Restaurant & bar
Local lad Darren Clemmit heads up the kitchen and is
part of the fabric of the place - he's been involved with the Swan
for 20 years and his devotion is palpable. What he doesn't know
about good local ingredients isn't worth knowing, and his grasp of
terroir shines through his menus.
Fish comes from Whitby and Scarborough and is put to good use in
dishes like sea bream with lemon, aioli, chilli, tenderstem
broccoli and coriander potatoes. The Ginger Pig supplies
top-quality rare breed meat - don't miss the signature dish, Ginger
Pig belly pork, or, for something lighter, why not try the jar of
Ginger Pig pork terrine with sharp apple sauce. Sunday's are
special here, diners flock from far and wide to tuck into sides of
beef and pork served up with goose fat roast potatoes. If you're
heading for an outdoor concert at Dalby Forest, the kitchen will
happily put together a picnic hamper for you.
You'll find Black Sheep Bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord in
fine fettle behind the old oak bar; if you're a wine drinker you're
in for a treat. Victor has carefully chosen a collection of wines
of character and individuality rather than a list of well known
names - many of them by the glass, so in his words:
'experiment!'