Books and Beans menu

Meal Deal - Small soup and ...

The Breakfast Club... and Emily's scones

MacBride Full Breakfast

8.75£

Full breakfast with toast, bacon, sausage, scrambled OR fried egg, and baked beans. Get the energy to go, go, go!

Welsh Bacon Bap

4.50£

Smoked back bacon in a soft white Bap with butter

Rankin Sausage Softie

4.50£

Pork sausages in a softie with a choice of sauces.

Brookmyre (a.k.a. 'the Hulk')

6.00£

Bacon, sausage and egg in a Softie. Can you handle it...?

Wigglesworth - Peanut butter and bacon

5.00£

Peanut butter, smoked back bacon, english mustard and ketchup in a warm bun... you need to try it.

Ham Croissant

3.75£

Warm Croissant with Ham

Croissant with Cheddar

3.75£

Warm Croissant with melted Scottish cheddar

Ham and Cheese Croissant

5.00£

Warm Croissant with Ham and melted Scottish cheddar.

Emily's Scone with Jam and Clotted Cream

3.95£

Fruit or Plain Scone with clotted cream, and either strawberry, or raspberry jam. (image as serving suggestion)

Alice in Pancake Land

Alice (v)

5.50£

1 large American style pancake with lemon juice, sugar and maple syrup.

The Hatter (v)

5.50£

1 large American style pancake with Nutella and fruit.

Queenie (v)

5.50£

1 large American style pancake, with blueberries, strawberries and honey.

Rabbit (v)

5.50£

1 large American style pancake with peanut butter, apple, cinnamon and honey.

Cheshire (v)

6.00£

1 large American style pancake with peanut butter, nutella and caramelised banana

Don & Dee

6.75£

1 large American style pancake with Maple syrup and back bacon

The Hare (v)

5.50£

1 large American style pancake with strawberry jam and fruit.

JK's Huevos

Harry

7.25£

Omelette made with three eggs, ham, cheddar, and red onions. An unbeatable, faithful companion!

Ron (spicy)

7.25£

Omelette made with three eggs, with chicken, peppers, cheddar and caribbean hot sauce. A spicy and fun buddy!

Hermione

6.75£

Omelette made with three eggs, peppers, red onion and cheddar. A bright and fearless friend!

Dobby

6.00£

Scrambled eggs on bloomer toast with baked beans on the side.

The National Library of Main Courses

Beatrix's Cheese Toastie

5.00£

Grilled organic wholemeal bred, served warm with mayo and melted cheese... cheesy goodness!

Beatrix’s Ham & Cheese Toastie

5.50£

Grilled organic wholemeal bread, served warm with ham and cheese. Simple yet satisfying!

Beatrix's Cheese & Tomato Toastie

5.25£

Grilled organic wholemeal bread, served warm with mayo, cheese & tomato.

Austen (vg)

7.25£

Warm Ciabatta roll with hummus, olives, pico de gallo (fresh coriander, tomatoes & red onion), sundried tomatoes, and peppers.

Blyton's Apple and Brie Panini (v)

7.25£

Panini with brie, apple, mustard, red onion and mayo. This melts in your mouth with a creamy cheese and lovely apple flavour!

Fahrenheit 451 (spicy)

7.95£

Wrap served hot with grilled chicken, grated cheddar, pico de gallo (coriander, tomato, red onion) and peppers.

Gibran

7.95£

Panini with chicken tikka, grated cheddar and sweet chili sauce... A classic and one of the best!

Haley

7.95£

Ciabatta, served toasted, with chicken, hummus, peri peri sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion... It has some heat to it, but not too much!

Guevara (Spicy) - Choo will feel the heat!

7.95£

Ciabatta served hot with pastrami, gherkins, cheese and our books and beans hot mustard sauce

The King

7.95£

Panini with brie, cranberry, and bacon. Who says you have to wait until Christmas to treat yourself to one of these?

Lord of The Soups

5.25£

Freshly made soup, always Vegan or Vegetarian. Soup varies daily. (image as guide only)

Sinbad (vg)

7.95£

Panini served hot with falafel, grated vegan cheese and sweet chilli sauce... let this vegan panini take you on adventure!

