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  • 23 High Street, 
  • Shaftesbury, 
  • Dorset, 
  • SP7 8JE
01747 853002
Opening Hours:
11am - 11pm
Food Service Times:
12pm - 9pm
Open Today: 11am - 11pm
Proper Pub Food

Our Winter menu does not neglect our British pub classics. With our traditional fish and chips, hearty pub dishes or a proper doorstop sandwich our menus are bursting with flavour, and are sure to have something everyone will love.

Pub Drinks In Shaftesbury

Our bar boasts real ales, craft beer, a large variety of spirits and an extensive wine list. Try your new favourite Winter tipple on your next visit.

Sunday Best

Here at the Mitre we're committed to the perfect Sunday. Sit back and relax with a Bloody Margaret, whilst we prepare you a fine Sunday Roast with all the trimmings.

Dine in Shaftesbury, Dorset

Championing the best of Britain’s produce, our chefs have curated an outstanding array of menus which develop with the seasons.

We’re incredibly proud of our British heritage, and proper pub food. With pub classics at the heart of our menus, we’re known across Shaftesbury and famous for our fish & chips and handmade pies.

With dining offered throughout our pub, and hearty, nostalgic food on the menus, you’ll experience some of the best pub food Shaftesbury has to offer.

Take a peek at our menus below and be sure to book a table for the best seats in the house..

Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Pudding Menu
Children's Menu
Sandwich Menu
Sunday Menu
Cocktail Menu
Wine List

Small Plates

Curried Parsnip Soup

chestnut gremolata, toasted sourdough (455 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Heritage Beetroot

goats curd & radicchio salad (v) (286 Kcal)

  • £8.50
Smoked Mackerel Pate

clementine & chestnut butter, toasted sourdough (723 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Stornoway Black Pudding Sausage Roll,

plum ketchup & watercress (484 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Gressingham Duck Rillettes

cornichons, capers & toasted sourdough (596 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Turkey & Apricot Scotch Egg,

cranberry & sweet chilli dip (430 Kcal)

  • £8.25
Chicory, Pear & Walnut Waldorf Salad

blood orange dressing (vg) (308 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Ox cheek & Blue Cheese Croquette

celeriac remoulade, pickled red onion (335 Kcal)

  • £8.00

Mains

Treacle Ham

Burford eggs, chunky chips & watercress (749 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Young’s Beer Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas & lemon (1018 Kcal)

  • £17.00
Pan Roasted Sea Bream

Cornish new potatoes, rainbow chard, samphire, Champagne beurre blanc (663 Kcal)

  • £21.50
Mitre Beef Burger

cheese, ale onions, iceberg, gherkins, ketchup mayo & fries (1250 Kcal)

  • £16.00
  • Plant Option Available £16.00
Somerset Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pie

mashed potato, cavolo nero & red wine gravy (869 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Venison Ragu Rigatoni

toasted hazelnuts & burnt butter (945 Kcal)

  • £22.50
8oz Bavette Steak

chunky chips, onion rings & pink peppercorn sauce (1016 Kcal)

  • £22.00
Heritage Squash Risotto

crispy sage & chestnut gremolata (vg) (1228 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Venison Sausages & Mash,

braised red cabbage, red wine gravy & crispy onions (755 Kcal)

  • £17.00

Sides

Pear & Rocket & Shropshire Blue Salad

pickled shallots (450 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Truffle Mac & Cheese

(688 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Colcannon Mash

(361 kcal)

  • £5.00
Pigs in Blankets

plum ketchup (549 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Fries or Triple Cooked Chips

(562 Kcal)

  • £4.50
Harrisa Butternut Squash & Carrots

soy & dill yoghurt (370 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
An adult's recommended daily allowance is (2000 Kcal) Please note that some of our dishes are cooked using an oil which is produced
from a genetically modified product.
Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

For The Table

ideal for two people

Sourdough & Olives

vegetable crisps, beetroot hummus, crudites & butter (1117 Kcal)

  • £12.50

Starters

Curried Parsnip Soup

chestnut gremolata, toasted sourdough (455 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Heritage Beetroot

goats curd & radicchio salad (v) (286 Kcal)

