Bienvenue au Bistro Gentil
Appetisers:
- Oyster, mignonette/8 ea
- Manuka smoked olives/8
- Rosemary ciabatta and butter/9
- Chicken liver parfait cigar, quince paste, ash/8 ea
- Mushroom croquette, aioli/6 ea
- Salt cod croquette, preserved lemon mayonnaise/7 ea
- Beef croquette, onion caramel, spicy mayonnaise/7 ea
- Duck croquette, parsnip purée, pear chutney/7ea
- Earth board, selection of 3 cheeses, house chutney, walnut, croutons, ciabatta/37
Entrées:
- French onion soup, gruyere, crouton/16 small/23 large
- Aged beef fillet tartare, radish, egg yolk, soy gel, miso mayo, crispy shallots, croutons/26
- Seared yellowfin tuna, buttermilk dashi, wakame, pickled fennel, citrus kosho, sesame tapioca cracker/27
- Baked goat cheese, beetroot relish, roasted butternut, walnut crumb, crispy kale, butternut purée/25
Principals:
- Deboned duck leg, creamy leeks, mushroom & duck breast, pear chutney, cider jus/53
- Market fish, prawns, potato darphin, parsnip purée, bouillabaisse lobster sauce, spring onion and chives/50
- Royalburn lamb rump, creamy polenta, yams, garlic emulsion, harissa dressing, comté cheese, hazelnuts/54
- Jerusalem artichokes, pomegranate dressing, mushroom purée, smoked labneh, black garlic gel, cashews/44
- 200g Angus reserve beef fillet, red onion relish, potato dauphines, café de paris butter, onion caramel/65
- Pork tenderloin rolled in bacon, jerusalem artichoke textures, confit apples, mustard seeds, cider jus, shallots/53
Accompagnements:
- Bistro’s signature truffle fries/15
- Perlas potatoes, tarragon butter, crème fraiche, parsley, leek ash/17
- Fried brussels sprouts, medlar dressing, preserved lemon mayonnaise/15
- Steamed broccoli, blue cheese sauce, pumpkin seeds/16
Desserts:
- Mini Bistro dessert /8
- Vanilla crème brûlée, peanut crumb, berry sorbet/20
- Plum cheesecake, caramelised banana, banana crumb, plum coulis/20
- Dark chocolate mousse, chocolate custard, crumbs, sea salt tuile/20
- Lemon curd slice, confit lemon, coconut crumb, vanilla ice cream/20
- 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
5 Course Tasting Menu /99 pp
Wine pairing /60 pp
+ 4 oysters /32
Course 1:
Beef croquette, hot sauce mayonnaise
OR
Mushroom croquette, aioli
Pairing: Maude Méthode Traditionnelle NV, Wanaka, NZ
Course 2:
Soup of the day
Pairing: Matawhero 2025 Pinot Gris, Marlborough, NZ
Course 3:
Beef tartare, radish, egg yolk, soy gel, miso mayo, crispy shallots, croutons
OR
Seared yellowfin tuna, buttermilk dashi, wakame, pickled fennel, citrus kosho, sesame tapioca cracker
Pairing: TWR 2022 Riesling, Marlborough, NZ
Course 4:
Wildshot venison, caramelised cauliflower purée, brussels sprouts, crispy bacon, roasted hazelnuts and marmite jus
Pairing: Le Gentil 2022 Pinot Noir, Wanaka, NZ
OR
Market fish, prawns, potato darphin, parsnip purée, bouillabaisse lobster sauce, spring onion and chives
Pairing: Maude 2025 Chardonnay, Wanaka NZ
Course 5:
Chocolate crémeux, meringue, berry jam, hazelnut praline
Pairing: Campbell’s Muscat, Rutherglen, Aus
Bon appétit!
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Both indoor and covered patio areas offer casual elegance in atmosphere. Go around sunset and you will hopefully get beautiful glowing skies from the patio. The food is superb. And... read more 
portlandorer
March 17, 2020
