Cafe Nicoise Menu

A La Carte

Starters
Soup du jour: £3-95
Salad of pan fried scallops and a truffle dressing: £5-95
Carpaccio of beetroot with marinated mushrooms: £4-75
Sautéed chicken goujons with smoked bacon: £5-05
Salmon gravadlax with a lemon & dill vinaigrette: £4-95
Grilled goats cheese with beef tomatoes & basil: £5-05

Mains
Roast barramundi with New Zealand green shelled mussels and a spring vegetable pilau: £14-95
Roast pork loin with glazed apple & a cider & rosemary jus: £14-95
Fillet of Scottish beef with fondant potatoes and a shallot scented jus: £15-65
Vegetable samosas with a tomato & basil coulis: £11-75
Roast Gressingham duck breast with creamed cabbage & a pepper sauce: £14-95
Loin of Welsh lamb with celeriac puree & a red wine sauce: £14-95
Seafood platter with curly kale & a dill & Pernod sauce: £14-95

Desserts
Assiette Du chef: £6-75
Assorted European cheeses & biscuits: £5-95
Classic crème Brulee: £4-45
Chocolate truffle cake with an orange chocolate ice cream: £4-95
Passion fruit pudding with sweet chilli syrup: £4-85
White chocolate terrine with a mixed berry coulis: £4-95

Menu Touristique

2 courses £11-95
3 courses £15-95

Starters
Soup du jour
Smoked bacon & mushroom salad
Melon fan and tropical fruit platter with raspberry coulis
Salad of Feta cheese black olives & pine kernels

Mains
Pan fried rump steak with a red wine sauce & horseradish mash
Supreme of chicken with an herb risotto
Roast red pepper & goats' cheese in a filo parcel with pesto sauce
Escolar supreme with stir fried vegetables

Desserts
Warm syrup tart with Chantilly cream
Summer berry meringue
Chocolate brownie with home made vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
Banana crème Brulée

Wine List

Light Bodied Reds
Pinot Noir Reserva. Selection del Directorio. Santa Helena. Central Valley. Chile. 2002 -
Pale violet in colour, with gentle bouquet, soft intense flavours, long finish: £17.50

Fleurie. Chateau de la Verne. France. 2002 - A beautiful flowery bouquet with a harmonious palate:£19.75

Medium Bodied Reds
Salice Salentino Riserva. Southern Italy. 2000 - A lovely red with a bouquet of caramel and cedarwood: £14.75

Soft Press Merlot. Sarantos. Australia. 1999 - Soft, ripe berries with a delicate aroma and palate: £14.75

Merlot. Oak Aged Reserve. The Montes Estate. Chile. 2003 - A smooth and supple wine with a plummy bouquet: £15.75

Stonybrook Reserve. Franschhoek. South Africa. 2000 - A lovely complex red packed with subtle nuances: £19.75

Marques de Caceres Tinto. Crianza. Rioja Alta, Spain. 2000 - Smooth velvet style with plenty of depth of flavour: £14.50

Alto Malbec. 1067 Metres, Terrazas, Argentina. 2002 - Big, spicy nose with liquorice and pepper on the palate: £14.45

Chateau Tanais Olivier. Haut Medoc. Bordeaux. 2000 - Aged in oak barrels producing a pleasing firm claret: £18.95

Chauteau Yon Saint Martin. St Emillion Grand Cru. France 1999 - A firm red with intense lingering flavour:£31.50

Gevrey Chambertin. Clos des Meixvelles. Domaine Pierre Gelin Burgundy. 2000 - Rich and elegant with a perfumed aftertaste:£34.65

Chateau du Tetre. Margaux. 5eme Cru Classse. Bordeaux. 1996 - A lovely elegant red. Classic benchmark Claret, drinking well now: £39.95

Full Spicy Reds
Gran Sangerdotoro Reserva. Miguel Torres. Spain 2000 - Made from a fine bled of Garnacha & Carinena grapes, oak ages for two, matured for three. The wait is very worthwhile: £16.25

Zinfandel. Ironstone. Margaret River. Australia. 2001 - Round and powerful with intense, ripe fruit: £20.95

West Cape Howe Shiraz. Australia. 1999 - Elegant wine with subtle hints of leather, cinnamon: £19.75

Gigondas. Domaine Raspail. Domaine Ay. France. 2000 - Fat in style with plenty of intense flavour: £24.50

Bodegas Ochoa Rose. Spain. 2003 - A lovely, full ripe rose, great with food: £14.25

Medium Sweet White
Gau Odernheimer Petersberg Spatlese. Dr Zenzen. Germany 2002 - A luscious wine with concentrated fruit flavours: £12.50

Medium White
Oppenheimer Krotenbrunnen Kabinett. Schmitt Sohne. Germany. 2003 - Fresh and fragrant wine from the Rheinhessen: £11.75

Medium Dry White
Reisling. Whitehaven Winery. Marlborough. New Zealand. 2003 - Full bodied with fragrant floral aromas: £15.50

Off-Dry White
Savennieres. Chateau de Chambourreau. Loire Valley. France. 2001 - A classic wine from the chenin blanc grape, hidden gem: £21.45

Light Dry White
Torrontes Santa Isabella. Vistalba Argentina. 2003 - An unusual wine, fruity, aromatic and dry: £12.25

