BLOG: The Beacon, Hastings

The bit about the Coronacoaster…

We’ve been doing all we can to remain open, serving weekly lunches, but to also keep our customers and team safe. Taking contact details of all that visit us, spacing out tables, being mainly outdoors, sanitising, one way systems and generally trying to keep on top of the given guidance. This is just a reminder to anyone coming to eat with us to please please cancel your booking if you have any symptoms or if you have had contact with anybody who has been unwell, its up to us as a community now to attempt to stop the spread. Thanks….

Back to the nice bit….

Starter £7.50

Green pea houmous, crudite, house sourdough (ve)

Mains £14

Local roast chicken with stuffing or one of our all time favourite vegetarian dishes (its actually vegan) the Beacon Beets Tower; balsamic roast red onions & beetroot, sizzled leeks and pine nuts all piled high atop a bed of chickpea mash.

Each roast comes with the classic sides; roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Desserts £5

Warm chocolate Brownie with vanilla ice cream or homegrown pear & apple crumble with custard (ve) …

To order a take away or to book a table please either email beaconhastings@gmail.com or call (01424) 431 305

Welcome to September! Lets hope the weather sticks so we can continue to enjoy the outdoors for a while longer, we’ve been having some fine afternoons up here on the hill…

This week…

Starters £7.50

• Potted smoked ham with cornichons

• Green pea guacamole with feta or avocado (v) or (ve)

Each served with mixed leaves & house sourdough

Mains £14

Roasts

• Local roast pork, herb stuffing & apple sauce
• Layered vegetable pie; butternut squash, woodland pearl barley (with herbs, chestnuts & mushrooms) & creamy spinach ricotta all layered in a polenta pastry crust (V)
• Balsamic lentil pot pie, vegetable mash (Ve) (GF)

Each served with roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy

Picnic Platters

• Greek style local beef & spinach filo pie with whipped feta
• “Spanakopita” (spinach & feta filo pie) with tzatziki

Each platter comes with greek salad, houmous, mixed leaves & house sourdough.

** Let us know if you’re vegan**

Desserts £5

• Pear, hazelnut & chocolate pavlova
• Vegan gingerbread sticky toffee pudding

To book a table or a meal to take away please get in touch by calling (01424) 431 305 or email beaconhastings@gmail.com

Darn this rain! Its good for the garden but not for making plans to eat outdoors – We are doing our best to seat those with table bookings each week with a wet weather plan in place as long as you’re happy to come inside and we are, of course, considerate of space and social distancing. However, lets hope that the weather is better for Sunday and you can therefore enjoy lunch in the garden. That said, we highly recommend booking in early to save disappointment as space is limited…

This weeks menu from us…

(Please note as the menu changes weekly, food that is pictured may be from previous weeks)

Starter £7.50 (returning for another week due to popularity)

Smoked Harissa houmous with a choice of chorizo, feta or avocado with mixed leaves and house sourdough.

Mains £14

Sunday Roasts

Local roast beef & fresh horseradish or

Nut Roast & red onion marmalade (v) or (ve).

Each served with Yorkshire pudding, roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Picnic Platters

Local chicken filo pie, smoked potted gammon, cornichons & potato salad or

“Spanakopita” (feta & spinach filo pie), Tzatziki, smoked Harissa houmous & Greek salad (v).

Each platter comes with mixed leaves, house sourdough & butter

**Let us know if you’re vegan**

Desserts £5

chocolate sponge & chocolate custard

vegan gingerbread sticky toffee pudding

To book a table or collect a take away please email beaconhastings@gmail.com or call us on (01424) 431 305

Come dine with us this Sunday! Eat here or take away…

Starter £7.50

Smoked Harissa houmous, a choice of chorizo, feta or avocado, mixed leaves and house sourdough

Mains £14

Sunday Roasts

Local chicken with home made stuffing OR Puy & Porter Pot Pie topped with butterbean mash (v) (ve).

