Review on Brasserie Blanc

This branch of Raymond Blanc's group of flexible eateries (formerly known as Le Petit Blanc) occupies the original ballroom of the old Queen's Hotel and offers distinctive French cuisine with a modern slant and a child-friendly attitude.

Raymond Blanc's fingerprints are obvious throughout the menus, which embrace such things as Maroilles cheese soufflé with pears and walnuts, hot-smoked Loch Duart salmon fishcake with butter sauce, roast duck breast with orange and lime sauce, and desserts such as lemon parfait with cherry coulis - not forgetting the croustillant of ice creams and sorbets.

The wine list favours forward-looking French producers and reflects M. Blanc's interest in the current winemaking renaissance. For details of other branches, visit the Brasserie Blanc website.

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Cuisine

Modern French

Chef

Joe Anthony Wilton

Restaurant Opening Times

Breakfast: 10.00am (9.00am Sat & 9.30am Sun) through
Lunch: until
Dinner: 11.00pm (10.00pm Sun)

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card, American Express

Online Booking Availability for Brasserie Blanc

Facilities at Brasserie Blanc

  • Childrens menu
  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • Family Friendly

Accomodation

Accomodation is available

Address

Brasserie Blanc
The Queen's Hotel
The Promenade
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1NN

Customer Ratings on Brasserie Blanc

3.1  / 5

Based on 2 reviews

Guest reviews are written by our customers.

Food
6   
Service
6   
Ambience
6   
Location
6   
Value for money
7   

Customer reviews

  • avatar
    Douglas Gunn
    December 2015

    8 people found this review helpful
    Christmas lunch

    Poor food, messy appearance. Very indifferent red wine. Stick toffee was awful. Bread at £3 a rip off.
    £46 per head was the worst value ever

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  • avatar
    Sam
    May 2013

    15 people found this review helpful
    Birthday Supper

    We had chateaubriand with sauce béarnaise and a rocket and parmesan salad.my partner, who normally prefers overdone rump steak thoroughly enjoyed although he thinks our vet could have resuscitated the beast if I hadn't eaten it. My fussy daughter had Duck which she thoroughly enjoyed especially as she is a vegetarian at the moment. Service and value for money was good and we had an excellent evening. Will definitely go again, Many thanks to the chef and supporting staff

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Brasserie Blanc Sample Menu

SAMPLE A LA CARTE MENU

NIBBLES
OLIVES 2.25
RUSTICA OLIVES V

BAGUETTE 2.00
UNSALTED BUTTER V

BAGUETTE & DIPS 4.25
ARTISAN BAGUETTE WITH A SELECTION OF DIPS: SPICED AUBERGINE AND MUSHROOM, SPICY CITRUS, SAFFRON MAYONNAISE V

ANCHOVY APPETISER 4.25
ANCHOVY BUTTER, ANCHOVIES & SOURDOUGH

STARTERS
les Classiques
SPICED THAI SAMOSAS 6.50
HOMEMADE PASTRIES FILLED WITH SPICY WINTER VEGETABLES, SOY CITRUS DIPPING SAUCE, COCONUT & CASHEW CREAMVE

MEDITERRANEAN FISH SOUP 7.75
GRUYÈRE CHEESE, CROÛTONS, SAFFRON ROUILLE

THE 'BB' CHEESE SOUFFLE 6.95
FORD FARM COASTAL CHEDDAR SAUCEV

CHICKEN LIVER PARFAIT 6.95
TRUFFLE BUTTER, RED ONION MARMALADE, TOASTED BRIOCHE

MUSSELS with RED THAI CURRY SAUCE or MARINIERE 6.95
ROPE-GROWN MUSSELS WITH YOUR CHOICE OF SAUCE: RED THAI CURRY SAUCE OR TRADITIONAL WHITE WINE & SHALLOT MARINIÈRE, BAGUETTE

SALAD 'MAMAN BLANC' 6.95
MEZZE OF TRADITIONAL FRENCH SALADSVE

SMOKED MORTEAU SAUSAGE SALAD 8.25
PAN-FRIED SMOKED PORK SAUSAGE, WHITE WINE POTATO SALAD, POACHED FREE RANGE EGG, CURLY ENDIVE

POTTED CORNISH CRAB & AVOCADO 8.75
PRAWN BUTTER & SOURDOUGH TOAST

ESCARGOTS 7.95
GARLIC HERB BUTTER & BAGUETTE

STEAK TARTARE 'MAISON' 8.95
FREE RANGE CORNISH BEEF, EGG YOLK, HERBS & SPICES, SOURDOUGH

MAINS
les Classiques
MALABAR FISH CURRYwith TOASTED COCONUT 16.50
ROAST HAKE WITH AROMATIC SPICES & COCONUT MILK, GRILLED KING PRAWN, SHALLOT CRISPS & COCONUT RICE

LAMB TAGINE 18.95
SPICED, SLOW-COOKED CORNISH LAMB ON THE BONE WITH APRICOT, GOLDEN SULTANAS & MEDJOOL DATE, PISTACHIO & ALMOND COUSCOUS.

