New summer menus for Stonegate brand Classic Inns

05-May-2014 - Last updated on 06-May-2014 at 15:15 GMT

Stongate said its new Classic Inns menus provide a 'summer twist'

Stonegate Pub Company has unveiled summer food and drink menus at its 39-strong Classic Inns estate.

The Summer Lovin’ menu includes hot and cold sharing platters, and sorbets available in three flavours – mango, blackcurrant and lemon.

A BBQ menu features beef burgers in brioche buns with sautéed onions, Cumberland sausages, pork ribs slathered in barbeque sauce, and chicken breasts with sticky Tabasco sauce.

The summer drinks menu will offer classics such as Aperol Spritz, Pimms and lemonade and Stonegate’s “flavour of the season” – pomegranate and elderflower tonic, blended with Absolute vodka or Hendricks gin.

Stonegate marketing manager Sam Maynard said the menus will add a “summer twist” to Classic Inn’s food and drinks offer and give customers additional choice.

Last month, Stonegate introduced a new menu with a heavy focus on pulled pork at its Slug and Lettuce brand.

Dishes include: sharing nachos with spicy sticky pulled pork; a pulled pork sandwich served on artisan bread served with melted smoked mozzarella cheese; the Ultimate S&L burger; stuffed chicken schnitzel, and grilled salmon three-grain risotto.

A number of new sliders sharing platters are also available.