/">News From The CountryMan Inn

The Countryman Inn, Shipley has created it’s very own cold smoker, enabling us to produce some extra flavoursome dishes for all of our customers. We have already been smoking Chicken, Local Cod and Mussels and will be looking into adding more to that in the near future.

The smoking is done by covering smouldering oak chippings with Rosemary twigs inside a cast-iron barrel. This barrel has a vented chimney which forces the ‘cold’ smoke into a separate chamber where the food is kept.  The food is then gently preserved with the aromatic smoke giving it a really distinct flavour.

The Countryman Cold Smoker has enabled us to produce some brilliant new dishes such as smoke seafood risotto and smoked chicken tagine.

If you want to try these out, or simply enjoy a relaxing meal in a tradional sussex country pub, then call us on 01403 741 383 or book a table online.

With Game season now in full swing, it seems a waste to not take advantage of the range of fantastic game right on the doorstep of The Countryman Inn, Shipley.

Our country pub is situated in the middle of the Sussex countryside and is perfectly placed for superb access to top quality game, allowing us to produce excellent dishes such as Game Pudding, Pheasant Supreme and Roasted Patridge.

All of our game dishes are served with our home-grown vegetables giving them a lovely fresh quality. The Pheasant Supreme is served in Calvados sauce and the Roasted Partridge is served with Poached home-grown Pears, delicious.

We also have our superb local Venison to offer, which is slowly braised in port and redcurrant, a real treat and warming dish for these Winter months.

To book a table at The Countryman Inn and experience our fantastic selection of game first hand, please call us on 01403 741383 or click here to book.

The Countryman Inn, Shipley is pleased to announce it is now working with a new supplier called ‘Nutbourne Fine Foods’. Nutbourne Find Foods is a small, family business producing a range of Jams, Chutnies, Oils and Vinegars and The Countryman Pub is pleased to be working with them.

In association with Garlic Wood Farm, Knepp Castle is now finally able to produce ‘Old English Organic Beef’. This has been a long time coming but is great news for The Countryman Inn and it’s customers. The project started with just a dozen cows and takes at least three years to mature, which is why it has taken so long.

The Knepp Castle, former commercial farmland is now organic and grazed by herds of cattle, pigs, deer and ponies which spend all of their lives in their family groups and in massive, outside enclosures. (The smallest enclosure is 700 acres!)

Although slow food production, this provides peace of mind for the ethical consumer and incredibly, the beef produced actually has health benefits over commercial beef. The evidence is that Grass Fed beef contains fewer calories and less saturated fats than those of animals fed grain-based rations.

This fantastic Beef will be served on the Countryman Menu alongside other organic and free range Pork, Lamb & Chicken. If you want to try out our new healthier and organic meats, come and visit us by booking a table here, or calling us on 01403 741 383.

93 days to go! Until what I hear you ask? Unbelievably, its until Christmas! That’s right, only 93 days until Christmas Day, which means, you need to start deciding where you are going to have your Christmas party!

The Countryman Inn has revealed its Christmas and New Years menu’s for 2011 and we have plenty of surprises and treats for you!

Countryman Christmas Menu

Our Christmas party menu is available to pre-book from the 1st-24th December and is priced at £20 for two courses and £25 for three courses; it is highly advisable to book early as more often than not, we fully book for the entire month. Just £5 per person deposit will secure your booking. You can view the full menus here.

In addition to our usual Christmas party menu, there is a Boxing Day and New Years Day breakfast menu with prices to be announced shortly. Once again though, if you would like a table for either of these or our regular New Years Eve Dinner then book well in advance.

Phone us on 01403 741383 to book a table, or book online.

Thursday 29th September see’s the return of The Countryman Inn, Shipley’s world (well locally at least) famous Curry Night. As well as all the regular curry dishes The Countryman Pub offers on their special curry nights, there will be a definite southern Asian and oriental feel to the evening with plenty of Noodle dishes available.

As always, the curry night will feature various curries from places around the world including Thailand, Malaysia, Goa, India and Morocco. All of The Countryman curries are served with naan, chapatti or pitta and all the accompaniments.

Noodles will be a big feature on the 29th September

The cost of the evening is just £10 for the buffet and you can make your own ‘Thani’ with a little bit of each or just enjoy your favourite from the buffet, the choice is yours!

