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Petite Jacqueline

Cuisine: European, French

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The fine folks at the much praised Five Fifty Five have done it again with Petite Jacqueline, their newest entry into Portland's vibrant restaurant scene. Think fun French when it comes to this exciting eatery. The atmosphere is relaxed, casual, a classic bistro environment. The menu is reasonably priced with light fare that is both tantalizing and savory. Each dish is prepared with an eye toward the attractive but with equal emphasis on delighting the palate with fresh and tasty foods. Among menu standouts are Seared Local Fluke with capers and butter; Boeuf Bourguignon, a French classic featuring Burgundian Beef Stew, mushrooms and fresh Maine potatoes; and Saumon A La Poele with pan-seared salmon, mustard creme fraiche, and crushed fingerling potatoes. Gourmet desserts include Creme Brulee, Petite Gateau Chocolat, and ice cream are not to be missed under any circumstances. Whether a casual night out or something more foodie focused, be sure to visit Petite Jacqueline.

Address:

46 Market St
Portland, ME 04101

Phone:

(207) 553-7044

Website:

bistropj.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Mark Pechenik
Portland Local Expert

Outdoor Dining: "Be sure to ask about the specials of the day for some great meals."

Dinner Menu
- Raw Bar
  
  Local Oysters
  
  half shell, by the each ($3.00)
  
  Shrimp Cocktail
  
  5 jumbo shrimp ($8.00)
- Cheese
  
  St. Andre
  
  triple cream with olives, capers, lemon, arugula ($6.00)
  
  Bucheron
  
  goat with honey, pine nuts ($6.00)
  
  Comte
  
  cellar aged with violet mustard, pickles ($6.00)
- Charcuterie
  
  Saucisson Sec
  
  dilly beans, cornichon ($7.00)
  
  Duck Liver Terrine
  
  apples, citrus herb salt ($7.00)
  
  Foie Gras Torchon
  
  strawberry rhubarb jam, pie crust, balsamic reduction, mint ($19.00)
  
  Beef Tartare
  
  cornichons, onions, egg yolk, lemon dijon ($14.00)
- Raclette
  
  Raclette
  
  Served with Simple Green Salad for Two, Genoa Salami, House Pickles, Apples, and Whole Grain Mustard with House-made Baguette, Fingerling Potatoes, and Raclette Cheese ($60.00)
- Soup & Salad
  
  Simple Greens
  
  fines herbes, red wine vinaigrette ($6.00)
  
  Lyonnaise Salad
  
  frisee, bacon vinaigrette, lardons, shallots, croutons, breaded egg ($12.00)
  
  Carrot Salad
  
  bibb lettuce, roasted carrots, brie, carrot coriander vinaigrette ($12.00)
  
  French Onion Soup
  
  crostini, gruyere ($9.00)
  
  Soup du Jour
  
  ($9.00)
- Crepes
  
  Duck Rillette
  
  mustard, gruyere, pickled shallot ($13.00)
  
  Smoked Salmon
  
  crème cheese, capers, red onion, parsley, sesame & caraway ($13.00)
  
  Ham & Gruyere
  
  fines herbes ($10.00)
- Small Plates
  
  Grilled Shishito
  
  smoked butter, sherry vinegar, parmesan ($8.00)
  
  Fried Broccoli
  
  horseradish cream, red wine reduction, pistachios ($7.00)
  
  Deviled Eggs
  
  espelette ($5.00)
  
  Green Bean Amandine
  
  capers, almonds, lemon juice ($7.00)
  
  Herbed Olives
  
  citrus, herbs ($6.00)
  
  House Frites
  
  fines herbes ($5.00)
- Fondue
  
  Made with Gruyere & Fontina
  
  served with genoa salami, apples, broccoli, cornichons, baguette ($20.00)
- Plats Principaux
  
  Moules
  
  bangs island mussels, roasted tomato, confit garlic, cream, tarragon, shallots, white wine, garlic bread ($18.00)
  
  Atlantic Salmon
  
  romesco, grilled broccolini, shishito cornbread ($25.00)
  
  Scallops
  
  fondant potatoes, celeriac, soy beans, roasted lemon ($28.00)
  
  Steak Frites
  
  aioli, beurre maître d'hotel ($25.00)
  
  Roasted Half-Chicken
  
  grilled scallion smashed red potato, rainbow chard, beech mushroom ($25.00)
  
  French Attitude Burger
  
  gruyere, caramelized onion, aioli, frites ($15.00)
  
