The Saxon Arms in Stratton near Dorchester in Dorset is a village inn that serves real ale, fine wine and rosette standard pub food

Great food, prepared fresh to order The Saxon Arms prides itself on delivering high-quality pub food at affordable prices, and this philosophy is successfully realised by award-winning head chef Nigel Popperwell, whose serving of great pub classics as well as modern innovative dishes has earned the pub an excellent reputation amongst both critics and the community. Nigel has worked at some of the best establishments in Britain and Europe - including the five-star Westbury Hotel in Mayfair London.

The pub's daily-changing specials of at least eight to twelve main courses often include mixed meat platters, pork medallions and Creedy Farm duck breast. You'll also find fresh, local fish selections of hand dived Portland scallops, king prawns, sea bream, prime English meats, local game and vegetarian dishes, not to mention a comprehensive English cheese board.

A visit to The Saxon Arms is an experience you'll remember, a great example of proper British pub food, fine real ales and traditional hospitality.

Please note that we do not serve fast food - we serve good food as fast as we can!

All meals are cooked to order - please be patient at busy times


Starters & Light Snacks Soup of the Day With Croutons and Crusty Bread - £4.50 Slices of Smoked Salmon Served on Grain Bread with Baby Capers, Lemon and Dorset Leaf - £6.50 Dorset Paté Pork and Chicken paté served with Red Onion Marmalade and toast - £6.00 Dorset Blue Vinney Rarebit Served with warm toast and salad - £5.50 Potted Crayfish Tails With Lemon Mayonnaise - £6.50 Whitebait Deep Fried with Tartare sauce and Salad - £6.00 Duck Spring Roll With deep fried Chinese Cabbage and Plum sauce - £6.50 Salads & Pasta Chargrilled Chicken and Bacon Salad With cherry tomatoes, wild rocket herb, croutons and balsamic dressing £9.95 Hot Strips of Teriyaki Beef Salad With Beanshoots, Watercress and Mixed Leaves - £9.95 Melton Mowbray Pork Pie With homemade Piccalilli, Vine Tomato, Celery and Salad - £9.50 Deli Rolls Slow Roasted Mutton Served in a rustic roll with Caper mayonnase, chips and salad - £7.95 Honey Roasted Ham Served in a rustic roll with Caper mayonnase, chips and salad - £7.95 Jackets All served with salad garnish Large King Edwards served with a choice of fillings - £6.00 Tuna mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, prawn thousand island sauce or chicken curry	fresh baked baguettes & deli rolls Selection of white or granary. Served with mixed leaves Ham - £6.00 Tuna Mayonnaise - £5.50 Blue Vinny or Mature Cheddar with Real Ale Chutney - £6.00 Prawn Thousand Island Sauce - £6.00 Chargrilled Prime Steak with Caramelised Onion - £7.00 Chargrilled Chicken with Cherry Tomato - £6.00 Melted Brie & Italian Ham - £6.50 Ploughmans All individually at £7.00 (mixed choice of two for £8.00). Crusty baguette and butter, pickled onions, celery, Saxon real ale chutney, apple and garnish Dorset Cheeses (Blue Vinney, Mature Cheddar and Brie) - Dorset Paté - Homecooked Ham Dorset Deli Board (2 to share) Air dried Ham, Ford Farm Cheese, Dorset Paté, Smoked Salmon, Dorset Ale Chutney, Blue Vinney Rarebit, Sun Blushed Tomatoes, Piccalilli and Crusty Bread - £12.95 Vegetarian options Chefs Red Onion Tart Tatin with Crumbled Goats Cheese Served with salad and new potatoes or chips - £9.50 Blue Vinney and Butternut Squash Risotto With Rocket and Pumpkin Seed oil - £9.50 Wild Mushroom Tartlet With Rocket Salad and New Potatoes - £9.50 For those with a smaller appetite In full support of Jamie Oliver’s Campaign for healthy and nutritious food for our children we will endeavour to offer smaller portions from our special boards with fresh veg whenever possible. All at £5.95 Lasagne. Ham, Egg & Chips. Cod Goujons served with chips and peas. Steak & Ale Pie served with potatoes and vegetables. Sausage and Mash. Chicken Curry.	British favourites Homemade Steak and Ale Pie Topped with a shortcrust pastry, served with chips or new potatoes and peas - £9.95 Large Fillet of North Sea Cod Coated in our own beer batter served with chips, garden peas and fresh lemon - £9.50 Homemade Saxon Burger Topped with bacon and cheese in a floured bun, served with salad and chips - £9.50 Smoked Haddock & Spring Onion Fishcakes Served with salad, garden peas and lemon mayonnaise - £9.50 Home Cooked Ham, Eggs & Chips Home cooked honey glazed with 2 free range eggs, chips and watercress - £9.50 Sausage and Mash Butchers own sausages, creamy mash, caramelised onion, Yorkshire pudding and gravy - £9.00 Wholetail Breaded Scampi Served with chips, garden peas, fresh lemon and tartare sauce - £9.95 Homemade Chicken Curry (Medium) With Basmati rice, poppadoms, mango chutney - £9.95 Lasagne With mixed salad leaves and Garlic Bread - £9.50 Prime cut 10oz Sirloin Steak (approx uncooked weight) Served with mushrooms, plum tomato, chips and rocket - £14.95 Pepper Sauce - £1.95 Gammon Steak 10oz Served with egg, pineapple, chips, field mushrooms and sweet garden peas - £9.95 side orders Garlic Bread - £2.00 Bowl of Chips - £2.25 Mixed Leaf Salad - £2.50 Cauliflower Cheese - £2.25 Roll and Butter - 95p Creamy Mash - £2.00 Rocket and Parmesan Salad - £2.25 Buttered New Potatoes - £2.00


