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3314 Knox St. Dallas, TX 75205

214-520-8999

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Best Mussels
Award Winner 2008

Cuisine(s): French

Hours: Sun 9am-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri 11am-12am, Sat 9am-12am

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Required for Large Parties, Not Necessary

Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Alberto Lombardi shares his love of Franco-influenced Belgian comestibles and his house specialty, pomme frites, in the Park Cities. The eatery"s amber glow gives it the ambience of a bistro where customers can while away the hours enjoying the Gallic-heavy wine stock or perhaps some frogs" legs. Mussels come in many compelling varieties, their bread-sopping sauces adding to your dining pleasure. The third Monday of the month is when a reservation-required, three-course wine dinner is held. The dining room is small but inviting, decorated by French posters and artwork, and the bar is a cozy, steel-topped vantage to watch the Katy Trail joggers trot the evening away.

2008 | Best Mussels

If it was a brave man who ate the first oyster, imagine the cojones on the guy who slurped down the first mussel. Its shell, black and pointy, opens to reveal an orange, amorphous mass of meat. Sometimes the smell ain't so great either. But put enough culinary goop on it, spice it and butter it and let it stew in something saucy, and the result is a feast for the senses. Toulouse Café and Bar offers five--count them, five--variations on the mussel theme, in both appetizer... More »

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By Hunter Hauk | Tue, September 6, 2011

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Toulouse Brunch, C'est Bon!

By Andrea Grimes | Mon, February 14, 2011

It is getting harder and harder not to eat brunch at a Lombardi family restaurant in this town. First, there was Penne Pomodoro. Then there was Cibus. Now, there is Toulouse, the French cafe and bar t... More »
Hint: It's Not From the Land Down Under

By Steven Doyle | Fri, July 2, 2010

Men At Work might suggest these lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was 6-foot-4 and full of muscles I said, do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich. T... More »
Tinsel Town Toppings

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, September 06, 2007

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No Faux

By Dave Faries | Thu, December 15, 2005

Culinary terminology has slipped through the looking glass into that ambiguous place where a word means just what someone intends it to mean. For instance, some restaurants advertise "new American" cuisine, an imprecise catchall phrase referring t... More »

Dinner Menu

Les Soupes & Salades

$9.00

Lobster Bisque
with creme fraiche

$8.00

French Onion Soup Gratinee
with crouton topped with comte cheese, mozzarella & parmesan

$6.50

House Salade
bibb lettuce with garden herb- dijon vinaigrette

$8.95

Toulouse Salade
bibb lettuce & endive with poached pear, toasted walnuts, rocquefort cheese & raspberry-walnut vinaigrette

Entree Salades

$18.00

Lobster Salade
maine lobster over a bed of bibb lettuce & watercress with avocado, red endive, grapefruit, toasted pistachios & champagne vinaigrette

$16.50

Salade Nicoise
pepper crusted ahi tuna seared rare, mixed greens, fine herbs, olives, red onion, sliced hard boiled egg, watercress, fingerling potatoes & anchovy-wrapped haricot vert

$10.00
Add Chicken $3.95
Add Shrimp $4.95
Add Salmon $4.95

Bistro Chop Salade
avocado, tomato, green & red onions, bacon, blue cheese & hearts of palm with herb dijon vinaigrette

$14.95

Chef’s Caesar Salad
hearts of romaine, garlic croutons & parmesan-anchovy vinaigrette with either chicken, shrimp or salmon

Mussels
Appetizer $13.95; Entrée, Served With Pomme Frites $19.95

Mariniere
garlic, white wine, butter & shallots

Thai
coconut milk, yellow curry, tomatoes, lemongrass, ginger, cilantro & lime

Provençale
tomatoes, kalamata olives, white wine, garlic & herbs

Green
jalapeno, ginger, shiitake mushrooms, champagne & garlic

Saffron
kaffir lime leaves & saffron broth finished with cream, cherry tomatoes, leeks & fresh herbs

Plats Principaux

$14.50

Quiche Du Jour Avec Salade
quiche of the day served with house salade

$17.50

Poulet Roti
half roasted chicken served with sautéed spinach, cherry tomatoes, roasted garlic, rosemary olive oil & pommes frites

$24.00

Petit Entrecote Pommes Frites
9 oz. dry-aged prime new york strip with pommes frites. served with béarnaise sauce

$26.00

Filet Au Poivre Et Cognac
two petit grilled filets, madagascar peppercorn with cognac cream sauce

$19.00

Braised Short Ribs
served over shallot marmalade, carrot baton, trumpet mushrooms, fingerling potatoes, green beans & natural jus

$18.00

Trout Almondine
sauteed almond encrusted trout. served with haricots verts & pomme nature

$20.50

Duck Leg Confit
sauteed peas, bacon, carrots, shallots, wilted pea tendrils & madera poached prunes

$19.50

Roasted Scottish Salmon
with marinated artichokes, tomato confit, capers, oilives with terragon beurre blanc & fingerling potatoes

$25.00

Seared Scallops
sauteed in garlic with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs & grilled asparagus with basil zucchini risotto

Dover Sole Meuniere
served tableside with seasonal vegetables.

