Contact Details
Le Normand - Restaurant Français
54-56 Low Friar Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5UE
Tel: 0191 261 5120
Email: info@lenormand.co.uk
Website: www.lenormand.co.uk
Opening Times
Mon: Closed
Tue: 6pm - 11pm
Wed: 6pm - 11pm
Thu: 12 - 2.30pm, 6.30pm - 11pm
Fri: 12 - 2.30pm, 6.30pm - 11pm
Sat: 12 - 11pm
Sun: 12 - 3pm
Legend
- (V) - suitable for vegetarians
- (Vn) - suitable for vegans
- (A.O.C.) - a French national board strictly controls the cheese's elaboration and origin
La carte
Les Specialités Maison... House Specialities
Available everyday from 12 noon until 5pm
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- Moules Frites - £6.95
- Mussels marinière and French fries
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- Steak Frites - £9.95
- Sirloin steak and French fries
Les Entrées... Starters
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- Soupe du jour
- Soup of the day (ask a member of staff for details)
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- Soupe gratinée à l’oignon (V) - £4.25
- French onion soup served with garlic croutons and grated Swiss cheese
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- Crevettes à l’aïl et au chilli - £5.95
- King prawns fried in olive oil with garlic and chilli served with dressed, seasonal salad
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- Cuisses de grenouilles persillées - £5.95
- Frogs legs cooked in noisette butter with garlic and parsley served with dressed, seasonal salad
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- Moules Marinière - £4.95
- Mussels cooked with white wine, shallots and parsley (when available)
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- Escargots de Bourgogne au beurre persillé - £5.25/la demi-douzaine £9.25/la douzaine
- Snails from Bourgogne cooked in garlic & parsley butter
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- Noix de Saint Jacques poëlé, glace truffe et Balsamique - £7.95
- Seared wild scallops with truffle oil & balsamic glaze
Les salades... Salads
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- Salade Mixte (Vn) - £3.65
- Mixed leaves, cherry tomato, peppers & onions
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- Salade Verte (Vn) - £3.65
- Mixed green leaves, green peppers, spring onions & green olives
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- Rustique (V) - £4.75
- Mixed leaves, cherry tomato, walnut & blue cheese
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- Niçoise - £5.25
- Green beans, olives, potato, tomato, egg, tuna and unsalted anchovies
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- Aumônière - £5.95
- Mixed leaves with warm goats cheese, croutons, bacon & cherry tomatoes
Les Plats... Main Courses
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- Fricassée de poulet à la Normande - £13.95
- Chicken cooked with Calvados (apple liqueur), mushrooms, onions & cream
- Recommended wine: Sauvignon Blanc/Viognier
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- 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)
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- 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
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- 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
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- Magret de canard poêlé - £15.95
- Pan-fried breast of French duck served with orange sauce (when available)
- Recommended wine: Cotes du Rhone
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- Confit de canard - £13.95
- Confit leg of duck served with persillées potatoes & smoked bacon (when available)
- Recommended wine: Fitou/Shiraz
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- Steak de thon poëlé, salade niçoise & pomme-frites - £14.95
- Seared tuna steak served with niçoise salad & French fries
- Recommended wine: Viognier
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- 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
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- Tartiflette - £11.95
- Boiled new potatoes, onions, smoked bacon and melted Reblochon cheese served with side salad
- Recommended wine: Sauvignon Blanc/Château Anniche
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- 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
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- 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
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- Tarte Tatin - £4.25
- Typical French apple tart served with pouring cream
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- Glace mixte - £3.75
- Delicous Beckleberry's ice cream served with chantilly cream.
- Choose from: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate or Honey & Hazelnut Praline
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- Sorbets - £3.75
- Delicous Beckleberry sorbets.
- Choose from: Raspberry, Champagne, Mango & Passion Fruit
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- 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!