Seasonal Ingredients
Eating with the Season: May on your plate
We really enjoy May with its longer evenings and a real sense of optimism. May is the month when British seasonal produce hits its stride with so many tasty foods to think about. From peas to spinach, spring onions to new potatoes, you can taste the difference in May.
Solet's talk about our new Spring menu, what's good, why it matters, and how ournew menu makes the most of what’s in season.
Small, green peas: often overlooked
May peas are sweet and tender, and they're really at their peak. On our menu, you'll find them doing quiet but important work alongside our Traditional Fish & Chips, a firm British favourite.
Drink Neck Oil Session IPA with fish and chips - its citrus hop character cuts through the batter and it's an easy-drinking pint. Want something fruity? choose our delicious Rhubarb Cranberry Collins for a light and refreshing cocktail, or Fever Tree Premium Indian Tonic with a squeeze of lime for a simple but crisp non-alcoholic choice.
Earthy potatoes: oh so versatile
New potatoes are like a long-lost friend you actually want to meet again! Waxy, sweet, and needing very little done to them, they're one of those ingredients that are just there but really make a difference. You'll find them in our Smoked Trout Salad: baby gem, chives, lemon zest, a soft-boiled free-range egg, and a light yoghurt dressing. The potatoes anchor the dish without overwhelming it.
If you fancy wine, try our Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc or pick a GreenButterfly cocktail with this fish dish. If a soft drink is what you’re after, the retro Appletiser is a firm favourite.
Also making excellent use of the potato is our Pork Schnitzel, served with a proper potato salad alongside rainbow slaw and whole grain mustard sauce. Pair this dish with a glass (or bottle!) of Bottega Pinot Grigio. A great cocktail choice is the Aperol Spritz, or for a soft drink, try our new, signature Big TomSpiced Tomato Juice. It’s savoury and satisfying, feels like a grown-up choice alongside a proper plate of food.
Spinach: Our workhorse
Spinach doesn't get much attention, but May is when it's at its most tender. Our SweetPotato & Chickpea Curry brings it into the spotlight, with spinach gentlywilted into a mildly spiced coconut curry alongside peppers and chickpeas,served with basmati rice and a garlic coriander naan. It's the kind of dishthat's both deeply comforting and genuinely good for you, a minor miracle thesedays!
Try a Birra Moretti with this dish or for something completely different, a pinacolada. A surprising choice for many but its coconut liquor matches the coconutin the curry. Go on, give it a go!
Rocket: The Peppery One
Rocket grows quickly and enthusiastically in May, which suits its sharp, pepperypersonality. It appears in our Steak Sandwich: steak sliced with red onion,horseradish mayo, sourdough baguette, thick cut chips. It also turns up on our10oz Rump Steak plate, keeping things fresh against the chargrilled beef.
To drink try a glass of Tilia Malbec with your steak. It’s packed with plum,blackberry and dark chocolate with pepper and spice flavours. If you fancy acocktail, pick an Old Fashioned. You may surprise everyone and pick a Red Bullif you’re going non-alcoholic. Why not?
Spring Onion: the finishing note
Spring onions are everywhere in May as it’s when they're taste is milder than theirfully grown counterparts, with a gentle bite that works as a finishing note ondishes that need a little lift. While they work quietly behind the scenesacross several of our dishes, they shine in our slaws and salads, adding crunchand freshness.
May drinks should be fun and full of life. Our cocktail menu has plenty of options,but if you want to lean into the season, look for something with citrus orbotanicals, such as a gin-based spritz or something with elderflower. For beerlovers, the lighter end of the spectrum works best so go for an Amstel or BirraMoretti.
Come taste our new seasonal menu at the Fox
Seasonal eating is fun and we’re very proud of our new menus. Every dish is tasty asingredients taste better when they're in season, and menus built around what'sactually good right now tend to be more interesting than those that ignore thecalendar entirely.
Our converted warehouse setting is also fun this May. As the sun peeps out behindthose clouds, choose to sit outside on our generous terrace. Be part of theDocklands buzz!
Remember that The Fox is next door to the ExCeL Centre, literally just a matter of seconds. Follow the sound of good conversation and clinking glasses, downthe stairs on the right, and look for the red door.
See you very soon!
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