In the light of our continued success in the Taste of the West Awards we are hosting a weekend of menus showcasing the best food that Dorset can offer.

Dorset has a wealth of fabulous food, from our rolling farm land we produce amazing meat and game, incredible fish and sea food from the beautiful Jurassic Coast and have producers of fine cheeses. Dorset can produce all that you need. With Head Chef Sebastian Paulinyi we have selected the best food that our county can offer.

Both Beer and Wine from Dorset will be on sale over the weekend

Dorset producers are among the countries finest so come along and celebrate with us our 10 year association with The Taste of the West Awards On

Friday 19^th, Saturday 20^th and Sunday 21^st November

Taste of the west awards – Gold in 2006, 2007, 2009 and silver in 2010

Speak to a member of staff for further details or to reserve a table

 TASTE OF DORSET

STARTERS

SEA FOOD TRIO ~ £9.95

 Tian of Brockhill crab bound in homemade mayonnaise

Home smoked Dorset trout with horseradish cream

    Pan seared Portland scallop sat on a pea puree

GAME TASTER ~ £8.25

Home smoked loin of venison with creamed beetroot

Pan seared wood pigeon breast on caramelised shallots & a port reduction

Dorset “scotch” bantam egg with wild boar sausage & plum chutney

  VEGETARIAN DELIGHTS ~ £7.95

 Garlic Dorset down mushrooms

Blue Vinny Bavarois

Mini garden vegetable pie

MAIN COURSE

FISH SOURCED FROM POOLE ~ £17.95

Pan fried wild sea bass, wilted spinach, white wine velouté & crushed new potatoes   

GAME FROM THE TARRANT VALLEY ~ £15.95

Pan roasted pheasant breast with confit leg, braised red cabbage, château potatoes & a cider jus  

MANOR FARM ‘TARRANT GUNVILLE’ LAMB ~ £18.95 

Herb crusted rack of lamb with roasted garlic & rosemary new potatoes & a port & redcurrant sauce

CRIB HOUSE FARM ‘STURMINSTER NEWTON’ PORK ~ £15.95

Chef’s special confit belly pork, crackling, champ mash & a grain mustard cream

HOME FARM ‘TARRANT GUNVILLE’ BEEF ~ £17.95

Famous mini Langton arms steak pie with a medallion of fillet and horseradish mash

HOME GROWN VEGETARIAN DISH ~ £12.95

Homemade butternut squash ravioli in a Dorset cheese, thyme & garlic sauce & smoked cherry tomatoes

BLANDFORD FORUM TURKEY ~ £13.95

Citrus crumbed turkey Escalopes, with Hand cut Chips, lemon wedge & dressed salad

 A SELECTION OF HOME & LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES WILL BE SERVED TO YOUR TABLE.

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK IF THERE’S ANY DIETARY REQUIREMENT.

Finalists in The Pub Food Awards 2000

Winner of Meat Pub of the year 2000

Winner of waiter of the year 2000

Finalist in Accommodation pub of the year 2000

Our guest accommodation has been awarded 4 star rating since 2000

Proprietor Barbara Cossins received Highly Commended Business Women of the Year 2001  

Finalist for free house of the year 2003

AA Dining rosette 2005 – 2009

Taste of the west awards – Gold in 2006, 2007, 2009 and silver in 2010

 West country Gastro pub of the year 2008 in the Great British Pub Awards

In my 18 years at the Langton Arms I have always been a staunch supporter of all things local; local produce, local suppliers, local B&B’s and hotels, and even some of the villagers. When you are in business in a small community like the Tarrant Valley it is really important that we support one another, especially in these trying financial times.

Marlene and Rodney Belbin at Home Farm Shop supplies us with the beef for our steak pies, sirloin steaks and roasting joints, and as well the faggots for our Traditional Fair Menu. In the past, James has also sold them beef animals from our own herd, when the cattle at Home Farm is not ready for slaughter.

Sarah Worrell at Launceston Farm too supplies Marlene with some amazing suckler beef, as well as running a lovely Farm House B&B. We often have her guests in for dinner and will always recommend her for overnight stays if we are fully booked. 

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After last year’s success we are again running The Times Fine Dinning Promotion, through October & November. Collect your tokens for the offer: 2 courses for £15.00 or 3 for £20.00.

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Our Christmas menu’s are out and bookings are starting to come in. Don’t forget our skittle alley is in the function room. Skittles are always great fun so what better way to have fun with friends or colleagues after dinner. You could always challenge the boss!

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Our Head Chef Seb is currently working on a tasting menu for November, using lots of local game. Partridge will be featuring on the menu in the next few days as the season has just started.

We are now harvesting butternut squash; kale and cabbage from our vegetable patch, with leeks and turnips to follow. We are also working our way through apples and pears from the garden and wonderful wild blackberries from the farm hedgerows.

 FARMING NEWS…As I mentioned last time, harvest was a struggle at the beginning with all the rain, but all was not lost, the crops were gathered in and the corn prices got better. We are still waiting on a clear T.B. test on the cows so that we can sell and move cattle again.

The staff can’t wait to move in to their purpose built accommodation, no excuses for being late to work though!

Work has also begun on our vegetable patch. As many of you know last year we quite successfully managed to supply our own vegetables & salad from the garden and we’re hoping it will be just as productive this year.