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Payard Patisserie & Bistro Menu

  • Takeout Available

lunch menu

appetizers
Red Beet Soup with pickled goat cheese and dill       10
Homemade Duck Terrine with pistachios, walnuts and toasted country bread       13
Seared Organic Scottish Salmon with chilean carica and cucumber rémoulade wasabi-buttermilk dressing     13   25
Hand Cut Beef Tartar with pommes gaufrettes and mesclun     14   26
Twice Baked Upside-down Cheese soufflé with parmesan cream sauce and white truffle oil       12
Homemade Foie Gras Terrine with pearl onion chutney, mâche and toasted country bread       22
salads
Mesclun with farmer’s market vegetables and a fines herbes vinaigrette       10
Frisée Salad with lardons, homemade cured duck magret and poached farm egg     12   23
Red Endive and Bartlett Pear Salad with fresh goat cheese, pomegranate and hazelnuts     13   25
Cobb Salad With Romaine avocado, oven dried grape tomatoes, country bread croutons lardons, farm egg, chicken breast and roquefort cheese     15   28
Seared Maine Sea Scallops with blood orange, avocado, frisée, oven dried niçoise olives and hearts of palm blood orange-tamarind dressing     14   28
Warm Chicken Salad with seasonal greens, baby potatoes and a shallot-herb dressing       25
sandwiches & tarts
Potato Tourte with aged goat cheese, mushrooms, caramelized onions and walnuts       13
Classic Croque Monsieur Sandwich with béchamel       13
Three Mini Lamb Burgers on Olive-fennel Fougasse Bread vegetable bayaldi, baby arugula salad and harissa-yogurt dipping       25
entrées
Risotto or Homemade Pasta Du Jour      
Classic Bouillabaisse with chilean sea bass, clams, mussels and calamari       34
Chatham Cod with green lentils, root vegetables, bacon crisp and black trumpets uni-leek broth       29
Sautéed Maine Skate with celery root purée, salsifies and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms wild mushroom velouté and tapioca jus       27
Black Angus Hanger Steak with homemade french fries and béarnaise sauce       27
side dishes
Haricots Verts With Shallots       7
Garlic Mashed Potatoes       6
French Fries       6
Sautéed Spinach       6

le déjeûner prix fixe $29

appetizers
Choice of One
Daily Seasonal Soup      
Mesclun with farmer’s market vegetables and a fines herbes vinaigrette      
Daily Seasonal Appetizer      
entrées
Choice of One
Daily Risotto or Homemade Pasta      
Warm Chicken Salad with seasonal greens and baby potatoes      
Shallot-herb Dressing      
Daily Seasonal Entrée      
desserts
Choice of One
Seasonal Crème Brûlée      
Homemade Chocolate Mousse grand- Père Payard      
Choice of Any Payard Pâtisserie      

