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Eat at the Scott Arms

The Scott Arms Food Menu

Since 2020 we have decided to concentrate on what we do best: offering an irresistible range of real ales and ciders in a traditional old inn in a beautiful part of the world with perhaps the best view in Dorset! Our food menu features good old pub favourites (and occasional seasonal specials) cooked fresh on the premises with local produce wherever possible.

Sunday Roasts back on the menu at the Scott Arms.

There’s no better way to end your autumn or winter walk in the woods than with one of our fresh-cooked Sunday Roast dinners (served from 12 noon until 3pm).

We offer Aberdeen Angus 28-Day Aged Topside, Pulled Purbeck Pork or Wild Mushroom and Lentil Wellington. All served with roasted potatoes, parsnips and carrots, cauliflower cheese, braised red cabbage, spring greens, carrot and swede mash, Yorkshire pudding and stockpot gravy.

We also have smaller plates for children and smaller appetites. Enjoy your meal with a glass of your favourite vino or a pint of our many draught ales or cider. 

Our Sunday Roasts are always hugely popular so in order to avoid disappointment please use the Contact Form or email us on bookings@thescottarms.com to book your table.

GREAT Purbeck Pub Food every day!

The Scott Arms is open every day for lunch and dinner and our straightforward menu makes use of ingredients from local suppliers across Purbeck, Dorset and the South West.

This enables our experienced kitchen staff to create a tempting selection of pub standards, including fish and chips, burgers, seafood snacks and salads.

A pub for all seasons

Whenever supply and demand dictates, we’ll occasionally offer a range of seasonal dishes alongside our standard menu. Expect game casseroles and chunky thick soups in the winter, fresh seafood in the summer and plenty of locally-grown vegetables and salads.

Table bookings

The Scott Arms has a large lounge area plus the upper and lower bars (all with plenty of tables and chairs), plenty of  ‘cosy nooks’ and, of course, there’s the pub garden with THAT VIEW. So in the summer there’s ample room so there’s usually no need to book. However during autumn and winter and especially for Sunday Lunch the pub can get very busy so it’s always a good idea to book in advance (especially if you’re in a large group). 

Scott Arms Food Menu

Winter 2024-25

Typical menu – May be subject to change.

Scott Arms
Food Menu

Winter 2024-25

Typical menu – May be subject to change.

Lite Bites
  • Mature Coastal Cheddar and Real Ale Chutney Sandwich, crisps and garnish 10.95
  • Ham and Piccalilli Sandwich, crisps and garnish 11.95
  • Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich 12.95
  • Ploughman’s Plate – Mature Cheddar, ciabatta roll, real ale chutney, apple, pickled onion and garnish 12.95 (v)
Starters
  • Jerusalem Artichoke and Mushroom Soup, sautéed New Forest Mushrooms, truffled croutons 7.95 (v)
  • Local Rare Breed Pork Rillette, cider jelly, whipped crackling butter, cider mustard with
    Toasted Sourdough 9.95
  • Chicory, Pear and Bourkem Blue Salad, roasted hazelnut dressing starter 9.95/main 16.95 (v)
  • Calamari with Garlic Aioli 10.95
  • Scott Estate Seared Venison Carpaccio with Winter Beetroot Puree, Crispy Capers, Coastal Cheddar
    11.95
  • Cured Trout with a fennel and apple salad, horseradish cream, chive oil 10.95
  • Baked Tunworth Cheese with Toasted Ciabatta, Red Onion Marmalade and Cornichons 15.95
Mains
  • Roast Fillet of Cornish Hake, herb new potatoes, cream and dill sauce, tender stem broccoli 19.95
  • Ham, Two Free Range Eggs and chips 16.95
  • Scott Arms Burger with cheese, baby gem, beef tomato, gherkin, burger sauce, chips 16.95
  • Vegetable and Lentil Dahl with Charred Pumpkin, Onion Bhaji, Coriander and Coconut Yogurt with
    Popadom 16.95 (vg, gf)
  • Local Rare Breed on the bone Pork Chop served with Mashed Potato, Green Beans, Roasted Apple,
    Crackling and a cider sauce 21.95
  • Beef and Red Wine Pie, Mashed Potato, Buttered Cabbage and Stockpot Gravy 19.95
Sides
  • Chips (gf) 4.95
  • Mixed salad (gf) 4.95
Children’s Choice
  • Cheese Burger and Chips 7.95
  • Ham, Free Range Egg and Chips 7.95
  • Scampi, Chips and Peas 7.95
  • Sausage, Chips and Peas 7.95
  • Tomato Pasta 5.95 (v)
Desserts
  • Cheese Board with Coastal Cheddar, Stilton and Somerset Brie 12.95
  • Spiced Sticky Toffee Pudding with Purbeck Vanilla Ice Cream 7.95
  • Apple and Mixed Berry Crumble with Purbeck Vanilla Ice Cream 7.95
  • Purbeck Ice Cream (gf) One Scoop 3.95  Two Scoops 4.95  Three Scoops 5.95
    Vanilla, Serious Chocolate, Honeycomb Hash, Strawberry, Orange Choc Chip, Mint Choc Chip, Mango Sorbet, Conker G&T Sorbet

Please let us know if you have any allergies or require information on any ingredients in our dishes.