AUTUMN / WINTER at BRASSERIE BLANC ‘The home of real French cooking’
APERITIFS
OLIVES 2.00 BREAD 1.50 rose harissa unsalted butter
TREMPETTES 2.90 ANCHOVY APPETISER 2.90 olive tapenade, saffron garlic mayonnaise, virgin olive oil, anchovy butter, anchovies, sourdough balsamic vinegar, baguette ENTREES
les Classiques
MEDITERRANEAN FISH SOUP 6.50 CHEESE SOUFFLE 6.50 garlic & saffron rouille, croutons, grated cheese mature Cheddar sauce
ESCARGOTS 7.40 STEAK TARTARE 8.95 garlic herb butter, baguette free-range Cornish beef, egg yolk, herbs, sourdough
BOUDIN BLANC with WOODLAND MUSHROOMS 8.50 CHARCUTERIE 6.90 pan-fried traditional French pork sausage, steamed leeks, Bayonne ham, rosette de Lyon, salami, pork rillettes, wild mushrooms & sherry cream sauce coppa, Savoyard sausage, pickles, sourdough
MORTEAU SAUSAGE SALAD 7.50 BAKED QUEEN SCALLOPS 8.50 pan-fried smoked sausage, white wine potato salad, tomato butter poached free-range egg, curly endive SHETLAND ISLES MUSSELS 6.90 MAMAN BLANC’S SALADS 6.90 steamed with marinière or saffron mouclade sauce apple & walnut salad, celeriac remoulade, RAINBOW BEETROOT SALAD 5.90 dressed grated carrot, cucumber & dill with crème fraiche, golden, candy & red beetroot, deep-fried goat’s cheese beetroot salad, house coleslaw PLATS
les Classiques
BŒUF BOURGUIGNON 16.50 ‘LE GRAND’ STEAK FRITES 19.50 red wine, lardons, baby onions, mushrooms, smooth mash Cornish rump steak (9oz), French fries, ‘Café de Paris’ herb & mustard butter
ROAST BARBARY DUCK with BLACKBERRY SAUCE 18.50 ROAST HAKE FILLET with SAFFRON & SEAFOOD 15.50 tender duck breast & leg confit, Dauphinoise potato, poached Shetland mussels, squid, new potatoes, pot-roasted carrots, red wine & blackberry sauce wilted kale & saffron sauce
HALF ROAST BRETAGNE CHICKEN 15.50 CREPE FRANCOMPTOISE with HAM 11.50 free-range corn fed chicken, smooth mash, savoury herb pancakes, creamed spinach & mushroom filling, Chantenay carrots, rich pan juices gratineed with Old Winchester cheese jb (without ham)
SLOW-BRAISED LINCOLNSHIRE PIGS’ CHEEKS 15.50 AROMATIC PEARL BARLEY RISOTTO 10.50 creamed flageolet beans, Savoy cabbage, crumbed crackling accompanied by roasted pumpkin, courgette, celeriac, grilled & wilted lettuce, smoked aubergine purée jb ‘EIGHTEEN HOUR’ VENISON CASSEROLE 18.00 slow-braised wild Scottish venison, autumn vegetables, creamy mash AWARD WINNING BURGER 13.50 Comté cheese, brioche bun, French fries jb ‘SAUCISSES AUX LENTILLES’ 15.00 traditional smoked Morteau & Toulouse sausages, steaks herb-scented Puy lentils, whole braised carrots All our chargrilled steaks are 30-day dry-aged & carefully sourced from prime, pasture-reared, Cornish cattle. Sauces: Bearnaise, Roquefort STEAK TARTARE ‘DE LA MAISON’ 19.90 house special - free-range Cornish beef with egg yolk, or pepper sauce 1.50. Add accompagnements below (prices as shown). cornichons, capers, shallots, herbs, spices & sourdough CORNISH SIRLOIN STEAK 10oz 19.70 BŒUF STROGANOFF 13.50 mushrooms, gherkin, paprika & cream, pilaf rice jb CORNISH FILLET STEAK 8oz 23.90
SHETLAND ISLES MUSSELS 13.90 CHATEAUBRIAND for TWO 24.90 per person steamed with marinière or saffron mouclade sauce, French fries
ONGLET STEAK 8oz 13.00 SHETLAND ISLES SALMON FILLET 13.50 ‘Café de Paris’ herb & mustard butter tomato & tarragon butter sauce, potatoes or side salad jb
ACCOMPAGNEMENTS
FRENCH FRIES 3.10 FRENCH GREEN BEANS 3.90
DAUPHINOISE POTATO 3.10 HOUSE COLESLAW SALAD 2.60
CREAMY MASH 3.10 GREEN LEAF SALAD 3.10
CHANTENAY CARROTS 3.10 ROQUETTE with PARMESAN 3.90
jb The mark denotes our jeune blanc dishes suitable for children 8 - 12 yrs, available as half portions at half price. Suitable for vegetarians. Special gluten free & dairy free menus are available. Some of our dishes contain olive stones, fish bones, nuts & nut derivatives & our menu descriptions do not list all ingredients. If you have any concerns about the presence of allergens, please speak to a member of staff. All major credit cards are accepted. VAT is included at the prevailing rate. A discretionary service charge of 12.5% applies to parties of six or more – merci.