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

Head Chef Karol 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 Summer tipple on your next visit.

Sunday's in Shaftesbury

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
Sunday Menu
Wine List
Spritz Menu

Small Plates

Pea, Fennel & Chilli Soup

Wild garlic salsa verde, campagrain bread
545 kcal

  • £6.75
Laverstock Park Mozarella & Tomato Salad

278 kcal

  • £9.50
Dorset Potted Crab

Multi-seeded crispbread, house pickles
239 kcal

  • £11.50
Chicken Liver Pate

Rhubarb & cherry jam, ale sourdough
543 kcal

  • £9.00
Pork, Apple & Rhubarb Scotch Egg

Beer mustard mayonnaise, watercress
580 kcal

  • £7.25
Courgette & Mint Tart

Rainbow radish & pickled cucumber salad
(vg) / 398 kcal

  • £8.00
Devilled Whitebait

Tartare sauce, charred lemon
609 kcal

  • £8.25

Sandwiches & Light Bites

All sandwiches come with with a choice of malted or white bloomer

Cider Battered Fish Finger

Iceberg & tartar sauce
953 kcal

  • £9.50
Chicken & Smoked Bacon

Mayonnaise
/ 972 kcal

  • £9.00
Mature Nantwich Cheddar

Ale & red onion chutney
780 kcal

  • £8.50
Roast Angus Rump Beef

horseradish
502 Kcal

  • £10.00
Vegan Feta & Heritage Tomatoes

pickled shallots, rocket, gremolata
529 kcal

  • £8.50
Devon Crab Rarebit

poached egg, rocket, pickled samphire
680 kcal

  • £11.00
Treacle Ham

Burford eggs, chunky chips & watercress
/ 749 kcal

  • £14.75
Add to your Sandwich
  • Chips - £4.50
  • Vegetable Crisps - £4.00
  • Mug of Soup - £3.50

Mains

Breaded Somerset Chicken Escalope

Fried Burford egg, chips, fennel & radish salad
/1410 kcal

  • £19.00
Cider Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas, curry sauce & burnt lemon
(gf) / 1018 Kcal

  • £17.50
Dairy Cattle Beef Burger

Cornish Cheddar, watercress mayo, lettuce. tomato, red onion & Young's ale chutney, bun & fries
/1254 kcal

  • £16.50
  • Plant Option Available £16.50
Smoked Haddock & Brown Crab Mornay Bake

Pangritata, pickled fennel, radish, pea & rocket salad
/ 780 kcal

  • £17.75
Somerset Chicken, Leek & Ham Hock Pie

mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli, peas & red wine gravy
/1364 kcal

  • £19.25
Chalk Stream Trout

Cornish potatoes, heritage sun-dried tomatoes, olives, hard-boiled egg, nicoise salad
/ 716 kcal

  • £18.00
Courgette, Asparagus & Pea Risotto

Wild garlic salsa verde
(vg) / 898 kcal

  • £17.00
Pork, Apple & Leek Sausages

Cornish new potatoes, spring greens, red wine gravy & crispy onions
/ 1109 kcal

  • £16.50
8oz Bavette Steak

chunky chips, onion rings & pink peppercorn sauce
/ 1773 kcal

  • £22.50

Sides

Heritage Tomato, Basil & Shallot Salad

189 kcal

  • £6.00
Davidstow Mac & Cheese

garlic & parsley crumb
817 kcal

  • £7.00
Maple Roasted Carrots

Toasted almonds
306 kcal

  • £6.00
Fries or Chips

562 Kcal

  • £4.50
Pork, Apple & Rhubarb Pigs in Duvets

962 kcal

  • £6.00
Tenderstem Broccoli

Wild garlic salsa verde
/291 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%

Nibbles for the table

Ideal for 2 people

Grazing Platter

Sourdough bread, mixed olives, vegetable crisps, beetroot hummus, crudites & butter
/709 kcal

  • £13.00

Small Plates

Pea, Fennel & Chilli Soup

Wild garlic salsa verde, campagrain bread
545 kcal

  • £6.75
Laverstock Park Mozarella & Tomato Salad

278 kcal

  • £9.50
Dorset Potted Crab

Multi-seeded crispbread, house pickles
239 kcal

  • £11.50
Chicken Liver Pate

Rhubarb & cherry jam, ale sourdough
543 kcal

  • £9.00
Pork, Apple & Rhubarb Scotch Egg

Beer mustard mayonnaise, watercress
580 kcal

  • £7.25
Courgette & Mint Tart

Rainbow radish & pickled cucumber salad
(vg) / 398 kcal

  • £8.00
Devilled Whitebait

Tartare sauce, charred lemon
609 kcal

  • £8.25

Sharers

Ploughman's Board

Pork, apple & rhubarb scotch egg, sausage roll, smoked ham, Davidstow Cornish cheddar, onion chutney, beer mustard mayo, pickles, watercress & bread
/1912 kcal

