Crackling open log fires provide the warmest of welcomes at this traditional eighteenth-century coaching inn. The Swan at Forton in Newport is conveniently located on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border where it endeavours to satisfy its customers with fine British food and wine.
The Swan at Forton serves a tasty list of dishes that are injected with a touch of style and distinction. The Swan's offerings are above that of the standard run-of-the-mill pub food one might expect to find at a traditional venue of this kind. The menu is changed on a regular basis to reflect seasonal variations and to make the most of timely produce. These regular revisions ensure that loyal customers aren't presented with the same menu at every visit. Diners are invited to tuck right in with starters of roasted pork belly encrusted with sesame seeds; chicken liver and herb paté, and fresh steamed mussels. Mains are equally as tempting with beer-battered cod fillet; Cajun vegetable fusilli, and baked whole sea bass with a fruity salsa topping. The grill selection offers steaks, chicken, salmon and gammon, whilst the summer salad selection is a nutritious alternative for the heart-healthy. The ample dessert trolley is a cornucopia of homemade sweet treats, where chocolate, fruit and cream provide the perfect marriage of saccharine flavours. As is to be expected at any good public house, The Swan at Forton has a generously proportioned wine list, representing vineyards from the old world and the new.
The Swan at Forton in Newport is an attractively decorated venue that may have its roots in the past, but its approach is very much shaped for the future.