Muscadel de Sevre-et-Maine, Chateau de Chasseloir. Sur Lie' France. 2001 - An absolutely fabulous wine, great depth of flavour: £14.50

Sauvignon Blanc. Whatehaven Winery. New Zealand 2004 - Gooseberry nose with a lovely juicy fruit flavour: £17.45

Full Bodied White
Semillion-Chardonnay. Ironstone. Western Australia. 2000 - Citrus fruit flavours with a long lingering finish: £18.50

Chablis. Montmains. Premier Cru. Chanson. France. 1999 - Fresh wine with a crisp and stony palate: £28.15

Pouilly Fume. Domaine de Berthiers, Jean Claude Dagueneau. France. 2002 - A smoky, intense dry white: £19.35

Bourgogne Hautas de Nuits 'Clos de Vignon' Domaine Thevenot le Brun, Burgundy. France. 2000 - Toasty vanilla tone with a rich fruit character: £22.75

Chateuneuf du Pape Blanc. Domaine de Mompertuis. France 2000 - Full of flinty dry flavours: £21.95

Sparkling Wine and Champagne
Moonte Marcal. Brut Reserva. Melode Tradicional Cava. Spain. N.V. - Attractive, elegant soft fresh fruits and well balanced: £15.50

Bonnaire Blanc de Blancs. Grand. Cur. France. N.V. - Classic Blanc de Blanc Champagne. 100% Chardonnay from vineyards in Cramant. Beautiful style and flavours: £31.50

Veuve Clicquot. Vintage Reserve. France. 1996 - A top of the tree Vintage Champagne: £54.00

House Selection
We have included the excellent ripe Chardonnay from the Chateau La Grave Minervois Estate. - The sturdy Syrah from the Domaine de Coussergues has proved very popular.
These wines are available by the 125ml glass at £2.50 or 250ml. glass at £4.80

Red Wines
Chateau la Grave Minervois. Languedoc. 2001. 12.5% vol. - A rich jammy nose with a full fruit flavour: £12.25

Fitou Tuccitane. Les Producteurs du Mont Tauch 2000. 12.5% vol - A medal winning Fitou in the attractive Tuccitanna bottle: £12.25

Syrah Vielles Vignes. Domaine de Coussergues. Vin de Pays des Cotes de Thongue. 2003 12% vol - A beautiful spicy bouquet with a lovely ripe full flavour: £12.50

White Wines
Chateau Meunier St Louis Blanc. A.C. Corbieres. 1999.12.5% vol - A mouth-watering fruity dry white, perfectly made by Phillipe and Martine Pasquier- Meunier from 100% Grenache Blanc grapes: £12.50

Domaine la Grave Chardonnay, Vin de Pays des Hautes de Badens. France. 2003. 12% vol - Rich and ripe with a fat Chardonnay style: £12.00

Hughes de Bauvignac Sauvignon Blanc. France. 2002. 12.5% vol - Subdued gooseberry nose with a lovely ripe sherbety flavour: £12.00

Welsh Wines
Sauvignon-Chardonnay. Worthenbury Vineyard. North Wales. 2002 - Full mouth-watering fruits and long finish: £18.75

Pinot Noir. Worthenbury Vineyard. North Wales. 2003 - A light weight Pinot Noir with good berry flavours: £18.75

Half Bottles

White Wine
Chardonnay. Tyrell's Old Winery. Australia. 2001: £8.75

Muscadet. Domaine de Bois Bruley. 'Sur Lie' France. 2001: £6.75

Pouilly Fume. Domaine de Berthiers. Jean Claude Daugueneau. France 2002: £11.25

Piesporter Michelsberg. Schmitt Sohne. Germany. 2002: £5.95

Red Wine
Cotes du Rhone. Caves Salavert Rhone Valley. France 2001: £8.90

Savigny les Beaune. Domaine du Chateau de Meursault. 1999: £17.10

Chateau peuy Saincrit 'Montalon' Bordeaux Superieur. France 2000: £10.25

Chateau Musar. Lebanon. 1995: £14.50

Chateauneuf de Pape. Domaine de Montpertuis. France 1999: £17.30

Champagne
Bonnaire. Grand Cru. Brut. N.V:£ 18.35

Pudding and Dessert Wines

All half bottles
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. Paul Jaboulet Nine. Rhone - Intense aromas with a ripe spicy flavour. 15% volume. £19.25 - 50ml glass: £2.95

Villa Carmen. Late Harvest Semillion. Chile. Half bottle - Fat, ripe, luscious and round on the palate. 13.5% £12.50 - 50ml glass £2.50

Late Harvested Orange Muscat & Flora. Brown Brothers. Victoria. Australia. 37.5cl bottle. 10% volume 50ml glass - Light in texture with enticing raisin and toffee flavours. £12.50 -
50ml glass £2.50

Elysium. Black Muscat. California 37.5cl bottle. 15% volume - Lovely, an interesting flavour, great with ice cream. £13.95 - 50ml glass £2.75

Sauternes. Bordeaux. France. 13% volume - Luscious and ripe with a vanilla finish. £12.50
50ml glass £2.50

Port
Quinta do Noval. Late Bottled Vintage. 1997 - 50ml glass £1.95

Taylors. Late Bottled Vintage. 1998. 50ml glass £1.95

Smith WoodHouse. Late Bottled Vintage. 1984 50ml glass £2.50