forte bistro Dinner menu

prelude

caesar salad

12

chipotle-dill dressing

salade niçoise

15

BC tuna, green beans, tomato, olives, crispy poached quail egg, tarragon vinaigrette

melon salad

14

serrano ham, manchego cheese arugula, hazelnut vinaigrette

dungeness crab and avocado salad

14

ruby grapefruit, crispy sunchokes, chilled tomato consomme

french onion soup dumplings

11

braised veal + gruyère cheese in a dumpling wrapper

vichyssois

12

chilled leek and potato puree, caviar, truffled cream

raclette

16

melting comte cheese, house pickles, boiled potatoes

eggplant tart

13

arugula, brillat savarin cheese

country pâté

13

greens, pickled shallots, pommery mustard vinaigrette

panko-crusted frog legs

15

lemon, tarragon aioli

foie gras torchon

26

stewed rhubarb, armagnac jelly

opus

bouillabaisse

25

fish and shellfish stew, saffron rouille croutons

saffron-stained scallops

25

apple + red onion relish, bay leaf scented potato, brown butter vinaigrette

crispy skin arctic char

25

lemon and ricotta gnocchi, fava beans, mushrooms, verjus beurre blanc

european bass

26

crayfish ratatouille, piquillo pepper and potato rissole

hand-cut spinach tagliatelle

19

wagu beef + smoked tomato ragu, crumbled goat cheese

garganelli pasta

18

artichoke, fava beans, tomato, lemon, white wine, basil

orecchiette pasta

19

lamb sausage, oven-dried tomatoes, leeks, brown butter

stuffed game hen

25

apple + foie gras + almond croquette, sage pan jus

slow-cooked rabbit

22

parpadelle, oyster mushrooms, pancetta, dijon cream parpadelle

duck breast + confit

27

truffled lentils, jasmine apricot jus

roast leg of lamb

25

dijon mustard and garlic breadcrumb crust, mint couscous salad

pot-au-feu

25

braised short rib, oxtail + potato soufflé, turnips, carrots, brussels sprouts

steak frites "a la japonaise"

28

miso-marinated wagu flatiron steak grilled medium rare

12 oz beef tenderloin chop

40

frites, espresso + fine herb compound butter