The Gardeners Arms - Cotswold Village Pub and Restaurant

16th Century country pub & restaurant in the heart of the Cotswolds near Cheltenham

NEW! New Bar Snack menu available now, from £2.99.   REMINDER! Menus now updated regularly on the website.   See the What's On page for all our events & promotions, and the Events page for info, photos & videos from some of our past events!
Beckford Road
Alderton
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8NL
directions

01242 620257

  1. Menu
  2. Lighter Meals
  3. Bar Snacks
  4. Childrens Menu
  5. Function Buffet Menu
Menu
Fresh Fish and Seasonal Specials change very regularly
See blackboard in the pub or call us for details
Starters  
Home-made Chicken Liver & Game Pâté
Served with toast & a fruit chutney
£4.95
Golden Whitebait
Breaded and served with a tinge of spice, served with lemon & tartare sauce
£4.50
BBQ spare ribs
Succulent pork ribs, slow-cooked & marinated in BBQ sauce
£5.95
Pan-fried, Garlic, Chilli & Lime Mushrooms [v]
Served on garlic toast
£4.95
Garlic Baguette [v] £2.75
Homemade Soup [v]
Served with a roll & butter – a meal to comfort & nourish the soul !
£3.65


Traditional Favourites  
Gardeners Bad Boy Burger
A ¼ lb homemade burger with chicken breast, cheese, bacon & onion rings all in one roll! Served with chunky chips and salad garnish
£10.95
Locally-sourced English Steaks
5oz Rump Steak/ 8oz Sirloin Steak/ 10oz Rump Steak

Cooked to your liking & served with thick cut chips, tomato, salad garnish & mushrooms
(Our steaks are locally sourced & extra matured for quality)

Every Tuesday & Wednesday buy a 2nd steak meal for only £1.00
(applies to lowest price steak)
£8.95 / £13.95 / £13.95
Gardeners Homemade Steak & Ale Pie
Succulent pieces of prime beef slow-cooked in Doombar ale, full to the brim with a short crust pastry lid, with a choice of potatoes and vegetables.
£11.95
Cajun Chicken breast with grilled bacon
On a crisp seasonal bed of salad leaves with sweet peppers, tomatoes, new potatoes and served with a yoghurt & mint dressing
£10.95
Fresh Lambs Liver & bacon
Served on a bed of creamy mash with sautéed onions, red wine and ale gravy, garnished with carrot crisps & served with vegetables.
£11.95
8oz Minted Lamb Steak
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables & a mint gravy
£14.95
Classic Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Served in a Curry, Chilli or Beer flavoured batter with minted peas, chips & tartare sauce
£8.95


Desserts  
Treacle Tart
Home-made thick & sweet treacle tart served with creamy custard
£4.25
Lemon Sponge Pudding
Zesty lemon on a hot moist sponge served with creamy custard
£4.50
Rich Christmas Pudding
Served with traditional brandy custard
£4.50
Passion Fruit Sorbet [v]
A sharp passion fruit flavour and fat free!
1, 2 or 3 scoops £2.95/3.95/4.95
Baileys Irish Torte
This rich, creamy torte is designed to tantilise the taste buds
£4.95
Bennetts of Worcester Homemade Ice Cream
Choose from: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Rum & Raisin, Toffee Ripple

**all made with fresh milk and natural colours & flavouring**
1, 2 or 3 scoops
£2.15/3.25/3.99

 

Lighter Meals
All £6.99

Available Monday to Saturday
Mains
Home cooked Curry of the Day
Served on basmati rice with a garlic naan
Trio of Pork & Leek Sausages & mash
Handmade by our local butcher, served on creamy mash with onion gravy & peas
Roast of the Day
With roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, fresh vegetables & thick gravy
Homemade Chilli Con Carne
HOT Chilli served on rice with crsipy tortilla chips and fresh chillies to garnish
Classic Ham, Egg & Chips
Hand carved gammon ham, served with free range eggs, thick chips & peas
Home-made Burger
A Quarter Pound burger served with bacon & chilli relish in a bap with chunky chips

 

Bar Snacks
Main Meals  
Basket of Chips £1.50
Filled wholemeal Baps
Served with salad & coleslaw

- Hand carved Gammon Ham & mustard
- Grated Cheddar Cheese & chutney [v]
-Chicken & cranberry
£4.50
3 Bean Casserole [v]
Served with rice or mash
£6.50
Home-made Beef Lasagne
Served with chips or salad
£6.50
Home-made Spicy Chicken Tikka Massala
Served with rice or chips
Add a garlic Naan for just £1.00

