Dinner menu served Tuesday-Saturday from 5.30pm
Two courses £25 three courses £30 Tuesday- Saturday
We allocate 2 hour sittings

Aperitif- Manzanilla Pastrana Sherry £3 or Pastis £3

Starters
Spiced parsnip soup with warm focaccia bread Gfr v
Mushroom and thyme arancini with tomato salsa vegan v
Mackerel pate, pea salad, beetroot puree, savoury biscuits Gfr                            
Breaded brie marmalade compote v
Chicken liver pate served with thick cut toast and orange and cranberry compote Gfr

Mains
Roast turkey, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, stuffing and gravy £2 supplement Gfr
Mushroom, thyme and nut roast, rich gravy v
Pork loin steak, crushed new potatoes, green peppercorn sauce Gf
Winter vegetable strudel, crushed new potatoes, red wine jus Vegan
Pan fried seabass fillet, crushed new potatoes, lemon and caper butter Gf
Venison and red wine pie topped with sauté potatoes Gf

All Main courses are served with seasonal vegetables

 
Sides
 Additional vegetables £3 Parmentier potatoes £3

Desserts
 – add a glass of Pedro Ximenez Triana Sherry £3.50 50ml

Apple, sultana and cinnamon crumble with vanilla custard Gf
Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
Coconut panna cotta with candid walnuts and cranberries vegan GF
 Black forest American style pancakes with wine poached cherries, chocolate ice cream and white chocolate sauce v
Harrington Stilton and mature cheddar, savoury biscuits and cranberry and orange compote £2 supplement Add a glass of Port £3

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