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The Gatehouse Restarant has perfected a combination of Mediterranean dishes, brasserie-style elegance and traditional British food. With our unrivalled position on the Lancaster canal, we are a destination for customers from Preston and further afield. Our bistro cum wine bar will also tempt you.

THE GATEHOUSE RESTAURANT and WINE BAR

ELEGANT and RELAXED DINING

LANCASTER CANALSIDE SETTING

Situated on the edge ofLancaster’s historic city centre, the Gatehouse Restaurant is elegantly positioned overlooking the historic canal. The combination of relaxed dining in a beautiful location coupled with an unrivalled selection of superb dishes on our menu makes the Gatehouse Restaurant one of the preferred dining venues in the city. And not only Lancaster – many of our regular customers come from nearbyPreston.

With a lively yet relaxed atmosphere the Gatehouse Restaurant in Lancasteris an ideal place to impress without formality.

A Menu to Suit You

Open every day, we serve a variety of Mediterranean, modern and traditional English cuisine for lunch and dinner. We offer a la carte and set menus to suit any occasion.

Kick Back with a Glass of Wine

To complement our spacious dining area, we also have a modern bar area with comfortable leather sofas. It is the ideal venue for a light lunch, or in the evening enjoy a glass of wine or cocktail before your meal or a coffee and liqueur afterwards.

The stunning variety of dishes on offer – from Mediterranean to brasserie style to bistro bar style, the Gatehouse Restaurant in Lancasterhas everything you are looking for in a destination restaurant. Easy access from Preston, Blackpool, Morecambe and Carnforth.

Here is a mouth-watering selection from our menu

VEGETARIAN STARTERS

FRIED HALLOUMI

With sweet pickled red onion and tomato salad

GOATS CHEESE AND

TOMATO TIAN

Goats cheese layered with puff pastry, beef tomato and pesto served with a basil dressing

SEAFOOD STARTERS

MOULES MARINIÈRE

A large bowl of mussels in a sauce of white wine, onions, garlic and cream

SPICY FISHCAKE

Crab & salmon Thai fishcake with a lime and chilli dressing & sour cream

SPICED ROAST AUBERGINE

Served chilled in a baked red pepper with mango and vanilla yoghurt

FILO FETA PARCELS

Feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and sage wrapped in filo pastry and served hot with a mint yoghurt dip

OTHER DISHES

VEGETARIAN NICOISE

New potatoes, boiled egg, in chive mayonnaise on watercress, green beans and cherry tomato

DEVONCRAB AND WATERCRESS SALAD

With dill crème fraiche and capers

FRIED MONKFISH

On pancetta with thermidor sauce and pea veloute

BLACK PUDDING HASH BROWN

With sautéed mushrooms and a blue cheese sauce

THE GRILL

ROAST RUMP OF LAMB

With basil mash, pancetta and a rich gravy

HOUSE FILLET

With blue cheese hash brown, and port gravy

ROAST DUCK BREAST

With carrot and fennel sauce, polenta cake and chilli jam

ROLLED BELLY PORK

Rolled with orange and cumin, on a black pudding rosti, sticky red cabbage and sage gravy

VENISON ROSSINI

Venison steak served pink on a garlic crouton with homemade chicken liver pate and a rich red wine sauce

SEAFOOD

BAKED SALMON FILLET

Lemon and sour cream potatoes, watercress dressing and roast cherry tomatoes

PAN-FRIED SEA BASS FILLETS

Sweet curried root vegetables with wilted spinach and nutmeg

ROLLED LEMON SOLE

Filled with prawn & red pepper mousse on a potato cake with lemon and caper beurre blanc

VEGETARIAN

MUSHROOM AND CHESTNUT PITHIVIER

Puff pastry case filled with mushrooms, chestnuts and ricotta with asparagus sauce

SWEET POTATO, LEEK AND GINGER CRUMBLE

CHICKEN LIVER PATE

With toasted ciabatta, fresh leaves and red onion jam

SPICY THAI FISHCAKE

With chilli sauce and sour cream or served on a large tossed salad

BLACK PUDDING HASH BROWN

With fried mushrooms and blue cheese sauce

GOATS CHEESE AND TOMATO TIAN

Layered with basil pesto, puff pastry and served on fresh leaves with basil and red pepper sauce

FILO FETA PARCELS

Feta and sun dried tomatoes wrapped in filo pastry and served with mint yoghurt

MORE!

GATEHOUSE PLOUGHMAN’S

Ham hock and leek terrine, chilli tomato compote,Lancashirecheese, sweet pickled sliced red onion, salad and warm home baked bread

EASTERN PLATTER

Spiced aubergine dip, falafel, hummus, marinated olives and filo feta parcels with fresh leaves and olive ciabatta

MUSSELS & FRIES

Large bowl of mussels in white wine garlic and cream sauce with homemade fries

FILLET OF SEABASS

Single fillet of seabass with fries and sweet curried root vegetables

CAJUN CHICKEN BREAST

In cajun spices, served on half ciabatta with mint yoghurt and fries

PORK SCHNITZEL

With blue cheese sauce, fries and greens

10oz HOMEMADE BEEFBURGER

With fries, green leaf and tomato salad and chilli tomato compote

PAN-FRIED SALMON FILLET

With watercress dressing, baked cherry tomatoes and lemon beurre blanc

SWEET POTATO, LEEK AND GINGER CRUMBLE

Creamy casserole with a light crumble topping

TRY OUR EARLY BIRD two or three course menus

Available all evening Sun, Mon and Tue

And 5PM - 7PM on Wed, Thu and Fri

MENU

A LA CARTE: Every evening

SET MENU: Every evening except Sat

LUNCH MENU: Lunchtimes Mon - Fri

SUNDAY LUNCH MENU: Sunday lunch only

LUNCH

Mon-Fri 11am – 3pm

Orders taken 12 - 2pm

Sat Closed

Sun 12 - 2.15pm

DINNER

Mon-Fri 5pm - 9.30pm

Sat 5.30pm - 10pm

Sun 6pm - 9pm

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