Crown & Anchor

Pub · Restaurant · Bar

Food & Drink

Seasonal, British, generous.

Menus

Ham, Wiltshire · North Wessex Downs

Traditional British cooking, with a twist

We back British farmers and award-winning artisan producers, and cook with the finest seasonal ingredients, often from just down the lane. Booking is recommended, especially at weekends and for Sunday lunch, when the roast comes with all the trimmings.
Drinks, then food

The menus

Sunday roast beef with a towering Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese and red cabbage to share, with red wine
DrinksBeer & ciderWineCocktails & soft
FoodÀ la carteSunday lunchPub classicsPuddings

Drinks · 01

Beer & cider

A Free House, with a range of real ales, a selection of artisan lagers and scrumptious ciders.

Cask ales

Pints, or halves if you're driving

  • Ramsbury Gold

    Golden ale, Ramsbury, Wiltshire · 4.5%

    £5.60

  • Butts Traditional

    Copper bitter, Great Shefford, Berkshire · 4.0%

    £5.40

  • Wadworth 6X

    Malty, mellow and very Wiltshire, Devizes · 4.1%

    £5.40

  • Guest ale

    Changes every few weeks; ask at the bar

    £5.60

Lager, stout & cider

  • Lost & Grounded Keller Pils

    Unfiltered pilsner, Bristol · 4.8%

    £6.50

  • Guinness

    Dublin · 4.2%

    £6.20

  • Ashton Press

    Medium-dry cider, Somerset · 4.5%

    £5.80

  • Lucky Saint

    Unfiltered lager · 0.5%

    £4.80

Drinks · 02

Wine

The wine list is chosen to go with the food: affordable and accessible, from the major wine-growing regions, with a focus on classic varietals and blends from wonderful vineyards.

Sparkling

125ml glass · bottle

  • Prosecco Superiore

    Valdobbiadene, Italy

    £8.50 · £39

  • Hattingley Valley Classic Reserve

    Hampshire, England

    £12 · £62

  • Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée

    Champagne, France

    £78

White

175ml glass · bottle

  • Picpoul de Pinet

    Languedoc, France

    £7.50 · £30

  • Sauvignon Blanc

    Marlborough, New Zealand

    £9 · £36

  • Albariño

    Rías Baixas, Spain

    £9.50 · £38

  • Chablis

    Burgundy, France

    £46

Rosé

175ml glass · bottle

  • Côtes de Provence

    Provence, France

    £9 · £36

Red

175ml glass · bottle

  • Côtes du Rhône

    Rhône, France

    £7.50 · £30

  • Rioja Crianza

    Rioja, Spain

    £9 · £36

  • Malbec

    Mendoza, Argentina

    £9.50 · £38

  • Pinot Noir

    Central Otago, New Zealand

    £52

Drinks · 03

Cocktails & soft

Cocktails

  • Crown & Anchor Bloody Mary

    Vodka, spiced tomato, celery salt, horseradish; by the glass or the jug

    £11.00

  • Whisky sour

    Bourbon, lemon, egg white, Angostura, dried orange

    £11.50

  • Raspberry spritz

    Aperitivo, prosecco, soda, fresh raspberries, orange

    £10.50

  • Martini

    Gin or vodka, very cold; olive or twist

    £12.00

  • Negroni

    Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, orange

    £11.00

  • Espresso martini

    Vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh espresso

    £11.50

Soft & low

  • Elderflower & cucumber cooler

    Belvoir elderflower, cucumber, mint, soda

    £5.50

  • Cawston Press apple

    Pressed apple juice

    £3.80

  • Fentimans

    Ginger beer, rose lemonade or tonic

    £3.80
A martini in a coupe glass on a polished wooden table, a marble solitaire board beside it

Food · 01

À la carte

Wednesday to Saturday, lunch and supper

We update our menus regularly, and with the seasons some dishes change. We are more than happy to look after dietary requirements. Just let the team know.

Nibbles

  • Homemade sourdough focaccia

    Olive oil, dukkha

    £5.50

  • Crown & Anchor marinated Gordal olives

    £5.00

  • Buttermere pheasant charcuterie

    Cornichons

    £8.50

  • Homemade pork crackling

    Apple sauce

    £6.00

  • Salt cod croquettes

    Lemon aioli

    £9.00

  • Merguez sausage

    Pesto & yoghurt dip

    £8.50

Starters

  • Teriyaki salmon tartare

    Pickled pear & chilli, sesame wafer

    £11.00

  • Beef carpaccio

    Balsamic onions, Parmesan

    £11.00

  • Duck liver parfait

    Spicy rhubarb jam, toasted brioche

    £12.00

  • Red onion & goats’ cheese tartlet

    Pickled walnut, herb salad

    £11.00

Mains

  • Pan-roasted Cornish cod

    Crushed new potatoes, mussels, marinière sauce

    £30.00

  • Pork chop

    Choucroute, white bean cassoulet, sage

    £30.00

  • Caramelised cauliflower risotto

    Truffled florets, port reduction

    £23.00

  • 8oz flat iron steak

    Braised English onion, mushroom duxelles, fries. Add peppercorn sauce or Café de Paris butter, £2.50

