café-restaurant menus

All of our food is freshly prepared by our chefs and bakers using the best in local, seasonal produce. Our handmade bread, cakes and scones are baked daily in our courtyard artisan bakery.

Our bakers and chefs use the freshest of seasonal produce, organic flours and quality ingredients to bring you daily our wholesome and hearty fare. We take care in our selection of all our ingredients, reducing food miles and supporting local growers and suppliers.

christmas 2024 specials

regular food menu SAMPLES

Breakfast

Cream teas

Cakes/slices

Ploughmans platters

Hearty Mill sandwiches

Mill favourites

Chef daily specials

Extras

Breakfast

breakfast

​Served 9.30am–11am

• Scrambled eggs - Three free range eggs served on toasted Mill bread
• Poached or fried eggs - Two free range eggs served on toasted Mill bread
• Pan-fried mushrooms (ve available) - Served on a choice of toasted Mill bread

Add to your breakfast: Two slices of bacon / Mushrooms / Extra fried egg / 5oz Cumberland spiral / Smoked salmon
 
Available until 11.30am

• Breakfast bacon sandwich - Three rashers of award-winning local hand-cured bacon on a choice of our Mill bread or toast
• Breakfast tomato bruschetta (ve)

 
Available until 4pm

• Toast with Butter One slice / Two slices - Choice of white, granary or wholemeal. Add jam, honey, marmalade or peanut butter
• Mill toasted teacake with butter

Cream teas

cream teas

​Available all day

• Devon cream tea For one / For two - Served with a large fruit or plain scone, local clotted cream and delicious award-winning strawberry jam
• Savoury tea For one / For two - Served with a large cheese scone, Westcountry butter and mature cheddar, with award-winning apple chutney

• Single scone - Choose from fruit, cheese or plain. Served with Butter / Local clotted cream. Waterhouse Fayre Jams and chutneys

Cakes/slices

cakes/slices

​Traditional Flapjack
Cherry Almond Shortbread
Chocolate chip Shortbread
Westcountry butter shortbread
Raspberry frangipane
Mincemeat frangipane

Carrot cake
Lemon drizzle cake
Cider apple cake
Coastpath cake
Date / apricot slice 
Crispy rocky road

Tiffin
Brownie
Chocolate caramel slice
Salted caramel slice
Yoghurt & white choc flapjack
Selection of GF & vegan cakes

Ploughmans platters

ploughmans platters

A Mill classic!
Served with your choice of freshly baked Mill bread, award-winning chutneys from Waterhouse Fayre and our selection of today’s salads.

• Westcountry mature cheddar
• Cornish yarg
• Devon blue cheese
• Somerset brie
• Mill honey roast ham
• Westcountry mature cheddar & Mill ham
• Cornish yarg & Mill ham
• Devon blue cheese & Mill ham
• Somerset brie & Mill ham
• Trio of cheeses (choice of 3)
• Rare roast beef 
• Brixham Crab bound in a wholegrain mustard mayonnaise

Hearty Mill sandwiches

​hearty mill sandwiches

A meal in itself!
Served on your choice of thick-cut, freshly baked Mill bread, with dressed salad leaves & Burts award-winning sea salt crisps.

• Westcountry mature cheddar & apple chutney
• Somerset brie & apple chutney
• Cornish yarg & slow-roasted garlic chutney
• Mill honey roast ham
• Westcountry mature cheddar & Mill ham
• Vegan cheese & Devon apple chutney (ve)
• Award-winning local hand-cured bacon

Mill favourites

mill favourites

Otterton Mill Salad
A trio of todays freshly made salads served with baby leaves and hearty thick-cut Mill bread & butter

Smoked mackerel pâté 
Served with toasted sourdough, baby leaves and slaw
 
Open rare Westcountry roast
Beef sandwich served cold with red onion marmalade, rocket and horseradish mayonnaise served with baby leaf salad and Burts crisps

Award-winning hand-picked
Brixham crab (White meat) bound in a wholegrain mustard mayonnaise on a Mill Baker’s bap, served with baby leaf salad and Burts crisps
 
Mill houmous
Served with toasted wholemeal bread, baby leaves and a duo of salad (ve)
 
Melted Somerset brie
On two cheese scones with baby leaves, slaw and red onion marmalade

