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Eat at the Bluebell

Enjoy delicious good quality home cooked pub food served from 12 noon every day. Our great value new lunch menu offers something for everyone from just £4.95, and our hearty new Autumn menu is filled with the best pub food favourites. Look out for our daily offers and specials, and book a table for our fantastic Sunday roast.

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Book A Table

On the day online booking deadlines: 11.00 for lunch and 16.30 for dinner. After these times, please phone us on 0161 707 6282 and we’ll do our very best to fit you in

Starters, Snacks & Sharers
Warm organic breads

with balsamic glaze, rapeseed oil & sea salt (V)

  • 3.95
Freshly prepared homemade soup

with warm bread & butter (GFA/V)

  • 3.95
A jar of chicken liver pâté

with Manchester Star Ale chutney & toast

  • 5.45
Spiced crispy chicken wings

with sour cream & chive dip or BBQ sauce
3 wings / 5 wings / 10 wings

  • 3.25
  • 5.45
  • 9.95
Button mushroom & Stilton bake

with herb crumb (V/GFA)

  • 4.75
Prawn cocktail

with Marie Rose sauce, lemon wedge, brown bread & butter (GFA)

  • 5.45
JW Lees ale battered cod goujons

with homemade tartar sauce & lemon wedge (GFA)

  • 3.75
Our famous messy chips

with BBQ pulled beef brisket topped with three cheese melt (GFA)

  • 5.50
  • 3.25
King prawns & chorizo

with garlic butter & warm mop up bread (GFA)

  • 5.95
Home-fried nachos

with smashed avocado, jalapeños, chilli jam & sour cream, topped with melted Cheddar (V)
with pulled beef brisket (+£1.00)

  • 5.95
Heritage Board

Three spiced crispy chicken wings, JW Lees ale battered cod goujons, messy chips, tartar sauce and sour cream & chive dip

  • 9.45
Pub Classics
JOHN WILLIE’S ALE BATTERED COD & THICK CUT CHIPS

with homemade tartar sauce, mushy peas and thick cut chips (GFA)

  • 8.25
  • 11.95
CHICKEN IN A BASKET

Red Tractor Farm assured half roast chicken with skinny fries, homemade coleslaw and Rufus Teague BBQ sauce (GFA)

  • 10.95
HOMEMADE BRITISH BEEF LASAGNE

with side salad & garlic bread

  • 10.95
Chicken Caesar salad

with baby gem lettuce, croutons, crispy bacon, Caesar dressing & shaved Italian cheese, served with or without anchovies

  • 6.45
  • 9.95
SCAMPI IN A BASKET

Wholetail scampi with thick cut chips,
garden peas, lemon & tartar sauce

  • 11.25
FULL RACK OF PORK RIBS

with Rufus Teague BBQ sauce, coleslaw & skinny fries

  • 13.95
Sizzling Chicken Tikka Masala

with basmati rice or chips, or half & half, served with naan bread & mango chutney (GFA)

  • 10.95
Chicken & rib combo

Half roast chicken, half rack of ribs, Rufus Teague BBQ sauce, coleslaw, JW Lees ale battered onion rings & skinny fries (GFA)

  • 15.95
From The Grill

Specially selected steaks aged for 28 days & grilled to your liking. Our steaks are served with grilled mushroom, baked tomato & thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato

9oz Rump steak

Full of flavour with a firm texture (GFA)

  • 13.95
8OZ SIRLOIN STEAK

Succulent & tender (GFA)

  • 14.95
10OZ GAMMON STEAK

served with a fried egg or pineapple, thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato, grilled mushroom & baked tomato (GFA)

  • 11.95
A bit on the side:

Homemade JW Lees beer battered onion rings 2.50
Creamy peppercorn sauce 1.95 (GFA)
Surf your turf... Peeled prawns in garlic &
herb butter 3.95 (GFA)

Burgers and Hot Sandwiches

Our beef burgers are made using fresh British beef & our own special seasoning and are served on a toasted bap. Served with skinny fries & coleslaw. Upgrade your fries to sweet potato fries for 1.00.