    £30.00

Sides

£5.50 each

  • Fries

    Garlic mayonnaise

  • Heritage carrots

    Pistachio emulsion

  • Bitter leaf salad

    Mustard dressing

  • Spring greens

  • Creamed cavolo nero

À la carte (PDF)

Please speak to our team about allergens. An optional service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill.

Food · 02

Sunday lunch

Sundays, 12 noon to 3pm

Nibbles

  • Crown & Anchor marinated Gordal olives

    £5.00

  • Homemade sourdough focaccia

    Olive oil, dukkha

    £5.50

  • Buttermere pheasant charcuterie

    Cornichons

    £8.50

  • Homemade pork crackling

    Apple sauce

    £6.00

  • Grilled sardines

    Montpellier butter

    £7.50

Roasts & mains

All roasts come with beef-fat roast potatoes, Vichy carrots, seasonal greens, swede & carrot purée and Yorkshire pudding.

  • Roasted beef rump cap

    £29.00

  • Fennel-salted pork belly

    £26.00

  • Nut roast

    £23.00

  • Market fish

    New Forest brown chanterelles, mash, chicken butter sauce

    £30.00

Sides to share

Each serves two, £6.50

  • Extra roast potatoes

  • Cauliflower cheese

    Pangrattato

  • Sticky red cabbage

Puddings

  • Blackberry & apple crumble

    Clotted cream

    £9.00

  • Sticky toffee pudding

    Brandy snap, vanilla ice cream

    £10.00

  • Barkham Blue, quince & walnut tart

    Treacle bread

    £12.00

  • Classic vanilla affogato

    Stollen bites

    £6.50
Sunday lunch (PDF)

Please speak to our team about allergens. An optional service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill.

Food · 03

Pub classics

At the bar and in the dining rooms

Nibbles

  • Crispy potato skins

    Sweet chilli mayonnaise

    £6.50

Mains

  • Beer-battered fish & chips

    Crushed peas, tartare sauce

    £18.50

  • Traditional cottage pie

    Buttered greens

    £16.50

Pudding

  • Sticky toffee pudding

    Brandy snap, vanilla ice cream

    £10.00
Pub classics (PDF)

Please speak to our team about allergens. An optional service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill.

Food · 04

Puddings

Every service

Puddings

  • Barkham Blue, quince & walnut tart

    Treacle bread

    £14.00

  • ‘After Eight’ choux bun

    £12.00

  • Tipsy cake

    Spiced custard, vanilla ice cream

    £12.00

  • Brandy-poached prune & frangipane tart

    Armagnac ice cream

    £11.50

  • Classic vanilla affogato

    Almond stollen bites

    £6.50

  • Homemade ice creams & sorbets

    Per scoop

    £2.50

Teas & coffees

Teapigs teas: English breakfast, Earl Grey, peppermint, super fruit, chamomile, green, fresh mint

  • Espresso

    Single or double

    £2.50 · £2.80

  • Americano

    £3.20

  • Cappuccino, flat white or latte

    £3.50

  • Hot chocolate

    £3.50

  • Teapigs tea

    £2.50

  • Liqueur coffee

    £7.50
Puddings (PDF)

Please speak to our team about allergens. An optional service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill.

The long dining room, candles lit along tables of green velvet chairs and a striped banquette
Wooden picnic tables on the front terrace, looking across the lane to the village green, bicycles leant against the wall

Where to eat

Pull up a chair

Dogs welcome

Four legs by the fire

Dogs are welcome in the bar and on the terrace, with water bowls by the door and a biscuit behind the bar. Muddy boots too.

Seven or more

Bigger tables & the Partridge Room

Online booking is for up to six. For seven or more, call us or send an enquiry and we will set the table. For a room of your own, the Partridge Room seats up to 20.

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A look around

Three savoury tartlets topped with fresh herbs, with grilled toast and a whipped dip
Beer-battered fish and chips with mushy peas, tartare sauce and a charred lemon half
A slice of custard tart with a quenelle of pink sorbet and a glass of dessert wine
Burrata with heritage tomatoes and red onion, a glass of white wine and a second plate across the table
Pink-roasted meat with red cabbage, greens and a potato fondant, with a glass of red wine
Meat searing over leaping flames on a cast-iron grill in the kitchen
A martini in a coupe glass on a polished wooden table, a marble solitaire board beside it
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A bedroom above the pub

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