Le Normand - Restaurant français

Les Specialités Maison... House Specialities

Available everyday from 12 noon until 5pm

• Moules Frites - £6.95

  Mussels marinière and French fries

• Steak Frites - £9.95

  Sirloin steak and French fries

Les Entrées... Starters

• Soupe du jour

  Soup of the day (ask a member of staff for details)

• Soupe gratinée à l’oignon (V) - £4.25

  French onion soup served with garlic croutons and grated Swiss cheese

• Crevettes à l’aïl et au chilli - £5.95

  King prawns fried in olive oil with garlic and chilli served with dressed, seasonal salad

• Cuisses de grenouilles persillées - £5.95

  Frogs legs cooked in noisette butter with garlic and parsley served with dressed, seasonal salad

• Moules Marinière - £4.95

  Mussels cooked with white wine, shallots and parsley (when available)

• Escargots de Bourgogne au beurre persillé - £5.25/la demi-douzaine £9.25/la douzaine

  Snails from Bourgogne cooked in garlic & parsley butter

• Noix de Saint Jacques poëlé, glace truffe et Balsamique - £7.95

  Seared wild scallops with truffle oil & balsamic glaze

Les salades... Salads

• Salade Mixte (Vn) - £3.65

  Mixed leaves, cherry tomato, peppers & onions

• Salade Verte (Vn) - £3.65

  Mixed green leaves, green peppers, spring onions & green olives

• Rustique (V) - £4.75

  Mixed leaves, cherry tomato, walnut & blue cheese

• Niçoise - £5.25

  Green beans, olives, potato, tomato, egg, tuna and unsalted anchovies

• Aumônière - £5.95

  Mixed leaves with warm goats cheese, croutons, bacon & cherry tomatoes

Les Plats... Main Courses

• Fricassée de poulet à la Normande - £13.95

  Chicken cooked with Calvados (apple liqueur), mushrooms, onions & cream

  Recommended wine: Sauvignon Blanc/Viognier

• Boeuf bourguignon - £13.95

  Chunks of sirloin steak in a thick red wine sauce with mushrooms, onion and garlic. Served with rice.

  Recommended wine: Château de Camarsac (Bordeaux)

• Jarret d’agneau avec sauce romarin et purée à la ciboule - £14.95

  Lamb shank with rosemary jus and champ (spring onion) mash

  Recommended wine: Châteauneuf du Pape

• Loup de Mer 'en papillotte' - £15.95

  Whole baked seabass stuffed with sunblushed tomatoes, olives, lemon, fresh thyme & basil served 'en papillotte'

  Recommended wine: Sancerre

• Magret de canard poêlé - £15.95

  Pan-fried breast of French duck served with orange sauce (when available)

  Recommended wine: Cotes du Rhone

• Confit de canard - £13.95

  Confit leg of duck served with persillées potatoes & smoked bacon (when available)

  Recommended wine: Fitou/Shiraz

• Steak de thon poëlé, salade niçoise & pomme-frites - £14.95

  Seared tuna steak served with niçoise salad & French fries

  Recommended wine: Viognier

• Roue de Chèvre aux Légumes Provençaux (V) - £10.95

  Oven-baked Soignon goats cheese, roasted Mediterranean vegetable & balsamic glaze served with Cocotte potatoes

  Recommended wine: Shiraz - Rosé

• Tartiflette - £11.95

  Boiled new potatoes, onions, smoked bacon and melted Reblochon cheese served with side salad

  Recommended wine: Sauvignon Blanc/Château Anniche

• Marmite Dieppoise - £13.95

  A traditional Normandy stew of select fish, mussels, prawns and mushrooms cooked in a cream sauce

  Recommended wine: Chablis

Les Desserts... Desserts

All desserts are suitable for vegetarians

• Croustillant de banane avec sauce au chocolat - £3.95

  Crispy filo pastry wraps of banana rolled in brown sugar and served with a dark chocolate and custard sauce

• Tarte Tatin - £4.25

  Typical French apple tart served with pouring cream

• Glace mixte - £3.75

  Delicous Beckleberry's ice cream served with chantilly cream.

  Choose from: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate or Honey & Hazelnut Praline

• Sorbets - £3.75

  Delicous Beckleberry sorbets.

  Choose from: Raspberry, Champagne, Mango & Passion Fruit

• Fondue Chocolat (minimum TWO people) - £5.95 per person

  Indulge in the most delicious and unusual dessert! Liquid, hot chocolate sauce served with fresh fruits for dipping! Mmmm!