Café Bleu

Starters & Hors D'oeuvres

• Artisan Cheese Plate

  choose from the chef's daily cheese menu served with fresh honey comb, dried fruit salpicon, crostinis

  • One Cheese$4.95
  • Three Cheeses$11.95
  • Five Cheeses$18.95

• Soup of the Day$5.95

• French Onion Soup Au Gratin$5.95

• Poached Pear & Bleu Cheese Salad$7.95

  mixed baby greens, poached red pear, chilled roasted grapes, pt. reyes bleu cheese dressing, red onions, almond dust

• Spinach & Roasted Beet Salad$7.95

  fresh spinach, roasted red beets, goat cheese, candied walnuts, beet & walnut oil vinaigrette

• Brie En Croûte$7.95

  brie cheese wrapped in a light pastry shell and baked to a golden brown; red wine reduction, dried fruit salpicon

• Wild Mushroom Vol-Au-Vent$7.95

  puff pastry filled with wild mushrooms sautéed with herbs, garlic, red wine, butter, cream

• Olives, Almonds & Dates$7.95

  french picholine olives, spanish marcona almonds, roasted medjool dates stuffed with pecorino cheese and wrapped in applewood smoked bacon

• Warm Crab Dip Gratinée$11.95

  chef manny's special recipe of crab meat, artichoke hearts, spinach, pecorino & gruyere cheeses; served with pita chips

• Mussels$10.95

  carlsbad black mussels sautéed in butter, white wine, garlic, shallots, red chili flakes, tomatoes, fines herbes

• Steak Tartare$8.95

  knife-cut all-natural filet mignon, fines herbes, shallots, soy & lime juice; crostinis, balsamic reduction, chili oil

• Chefs Canapés

  chef's bite-size hors d'oeuvres created fresh daily

  • Small Order$11.95
  • Large Order$23.90

Entrees

• Coq Au Vin$15.95

  café bleu's signature dish - classic french specialty of winebraised chicken, roasted pork belly, pearl onions, mushrooms, yukon mashed potato gratin

• The "Bleu" Burger$10.95

  1/2 lb hand-pattied all-natural angus beef, pt. reyes blue cheese, pickled red onions, tomato, mayonnaise; julienne-cut fries

• Ratatouille & Creamy Wild Mushroom Polenta$13.95

  yellow squash, zuchinni, japanese egg plant, tri-color peppers, onions in a roasted tomato sauce; pesto stuffed roasted tomato

• Steak Frites$15.95

  grilled and carved all-natural hanger steak, roasted asparagus, julienne-cut fries, demi glace, horseradish crème fraîche

• Filet Mignon$23.95

  grilled all-natural filet mignon, asparagus, onion confit, port wine & pasilla demi glace, garlic mashed yukon potatoes

• Surf & Turf$23.95

  filet mignon medallion, seared jumbo shrimp & scallop, haricot vert, garlic mashed yukon potatoes, duet of lemon beurre blanc & demi glace

• Salade Niçoise$13.95

  ahi tuna seared rare, mixed baby greens, haricot vert, picholine olives, roasted tomato, capers, fingerling potatoes, pickled red onions, hard-cooked eggs, citrus vinaigrette

• Salmon Filet$15.95

  pan-roasted atlantic salmon, sautéed haricot vert, creamy wild mushroom polenta, roasted red pepper & leek beurre blanc

• Crevettes Parisienne$16.95

  pan-seared jumbo shrimp, gnocchi à la parisienne, sautéed spinach, pesto cream sauce, pecorino cheese

• Almond Crusted Jumbo Scallops$18.95

  jumbo scallops seared with a marcona almond crust, roasted acorn squash, bacon, cranberry & red onion relish, coconut risotto cake, orange citrus glaze

• Bouillabaisse$16.95

  poached fresh fish, jumbo shrimp, jumbo scallop, carlsbad black mussels, roasted tomato, julienne-cut vegetables, saffron-fennel broth poured tableside

Desserts

Sweet Endings

• Classic Crème Brûlée$5.95

• Crème Caramel Infused with Citrus$5.95

  red wine reduction, fresh berries

• Warm Dark Chocolate Ganache Cake$5.95

  with fresh berries and chocolate sauce

• Apple Vol-Au-Vent$5.95

  puff pastry stuffed with brown sugar & cinnamon coated apples and cranberries topped with gelato vero's tahitian vanilla gelato

• Warm Fig & Cranberry Bread Pudding$5.95

  with gelato vero's tahitian vanilla gelato and caramel sauce

Last Sips

• French Roast Press Coffee$2.95

• Espresso Roast Decaf Press Coffee$2.95

• Mint Chocolate Velvet$2.95

  organic dessert tea

• Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal '05$6.95

  initial firm tannins upfront yielding to ripe jelly and juicy fruit showing a generous sweetness throughout

• Quady Essensia Orange Muscat, Ca '08$7.95

  scents of orange peel and honey; sweet, yet refreshing with delicious flavors of apricot and tangerine

• Warre's Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Port, Portugal$9.95

  a lush, soft port with nutty aromas rounded out by scents of coffee and caramel. flavors of coffee and creme caramel continue on the palate, blending in a bit of orange peel on the finish