dinner menu

appetizers
Red Beet Soup with pickled goat cheese and dill       10
Red Endive and Bartlett Pear Salad with fresh goat cheese, pomegranate and hazelnuts       12
Seared Organic Scottish Salmon with chilean carica and cucumber rémoulade wasabi-buttermilk dressing       13
Seared Maine Sea Scallops with blood orange, avocado, frisée, oven dried niçoise olives and hearts of palm blood orange-tamarind dressing       14
Hand Cut Beef Tartar and Watercress Salad with parmesan shavings black truffle dressing       15
Three Crispy Pig’s Feet Cakes with haricots verts and frisée salad crispy shallots and mustard dressing       12
Twice Baked Upside-down Cheese soufflé with parmesan cream sauce and white truffle oil       12
Homemade Foie Gras Terrine with pearl onion chutney, mâche and toasted country bread       22
entrées
Classic Bouillabaisse with chilean sea bass, clams, mussels and calamari       35
Chatham Cod with green lentils, root vegetables, bacon crisp and black trumpets uni-leek broth       30
Sautéed Maine Skate with celery root purée, salsifies and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms wild mushroom velouté and tapioca jus       27
Roasted Stuffed Farm Raised Chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and a wild mushroom jus       27
Farm Raised Pork Chop with meyer lemon crust, crispy polenta, baby bok choy and hedgehogs meyer lemon-pork jus       29
Braised Lamb Shank Jamison Farm with seasonal bean casserole tomato compote, garlic, harissa and cured lemon       31
Black Angus Hanger Steak with homemade french fries and béarnaise sauce       28
Classic Cassoulet with tarbais beans, duck confit, toulouse sausage, pork shank and fresh bacon       31
side dishes
Haricots Verts with shallots       7
Wild Mushroom Fricassée       12
Garlic Mashed Potatoes       6
Sautéed Spinach       6
Homemade French Fries       6
dinner tasting menu
The Tasting Menus Are Available For the Entire Table only. Our Chef Will Try to Accommodate Special Requests and Dietary Restrictions
A Five Course Tasting Menu Featuring Daily Market Specials       pp 72
Wine Pairing Available For       pp 40
The Simply Sensational Six Course Tasting Menu For Two including an autographed copy of françois payard’s cookbook       pp 87
Wine Pairing Available For       pp 47
dinner prix fixe menu
Seasonal Soup       35
Mesclun Salad       35
Upside-down Cheese soufflé       35
Choice of Any Entrée moulard duck duo additional       4

le brunch prix fixe $25

Basket of Freshly Baked Payard Bread and Viennoiserie Choice of Coffee or Tea

appetizers
Choice of One
Yogurt with honey, orange zest and homemade granola      
Seasonal Soup of the Day      
Mesclun with crudités and a fines herbes vinaigrette      
entrées
Choice of One
Payard French Toast with sautéed bananas and chocolat-nutella sauce      
Scrambled Eggs with wild mushroom fricassée and baguette mouillettes      
Eggs Florentine served on a croissant with creamy spinach and hollandaise sauce      
Classic Croque Monsieur Sandwich with béchamel      
Warm Chicken Salad with seasonal greens, baby potatoes and a shallot-herb dressing      
Two Mini Lamb Burgers on Olive-fennel Fougasse Bread with vegetable bayaldi      
Baby Arugula Salad and Harissa-yogurt Dipping Sauce      
brunch cocktails
Bloody Mary       10
Mimosa       12
Bellini       12
Kir Royal       12

dessert menu

les desserts du bistro $12
Earl Grey Soup with tapioca, kiwi and pineapple mango sorbet      
Oven Roasted Black Mission Figs with mascarpone semifreddo      
Port Wine Reduction and Sichuan Pepper      
Warm Bartlett Pear with spiced walnut cake      
Goat Cheesecake and Sage Napoleon      
Warm Chocolate Toffee Cake with marshmallows, oranges, crème fraîche and brown sugar-rum sauce      
Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Candy Bar with salted caramel sauce      
Dark Bittersweet Chocolate soufflé with pistachio ice cream      
le glaces et les sorbets
Seasonal Selection of Ice Creams or Sorbets       7
le gourmandizes
The Grand Tasting       21
A Selection of Payard's Signature Cakes      
Any Choice of Payard Patisseries or Tarts       7
House Made Chocolate Mousse Grand-père Payard       7
Assortment of Macaroons       8
Assortment of Cookies       8
Assortment of Chocolates       8

le the $21

with your selection of tea miniature sandwiches
Pretzel With Salmon Rillette and Chive Cream Cheese      
Vittello Tonnato in ciabatta bread      
Miniature Mediterranean Pan Bagnat      
scones & madelines
Crème Chantilly      
Payard Homemade Confiture      
followed by
A Tasting of Miniature Pastries      

tea time mon-sat: btwn 3:30 & 5 pm. minimum charge per person $15

le te royal $26

Flute of Creme de Mure and Your Selection of tea, Caviar and Blinis

miniature sandwiches
Pretzel With Salmon Rillette and Chive Cream Cheese      
Vittello Tonnato in ciabatta bread      
Miniature Mediterranean Pan Bagnat      
scones & madelines
Crème Chantilly      
Payard Homemade Confiture      
followed by
A Tasting of Miniature Pastries      
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