River Exe Cafe

Starters

• Smoked Haddock and Devon Clam Chowder*

  In a Cornish cream & fish broth with smoked paprika. Served with sourdough

  • As a Starter£ 10,95
  • As a Main£ 18,95

• Brixham Scallops£ 14,00

  Roasted in garlic, with a coral butter in white port served with a parmesan crumb

• Deep Fried Baby Squid£ 9,50

  Served with sweet chilli sauce & lemon wedge

• Smoked Chicken Terrine£ 11,95

  Apple wood smoked free range chicken served on a celeriac remoulade with a spiced fennel ketchup and sourdough crisp

• Shell on Prawns

  Served with a saffron and turmeric aioli & lemon wedge

  • 1/2 Pint of Prawns£ 9,50
  • Pint of Prawns£ 14,50

• Sautéed Devon Mushroom Bruschetta*£ 8,95

  Award winning Forest Fungi wild mushroom selection with spinach, parsley & chives. Served on sourdough toast with truffle oil

• Seafood Deli Board

  Some of our cold favourites, pickled cockles, shell on prawns and fresh crab meat. Paired with hot baby squid & fish skins. Served with samphire, sourdough crisps and a trio of dips; Sweet chilli sauce, aioli & tartar

  • Sharer for 2 People£ 27,50

• Salt Cured Mackerel£ 13,50

  Devon mackerel fillet served with fresh lemon, fennel pickled cucumber & horseradish cream

Mains

• Roasted Plaice Fillets£ 23,95

  Topped with brown shrimp butter, served with braised leeks, tenderstem broccoli and pomme puree

• Whole Brixham Cracked Crab*£ 21,95

  Served with baby new potatoes, steamed samphire, saffron & turmeric aioli & sourdough

• Smoked Tofu Ramen£ 6,95

  With udon noodles, tenderstem broccoli, kale & spinach in a Caribbean coconut curry broth

• Greendale Farm Sirlion of Beef£ 28,95

  Topped with garlic & herb butter, roasted on the vine tomatoes, garlic mushrooms and truffle & parmesan fries

• Vegan Garden Burger£ 14,95

  Served in a toasted bun with baby gem lettuce, beef tomato, caramelised red onion chutney, dressed salad & skin on fries

• Beer Battered Fish & Chips£ 16,50

  Served with chunky chips, minted mushy peas, homemade tartar sauce & lemon wedge

• Greendale Farm Beef Burger£ 15,95

  Served in a toasted brioche bun with baby gem lettuce, beef tomato, homemade River Exe Cafe burger sauce, dressed salad & skin on fries

Sharing Platters for 2

• River Exe Paella Mixta£ 45,00

  Our version includes the best of land and sea. Mixed steamed fish, chorizo, buffalo chicken wings, spinach, crevettes & steamed samphire

• Neptune Platter£ 70,00

  Whole Brixham cracked crab, curried scallop ceviche, pickled cockles, steamed clams & mussels, crevettes, shell on prawns & crab claws, served on a bed of ice. Accompanied with steamed samphire, buttered new potatoes, sourdough & garlic aioli

• Roasted Fisherman's Platter£ 65,00

  Whole roasted fish of the day, moules mariniere, garlic buttered crevettes, oven roasted scallops with coral garlic butter, white port & a parmesan crumb, steamed samphire & buttered potatoes

Lighter Bites

• Sourdough*£ 4,50

  Served with extra virgin olive oil & balsamic glaze

• Marinated Olives£ 4,00

• Pickled Cockles£ 4,00

• Crispy Paprika Fish Skins£ 4,50

  Served with peashoots & lemon wedge

Oyster Menu

This menu is subject to availability (Gluten Free). Award winning Dorset Oysters; Served on a bed of samphire with a selection of accompaniments to try. Tabasco sauce & lemon wedges; Chopped shallots in a red wine vinegar & lemon wedges; Asian style with soy sauce, spring onion & fresh chilli

• Six Oysters£ 21,00

• Twelve Oysters£ 40,00

• Single Oyster£ 3,50

  One accompaniment only

River Exe Cafe Mussel Bar

Starter £9.95 / Main £17.95 served with sourdough. Add skin on fries - £4, Add Truffle & Parmesan fries - £5

• Classic Moules Mariniere*

  Shallots, garlic and herbs in a white wine & Cornish cream sauce

• Scrumpy Cider & Smoked Bacon*

  Smoked back bacon cooked in Ernie Boy's Lyme Bay Cider sauce

• Caribbean Coconut Curry*

  Fragrant curry spices, chilli and ginger, balanced with sweet peppers & coconut milk

• Tomato & Chilli*

  Rich tangy tomato sauce finished with fresh red chillies and parsley

Children's Menu

• Devon Beef Burger£ 8,95

  Greendale farm beef burger served in a brioche bun with River Exe Café burger sauce, dressed salad & skin on fries

• Fish & Chips£ 8,95

  Fresh fish of the day, beer battered served with chunky chips and minted mushy peas

• Seafood Paella£ 12,50

  with steamed fish, chorizo, mussels and clams

Sides

• Buttered New Potatoes£ 4,50

• Mixed Leaf Salad£ 4,00

• Tenderstem Broccoli£ 5,00

• Truffle and Parmesan Fries£ 5,00

• Skin on Fries£ 4,00

• Steamed Samphire£ 4,00

• Fancy a Dip?£ 2,00

  Choose from, aioli, tartar, curry, sweet chilli sauce, REC burger sauce or Asian (soy sauce, spring onion & chilli)

Desserts

• Vanilla Cheesecake£ 8,50

  Served with homemade honeycomb & fresh summer berries

• Salted Caramel Brownie£ 8,50

  Served with Kelly's Cornish vanilla ice cream and fresh summer berries

• River Exe Eton Mess£ 8,50

  Served with Chantilly cream and berry compote

• Cheeseboard£ 13,50

  Quickes mature cheddar & goats cheese, Cornish Blue & Brie. Served with Otter Vale chutney, quince jelly, grapes and cracker selection

• Affogato£ 4,50

  Espresso shot 'drowned' in vanilla ice cream

• Child's Sundae£ 5,95

  Kelly's Cornish vanilla ice cream, homemade honeycomb, chunks of brownie and berries

• Baboo Ice Cream Pot£ 3,50

  Please ask a member of the crew for todays flavours

• Cornish Limongino£ 3,95

  A nod to an Italian classic made with small batch Cornish lemon gin, fresh lemon zest, juice and sugar (50ml)

• Late Harvest Moscatel Limari£ 3,95

  Aromas of white flowers and quince lead into a palate of apricot, peach and dried fig