Food


Christmas Menus 2012

Backstreet Cafe REVIEWS   PROFILE
 1103 S Shepherd Dr Houston77019713.521.2239

Christmas Eve


$48 per person plus beverage, tax and gratuity
Reservations highly recommended.

Complimentary eggnog and live music by Bob Chadwick

Amuse bouche
Mushroom Pāte with toast

Appetizer
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Roasted Wild Rice Stuffed Quail over cheddar chive biscuit and pomegranate sauce
Yellow & Red Baby Beet Salad with shaved asiago, orange honey vinaigrette & candied pecans
Endive Salad, butternut squash, apple, figs, Cabrales, hazelnuts
Roasted Pear stuffed with dried fruits, nuts and blue cheese and served with greens

Entree
Crispy Pan-seared Duck, butternut squash puree, spinach, mission figs
Orecchiette Pasta with Brussels sprouts, gorgonzola cream and toasted walnuts
Grilled Rack of Lamb spinach puff, roasted cipollini onions, wine reduction sauce
Pan-seared Snapper, fire-roasted root vegetable hash, baby bok choy, Meyer lemon butter sauce
Broiled Beef Tenderloin with madeira mushrooms, scalloped potatoes
Seared Scallops over cauliflower puree

Dessert
Strawberry and Rhubarb Crisp with mascarpone ice cream
Pumpkin Cheesecake with pumpkin seed brittle
Ginger Creme Brulee with lemon cream
Santa's Cookie Plate - an assortment of Ruben's housemade cookies