l’escargot bleuFrench twist using the best of Scotland

‘One of the five best restaurants in Scotland’

(Peter Irvine)

‘Irresistibly French’(Joanna Blythman)

Bienvenue à l’escargot bleu

Scotland is the land of food and drink. Our country is filled with passionate producers farming Scotch beef, lamb, poultry, soft fruits and a fantastic array of seafood. Scotland’s unspoiled habitats and varied weather conditions are perfect for creating a superb larder that we can all be proud of. Having worked with a number of Scottish producers over the years has ensured that we now have strong connections all the way up to Peterhead and Skye, the Borders and across North Berwick without of course forgetting our French connections. These hard working men and women are our friends and we’re incredibly privileged to work with such passionate people on a daily basis. We wouldn’t be where we are without them and with their support we’re now proud to say that 90% of our menu is made of Scottish ingredients.Our restaurants presents French classic and seasonal cooking with an appreciation of the best from Scotland’s extraordinary larder. Our philosophy is a concentration of 20 years’ experience finding and using products straight from the field, the rivers and the sea direct to your plate. We buy whole animal carcasses to cook with as this gives us the opportunity to teach our chefs about butchering, cooking and using every single part of the animal without any waste. In turn, this also supports local suppliers and helps everyone to achieve sustainable environment. Enjoy your visit with us and bon appétit!

Fred Berkmiller Food Pioneer, Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2016 Finalist, Chef of the Year, CIS Excellence Awards 2016 The List Food and Drink Special Award 2015

Le Carte des boissonsLes classiques

Kir classic (175ml) £5.10A classic of wine and a choice of cassis, truffe or mûreRicard or Pastis (50ml) £3.90Not much to say here, be more French than the FrenchKir Crémant d’Alsace (125ml) £8.90Treat yourself to a choice of cassis, peche, truffe or mûre with bubblesChampagne Janisson (125ml) £11.00The special apéritif champagneCrémant d’Alsace blanc ou rosé (125ml) £7.50Alsace version of Champagne! Blanc de blancs

Les apéritifs maison

Muscat de Provence (50ml) £4.50Crafted from Muscat grapes this spirit based liqueur is dangerously seductiveVin de noix (50ml) £4.50A delicious blend of fortified walnut winePineau des Charentes Réserve, Domaine Gardrat (50ml) £4.50Fortified wine made from a blend of lightly fermented grape and cognac eau-de-VieApéritif Blanche (50ml) £4.50A fantastic alternative to gin & tonic, Blanche Armagnac on ice, lemon & tonic.Coucougnette (50ml) £4.90Made from macerated fig & colombard wine to an old recipe.A great winter aperitifGratte cul (50ml) £4.90Scratch bottom its translation !!! Rose hip aperitif

Les bières

Innis and Gunn Oak Aged Original 6.6% (330ml) £4.40Tempest Easy Livin Pilsner 5.5% (330ml) £4.40Stewart Hollyrood Pale Ale 5% (330ml) £4.40Kronenbourg 1664 lager 5% (275ml) £3.90Tempest Long White Cloud Extra Pale Ale 5.6% (330ml) £4.40Swannay Orkney IPA 4.8% (500ml) £6.50

French ciders

Organic Cider from Normandy – Apple (750ml) £12.50Organic Cider from Normandy – Pear (750ml) £15.00

Les boissons sans alcool

Coca Cola (330ml) £2.80Diet Coke (330ml) £2.80Cuddybridge Pressed Apple Juice (330ml) £3.90Cuddybridge Pressed Pear Juice (330ml) £3.60Orange Juice (200ml) £2.20Orange and lemonade (200ml) £2.60Soda and Lime (200ml) £2.40Still / Sparkling Speyside (750ml) £4.40

Le Menu des dessertsLe mi-cuit au chocolat £6.10Chocolate mi-cuit, served with vanilla crème anglaise

La crème brûlée £5.90Our famous vanilla crème brûlée

Le sticky toffee pudding £5.60From Cartmel

Le dessert du jour £5.90Dessert of the day, chef always has something in reserve…

Les sorbets de Lucy £5.50Made by Lucy at Over Langshaw farmhouse

Les griottines au Kirsch £5.50Macerated morello cherries in Kirsch

Les pruneaux d’Agen à l’Armagnac £5.50Year old Agen prunes soaked in Armagnac syrup

Le colonel £7.50Boozy dessert !! 2 scoops of lemon sorbet topped with Arbikie Scottish Vodka

Les fromages affinés par Hervé MonsHervé of international reputation has been involved with Slow Food for a decade in fighting for the survival of raw milk product.Le grand (ideal to share... or not) £9.50French artisan cheese selection with oat cakes & goodies, nice to share

Le petit £5.00Ideal for the smaller appetite, one cheese of your choice with oat cakes and goodies