BREWERY TOWER BURGER

Beef patty, pulled beef brisket, dry cured bacon, dill pickle, chilli jam, baby gem lettuce, tomato & Cheddar melt

  • 12.45
GRILLED BEEF BURGER

Two beef patties served with baby gem lettuce, sliced tomato & dill pickle

  • 9.45
Breaded chicken breast

with baby gem lettuce, tomato, chilli jam and sour cream & chive

  • 9.95
HOT STEAK BAGUETTE

with a pot of our award-winning JW Lees brewery relish

  • 10.95
CHICKEN BLT

Triple decker toastie with griddled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise (GFA)

  • 9.25
EXTRA TOPPINGS

Dry cured streaky bacon, Cheddar cheese, Stilton, fried egg

  • 0.95
PIES

Great North Pie Co’s fourteen-hour braised steak & JW Lees ale pie

with gravy, thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato & garden peas

  • 11.45
Our famous homemade three cheese & onion pie

with creamy Cheddar & chive sauce,
thick cut chips or buttered jacket potato
& garden peas (V)

  • 9.45
Steak & kidney pudding

with thick cut chips or jacket potato, mushy peas & gravy

  • 10.95
Vegetarian

Greengate Stack

Tasty vegetarian burger, charred peppers, chilli jam, lettuce, tomato with sour cream
& chives (V)

  • 9.45
Deep fried halloumi

in crispy batter with mushy peas, thick cut chips & tartar sauce (V/GFA)

  • 10.45
Cauliflower, potato & butter bean curry

with basmati rice or chips, or half & half, served with naan bread & mango chutney (V/GFA)

  • 9.45
Woodland mushroom tortelloni

with a creamy white wine & chive sauce

  • 7.45
  • 10.45
Sides
THICK CUT CHIPS (GFA) / SKINNY FRIES (GFA)
  • 2.75
SWEET POTATO FRIES (GFA)

  • 3.25
CAULIFLOWER CHEESE (GFA)

  • 2.75
JW LEES BEER BATTERED ONION RINGS
  • 2.50
GARLIC BAGUETTE

(WITH CHEESE 3.50)

  • 2.75
Halloumi fries & sweet chilli dipping sauce (GFA)
  • 3.75

GFA - GLUTEN FREE ALTERNATIVE (AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) / V - SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS.
All prices shown are GBP. All our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, gluten and other allergens are present. If you suffer from a food related allergy, please inform a team member before you order. Full allergen information is available on request.We are happy to serve many of our dishes as half portions for younger adults, or please ask to see our children’s menu.

Any starter or pud* for £3 with a main, jacket or sandwich

Starters

Freshly prepared homemade soup with warm bread & butter (V/GFA)
  • 3.00
Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast (V)
  • 3.00
Crispy fried whitebait, lemon & tartar sauce

  • 3.00
Mains

Farmhouse sausage, creamy mash & onion gravy

  • 7.50
Home baked ham, fried eggs & thick cut chips (GFA)
  • 7.50
JW Lees ale battered cod with thick cut chips, mushy peas, lemon wedge & tartar sauce (GFA)
  • 8.25
Chicken New Yorker - Griddled chicken breast with bacon, BBQ sauce & Cheddar melt served with skinny fries
  • 7.95
Classic cheese burger with skinny fries & coleslaw

  • 7.25
Potato gnocchi, spinach & blue cheese sauce (V)

  • 7.95
Cauliflower & butter bean curry with basmati rice & mango chutney (V/GFA)

  • 7.50
Sandwiches

Our sandwiches are served with skinny fries, coleslaw and a seasonal side salad.
Upgrade your fries to sweet potato fries for 1.00

Prawns & Marie Rose sauce on white or brown bloomer bread (GFA)

  • 6.95
Fish finger butty with tartar sauce
  • 7.25
Cold roast British beef with horseradish sauce on white or brown bloomer bread (GFA)

  • 6.50
Brie LT with cranberry sauce (V/GFA)

  • 6.95
Bacon and sausage bap with a hash brown & fried egg, red or brown sauce... you decide

  • 7.25
Home baked ham & English mustard on white or brown bloomer bread (GFA)
  • 6.50
Mature Cheddar cheese & Manchester Star Ale chutney on white or brown bloomer bread (V/GFA)
  • 6.50
Tuna mayonnaise on white or brown bloomer bread (GFA)
  • 6.50
Winter Jackets

Baked jacket potatoes with seasonal salad garnish

Beans & Cheddar (GFA/V)

  • 4.95
Prawns in Marie Rose sauce (GFA)

  • 5.95
Tuna mayonnaise (GFA)

  • 5.25
Coleslaw (GFA/V)

  • 4.95
Bolognese sauce (GFA)

  • 5.95
Sides

Thick cut chips / Skinny fries (GFA)

  • 2.75
Sweet potato fries
  • 3.25
Cauliflower cheese
  • 2.75
JW Lees beer battered onion rings
  • 2.50
Halloumi fries & sweet chilli dipping sauce
  • 3.75
Puddings