MENUS
Our Menus
Discover seasonal British cuisine at Kite at The Red Hart in Hitchin.
Our chef-driven menus feature locally sourced ingredients, from 30-day dry-aged steaks to fresh seafood and vegetarian options.
We also run a weekly-changing set menu at £23 for 2 courses and £27 for 3 courses. This is available Wednesday-Friday 12pm-3pm and 6pm-9pm.
All menus are subject to change.
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SNACKS
Honey-glazed milk bread, garlic and herb butter - 5.5
Nocellara olives - 7
Black bomber cheddar croquettes, chorizo and bacon jam and pickled shallots - 12
Kite’s homemade potato crisps, chives and olive oil - 5.5
STARTERSBacon and maple scotch egg, spiced tomato chutney - 10
Grapefruit-cured salmon, beetroot, crème fraîche and shallot - 13
Braised pork scrumpet, onion aioli and burnt apple ketchup - 12
Braised hispi cabbage, romesco, hazelnut and onion - 8
MAINS
Charcoal roasted lamb rump, aubergine, courgette and pepper presse, olive and creamy mash - 26
Fillet of sea bream, warm potato salad, fennel, spring onion, lemon and dill - 24
BBQ’d Peri-Peri poussin, charred hispi, garlic aioli, parmesan - 21
Courgette and leek orzotto, creme fraiche, pea and olive oil - 19
Ale-battered haddock, triple cooked chips, tartare sauce and mushy peas - 24
The Kite cheeseburger, double dry aged beef patty, American cheese, gherkins, burger sauce, fries - 23
Lannock Farm 6oz flat iron, house salad and chermoula dressing - 27
Himalayan salt-aged 8oz sirloin, house salad and chermoula dressing - 36
SIDES
Triple-cooked chips - 6.5
+ Add black truffle and parmesan - 1Roasted corn on the cob, parmesan and sage - 5.5
Kite House salad - 5.5
Parmesan and garlic potatoes, chive and crispy onion - 6
Rosemary salted skinny fries - 6
DESSERTS
Dark chocolate parfait, aerated white chocolate, honeycomb and cherry - 12
Sticky ginger pudding, stem ginger toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream - 10
Rhubarb and honey frangipane tart, rhubarb ice cream - 8
St Clements posset, buttery shortbread and black pepper meringue - 10
Homemade ice creams and sorbets - 3 per scoop
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SNACKS
Honey-glazed milk bread, garlic and herb butter - 5.5
Nocellara olives - 7
Black bomber cheddar croquettes, chorizo and bacon jam and pickled shallots - 12
Kite’s homemade potato crisps, chives and olive oil - 5.5
STARTERS
Bacon and maple scotch egg, spiced tomato chutney - 10Grapefruit-cured salmon, beetroot, crème fraîche and shallot - 13
Braised pork scrumpet, onion aioli and burnt apple ketchup - 12
Braised hispi cabbage, romesco, hazelnut and onion - 8
MAINS
All our roasts come with cauliflower cheese as standard, roast potatoes, winter greens and glazed carrots, a Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy
28-day Himalayan salt-aged beef sirloin - 29
Slow-cooked pork loin - 27
Root vegetable Wellington - 24
Courgette and leek Orzotto, creme fraiche, pea and olive oil - 19
Ale-battered haddock, triple-cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas - 24
The Kite cheeseburger, American cheese, gherkins, burger sauce, rosemary salted fries - 23
+ Add streaky bacon +1.5
SIDES
Triple-cooked chips - 6.5
+ Add black truffle and parmesan - 1Rosemary salted skinny fries - 6
Confit January king cabbage, miso butter, crispy onion - 6
Charcoal-roasted purple sprouting broccoli, almond and lemon - 6
DESSERTS
Dark chocolate parfait, aerated white chocolate, honeycomb and cherry - 12
Sticky ginger pudding, stem ginger toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream - 10
Rhubarb and honey frangipane tart, rhubarb ice cream - 8
St Clements posset, buttery shortbread and black pepper meringue - 10
Homemade ice creams and sorbets - 3 per scoop
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MAINS
Fish and chips, fresh peas - 12
Pork and apple sausages and mash or chips, fresh peas - 12
Penne pasta, tomato and basil sauce, parmesan - 8
4oz beef burger, cheese, tomato ketchup, brioche bun, skinny fries - 12.5
ROASTS
Roast beef, with all the trimmings - 16
Root vegetable Wellington, served with all the trimmings - 15
DESSERT
Selection of homemade ice cream and sorbets - 3 per scoop