Dinner menu served Tuesday-Saturday from 5.30pm
Two courses £25 three courses £30

Aperitif- Pastis £3 + Tanners Manzanilla Sherry £3

Starters
Mushroom soup, tarragon oil, warm focaccia (Vegan, GFR)

Leek, pea & mint arancini, zesty lemon and garlic mayonnaise (Vegan)

Roast black pudding and potato croquette, Homemade brown sauce.

Whipped goats cheese, apple gel, watermelon, toasted sesame (V GF

Ham hock and wholegrain mustard terrine, spiced pineapple chutney, warm focaccia (GFR)

1709 prawn cocktail, buttered brown bread (GFR)

Mains
Roast on the bone chicken breast, mushroom, pea and smoked bacon fricassee, mashed potato (GF)

Confit duck leg, parmentier potatoes, sticky orange sauce (GF)

Pan fried Sirloin steak, parmentier potatoes, béarnaise sauce (GF) + £5 Supplement

Pan‑fried Seabass fillet, crushed new potatoes, grape velouté (GF)

Slow‑braised belly pork, creamy mash potato, beetroot purée, apple & cider jus (GF) + £1 Supplement 

Spiced butternut squash & cauliflower croquette, coconut & lentil cassoulet (Vegan)

Cod, pea and mint fishcake, king prawn + white wine cream sauce

Potato gnocchi with, coconut, spinach and stilton sauce topped with candied walnuts v


All mains are served with seasonal vegetables

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez, Triana Sherry £3.50

Warm apple & mix berry crumble, ice cream (GF, Vegan on Request)

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

Raspberry & passionfruit Eton mess (V, GF)

Crème brûlée, homemade Hob Nob biscuits (v, GFR)

Dark Chocolate torte with blackberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream (v, GF) + £1 Supplement

Mature Cheddar & Hartington Stilton, savoury crackers, house chutney +£2 add a glass of port +£3 50ml

We allocate two hours per sitting

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