Food on board
Below you'll find the menu options for both public trips and private functions.
Private functions
If you are hiring a barge for a private function, please see our list of menus
Public trips
If you have booked one of our public trips, you can expect the following food to be included in your ticket. We are very happy to cater for all dietary requirements, be it Vegan, GF, DF etc or any combo. Just let us know in advance of your trip.
There is a fully licensed bar on board.
Public Day Sail Menu
Mid morning Coffee or Tea & Biscuits
Lunch: Rosemary Chicken with Tomato Sauce
(v) Butternut Squash with Cheesy Leeks
Hot New Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables
Chocolate Brownie with Forest Fruits & Cream
Coffee or tea
Afternoon tea or Coffee with Homemade Cake.
On day sails from Maldon, the menu may include Breakfast (Sausages in Roll, Granary Bread & Jam, tea/coffee ), Light Breakfast (Granary Bread & jam, tea/coffee) or Supper (Homemade Soup with Granary Bread).
Public Lunch Sail Menu
Buntings Ham, Haystacks Cheddar
(v) Brie to go with your cheddar
Tomato, Cucumber & Basil Salad
Homemade Coleslaw
Crunchy Green Salad
Bread & Butter
Apple & Blackberry Crumble with Cream
Evening Cruises
Choose to have no food, bring your own picnic or order from us:-
a) Plated Ploughmans with Buntings Ham & Cheddar ; Mixed Salad with leaves, tomato, cucumber, red pepper, red onion; Coleslaw, Pickles & Chutneys; Granary Bread & Butter
b) Smoked Fish Platter supplied by Maldon Smokehouse, served with Garlic Mayo, Salad Garnish, Bread & butter. Typically includes prawns, mackerel, salmon, smoked salmon pate etc
Cream Tea Cruise
Tea or Coffee, Freshly baked scone with butter, jam and double cream
Afternoon Tea Cruise
Above with addition of homemade Victoria Sponge
Bangers & Mash Cruises
Buntings Homemade Sausages, (V) Quorn Sausage, Creamy Mash, Red Onion Gravy, Carrots, Courgette & Peas. Jam Roly Poly with Strawberry Jam Sauce and Custard.
Roast Lunch Cruise
Choose in advance between Roast Beef or Chicken. New Potatoes roasted with Maldon Sea Salt, Seasonal Vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding, Homemade Gravy. (v) Aubergine Bake. Lemon Crunch Pudding with Forest Fruits and Cream.
Meat and Cheese from Buntings, Fruit & Veg from Maldon Fruit. Coffee is Taylors of Harrogate Organic Fair Trade. Tea including Earl Grey, Fruit Teas and Rooibus. Decaf available.
We are very happy to cater for all dietary needs as long as you inform us in advance.