English menu
Discover the dishes, tapas and set menus of Le Bistrot Basque, a Basque restaurant in Caen. Our menu celebrates convivial Basque and Spanish cooking, perfect for a shared meal on quai Vendeuvre, close to the harbour and the city centre.
Tapas to share
Tapas platter
12,00 €
Roasted bone marrow with fleur de sel
9,00 €
Seafood trio (min. 2 people)
Baby squid, prawns, mussels & cockles
Per person
9,00 €
Pata Negra
Exceptional Spanish ham, matured for 24 to 48 months
19,00 €
Tapas
Free-range organic eggs with mayonnaise
6,00 €
Crispy calamari with aïoli
Lightly fried calamari served with garlic aïoli
8,00 €
Stuffed mussels & cockles
9,00 €
Stuffed Spanish mussels
9,00 €
Serrano ham
9,00 €
Homemade French foie gras & onion jam
Origin: Périgord
20,00 €
Roasted sheep's cheese & Serrano ham board
12,00 €
Stuffed razor clams
small board
10,00 €
large board
15,00 €
Specialities for 2 people
Rib steak
Approx. 1.2 kg — French beef (VBF) — served with bone marrow
75,00 €
Aged rib steak (ask our team)
Market price
Flank steak, rib-steak style
Approx. 550 g / grilled on the plancha, served with confit garlic
61,00 €
Grilled fish platter
A selection of grilled fish, depending on availability
55,00 €
Fresh Spanish-style cod
52,00 €
Baby squid & prawns
Grilled baby squid
Plancha-grilled squid with garlic
18,00 €
Baby squid with piperade
Red peppers & creamy scrambled eggs
18,00 €
Baby squid with chistorra
Grilled squid served with mildly spicy mini chorizos
18,00 €
Organic garlic sautéed prawns
Fresh whole prawns from Madagascar
18,00 €
Main courses
Cod with crispy « scales » & saffron cream
Cod fillet with chorizo
21,00 €
Flank steak, rib-steak style
Approx. 200 g
25,00 €
Beef tenderloin & sheep's cheese, Cognac sauce
Approx. 200 g — French beef (VBF)
29,00 €
Vegetarian axoa
16,00 €
Plancha-grilled veal sweetbreads
29,00 €
Grilled entrecôte steak with bone marrow, 400 g (French beef)
32,00 €
Albacore tuna steak with parsley butter
25,00 €
Iberian pork pluma
25,00 €
Homemade beef tartare
19,00 €
* Side garnish or green salad €3.00 extra
* Extra sauce €2.00
Cheese
Cheese platter with black cherry jam
9,00 €
Ice cream cups
Biarritz plate
Vanilla, caramel, pistachio, coconut, whipped cream & caramel sauce
9,00 €
Aïnhoa sundae
Lime, apple, raspberry & manzana
9,00 €
Dame blanche
Vanilla, warm chocolate & whipped cream
9,00 €
Chocolate or coffee liégeois
Vanilla, coffee or chocolate, whipped cream
9,00 €
Homemade desserts
Basque cake
Almond, cherry or half & half
9,00 €
Vanilla crème brûlée
8,50 €
Fresh fruit salad with sorbet
8,00 €
Warm chocolate fondant
Served with a scoop of seasonal ice cream
9,50 €
Macaron
Chef's inspiration
9,00 €
Homemade profiteroles
Choux pastry filled with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream & warm chocolate sauce
10,00 €
Caramel apple waffle
Warm caramelised apples, whipped cream & salted-butter caramel ice cream from Guérande
10,00 €
Gourmet coffee
11,00 €
Rice « Olé »
Rice pudding
8,00 €
Lunch menu (on the blackboard)
DAILY SPECIAL
14,00 €
STARTER + MAIN
or
MAIN + DESSERT
or
MAIN + DESSERT
21,00 €
STARTER + MAIN + DESSERT
23,50 €
Choice of starters
Marinated boquerones
Serrano ham platter
Piquillo peppers stuffed with tuna
Choice of main courses
Hasparren plate
Fish of the day
Meat of the day
Choice of desserts
Crème brûlée
Rice « Olé »
Basque cake or duo
Dessert of the day
Sheep's cheese
Petit Basque (under 12)
MAIN + DESSERT + DRINK
14,00 €
Choice of main course
Flank steak with potato gratin
Cod fillet with potato gratin
Choice of desserts
Ice cream (2 scoops)
Fresh fruit salad
Chocolate & whipped cream waffle
Choice of drinks
Fruit juice
Syrup with water