Each served with roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Picnic Platters

Spicy local lamb parcel, tzatziki, smoked Harissa houmous, greek salad OR mature cheddar & thyme courgette tart, mini Brie wedge, pickles, chutney, celeriac slaw.

Each served with mixed leaves & house sourdough. (Vegan platter can be made on request)

Desserts £5

Blueberry Key Lime Pie (not pictured)

Vegan rhubarb & custard bake (not pictured)

To book a table or to pre order your take away please get in touch on (01424) 431 305 or email beaconhastings@gmail.com

Please note we no longer have a car park but for those that are less mobile please let us know so that we can make arrangements for you. A turning circle is created each week to enable drop offs too…

We’ve been really enjoying having you come to eat with us again, the Front Yard is now open every Sunday for lunch whether you want a hearty home cooked roast or a more seasonal picnic platter, fresh locally sourced and sometimes even home grown!

New to the Front Yard is the Crows Nest, an intimate and more secluded dining experience with a view. Book early to save disappointment!

To book your table to eat here please get in touch soon as space is limited, we are now open until 6pm so can take later bookings too. A deposit of £25 will be taken on booking and will be deducted from your final bill. Thanks for understanding as we adapt to a new way of running things.

This weeks menu…

Our menu is available for collection if you fancy taking it away with you and enjoying it at your favourite picnic spot, please remember to pre-order even if its on the day.

A note about parking: Due to essential changes going on here we now have very limited car parking space. For those less mobile, a turning circle and drop off point will be cleared each week but please try to park up on the West Hill if you can. Sorry for any inconvenience.

For further enquiries to book a table or to order a take away, please email beaconhastings@gmail.com or call us on (01424) 431 305

In our last post we wrote that this weeks meat is pork when it is infact BEEF. Apologies! Beef & Yorkshire pudding. Pork is next week…

We are now open every Sunday for spacious, al fresco dining and with a view. Book your table now for a home cooked Sunday roast, a summery picnic platter and a drink with friends or family…

During our time in lockdown we worked on the land here, the aim being to become more self sufficient and we are now able to use various homegrown produce in what we serve. Also, keep your eyes peeled for freshly made products for sale each week. This week we have cherry jam (so these cherries are picked by us but in Northiam) and homegrown basil pesto…

So, to this weeks menu…

Starter £7.50

Slow roast tomatoes, whipped Feta (can be vegan) or local chicken liver pate with gherkins. Each comes with mixed leaves and house sourdough.

Mains £14

Sunday Roast

Local roast pork, herby stuffing, fresh apple sauce or Nut Roast (vegetarian and vegan options). Each served with roasties, seasonal vegetables and gravy.

Picnic Platters

Smoked fish, samphire, beetroot & apple relish, horseradish mayo or mature cheddar & onion tart, garlic & fresh herb cream cheese, chutney, pickled onion. Each comes with potato salad, mixed leaves & house sourdough.

Let us know if you’re vegan, we will happily cater for you.

Desserts £5

Beacon Hedgerow Crumble (v) (ve) (mixed homegrown blackberries & mulberries) or white chocolate & raspberry Blondie

Booking is essential and tables are limited so please get in touch as soon as you know when you’d like to visit. Alternatively we are still offering home delivery using Hastings Cargo, delivery fee is £3 and the time slot available is now between 2-4. You can also come and collect from us with a pre-order.

beaconhastings@gmail.com (01424) 431 305

We are now taking bookings for Sunday lunch in the newly landscaped, and named, Front Yard. Tables are limited so please get in touch soon if you wish to eat in, or out in fact. Home delivery and collection is still available to those wishing to enjoy a lovingly cooked Sunday roast or picnic platter in the comfort of their own home or out and about.

Starter Box £7.50

Slow roast homegrown tomatoes, garlic & fresh herb cream cheese, house sourdough & mixed leaves.