  Butternut Squash Risotto
  
  roasted shallot, pepitas, spiced salt ($22.00)
Lunch Menu
- Salad
  
  Simple Greens
  
  fines herbes, red wine vinaigrette ($6.00)
  
  Carrot
  
  bibb lettuce, roasted carrots, brie, carrot coriander vinaigrette ($12.00)
  
  Lyonnaise
  
  frisee, bacon vinaigrette, lardons, croutons, shallots, breaded egg ($12.00)
- Soup
  
  French Onion Soup
  
  baguette crostini, gruyere, fines herbes ($9.00)
  
  Soup du Jour
  
  ask your server for today's selection ($9.00)
- Quiche
  
  Vegetable
  
  changes frequently; served with side salad ($12.00)
  
  Lorraine
  
  caramelized onion, ham served with side salad ($12.00)
- Crepes
  
  Ham & Gruyere
  
  with side salad ($10.00)
  
  Mushroom & Gruyere
  
  with side salad ($10.00)
  
  Vegetable & Gruyere
  
  broccoli, spinach, side salad ($12.00)
  
  B.L.T.
  
  bacon, arugula, tomato, gruyere, balsamic reduction, side salad ($12.00)
  
  Chicken Pesto
  
  gruyere, tomato, pine nuts, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Duck Confit
  
  whole grain mustard, pickled shallot, gruyere, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Smoked Salmon
  
  capers, cream cheese, red onion, parsley, sesame & caraway, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Beurre Noisette
  
  brown butter, cinnamon, side of fruit ($9.00)
  
  Nutella
  
  strawberries, powdered sugar, side of fruit ($11.00)
- Plats
  
  Chicken Salad Sandwich
  
  cornichon, aioli, greens, served on brioche with a side salad ($12.00)
  
  Croque Madame
  
  open-faced sandwich of ham, gruyere, mornay, and fried egg on brioche ($12.00)
  
  French Attitude Burger
  
  aioli, gruyere, caramelized onions, served on a brioche bun with a house pickle and house frites ($15.00)
  
  Steak Frites
  
  with aioli and beurre maître d'hotel ($25.00)
- Sides
  
  Demi Salad
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Frites
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Olives
  
  ($5.00)
Brunch Menu
- Soup
  
  Du Jour
  
  ask your server for today's selection ($9.00)
  
  French Onion
  
  baguette crostini, gruyere ($9.00)
- Salad
  
  Simple Greens
  
  fines herbes, red wine vinaigrette ($6.00)
  
  Carrot
  
  bibb lettuce, roasted carrots, brie, carrot coriander vinaigrette ($12.00)
  
  Lyonnaise
  
  frisee, bacon vinaigrette, croutons, lardons, shallots, breaded egg ($12.00)
- Crepes
  
  Ham & Gruyere
  
  with side salad ($10.00)
  
  Mushroom & Gruyere
  
  with side salad ($10.00)
  
  Vegetable & Gruyere
  
  broccoli, spinach, side salad ($12.00)
  
  B.L.T.
  
  bacon, arugula, tomato, gruyere, balsamic reduction, side salad ($12.00)
  
  Chicken Pesto
  
  gruyere, tomato, pine nuts, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Duck Confit
  
  whole grain mustard, pickled shallot, gruyere, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Smoked Salmon
  
  capers, cream cheese, red onion, parsley, sesame & caraway, side salad ($13.00)
  
  Beurre Noisette
  
  brown butter, cinnamon, side of fruit ($9.00)
  
  Nutella
  
  strawberries, powdered sugar, side of fruit ($11.00)
- Plats
  
  Chicken Salad Sandwich
  
  cornichon, aioli, greens on brioche with a side salad ($12.00)
  
  Croque Madame
  
  open-faced sandwich of ham, gruyere, mornay, and fried egg on brioche ($12.00)
  
  Traitor's Eggs
  
  poached eggs, maine lobster, hollandaise, spinach on english muffins ($24.00)
  
  Steak Frites
  
  with aioli and beurre maître d'hotel ($25.00)
  
  French Omelette
  
  spinach, mushroom, gruyere, side salad ($16.00)
  
  French Attitude Burger
  
  aioli, gruyere and caramelized onions, served on a brioche bun with a house pickle & house frites ($15.00)
  
  Quiche Lorraine
  
  ham, caramelized onion served with side salad ($12.00)
  
  Vegetable Quiche
  
  changes frequently served with side salad ($12.00)
- Sides
  
  Demi Salad
  
  ($4.00)
  
