Lettuce & Lovage Café
The Cafe at Great Bow Wharf, Langport reopens its Doors
Lettuce & Lovage from Bristol have been successful in taking on the lease at Great Bow Wharf in Langport which reopened its doors with Christmas cheer and a fabulous menu in early December. It’s very fitting that this city-based catering company should move out to the countryside, closer to the source of their ingredients as the core team met and worked together at Quartier Vert and Bordeaux Quay restaurants in Bristol, each pioneering organic, locally sourced and seasonal food.
Lettuce & Lovage are now placed in the heart of the Somerset levels where they can be in constant contact with their suppliers, most of whom are within fifteen minutes of the wharf. This means that the chefs can choose their vegetables from the fields in which they are grown and it’s their preference to use farmers that are herbicide and pesticide-free thus maintaining their foodie philosophy.
The new chef at the Wharf is Davide Branciamore from Cardiff, he has a great appreciation for fresh, honest, unpretentious food and in the past, through a combined love of travel and gastronomy has picked up a far flung repertoire of dishes from around the world.
This team are true foodies, living for food, drink and hospitality. They make great use of what’s in season from nettles and wild garlic in spring and early summer to foraged mushrooms from secret locations in the autumn.
Their wide-ranging experience from a family run Sicilian trattoria in Australia to an AA rosette awarded restaurant in Shropshire, exclusive corporate hospitality at the Wimbledon championships to a 5* hotel in New Zealand, along with the wealth of knowledge picked up from working in some of the West Country’s best known restaurants will surely put Lettuce & Lovage at the Wharf on the West Country gastro map.
“We’re so excited to be here”, says Jo Trendall, owner of Lettuce and Lovage. “Once the Christmas festivities are over, we looking forward to putting on special evenings for regional cookery experiences with guest chefs and would love to hear ideas from the local community.” Lettuce & Lovage at the Wharf are taking bookings now for Christmas.
Weekday Breakfast Tues to Friday - 8.30am - 12 noon (also available to take away)
- Selection of freshly baked pastries
- Home made sweet and savoury muffins
- Selection of breads to toast served with a choice of Jam, Home made Seville orange marmalade, marmite, very local honey and farmhouse butter
- Home made Granola with milk or natural yoghurt and local honey
- Bacon sarnie
Weekend Brunch Sat & Sun - 9.30am - 12 noon *Add a Bloody Mary for £3
- Free range Eggs Benedict
- Free range Eggs Florentine (v)
- Bacon & Free range eggs 'any style' served on toast
- Polenta, roast tomato, spinach & mushrooms
- House baked beans on toast
- Full English breakfast
Sunday Roast 12 noon - 4pm (sample menu)
- Roast Somerset Beef with Yorkshire pudding
- Slow roasted Pork belly with spiced apple sauce
- Home made courgette, mint & pea pie
All served with roast potatoes and local, seasonal veg.
Lunch/Dinner (lunch: Tues - Fri 12 noon - 3pm, DInner: Fri & Sat 6pm - 9.30pm)
Small plates & salads
- Soup of the day served with a chunk of fresh bread and farmhouse butter (v)
- 'Mozzarella en carozza' with warm beetroot and spinach salad
- Smoked mackarel & horseradish pate served with toasted farmhouse bread
- Chicory, Pear and Stilton salad with cranberry dressing (v)
Breads & Sarnies (available during the day and to take away)
- Breads with olive oil and dukkah (rolled nuts and seeds) (v)
- Pork meatballs, beetroot & apple slaw, salad leaves
- Smoked salmon, dill dressing & cucumber
- Bacon, Somerset brie & house chutney
Mains
- Braised local Beef in red wine, crisp polenta, sauteed Kale, gremolata
- Chermoula marinated chicken leg, tabouli, pomegranate, lebna
- Sicilian Fish stew with crostini & black olive tapenade
- Orechiette with broccoli, cauliflower, chilli & pine nuts (v)
Dessert
- Spiced cider poached pears with Chantilly cream
- Pecan & bourbon bread & butter pudding
- Affogato with vanilla bean ice cream & Espresso
- Selection of local & English cheeses with home made chutney
Email: wharf@lettucelovage.co.uk
Tel: 01458 254354
www.lettucelovage.co.uk