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Sample A La Carte 2007



Starters

Soupe à l’oignon £4.95
Traditional French onion soup with Gruyère cheese croûtons

Terrine de porc fermier du Pays basque £5.75

Coarse free range pork pâté made in ‘Pays basque’, served with toasted
Pavé Pérène bread and chilli pepper jam
Salade de chèvre chaud £5.95

Grilled goat’s cheese topped with toasted hazelnuts on mixed leaves
Gravadlax Norvégien £6.75
Our own beetroot cured Scottish salmon with a dill, sweet mustard and
cucumber mayonnaise

Salade de Roquefort aux noix de Macademia £6.95
Mixed leaves with crumbled Roquefort cheese and toasted Macadamia nuts

Escargots de Bourgogne £7.25
A dozen Burgundy snails baked in garlic butter - simple and traditional

Camembert de Normandy au four £7.75
Mature Normandy camembert baked in its box, served with
mini baguettes and celery sticks

Ballotine de volaille au poireau, crème de trompettes £7.50

Corn fed chicken ballotine wrapped in Bayonne ham served on braised
leeks in a creamy wild mushroom sauce

Gratin de crabe ‘Thermidor’ £8.95
Creamy crab gratin in a rich mustard and brandy sauce,
glazed with cheese

Le bouquet de crevettes mayonnaise £11.50
Eight large cooked crevettes served with lemon mayonnaise

Terrine de foie gras ‘Laffite’ brioche au beurre £11.75
Terrine of foie gras from the most renowned house in South West France,
served with toasted butter brioche


Grill

Onglet 9oz (255 grams) £12.50
This is succulent and full-flavoured, a French cut, best served rare

Steak de paleron 9oz (255 grams) £13.95
“Feather blade” steak, a unique and tender shoulder cut with an intense flavour

Pavé de rumpsteak 9oz (255 grams) £14.95
Rump steak, rich and rewarding, a bistro classic

Steak tartare £15.95
Seasoned raw fillet steak with a free range egg yolk

Hamburger Rossini £15.95
100% Pure prime beef burger topped with pan fried foie gras

Pavé d’entrecôte 9oz (255 grams) £17.95
Prime boneless rib eye steak

Entrecôte 9oz (255 grams) £18.50
Prime sirloin

Côte de Boeuf 25oz (700 grams) per person £19.75
700 grams prime rib eye steak on the bone for two

Chateaubriand 18oz (500 grams) per person £21.95

500 grams of prime fillet head for two
Filet 9oz (255 grams) £22.50
Prime fillet

Wagyu beef steak 9oz (255grams) £27.50
The most tender, succulent beef in the world finally available in Europe, cut
the French way and grilled to perfection…… a treat for real carnivores.

(We use some of the world’s finest prime pasture reared beef. All steaks are served with freshly prepared Maris Piper pommes frites or new potatoes and Béarnaise sauce or pepper sauce)


Other Meats

*Poulet grillé, jus de rôti £11.50
Simply grilled corn fed ‘Perigord’ chicken with Provençal herbs and chicken jus

Confit de canard aux pommes sarladaise £12.95
Duck confit with sautéed potatoes, braised onions and thyme

Boeuf Bourguignon £13.95
Braised beef in Syrah red wine with sautéed button onions,
button mushrooms, smoked lardons and chantenay carrots

Foie de veau grillé au lard, pomme mousseline £15.50
Grilled French calf liver and grilled smoked bacon served with mashed potato

*Paillard de veau £16.95
Grilled French veal escalope with fresh lemon

*Medaillons de boeuf poêlés, champignon et sauce Béarnaise £18.25
Pan fried medallions of beef with grilled flat mushrooms,
glazed with Béarnaise sauce
*served with freshly prepared Maris Piper pommes frites or new potatoes


Fish & Vegetarian Options

Tarte feuilletée a la tomate, fromage de chèvre et pistou £10.95
A thin mustard and tomato puff pastry tart, topped with melted goat’s cheese
and served with basil dressing

Brioche beurre aux champignons des bois et noix de cajou £11.95
Warm butter brioche with sautéed wild mushrooms and cashew nuts
in a cream and white wine sauce

