Vintage

FRESH OVEN BAKED Served with a puff pastry crust and a choice of Goat’s cheese mash, steak fries or rocket salad

Corn-fed chicken with grain mustard and mushrooms (a)

Dhs 72

Cabernet braised beef with red wine shallots and porcini mushrooms (a)

Dhs 72

OCEAN FLAVOUR Selection of Scottish Highland salmon Gravlax, tartare and smoked, with Crème fraiche, beluga and baguette chips

Dhs 119

DESSERTS The Vintage cheese cake Served with a selection of fruit sauces and clotted cream (n)

Dhs 56

Vanilla crème brulée with summer berries

Dhs 45

Chocolate fondue Served with marshmallow, fresh fruits and Brittany crêpes dentelle biscuits

Dhs 71

All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fees and subject to 10% service charge

THE FRENCH SELECTION CAMEMBERT DE NORMANDIE Camembert dates back to the 18th century. Upon presentation to none other than Napoléon, he was informed that the cheese came from a small village named Camembert. It has a soft creamy texture, formed from cow’s milk.

VALENCAY Valencay cheeses were once shaped like perfect pyramids.

However when Napoleon returned from his disastrous campaign in Egypt, he stopped at the castle of Valencay and seeing the cheese remained him of the Egyptian pyramids. He drew his sword and chopped off the top.

Cheeses have been made in the shape of a truncated pyramids ever since.

A truncated-pyramids shape with a blue-grey surface covered with wood hash. Ripened for about a month, the paste is smooth with a delicate goatee flavour.

MIMOLETTE Often known as the “Boule de Lille”, this is a hard brittle cheese, deep orange in colour. Has a tangy flour with a fruity Parmesan finish. Offers great company to a glass of beer

PONT L’EVEQUE Another cheese named after a town in Normandy. A semi-soft cheese, yellow in color with a edible crust. Offers a pungent aroma, a delicious savoury flavour with just a hint of sweetness and a good robust finish. An excellent dessert cheese

Cheese is priced at Dhs 33 per 50 gms All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fees and subject to 10% service charge

MUNSTER Don’t let the smell put you off, if you like ‘em smelly, this is a great cheese. Smooth, with a flavour that is both sweet and savoury with an intense, almost spicy finish. Originates from the Alsace. Goes well with a good rye bread and a beer!

MORBIER A cheese of 2 halves! In two layers, a thin layer of almost flavourless ash separates the cheese, originally to separate the morning milk from the evening curds. It’s a creamy, springy cheese with an aroma of fresh hay, a sweet and almost fruity taste.

Cheese is priced at Dhs 33 per 50 gms All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fees and subject to 10% service charge

CANTAL The oldest of French cheeses, dating from back to the time of the gauls. The grandfather of the cheese from the Auvergne region. Has a good earthy aroma from the rich pasture land in which it originates, with a smooth buttery taste. A fine example of a county cheese CHAUMES Chaumes is a delicious soft pale cheese with a rich full bodied flavour and smooth creamy texture. Its strong aroma is generated by the cheese’s distinctive natural orange rind.

Its rich rounded individual flavour has made Chaumes one of the most popular French cheese ROQUEFORD SOCIETE Considered, along with stilton, as the “king of cheeses”.

Ranked as one of the finest blue cheeses. Combines the sweet burnt-caramel taste of sheep’s milk with the sharp melting tang of the blue mould. Crumbly, melt in the mouth and refreshing have all been used to describe this great cheese BRIE DE MEAUX It’s known as “king of cheeses”. It received this title on the occasion of the Viennese congress in 1814. Protected by an AOC, it only comes from Ile-de-France near Paris. Soft, creamy texture with a fruity flavour

Cheese is priced at Dhs 33 per 50 gms All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fees and subject to 10% service charge

