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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MENU Please note this is a sample menu for illustrative purposes only. We are a small family run bistro and sometimes the menu changes slightly If you have dietary requirements please call 0141 333 1435 to discuss -THE START- > Lentil Soup with Crusty Bread (v) £4.25 > Roast Pepper and Tomato Soup with Crusty Bread (v) £4.25 > Cullen Skink with Crusty Bread £6.50 > Goats Cheese and Onion Tart with Salad (v) £8.25 > Chicken Liver Pate with toast, chutney and salad £8.25 > Marinated Chilli and Garlic King Prawns served with bread and salad £9.00 > Crab Cakes with Sweet chilli Sauce £9.00 > Smoked Salmon and Potato Rosti with Horseradish £9.50 > Haggis Bon Bons with Potato Rosti, Neeps and Whisky Sauce £9.50 > Stornoway Black Pudding, Tattie Scone & Poached Egg with Chutney & Salad £9.75 > Scallops served with Black Pudding & Parma Ham in a creamy Mustard Sauce £13.50 > Scallops with Spinach & Chorizo Stew with Crusty Bread £13.50 Weekend Menu -THE MIDDLE- > Haggis, Neeps and Tatties with Whisky Sauce £13.50 > Beef Olives in Onion Gravy served with Mash and Veg £14.00 > Macaroni Cheese with Chips or Garlic Bread (v) £13.50 > Battered Haddock with Chips, Peas and Tartare Sauce £14.00 > Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli Tomato and Basil Sauce, Garlic Bread and Salad (v) £14.00 > Steak Pie, Mash and Veg £15.00 > Lasagne served with Chips & Salad £15.00 > Burger topped with Haggis served with Chips and Salad £15.50 > Beef Stroganoff with Wild Rice and Asparagus £17.00 > Beef braised in Red Wine and Red Currant with Parmesan Mash £18.50 > Chicken stuffed with Black Pudding wrapped in Bacon with Pepper Sauce with Mash £18.50 > Balmoral Chicken stuffed with haggis wrapped in Parma Ham served with Whisky Sauce served with Clapshot £18.50 > Haddock wrapped in Parma Ham with Pesto and crème fraiche topped with Parmesan and Pine Nuts served with Baby Potatoes £18.50 > Lamb Shoulder with Balsamic & Honey Sauce with Mash £18.50 > Brisket of Beef in a Red Wine Sauce served with Mash £18.50 > Pork Belly with Crumb in an Apple Sauce with Colcannon Mash £18.50 > Lamb Shank Braised in Guinness with Colcannon Mash £18.50 -THE END- All Homemade Desserts The Big one £7.50 Trio of “minis” £10 or Platter of 7 “minis” £20 .

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