La Cigale Menu

Duck Foie Gras

Sliced, served rare on a toasted brioche with a cassis liquor reduction, fresh berries

Veal Sweetbreads

Pan-seared, served with potato purée & chanterelle mushroom sauce

Frogs’ Legs Provencal

With garlic butter pernod sauce

Escargots & Wild Mushrooms

Sauteed, in puff pastry, garlic butter cream sauce

Jumbo Artichoke

Grilled or Chilled, sprinkled with parmesan cheese, crushed pepper, side of remoulade

Maryland Crab Meat Cocktail

4 oz. or jumbo shrimp cocktail (3) cocktail & mayo mustard sauce

La Cigale Combo Plate

Pate de campagne, chicken liver pate, homemade hummus, baby pickles

Scottish Smoked Salmon

Sliced, with capers, red onions, sour cream & croutons

Steak Tartar

4 oz., chopped beef tenderloin with traditional seasonings, raw egg yolk, crostini

Soup du Jour

Traditional French Onion Soup

Caramelized sweet onions, dry sack sherry, homemade croutons, topped with gruyere cheese

Caesar Salad

With romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, shaved parmesan cheese and anchovy

Belgian Endive & Arugula

Tossed with grapes, Anjou pear, roasted walnuts, crumble gorgonzola cheese, champagne vinaigrette

Caprese Salad

Beefsteak tomato & mozzarella cheese, with roasted sweet peppers, black olives, sweet onions, capers, basil olive oil & balsamic vinegar reduction

Chicken Francese

Haricots verts, lemon caper sauce

Chairman’s Reserve Filet Mignon

With gratin dauphinois asparagus, side of béarnaise sauce

New York Strip Steak

2oz, grilled, green peppercorn sauce and La Cigale pommes frites

Grilled Lamb Chops

Basmati rice, broccoli florets, rosemary demi-glace

Coq Au Vin

Marinated chicken in red wine, with pearl onions, potatoes, bacon & mushrooms

Roasted Half Duck

Crispy & served with winter hash vegetables cassis liquor reduction

Braised Lamb Shank

With lemon roasted potatoes, onions, haricots verts, olives, natural au jus

Three Cheese Ravioli

Fontina, parmesan & ricotta cheese, truffle oil demi glace, crispy prosciutt

Gluten Free Gnocchi

Diver sea scallops & sweet peas, black truffle caviar mushroom sauce

Beef Bourguignon

Slowly braised, linguine pasta, onion, bacon mushrooms, natural au jus

Pan-Seared Scottish Salmon

Served with risotto cake, green beans, citrus beurre blanc

Mediterranean Branzini

Skin on, with braised fennel, tomato Provencal, tapenade, basil olive oil

Yellow Fin Tuna

With artichoke hearts, tomato, feta cheese, kalamata olives, garlic, basil olive oil

Sea Scallops & Jumbo Shrimp

Hearts of palm, cherry tomato spinach, champagne beurre blanc

Seafood Crepes

Filled with bay scallops & shrimp, lobster sauce reduction & sautéed spinach

La Cigale Soupe De Poissons

Mixed shellfish, shrimp, scallops, mussels, calamari & clams, white wine saffron fish broth, garlic croutons

Pei Mussels

Choice of marinieres, saffron or Dijon mustard sauce, side of pommes frites

Seafood Paella

With Spanish rice, mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari, chorizo, peas & peppers

Chocolate Molten Cake

Warm chocolate cake, soft in the middle, served with vanilla ice cream and raspberry coulis.

Choice of Homemade Ice Cream & Sorbets

Chefs choice of flavors, changes daily

Classic Tiramisu

Layered espresso lady fingers and marscapone cheese, served with coffee infused creme anglaise.

Creme Brulee

Traditional vanilla custard cream topped with caramelized brown sugar.

Golden Apple Tarte Tartin

Caramelized apples, served warm and flambe tableside with apple liquor from calvados.

Homemade Bread Pudding

Homemade bread pudding served warm with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.

Peach Melba

Vanilla ice cream, sliced peaches & raspberry kirsch coulis, topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

Tarte aux Citron

Traditional lemon tart, whipped cream and raspberry coulis.