Marmite de poissons et crustacés £13.95
Panaché of monkfish, salmon, prawns, queen scallops and mussels cooked
in a cream and white wine velouté

Filet d’aiglefin, crumble de crevettes £14.75
Baked haddock fillet with a prawn and spinach crumble and a light lemon sauce

*Suprème de saumon organique, endives meunière £14.95
Grilled fillet of organic Scottish salmon with braised chicory, cider and
smoked bacon vinaigrette
Crèpes de homard aux épinards, sauce

Nantua £14.95
Light pancake filled with lobster, prawns and crab in a lobster and brandy sauce
served with buttered spinach

Filets de loup grillées, brochette de gambas et £16.95
salade de pousses d’épinards
Grilled fillets of sea bass with a rosemary tiger prawn brochette
and baby spinach salad

*served with freshly prepared Maris Piper pommes frites or new potatoes


Vegetables

Pommes frites Chipped Maris Piper potatoes £3.25

Pommes nouvelles New potatoes £3.25

Tomates grillées Grilled vine tomatoes £3.25

Pommes purée Mashed potatoes £3.25

Haricots verts French beans £3.25

Champignons de Paris Sautéed Paris mushrooms £3.25

Epinards au beurre Sautéed fresh spinach, butter and nutmeg £3.95

Mange tout, brocoli, épinards Mange tout, broccoli, spinach £4.75


Salads

Salade verte Green salad £3.25

Salade mixte Mixed salad £3.25

Salade d’accompagnement £3.25
Mixed green salad, garlic croûtons and warm bacon lardons

Salade de tomates et oignons Tomato and onion salad £3.25

Salade de volaille rôtie au miel de lavande,
vinaigrette à l’huile de noix £11.50

Roasted suprème of corn fed chicken with lavender honey,
served chilled on mixed leaves tossed in walnut oil

La grande Niçoise £13.75
A classic Niçoise salad with grilled fresh tuna steak, hard boiled egg, green beans,
plum tomatoes, new potatoes, black olives, fresh anchovies and mixed leaves
in a garlic vinaigrette

Salade de noix de St Jacques, petites tomates aux fines herbes £15.50
Grilled king scallops, tossed mixed leaves and roasted pine nuts,
baby plum tomatoes, fresh herbs and extra virgin olive oil


Desserts

CHOIX DE GLACES ET SORBETS 4.50
Lemon, passion fruit or raspberry fresh fruit sorbets
Vanilla pod, bitter chocolate, cappuccino or pistachio dairy ice cream

FONDANT AU CHOCOLAT, COMPOTE DE CERISES 4.95
Extra bitter chocolate fondant served hot with praline whipped cream and
cherry compote

TARTE AU CITRON 4.75
French lemon tart, crème fraîche and blackcurrant purée

PETIT POT "“VALRHONA" - BITTER 4.75
"Valrhona" bitter chocolate mousse, orange compote,
raspberry purée and crushed hazelnuts

CREME BRULEE 4.95
A creamy vanilla egg custard with a caramelised sugar crust

TARTE TATIN 5.75
Hot upside down caramelised apple tart with crème fraîche
MOUSSE DE CHOCOLAT “IVOIRE”, GAZPACHO

DE FRAISES A LA MENTHE 4.95
“Valrhona” ivory and orange chocolate mousse in a strawberry
and mint gaspacho

LA COUPE OPERA 6.95
Praline, vanilla and coffee ice cream, griottes cherries in
brandy and whipped cream

LA COUPE VACHERIN 6.95
Mango sorbet, raspberry sorbet and lemon sorbet, with raspberry
coulis and crushed meringues

SELECTION DE FROMAGES
Each cheese is served in a 35g or 70g portion

CAMEMBERT 1.20 2.25
Specially selected and matured camembert

LIVAROT 1.90 3.75
This is a powerful yet subtle cheese from Normandy

BEAUFORT 2.25 4.50
An extra matured cow’s milk cheese from the Savoie region of France

VALENCAY ASH 2.25 4.50
A clean and fresh, tasty but mild goat’s cheese

ROQUEFORT “PAPILLON” 2.40 4.75
A premium version of this famous French ewe’s milk cheese


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Please note that this is a sample menu and is subject to change



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