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

Aperitif- Pastis £3 - Tanners Manzanilla Sherry £3

Starters
Pea soup, mint cream, warm focaccia (Vegan, GFR)

Roast garlic and lemon hummus, bruschetta, honey and pickled cucumber salad (Vegan on request, GFR)

Wild mushroom and tarragon pate, date and Earl grey chutney, savory oatcake biscuit (Vegan, GFR)

Ham hock terrine, pineapple chutney and toasted focaccia (GFR) 

Breaded Brie, beetroot & orange salad, pear & cranberry chutney (V)

Vodka and beetroot salmon gravalax, pickled vegetables and herb hollandaise (GF)

Mains
Roast on the bone chicken breast, creamy mash and rosemary white wine and wholegrain mustard sauce (GF)

Slow braised beef croquette served on a mixed bean and spinach cassoulet, with Guiness sauce
£1 supplement

Bistro 1709 Salmon and chive fishcake, mixed bean and spinach cassoulet. 

Pan‑fried Hake fillet, roast new potatoes, Caper samphire and herb butter £2 supplement (GF)

Slow‑braised belly pork, mashed potato, apple and vanilla gravy (GF)

Goats cheese, red onion and walnut wellington, rocket and olive salad red pepper puree (V)

Spice falafel cake, coconut broth, topped with pickled vegetables (Vegan, GF)


All mains are served with seasonal vegetables

Sides
Seasonal vegetables £3 | Parmentier potatoes £3

Desserts
Pedro Ximenez Sherry £3.50 50ml

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

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

Warm Vanilla rice pudding cinnamon and rhubarb compote and ginger crumb (Vegan, GF)

White chocolate and Raspberry Crème brulee, homemade lemon shortbread (v, GFR)

Bistro 1709 chocolate brownie Mars sundae (V)

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