Review on Acorn Inn

A warm welcome awaits visitors to the 400 year old Acorn Inn in the picturesque Dorset village of Evershot. Run by new owners, Todd and Louise Moffat, Todd describes his restaurant as "London chic come to west Dorset." He takes great pains to source as much as possible from local producers of good food and is always on the hunt for more.

The public bar area is very much as it was before Louise and Todd took over. A good place for a pint and a chat for locals and visitors but the restaurant area has been totally revamped. There is a separate bar for pre dinner drinks for users of the restaurant.

Some of the exciting dishes on the ever changing menu may include local goats cheese wrapped in filo pastry with cranberry sauce or home-made duck liver pate with apple chutney which may lead on to fillet of local venison on glazed shallots with red wine sauce.

Considerable effort has gone into the wine list and the wines are specially selected from smaller growers with character "rather than the big boys" Each wine has been chosen on the basis of quality and individuality. They have been sourced from growers and wine-makers that are passionate about their work and are more 'artisan-craftsmen' than anything else. These are wines that reflect their 'terroir' (best translated as "a sense of place"), true origins and regional culture.

Acorn Inn is also featured in: Michelin Guide, Good Food Guide, AA Guide

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Cuisine

British / French

Restaurant Opening Times

Breakfast: Residents only
Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00pm
Dinner: 7.00 - 9.00pm

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card, American Express

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Facilities at Acorn Inn

  • Childrens menu
  • Private dining room
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 45 covers
  • Family Friendly

Accomodation

Accomodation is available, (10 rooms)

Parking

Private parking is possible at a location nearby

Address

Acorn Inn
Evershot
28 Fore Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 0JW

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Acorn Inn Sample Menu

SAMPLE MENU

Marinated Olives 2.50
Freshly baked homemade bread and flavoured butters 3.00

First courses
Home made soup of the day with fresh Evershot bakery bread 7.00
Twice baked crab and Cornish Yarg soufflé on pickled samphire, saffron and dill veloute, cheese straws 8.50
Verdejo, Ramón Bilbao @ £5.00 per 125ml
Open lasagne of confit rabbit, leeks and wild mushrooms with cheese crisps and rosemary jus 8.25
Chateau La Roca @ £4.80 per 125ml
Smoked salmon and mackerel terrine, orange & fennel chutney, dressed salad & toasted homemade cider bread 8.50
Walker bay Sauvignon blanc £5.25 per 125ml
Salad of English heritage tomatoes, mozzarella and balsamic jelly
with micro basil and herb oil 8.00
Petit Chablis @ £5.50 per 125ml

Main courses
Roasted loin of Dorset lamb, slow cooked shoulder of lamb, fondant potato, hispi cabbage andbroad bean puree with a thyme jus 23.00
Merlot , Bogle @ £11.00 per 250ml
10oz Rump of Dorset Ruby beef, with roasted cherry tomatoes, crispy shallots, triple cooked chips and béarnaise sauce 24.00
Perfiles Textura Fina Malbec @ £12.85 per 250ml
Trio of Pork-braised cheek, slow roasted belly, smoked bacon wrapped loin, sage creamed potatoes, bramley apple puree and Madeira reduction 19.00
Balthazar Petit Syrah @ £11.00 per 250ml
Honey & ginger roasted Supreme of Free range chicken on wild mushroom risotto, wilted pak choi, red wine jus and topped with a parmesan crisp 9.00
Crocodiles Lair Chardonnay @ £12.60 per 250ml
Crispy buffalo mozzarella stuffed Arancini, Mediterranean vegetables, spinach & wild garlic veloute & roasted cherry tomatoes 14.00
Paparuda Pinot Noir @ £8.00 per 250ml

Acorn sides
Seasonal vegetables | triple cooked chips | dressed salad | buttered herb new potatoes 3.50 each

Acorn Classics
Deep fried whitebait with homemade tartare sauce and bread 7.00
The Acorn anti pasti sharing platter – charcuterie, confit garlic,
artichokes, olives, rocket and bread 14.00

The Acorn Inn burger, ½ pound beef burger 14.00
Vegetarian – Spinach & falafel patty 12.00
Skinny Burger – Any of the above with no bun and extra salad 11.50
All served with garlic mayo, red onion & tomato jam, tomato, gherkin, homemade coleslaw and toasted brioche bun served with triple cooked chips
Extras: Cheese, bacon, Onion rings, Egg, Mushrooms 1.00 each
Extra patty: 3.00each

Light and crispy beer battered local fish of the day with triple cooked chips,
pea puree, fresh lemon and tartar sauce 15.00
Honey and mustard home baked ham with fried free range eggs and triple cooked chips 12.00
Spicy Thai red chicken curry, with coconut steamed rice and crushed peanuts 14.00

Pudding
Bea's baked vanilla cheesecake, candied orange, marmalade and finished with cranberries 7.00
Custard tart with poached rhubarb, coconut crumble, yoghurt ice cream and rhubarb crisp 7.50
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla infused pear, walnut crumble, vanilla ice cream & crispy pear 7.50
Chocolate mousse sphere with a salted caramel centre, chocolate cake,
peanut butter crumble & caramelised bananas 8.00

Purbeck ice creams and sorbets –Ice creams – vanilla | chocolate | strawberry | salted caramel | honeycomb

Sorbets - lemon | lime | mango | raspberry 1.65 per scoop
Selection of local cheeses served with quince jelly, posh biscuits, and fresh grapes 2 cheeses 6.00
- Dorset red – infused tones of smoked oak with a smooth texture and velvety finish (CPV) 3 cheeses 8.00
4 cheeses 10.00
- Wookey Hole Cheddar – Somerset cheddar, cave aged for 6 months from Ford Farm (CPV) ` 5 cheeses 12.00
- Isle of Wight soft – A cheese with firm texture when young, developing in to a softer more flavoursome cheese as it ages (CPV)
- Vale of camelot blue – Longmans very own West Country Blue, a much softer tasting blue than usual, but full of flavour (CPV)
- Pave Cobble – Whitelake cheeses are the soft cheese geniuses, beautiful texture with a gentle hint of lemon (SPV)

(C) Cows (S) Sheep (G) Goat (P) Pasteurised (V) Vegetarian

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Acorn Inn Christmas Menu

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