Dinner Menu I served from 5.30pm
Two courses £25 I Three courses £30

Aperitif- Pastis £3 + Tanners Manzanilla Sherry £3

Starters
French onion soup and cheese croutons (Vegan, GFR)

Creamy garlic Mushrooms, Charred Focaccia, Parsley oil (Vegan)

Cauliflower croquette, Lemon Aioli (Vegan)

Panko brie, with blackberry compote, candied nuts (V)

Crispy whitebait, smoked paprika aioli, lime wedge

Chicken liver pate, spiced apple chutney and thick cut toast

Mains
Roast skin on chicken breast, parmentier potatoes, bourguignon sauce, (GF)

Slow braised Belly Pork, Colcannon mash and sausage bon bon with apple and Sage jus

Rib eye steak, parmentier potatoes with Bearnaise or Peppercorn sauce (GF) £6 Supplement

Smoked Haddock pollock & salmon Fishcake, warm tartare sauce, lemon gel*

Lemon & herb crusted Cod, crushed new potatoes caper & dill butter (GFR)* £2 Supplement

Cauliflower steak, toasted almonds & roasted red pepper sauce (Vegan GF) *

Sweet Potato & spinach Wellington, red wine jus (Vegan)

All meals above served with seasonal vegetables

Sides 
Seasonal vegetables £3 | Parmentier Potatoes £3

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez Sherry £3.50 50ml

Warm apple and plum crumble, vanilla custard (GF, Vegan)

Zesty lemon posset, homemade shortbread biscuit (Vegan, GF)

Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce topped with vanilla ice cream (V)

Dark chocolate torte, cherry compote and candied mixed nuts

Winter berry Eton Mess (GF, V)

Cheese plate, cheddar and stilton, savoury crackers, house chutney +£2, add glass of Port + £3 50ml





We allocate 2 hours per 3 course sitting | GF = Gluten Free | GFR = Can be adapted

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