicken curry, rice & condiments
Meat & potato pie with red cabbage
Cheese & onion pie (v)
Sausage, mash & onion gravy
Chilli con carne with rice
LIGHT LUNCH
Selection of sandwiches with dressed salad leaves: (roast beef, home baked ham, egg mayonnaise (v), crumbly Lancashire cheese & chutney (v), tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise)
Sausage rolls & HP sauce
Mini potato skins filled with bacon and Cheddar rarebit
Sundried tomato quiche (v)
Sage roasted chicken drumsticks with stuffing
(roast beef, home baked ham, egg mayonnaise (v), crumbly Lancashire cheese & chutney (v), tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise)
PICK & MIX
Sausage rolls & HP sauce
Chicken tandoori bites with mint yoghurt
JW Lees ale battered fish goujons
Mini potato skins filled with bacon and Cheddar rarebit
Quiche Lorraine
Selection of samosas
Crispy crumb garlic mushrooms & aioli (v)
Baked goat’s cheese crumpets (v)
Sun blush tomato & basil quiche (v)
Beetroot falafel & chilli jam (v)
Hot & spicy breaded prawns & Marie Rose dip
Pork pie & piccalilli
Homemade cheese & onion pie (v)
LUNCH BUFFET
Selection of sandwiches: (smoked salmon & cucumber, prawns & Marie Rose sauce, roast chicken, roast beef, home baked ham, crumbly Lancashire cheese & chutney (v), egg mayonnaise & watercress (v), tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise)
Chipolatas in honey & mustard glaze
Brie & sun blush tomato quiche (v)
Sage roasted chicken drumsticks with stuffing
JW Lees beer battered fish goujons & tartar sauce
AFTERNOON TEA
Simple sandwiches: (roast beef, home baked ham, egg mayonnaise & watercress (v), crumbly Lancashire cheese & chutney (v), tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise)
Baked scones with preserves & clotted cream
PUDDINGS
Fresh fruit platter
Chocolate fudge cake
Sticky toffee pudding & toffee sauce
Vanilla cheesecake
Hot apple pie & custard
Seasonal fruit crumble & custard
EVENTS & PARTY PRICES BREAKFAST: £4.25 per guest HOT & COLD BUFFET: £13.00 per guest LIGHT LUNCH: £9.50 per guest PICK & MIX: 4 or 5 nibbles £8.00 / £10.00 per guest LUNCH BUFFET: £13.00 AFTERNOON TEA: £10.50 per guest PUDDINGS: £5.50 per guest Add tea & freshly ground coffee to any buffet for only £1.25 per guest
STARTERS & SNACKS
Olives & houmous
with warm organic breads, balsamic, olive oil & butter (V)
Freshly prepared homemade soup
with warm bread & butter (V/GFA)
A jar of chicken liver pâté
with tomato chutney & toast
Classic prawn cocktail
with Marie Rose sauce, brown bread & butter and a lemon wedge (GFA)
Freshly baked sausage roll
with HP sauce
Salt & pepper squid
with chilli dipping sauce & grilled lime
Griddled harissa chicken skewers
with sour cream & chive dip
Our famous messy chips
with BBQ pulled beef brisket & topped with three cheese melt (GFA)
Creamy button mushroom & Stilton bake
with herb crumb (V/GFA)
SHARERS
Box baked Camembert
with apple, celery, walnuts & rosemary bread (V/GFA)
John Willie's Picnic Board
Selection of cured meats with olives, houmous, sausage roll, rosemary flat bread & butter
Drayman's Board
Griddled harissa chicken skewers, salt & pepper squid & messy chips with sour cream & chive dip and chilli relish
PUB CLASSICS
John Willie’s beer-battered fish & chips
with mushy peas & tartar sauce (GFA)
Northern upgrade
Add curry sauce, bread & butter
Deep fried halloumi
in crispy batter with thick cut chips, mushy peas & tartar sauce (V/GFA)
Slow roast pork belly
with crispy crackling, creamy mashed potato, buttered seasonal greens, apple compote & cider gravy
Scampi in a basket
Wholetail scampi with thick cut chips, garden peas, lemon wedge & tartar sauce
Sizzling Chicken Tikka Masala
with rice or chips, or half & half, served with naan bread & mango chutney (GFA)
Chicken in a basket
Red Tractor farm-assured half roast chicken with skinny fries, homemade coleslaw & BBQ sauce (GFA)
Baked smoked haddock fillet
with spinach, creamy mashed potato, soft poached egg & cheese sauce (GFA)
Aromatic Thai vegetable curry
with a creamy coconut sauce, served with rice & chilli jam (VG)
Grilled minted lamb rump
with sautéed potatoes, buttered seasonal greens & rosemary gravy
Grilled 8oz Sirloin steak
served with thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato, grilled mushroom & tomato (GFA)
10oz gammon steak
served with a fried egg or pineapple, thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato, grilled mushroom & tomato (GFA)
A bit on the side
Surf your turf... Peeled prawns in garlic
& herb butter (GFA) 3.95
Homemade JW Lees beer battered onion rings 2.75
Creamy peppercorn sauce 1.50
Upgrade your fries to sweet potato fries (GFA) 1.00
