The Oak Tree Norwich is a neighbourhood pub at 59 Ipswich Road. Its informal dining room and refurbished beer garden provide an easy setting for lunch, dinner, drinks or a family gathering, and dogs are welcome at the venue.
The food menu concentrates on familiar British pub dishes, burgers and comforting mains. Lunch and set menu choices make a shorter daytime visit possible, while larger plates and sides cover guests settling in for an evening meal.
Sunday roasts are a regular feature and bring a traditional end of week option alongside the everyday pub favourites. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices are available, giving groups with different preferences more scope to dine together.
Beer, wine, gin and cocktails keep the bar central to the experience, and afternoon tea offers another reason to visit beyond an ordinary pub meal. The Oak Tree’s broad, approachable format suits local regulars as well as visitors looking for relaxed food in the Tuckswood area.
Address: 59 Ipswich Road, Norwich NR4 6LA, England
The Oak Tree Menu
Starters
Onion Rings
Side Salad
Chips
Garlic Bread
Baked Camembert (V)
With pear chutney and warm toasted sourdough
Crispy Sticky Korean Chicken
With sesame seeds, chilli & coriander
Crispy Korean Cauliflower (VE)
With sesame seeds, chilli & coriander
‘Locally Caught’ Haggis
With clapshot and a creamy pepper sauce
Vegetable Pakora (VE) (NGCI)
With fresh coriander, chilli & tomato sauce
Cullen Skink
Creamy haddock & potato soup with a crusty bread roll & butter (Can be NGCI)
Carrot, Coconut & Chilli Soup (V)
Served with a crusty bread roll & butter (Can be NGCI) (Can be VE)
Our Famous Homemade Pies
All served with buttered seasonal vegetables and your choice of chips or mash
Steak Pie
With a rich gravy
Chicken & Leek Pie
With a creamy leek sauce
‘Cullen Skink’ Pie
Creamy haddock and leek pie
Haggis & Clapshot Pie
With a creamy pepper sauce
Loaded Cheesy Fries
Ideal as a side to share!
Haggis & Peppercorn Sauce
With bacon & crispy onions
Beef Chilli
With garlic mayo & jalapeños
Chicken Tikka
With chilli sauce, garlic sauce & coriander
Macaroni Cheese
With bacon & crispy onions
Korean Chicken
With sesame seeds, fresh chilli & coriander
Curry (V)
With curry sauce & crispy onions
Pizza
ADD YOUR FAVOURITES: +2.50 each: Pepperoni, Smoked Bacon, Goat’s Cheese, Black Pudding, Chicken Tikka, Vegan Sausage. +1.50 each: Jalapeños, Red Onion, Peppers.
Plain Jane (V)
Classic Margherita with cheese, tomato & oregano
You Won't Re-Greta (VE)
Vegan ‘cheese’, vegan sausage, peppers & onions, pesto & garlic mayo
Gee Gee (V)
Goats cheese, beetroot chutney, sun-blush tomato pesto & fresh rocket
Naughty Nina
Chicken tikka, red onion, fresh coriander, garlic sauce & chilli sauce
Dirty Danny
Spicy pepperoni, jalapeños, red onion, roast peppers & chilli sauce
Jimmy Krankie
Stornoway black pudding, Lorne sausage, smoked bacon & BBQ sauce
Sides
Gratinated Macaroni Cheese
Garlic Bread
Side Salad
Chips
Onion Rings
Sauces
2.75 each
Curry
Peppercorn
Gravy
Burgers
Served on a seeded brioche bun with a side of chips. Or be a legend and get your chips LOADED for an extra £4. Choose your topping from the Loaded Fries section.
Bacon Bad Boy Burger
6oz beef patty, cheese, smoked streaky bacon, salad garnish & BBQ sauce
Korean Chicken Burger
Buttermilk chicken fillet, Korean BBQ sauce, sesame seeds, fresh chillies, coriander, pickled carrot & red onion, with sriracha mayo
Salt & Chilli Chicken Burger
Buttermilk chicken fillet, fried peppers, onions and chillies tossed in a salt & chilli seasoning, with a curried mayo and a side of curry sauce
Highlander
6oz beef patty, haggis, cheese, bacon & side of peppercorn sauce
Crispy Thai-Spiced Veg Burger (V) (Can be VE)
Salad garnish, fresh coriander & sweet chilli sauce
Mains
Crispy Battered Haddock
With chips, lemon, tartare sauce & pea puree (Can be NGCI). Add a side of curry sauce £2.75
Crispy Scampi
Breaded scampi served with chips, mixed salad, and classic tartare sauce.
Teriyaki Salmon Fillet
Teriyaki-marinated salmon fillet with coconut rice, edamame beans, pickled vegetables, and a drizzle of teriyaki sauce.
Beef & Pork Lasagne
With garlic bread & mixed salad
Herb-Crusted Creamy Mac & Cheese (V)
Choose from: chips, garlic bread or a side salad
Chickpea & Sweet Potato Curry (VE)
With basmati rice & garlic naan (Can be NGCI)
Asian Power Salad (V) (NGCI)
Roasted sesame butternut squash, cabbage, carrot, pickled red onion, spinach, wakame, sliced boiled egg & potato salad. Drizzled with a sesame, sriracha & ginger dressing.
