"French Bites at Home"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                by L'auberge

 

 

 STARTER BITES

 

                                       Soupe du jour                                                                           £2.95

                                       Soup of the day

 

                                       Salade de poulet fumé                                                    £4.25

                                       Home-smoked chicken salad, walnut dressing

 

                                       Carpaccio de bœuf juste saisi, légumes marinés                  £5.75

                                       Seared beef carpaccio, marinated vegetables

 

                                       Croustillant de chêvre, salade fine de tomate                       £4.25

                                       Crispy goat cheese, apple & raisin parcel, tomato salad

 

                                        Salade tiède d’écrevisses aux lardons                                   £5.50

                                        Warm crayfish, artichoke heart, French bean & smoked lardon salad

 

 

                                                           MAIN BITES

 

 

                                      Suprême de pintade au pastis                                                 £7.95

                                       Breast of Guinea fowl with a herb & pastis sauce

 

                                      Carré de porc charcutière                                                         £6.95

                                       Pan-fried pork loin steak, tangy tomato & gherkin sauce

 

                                      Fricassée de calamars & crevettes                                          £6.75

                                      Sautéed squid & prawn with a soy, sesame oil & ginger dressing

 

                                      Boeuf blanc                                                                                £6.95

                                      Beef & mushroom casserole slowly cooked with cream,

                                             white wine & green olives

 

                                      Cabri en Colombo à la créole                                                    £8.95

                                      Flavoursome goat & potato stew slowly cooked in Guadeloupe spices

 

                                      Cabillaud à la normande                                                           £8.25

                                      Cod baked with mussel, prawn & mushroom, delicate cream sauce

 

 

                                                           QUICK BITES

 

                                      Assiette fromagère                                                                   £5.50

                                      French cheeses platter

 

                                      Tarte Paysanne                                                                         £3.95

                                      Ham, mushroom & Gruyère savoury tart

 

                                      Tarte Provençale                                                                       £3.95

                                      Goat cheese, tomato, sweet pepper & basil

 

 

                                                            SWEET BITES

 

                                      Tarte moelleuse des Antilles                                                    £2.95

                                      Tart filled with mango & coconut cream

 

                                      Crème caramel                                                                          £2.40

                                      Caramel custard

 

                                      Delice chocolat-praliné                                                             £3.20

                                      Delicate dark chocolate & praline mousse on a toffee & almond base

 

                                      Crème brulée lavande & miel                                                   £3.00

                                      Honey & lavender infused crème brulée                    (+dish deposit £1.50)

 

                                      Charlotte d'été                                                                           £2.95

                                      Raspberry & blackcurrant bavarois

                                      Petits fours per 100grs                                                                £3.95

                                      Selection of sauces & coulis                                                     £0.50

 

 

                                                             SIDE BITES

 

                                      French baguette(25 cm)                                                          £0.60

                                      Bite size potato wedges                                                           £2.20

                                      Green salad                                                                               £2.20

 

 Pastries/Gateaux made to order                  Delicatessen