Chef daily specials

chef daily specials SAMPLE

BREAKFAST
5oz Cumberland sausage spiral in a Mill bap with red onion marmalade
SERVED UNTIL 11AM ONLY
 
TODAY’S SOUPS
Choice of two soups with a choice of today’s chunky white, granary or wholemeal bread & Westcountry butter GF roll & vegan spread available
Please ask your server or see our blackboard

MAINS

• Trio of Elston Farm sausages  & colcannon mash served with a Devon cider and onion jus
• Westcountry venison burger topped with Cornish blue cheese in a Mill bap and local chutney served with hand-cut chips, baby leaves & slaw (DF GF available)
• Grilled 8oz Westcountry sirloin steak with maitre d’hotel butter, hand cut chips, baby leaves & slaw (GF)
• Pan fried line caught mackerel on crushed Cornish salad potatoes & baby spinach, served with a cucumber, tomato, red onion & beetroot salsa GF (DF available)
• Brixham landed hake in Otter Bright beer batter, served with hand-cut chips and homemade tartar sauce (K DF GF: no batter)
• Garlic & parsley mushrooms served on toasted wholemeal bread with baby leaves & a balsamic reduction (GF available)
• Seafood platter – A trio of smoked salmon, smoked mackerel, and prawns in a Marie Rose sauce, served with a trio of salads & choice of Mill bread  (DF, GF available)
• Portobello mushroom filled with Mediterranean vegetables topped with grated Cornish Yarg served on wild rocket with a tomato & garlic dressing GF (DF, VE available)
• Roasted butternut squash, sweet potato, peppers, red onion, tarte tatin served with baby leaves, balsamic glaze & crunch salad (VE)
• Grilled mushrooms & houmous in a Mill bap with local chutney, wild rocket,  & crunch salad  VE (GF available)
• Devon Red cider rarebit on toasted speciality bread served with baby leaves & slaw
• Prawn Marie Rose wholemeal sandwich with baby leaves & Burts crisps (GF available)
• Chicken and bacon in a lemon and thyme mayonnaise, served in a mill bap with baby leaves & Burts crisps (GF available)

ADD TO YOUR MEAL: HAND-CUT MILL CHIPS OR CORNISH SEA SALTED SAUTÉ POTATOES
BREAKFAST SERVED 9.30AM-11AM | LUNCH SERVED 11.45AM-3.30PM

Kids’ Meals
A half portion of the daily specials as marked. Please check with staff.

GF: Gluten free, VE: Vegan, DF: Dairy Free, K: Smaller portion for Kids under 12 years of age
Allergies: For allergen information about any of our dishes, please ask a member of our staff, we do our best to reduce the risk of cross contamination but cannot guarantee any of our dishes are free from allergens and cannot accept any liability in this respect.

Extras

extras

• Marinated olives / Small side salad
• Bowl of Burts sea salt crisps
• Basket of Mill bread (3 slices) with butter
• Slice of Mill artisan bread & butter / Mill slaw
• Mill hand-cut chips / Cornish sauté potatoes

​PLEASE NOTE:
Our bakery selection is available all day but subject to popularity!
Gluten-free options available. Please ask!

ALLERGENS: For allergen information, please ask a member of staff
We do our best to reduce the risk of cross contamination but cannot guarantee any of our dishes are free from allergens and cannot accept any liability in this respect.

drinks menu

Our outstanding coffee is roasted two miles downriver by Hawkins of Budleigh Salterton. Our milk is from local dairy producers. Soya, oat milk, decaf coffee and wheat-free hot chocolate are available.

Coffee

Tea

Soft drinks

Beer, lager and cider

Wines

Coffee

coffee

• Americano Espresso and hot water served black, with hot or cold milk
• Cappuccino Espresso topped with hot milk and dry froth, dusted with chocolate
• Babyccino Warm, frothy milk in an espresso cup and dusted with chocolate & marshmallows
• Latte Long, milky coffee
• Espresso Short, strong coffee
• Macchiato Espresso with a dollop of froth
• Flat white Double shot espresso with hot milk and little froth
• Chai latte Henny and Joe’s masala infusion
• Hot chocolate Monbana rich chocolate
• Mocha Double shot of espresso topped with our luxurious hot chocolate