To reserve a table call us on 01403 741383 or book online at www.countrymanshipley.co.uk/book-a-table – we look forward to welcoming you to The Countryman Inn, near Horsham for this fantastic event.

The Countryman Inn, Shipley, Take Away menu is now in full swing. The menu which is available everyday, both at lunchtime and in the evenings can be ordered by phoning 01403 741383. All orders will be prepared and be ready for collection at your requested time. Alternatively, just pop in and see us in our welcoming country pub near Horsham and enjoy a complimentary drink whilst you wait for your order to be cooked.

Click on the image below to view the full menu:

Take Away Menu

The Countryman Inn, Shipley, is proud to announce that due to the bumper number of crops being produced in our own garden, combined with additional produce supplied to us by local gardeners in the village, we are now able to offer a variety of fruit and vegetable boxes for sale in our shop.

Each box will contain an assortment of fruit and vegetable and will vary day-to-day, week-t0-week, depending on what is currently being harvested. We will be selling these in three different sizes, small, medium and large for £5, £7.50 and £10 respectively. Although as mentioned, the contents will always vary, a typical box may contain the following:

So if you like your fruit and veg and you like it fresh and locally produced, then come visit us to see what we have to offer. The Countryman Inn in located in Shipley, near Horsham and is a very traditional sussex country pub, something which is becoming harder to come by nowadays. We pride ourselves on using fresh, local produce and involving our local community in everything that we do. Call us on 01403 741383 to book a table, or click here.

The August Bank Holiday is synonymous in this country with getting away for a long weekend, more often that not, dampened by terrible weather, but nonetheless a chance to get away from things. With the recession still hitting us hard, The Countryman Inn, Shipley (near Horsham) is offering a cheap alternative to getting away by hosting a Caribbean Day on Thursday 25th August.

With Rum Cocktails, Limbo Dancing, Calypso Music and a Jamaica Inspired BBQ, you will feel like you are relaxing in the Caribbean without having to make the long journey, or pay the huge expense. Especially if the weather turns out to be blistering sunshine, which with the weather this summer, is definitely a possibility. Head on down to The Countryman Pub on the 25th August!

On the BBQ we will have a wide range of Caribbean specialities including Jamaican Patties, Coconut Shrimp, Jerk Chicken, Spicy Roti, Baked Banana and many many more delicious dishes. Our exciting cocktails include our Cuba Libre and Planters Punch, definitely not to be missed!

Starters cost just £5 and main courses from £10 so make sure you book a table today and get involved in the early bank holiday festivities! Call us on 01403 741383 or book online.

On Wednesday 10th August, The Countryman Inn, Shipley will be holding their BBQ & Morris Dance Garden Party. The BBQ will be in the country pub garden from 6.30pm with the singing and dancing of  the Sompting Village Morris starting at 8pm.

Full BBQ tickets are just £10, so call us on 01403 741383 to book your place now. In addition to the Morris dancing, Skittles and Giant Connect 4 will be available in the garden all afternoon to add to the fun!

Sompting Village Morris

Our normal, full restaurant and bar menu will also be available all evening so if you’re not a BBQ fan, you can still order your favourite meals including Vegetarian, Pub Grub and Desserts.

To book a table for the evening, visit our online booking page or call us on 01403 741383 now, we look forward to seeing you at The Countryman Shipley, near Horsham, on Wednesday 10th August.

On Thursday 28th July, The Countryman Inn, Shipley (near Horsham) is hosting it’s very own Mediterranean Day with Tapas, Paella and Sangria.

As you know, The Countryman Pub takes it’s themed nights seriously and this night will be no different with an array of starters and snacks inspired by Spanish Tapas, Greek Meze and Italian Pasta.

Sharing platters will be served for groups wanting the true Mediterranean experience and Rioja, Peroni and Pinot Grigio will be on hand for those of you wishing to drink the Mediterranean way!

Paella - Just one of the Mediterranean treats on offer

Whatever your reason for coming, whether it be to try the tastes of the Med, or to reminisce over past holidays and experiences, The Countryman Pub has it all to offer with delicious main courses such as Paella, Kleftico and Osso Bucco. See the full menu here.

Tapas will be available from just £5 and Main Courses from £10 so hurry up and book a table now by calling us on 01403 741383 or booking online, we look forward to seeing you on the 28th.

Just another date for your diary too, on 25th August we will be hosting a Caribbean Day, so make sure you are available for that! More details to follow, keep checking back!