the French cafe

Dinner Menu

COLD STARTERS

ARUGULA Salad- $8.00
-Feta cheese and balsamic vinegar over the fresh arugula
AVOCADO SALAD - $9.00
-Avocado and tomatoes with house vinaigrette dressing and fresh cilantro
BEET SALAD - $6.00
-Baked beet with feta cheese, cucumber’s ring and arugula salad on the top
FRESH TOMATO - $8.00
-Stuffed with garlic, feta cheese, fresh herbs
GEORGIAN SALAD - $8.00
-Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, olives, basturma, feta cheese with house vinaigrette and fresh cilantro
WILD GREEN SALAD - $7.00
-A generous portion of crisp cucumbers, plump tomatoes and onions, served with your choice of oil vinegar dressing or sour cream
RUSSIAN STYLE ASSRTED PICKLES - $8.00
-Pickled cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbage
SALMON (LOX) - $9.00
-Artfully arranged with lemon and capers
*TUNA TARTAR - $14.00
-Assembled on top of fresh greens
HERRING - $8.00
-Flavored with onion and vinegar, served with hot potatoes
RUSSIAN TOWER - $12.00
-Blintzes layered with smoked salmon and red caviar, served with sour cream, capers and fresh dill

HOT STARTERS

MUSHROOM "JULIENNE" IN CREPE - $8.00
-Creamy mushroom 'julienne' baked with onions and Swiss cheese
GOLUBZI - $13.00
-Pepper and cabbage stuffed with beef and rice, herbed tomato sauce
SAMSA - $7.00
-Puff pastry with chipped lamb, beef, onions. Yogurt dressing.
HOMEMADE RAVIOLI WITH SALMON - $12.00
-Served with light cream sauce
VARENIKI - $10.00
-Ukrainian-style, homemade potato dumplings, topped with fried onions, mushroom and sour cream
SIBERIAN PELMENI - $10.00
-Plump meat ravioli filled with beef and turkey, served with sour cream
POTATO LATKY - $12.00
-With smoked salmon, sour cream and red caviar
CREPES WITH CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM - $10.00
-Sautéed chicken and mushrooms with light cream sauce
KHACHAPURY WITH ARUGULA SALAD- $7.00
-Georgian style puff pastry stuffed with cheese, served with arugula salad

SOUPS

BORSCH - $5.00
-Russian vegetable soup made with beets, cabbage, potato and kidney beans, topped with sour cream
MUSHROOM SOUP - $5.00
-Porcini, Portobello, potato and barley

MAIN COURSES

CHICKEN "TABAKA" - $18.00
-Marinated hen, pan fried in white wine garlic sauce
*DUCK BREAST - $18.00
-Sautéed duck breast in cabernet, cranberry and apricot sauce, served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes
BEEF "STROGANOFF" - $18.00
-Thin slices of tenderloin tips, onions and mushrooms, simmered in a superb creamy sauce and mashed potatoes
LAMB PASTA - $15.00
- Homemade noodles with lamb, vegetables and tomato sauce
*KARSKY (LAMB) - $23.00
-Grilled rack of lamb, marinated in herbs and spices, served with grilled vegetables, fried potatoes and spicy sauce
CHICKEN SHASHLIK - $16.00
-chicken chop on a bone with vegetables
-Herbed and marinated chicken kebab, grilled and served with vegetables
SOLE IN GRAPE LEAVES - $19.00
-Wild sole stuffed with walnut and cilantro pesto, pan fried, served over sauteed vegetables
SHRIMP WITH BABY LIMA BEANS AND SPINACH - $16.00
-Sautéed shrimp, lima beans, spinach in white wine garlic sauce
KULEBYAKA - $20.00
-Puff pastry made with Tilapia, julienne vegetables, mushrooms and onions. Served with sour cream and red caviar
BAKED SOLE "MOSCOW STYLE" - $19.00
--Served in a light cream sauce with potatoes, mushrooms and cheese
SWORDFISH - $19.00
-Pan seared or grilled, served with citrus beurre blanc sauce, vegetables and asparagus

DESSERTS

BLINTZES WITH FRUIT - $6.00
-Sautéed apples, bananas, strawberries with red wine and vanilla ice-cream
BLINTZES WITH WARM CHOCOLATE MOUSSE - $7.00
-Served with ice-cream
ICE-CREAM - $6.00
-Vanilla ice-cream topped with strawberry and chocolate sauce
APPLE SHTRUDEL - $7.00
-With nuts, raisins, dried apricots, plums and vanilla ice-cream
CHOCOLATE CAKE - $7.00
-With vanilla ice-cream
"CHERRY" VARENIKI - $8.00
-Homemade dumplings with cherries, topped with cherry syrup and whipped cream

HOT BEVERAGES

ASSORTMENT OF HOT TEAS - $3.00
TEA AND HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM - $5.00
COFFEE - $3.00
ESPRESSO - $4.00

COLD BEVERAGES

HOMEMADE FRUIT-BERRIES PUNCH - $2.00
-Homemade fruit-berries punch made from apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, red raspberries
JUICE (Orange, Cranberry, Tomato, Apple) - $3.00
SODA (Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Diet, Sprite) - $2.00
BOTTLED MINERAL WATER: SPARKLING OR STILL - $5.00

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Important! Not all ingredients are listed, please inform your server of any food allergies. Consuming raw or uncooked meats. Poultry or seafood may increase your risk of food borne illness.