THURSDAY - IS CURRY & GLASS NIGHT FOR £6.99
£6.50
Home-made Chilli Con Carne
Served with rice or chips
£6.50
All day Breakfast
Pork & leek sausage, egg, bacon, beans & chips

ADD EXTRA SAUSAGE, BACON OR EGG FOR JUST 60P
£5.95
Home-made 4oz Beefburger
In a wholemeal roll with chilli dressing

add Cheese or Chilli con Carne for just £1.50

MONDAY - IS BURGER & BOTTLE NIGHT FOR £6.50
£5.95
Hand Battered Fish & Chips
in a basket

ON FRIDAYS - BUY 2 FISH & CHIPS FOR £9.99
£5.99
1/4 Grilled Chicken
in a basket

Add a BBQ or HOT Chilli sauce for 50p
£4.59
Deep-fried golden wholetail Scampi
basket meal
£4.99
2 locally made pork & leek sausages
in basket
£2.99

 

Childrens Menu
Main Course £4.25 ~ 2 course £5.25 ~ 2 course & drink £5.95

Drink choice: glass of pepsi, squash or apple/orange juice

Many other menu dishes can be served as small portions, or split for children to share - just ask us when ordering
Main Meals  
Jacket Potato [v]
served with cheese
Spaghetti Bolognaise
served with garlic bread
Beefburger
with chunky chips, beans or peas & sweetcorn
Small Roast Beef, Pork, Chicken or Lamb (available only on Sundays)
served with roast potatoes, yorkshire, gravy & vegetables
Toad in the Hole
Sausage in small yorkshire with gravy, sweetcorn & peas
Cod & Salmon Fishcake
Served with chunky chips & peas or beans (or on a bed of salad)
Grilled Chicken Breast OR Battered Chicken Nuggets
Served with chunky chips, beans or peas & sweetcorn


Desserts  
Bennetts of Worcester Icecream
Choose from: Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla or Toffee Ripple
Gardenbocker Glory!
2 scoops of Icecream, chocolate brownie [contains nuts], cream, chocolate & toffee sauce in a sundae glass with sprinkles
£1.00 extra

 

See pictures and information on our Function facilities
For larger parties we can customise to a budget rather than per head.
There are normally at least two Vegetarian Dishes available in these menus, just ask us if you would like more.

Function Buffet Menu
BRONZE - £7.95pp (8 items from Cold)

SILVER - £9.95pp (10 items from Cold & Salad)

GOLD - £13.95pp (12 items from any, inc 2 Hot & 2 Dessert)

PLATINUM - £19.95pp (15 items inc 2 Hot & 2 Dessert PLUS the Extra Dishes)
Hot Dishes
Mini Fish and Chips served in a paper cone
Fish Pie topped with Creamy Mash
Beef Bourginon and Rice
Cottage Pie
Hot Chilli and Rice
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Caponata
Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice
Malasian Chicken (mild) with Pineapple
Lamb Tagine and Rice
Slow-Roasted Lemon & Thyme Chicken pieces with New Potatoes
Homemade Lasagne


Cold Dishes
Gala Pie
Feta Cheese and Black Olive Pasta Salad
Hot New Potatoes with a Herb Butter
Chunky Chips
Mini Cornish Pasties
Spicy Chicken Wings
Vegetarian Pizza Slices
Chicken Satay sticks
Filled mini Yorkshire Puddings
Hog Rolls with Sage & Apple or Beef & Horseradish
Gardeners Paté with Flatbread
Seasonal Quiches/Flans
Cold Sliced Meat Platter with Mixed Sauces
Selection of Breads


Salads
Rice and Peanut Salad
Red Coleslaw with Fresh Parsley
Pasta & Herb Salad with a Honey and Mustard Dressing
Couscous Salad with Roasted Vegetables
Waldorf Salad
(Pineapple, Apple, Celery, Sultana & Walnuts)
Tomato & Red Onion Salad with Balsamic Dressing
New Potato Salad with a Chive Mayonnaise


Desserts
Deep-Filled Apple Pie and Custard
Homemade Trifle
Tarte au Citron
Seasonal Fruit Salad
Chocolate Fudge Cake and Cream
Fruit Bowl
British Cheese Platter with Grapes, Celery and Biscuits
(£1 supplement)
Profiteroles with a Toffee Sauce
Fruit Crumble and Custard
Fresh Strawberries and Cream
(seasonal)


Extra Dishes
Whole Cold Dressed Salmon
Roast Rib of Pink Beef and Horseraddish

 

 

Please note
Menus can change frequently and whilst we endeavour to keep our website up-to-date there may be slight variations.
All menu items are subject to availability and prices subject to change.
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