Fancy transporting yourself to the streets of Paris? Visit Chez Jules, where you can capture an authentic French experience in this charming Edinburgh based bistro. The a la carte menu runs from noon until late, and includes for a lunchtime special there are options for a single course, two or three.
Starters include the French onion soup with gruyere croutons, a goat's cheese salad with walnuts, sesame and honey dressing, and terrine de Campagne with onion chutney and toasts. A char-grilled skirt steak au poivre with pommes frites, steamed mussels in a white wine and garlic sauce and classic coq au vin in red wine sauce with buttery mash are the main dishes you can choose from. Last but not least, it's a simple yet delicious mousse au chocolat or vanilla panna cotta with raspberry coulis.
If you're visiting at dinner time and want to order from the a la carte menu, begin with a smoked mackerel salad with pickled, black olives, new potatoes, eggs and a sweet chilli dressing, French black pudding with apples, or traditional frogs legs in a garlic and parsley butter. Main courses for two include a classic French duck and bean cassoulet with pork chops and Toulouse sausage, a seafood platter complete with a whole lobster, oysters, juicy prawns, mussels and smoked salmon, fries and aioli, and slow braised French rabbit leg with dijon mustard, white wine, smoked bacon and gratin dauphinois.
There's also an individual portion of a next-day pasta dish with a homemade French Bolognese au vin rouge, sausages with mash and onion gravy, market fish and roasted savoy cabbage filled with vegan haggis, mushrooms and herbs. If you're like us and can't leave without dessert, try the famous creme brulee, a punchy blend of apple sorbet with Calvados, or traditional crepe Suzette with brandy, lemon and orange.