  • £26.50
Baked Honey Truffle Camembert

Sourdough, quince jelly, celery, apple & beer mustard mayo
/872 kcal

  • £20.25

Mains

Breaded Somerset Chicken Escalope

Fried Burford egg, chips, fennel & radish salad
/1410 kcal

  • £19.00
Cider Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas, curry sauce & burnt lemon
(gf) / 1018 Kcal

  • £17.50
Dairy Cattle Beef Burger

Cornish Cheddar, watercress mayo, lettuce. tomato, red onion & Young's ale chutney, bun & fries
/1254 kcal

  • £16.50
  • Plant Option Available £16.50
Smoked Haddock & Brown Crab Mornay Bake

Pangritata, pickled fennel, radish, pea & rocket salad
/ 780 kcal

  • £17.75
Somerset Chicken, Leek & Ham Hock Pie

mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli, peas & red wine gravy
/1364 kcal

  • £19.25
8oz Bavette Steak

chunky chips, onion rings & pink peppercorn sauce
/ 1773 kcal

  • £22.50
Chalk Stream Trout

Cornish potatoes, heritage tomatoes, olives, hard-boiled egg, nicoise salad
/ 716 kcal

  • £18.00
Courgette, Asparagus & Pea Risotto

Wild garlic salsa verde
(vg) / 898 kcal

  • £17.00
Pork, Apple & Leek Sausages

Cornish new potatoes, spring greens, red wine gravy & crispy onions
/ 1109 kcal

  • £16.50

Sides

Heritage Tomato, Basil & Shallot Salad

189 kcal

  • £6.00
Davidstow Mac & Cheese

garlic & parsley crumb
817 kcal

  • £7.00
Maple Roasted Carrots

Toasted almonds
306 kcal

  • £6.00
Fries or Chips

562 Kcal

  • £4.50
Pork, Apple & Rhubarb Pigs in Duvets

962 kcal

  • £6.00
Tenderstem Broccoli

Wild garlic salsa verde
/291 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

Lemon Tart

Clotted cream & poached oranges
/508 kcal

  • £8.00
Chocolate Brownie

Golden raisins, hazelnut & vanilla ice cream
/477 kcal

  • £7.25
Sticky Toffee Pudding

Salted caramel, honeycomb
/763 kcal

  • £7.50
Bramley Apple & Rhubarb Oat Crumble

Lemon thyme custard
/405 kcal

  • £7.25
Vegan Elderflower Eton Mess

Meringue, strawberries
(vg) /582 kcal

  • £7.25
Affogato

/ 122 kcal

  • £6.00
Cheeseboard

Blue Stilton, Bigod Brie, Nantwich Cheddar
/863 kcal

  • £13.00
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%

Children's Mains

Mini Cheeseburger & Fries

/502 kcal

  • £8.00
Beetroot Hummus & Crudites

/342 kcal

  • £5.50
Shropshire Chicken Salad

286 kcal

  • £7.00
Plant Burger & Fries

303 kcal

  • £8.00
Fish & Chips

649 kcal

  • £8.00
Macaroni Cheese

407 kcal

  • £7.00
Ham, Egg & Chips

344 kcal

  • £7.50

Sunday Roasts

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

Roast Beef

483 kcal

  • £9.75
Roast Pork Belly

573 kcal

  • £9.25
Roast Chicken

519 kcal

  • £8.75

Puddings

Sticky Toffee Pudding,

304 kcal

  • £4.50
Chocolate Brownie

vanilla ice cream
426 kcal

  • £4.50
Scoop of Jude's Ice Cream

Choose from vanilla, chocolate or salted caramel
81 kcal

  • £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.
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%

Nibbles for the table

Ideal for 2 people

Grazing Platter

Sourdough bread, mixed olives, vegetable crisps, beetroot hummus, crudites & butter
/709 kcal

