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Balthazar Menu

breakfast

le petit dejeuner
Weekdays 7:30am-11:30am
Soft Boiled Organic Egg with "soldiers"       4
Eggs Any Style with homefries & toast       12
Scrambled Eggs in Puff Pastry with wild mushrooms and asparagus       15
Eggs Benedict with homefries       15
Eggs Norwegian poached eggs with smoked salmon and hollandaise on an english muffin       16
Eggs Florentine with spinach and artichokes       14
Eggs en Cocotte eggs, cream and thyme baked in a ramekin, with "soldiers"       12
Omelette With Herbs and choice of gruyere or cheddar, with homefries       14
Egg White Omelette with homefries       15
Sour Cream Hazelnut Waffles with warm berries       14
Brioche French Toast with applewood smoked bacon       14
Buckwheat Crepe with scrambled eggs, ham and gruyère       15
Toasted Bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese       13.50
Homemade Granola with fresh fruit and yogurt       12
Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal with raisins or bananas       9
1/2 Grapefruit       7.50
Roasted Pepper & Carmelized Onion Quiche with gruyere cheese and mixed greens       10
Croissant or Tartine choice of: blueberry, strawberry, apricot preserves, orange marmalade or nutella       3
Full English Breakfast two eggs, bacon, beans, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes and fried bread       18
patisserie
Pain Au Chocolat       3.75
Chocolate Bread       4.25
Croissant Aux Amandes       3.75
Tartine       3.50
Ham & Cheese Croissant       11
Brioche       3.25
Apple Galette       5.50
Fruit Focaccia       4.25
Cinnamon Bun       3.50
Sticky Bun       4
Scone       3.75
Homemade Donut       2
Le Panier a basket of freshly baked breads and pastries from our bakery       16
sides
Fried Tomatoes       5
Fruit       5
Fresh Berries       5
Cumberland Breakfast Sausage       6.25
Applewood Smoked Bacon       6.25
Canadian Bacon       6.25
Smoked Salmon       8
Toast       3
English Muffin       3
Plain Bagel       4
boissons
Cafe American       4
Cappuccino     cup 4.50   bowl 5.25
Caffe Latte     cup 4.50   bowl 5.25
Cafe Au Lait     cup 4.25   bowl 5.25
Espresso       3.75
Chocolate Chaud     cup 4   bowl 4.75
Iced Cappuccino       5.50
Iced Tea or Coffee       4
Fresh Orange Juice       5
Fresh Grapefruit Juice       5
Lemonade       4
Ginger Lemon Iced Tea       4.25
Steep Teas earl grey, organic darjeeling english breakfast, green tea       4
Herbal and Decaf Teas mint tea, vanille, chamomile bud       4
morning pick me up
Bloody Mary       12
Mimosa       14
Bellini       14