EMMENTAL Emmental is a variety that is characterized by the large holes, that grow in size as it ages. It has a mild to strong taste that is slightly nutty to fruity in flavour REBLOCHON Originates from the Savoy mountains region. Has a supple, creamy texture with a warm yeasty aroma and a sweet flavour of freshly crushed walnuts. The name of the cheese means ”to pinch a cow’s udder again”, but don’t let that put you off! A class cheese COMTE This the most distinguished of Jura cheeses, dotted with small holes and has a characteristic hazelnut flavour. The Comte is made without any artificial ingredient, using only traditional methods

“I WILL MAKE AN END TO MY DINNER, THERE’S PIPPINS AND CHEESES TO COME!” - Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor”-

Cheese is priced at Dhs 33 per 50 gms All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fee and subject to 10% service charge

GREAT BRITISH CHEESES DORSET DRUM This aptly drum shaped delight from Dorset offers Cheddar lovers a real treat. Dipped in black wax and perfectly aged.

Sweet and tangy with delicious mellow nuttiness, a fine example of a strong Cheddar WHITE STILTON WITH APRICOTS The young version of the “king of blues” , Stilton, without the blue! An uninspired cheese on its own, hence the need to introduce a fruit. After your first bite, you will recognize a natural combination resulting in a crumbly texture with a lemon fresh acidity, enhanced by the sweetness of the apricots, great desert cheese.

WENSLEYDALE WITH CRANBERRIES A young cheese, Wensleydale offers a mild, clean, slightly sweet flavour with the addition of plump juicy cranberries only adds to the finish. An innovative combination of flavours SHROPSHIRE BLUE Despite its name, originates from Scotland. Deep orange in colour, with its royal blue mould, it has distinct colour contrast. Offers a full flavoured, rich buttery taste whilst maintaining its excellent blues character. A good addition to any cheese selection CELTIC PROMISE Produced in the west of Wales, has a spic, piquant aroma with a mild to strong flavour and smooth supple texture. An award winning cheese, which will live up to its promise…..a good choice!

SMOKED GUBBEN Another cheese from the Cork region. A dense full-bodied cheese with a rich, savoury taste. Has a great hearty sweetness to it.

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION NETHERLANDS MATURE GOUDA Represents 60% of the entire Dutch cheese production! Dates as far back as the sixth century, being produced on small farms in and around the village of Gouda. A deep yellow colour with a full, nutty flavour

SPAIN MANCHEGO This remarkable cheese has been made in La Mancha region ever since the time of the Romans. The sheeps graze on the shrubs and grasses of the Daheas and produce thick, aromatic milk that gives Manchego its character. Offers a piquant, salty flavour that melts in the mouth

ITALY TALEGGIO Originally made in the mountains, its production has spread from the Alpines to large areas of the Po valley. Was granted the ulyimate accolade in 1988, when it was granted a presidential decree, putting it alongside other famous Italian cheeses such as Gorgonzola and Parmeggiano Reggiano.

With its rosy crust, creamy supple texture, aroma of sweet hay and almonds

Cheese is priced at Dhs 33 per 50 gms All prices are inclusive of 10% municipality fee and subject to 10% service charge

VINTAGE SPECIALITIES

VINTAGE CHEESE BOARD(n) Your choice of 5 cheeses, served with mango chutney, fresh grapes and oven baked bread

Dhs 129

VINTAGE DELI COLD CUT BOARD (p) Combination of honey roast ham, parma ham, slow roasted beef sirloin. Served with mustard, pickles and oven fresh breads

Dhs 119

SPANISH HAM BOARD (p) Combination of chorizo, morcon, salchichon, and Iberian. Served with pickles and oven fresh bread

Dhs 119

VINTAGE CHEESE AND HAM BOARD (p) Choice of two cheeses and cold cuts, oven fresh bread, mango chutney and pickled onions With Spanish hams Choice of two Spanish hams and two cheeses

Dhs 119

Dhs 119

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VINTAGE SPECIALITIES

VINTAGE FONDUE FOR 2 !

Traditional or blue cheese fondue, ideal for sharing (a)

Dhs 169

OVEN BAKED BURGUNDY SNAILS A dozen with garlic and herb butter

Dhs 72

WHOLE BAKED CAMEMBERT with truffle honey and lavender Served with oven fresh bread

Dhs 95

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