SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT WEEK (LUNCH AND DINNER)
through Saturday, January 28, 2012

Dinner: 3 courses - $30.00 per person*
*Beverages, tax and gratuity not included

Make your reservation online today!  Or call (858) 488-1725 x316
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Dinner Menu:

FIRST COURSE/APPETIZER
Choose one

Escargots à la Bourguignone
A half dozen escargots broiled in garlic herb butter

Foie Gras Torchon
Served chilled with vanilla-pear compote and brioche

Onion Soup Gratinée
Onion Soup topped with a slice of French bread and melted Swiss cheese

Sautéed Frog Legs
With grapefruit gastrique and ginger cognac

Charcuterie Plate
Pâté, Fra’Mani salami, artisan sausage, prosciutto, cornichons, olives and onion chutney.
 
Beet Carpaccio Salad
Gold, red, and white beets with mixed greens, candied walnuts, blood oranges, and lemon-shallot vinaigrette

ENTRÉES
Choice of entrée served with vegetable of the day unless otherwise noted.
 
Poached Maine Lobster
With drawn lemon butter and salmon roe. Served with risotto

Pan Seared Local Halibut
With fennel beurre blanc, and served with persimmons and -sunchoke-saffron risotto

Duck Leg Confit
With braised local kale, cipollini onions, and fingerling potatoes

Red Wine Braised Lamb Shank
With vegetable ragout and truffle mashed potatoes

Grilled Filet Medallions
With sautéed chanterelles and red wine jus, and truffle mashed potatoes (Also available au poivre)

Butternut Squash Roulade
With ratatouille, wilted local rainbow chard, and Kaffir lime leaf oil

DESSERTS
Choose one
 
Patisserie Maison
Your choice from our daily selection of pastries
 
Nutella Love
Fried Nutella pastry crème, almond flour, cake crumbs, and vanilla crème anglaise
 
Cheese Plate
Artisan and Imported Cheeses
 
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LUNCH MENU:

Extended through Saturday, January 28, 2012

Lunch: 2 courses - $15.00 per person*
Your choice of Appetizer or Dessert and an Entrée
*Beverages, tax and gratuity not included

Make your reservation online today!  Or call (858) 488-1725 x316

APPETIZER
Choose one appetizer or one dessert
 
Soupe a l’Oignon Gratinée - Cup
Onion soup topped with a slice of French bread and melted Swiss cheese

Mixed Green Salad

Pâté Maison Sampler
Duck, Chicken Liver, and Country

ENTRÉES
Choice of entrée served with vegetable of the day unless otherwise noted.
 
Steak Pommes Frites
With herb butter and French fries

Poulet á la Diable
Breast of chicken grilled and finished with Dijon crust and shallot sauce

Local Catch of the Day
Sautéed in garlic butter

Vegetarian: Ratatouille
Traditional French recipe: sautéed eggplant, onions, bell peppers, zucchini, and tomatoes served over couscous

DESSERTS
Choose one dessert or one appetizer

Pastry Tray Selection

Cheese Plate

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All menu items are subject to availability. Market conditions change daily. If a menu item fails to meet our standards it will not be offered. Visit our website at www.thefrenchgourmet.com to make your reservation online!