First Courses |
| Carrot, lemongrass and coconut soup. |
3.00 |
| Cream of Cauliflower soup spiced with roasted cumin |
3.00 |
| Slightly spicy prawn and green papaya salad with a chilli and coconut dressing |
6.50 |
| Watercress, nashi pear, blue cheese and walnut salad |
4.50 |
| Lao Spring Rolls served with a sweet dip and fresh herbs. |
3.50 |
| Luang Prabang buffalo sausages served with fresh ginger, peanuts and garlic. |
4.00 |
| Fish salad Lao style with roasted rice powder, chilli, mint and coriander |
5.00 |
Thai roasted aubergine salad with tomatoes, bean shoots, peanuts, chilli, mint and coriander. |
4.50 |
| Warm caramalised Onion tart with basil pesto |
4.00 |
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Main Courses |
Fried Panin Fish stuffed with lemongrass and served with a garlic, tamarind and lime sauce (For two persons). |
12.00 |
| Stir Fried Chicken with chilli jam, cashew nuts and basil leaves. |
6.50 |
| Braised fillet of local river fish served with a tomato and saffron butter sauce |
7.50 |
| A local dish of chicken cooked with exotic green leaves, apple aubergine and flavoured with dill. |
7.00 |
| A red curry of pumpkin and vegetables served with roasted peanuts. |
6.00 |
| (the above dishes are served with steamed rice) |
Lemongrass and coriander fishcakes served with a tomato and basil sauce. |
7.00 |
| Penne with a cherry tomato sauce, fresh basil and real parmesan |
6.50 |
| Braised pork belly on roasted pumpkin with aubergine chutney and star anise broth |
9.00 |
Grilled fillet steak served with a peppercorn sauce, French Fries and green salad. |
7.00 |
| Pumpkin gnocchi with a rich Bolognese sauce topped with real parmesan |
7.00 |
| Tagine of young goat braised with prunes and served with cous-cous and citrus fruit salsa |
8.50 |
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Side Orders |
| Wok-fried mixed vegetables with Oyster sauce |
3.00 |
| Tomato, spring onion and basil salad with balsamic and olive oil dressing |
3.00 |
| French Fries |
2.50 |
| Mixed green leaf salad |
2.50 |
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Desserts |
| Coconut, almond and lime cake with a sauce made from local plums |
3.50 |
| Bananas flamed in Rum with Honey and Ginger ice-cream |
4.50 |
| Homemade Profiteroles with chocolate sauce |
4.00 |
Poached Nashi pear in lime and ginger syrup served with coconut Ice-cream and a Lao crispy popadum |
3.50 |
| Tapioca with fresh mango, coconut cream and palm sugar |
3.50 |
| Coconut pannacotta with a spiced pineapple sauce |
4.50 |
| A selection of sorbets ( Lime, pineapple starfruit, banana and cinnamon) |
3.00 |
| Or Ice-creams ( Honey and Ginger, vanilla, chocolate, coconut) |
3.00 |
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Digestifs |
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| Cognac – Camus VSOP |
5.00 |
| Hennessy XO |
9.00 |
| Armagnac du Busca |
4.50 |
| Calvados Transieres |
4.50 |
| Crème de Menthe, Cointreau, Grand Marnier |
3.50 |
| Baileys, Poire Williams |
3.50 |
| Grappa |
3.00 |
| Glenfiddich 18 year old Single Malt |
7.00 |
| Laphroaig 10 year old Single Islay Malt |
6.00 |
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| Lao Coffee small pot ( 1 cup ) |
1.00 |
| Lao Coffee medium pot ( 2+ cups) |
2.00 |
| of Tea – Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Jasmine, mint, camomile, Lao Tea |
2.00 |
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The Apsara Wine List |
Champagne and Sparkling wine |
| Saumur Brut Cuvee Saphir 2000, Methode Traditionelle, Bouvet |
35.00 |
| Taittinger Brut NV Bottle |
70.00 |
| Taittinger Brut NV Half bottle |
39.00 |
| Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 1995 |
130.00 |
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White Wine |
| Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc 2004 |
17.00 |
| Gewurztraminer 2004 Louis Sipp, Alsace |
29.00 |
| Sancerre 2004, Domaine Salmon |
35.00 |
| Mesh Riesling 2005, Jeffrey Grosset, South Australia |
43.00 |
| Chablis Billaud Simon 2002 |
36.00 |
| Lamura Bianco Grillo 2004, Sicily |
18.00 |
| Pouilly Fumé 2004 Domaine Salmon |
34.00 |
| Redbank Viognier 2004, Victoria, Australia |
33.00 |
| Penfolds Rawson’s retreat Semillon Chardonnay 2004 |
26.00 |
| Katnook Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Coonawarra, Australia |
39.00 |
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Red Wine |
| Vina Maipo, Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Chile |
16.00 |
| Santa Christina Chianti Classico 2003, Antinori |
25.00 |
| Lamura Nero d’Avola 2002, Sicily |
17.00 |
| Mas d’En Badie, Cotes du Rousillon 2001 |
32.00 |
| Chateau La Tour de By 1998, Cru bourgeois Medoc |
40.00 |
| Moulin a Vent 2003, Georges Duboeuf |
28.00 |
| Masi Tupungato Paso Doble, Malbec Corvina 2004, Argentina |
30.00 |
| Cotes du Rhone 2001, Guigal |
29.00 |
| Penfolds Kalimina Shiraz 2001, Australia |
36.00 |
| Mas da Planta 1998/9 Cabernet Sauvignon,Torres, Penedes, Spain. |
68.00 |
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By the glass |
| White: Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc 2004 |
3.50 |
| Red : Vina Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Chile |
3.50 |
