Here are our French Living Classics, available all year round. They are supplemented by regularly changing Seasonal Specials, written on the blackboards.
Seasonal Specials
Lunch Tue-Sat: 12-2pm
Evening Tue-Sat: from 5pm
Amuses-Bouche & Mini Plats
Enjoy these as appetizers, as a sharing starter, or as your whole meal!! (1 Amuse-Bouche + 2 Mini Plats = £14)
Amuses-Bouche
Huile d'Olive/Balsamique
Extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar
2.95
Olives
mixed Provence olives with garlic & herbs
3.95
Saucisson
French salami with gherkins
3.95
Mini-Plats
Mini Frenchness
Mini Deliciousness...
"Mini, Mini, Mini"
Great song by Jacques Dutronc in 1966
Tapenade et Houmous
Tapenade (olive & caper paste), Basquaise houmous
3.95
Beignets de Courgette
Tapenade (olive & caper paste), Basquaise houmous
6.95
Croquettes de Chèvre
goat’s cheese croquettes, tomato & garlic relish
6.95
Mini Brochettes
Smoked duck, chorizo, prune & Comté cheese on 3 skewers
6.95
Poulet Mariné
Marinated boneless chicken thigh pieces, sauce du jour dip
6.95
Merguez Moutarde
Spicy lamb sausage pieces with Dijon mustard & mayo dips
6.95
Gambas et Aïoli
Tiger prawn skewers, aïoli dip
6.95
Moules Persillade
Open mussels with shallot, lemon & parsley butter
6.95
like Marinière but better!
Escargots de Bourgogne
Poëlon of Burgundy snails off the shell, with garlic and parsley butter.
7.95
Add 6.00 for Main portion
Moules au vin blanc
Bowl of fresh mussels with white wine, cream and shallot flavoured broth.
7.95
Add 6.00 for Main portion
Salade Chèvre Chaud
Grilled goat’s cheese toasts, walnut pieces, smoked lardons - mixed salad leaves
7.95
Saint Jacques au Cognac
King Scallops sauteed in virgin olive oil with Cognac - celeriac + coriander puree
12.50
Plats Principaux
Main Courses
Ratatouille French Living
Finely sliced vegetables infused with Mediterranean flavours, Socca chick pea galette, FL frites, basil coulis
15.95
Bouillabaisse
Selection of fish fillets poached in fish soup, with mussels and gambas, served with croutons, garlic and rouille sauce
19.95
like in Marseille but without bones
Onglet à l’Echalote
French cut of beef steak (cooked blue, rare or medium) with shallot & veal stock sauce - pommes sautees & vegetable garnish
17.95
Chevreuil aux Myrtilles
Medallions of wild Scottish venison cooked rare with red wine blueberry sauce - gratin Dauphinois & vegetable garnish
19.95
French Living's n°1 dish...100%!
Accompagnements Side dishes
Gratin Dauphinois
Potato gratin with cream, garlic & nutmeg
3.95
Pommes Frites
Home cut and twice cooked potato fries
2.95
if you think chips are just chips, think again!
Légumes
Vegetable garnish of the day
3.95
Salade Verte
Mixed salad leaves tossed in vinaigrette dressing
2.95
Assiette de Fromages
Selection of unpasteurised - French cheeses, bread & salad leaves
3.95 (1) 5.95 (2) 7.50 (3) 8.95 (4) 11.50 (5)
Crème Brûlée
Classic crème brulée with Madagascan vanilla
6.95
Tarte Tatin
Caramelised apple tart with ice cream & Calvados syrup
6.95
Café Gourmand
Expresso or noisette coffee with selection of 4 mini desserts
9.50