WINE LIST Light Medium Dry 1. Pinot Grigio Blush 3 £15.00 Sartori - Italy 125ml £2.95 175ml £3.90 250ml £5.10 Elegant and crisp, with clean summer fruit flavours and just a hint of sweetness. Dry and Full Bodied 2. Sancerre ‘La Perrière’ Rosé Guy Saget 2 £25.00 Loire - France Light salmon colour with a hint of raspberry. Refreshing and round on the palate, with aromas of red berries, strawberries and cherries. 3. Barefoot White Zinfandel 5 £13.50 California 125ml £2.65 175ml £3.50 250ml £4.65 Elegant and crisp, with clean summer fruit flavours and just a hint of sw Champagne 4. Lanson Black Label 1 £35.00 A fine mousse of bubbles and a toasty, honeyed nose in perfect balance. 5. Lanson Brut Rosé 2 £40.00 Beautiful pure colour, fresh and delicious with aromas of roses and fruit. 6. Reynier Brut 1 £25.00 A light, elegant Champagne with soft, full flavours and consistent mousse, good balance and age. 7. Laurent Perrier Brut 1 £40.00 Delicacy combined with rich full fruit flavour and a lingering finish. Sparkling 8. Prosecco 2 £16.00 Sartori - Italy Produced in the Veneto, this is Italy’s finest sparkling wine. With delicate fruit flavours and soft intensity. 9. Oliver & Greg’s Cava - 2 £15.00 Spain 20cl £5.50 Light appley and refreshing with an exciting mouthful of bubbles White Wines Aromatic Off Dry 10. McGuigan Black Label Gewurztraminer Riesling Australia 125ml £2.65 175ml £3.50 250ml £4.65 A gorgeous, aromatic white with rose petal aromas from the Gewurztraminer, balanced by the fresh citrus flavours of Riesling. 11. Trivento Viognier 3 £16.50 Mendoza - Argentina Enticing fruit flavours jump out of the glass in this delightfully fragrant Viognier.	Crisp and Dry 12. Ropiteau L’Emage Sauvignon Blanc 2 £12.90 France 125ml £2.50 175ml £3.40 250ml £4.40 Delicious gooseberry notes and a crisp, dry finish. 13. Trulli Pinot Grigio 2 £13.90 Lombardia - Italy 125ml £2.70 175ml £3.60 250ml £4.75 Flowery aromas with a hint of spice. Crisp with good fruit. 14. Anapai River Sauvignon Blanc 2 £19.50 Marlborough - New Zealand A vibrant, citrusy wine with an aroma of fres gooseberries and packed with tropical fruit flavours. 15. Vinho Verde Terras do Minho 1 £15.50 Vinho Verde - Portugal The “green wine” of northern Portugal. Crisp and zingy acidity and plenty of refreshing citrus fruit. Aromatic and Dry 16. Drostdy Hof Chenin Blanc (Steen) 2 £13.00 South Africa 125ml £2.50 175ml £3.40 250ml £4.50 Aromas of citrus fruit. Medium-bodied with plenty of deciduous fruit flavours These wines are recommended with our quality beef... 17. Château du Barry B £20.00 Lussac St. Emilion - Bordeaux - France Soft, rich plummy nose with delicious ripe fruit on the palate. Light and flattering. 18. Zarapito Malbec Bonarda C £15.50 San Juan - Argentina 125ml £3.00 175ml £4.00 250ml £5.30 The rich fruit combining perfectly with a hint of spice. 19. Barolo DOCG D £27.00 Calissano - Italy Full bodied with firm and velvety tannins and a lingering aftertaste of liquorice and ripe red fruits. 20. Châteauneuf du Pape Rouge ‘Clos de l’Oratoire’ Ogier D £39.00 Rhône - France A rounded, generous palate lifted by the warmth of a good vintage. 21. McGuigan Langhorne Creek Shiraz D £39.00 Adelaide Hills - Australia A full-bodied wine made from the very best old vine selected fruit from the Langhorne Creek region. 22. Wolf Blass President’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon E £25.00 South Australia Dark chocolate and berry aromas, a rich, silky, rounded fruit style with a great warming finish.	White Wines continued Full Flavoured and Oaky 23. Moondarra Chardonnay 1 £12.90 South East Australia 125ml £2.50 175ml £3.40 250ml £4.40 Tropical fruit complimented with a touch of oak gives a classic appealing Aussie Chardonnay. Smooth, Dry and Fruity 24. Chablis 1er Cru ‘Fourchaume’ 1 £29.00 Domaine Jean Durup - Burgundy - France Great depth of complex flavours - quite mouthfilling with good acidity and well balanced flavours. Red Wines Light and Fruity 25. Linteo Montepulciano C £13.50 Abruzzo - Italy 125ml £2.65 175ml £3.50 250ml £4.65 Round, medium bodied and very soft tannins. Medium and Rounded 26. Brian McGuigan Private Bin Shiraz C £15.00 Australia 125ml £2.95 175ml £3.90 250ml £5.10 Full-flavoured and spicy with ripe fruit flavours. 27. Ropiteau L’Emage Merlot B £12.90 Vin de Pays d’Oc - France 125ml £2.50 175ml £3.40 250ml £4.40 Subtle, spicy character with lots of plummy fruit. 250ml 28. Stoneleigh Pinot Noir C £22.00 New Zealand Soft and supple with ripe, dark red berry fruit flavours, overlaid with savoury, toasty spice. 29. Espiral Old Vine Tempranillo C £15.50 Cataluñya - Spain 125ml £3.00 175ml £4.00 250ml £5.30 Ripe forest fruits over an elegant background of toffee and apricots. Full and Robust 30. Cape Promise Pinotage C £12.90 South Africa 125ml £2.50 175ml £3.40 250ml £4.40 Bursting with damsons and spice flavours with lasting finish. Dessert Wines Aromatic Off Dry 31. Château Septy £12.50 Monbazillac- Bordeaux- France 125ml £4.40 This wine gives a wealth of intense sweet fruit, rich and impressive.

