Located in the vibrant heart of Soho, Bistro du Vin on Dean Street offers a high quality modern British cuisine menu in stylish contemporary surroundings. The comfortable well-appointed interiors are dotted with pale olive leather banquettes and distressed oak tables. Individual touches such as antique deli items and signs give it a quirky charm of its own, making it just the place for a lively pre or post-theatre dinner with family and friends.

Bistro du Vin places great emphasis on using fresh home grown produce where possible, especially naturally reared and traditionally matured beef, pork and lamb from master butchers Donald Russell, organic shellfish from Maldon Oysters, high quality smoked salmon from Scotland, artisan bread from The Bread Factory and the best farmhouse artisan cheeses from La Cave à Fromage.

Starters of foie gras and chicken liver parfait, rabbit terrine with leek and hazelnut vinaigrette, coconut and cauliflower soup with curried scallops or Cornish rock oysters served with shallot vinaigrette, Tabasco and lemon whet the appetite. You could also try a cheese and charcuterie plate or Parma ham with fig and gorgonzola.

Follow with substantial mains of steak and oyster pie with pomme purée, pan fried black bream with pomme mousseline and roasted garlic or gnocchi with goat's cheese sauce and wild mushrooms. The choice of succulent steaks from the state-of-the-art Josper grill includes 250g Cumbrian rare breed rib eye, côte de b?uf, a 300g belted galloway sirloin or a 35-day aged long horn rump, all served with sauce of your choice and chips. There's also a selection of hot roasted shellfish including lobster, crayfish, razor clams, Queenie's scallops, oyster, crab and mussels.

The constantly daily specials could include enduring favourites of beef stroganoff with basmati rice, roast mallard with spiced poached pear and spinach and roast pork with fondant potato. A lounge menu is also available if you feel like a snack.

Round off the meal with decadent dessert of chocolate tart with crème Chantilly, strawberry vacherin sundae or Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries and Valrhona chocolate sauce. An artisan cheese and charcuterie plate could be an equally delicious alternative and guests are welcome to sample cheeses before ordering their plate.

Bistro du Vin offers a comprehensive global selection of 200 premium whites and reds including a Château Simone from Provence, a Casal Novo Godello from Spain and a Dominus from Napa Valley. A master sommelier is at hand to take you through the carefully compiled wine list. A 'wine by the glass card' allows you to sample as many wines as you would like before ordering a bottle. You could also look forward to regular wine tastings here.

Private dining options at Bistro du Vin include 'the meat cellar', a well-appointed fully glazed dining room which can seat upto eight guests and 'the whiskey snuggle' a cosy room which can seat up to 12 guests and comes with an original wood floor and 42-inch plasma TV.

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