Hot-Smoked Salmon Salad (Can be NGCI)
Hot-smoked salmon, warm potatoes, mixed leaves, tomato and onion, tossed in a sweet chilli mayo dressing
Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, with homemade caesar dressing, anchovies, croutons & parmesan
Loaded Flatbread
Warm flatbread with salad & pickled vegetables. Choose a topping from: Garlic Chicken Tikka or Sweet Chilli Grilled Halloumi
Desserts
LOCH LOMOND ICE CREAM
Made in-house with local ingredients. Choose 3 scoops from: Salted Caramel, Traditional Dairy, Strawberry, Chocolate, Raspberry Ripple, Raspberry Sorbet, Passionfruit Sorbet, Hazelnut & Maple Ripple (N)
Chef’s Cheesecake
Ask your server for today’s flavour
Sticky Toffee Pudding (NGCI)
With traditional dairy ice cream and butterscotch sauce
Warm Chocolate & Salted Caramel Brownie
With traditional dairy ice cream and chocolate sauce
Chocolate & Raspberry Tart (VE) (NGCI)
With raspberry sorbet
Warm Fruit Crumble Tart
With mixed fruit including Sandy’s homegrown apples and plums. Served with dairy ice cream & toffee sauce
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Starters
Dishes on this menu contain no gluten in the ingredients, however we can not guarantee no cross contamination due to the nature of our busy kitchen. ** Some dishes not suitable for coeliacs due to shared fryers **
Baked Camembert (V)
With pear chutney and NGCI toast
Vegetable Pakora (VE)
With fresh coriander, chilli & tomato sauce. In a NGCI batter, but sharing fryer
Cullen Skink
Creamy haddock & potato soup with NGCI bread & butter
Carrot, Coconut & Chilli Soup
Served with NGCI bread & butter
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Mains
Chickpea, Sweet Potato & Spinach Curry (VE)
With basmati rice & side salad
Asian Power Salad (V)
Roasted sesame butternut squash, cabbage, carrot, pickled red onion, spinach, wakame, sliced boiled egg & potato salad with sesame seeds & crispy onions. Drizzled with a sesame, sriracha & ginger dressing.
Crispy Battered Haddock
With chips, lemon, tartare sauce & pea puree. In a NGCI batter, but sharing fryer
Hot-Smoked Salmon Salad
Hot-smoked salmon, warm potatoes, mixed leaves, tomato and onion, tossed in a sweet chilli dressing
Creamy Mushroom Stroganoff (V)
With garlic and spring onion mash
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Pizza
ADD: Smoked Bacon +2.50 each, Goat’s Cheese +2.50 each, Pepperoni +2.50 each, Chicken Tikka +2.50 each, Jalapeños +2.00 each, Red Onion +2.00 each, Peppers +2.00 each.
Plain Jane (V)
Margherita
Gee Gee (V)
Goat’s cheese, beetroot chutney, sun-blushed tomato pesto & fresh rocket
Dirty Danny
Spicy pepperoni, jalapeños, red onion, roast peppers & chilli sauce
Naughty Nina
Chicken tikka, red onion, fresh coriander, garlic sauce & chilli sauce
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Desserts
Sticky Toffee Pudding
With traditional dairy ice cream and butterscotch sauce
Chocolate & Raspberry Tart (VE)
With raspberry sorbet
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Loch Lomond Ice Cream
£7.95. Made in-house with local ingredients. Choose 3 scoops from: Traditional Dairy, Strawberry, Chocolate, Raspberry Ripple, Salted Caramel, Raspberry Sorbet, Passionfruit Sorbet, Hazelnut & Maple Ripple (N).
Loch Lomond Ice Cream
Made in-house with local ingredients. Choose 3 scoops from: Traditional Dairy, Strawberry, Chocolate, Raspberry Ripple, Salted Caramel, Raspberry Sorbet, Passionfruit Sorbet, Hazelnut & Maple Ripple (N).
Sundowner Ritual
11.95: 25ml Loch Lomond ‘Inchmurrin’ Whisky, a Loch Lomond Coffee prepared the way you like it, and Loch Lomond Coffee Dark Chocolate.
Sundowner Ritual
25ml Loch Lomond ‘Inchmurrin’ Whisky, a Loch Lomond Coffee prepared the way you like it, and Loch Lomond Coffee Dark Chocolate.
Loch Lomond Coffee Co.
We roast our own coffee right here in Balmaha. The Oak Tree Inn serves a medium-roast, fruity blend of Ethiopian, Colombian and Guatemalan beans.
Espresso
Americano
Flat White
Cappuccino
Latte
Mocha
Local Whisky Flight
Three 25ml expressions from distilleries nearby to The Oak Tree, all with distinct flavour profiles.
Local Whisky Flight
Three 25ml expressions from distilleries nearby to The Oak Tree, all with distinct flavour profiles. Includes Glengoyne 12, Auchentoshan Three Wood, and Loch Lomond Inchmoan.
No Gluten Containing Ingredients (NGCI) – Sundowner Ritual
£11.95. Three exquisite local creations, served alongside each other: 25ml Loch Lomond ‘Inchmurrin’ Whisky, a Loch Lomond Coffee prepared the way you like it, and Loch Lomond Coffee Dark Chocolate.
Sundowner Ritual
25ml Loch Lomond ‘Inchmurrin’ Whisky, a Loch Lomond Coffee prepared the way you like it, and Loch Lomond Coffee Dark Chocolate.