Aszú

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Aszú pays particular attention to creating dishes that pair well with its extensive wine list.

The Menu

• Caviar et vodka, 20 min. de préparation
• Huîtres selon le marché (Market fresh oysters)
• Soupe de poissons safranés (Saffroned fish soup) $12
• Tartare de boeuf (Beef tartar) $13 - $23
• Tartiflette de Québec (Quebec style potato and cheese tart) $14
• Maquereau grillé, concassé de tomates et coulis de poivrons rôtis (Grilled mackerel with tomato sauce and roasted pepper coulis) $12
• Risotto au flanc de porc braisé B.B.Q (BBQ braised porc flank risotto) $15 - $26
• Tarte fine aux champignons, et oeuf coulant (Egg, cheese and mushroom tart) $16
• Foie gras poêlé, compotée de pommettes, 4/4 au cheddar fort du Quebec (Pan seared foie gras with crabapple compotée and Quebec cheddar) $20 - $36
• Salade Aszu (Aszu salad) $20
• Les strudels de homard d'Alain Labrie (Alain Labrie's lobster strudel) $22 - $38
• Marlin blue grillé, choux-fleurs façon risotto, jus de veau à l'origan frais (Grilled blue marlin, cauliflower risotto, veal jus and fresh oregano) $24
• Osso bucco, sauce à la sauge et à la truffe (Osso bucco with truffle and sage sauce) $29
• Plateau de bouchées (Assorted bouchées platter) $28
• Côtes d'épaules d'agneau du Bas du Fleuve braisées, sauce à la menthe fraîche ("Bas de Fleuve" lamb shoulder with fresh mint sauce) $28
• Filet de boeuf lardé, fromage bleu et sauce au poivre vert (Beef tenderloin, blue cheese and green pepper sauce) $33
• Cuisse de lapin de Stanstead farcie à la truffe d'été, sauce moutarde et noisette (Stanstead rabbit thigh stuffed with summer truffles and mustard and hazelnut sauce) $36
• Magret de canard, ragoût de lentille à la cardamome et saucisse de canard (Duck magret, automn lentil and cardomome ragout, and duck sausage) $27

Desserts

• Crème brûlé en trois saveurs, macarons (Three flavoured crème brûlée with macarons) $10
• Mi-cuit au caramel salé, crème sûre glacé et sel volcanique (Salted caramel soufflé, ice sour cream & volcanic salt) $9
• Gaufrettes au romarin, mangue poêlée à l'huile d'olive, verrine au chocolat Ivoire (Rosemary waffles, caramelized mangoes, verrine and Ivory chocolate) $10
• Chocolat crémeux, figues braisées au miel et porto, réduction de balsamique (Creamy chocolate, honey and porto braised figs, and balsamic reduction) $11
• Tatin pommes cheddar et noisettes grillées (Grilled hazelnut, cheddar and apple tatin) $10

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Information last updated: 04/Dec/2007

Reviews and Updates

I am not a wine connoisseur, and completely hopeless when it comes to Hungarian wines, so I am not going to give you any advice to guide you through the wine list at Aszú. Heck, I didn't even try any Hungarian wines there! My mission for the night was much simpler: to have a decent terrace meal in the Old Port and enjoy a nice conversation with my dining partner who happened to be another SiteBits contributor...

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