  • £8.50
Smoked Mackerel Pate

clementine & chestnut butter, toasted sourdough (723 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Stornoway Black Pudding Sausage Roll,

plum ketchup & watercress (484 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Gressingham Duck Rillettes

cornichons, capers & toasted sourdough (596 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Turkey & Apricot Scotch Egg,

cranberry & sweet chilli dip (430 Kcal)

  • £8.25
Chicory, Pear & Walnut Waldorf Salad

blood orange dressing (vg) (308 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Ox cheek & Blue Cheese Croquette

celeriac remoulade, pickled red onion (335 Kcal)

  • £8.00

Sharers

Winter Ploughman's

scotch egg, sausage roll, treacle glazed ham, Nantwich cheddar, caramelised onion chutney, beer mustard mayo,
pickles & watercress, bread (2274 Kcal)

  • £26.00
Baked Honey Truffle Camembert

beer sourdough, quince membrillo jelly, celery & apple, plum ketchup (872 Kcal)

  • £20.00

Mains

Treacle Ham

Burford eggs, chunky chips & watercress (749 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Young’s Beer Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas & lemon (1018 Kcal)

  • £17.00
Pan Roasted Sea Bream

Cornish new potatoes, rainbow chard, samphire, Champagne beurre blanc (663 Kcal)

  • £21.50
Mitre Beef Burger

cheese, ale onions, iceberg, gherkins, ketchup mayo & fries (1250 Kcal)

  • £16.00
  • Plant Option Available £16.00
Somerset Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pie

mashed potato, cavolo nero & red wine gravy (869 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Venison Ragu Rigatoni

toasted hazelnuts & burnt butter (945 Kcal)

  • £22.50
8oz Bavette Steak

chunky chips, onion rings & pink peppercorn sauce (1016 Kcal)

  • £22.00
Heritage Squash Risotto

crispy sage & chestnut gremolata (vg) (1228 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Venison Sausages & Mash,

braised red cabbage, red wine gravy & crispy onions (755 Kcal)

  • £17.00

Sides

Pear & Rocket & Shropshire Blue Salad

pickled shallots (450 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Truffle Mac & Cheese

(688 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Colcannon Mash

(361 kcal)

  • £5.00
Pigs in Blankets

plum ketchup (549 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Fries or Triple Cooked Chips

(562 Kcal)

  • £4.50
Harrisa Butternut Squash & Carrots

soy & dill yoghurt (370 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
An adult's recommended daily allowance is (2000 Kcal) Please note that some of our dishes are cooked using an oil which is produced
from a genetically modified product.
Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Puddings

Spiced Winter Fruit Bakewell

clotted cream (v) (574 kcal)

  • £7.00
Chocolate Brownie

chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream (477 kcal)

  • £6.50
Sticky Toffee Pudding

salted caramel, honeycomb (624 kcal)

  • £7.00
Christmas Pudding

brandy butter ice cream (v) (495 kcal)

  • £7.50
Apple, Fig & Chestnut Crumble

lemon thyme custard (335 kcal)

  • £7.00
British Cheeseboard

Blue Stilton, Bigod Brie, Nantwich Cheddar (863 kcal)

  • £13.00
Affogato

espresso, vanilla ice cream (122kcal)

  • £4.50
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
An adult's recommended daily allowance is (2000 Kcal) Please note that some of our dishes are cooked using an oil which is produced
from a genetically modified product.
Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Mains

Mitre Burger & Fries

(502 kcal)

  • £7.50
Beetroot Hummus & Crudites

(342 kcal)

  • £5.50
Shropshire Chicken Salad

(286 kcal)

  • £6.50
Plant Burger & Fries

(303 kcal)

  • £7.50
Fish & Chips

(430 kcal)

  • £7.50
Macaroni Cheese

(407 kcal)

  • £6.50

Sunday Roasts

all roasts served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, maple carrots, spring greens, crushed root vegetables, creamed leeks & peas, gravy

Roast Beef

(489 kcal)

  • £9.50
Roast Pork Belly

(578 kcal)

  • £9.00
Roast Turkey

(674 kcal)

  • £9.00

Puddings

Sticky Toffee Pudding,

(304 kcal)

  • £4.50
Chocolate Brownie

vanilla ice cream (416 kcal)

  • £4.50
Scoop of Jude's Ice Cream

Choose from vanilla, chocolate or salted caramel

  • £2.00
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.