PASTA & SALADS
Seasonal garden salad
New potatoes, garden peas, avocado, radish, cherry tomatoes, soft boiled egg & mixed green leaves. With your choice of house salad dressing: Olive oil & balsamic, Caesar dressing, honey & mustard or blue cheese dressing (V/GFA)
Add one of the following:
Hot sautéed garlic prawns (GFA)
Griddled herby chicken breast (GFA)
Hot chilli beef (GFA)
Tuna & olives (GFA)
Griddled halloumi (V/GFA)
Spaghetti carbonara
topped with shaved Grana Padano & served with garlic focaccia
Homemade British beef lasagne
served with garlic focaccia
Pea & shallot ravioli
with spinach, pine nuts & olive oil (VG)
BURGERS & HOT SANDWICHES
Served with skinny fries & coleslaw
Upgrade your fries to sweet potato fries for 1.00
Our beef burgers are made using fresh British beef & our own special seasoning, and are served on a toasted bap
Brewery Tower Burger
Beef patty, pulled beef brisket, dry cured bacon, dill pickle, chilli jam, lettuce, tomato & Cheddar melt
Grilled beef burger
Two beef patties served with lettuce, sliced tomato & dill pickle
Breaded chicken breast
with lettuce, tomato, chilli jam and sour cream & chives
Baked Brie & avocado baguette
with roasted red peppers, chilli jam, lettuce & tomato (V)
Hot minute steak baguette
with onion rings & a pot of our award-winning JW Lees brewery relish
Chicken BLT
Triple decker toastie with griddled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise (GFA)
Greengate Stack
Veggie burger with dill pickle, lettuce, tomato and sour cream & chives (V)
Extra toppings
All 95p
Dry cured streaky bacon, Cheddar cheese,
Stilton, fried egg
PIES
All served with thick cut chips or jacket potato & your choice of peas or baked beans
Slow braised steak & Manchester Pale Ale pie
served with JW Lees ale gravy
Our legendary three cheese & onion pie
served with creamy Cheddar & chive sauce (V)
or JW Lees ale gravy
Tender chicken, ham hock & baby onion pudding
served with JW Lees ale gravy
SIDES
Thick cut chips / Skinny fries (GFA)
Sweet potato fries (GFA)
Halloumi fries (GFA)
with sweet chilli dipping sauce
House salad
with your choice of dressing (GFA)
JW Lees beer-battered onion rings
Creamy peppercorn sauce
Garlic & herb focaccia
Garlic & herb focaccia with cheese
Buttered seasonal greens (GFA)
(GFA) GLUTEN FREE ALTERNATIVE (AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) / (V)SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS / (VG) SUITABLE FOR VEGANS All prices shown are GBP. All our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, gluten and other allergens are present (fish may contain bones). If you suffer from a food related allergy, please inform a team member before you order. Full allergen information is available on request. We are happy to serve many of our dishes as half portions for younger adults, or please ask to see our children’s menu.
PUDDINGS
Warm chocolate brownie
with dark chocolate sauce & Cheshire Farm vanilla ice cream (GFA)
Homemade apple crumble
with custard or Cheshire Farm vanilla ice cream
Lemon bruleé cheesecake
with strawberries & cream
Peach Melba
Preserved peaches with raspberry sauce, raspberry sorbet, whipped cream and shortbread crumb (GFA)
The Manchester Bee
Lemon, honey & thyme posset, served with shortbread (GFA)
Chocolate fudge sundae
Vanilla ice cream, warm chocolate fudge cake, toffee sauce, marshmallows & whipped cream
Cheese & biscuits
Cheddar, Camembert & creamy Stilton with chutney, apple, celery & biscuits
Selection of Cheshire Farm’s award-winning ice creams
Choose from vanilla, honeycomb, salted caramel, mint choc chip, strawberries & cream ice cream or raspberry sorbet (GFA)
2 scoops / 3 scoops
SWEET TREATS
Select a hot drink with our mouth-watering
bite sized puddings for only 5.25
Warm chocolate doughnuts
Mini doughnuts filled with warm hazelnut chocolate
Warm salted caramel waffle
American style waffle topped with salted caramel sauce
Chocolate profiteroles
Choux pastry filled with cream & served with warm chocolate dipping sauce
Baked scones
served with strawberry jam & cream
Trio of treats
Half a waffle, a mini doughnut & 3 profiteroles with chocolate sauce
MAIN COURSE
Choose from:
Roast rump of aged beef & horseradish sauce (GFA)
Honey roast ham & pineapple (GFA)
Chef’s roast of the day (GFA)
Trio of meats for an extra 2.50
Lightly seasoned pea, potato & spinach roast with vegetarian gravy (V)
All our roasts are served with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, creamy mash, a Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Opening Hours
- Monday to Saturday - 7.30am until 11pm
- Sunday - 8am until 10.30pm
Food Service Hours
- Monday to Sunday -8am until 9pm