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

Aperitif- Pastis £3 + Tanners Manzanilla Sherry £3

Starters
Roast Butternut squash soup toasted pumpkin seeds & deep-fried sage, warm focaccia (Vegan, GFR)

Crispy whitebait, smoked paprika aioli, lime wedge. (GF)

Garlic Mushroom arancini, Tarragon Mayonnaise (Vegan)

Chicken liver Pate, spiced Apple chutney, with toast

Breaded Brie, Blackberry Compote (V)

Crispy cauliflower and harissa cake, pomegranate and tahini (Vegan)

Mains
Roast chicken breast, parmentier potatoes, Brandy peppercorn sauce (GF)

Roast Haddock fillet served on our Smoked Haddock and Spring onion fishcake, Warm tartare sauce.

Slow braised belly Pork Red Cabbage puree, Colcannon mash Apple and Sage jus.

Harissa bean, Spinach and sweet potato cassoulet topped with crispy Kale topped with spiced cream (Vegan, GF)

Mussels in Thai Green Curry, baby corn and mange tout, warm baguette.

Pan-Fried Rib eye steak, parmentier potatoes & bearnaise sauce (GF) £6 supplement

Mediterranean roast vegetable tart tatin topped with tomato and pesto mayonnaise, leaf salad (Vegan)

Confit of Duck leg on a Harissa Bean, Spinach and Sweet potato cassoulet, Herb crumb (GFR)


All mains served with seasonal vegetables

Sides 
Seasonal vegetables £3 | Parmentier Potatoes £3

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez Sherry £3.50 50ml

Warm apple & Plum crumble, Vanilla custard (Vegan, GF)

Dark Chocolate torte, Cherry Compote, topped with candied mixed nuts (GF)

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

Earl Grey and white wine poached pear, Vanilla ice-cream, toasted almonds (Vegan on Request, GF)

Blackberry and Elderflower Posset, Shortbread biscuit (Vegan, GF)

Cheddar cheese and stilton, Spiced apple chutney, Artisan Crackers, £2 supplement, add a glass of Port +£3 50ml




We allocate 2 hours per 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