The Fellowship of the Burger

The Shire

9.00£

Classic gluten free beef patty (from 'The Butcheress'), with mayo, lettuce, gherkin, tomato and a choice of sauces / mustards. Normal roll used is not GF so if you want a full GF option then GF roll will need to be ordered as well.

Frodo

9.00£

Classic gluten free chicken patty (from 'The Butcheress'), with mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, and a choice of sauces. Normal roll is not GF so if a full GF option is wanted the GF roll will need to be ordered as well.

Legolas (vg)

9.25£

Plant-based burger with vegan mayo, lettuce, gherkin, tomato, and a choice of sauces.

Gandalf (v)

9.25£

Halloumi Burger with mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, and a choice of sauces.

Homer's Salads

Achilles - Falafel (vg)

8.75£

Roasted Mediterranean vegetables, falafel, pine nuts and olives on a bed of spinach

Cassandra - Feta (v)

8.75£

Roasted Mediterranean vegetables, feta cheese, pine nuts and olives on a bed of spinach

Troy - Chicken and feta

9.75£

Grilled chicken laid on roasted Mediterranean vegetables, feta cheese, pine nuts and olives on a bed of spinach

Hello Mr. Chips

Classic Fries (vg/gf)

4.00£

Crispy thin fries deep fried, with a choice of sauce

Classic fries and cheese

4.75£

Skinny potato fries, deep fried, and then covered with melted cheddar cheese.

Dirty Fries

6.50£

Thin fries, with bacon bits, melted cheese, and a choice of sauce. ... make 'em dirty!

Sweet Potato Fries

5.50£

Skinny sweet potato fries, deep fried with choices of sauces.

Halloumi Fries

5.50£

Grilled halloumi fries with chilli jam

Victor Hugo's Collection of Cakes

Carrot Cake

4.00£

Just try it!

Raspberry Frangipane Tart (vegan & gluten free)

4.00£

Chocolate Orange Cake (vegan & gluten free)

4.00£

Orange and chocolate heaven!

Chocolate Brownie (gluten free)

3.75£

Cinnamon Swirl

4.00£

Shelley's Smoothies, Lassi and Iced Drinks

Smoothies Pash N Shoot

5.50£

Pineapple and mango with fresh apple juice. A great source of vitamins.

Smoothies Berry Go Round

5.50£

Blended whole strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Rich in vitamins and antioxidants.

Smoothies Strawberry Split

5.50£

A luscious mix of strawberry and banana with fresh apple juice. Great for slow energy release, and packed with antioxidants and vitamin C.

Mango Lassi

5.50£

Mango, yoghurt, milk and honey

Iced Teas

4.50£

Choose between - Berrys - Peppermint - Camomile, Vanilla and Honey - Green Tea

Iced Latte

4.50£

Refresh yourself with a lovely iced latte

Iced Americano

4.50£

A cool coffee hit for a hot day!

Iced Chocolate

4.50£

A lovely indulgent chocolate drink over ice - smooth, sweet and oh so refreshing!

Karma - Lemony

3.50£

Fairtrade Lemonade - 300ml glass bottle

Karma - Orangeade

3.50£

Fairtrade Sparkling Orange drink - 300ml glass bottle

Karma - Gingerella

3.50£

Fairtrade Gingerale drink - 300ml glass bottle

Karma - Cola

3.50£

Fairtrade Cola (contains sugars) - 300ml glass bottle.

Karma Cola - Sugar Free

3.50£

Sugar-free fairtrade Cola - 300ml glass bottle

Fentimans - Sparkling Elderflower

3.50£

Gently Sparkling Elderflower drink... gentle, but so refreshing! - 300ml glass bottle

Fentimans - Rose Lemonade

3.50£

Natural Botanical Drink made with Pure Rose Extract... Exquisite! - 300ml glass bottle

Fresh Orange Juice (Bottle)

2.95£

250ml glass bottle of fresh orange juice (never from concentrate)

'Pip Organic' Cloudy Apple Juice (carton)

2.25£

'Pip Organic' Kid's Apple Juice carton

Calypso - Orange Juice (carton)

2.25£

'Calypso' Fairtrade Kid's Orange Juice carton (from concentrate)

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