ADD TO YOUR COFFEE
Marshmallows, cream, vanilla or caramel syrup, extra shot

Tea

tea

​Pot of tea for one of organic, fair-trade teas from Clipper Teas of Dorset

• ​English breakfast tea
• Earl grey tea
• Decaffeinated tea*

• Red bush tea 
• Chamomile tea 
  
• Green tea 

• Peppermint tea
• Lemon & ginger tea
• Wild berry tea

Please ask for an extra pot of water. Choice of milk (incl. soya and oat) or lemon. 
*Naturally decaffeinated

Soft drinks

soft drinks

​A range of organic, fruit-based drinks made by award-winning Devon producer Luscombe Drinks

•  ​Hot ginger beer Traditional ginger beer made with fresh root ginger. Citrusy and warm.
• Orange juice A well balanced, fruity orange juice. Simply the best fruit pressed and bottled. No additions at all.
• Sicillian lemonade A classic sharp still** lemonade of Sicilian lemons and Madagascan bourbon vanilla. 
• St clements A classic sparkling drink made from fresh oranges and lemons.
• Raspberry crush A lightly sparkling drink with rich fruity, refreshing flavours.
• Wild elderflower bubbly A pure, heady elderflower bubbly with a gentle sparkle. Light and refreshing. 

OTHER SOFT DRINKS

• Fresh pressed apple juice From Sandford Orchard.
• Gusto slim/cherry/real cola Award-winning, organic, fair-trade lower calorie, made with Devon spring water.
• Tarka springs water From Torrington, Devon. Sparking or still.

Beer, lager and cider

beer, lager and cider

From Devon producers, Otter Brewery, Sandford Orchards, Dawlish Brewery and Cornish St Austell Brewery.

• ​Otter Bitter A wonderful, old fashioned,‘session beer’ 3.6% ABV
• Otter Bright A very pale, refreshing ale with a fruity finish 4.3% ABV
• Otter Ale A well balanced ale, combining malt with fruit, and a slight bitterness 4.5% ABV
• Korev Cornish Lager Pale colour, clean, crisp lager 4.8% ABV
• Devon Red Cider Light, sparkling Devon cider 4.5% ABV
• Fanny’s Bramble Cider Refreshing, blackberry flavoured cider 4.3% ABV

Speciality beers from Dawlish Brewery made especially for Otterton Mill

• Otterton Ale 1068 3.8% ABV
• Beaver Bitter 4.2% ABV
• Millers Gold 4.5% ABV

Wines

wines

Our wines are hand-picked for us by independent wine merchant, Christopher Piper Wines of Ottery St Mary, Devon.

white

Pinot Grigio
Donini, Provinica di Pavia, Italy
Light and fragrant with aromas of fresh pear and a ripe, rounded finish. 12% ABV
 
Sauvignon Blanc
St. Peyre, Languedoc, France
Crisp, grassy, gooseberry Sauvignon from the Languedoc. Intense, fresh and delicious. 12.5% ABV
 
Chardonnay
St. Peyre, Languedoc, France
Easy-drinking, unoaked Chardonnay with masses of soft, ripe peach and melon fruit and a creamy finish. 13% ABV

Award-winning Shoreline Bottle
English white wine from Lyme Bay Winery, Devon
Dry, refreshing wine, notes of rose petal, lemon, nettle and grapefruit. 11.5% ABV

red

​Merlot/Syrah
Les Terrasses, IGP Ardèche, France
Light, soft and fruity with lovely black cherry and plum fruit. 14% ABV
 
Shiraz
Whistling Duck, Westend Estate, NSW, Australia
Very ripe and juicy with fruits of the forest aromas and a hint of chocolate. 13.5% ABV
 
Tempranillo
Clos Montblanc, Catalunya, Spain
A superbly made bold red with warm fruit and spice flavours. 13.5% ABV

fizz

Prosecco Frissante ‘Spago’
Casa Vinicola Botter, Veneto, Italy
Soft, light & fresh, with hints of peach and orange blossom well-suited to any occasion. 11% ABV
 
Ti Amo Prosecco Italy
Fruity notes of pear and acacia flowers, crisp and delicate. 11% ABV

rosé

​Grenache/Merlot
Les Terrasses, IGP Ardèche, France
Crisp, light & dry with a hint of strawberry on the finish. 13.5% ABV
 
Zinfandel Blush Rosé
Sugarbird, California
medium sweet with a fabulous strawberry and peach nose and lush watermelon flavours on the palate. 10.5% ABV

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