EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY

The Pearly Cow menu includes sea-fresh seafood, highest-welfare meat, and just-picked plants. Kent’s copious provisions are an endless source of inspiration for our chefs. And with the beach at our feet, the mood is always mellow.

available Friday & Saturday

COCKTAILS

Italian Rhubarb 13
Nardini, rhubarb liqueur, sweet vermouth


Nineteen Twenty 13
Apertivo select, orange juice


Clearly Rogue 13
Boatyard gin, Rebel Rogue vermouth, everleaf marine, apple

 

NIBBLES

Warm Madre sourdough, garlic butter (V) 5
Crispy confit pork bites, soy glaze (GF) 8
Padron peppers (GF, V) 7
Gordal olives 6

 

OYSTERS

Whitstable 5 each
with
Merlot vinegar & shallot (GF) or Ponzu dressing (GF)

Half Dozen 27 | Dozen 50

 

SMALL PLATES

Trio of Tacos (GF) 16
Roasted red pepper, goats cheese, olive
Beef fillet tartare, Dijon mustard
Lobster, apple, fennel

Steak tartare 18
egg yolk,crisps, charred sourdough

Beef cheek croquettes 18
black garlic aioli, parmesan

Prawn cocktail 18
grilled prawns, Marie Rose sauce, Bloody Mary shot

Crispy squid, garlic lemon mayonnaise (GF) 15

Apple and candied beetroot salad 14
goats cheese, toasted seeds (V) 

 

FIRE

All our meats come from Long Croft & Old
and cooked over our open-flamed Robata grill.

340g Ribeye 38 | 280g Sirloin 32 | Flat Iron 26
with peppercorn, wild mushroom, red wine,
chimichurri or Béarnaise sauce, glazed onion,
bone marrow, herb crumb

Grilled lobster tail 32
lemon and herb butter, fries, mixed leaf salad (GF) 

Slow braised short rib 32
creamy mash, red wine jus

Fish of the day
market price

Charcoal grilled half chicken 30
truffle and wild mushroom sauce

Charcoal grilled lion’s mane and tofu skewers 28
sesame seeds, soy glaze (GF, PB)

 

1kg salt-aged Côte de Boeuf
95 for two people
served with peppercorn and Béarnaise sauce,
fries, glazed onion, bone marrow butter (GF)

 

Surf & Turf
95 for two people
Two lobster tails, 280g sirloin,
lemon and herb butter, fries, mixed leaf salad

 

SIDES

Beef fat chips, Dijonnaise, chives 9

Skin on fries (GF, PB) 6

Crispy garlic potatoes, pickled onions, spiced mayonnaise (GF, V) 7

Charcoal roasted broccoli and parmesan (GF, V) 7

Creamed spinach (GF, V) 6

Mixed leaf salad (GF, PB) 6

STEAK NIGHT

Every Thursday

Add padron peppers to start  +5

The Butcher’s Cut
Bavette steak, fries and green salad  18

Add a sauce
Bearnaise peppercorn, chimichurri, red wine or wild mushroom  +2

Add sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream to finish  +5

 

Choose your Cocktail (all with 50% off)
Seaside Martini  7
Sage soirée  7
Honey buzz  6
Brunswick old fashioned  7
Rhubarb jasmine soda (non alcoholic)  4

CLEVER COW

Friday 12 - 3.30pm and 5 - 6pm
Saturday 12 - 3.30pm


SMALL PLATES

Two Tacos (GF)
Roasted red pepper, goats cheese, olive
Beef fillet tartare, Dijon mustard

Beef cheek croquettes, 
black garlic aioli, parmesan

Crispy squid, garlic lemon mayonnaise (GF)

 

MAINS

Flat iron steak (fries +2, sauce +1)

Market fish of the day

Charcoal grilled half chicken 
truffle and wild mushroom sauce

Charcoal grilled lion’s mane and tofu skewers
sesame seeds, soy glaze (GF, PB)

 

SWEETS

Grand Marnier sticky toffee pudding
vanilla ice-cream (V)

Vanilla and mascarpone crème brûlée 
shortbread biscuits (V) 

 

Two courses 28 | Three courses 32

 PEARLY CALVES

2 courses 12 | 3 courses 16

 

