Bistro menu served Tuesday-Saturday 12-2pm
Two courses £18 three courses £22
Aperitif- Manzanilla Pastrana Sherry £3 – Pastis £3

Starters
Roast vine tomato soup focaccia bread (vegan by request) v Gfr
Classic creamy garlic mushrooms with warm focaccia v Gfr
Crunchy pear, courgette and carrot salad with chilli and grain mustard dressing topped with walnuts vegan
Prawn and Smoked Salmon salad with lemon hollandaise Gf
Crispy brie, panko crumb, spiced apricot compote v
Chicken liver pate, apple chutney and thick cut toast

Mains
Oven Roast Chicken Breast with wild mushroom and tarragon cream sauce, parmentier potatoes Gf
Char Grilled Gammon steak with mashed potatoes and parsley sauce
Pan fried seabass fillet caper and dill butter & crushed new potatoes £1supplement Gf
Mushroom and Stilton Gnocchi topped with toast walnuts v
Courgette, pea and lemon risotto topped with tempura broccoli  vegan
Slow Braised Belly pork, creamy mash and onion and rosemary gravy £2 Supplement Gf

All meals are served with seasonal vegetables

 Sides 
  Additional vegetables £3-Parmentier potatoes £3-

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez, Triana Sherry £3.50
1709 sticky toffee pudding, vanilla ice-cream, toffee sauce
Raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake £1 supplement Gf v.
Coconut panna cotta, Rhubarb compote, ginger biscuit crumb (Vegan) Gfr
Apple crumble vanilla ice-cream Gf (vegan on request)
Vanilla Crème Brulle shortbread biscuit v.
A duo of cheese, biscuits & apricot compote £2 supplement Add a glass of Port £3

Allergens
Our menu is marked Gf, these dishes are suitable for people with an intolerance to Gluten. Dishes marked GFr are dishes we can substitute elements of the dish to make it Gluten free, please advise us at the point of ordering. For all other allergens please speak to a member of staff.

About us… the concept.
Back in the 90’s I opened my first bistro in Mill Street, Stafford….Pastiche Bistro. With the help of my team (including our then head Chef at Lichfield, Mark) we opened our second bistro here in Lombard Street in 1999 and grew to a group of nine. I exited the business through a sale in 2005 and myself and now business partner Mark (the creative one doing the cooking!) bought it back from the receiver in 2008 We launched 1709 the Brasserie, rebranding to Bistro 1709 later. Following the pandemic, we are returning to our roots of fixed price, fresh, chef prepared meals with a simple friendly service.  and an A la Carte menu running Friday & Saturday Evenings to make the weekends a little more special! And the name, it’s not the age of the building, it’s Samuel Johnson’s birth year.

Thanks for visiting us, we hope you enjoy your experience.

John Ashmore & Mark Medley

1709.co.uk