$26.00
Add Half Lobster $15.00

Our Bouillabaisse
mixed seafood with mussels, clams, shrimp, scallops & white wine-saffron broth. served with rouille crostini

Pastas & Risottos

$14.00

Macaroni & Cheese
with bacon, fontina, gruyere, bechamel & panko parmesan crumble

$18.00

Spring Risotto
sauteed artichokes, shiitake mushrooms, meyer lemon confit, leeks, bread crumbs & sauteed pea tendrils

$16.00

Gnocchi
baked russet potato & chive gnocchi sauteed shiitake mushrooms, asparagus, parmesan & garlic broth and fresh chives

Hors D’oeuvre

$9.50

Vol Au Vent
baked puff pastry, stuffed with a creamy champagne-leek fondue & roasted mushrooms, caramelized shallots

$11.00

Goat Cheese Tarte
puff pastry crust with montrachet cheese, topped with tomato confit, organic arugula & pesto

$13.50

Ahi Tuna Tartare
with a zesty lemongrass dressing, fresh avocado purée, tobiko flying-fish roe & crispy fried cracker

Appetizer $13.00
Main Course $19.50

Steak Tartare
with caperberries & dijon. served with brioche toast points.

$18.00

Foie Gras Chaud
seared hudson valley foie gras, kumquat, ginger marmalade, pink peppercorn, pistachio dust & fleur de sel

$9.95

Escargots Toulouse
with garlic butter

$9.50

Frog Legs A La Provençal
with garlic, capers, olives, tomato, fresh herbs & pernod

$14.95

Plateau Charcuterie
truffle-mousse paté, country-style terrine, boudin, prosciutto, rosette de lyon, peppered salami. served with dijon mustard & toast points

$10.50

Crispy Calamari
with spicy tomato sauce

Sandwiches
Sandwiches Served With Pommes Frites

$11.00

Croque-madame
black forest ham & big-eyed swiss cheese sandwich, over easy egg & mornay sauce

$13.00

Toulouse Burger
8oz. sirloin, avocado, pancetta & swiss cheese on ciabatta bun with sauce gribiche

Side Dishes

$6.00

Grilled Asparagus

$6.00

Spinach
with garlic confit

$6.00

Haricots Verts
with sauteed shallots

$6.00

Ratatouille

$3.95

Pommes Frites

Artisan Cheese Platter
Served With Honeycomb, Fresh Fruit, Candied Nuts & Poached Prunes

$14.00

Mimolette

$14.00

Bucheron

$14.00

Belletoile

$14.00

Bleu D'auvergne

Desserts

$7.00

Lemon Tarte
served with blueberry compote

$7.00

Profiteroles
cream puff filled with vanilla ice cream, chantilly cream & chocolate sauce

$8.00

Warm Chocolate Fondant
served with chocolate hazelnut sauce & raspberries

$8.00

Beignets & Coffee
parisian doughnuts with espresso pot de crème

$7.00

Vanilla Creme Brulee
served with a phyllo chocolate cigar

$7.00

Chocolate Mousse
topped with whipped cream & fresh raspberries

$8.00

Apple Tarte Tatin
with vanilla ice cream & armagnac caramel

Cinnamon Pear Tart
with candied walnuts and vanilla ice cream

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Toulouse Cafe and Bar

3314 Knox St. Dallas, TX 75205

214-520-8999

Description

2008 | Best Mussels

Most Eligible Dallas Episode 4: Wherein Fashion Meets Lashin'

By Hunter Hauk | Tue, September 6, 2011

Toulouse Brunch, C'est Bon!

By Andrea Grimes | Mon, February 14, 2011

Hint: It's Not From the Land Down Under

By Steven Doyle | Fri, July 2, 2010

Tinsel Town Toppings

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, September 06, 2007

No Faux

By Dave Faries | Thu, December 15, 2005