 STARTERS

Tomato and cucumber salad (PB)(GF)

Soup of the day with toasted sourdough (V)

Tempura prawns

Garlic bread (V)

 

 MAINS

Fish and chips, crushed peas

Sausage, mash and gravy (gf)

Cheese burger, skin on fries

Roast chicken breast, buttered carrots, new potatoes (gf)

Parmesan and butter penne pasta

 

 SWEET

Jelly and ice cream, honeycomb (gf)

Chocolate brownie and vanilla ice cream (v)

Seasonal fruit salad (gf)(pb)

Selection of ice creams (v)

 SWEETS

Grand Marnier sticky toffee pudding 12
vanilla ice-cream (V)

Vanilla and mascarpone crème brûlée 12
shortbread biscuits (V) 

Tiramisu martini 14
Amaretto, Mr Black, Frangelico, Baileys, cold brew coffee, cream (V)

Local cheeses 14
Kentish cheese, apple and golden raisin chutney, crispbreads (V)

Ice cream and sorbets
3 per scoop

 

Dessert Wines

Recioto Classico
Classic sweet red from Veneto, Italy 75ml 12

Tokaji
Hungarian late harvest sweet white wine 75ml 12

1 course 24 | 2 courses 34 | 3 courses 40

WHILE YOU WAIT

Whitstable Oysters (NGCI)

Merlot vinegar & shallot or Ponzu dressing
5 each | Half Dozen | 27 Dozen 50

Freshly baked bread and salted beef dripping butter 5
Marinated Greek olives 6 (NGCI) (PB)

 

STARTERS

Beef fillet tartare, egg yolk, crisps, charred sourdough

Mushroom parfait, charred sourdough (PB)

Trio of Tacos
Salted cod & crab, preserved lemon, nori mayonnaise
Dill cured salmon, Dijon dressing
Roasted red pepper, goats curd, olive, sweet onion gel (V)

 

ROASTS

Choose between

Roast beef sirloin, horseradish, charred carrot

Corn fed roast chicken, bread sauce, charred carrot

Pork belly, salt baked crackling, apple sauce, charred carrot

Vegetable nut roast (V can be PB upon request), charred carrot

served traditionally with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, seasonal vegetables and gravy

 

DESSERTS

Vanilla and mascarpone crème brûlée, shortbread biscuit (NGCI)

Selection of British cheese, walnut and raisin bread crackers

Apple crumble, with custard or vanilla ice cream (NGCI)

Sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice cream

 START THE DAY

 Tea or coffee from 3.75
Choose from freshly squeezed orange, apple or pink grapefruit juice 4

 

 KICK THINGS OFF

Freshly baked croissants 4
Fresh fruit salad, mini & orange 4
Natural yoghurt, fruit compote, granola & almonds 7
Overnight oats, berry compote, raisins & coconut 6.5

 

 HOT STUFF

‘No.42 Full English’
Smoked treacle cured streaky bacon, Cumberland sausage, pit beans, black pudding, slow roast tomatoes, field mushroom, a choice of fried or poached eggs 16

 

Eggs Benedict toasted muffin, Hollandaise, roast ham, poached eggs 15

Eggs Royale toasted muffin, Hollandaise, salmon, poached eggs 15

Eggs Florentine toasted muffin, Hollandaise, spinach, poached eggs 14

Avocado, chilli, lime & coriander, poached eggs, served on toasted sourdough 13

Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, crème fraiche, chive, toasted sourdough 15.5

French toast, berry compote, maple syrup, crème fraiche 10

Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel 12

Avocado, roast tomato and poached egg bagel 10

 

25 PER PERSON

Choose any individually priced items from the menu or tuck into the full GuestHouse experience for 25

 

Breakfast is served
8:00 am - 10:30 am Mon - Sun

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The best comeback to our menus - the glorious Beef Fat Chips
Three Sundays until the New Year!

Sunday Roast pork belly, the crunchiest salt baked crackling, apple sauce and charred carrot

Served traditionally with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, seasonal vegetables and gravy
Padron peppers, steak and fries, polished off with tiramisu? 

Now that sounds like a Thursday evening to get on board with. Steak, salad and fries for £18 every Thursday!
Sea you this evening for more steak night 🔥🥩
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