French ciders

Organic Cider from Normandy (750ml) Apple £12.50 / Pear £15.00

1. Gartmorn Farm, Alloa, Scotland2. Gorgie Farm, Edinburgh, Scotland3. Mons Fromager Affineur, France4. Sea Magee, North Queensferry, Scotland5. Thistly Cross Cider, South Belton Farm, Scotland6. Highland Wagyu, Dunblane, Scotland7. Gerard Mac Donald, Isle of Barra, Scotland8. Linda Dick, Hamildean Farm, Scotland9. Over Langshaw Farmouse, Galashiels, Scotland10. Burnside Farm food, Scotland11. Fish brothers Seafood, Peterhead, Scotland12. Welsh Fishmongers, Edinburgh, Scotland13. Carroll’s Heritage Potatoes, Northumberland, England

14. Peelham Farm, Foulden, Scotland15. Sconser Scallops, Isle of Skye, Scotland16. Grierson Organics, Newmiln Farm, Scotland17. Richard Briggs, Shetland, Scotland18. Williamson, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland19. Wooleys of Arran, Arran, Scotland20. Katy Rodgers, Knockraich of Fintry, Scotland21. Cuddybridge Apple Juice, Innerleithen, Scotland22 L’Art du Vin, Dumferline, Scotland23. Innis Gunn, Edinburgh, Scotland24. Tempest beer Co, Galashiels, Scotland25. Barneys Beer, Edinburgh, Scotland

Please see below a selection of our suppliers whose produce is in the dishes you’re experiencing with us today.

Le Menu d’étéLes Entrées

Le potage £4.90Daily home made soup with seasonal vegetables

Assiette de charcuterie £8.50Franco-Scottish charcuterie platter with homemade pickled vegetables

Saint Jacques à la provençale £9.90Pan fried scallops served with ratatouille, seared chorizo and fresh basil

Salade de tomates et noisettes avec fromage frais £6.50Heritage tomatoes salad served with cottage cheese, hazelnut dressing and balsamic reduction

Moules basquaise et maquereau fumé £6.90Steamed Shetland mussels with smoked mackerel & sweet peppers basquaise sauce

Le steak tartare de boeuf £9.50Orkney Beef (PDO) steak tartare served the French way! Raw with all the trimmings

Les escargots en gratin £8.90Barra snails (when available) grilled in garlic, parsley and pernod butter

Les Plats

Croustillant de camembert £15.90Roasted Camembert filo parcel served with heritage tomatoes & quinoa salad

Brochette de porc, sauce diable £17.80Gorgie farm pork skewer, confit belly and deviled sauce

Navarin de mouton £18.90“North Ronaldsay” mutton casserole with caillette, flagolet beans and olives

Le colin aux lentilles blondes sauce vierge £17.90Fillet of hake served with spiced blond lentils, capers sauce vierge

Filet de dorade, risotto d’ebly aux fruits de mer £18.50Roast fillet of sea bream served with seafood barley risotto and Armoricaine sauce

Le plat du jour DailyToday’s special from the kitchen

L’Entrecôte £24.00Orkney Beef (PDO) sirloin steak with madagascar green peppercorn sauce

La Côte de boeuf £60.001.2kg rib of Orkney beef cooked to your liking, carved at your table and served with potatoes, jus and a green salad. Ideal to share with one or two people.

All main courses are served with potatoes

Vegetables of the day £2.90Salade verte £2.90

We are able to accommodate any dietary or allergy requirement, please talk to us!

Wine ListPétillants & Champagnes 125ml 175ml bottle

Crémant d’Alsace Blanc de Blancs ou Rosé, Brut NV, Domaine Schwach, Alsace £7.90 £35.00Champagne Janisson et Fils, Brut Tradition NV £11.00 £49.00Being a boutique Champagne, Janisson wines are low on production but big on owners love and attention. Rich with aromas of hazelnut, almond and honey. A special apéritif Champagne.

Coup de cœur de l’escargot 125ml 175ml bottle

Loosely translated as “love at first sight” – we have selected two wines from the Loire that certainly fall into that category!Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine de la Rochette, Loire Valley £4.90 £6.80 £27.50Bourgueil, Domaine de la Chevalerie, Loire Valley £36.00

Vins blancs 125ml 175ml Bottle

Les vins pour les poissons

Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine des Lauriers, Languedoc £4.70 £6.50 £27.00Crisp with floral and citrus fruit flavours. Vines grow near the famous Etang de Thau oyster beds.Muscadet de Sèvres et Maine sur Lie, Château Haute Carizière, Loire Valley £26.00A classic Muscadet but better due to the ageing “sur lie”. A must for our fish and seafood dishes!Sauvignon blanc

Touraine Sauvignon blanc, Domaine de la Rochette, Loire Valley £4.90 £6.80 £27.50Fresh and zippy with delicious citrus fruit characters and hints of gooseberry.Pouilly Fûmé, Domaine Jonathan Pabiot, Loire Valley, Organic £43.00La Crème de la crème! Elegant floral, chalk and white peach flavours with a hint of smoke.Chardonnay