lunch

hors d'oeuvres
Onion Soup Gratinee       10.50
Mixed Field Greens in a sherry vinaigrette       10
Balthazar Salad with haricots verts, asparagus, fennel, ricotta salata and truffle vinaigrette       12
Frisée Aux Lardons chicory salad with a warm bacon shallot vinaigrette and a soft poached egg       14
Seafood Ceviche       15
Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread       12
Warm Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart       11
Brandade de Morue       9
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with thyme, butter and parmesan     11   17
Steak Tartare     15   22
Smoked Salmon with crème fraiche and toasted brioche       15
les salades
Salade Nicoise with fresh seared tuna       17.50
Grilled Chicken Paillard with frisée salad, roasted tomato and parmesan       17.50
Warm Goat Cheese and Grilled Vegetable Salad       17
Grilled Brook Trout over a warm spinach, walnut and lentil salad       17
Roasted Beet Salad with leeks, haricots verts, walnuts and fourme d’ambert       15
les sandwiches
Roast Lamb Sandwich with grilled vegetables, arugula and harissa mayonnaise       15
Toasted French Ham and Gruyere Sandwich on country bread       15
Chicken Club grilled with lettuce, tomato, avocado, bacon and mayonnaise, served with pommes frites       15.50
Roasted Eggplant Sandwich with peperonata, arugula and shaved parmesan on rosemary ciabatta bread       14
Hamburger       15
Cheeseburger       16
A Cheval       16
le bar a huitres
Plateaux de Fruits de Mer le grande       65
Le Balthazar       110
Malpeque Oysters       1/2 doz 19
West Coast Oysters      
Oysters Du Jour      
Little Neck Clams       11
1/2 Crab Mayonnaise       19.50
1/2 Lobster       21
entrées
Seared Organic Salmon with fava beans, spring onions, tomatoes and rosemary       26
Sauteed Skate "beurre noir" with broccoli rabe, piquillo peppers, pine nuts, raisins and parsley       22
Grilled Branzini with crushed potatoes, fennel, preserved lemon and olives       23
Moules Frites       20
Macaroni Au Gratin with bacon       15
Spaghetti with shrimp, broccoli rabe, artichokes and tomato       21
Steak Frites with maitre d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       29.50
Sauteed Calf's Liver with carmelized onions, crisp bacon and mashed potatoes       21
Pork Milanese with mesclun salad, red onion confit, cherry tomatoes and artichokes       24
Duck Shepherd's Pie       18
Pan Roasted Chicken Riesling with pearl onions, mushrooms and crispy spätzle       25
Duck Confit with crispy potatoes, wild mushrooms and frisée salad       21
Beef Stroganoff with buttered noodles       18
Balthazar Bar Steak with pommes frites and maître d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       22.50
Omelette with pommes frites and fines herbs       14
assiette de fromages
Selection of Cheeses of the Day       17
With a Glass of Warre's Warrior Port       22.75
specials
Monday navarin d’agneau       27
Tuesday soft shell crabs almondine      
Wednesday papillote of sole       28
Thursday heritage farms pork chop       28
Friday bouillabaisse       28
Saturday braised short ribs       32
Sunday lapin a la moutarde       28

afternoon menu

Mon-thu: 3pm-5pm; fri: 4pm-5pm

Onion Soup Gratinee       10.50
Mixed Field Greens in a sherry vinaigrette       10
Balthazar Salad with asparagus, haricots verts, fennel, ricotta salata and truffle vinaigrette       12
Roasted Beet Salad with haricots verts, leeks, walnuts and fourme d'ambert       15
Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread       12
Frisée Aux Lardons chicory salad with a warm bacon shallot vinaigrette and a soft poached egg       14
Grilled Chicken Club with lettuce, tomato, avocado, bacon, mayonnaise and pommes frites       15.50
Roasted Eggplant Sandwich with peperonata, arugula and shaved parmesan on ciabatta       14
Spaghetti with shrimp, broccoli rabe, artichokes and tomato       21
Grilled Chicken Paillard Salad       17.50
Salade Nicoise with fresh seared tuna       17.50
Grilled Brook Trout over a warm spinach, walnut and lentil salad       17
Steak Tartare     15   21
Steak Frites with maitre d' butter or béarnaise sauce       29.50
Balthazar Bar Steak with pommes frites and maitre d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       22.50
Hamburger       15
Cheeseburger       16
Hamburger a Cheval       16
Moules Frites       20
French Fries       8.50
Sauteed Spinach       8
le bar a huitres
Plateaux de Fruits de Mer le grande (for two persons)       65
Le Balthazar (for Two or More persons)       110
Malpeque Oysters 1/2 dozen       19
West Coast Oysters      
Oysters Du Jour      
Littleneck Clams       11
1/2 Crab Mayonnaise       19.50
1/2 Lobster       21
Shrimp Cocktail       15
champagne by the glass
Champagne Taittinger "cuvee prestige" brut       17
Gardet "cuvee st-flavy" brut       14
Moutarde Pere & Fils "rose de cuvaison" brut rose       19