Mains £14

Sunday Roast

Local roast chicken with stuffing

Mushroom, chestnut & cranberry Tart (v) (vegan option available)

Each served with roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Picnic Platters

Mature cheddar Tart, garlic & fresh herb cream cheese, pickled onion, chutney, potato salad, cherry tomatoes, mixed leaves, house sourdough & butter.

Smoked Fish selection, horseradish mayo, beetroot & apple relish, potato salad, mixed leaves, house sourdough & butter.

Desserts £5

We’ve been cherry picking!

Triple chocolate Brownie, cherry fool (vegan option available)

Mini cherry filo Pie, vanilla custard

Also, a reminder that as of this week a small fee of £3 per address will be added to deliveries. This is to help support our use of Hastings Cargo, local planet friendly delivery service. Delivery time slots have also changed to 2-4 but collection can be arranged for a time of your convenience.

We are gradually getting ready to open for those that wish to come and have Sunday lunch here in our front yard!

Opening officially for bookings on August 2nd with limited tables so please ensure you book ahead. From this week, however, you may come and collect your lunches from us, please let us know when ordering whether you wish to collect or have your order delivered.

A note on delivery charges; As of 2nd August, a small fee will be added to home deliveries to cover the costs of this service. We hope that those of you who wish to continue having your orders brought to you won’t mind the additional £3 added, helping to support not only us but also Hastings Cargo who currently run the great air pollution free service using electric cargo bikes!

So, now to this weeks menu…

Starter Box £7.50 

Mini “Frittata” (plant based & oven baked with a chorizo style topping), Mexican spiced lentil houmous, homegrown salad & house sourdough (ve)

Mains £14

Picnic Boxes **New**

Each come with potato salad, home grown lettuce, cucumber & tomato, plus house sourdough & butter

Choose from:

Local salt beef, gherkins, Emmental, mustard mayo

Mature cheddar & leek tart, garlic & fresh herb cream cheese, pickled onion, chutney 

*Let us know if you are vegan**

Sunday Roasts 

Each come with roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Choose from:

Local lamb, minted redcurrant

Vegetarian Wellington, cranberry sauce

Nut Roast, butternut squash (ve) 

Sides

Cauliflower Cheese £3

Desserts £5

Eton mess cake (n) fresh berries baked in a vanilla sponge base, topped with fresh cream, fresh berries and mini meringue

Vegan choc cherry Brownie with dairy free vanilla infused yogurt

We’re available to take orders now by email beaconhastings@gmail.com or by calling us on (01424) 431 305

We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Launching this Sunday is our PICNIC BOX!

Aimed at those venturing out for an afternoon on the beach or perhaps heading to the hill for a few hours in the sun after a long walk. We have carefully selected some of our favourite items and matched them with fresh salads, homemade dips and freshly baked bread, all in one handy box – available for you to come and collect as well as hot & cold drinks from the bar…

Picnic Boxes available to pre-order for this Sunday £14 each

• Local salt beef, gherkins, Emmental & dill mayo

• Mature cheddar tart, pickled onion, chutney, whipped feta

• Vegan “chorizo” frittata, spicy bean dip, cruditè, avocado

Each box comes with potato salad, home grown lettuce, cucumber & tomato, plus home made sourdough.

Our Sunday roasts will also be available for collection and home delivery

This weeks Starter Box £7.50 each

Spicy Cannellini dip, chilli roast chickpeas, roasted red pepper salad garnish, house sourdough (ve)

This weeks mains menu £14

• Local pork, stuffing & apple sauce
• Cheese & Leek Tart
• Nut Roast (vegetarian & vegan)

Each comes with roasties, seasonal vegetables & gravy.

Dessert this week £5

• White chocolate & raspberry Blondie, raspberry fool
• Seasonal fruit crumble & custard (ve)

Please note we can only take pre-orders for collection at this time as we open gradually, creating the safest environment for ourselves and our customers. To place an order please email beaconhastings@gmail.com or call us on (01424) 431 305..