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About The French Cafe - Balham
This lovely little café serves up a tantalising array of French dishes – sumptuously named and cooked with fresh local produce. The Confit de Canard is a rich treat from Gascony – duck leg, slow-cooked to perfection.
Breakfast
Full English
Free range eggs, grilled back bacon, Cumberland sausage, tomato, grilled French bread, Sautéed chestnut mushrooms, hash brown.£8.95Vegetarian Breakfast
Free range eggs, hash brown, tomato, slow cooked haricot blanc, grilled French bread, Sautéed chestnut mushrooms.£7.95Oeufs Florentine
Poached free range eggs on toasted English muffin, buttered spinach and hollandaise sauce.£8.95Oeufs Bénédictine
Poached free range eggs on toasted English muffin, grilled back back bacon, hollandaise sauce.£7.95Oeufs Royale
Poached free range eggs on toasted English muffin, sliced smoked Scottish salmon and hollandaise sauce.£8.95Champignons en Croute
Sauteed mushrooms on grilled muffin, topped with hollandaise, tomato fondue and pesto.£6.50Oeufs Francais
Poached free range eggs on lardons, diced sausage, Lincolnshire new potatoes, fresh herbs and onions topped with hollandaise sauce.£7.95
Entrées
Potage du Jour
Homemade vegetable soup of the day served with French bread and butter.£4.50Salad de Chèvre Aux Poivrons
Grilled goats cheese crouton with caramelised red peppers, pesto dressing.£5.95Tartelette Aux Champignons Sauvages
Wild mushroom tartlette with Hollandaise sauce and truffle oil.£6.25Parfait de Foie de Volaille Au Porto
A smooth, rich chicken liver pate favoured with port and served with onion marmalade and toasted farmhouse bread.£5.50Rillettes de Porc et de Canard Aux Pruneaux
Potted pork and duck with prunes.£4.95Aubergine Farcie à la Provençale
Aubergine stuffed with goats cheese on provencal vegetables.£5.50Croquette de Poisson Fumé
Crispy smoked haddock and spinach fish cake with chive mayonnaise.£4.95Saumon Fumé
Smoked salmon with buttered french bread and lemon.£6.95
Salades
Salade César au Poulet et Pancetta
Grilled Sliced chicken breast, smoked bacon and garlic.£11.95Salade de Chévre Aux Poivrons Caramelisés
Grilled goats cheese crouton with caramelised red peppers, pesto dressing.£10.95Salade de Saumon Niçoise
Classic salad from the south of France with cold poached salmon, potatoes, tomatoes, eggs, French beans and olives.£12.95Tarte Tiède au Fromage, Tomatoes et Oignons Caramélisés
A baked three-cheese, tomato and caramelised onion tart served with a basil and nut dressing, frites and green salad.£9.95
Plats Principaux
Boulettes de Viande aux Champignons et Coquilettes
Handcrafted meatballs in a white wine, mushroom cream sauce, French pasta.£11.50Pave de Porc Braisé et Pancetta
Braised belly of pork with red cabbage parsnip parsley and pancetta mash.£13.50Filet de Saumon en Viennoise d'Herbes
Salmon fillet topped with herb crumb on spinach and red pepper potatoes, beurre blanc.£13.95Filets de Poulet Sauce au Beurre Citronné et à L'estragon
Juicy grilled chicken fillets with a tarragon and lemon butter sauce. Dauphinois potatoes.£12.95Steak Frite Béarnaise
Entrecote steak with frites and béarnaise sauce.£14.95Croquettes de Poisson Fumé et Frites
Crispy smoked haddock and spinach fish cakes with chive mayonnasie.£11.95Confit de Canard aux Lentils du Puy
A speciality from Gascony, slow cooked duck leg on garlic mash with puy lentils and lardons, served with green salad.£13.95Risotto aux Champignons Des Bois
Woodland mushroom risotto topped with shaved parmesan, green salad.£11.95Joue de Boeuf à La Bourguignonne
Ox cheek gently braised in red wine with lardons and mushrooms, served on garlic mashed potatoes.£13.95
Side Orders
Mixed Salad
£3.50Green Salad
£2.95Buttered Leaf Spinach
£3.95French Beans
£3.90Frites
£2.95Creamed Mashed Potatoes
£2.95
Desserts
Crème Caramel
Vanilla baked custard.£3.95Marquise au Chocolat, Coulis de Framboises
A rich chocolate mousse surrounded with chocolate sponge, raspberry puree.£4.75Tartelette au Citron
Lemon tart with whipped cream.£5.25Assiette de Fromage
Selection of French cheeses.£6.95Traditional Gâteau à L'Anglaise
Croissant butter pudding with whipped cream.£5.95