dinner

hors d'oeuvres
Onion Soup Gratinee       11
Mixed Field Greens in a sherry vinaigrette       10
Balthazar Salad with haricots verts, asparagus, fennel, ricotta salata and truffle vinaigrette       14
Escargots in garlic butter       14
Risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, pancetta and sage     14   21
Brandade de Morue       11
Seafood Ceviche       15
Steak Tartare     15   24
Frisee Aux Lardons chicory salad with a warm bacon shallot vinaigrette and a soft poached egg       15
Warm Goat Cheese and Carmelized Onion Tart       12
Roasted Beet Salad with leeks, haricots verts, walnuts and fourme d’ambert       13
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with thyme, butter and parmesan     12   18
Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread       14
Grilled Sardines "tatrines" on toasted country bread with sweet onions, niçoise olives and arugula       12
le bar a huitres
Plateaux de Fruits de Mer le grande       65
Le Balthazar       110
Oysters Malpeque 1/2 doz       19
West Coast Oysters      
Oysters Du Jour      
Little Neck Clams       11
1/2 Crab Mayonnaise       19.50
1/2 Lobster       21
Shrimp Cocktail       15
entrées
Sautéed Skate with broccoli rabe, piquillo peppers, pine nuts, raisins and parsley       23
Grilled Brook Trout over a warm spinach, walnut and lentil salad       22
Grilled Branzini with crushed potatoes, fennel, preserved lemon and olives       24
Seared Organic Salmon with fava beans, spring onions, tomatoes and rosemary       27
Roasted Halibut with fava beans, spring onions, tomatoes and rosemary       26
Moules Frites       21
Lamb Tenderloins with merquez, roasted peppers, zucchini, eggplant and cous cous       28
Spaghetti with shrimp, broccoli rabe, artichokes and tomato       22
Chicken Riesling with pearl onions, white mushrooms and crispy spätzle       26
Duck Shepherd's Pie       20
Steak Au Poivre with pommes frites and spinach       38
Salade Nicoise with fresh seared tuna       20.50
Pork Milanese with mesclun salad, red onion confit, cherry tomatoes and artichokes       25
Steak Frites with maitre d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       30.50
Warm Goat Cheese and Grilled Vegetable Salad       17
Duck Confit with crispy potatoes, wild mushrooms and frisée salad       24
Balthazar Bar Steak with pommes frites and maître d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       23.50
Grilled Chicken Paillard with frisée salad, roasted tomato and parmesan       20
Hamburger       15
Cheeseburger       16
plats pour deux
For Two
Whole Roast Free-range Chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, for two       55
Salt Crusted Whole Fish with haricots verts, boiled potatoes and a beurre fondue with fine herbs, for two      
Cote de Boeuf with haricots verts and balthazar onion rings, for two       84
assiette de fromages
Selection of Cheeses of the Day       17
With a Glass of Warre's Warrior Port       22.75
specials
Monday navarinin d’agneau       27
Tuesday soft shell crabs almondine      
Wednesday papillote of sole       28
Thursday heritage farms pork chop       28
Friday bouillabaisse       28
Saturday braised short ribs       32
Sunday lapin a la moutarde       28
desserts $9
Apple Tart Tatin with crème anglaise and vanilla ice cream      
Warm Chocolate Cake with white chocolate ice cream      
Caramelized Banana Ricotta Tart with banana ice cream      
Pavlova baked meringue with warm seasonal berries      
Lemon Mille-feuille with lemon grass granite and lemon parfait      
Chocolate Pot de Creme with toasted coconut cookies      
Creme Brulee      
Profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce      
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake with coconut ice cream and "pina" anglaise      
Homemade Ice Creams and Sorbets      
Balthazar Bakery Tarte Du Jour      
assiette de fromages
Selection of Cheeses of the Day       17
With a Glass of Warre's Warrior Port       22.75
beverages
Cafe American       4
Espresso       4
Cappuccino       4.75
Cafe Au Lait       4.50
Iced Tea       5
Iced Coffee       5
Hot Chocolate       5
Citron Presse       4
Hot Tea       4.25

