Kettering Restaurant
The Curious Kitchen Table Booking
Don’t leave it to chance, with a seasonally changing menu and some delicious specials on offer each day make sure you book a table whether popping in with friends or staying for the weekend.
Dietary Requirements:
With everything cooked fresh, our chefs will do all they can to make sure there’s plenty you can eat. But please give us the heads up when you’re booking so we can feed you properly.
Group Bookings: For bookings of 8 or more please give us a call on 01536 416666 and we’ll take it from there.
Restaurant Menu
A place where curiosity meets the charm of local and seasonal flavours. Sit back, relax, and let us take you on a taste adventure that celebrates creativity, connection, and the stories behind every ingredient.
SMALL BITES
Bread board
Spanish olive oil, aged balsamic
1 for £3.25 or 2 for £6.00
add whipped and smoked butter £2.50 (v)
Roasted garlic, thyme and rosemary marinates olives
£4.95Curious cauliflower popcorn
£5.95Gochujang Sauce, toasted sesame seeds
Salt and pepper style tempura king prawns
green chilli dipping sauce
3 for £10.00 or 5 for £15.00
STARTERS
Curious charred BBQ sweetcorn ribs
£9.00whipped feta, Aleppo chilli jam, burnt lime, coriander
Caprese salad
£10.50heritage tomato, avocado, buratta, basil, black olive tapenade, virgin olive oil
Slow cooked French onion soup
£9.25cheddar croûte
Chicken liver parfait
£9.50roast peach, onion jam, granola crunch, toasted brioche
Our Curious prawn cocktail
£13.00chilled prawns and crayfish tails with avocado mousse, bloody Mary dressing, lemon gel
Smoked haddock and spring onion fishcake
£10.50hen's egg, keta, curry buerre blanc, chive oi
MAINS
Curious chicken Kiev
£22.00breaded butter roasted chicken, sweetcorn purée, charred corn, potato and herb rösti, chicken jus, wild garlic oil
Crispy duck and watermelon salad
£19.00Asian vegetables, roast cashews, hoisin dressing
Thai red vegetable curry
£18.00jasmine rice, grilled flat bread, vegetable spring roll
Curious Buddha Bowl
£18.00roasted vegetables, chickpeas, avocado, beetroot humous, radish, citrus quinoa, pickled cucumber
Charred gem lettuce Caesar
£16.00white anchovy, parmesan snow, crispy bacon crumb, garlic croûtes
Add any of the following items to the Caesar salad, Buddah bowl or Thai curry:
CLASSICS
Gammon and egg
£19.5010oz gammon steak, fried egg, vine tomatoes, thick cut chips and pineapple relish
Paradise beer battered fish
£19.50thick cut chips, mushy peas, lemon, homemade chunky tartare sauce
Wild mushroom linguine
£16.00baby spinach, wild garlic, parsley, parmesan crackling
add char-grilled chicken £6.00
add spiced halloumi (v) £4.00
Hand crafted steak and Thwaites ale pie
£19.50sea salted chips, mushy peas, pan gravy
FROM THE GRILL
Chuck steak and short-rib smash burger
£14.00brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, relish, pickle, house slaw
add bacon £2.00
add cheddar cheese £2.00
Dry aged sirloin steak 8oz
£29.00confit tomato, baked mushroom, Marmite butter
Dry aged Ribeye 10oz
£32.00confit tomato, baked mushroom, Marmite butter
Curious tandoori mixed seafood
£24.50marinated fillets of seabass, salmon and tiger prawns, carrot bhaji, raita
SIDES
Seasonal salad (v) £5.00
Caesar wedge salad (v) £5.00
Beer battered onion rings (v) £5.50
Sea salted chips (v) £5.50
Truffle and parmesan fries (v) £5.50
Buttered Mash (v) £5.50
Tender stem broccoli, sesame and chilli (v) £5.50
Smoked pancetta mac and cheese £5.50
ADD A LITTLE EXTRA
Curry sauce and scraps £4.50
Au poivre £4.50
Béarnaise £4.50
Diane £4.50
Blue cheese £4.50
Desserts
Yorvale ice cream and sorbet selection
£7.003 scoops
Rich chocolate fondant
£9.50honeycomb ice cream, chocolate sauce
Curious white chocolate cheesecake
£9.50strawberry, parmesan flakes, raspberry and sorrel sorbet
Sticky toffee and Thwaites ale pudding
£9.00miso butterscotch sauce, English butter toffee ice cream
Curious baked tonka bean and vanilla crème brûlée
£9.50classic sugar crust, pink peppercorn shortbread
Cheese board
our selection of Local, British artisan Cheeses, tracklements chutney, quince paste and charcoal crackers 3 for £14.50 5 for £17<br />
Curious s’mores sharing board
£16.50chocolate sauce, fruit, marshmallow, biscuit, brownie, salted popcorn, churros