French-inspired bistro Mèreon is building on its popularity as a brunch hotspot by adding Happy Hour and Dinner service to the daily menu and live music by Adam Woodall on Sunday nights at the Ambleside destination (1479 Clyde Avenue).
The new dinner menu will feature contemporary highlights such as Scallop Carpaccio, Seafood Stack, Pistachio crusted rack of lamb, West Coast Risotto and House smoked sablefish as well as classic French features like Steak au Poivre, Beef Bourguignon, Moules et frites and Canard à l’Orange, among others.
The dinner menu is available daily from 5 to 9 p.m. and includes:
APPETIZERS:
- Smoked Olives (marinated medley, country bread toast);
- French Onion Soup Gratinée;
- Foie Gras Terrine (muscat gelée, pickled enoki, brioche toasts);
- Scallop Carpaccio (crispy leeks, amur royal caviar);
- Tuna Tartare (wakame salad, quail egg, croutons);
- Seafood Stack (Ahi tuna, pickled compressed watermelon, bay scallop, clam, prawns, greens, avocado, green onion, orange pearls, crispy shallot);
- Meréon Salad (Belgian endive, blue cheese, gem tomato, house greens, candied walnut, buttermilk pistou dressing);
- Brussels Sprouts (fried and tossed with balsamic reduction, blue cheese, crispy prosciutto).
ENTRÉES:
- West Coast Risotto (prawns, bay scallops, clams, asparagus, lobster oil);
- Ricotta Gnocchi (English peas, summer squash, preserved lemon, basil, beurre monte);
- Steak au Poivre (beef tenderloin, polenta fries, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, peppercorn sauce);
- Beef Bourguignon (classic French red wine beef stew, carrots, bacon, pearl onions, mushrooms, buttered potato purée);
- House Smoked Sablefish (celeriac purée, honey glazed carrots, buttered spinach, basil oil);
- Moules Frites du Jour (half pound of mussels, daily broth);
- Pistachio-Crusted Rack of Lamb (truffle mashed potato, fried Brussels sprouts, red wine jus);
- Canard a L’Orange (crispy duck leg, carrot soubise, charred broccolini, orange Cointreau sauce).
DESSERTS :
- Passion Fruit Crème Brûlée;
- Lemon Crêpe (star anise, vanilla syrup, Chantilly, berry compote);
- Chocolate Fondant (salted caramel, vanilla ice cream);
- Plateau de Fromage (chef’s selection of cheese from Queebec, fresh fruit, berry compote, candied walnuts, honeycomb toffee).
Mèreon’s new Happy Hour menu will also be available from 3 to 5 p.m. daily and includes snacks and small-plate features like Crevettes a la Parisienne (Argentinian prawns, herbs de Provence, microgreens, edible flowers, mango chutney or house cocktail sauce), Charcuterie Platter (Chef’s selection of cured meats), Brussels Sprouts, Truffle Fries (green onions, Parmesan, house-made truffle mayo), Plateau de Fromage and Moules Frites du Jour.
Guests can also quench their thirst with a variety of feature-priced Happy Hour libations that include Famille Perrin Wine (Ventoux rosé, rouge ou Cote du Luberon), Rotating BC Craft Lager & IPA and classic and signature cocktails such as the French 75 (Driftwood gin, Cointreau, lemon, simple syrup, Saint Louis Blanc de Blanc), Paloma (tequila, grapefruit juice, lime, agave syrup, soda) and Mère Bourgeois (Plantation pineapple rum, amaro averna, pineapple tarragon syrup, lemon, tiki bitters, cinnamon sugar salt rim).
Two local artists also headline new developments at Mèreon — beloved North Shore musician Adam Woodall will be performing on Sunday nights from 6 to 9 p.m., and the cozy confines of Mèreon’s dining room have been given a new look thanks to local artist Emilyn Golden, who was raised in the small coastal community called Sunset Marina and whose works reflect her deep connection to the majestic and rugged landscape of British Columbia.