Dinner menu Two courses from £10.90 Three courses from £12.90 Starters The brasserie classics Homemade soup - Cream of broccoli topped with a mini cheese sandwich v Add crusty bread 50p 1709 chicken liver and brandy pâté served with prune chutney and toast Staffordshire beef meatballs served on crostini with tomato sauce and topped with shaved parmesan Bantry bay Irish mussels cooked with garlic and onions, white wine and finished with cream served with crusty bread £1 supplement The brasserie specials Battered calamari rings served with lemon and chive mayonnaise Mushroom, caramelised shallot and garlic tart with spicy tomato sauce v Pan fried sweet potato and chilli cakes with mixed leaf salad and sour cream v Slow cooked belly pork with sautéed black pudding and apple and thyme dressing £1 supplement Mains The brasserie classics 1709 Staffordshire beef burger topped with mature cheddar, smoked bacon served with hand cut chips and onion jam Coley, prawn and pea fishcake served with a shaved winter vegetable salad and watercress mayonnaise Char grilled Staffordshire rump steak served with hand cut chips, flat mushroom, grilled tomato and homemade onion rings £4 supplement Savoury crepe filled with broccoli, leek and brie topped with a rich tomato sauce served with dressed house salad v The brasserie specials Confit duck leg served with sautéed potatoes, green beans and orange sauce Winter vegetable pie served with roasted new potatoes, wilted greens and vegetarian gravy v Chicken wellington served with wilted greens, sautéed potatoes and a port jus Caramelised medallions of pork served with mashed potato, braised fennel and apricot gravy Fillet of plaice stuffed with broccoli, spinach and leeks with roasted new potatoes and mornay sauce Side orders Seasonal vegetables £2 Hand cut chips £2 New potatoes £2 Olives £1 Garlic bread £1.50 Bread and dips £1.50 Crusty bread and butter £1 Desserts The brasserie classics 1709 cheesecake - Vanilla cheesecake served with mango and ginger salsa Pear, apple and chocolate chip crumble served with vanilla ice cream v White chocolate crème brulée served with rhubarb compote v The brasserie specials A trio of desserts; chocolate mousse, vanilla pannacotta and amaretto jelly £1 supplement Lemon drizzle sponge served with coconut cream custard v 1709 cheeseboard - Selection of cheese and biscuits with homemade chutney £3 supplement Coffees Filter coffee £1.60 Cappuccino £1.95 Latte £2.10 Espresso £1.70 Double espresso £1.95 Tea £1.60 Floater coffee £2.15 Liqueur coffee £2.20 plus liqueur 1709 is now open Sundays! 3 courses from £10 Including traditional Sunday roasts Serving 12-6pm The wine and dine company also at The award winning (Taste of Staffordshire 2010) Yorkshireman pub, Colton road, Rugeley, Staffs. 01889 583977 and Bistro95, 95 High Green, Cannock, Staffs 01543 573905