The Box Office Bistro

Open from 11am daily

The food at the Stand is really, really good. Our upstairs bistro is open all day with the kitchen putting out fresh tasty exciting dishes. It’s excellent value – you can get lunch for a fiver and our pre-theatre dinner for a tenner. We’re open mornings and afternoons too with excellent coffee and home baked scones and cakes. Head Chef Andrew Drape has worked with the best and before coming to us he headed up Barn Asia, The Open Kitchen, Salsa Café and Blackfriars.

From 10am to late you can enjoy the relaxed ambience of the Stand Bistro and courtyard. In the evening come along early and try the pre theatre menu. But don’t worry if you’re in a rush – or if we’ve no tables in the bistro – there’s an excellent food service downstairs in the club too up until the show starts.

And of course, you don’t even have to come to comedy show to enjoy the excellent output of the Stand kitchen – whilst the show’s on downstairs we’ll be serving excellent dinners upstairs.

Reservations: 0191 232 1410

(v) Vegetarian choice
(t) Takeaway option

Please see our blackboard for a selection of specials

Spring Menu
(Served 12pm to 9pm - Monday to Saturday)

Pre-starter soup all £3
Miso, smoked chicken and seaweed soup
Chilled pea and mint (v)

Starters, Nibbles and Sharers all £6
Creamy salsa rossa dip, breadsticks, mixed olives and truffle oil (v)
Honeyed lamb kofta with a classic Greek feta cheese salad
Salt and pepper squid with plum and citrus dip
Crispy belly pork with Kachumber salad
Deep fried labneh balls, dukkah and pomegranate molasses (v)
Tempura soft shell crab and Nuoc Mam Charm dip

Mains all £12
Yakitori beef and pickled ginger burger with shichimi mayonnaise & fresh cut chips
Chilled apple, walnut and vanilla pod linguine with toasted ciabatta (v)
Quick seared cajun spiced pork filled with a fattoush salad
Lightly battered fish 'from our local trawlerman' with fresh cut chips and tartar sauce
Roast smoked salmon and prawn Chiang Rai curry with sticky rice
Nasi Goreng with garlic wilted greens and poached duck egg (v)

Locally farmed steaks*
8oz ribeye steak £14
10oz sirloin steal £19
16oz T-bone steak £24
All served with roasted tomato, gunpowder mustard and jus, plus the choice of one side below

Sides all £3
Fresh cut chips, crispy onions, Kachumber salad or Greek salad.

Afters all £5
Chocloate caramel steamed pudding with raspberry ripple ice-cream (v)
Glazed lemon tart with blueberry compote
Individual banoffee pie, banana anglaise and banana and ginger ice-cream
Hot goats’ cheese balls and tomato chutney (v)
Mixed Beckleberry’s ice creams (v)

(v) Vegetarian choice

All Day Deal * not included | Two courses for only £15 | Three courses for only £18


On a Sunday
Served noon to 8pm

Our sunday menu changes week to week 
One course £8 | Two courses for only £10 | Three courses for only £12

Venue Menu

Olives
On their own £3.00
Mixed olives and toasted pitta £4.00

Wedges in a bowl with:
Curried Mayonnaise / Plain Mayonnaise (v) £3.00
Cheese, bacon and sour cream £4.00

In a muffin:
Goats’ cheese balls with tomato chutney (v) £5.00
Turkey burger, mango and coriander mayo £5.50
Venison and pork burger, cranberry compote £6.00
(All served with a herby salad)

Ice Cream Pots:
Bill ‘n’ Geoff’s various flavours available at bar £2.00