after hours

Fri & sat: 12am-1:30am; sun: 11pm-12:30am

appetizers
Onion Soup Gratinee       11
Mixed Field Greens in a sherry vinaigrette       10
Balthazar Salad with asparagus, haricots verts, fennel, ricotta salata and truffle vinaigrette       14
Escargots with garlic butter       14
Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread       15
Seafood Ceviche       15
Steak Tartare     15   24
Frisee Aux Lardons chicory salad with a warm bacon shallot vinaigrette and a soft poached egg       15
Warm Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart       12
salad and sandwiches
Salade Nicoise with fresh seared tuna       20.50
Roasted Beet Salad with leeks, haricots verts, walnuts and fourme d'ambert       13
Grilled Chicken Paillard       20
Grilled Chicken Club with lettuce, tomato, avocado, bacon and mayonnaise, served with pommes frites       16.50
French Ham and Gruyere Sandwich toasted on country bread       16
entrees
Macaroni Au Gratin with bacon       16
Homemade Fettucini with wild mushrooms, parmesan cheese and baby spinach       19.50
Steak Frites with maitre d' butter or bearnaise sauce       30.50
Steak Au Poivre with pommes frites and spinach       38
Grilled Brook Trout over a warm spinach, walnut and lentil salad       22
Omelette with pommes frites and fines herbs or cheese       14
Duck Shepherd's Pie       20
Balthazar Bar Steak with pommes frites and maitre d' butter or bearnaise sauce       23.50
Hamburger       16
Cheeseburger       16
Hamburger a Cheval       17
Moules Frites       21
French Fries       8.50
Balthazar Onion Rings       8
le bar a huitres
Plateaux de Fruits de Mer le grand       65
Le Balthazar       110
Malpeque Oysters 1/2 doz       19
West Coast Oysters      
Oysters Du Jour      
Little Neck Clams       11
1/2 Crab Mayonnaise       19.50
1/2 Lobster       21
Shrimp Cocktail       15

brunch

hors d'oeuvres
Onion Soup Gratinee       11
Mixed Field Greens in a sherry vinaigrette       10
Balthazar Salad with haricots verts, asparagus, fennel, ricotta salata and truffle vinaigrette       14
Warm Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart       12
Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread       14
Steak Tartare     15   24
Brandade de Morue       11
Fruit Salad       10
les salades
Salade Nicoise with fresh seared tuna       20.50
Grilled Chicken Paillard with frisée salad, roasted tomato and parmesan       20
Roasted Beet Salad with leeks, haricots verts, walnuts and fourme d’ambert       15
Grilled Brook Trout over a warm spinach walnut and lentil salad       17
le panier
A Basket of Freshly Baked Breads and pastries from our bakery       16
les oeufs
Brioche French Toast with smoked bacon       16.50
Eggs Benedict       18
Eggs Florentine with spinach and artichoke       17.50
Eggs Norwegian poached eggs with smoked salmon and hollandaise       18
Sour Cream Hazelnut Waffles with warm berries       16
Scrambled Eggs in Puff Pastry with wild mushrooms and asparagus       18
le bar a huitres
Plateaux de Fruits de Mer le grand       65
Le Balthazar       110
Malpeque Oysters 1/2 doz       19
West Coast Oysters      
Oysters Du Jour      
Little Neck Clams       11
1/2 Crab Mayonnaise       19.50
1/2 Lobster       21
Shrimp Cocktail       15
entrees
Seared Organic Salmon with a mustard crust, lentils and chicken jus       27
Macaroni Au Gratin with bacon       15
Homemade Fettucini with wild mushrooms, parmesan cheese and baby spinach       19.50
Moules Frites       21
Sauteed Skate "beurre noir" with haricots verts and hazelnuts       23
Duck Shepherd's Pie       20
Chicken Riesling with pearl onions, white mushrooms and crispy spätzle       26
Steak Frites with maître d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       30.50
Beef Stroganoff with buttered noodles       19
Smoked Salmon with crème fraîche and toasted brioche       17
Toasted French Ham and Gruyere Sandwich on country bread       15
Balthazar Bar Steak with pommes frites and maître d’ butter or béarnaise sauce       23.50
Hamburger       15
Cheeseburger       16
A Cheval       16
assiette de fromages
Selection of Cheeses of the Day       17
With a Glass of Warre's Warrior Port       22.75
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