Petit Chablis, Domaine de la Meulière, Burgundy £6.70 £9.50 £37.00Classic, crisp, un-oaked chardonnay with citrus and mineral characters.Saint-Véran – Chardonnay, Domaine de la Croix Senaillet, Burgundy, Organic £42.00A wonderful creamy and minerally Saint-Véran from La Croix Senaillet that has won countless awards. The wine is everything you would expect… and more.Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine d’Ardhuy, Burgundy, Biodynamic £39.00A textbook white Burgundy made with biodynamic principles. The perfect amount of oak, graceful and persistent.Aromatic whites

Cuvée du Patron blanc, l’Escargot Bleu £3.50 £4.70 £19.50A delightful Vin de Pays from the South of France with fresh aromas and hints of tropical fruit.Viognier, Le Paradou, Vin de France £24.00The exact origin of the viognier is a well kept secret, but it is the vine of the mythical Condrieu of the Rhone. A silky melange with notes of white flowered fruit, citrus and apricots.Côtes du Rhône blanc, Domaine Roche-Audran, Rhône Valley, Biodynamic £6.00 £8.50 £32.50Delicious white Rhone blend of grenache blanc and viognier, displaying plenty of apple and exotic fruit flavours.Delightfully different

Ugni Colombard, Château de Millet, South West £3.50 £4.70 £19.50This Ugni Blanc/Colombard is fresh and zesty, with bags of melon and peach fruit.Côté Est, Domaine Lafage, Roussillon £25.00A unusual blend of grenache blanc and chardonnay. Zingy, zesty white – peach and green lime.Les Terrasses, Château Pesquié, Rhone £30.00Viognier, roussanne and clairette. This juicy and delicious effort shows notes of lavender, apricot, honey blossom and poached pear.

Vins rosés 125ml 175ml bottle

Cinsault, Le Paradou, Vin de France £4.00 £6.00 £24.00A popular dry rosé from the southern Rhone. Delicate aromas with notes of spice!

Vins rouges 125ml 175ml bottle

Les vins pour les viandes rouges

Merlot Vin de Pays d’Oc, Château de Millet £3.50 £4.90 £19.90Peppery with red fruit aromas and a soft well balanced palate with red currant and plum.Madiran l’Origine, Château d’Aydie, South West £27.00Chateau d’Aydie produce a style of Madiran that is meant to be more approachable when young, with riper fruit and less brutal tannins and flavours of dark cherries and figs.Bourgueil, Domaine de la Chevalerie, Loire Valley, Organic £36.00A joy to drink – bursting with cruncy raspberry and cranberry fruit.Pinot noir & Gamay

Pinot Noir, Seigneurie de Peyrat, Languedoc £25.00The Languedoc Region has some ideal spots for growing top notch Pinot Noir. Wonderfully aromatic with complex notes of red fruits and liquorice.Gamay-Pinot Noir, Domaine de la Rochette, Touraine £4.50 £6.80 £27.00Making a lovely change from the classic Beaujolais village this blend of 50% of Gamay with the pinot Noir adds a touch more fruitiness.Gevrey Chambertin, Domaine d’Ardhuy, Burgundy, Biodynamic £75.00From one of the greatest Estates in Burgundy. It enjoys pungent earth and fresh dark berry fruit aromas nuanced with a hint of wild and underbrush notes. Classic Gevrey style !Cabernet and Merlot

Château Mayne Graves, Bordeaux Supérieur £4.80 £6.70 £28.00Voted by the Times as one of the top 100 wines, made from Cabernet and Merlot, this young Bordeaux Superieur displays plum jam and chewy black fruit flavours.Château La Croix Blanche, Montagne Saint Émilion £37.00From the famous vineyards of Montagne St Émilion. Ripe fruit flavours and already smooth tannins add to this wine’s charm.Château La Gravière, Lalande de Pomerol £46.00From the Complex Lavande de Pomerol with creamy opulence – cedar, liquorice, plum and black cherries. Vinified by the famous Michel Rolland.Rhone and friends

Cuvée du Patron rouge, L’Escargot Bleu £3.50 £4.90 £19.90An excellent all rounder from the Southwest of France. A mid weight wine displaying an intense ruby colour and spicy notes of sun ripened plums.Grenache Red, Le Paradou, Vin de France £24.00Everything you want from a grenache – bright red fruit notes and herbs de provence!Corbières Languedoc, Château la Condamine, Languedoc £25.00Soft but ripe tannins, packed with juicy cherry, typical garrigue herbs finish.Côté Sud, Domaine Lafage, Roussillon £26.00The Côté Sud 60% syrah 40% grenache offers pure, lively notes of blackberries, currants, garrigue, pepper and assorted spices.Côtes du Rhône, Roche Audran, Rhône Valley, Biodynamic £32.00A biodynamic wine with a spicy blackberry and strawberry taste.Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Granières de la Nerthe, Rhône Valley, Organic £55.00Chateau La Nerthe Les Granieres is the second wine of one of the oldest estates in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Elegant and very drinkable.Malbec

Malbec, Cedrus, IGP Comte Tolosan £3.90 £5.50 £23.00Made by Famous Cahors producer, hints of cloves and spice.Cahors, Malbec Héritage du Cèdre, South West, Organic £32.00One of the most refined Malbec here. Deep, dark and elegant.

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