  • £13.00

Small Plates

Pea, Fennel & Chilli Soup

Salsa verde, campagrain bread
545 kcal

  • £6.75
Laverstock Park Mozarella & Tomato Salad

278 kcal

  • £9.50
Dorset Potted Crab

Multi-seeded crispbread, house pickles
239 kcal

  • £11.50
Chicken Liver Pate

Rhubarb & cherry jam, ale sourdough
543 kcal

  • £9.00
Pork, Apple & Rhubarb Scotch Egg

Beer mustard mayonnaise, watercress
580 kcal

  • £7.25
Courgette & Mint Tart

Rainbow radish & pickled fennel salad
(vg) / 398 kcal

  • £8.00
Devilled Whitebait

Tartare sauce, charred lemon
609 kcal

  • £8.25

Sunday Roasts

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

21 Day Aged Rump

/ 1056 kcal

  • £21.25
West Country Chicken

/ 1518 kcal

  • £19.50
Dingley Dell Pork Belly

/ 1082 kcal

  • £19.75
Courgette & Smoked Chilli Tart

(vg) / 1147 kcal

  • £16.50
Trio of Roasts

Rump of Beef, Dingley Dell Pork Belly & West Country Chicken

  • £28.00

Sunday Sides

Truffle Cauliflower Cheese

/ 148 kcal

  • £6.50
Maple Glazed Parsnips

/ 328 kcal

  • £5.25
Bacon & Chestnut Stuffing

/ 380 kcal

  • £5.50
Pigs in Duvet

/ 962 kcal

  • £6.00
Maple Roasted Carrots

Toasted almonds
/ 306 kcal

  • £6.00

Mains

Breaded Somerset Chicken Escalope

Fried Burford egg, chips, fennel & radish salad
/1410 kcal

  • £19.00
Cider Battered Haddock

triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas, curry sauce & burnt lemon
(gf) / 1018 Kcal

  • £17.50
Dairy Cattle Beef Burger

Cornish Cheddar, watercress mayo, lettuce. tomato, red onion & Young's ale chutney, bun & fries
/1254 kcal

  • £16.50
  • Plant Option Available £16.50
Smoked Haddock & Brown Crab Mornay Bake

Pangritata, pickled fennel, radish, pea & rocket salad
/ 780 kcal

  • £17.75
8oz Bavette Steak

chunky chips, onion rings & pink peppercorn sauce
/ 1773 kcal

  • £22.50
Chalk Stream Trout

Cornish potatoes, heritage sun-dried tomatoes, olives, hard-boiled egg, nicoise salad
/ 716 kcal

  • £18.00
Courgette, Asparagus & Pea Risotto

Wild garlic salsa verde
(vg) / 898 kcal

  • £17.00
Pork, Apple & Leek Sausages

Cornish new potatoes, spring greens, red wine gravy & crispy onions
/ 1109 kcal

  • £16.50

Sides

Heritage Tomato, Basil & Shallot Salad

189 kcal

  • £6.00
Davidstow Mac & Cheese

garlic & parsley crumb
817 kcal

  • £7.00
Maple Roasted Carrots

Toasted almonds
306 kcal

  • £6.00
Fries or Chips

562 Kcal

  • £4.50
Tenderstem Broccoli

Wild garlic butter
/291 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%

Fruity and Floral

Bramble G&T

Hendrick's Gin, Blackberry, Elderflower. Tonic

  • £11.50
Passionfruit Kiss

Sipsmith Sipping Vodka, Passoa, Passionfruit, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £10.75

Fresh & Light

Hugo Spritz

Plymouth Gin, Elderflower, Prosecco, Soda

  • £9.50
Allora Limone Spritz

Allora Aperitivo Al Limone, Soda

  • £10.25
Elderflower Elixir

Edinburgh Gin, Elderflower Liqueur, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £8.25
Citrus Grove

Malfy Gin Con Limone, Allora Aperitivo Al Limone, Lemonade

  • £9.25

Herbaceous & Citrus

English Garden G&T

Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Elderflower, Tonic

  • £11.50
Jameson Ginger & Lime

Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lime, Ginger Ale

  • £12.50
Mojito Spritz

Havana Club 3 Anos Rum, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £10.75
Aperol Spritz

Prosecco, Aperol, Soda

  • £9.75
Margarita Spritz

Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £11.00
Amalfi Spritz 0.0%

Lyre's Italian Spritz 0.0%, Mediterranean Tonic. 75 Kcal

  • £8.25
All spritz serves contain 50ml measures, excluding Aperol Spritz, Hugo Spritz, Allora Limone Spritz & Elderflower Elixir.
Please inform a member of the team if you have any allergies or intolerances before you order your drinks.

Summer Packages

If you are looking to make the most of the summer and dine outdoors, our summer packages are ideal for larger gatherings.

From our day boat fry to our traditional ploughman’s sharer, (perfect for sharing between six people), we’ve got you covered. And why not treat yourself to a magnum of rosé? We’ll have it chilling on ice for your arrival.

Rally the Squad

Proper Bar Snacks

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

To The Bar

Summer of Spritz

Take a break from the heat and cool off with a Spritz, these drinks are sure to hit the spot or channel those Amalfi vibes with a sunshiny summer classic the Aperol Spritz. It’s definitely spritz o’clock somewhere.

Time to Spritz

Watch the Euros

We’re ready and raring to host you for a hotly anticipated summer of football. Let us take care of your day and book a table at your favourite local (that’s us) to watch the UEFA EURO 2024™ in Shaftesbury.

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