Bienvenue au Bistro Gentil
APPETISERS
- Chicken liver parfait cigar, quince paste, ash /7
- Sourdough and Bistro’s compound butter /9
- Manuka smoked olives /8
- Rock oyster, shallot mignonette /7
- Soft shell crab tempura, hot sauce mayonnaise /11
- Lamb croquette, onion caramel, miso mayonnaise /11
POTAGES
(GIVE ME A TASTE, OR JUST HAVE ONE!)
- French onion soup, gruyere crouton 13/21
ENTREES
INDIVIDUAL OR SHARING
- Aged beef fillet tartare, radish, egg yolk, soy gel, miso mayo, crispy shallots, croutons /23
- Burrata, fina seca wagyu, pumpkin seed pesto, edamame, asparagus, viniagrette /25
- Roasted leek vinaigrette, goats cheese mousse, parsley sponge, egg mimosa, croutons /22
- Earth board, selection of 3 cheeses, house chutney, walnut, croutons, sourdough /35
PRINCIPALS
- Market fish, lemon cream, cabbage savoy, fried sage /42
- 200g 55 day aged beef fillet, red onion relish, onion caramel, potato dauphines, Café de Paris butter or blue cheese butter /55
- Royalburn lamb tenderloin, cauliflower, blueberry chutney, broccolini, walnut, prego sauce /46
- Braised broccoli, tahini, cauliflower, pomegranate dressing, wasabi peas /38
- 200g Red Tussocks venison, pea purée, mint, sundried tomatoes, chorizo oil, red wine jus /46
ACCOMPAGNEMENTS
- Signature French fries with truffle salt /14
- Carrots and parsnip braised in beef fat, spiced grains and parsley /14
- Green garden salad, medlar vinaigrette /12
- Kumara fries, aioli, chives /14
DESSERTS
- Vanilla crème brûlée, almond crumb, boysenberry sorbet /20
- Chocolate cremeux, plum meringue, sesame and hazelnut praline, pickled blueberries / 20
- Poached pear, almond crumb, ginger gel, pear balsamic, popcorn, vanilla ice cream /17
- Colonel, lime sorbet, vodka Tried & True /17
- Selection of house made ice cream and sorbets /17
- Canelé de Bordeaux, French pastry with rum /10
- Mini bistro desert /8
- Affogato, vanilla ice cream, espresso, liqueur of choice /23
Feel like a sweet wine?
- Pegasus Bay Finale Noble Sauv Blanc/18
- Campbells Rutherglen Muscat/16
Bon appétit !