Thursday is Lafayette Preview Night: Aye-ee! Every Thursday night, Chef Tres presents a peek at the menu for our new place, Lafayette Cajun-Creole Cuisine. Check out the Specials sheet!
Assiettes Petites et Légères (ah-see-yeht puh-tee eh leh-zhehr)
appetizers, small plates, lighter entrées. Deciding? How about an order of our Famous French Fries - sprinkled with Herbes de Provençe & served with red pepper aioli $3 Or maybe Roasted Garlic Rouille (roo-ee) with toasted baguette? $3; Have both $5
Salade du Grand Père (sah-lahd doo grahn pehr)
$8.00
Fresh greens dressed with our Dijon vinaigrette, sprinkled with lardons (thick bacon) & walnuts
Salade de Betteraves au Chèvre (sah-lahd duh beht-rahv oh shehvrh)
$9.00
Roasted beets tossed with apples, walnuts, local goat cheese & Dijon mustard vinaigrette, served on fresh mixed greens
Salade Composée (sah-lahd kahm-poh-zeh)
$11.00
Celeriac & local apples in Dijon remoulade Spaghetti squash with basil & walnuts topped with Haw Creek Honey Roasted beets with walnut vinaigrette Fresh kale with cranberries & pumpkin seeds in lemon vinaigrette
Poire Pochée au Fromage Bleu (pwahr poh-sheh oh froh-mahzh bluh)
$8.00
Anjou pear poached in red wine, stuffed with blue cheese mousse, served warm on fresh greens with walnut vinaigrette & toasted walnuts
Assiette de Trois Fromages (ah-see-yeht duh twah fwoh-mazh)
$15.00
From Three Graces Dairy in nearby Madison County: soft fresh goat cheese, a cow's milk brie & a seasonal creation, garnished with house-made chutney & fruit
Assiette de Deux Pâtés Maison (ah-see-yeht duh doo paht-ehs meh-zhon)
$9.00
Two different pâtés made in our kitchen: a country-style & a duck liver-Cognac mousse, served with cornichons & Dijon mustard
Classic escargots in garlic butter under golden-brown puff pastry
L'Os à Moëlle Braisé (lohs ah mwahl brah-zeh)
$12.00
Braised beef marrow bones with sherry-mushroom balsamic reduction
Brandade de Morue et Coquilles (brahn-dahd duh moh-rooh eh koh-keel)
$9.00
A typical bistro favorite: mild salt cod, sea scallops & potato, seasoned, puréed and baked 'til browned. Served with toasted baguette
Ravioli de Homard Nantua (rah-vee-oh-lee duh oh-mahr nahn-choo-ah)
A small (4 ravioli) serving Lobster ravioli in crawfish-tomato cream sauce
$14.00
Dinner-size (6 ravioli)$19.00
Quiche du Jour (keesh doo juhr)
$14.00
Accompanied by Salade du Grand Père or pommes frites (French fries) See our Daily Specials page for today's preparation
Steak Tartare (stehk tahr-tahr)
$17.00
Thursday Only! Fresh beef shoulder tenderloin, seasoned & ground in house, mixed with chopped onion & cornichon. Served with capers, sliced red onion & toasted baguette. Rawrh! Dinner-size (more)
Grandes Assiettes (grahn-dehz ah-see-yeht)
entrées, main courses
Moules Frites (moohl fweet)
$18.00
M-t-w All-you-can-eat! Fresh mussels steamed in savory sauces, served with an order of herbed French fries. Parisienne: White wine, thyme, onions, garlic & butter. Paris-Born Redneck (PBR): Steamed in Pabst Blue Ribbon beer with Lusty Monk mustard & butter. Mediterranean: White wine, onions, tomato, roasted garlic, saffron. La Bleu: White wine, bacon, onions, parsley & blue cheese. Thai: Coconut milk, lemongrass & Thai curry. If you like it hot, just say so- we'll add crushed red pepper!
Truite aux Amandes (tweet ohz ahm-ahn)
$22.00
Local trout encrusted with almonds, sautéed, finished with fresh lemon juice, white wine & butter, with fresh vegetables & fingerling potatoes
Saumon à la Nage (soh-mah ah lah nahzh)
$18.00
Fresh, wild-caught salmon poached & served in simmering vegetable broth with seasonal veggies & mussels. Served with aïoli croutons
Our variation: a breaded chicken breast rolled around prosciutto & Gruyere cheese, baked, then finished with lemon juice, white wine & butter pan-reduction. With sautéed fresh veggies & frites
Cassoulet Bouchon (kaa-soo-leh boosh-ahn)
$18.00
The Languedoc region's classic dish of baked white beans gets a Tarheel twist: we include confit of NCraised poulet rouge leg quarter, house-made garlic-lamb sausage & pork belly
Poulet Roti au Thym (puh-leh roh-tee oh teem)
$18.00
Time-honored & thyme-dusted NC-raised roast chicken served with vegetables & our authentically French fries
Canard a l'Orange Chocolaté (kah-nahr ah lohr-anzh shoh-koh-lah-teh)
$30.00
Roasted half-duck rubbed with cocoa nibs, sea salt, coriander & black pepper. Topped with orange sauce, served with our fresh vegetables & frites
Escalope de Dinde Meunière (eh-skaa-loh duh dahnd muhn-yehrh)
$18.00
A thin (flattened) slice of turkey breast, dredged in flour & coated with egg wash before it's sautéed to a crisp gold. With lemon-parsley sauce, pommes duchesse & sautéed fresh vegetables
Gigot d'Agneau Grand Veneur (zhih-goh dahn-yoh grahn veh-nuhr)
$20.00
Sliced leg of lamb with the classic "huntsman's sauce," a peppery sauce with red wine & red currant jelly. Accompanied by winter vegetables & flageolet beans
Boeuf Bourguignon (buhf buhr-gih-nyohn)
$18.00
Beef tenderloin tips, mushrooms, cipollini onions, carrots, thyme & tomatoes simmered in red wine & vegetable stock- a classic stew from Burgundy
Steak au Poivre* (stehk oh pwahv-rh)
$24.00
Sautéed beef shoulder tenderloin steak & classic black pepper-Cognac sauce, with vegetables & pommes frites
Steak Frites Bouchon* (stehk fweet boosh-ahn)
$22.00
Beef shoulder tenderloin, pan-fried in fresh garlic butter. Served with our veggies & frites