MARINATED FREE RANGE CHICKEN*with SWEET POTATO WEDGES 16.95
HALF A ROAST CHICKEN WITH LIME, PAPRIKA & SOY GLAZE, SWEET POTATOES & LIME ZEST MAYONNAISE

GRILLED CODwith PRESERVED LEMON MARINADE & CHILLI SQUID 16.75
SERVED ON SQUID INK RISOTTO

DUCK LEG CASSOULET 18.50
CONFIT DUCK LEG, PAN-FRIED CHORIZO, LARDONS, HARICOT BEANS, GARLIC, PROVENCAL HERBS

SALMON & SMOKED HADDOCK FISHCAKE 13.50
WILTED KALE, LEEKS & PEAS, TARTARE SAUCE, FREE RANGE POACHED EGG

FREE RANGE CORNISH BEEF BURGER 14.25
AWARD WINNING BURGER IN A SOURDOUGH BUN WITH HOMEMADE TOMATO CHUTNEY, GARLIC MAYONNAISE & FRENCH FRIES ADD: COMTÉ CHEESE 1.50, MELTED BLUE CHEESE 1.50, BACON 1.50

SLOW-ROAST PHEASANT BREAST 17.25
BRAISED & PURÉED SWEETCORN, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, DAUPHINOISE POTATO, PICKLED GIROLLE MUSHROOMS, PAN JUS

SMOKED PORK BELLYwith APPLE 17.50
FREE RANGE PORK BELLY, BRAISED CABBAGE, DAUPHINOISE POTATO, ROASTED & PURÉED APPLE, PAN JUS

SLOW-COOKED BOEUF BOURGUIGNON 17.25
RED WINE SAUCE, LARDONS, BABY ONIONS, MUSHROOMS & SMOOTH MASH

MOULES FRITES 14.90
ROPE-GROWN MUSSELS WITH RED THAI CURRY SAUCE OR TRADITIONAL WHITE WINE & SHALLOT MARINIÈRE, FRENCH FRIES

GRILLED SALMON FILLETwith TOMATO HOLLANDAISE 14.50
LOCH FYNE SALMON, 'CHORON' SAUCE, MIXED LEAF SALAD OR FRENCH FRIES

WILD MUSHROOM & TRUFFLE RISOTTO 15.50
CREAMY RISOTTO, CEPS & MIXED WILD MUSHROOMS, BLACK TRUFFLE OIL, MASCARPONE CREAMV

PRIME CORNISH CHARGRILLED STEAKS
Our chargrilled steaks are from 30-day dry-aged beef & are carefully sourced from prime, pasture-reared, Cornish cattle. Sauces: Béarnaise, Roquefort or pepper sauce 1.50. Add accompagnements below (prices as shown).

'LE GRAND' STEAK FRITES 19.95
CORNISH SIRLOIN STEAK (8OZ), FRENCH FRIES, 'CAFÉ DE PARIS' HERB & MUSTARD BUTTER

FILLET STEAK 8OZ 23.90
CHATEAUBRIANDfor TWO 16OZ 24.90 per person
(APPROX 20 MINUTES COOKING TIME)

OUR VEGAN CHOICES
HARISSA - GLAZED AUBERGINEwith BUTTERNUT SQUASH 13.25
BABA-GANOUSH, PINE NUTS, POMEGRANATE SEEDS & FLATBREADVE

PAN - SEARED ORGANIC TOFUwith ASIAN SPICED MARINADE 10.95
BRAISED FENNEL, APPLE PURÉE & WATERCRESSVE

SIDES
FRENCH FRIES 3.50
DAUPHINOISE POTATO 3.90
SWEET POTATO WEDGES 3.90
ZESTY LIME MAYONNAISE

SPINACH 4.50
WITH COASTAL CHEDDAR SAUCE

FRENCH BEANS 3.90
WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS

MIXED LEAF SALAD 3.50
CHOICE OF DRESSING: CLASSIC FRENCH OR HOUSE BALSAMIC WITH FIG LEAF OIL

ROQUETTE & PARMESAN SALAD 3.90

DESSERTS
APPLE & SULTANA CRUMBLE 5.95
VANILLA ICE CREAMVE

CHOCOLATE DELICE 7.50
CRISPY FEUILLANTINE BASE, VELVETY CHOCOLATE GANACHE, PRALINE PANACOTTA CREAM, HAZELNUTS

PEAR AMANDINE TART 6.30
ALMOND SPONGE WITH POACHED PEAR, CHOCOLATE SAUCE, NORMANDY CRÈME FRAÎCHEV

BLACKCURRANT PAVLOVA 7.75
MERINGUE, BLACKCURRANTS AND BLACKCURRANT COULIS WITH CHANTILLY CREAM & HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS

PISTACHIO SOUFFLE 7.50
A BB CLASSIC SERVED WITH RICH CHOCOLATE ICE CREAMV

JUDE'S ICE CREAM 5.25
3 SCOOPS WITH GAVOTTE BISCUIT. CHOOSE FROM VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, SALTED CARAMEL, COCONUT (VEGAN WITHOUT BISCUIT) STRAWBERRIES & CREAMVVE

JUDE'S SORBETS 5.25
3 SCOOPS WITH GAVOTTE BISCUIT. CHOOSE FROM RASPBERRY, MANGO, LEMON OR GREEN APPLE (VEGAN WITHOUT BISCUIT)VE

SELECTION of FIVE FRENCH CHEESES 10.00
SERVED WITH CRACKERS, DRIED APRICOTS, WALNUTS, HOMEMADE PEAR & APPLE CHUTNEY

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Brasserie Blanc Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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