Vins Mousseux (Bottle)
Favola Prosecco
Easy drinking, soft, lightly sparkling Prosecco with ripe apple flavours.£25.95Champagne Moutard Brut Prestige NV
Francois Moutard has made a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir it has a fine Mousse and a "biscuit" finish.£42.95Champagne Mumm Cordon Rouge NV
Consistently high quality from this great house, a small addition of Petit Meunier lends a peach flavour at the elegant finish.£54.95
Vins Blancs (Bottle)
Cintila Brnaco - Portugal
Light and fresh blend using mainly indigenous grapes from the Lisboa area. Clean citrus and apricot flavours, fruity but nicely balanced.£17.50Les Boules Blanc
Vermentino and Savignon Blanc blend with floral and citrus notes, Unpretentious and easy-drinking.£18.50Antina Sauvignon Blanc La Mancha
Superb example of a Sauvignon Blanc surprisingly from Spain - lots of crisp citrus fruit, and great value.£18.95II Casone Pinot Grigio
Easy drinking, dry but not too acidic. A good all-rounder drink for aperitifs or light dishes.£21.25Foundstone Unoaked Chardonnay - Australia
Refreshing unoaked Chardonnay with hints of tropical fruit, balanced acidity. Great with simple fish dishes and white meats.£21.95Gavi di Gavi Fossili
A lovely rounded, gentle wine made from the Cortese grape in Piemonte.£26.95Chablis Domaine Grand Roche - France
This is the classic Chablis - an unoaked Chardonnay grown on chalk soil giving it that unique minerality and freshness - perfect with all seafood and strong flavoured salads.£29.95Sancere Domaine Gerard Millet
A classic Loire Sancerre made from the Sauvignon grape. Lovely minerality and crispness.£32.95
Vins Rosés (Bottle)
Cintila Rosa - Portugal
A delicious wine made from grapes local to the Palmela region of Portugal. The crisp, clean palate is enhanced by spicy flavours and a crisp, zesty finish£17.50Les Boules Rose
Strawberry scented rose from south of France, blend of Syrah and Cinsault Fruity and appealing£18.50Pinot Grigio Blush Sacchetto
Medium Dry, fairly light with gentle raspberry fruit flavours£22.25Chateau de L'Aumerade Provence Rose - France
The perfect Rose - pale and elegant salmon-pink from Provence. Simply delicious. Delicate with hints of summer fruits including raspberry and wild strawberries£26.95
Vins Rouges (Bottles)
Cintila Vermelho - Portugal
Fruity, medium-bodied red wine, made from the Castelo grape. It shows ripe raspberry and violet aromas, with an unoaked but pleasantly earthy palate.£17.50Les Boules Rouge
A blend of the southern French grapes of Syrah and Grenache. Sturdy little blackcurrant-scented joie de vivre wine.£18.50Domaine des Pourthie Merlot
Fresh, unoaked red from southern Languedoc, near Agde, Fleshy, mouth-filling wine. Which shows juicy plum fruit on a long, ripe finish.£20.95Paula Malbec - Argentina
A rich, soft, spicy single varietal from the signature grape of Argentina.£22.95Cotes du Rhone Est Quest, Andre Brunel - France
Luxurious, rounded, full bodied Rhone with a hint of spice and lots of ripe black fruits. Andre Brunel is a renowned Chateauneuf du pape winemaker.£22.95Ondarre Crianza Rioja - Spain
Toasty oak flavours with hints of vanilla backed up with the classic cherry fruit of the Tempranillo grape and you have all the classic flavours of good Rioja.£23.50Carmen Pinot Noir Reserva - Chile
Chile is fast becoming the home of good value Pinot Noir. Elegant and medium-bodied with delicious raspberry and wild strawberry fruit and soft tannins. Perfect with duck or steak.£23.50Beaujolais Villages Ch de Souzy
A blend of wine from any of the eleven Villages in Beaujolais, full of fruit from the Gamay grape.£23.95Chianti Bonacchi - Italy
Cracking Chianti. Good cherry and blackberry fruit characteristics, balanced tannins but plenty of structure without the bitterness sometimes found in the Tuscan red wines.£24.50Fleurie Domaine Des Grandes Cedres
Concentrated raspberry fruit from a single Village, Fleurie is perhaps the best known and most typical fruit driven Beaujolais.£29.95
Bottled Beer
Peroni
£4.25Sol
£4.25Hoegaarden
£4.25Leffe Blond
£4.95Magners Original
£5.25Bavaria non Alcoholic Beer
£5.95
Softs
Coke
£2.25Diet Coke
£2.25Orange
£2.00Mineral Water
£3.75