Pear Tree Inn
Top Lane, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QX
Every inch the charming country pub and restaurant, the Pear Tree Inn in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Whitley, offers guests a modern British cuisine menu in an attractive cosy ambience. Close to the historic town of Melksham, on the banks of the River Avon, it also offers en suite accommodation making it the perfect base from which to explore popular West Country attractions such as Bath, Stonehenge and Silbury Hill. The 2 AA Rosettes awarded restaurant, run by renowned Michelin star-winning chef Marco Pierre White, boast an à la carte that sparkles with a range of delicious dishes created from locally sourced produce such as vegetables from Bromham growers, organic free range meat and chicken.Every inch the charming country pub and restaurant, the Pear Tree Inn in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Whitley, offers guests a modern British cuisine menu in an attractive cosy ambience. Close to the historic town of Melksham, on the banks of the River Avon, it also offers en suite accommodation making it the perfect base from which to explore popular West Country attractions such as Bath, Stonehenge and Silbury Hill.
The 2 AA Rosettes awarded restaurant, run by renowned Michelin star-winning chef Marco Pierre White, boast an à la carte that sparkles with a range of delicious dishes created from locally sourced produce such as vegetables from Bromham growers, organic free range meat and chicken. This includes classic starters of prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce, hot foie gras with fried duck egg en brioche or Morecambe Bay potted shrimps with brown bread and butter.
Main courses of hearty pub favourites such as smoked haddock with Welsh rarebit and tomato salad, Wheeler's classic fish pie with buttered beans, grilled calf's liver and bacon with creamed potatoes or honey roast belly pork Marco Polo with butter beans. Alternatively, try a succulent fine quality rib eye steak with a classic sauce béarnaise, cherry tomatoes and triple cooked chips. Set menus for lunch and dinner are also available.
On Sundays enjoy specials of fillet of cod à la Viennoise with sabayon of champagne; roast suckling pig with stuffing, apple sauce and gravy; venison pie with garnish bourguignon or kedgeree of smoked haddock à l'Indienne.
Round off the excellent meal with Box Tree Eton mess, soufflé of raspberries with raspberry sauce or Cambridge burnt cream. A delectable cheese board with Colston Bassett Stilton, Hawes Wensleydale and Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire could be equally tempting.
Unwind at the bar with expertly kept real ales such as Marco's The Governor and Butcombe Gold or your choice from a variety of carefully sourced wines, malt whiskies and after dinner drinks.
To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.
Modern
: 12:00 - 14:30 18:30 - 21:30
: 12:00 - 15:00 19:00 - 21:00
01225 709131
Top Lane, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QX [Map]
£25.00 £36.00
£14.50 (2 courses) to £17.50 (3 courses), Mon - Sat, £21.95 (3 courses), Sun, 12 - 4 pm
£14.50 (2 courses) to £17.50 (3 courses), Mon - Sat, 6 - 7 pm, £13.50 (2 courses) to £16.50 (3 courses), Sun, 6 - 9.30 pm
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)
REVIEWS OF Pear Tree Inn
Derek Tunnicliffe (25 November 2009)
It was a wet Monday night in November 2009 and we were a party of four visiting from France, guests were fairly local. We had pre-dinner drinks in cosy, pub bar that included four cask ales - all sound choices according to our CAMRA-member guest. We stuck to one of the excellent by-the-glass wines. The menu was so tempting it was difficult to choose, but there were choices for all - veggie, fish-only and meat eaters. The dining rooms are large, but each small enough to look quite full with six tables - as the night we went. Olde worlde looks with beams, and well-spaced plain wooden tables. The food was excellent in each of the three courses. All four of us were wowed by the clever combinations on our plates. And the bottle of NZ Sauvignon Blanc was up to the challenge of both line-caught sea bass and duck - generous, complementary flavours. I'm not strong on sweets but each of those I tasted was meant to seduce me - and they did. The ice creams and sorbets were both novel and appropriate to each dish. Bravo! Service was warm, friendly and efficient all round. Not hurried, ever-willing, it seemed. Bill came to about £150, including pre-dinner drinks. Guests enthusiastic to book again; and we hope the same team are in residence next year when we visit. It’s fully recommended.
Mr Courtny (10 September 2008)
My food at Pear Tree Inn was wonderful, a beautiful rare steak with homemade chips. The puddings were amazing with a beautiful cheese cake and the service was amazing as well. We didn’t even have to wait for drinks as we were offered drinks when we were seated. The bar snacks were good as was the homemade pork scratchings and olives. The dinner was lovely.
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Children welcome
Air condition
Reservations
Groups allowed
Outside seating
Cover charge
£18.00
£18.00
Not included
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