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The Saxon Arms in Stratton near Dorchester in Dorset is a village inn that serves real ale, fine wine and rosette standard pub food

Please note that we do not serve fast food - we serve good food as fast as we can!

Starters & Light Snacks

Soup of the Day

Slices of Smoked Salmon

Dorset Paté

Dorset Blue Vinney Rarebit

Potted Crayfish Tails

Whitebait

Duck Spring Roll

Salads & Pasta

Chargrilled Chicken and Bacon Salad

Hot Strips of Teriyaki Beef Salad

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

Deli Rolls

Slow Roasted Mutton

Honey Roasted Ham

Jackets

fresh baked baguettes & deli rolls

Ploughmans

Dorset Deli Board (2 to share)

Vegetarian options

Chefs Red Onion Tart Tatin with Crumbled Goats Cheese

Blue Vinney and Butternut Squash Risotto

Wild Mushroom Tartlet

For those with a smaller appetite

All at £5.95

British favourites

Homemade Steak and Ale Pie

Large Fillet of North Sea Cod

Homemade Saxon Burger

Smoked Haddock & Spring Onion Fishcakes

Home Cooked Ham, Eggs & Chips

Sausage and Mash

Wholetail Breaded Scampi

Homemade Chicken Curry (Medium)

Lasagne

Prime cut 10oz Sirloin Steak

Gammon Steak 10oz

side orders

WINE LIST

Light Medium Dry

1. Pinot Grigio Blush 3 £15.00

Dry and Full Bodied

2. Sancerre ‘La Perrière’ Rosé Guy Saget 2 £25.00

3. Barefoot White Zinfandel 5 £13.50

Champagne

4. Lanson Black Label 1 £35.00

5. Lanson Brut Rosé 2 £40.00

6. Reynier Brut 1 £25.00

7. Laurent Perrier Brut 1 £40.00

Sparkling

8. Prosecco 2 £16.00

9. Oliver & Greg’s Cava - 2 £15.00

White Wines

Aromatic Off Dry

10. McGuigan Black Label Gewurztraminer Riesling

11. Trivento Viognier 3 £16.50

Crisp and Dry

12. Ropiteau L’Emage Sauvignon Blanc 2 £12.90

13. Trulli Pinot Grigio 2 £13.90

14. Anapai River Sauvignon Blanc 2 £19.50

15. Vinho Verde Terras do Minho 1 £15.50

Aromatic and Dry

16. Drostdy Hof Chenin Blanc (Steen) 2 £13.00

These wines are recommended with our quality beef...

17. Château du Barry B £20.00

18. Zarapito Malbec Bonarda C £15.50

19. Barolo DOCG D £27.00

20. Châteauneuf du Pape Rouge ‘Clos de l’Oratoire’ Ogier D £39.00

21. McGuigan Langhorne Creek Shiraz D £39.00

22. Wolf Blass President’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon E £25.00

White Wines continued

Full Flavoured and Oaky

23. Moondarra Chardonnay 1 £12.90

Smooth, Dry and Fruity

24. Chablis 1er Cru ‘Fourchaume’ 1 £29.00

Red Wines

Light and Fruity