Kitchen & counter

OpenForm

A small seasonal kitchen. Order at the counter until five, table service on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Monday to Thursday
08:00 – 16:00
Friday
08:00 – 22:30
Saturday
09:00 – 22:30
Sunday
09:00 – 15:00

The kitchen stops taking orders thirty minutes before close.

Warmly lit dining room with timber tables, simple chairs and a long service counter at the back
The room at Open Form — counter at the back, kitchen open to it

01

Morning

Served from open until 11:30. Bread is baked on site each morning and runs out when it runs out.

  • Seeded rye toast, cultured butterV6

    Two thick slices, sea salt, a spoon of the day's preserve on the side.

  • Soft polenta, poached egg, charred spring onionVGF13

    Slow-stirred with butter and hard cheese, finished with black pepper.

  • Buckwheat pancake, pear compote, walnutVN12

    One large pancake, toasted walnuts, crème fraîche.

  • Overnight oats, plum, sunflower crumbVG9

    Oat milk, roasted plums, toasted sunflower seeds. Served cold.

  • Bacon sandwich on milk bun10

    Streaky bacon, brown sauce or none. Add a fried egg for 2.

02

Midday

11:30 until 16:00, counter service. Plates arrive as they are ready rather than all together.

  • Open sandwich: roast squash, whipped feta, dukkahVN14

    On rye, with pickled shallot and herbs from the box out back.

  • Lentil and fennel soup, rye crispVG11

    Brown lentils, roast fennel, oil-cured olive. Bowl or mug.

  • Grain bowl, greens, pickles, herb dressingVG15

    Barley, whatever is best that week, house pickles. Add a soft egg for 3.

  • Hand-cut pasta, tomato, basilV16

    Rolled each morning; the shape changes with whoever is on the bench.

  • Chicken schnitzel, caper brown butter, lemon18

    Pounded thin, fried to order. Comes with the house greens.

  • Plate of the day17

    One dish, written on the board by the counter. Ask what it is today.

03

Evening

Friday and Saturday from 17:00, table service. Small plates — three or four between two is about right.

  • Salt cod croquettes, aioli9

    Four to an order, fried crisp, lemon on the side.

  • Grilled leeks, romescoVGN11

    Charred over coals, almond and pepper sauce underneath.

  • Beef tartare, mustard seed, sourdough16

    Hand-cut, dressed simply, toasted bread to build on.

  • Whole plaice, brown butterGF26

    For two to share. Roasted on the bone, capers and parsley.

  • Potatoes in duck fat, thymeGF7

    Crushed, roasted hard, plenty of salt.

04

Sweets & Sides

All day, while they last. Sweets are made in one batch each morning.

  • House greens, lemon, olive oilVGGF6

    Bitter leaves, sharp dressing, nothing else.

  • Dark chocolate and olive oil mousseVGF8

    Set loose, flaked salt on top.

  • Burnt honey custard tartV7

    By the slice, cold from the counter.

  • Cheese, quince, crackersV12

    Two cheeses, chosen that week. Ask which are on today.

05

Drinks

Coffee is a single seasonal roast, ground to order. Wine and beer from 12:00.

Coffee & tea

  • Filter, by the cup4

    Brewed in batches through the day; free refill before 11:00.

  • Espresso / cortado3.5

  • Flat white / latte4.5

    Oat or whole milk, no charge either way.

  • Loose leaf tea, per pot4

    Black, green, mint or rooibos.

  • Hot chocolate5

Low, no & by the glass

  • House lemonadeVG4

    Pressed in the morning, lightly sweetened.

  • Sparkling apple, bottle5

  • Alcohol-free spritz7

    Bitter aperitif, soda, orange.

  • White or red, 150ml9

    Two of each open at a time; the list is on the board.

  • Pale ale or dry cider6

06

Markers & kitchen notes

V
Vegetarian
VG
Vegan as written
GF
Made without gluten
N
Contains nuts
  • Allergies. Tell us before you order. This is a small kitchen where nuts, gluten, dairy and fish are handled on the same benches, so we can describe a dish honestly but cannot promise separation.
  • Substitutions. Most plates can be made vegetarian, and several can be made vegan. Ask at the counter and we will tell you what changes.
  • The menu moves. Dishes follow the market week to week. A few items sell out late in service, and the board by the counter is always more current than the printed card.
  • Prices. Shown in full, inclusive of tax. No service charge is added; tips are shared across the whole team.
  • Large groups. Six or more is easier for us on a weekday, and we serve those tables from the midday list only.
  • Quiet hours. Between 14:00 and 16:00 the room is at its calmest if you want to sit and work; we ask for headphones on calls.