Lunch Menu Served 12-2pm
Two courses £18 three courses £22

* Children’s Menu One Courses £6 Two courses £10 | Three courses £14

Aperitif- Pastis £3 - Tanners Manzanilla Sherry £3

Starters
Minted new potato soup, topped with crispy new potatoes, warm focaccia (Vegan, GFR)

Bistro 1709 trio tomato salad, sauté asparagus spears, micro basil and toasted almonds (Vegan GF)

Caramalised red onion tart tatin with parmesan salad, wholegrain mustard and honey dressing (V.)

Panko brie, with apricot compote, candied walnut and grape salad (V)

Smoked mackerel salad, horseradish potatoes with lemon hollandaise (GF)

Bistro 1709 chicken liver pate with apricot and red pepper chutney served with toast (GFR)

Mains
Roast skin and bone on chicken breast, parmentier potatoes, roasted red pepper sauce and pesto oil (GF) *

Lamb, Rosemary, garlic and harissa kofta, mixed leaf, olive and feta salad, Mint Yoghurt dressing, Homemade Coriander flatbread  * 

Slow braised belly pork, creamy mash potato with honey mustard gravy (GF)+£1 supplement

Pan‑fried Hake fillet, Roast new potatoes and a caper and herb butter (GF) +£2 supplement

Cannelloni of braised beef ragout, smoked applewood bechamel, olive, parmesan and leaf salad, house dressing *

Bistro 1709 Mussels meuniere with fries

Pea and Mint risotto topped with roasted beetroot wedges and toasted seeds (Vegan GF) *

Roast Aubergine, Feta and candied walnuts wellington, parmesan and olive salad with red pepper puree (V GF)




All main courses are served with seasonal vegetables

Sides
Seasonal vegetables £3 | Parmentier potatoes £3

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez Sherry £3.50 50ml

Warm apple & blackberry crumble, with roast oat cream (V GF Vegan on Request)

Bistro 1709 Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, Vanilla ice cream (V)

Pina colada Panna Cotta with Pineapple and Mint Salsa (Vegan, GF)

Dark chocolate cheesecake, with orange jam. (V GF) £1 supplement

Roasted peach Melba Sunday, whipped cream, Vanilla ice-cream, Raspberry coulis, toasted Almond (V GF)

Smoked cheddar & Hartington stilton, savoury crackers, house chutney +£2, add glass of Port + £3 50ml

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we allocate 2 hours per sitting
Gf- Dish does not contain Gluten Gfr-This dish can be adapted to a gluten free diet 

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