Bienvenue au Bistro Gentil
Appetisers:
- Oyster, mignonette/8 ea
- Manuka smoked olives/8
- Rosemary ciabatta and butter/9
- Mushroom croquette, aioli/6 ea
- Beef & bacon croquette, onion caramel, hot mayonnaise/7 ea
- Salt cod croquette, preserved lemon mayonnaise/7 ea
- Chicken liver parfait cigar, quince paste, ash/8 ea
- French onion soup, gruyere crouton/16 small/23 large
- Earth board, selection of 3 cheeses, house chutney, walnut, croutons, ciabatta/37
Entrées:
- Aged beef fillet tartare, radish, egg yolk, soy gel, miso mayo, crispy shallots, croutons/26
- Seared swordfish, ginger ponzu, pickled mandarin, wasabi mayo, nori tapioca cracker/26
- Baked raclette cheese, walnut crumb, marsala mayonnaise, roasted parsnip, peach chutney/24
Principals:
- 250g peppered ribeye, creamy mash potatoes, black garlic jus/57
- Market fish, calamari, cauliflower purée & fried, tarragon dressing, crispy wild rice, almonds/49
- Crispy pork rashers, roast potatoes, creamy spinach, baby carrots, cider jus, shallots/49
- Lumina lamb backstrap, romesco, garlic harissa dressing, aubergine purée, cashew, broccolini/52
- Salt-baked beetroot, whipped ricotta, smoked beetroot purée, aji verde, puffed rice/42
- 200g Angus reserve beef fillet, red onion relish, potato dauphines, café de paris butter, onion caramel/65
Accompagnements:
- Bistro’s signature truffle fries/15
- Creamy mash potatoes, chips/16
- Asparagus, fried egg mayonnaise, chorizo crumb/17
- Steamed brocoli, blue cheese sauce, pumpkin seeds/16
Desserts:
- Mini Bistro dessert /8
- Vanilla crème brûlée, peanut crumb, berry sorbet/20
- Strawberry cheesecake, poached rhubarb and syrup, biscoff crumb/20
- Tiramisu parfait, mascarpone and amaretto espuma, savoyardi, cacao/20
- Caramelised sponge pudding, mixed berry compote, crème anglaise/19
- Dame Blanche, vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate ganache, nuts/19
- Selection of house-made ice cream and sorbet/17
- Affogato, vanilla ice cream, espresso, liqueur of choice /24
Bon appétit !
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Lovely French restaurant on a hilltop. Probably our best meal in NZ.
Energetic noise level vs. the quiet candlelight affair I would have expected. Our group had fun... read more
DanC296
December 2, 2023
