Fino en rama
ÂŁ7Bone dry and well chilled, from SanlĂşcar.
Small plates menu example for sharing, with a few mains.
Small plates let a table share and order as they go, but guests need to know how much to order. This example adds suppers for anyone who wants a full plate.
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The Reading Room: an example small plates menu
Made with the Bindery template. The place, dishes and prices are examples.The Reading Room
Wine, small plates and suppers among the shelves.
Aperitifs
Poured from five o'clock, with a dish of salted almonds.
Reading Room martini
ÂŁ13Gin, dry vermouth and a twist of lemon.
Crémant de Loire
ÂŁ10Brut, by the glass.
Small plates
Made to share, two or three each.
Gougères
£6Warm Comté choux, black pepper and a little nutmeg.
Vegetarian
Burrata
ÂŁ13Blood orange, pistachio and basil oil.
Vegetarian
Smoked eel on rye
£11Horseradish crème fraîche and pickled shallot.
Chicken liver parfait
ÂŁ10Madeira jelly and toasted brioche.
Suppers
Served from six until half past nine.
Coq au vin
ÂŁ24Burgundy, lardons, button onions and mash.
Hake, beurre blanc
ÂŁ26Mussels, leeks and samphire.
Gluten-Free
Wild mushroom pie
ÂŁ21Hot-water crust, tarragon and buttered greens.
Vegetarian
Onglet, béarnaise
ÂŁ28Hand-cut chips and watercress.
Gluten-Free
From the cellar
By the glass or the bottle, from growers we visit.
Sancerre, Domaine Vacheron 2022
Loire Valley. Flint, citrus and chalk.
GlassÂŁ14
BottleÂŁ62
Rioja Reserva, LĂłpez de Heredia 2012
Tondonia. Leather, red cherry and cedar.
GlassÂŁ15
BottleÂŁ68
Barolo, G. D. Vajra 2019
Rose, tar and long, fine tannins.
GlassÂŁ19
BottleÂŁ88
Puddings
Treacle tart
ÂŁ9Clotted cream and lemon zest.
Vegetarian
Chocolate pot
ÂŁ9Salted caramel and shortbread.
Vegetarian
British cheeses
ÂŁ14Three cheeses, quince and oatcakes.
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- 1
Aperitifs
A few drinks to start, with the time you start pouring.
- 2
Small plates
Four to eight dishes. Say how big they are, so guests know how many to order.
- 3
Suppers
Two to four full mains, for anyone eating alone or very hungry.
- 4
Wine
A short list by the glass and the bottle, from growers you know.
- 5
Puddings
Two sweets and a cheese plate.
Prices and descriptions
Show prices and sizes
Price small plates well below the mains. The gap tells guests the plates are for sharing.
Gougères£6
Warm Comté choux, black pepper and a little nutmeg.
BurrataÂŁ13
Blood orange, pistachio and basil oil.
Smoked eel on ryeÂŁ11
Horseradish crème fraîche and pickled shallot.
Write the descriptions
Put the main ingredient in the name, like smoked eel on rye, and two or three extras below it.
Smoked eel on rye
A small bite to share.
Smoked eel on rye
Horseradish crème fraîche and pickled shallot.
Before you print the QR code
- Guests can tell how many plates to order for their table.
- Suppers show their serving hours.
- Dishes with pork, like the coq au vin with lardons, say so.
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Questions about a small plates menu
Should I explain small plates on the menu?
Yes, in one line under the heading, like "made to share, two or three each". It saves staff explaining at every table.
What's the difference between small plates and tapas?
Tapas are Spanish. Small plates is the same idea in any cuisine: several dishes shared by the table.
How small is a small plate?
Bigger than a bite and smaller than a main, so two people can each have a taste.
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