The French Brasserie
2 Malthouse Ln. Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Northcote
(03) 9662 1632
Entrée
Terrine du jour
Please ask your waiter for today's terrine
$18.00
Soupe du jour
Please ask your waiter for today's soup
$16.00
Huîtres
Natural oysters shucked to order, mignonette sauce, lemon on the side
$3.5 ea
Escargots de Bourgogne à l'ail
Snails in garlic butter; 6 / 12
$16.5 / 29.5
Tartare de bœuf
Beef tartare, croûtons; E / M
$19.5 / 33.5
Parfait de canard
Duck liver parfait served with a spiced date puree and toasted brioche
$18.00
Les crevettes
Crystal bay prawns, prawn consommé and roasted capsicum
$19.50
Nage de legumes de printemps
A nage of springtime vegetables and herbs
$18.50
Asperge
Asparagus with pinenuts, Comté and hollandaise sauce
$19.50
Main
Plats De Résistance
Filet de boeuf
250gms Yearling eye fillet, potato slardaise, beetroot purée, red wine jus
$42.50
Confit de Porc
Confit pork belly, cauliflower, black pudding and pedro ximinez
$36.50
Paillard de boeuf
Yearling beef minute steak, bordelaise sauce, French fries
$34.50
Cassoulet de mer
A seafood "cassoulet"
$39.50
Bouillabaisse
Fish and seafood stew, a traditional dish from Marseille
$41.50
Legumés de Provence en friture
Fried provencal vegetables with tomato confit and herbs
$34.00
Poisson du jour
Market fish cooked a la meuniere
$38.50
Pot au feu de legumes
Vegetable pot au feu
$34.00
Sides
French fries
$8.00
Leeks vinaigrette
$9.00
Cauliflower with goat's curd and shaved almonds
$9.00
Witlof orange and blue cheese salad
$9.00
Salad of butter lettuce, champagne dressing
$8.00
Formule du Chef
4 Courses For $79 / 5 Courses For $95 / 6 Courses $110 Let The Chef Design A Menu For Your Table
$
Dessert
L’assiette de fromages
A selection of 4 different French cheeses
Ask your waiter for today’s selection; 100g / 200g
$22 / 38
Vins Sucrées
2007 Château Tanunda ‘The Chateau’
Hunter Valley, N.S.W, 375ml; gl / bt
$10 / 42
2005 Tertre du Lys d’Or ‘Sauterne’
Loire Valley, France, 750ml; gl / bt
$16 / 69
2006 M.Chapoutier ‘Beaumes de Venise’
Rhône Valley, France, 375ml; gl / bt
$14 / 58
2005 Coteaux du Layon ‘Les Pastourelles’
Loire Valley, France, 750ml; gl / bt
$13 / 65
2007 Grande Maison ‘Cuvee des Anges’ Montbazillac
Dordogne River, France, 375ml; gl / bt
$12 / 50
Crème catalane
Traditional vanilla infused backed custard
$16.00
Ganache au chocolat
Chocolate and coffee ganache with salted caramel ice cream
$16.00
Tarte au citron
A classic lemon tart
$16.00
Clafoutis de kumquat
Griottine clafoutis with croissant ice cream
$16.00
Canneles de Bordeaux
$4.00
Express lunch
Choose any 2 courses and a beverage for $35Entress
Soupe à l’oignon – Traditional French onion soup, gruyere croutons Charcuterie – Pork rillettes, onion jam, watercress salad, croutons
$
Main Course
Faux Filet – Porterhouse fillet, mash potato, red wine jus Le Poisson – Blue Eye Cod fillet, ratatouille, sautéed grean beans
$
Desserts
Brulee – The Catalane classic crème brulee Fromage – Selection of French cheeses, quince paste, baguette
$