Sandwiches

all sandwiches come with a choice of malted or white bloomer

Beer Battered Haddock Goujons

iceberg & tartare sauce sandwich (886 Kcal)

  • £9.50
Shropshire Chicken & Bacon

mayonnaise (837 Kcal)

  • £8.50
Mature Nantwich Cheddar

piccalilli (891 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Roast Angus Rump Beef

horseradish (502 Kcal)

  • £10.00
Heritage Salt Baked Beetroot

pickled shallots, feta, watercress pesto sandwich (vg) (529 Kcal)

  • £8.50
Devon Crab Rarebit

poached egg, rocket, pickled samphire (680 Kcal)

  • £11.00
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
An adult's recommended daily allowance is (2000 Kcal) Please note that some of our dishes are cooked using an oil which is produced
from a genetically modified product.
Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Starters

Curried Parsnip Soup

chestnut gremolata, toasted sourdough (455 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Heritage Beetroot

goats curd & radicchio salad (v) (286 Kcal)

  • £8.50
Smoked Mackerel Pate

clementine & chestnut butter, toasted sourdough (723 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Stornoway Black Pudding Sausage Roll,

plum ketchup & watercress (484 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Gressingham Duck Rillettes

cornichons, capers & toasted sourdough (596 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Turkey & Apricot Scotch Egg,

cranberry & sweet chilli dip (430 Kcal)

  • £8.25
Chicory, Pear & Walnut Waldorf Salad

blood orange dressing (vg) (308 Kcal)

  • £7.25
Ox Cheek & Blue Cheese Croquette

celeriac remoulade, pickled red onion (335 Kcal)

  • £8.00

Sunday Roasts

All served with beef dripping roast potatoes, double egg Yorkshire pudding, crushed root vegetables, roast carrots, braised red cabbage, brussel sprouts, greens & red wine gravy

21 Day Aged Rump Beef

(1056 Kcal)

  • £21.00
Crown of English Turkey

(1126Kcal)

  • £18.00
Dingley Dell Pork Belly

(1082 Kcal)

  • £19.50
Quinoa, Walnut & Cranberry Nut Roast

(vg) (1166 Kcal)

  • £16.00
Trio of Roasts

21 Day Aged Rump Beef, Dingley Dell Pork & English Turkey (1390 Kcal)

  • £27.50

Sunday Sides

Truffle Cauliflower Cheese

(148 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Maple Glazed Parsnips

(328 kcal)

  • £5.00
Bacon & Chestnut Stuffing

(380 Kcal)

  • £5.50
Pigs in Blankets

(549 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Harissa Butternut Squash & Carrots,

soy & dill yoghurt (370 kcal)

  • £6.50

Mains

Treacle Ham

Burford eggs, chunky chips & watercress (749 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Young’s Beer Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas & lemon (1018 Kcal)

  • £17.00
Pan Roasted Sea Bream

Cornish new potatoes, rainbow chard, samphire, Champagne beurre blanc (663 Kcal)

  • £21.50
Mitre Beef Burger

cheese, ale onions, iceberg, gherkins, ketchup mayo & fries (1250 Kcal)

  • £16.00
  • Plant Option Available £16.00
Somerset Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pie

mashed potato, cavolo nero & red wine gravy (869 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Heritage Squash Risotto

crispy sage & chestnut gremolata (vg) (1228 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Venison Sausages & Mash,

braised red cabbage, red wine gravy & crispy onions (755 Kcal)

  • £17.00

Sides

Pear & Rocket & Shropshire Blue Salad

pickled shallots (450 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Truffle Mac & Cheese

(688 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Colcannon Mash

(361 kcal)

  • £5.00
Fries or Triple Cooked Chips

(562 Kcal)

  • £4.50
Please note this is a Sample Menu.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of the team if you have a food allergy or intolerance.
An adult's recommended daily allowance is (2000 Kcal) Please note that some of our dishes are cooked using an oil which is produced
from a genetically modified product.
Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Proper Bar Snacks

You can taste the heart & soul in every bite of a proper traditional British bar snack.

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Festive Dining

Book your space to dine from our 3 course festive feast throughout December, a perfect way to countdown to Christmas Day.

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New Years Eve

Join us for this year’s last hurrah.  As we will be hosting a good old fashioned pub knees up!

 

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