  House Frites
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Herbed Olives
  
  ($5.00)
- Cocktails & Coffee
  
  Bellini
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Mimosa
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Bloody Mary
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Mimosa Royal
  
  grey goose l'orange, peach schnapps, jp chenet champagne, oj ($12.00)
  
  The Isadora
  
  vodka, grapefruit juice, chambord, st. germain ($12.00)
  
  Irish Coffee
  
  jameson, hot coffee, hand shaken cream ($8.00)
  
  Verte Chaud
  
  hot chocolate with a shot of green chartreuse ($10.00)
- Café Liqueur
  
  Monk's
  
  benedictine ($8.00)
  
  Friar's
  
  Frangelico ($8.00)
  
  Parisian
  
  courvoisier ($8.00)
  
  Norman
  
  calvados ($12.00)
  
  Milanese
  
  disaronno ($7.00)
  
  Irishman
  
  jameson ($7.00)
  
  Dubliner
  
  baileys ($7.00)
  
  Mexicain
  
  kahlua ($7.00)
  
  The Ritz
  
  grand marnier ($9.00)
Drink Menu
- Whites by the Bottle
  
  '16 Domaine Maestracci, Corse Calvi
  
  ($40.00)
  
  '16 Domaine St. Anne, Bordeaux
  
  ($26.00)
  
  '13 Clarendelle, Bordeaux
  
  ($44.00)
  
  '16 Durand, Sancerre
  
  ($40.00)
  
  '15 Domaine Berthiers, Pouilly Fume
  
  ($42.00)
  
  '13 Nicolas Potel, Macon-Villages
  
  ($34.00)
  
  '16 Matrot, Bourgogne
  
  ($45.00)
  
  '14 Matrot, Meursault
  
  ($90.00)
  
  '15 Carillon, Puligny-Montrachet
  
  ($85.00)
  
  '15 Louis Michel & Fils, Chablis
  
  ($50.00)
  
  '14 Trimbach, Gewurztraminer
  
  ($42.00)
  
  '14 Binner, Riesling
  
  ($37.00)
  
  '15 Eugene Meyer, Pinot Blanc
  
  ($35.00)
  
  '15 Gautier, Vouvray Sec
  
  ($34.00)
  
  '15 St. Anthelme, Viongier
  
  ($30.00)
  
  '14 Dom Fond Croze, CDR Blanc
  
  ($32.00)
  
  '14 Flower, Chardonnay
  
  ($80.00)
  
  '16 Domaine des Blais, Rose
  
  ($35.00)
- Reds by the Bottle
  
  '13 la Chaize, Brouilly
  
  ($32.00)
  
  '13 Raimbault, Sancerre Rouge
  
  ($55.00)
  
  '14 Bichot, Mercurey
  
  ($50.00)
  
  '14 Girardin, Savigny-Les-Beaune
  
  ($54.00)
  
  '13 Jadot, Santenay
  
  ($70.00)
  
  '14 Dozen, Chinon
  
  ($35.00)
  
  '11 Alain Lorieux, Chinon
  
  ($50.00)
  
  '12 B&G, Margaux
  
  ($62.00)
  
  '14 Brane-Cantenac, Margaux
  
  ($110.00)
  
  '12 Lynch-Bages, Echo, Pauillac
  
  ($85.00)
  
  '09 Simard, St. Emilion
  
  ($65.00)
  
  La Baronne Les Lanes, Corbieres
  
  ($42.00)
  
  '13 Guigal, Cote du Rhone
  
  ($32.00)
  
  '15 Arnoux & Fils, Vacqueyras
  
  ($40.00)
  
  '13 Perrin, Gigondas
  
  ($60.00)
  
  '15 Justin, Cabernet Sauvignon (CA)
  
  ($50.00)
  
  '13 Mont-Rendon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape
  
  ($75.00)
- Sparkling by the Bottle
  
  NV Albert Bichot, Rose
  
  ($46.00)
  
  NV St. Hilaire, Champagne
  
  ($35.00)
  
  NV Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label
  
  ($70.00)
  
  NV Ayala, Brut Majeur
  
  ($70.00)
  
  NV Perrier Jouet
  
  ($85.00)
- Rose & Sparkling
  
  Bieler, Rose
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Colombier, Rose
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Bichot, Sparkling Rose
  
  ($12.00)
  
  JP Chenet, Blanc de Blanc
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Ayala, Brut Majeur
  
  ($17.00)
- White & Rose
  
  Blondeau, Sauv Blanc
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Louis Jadot, Chardonnay
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Willm, Riesling
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Hugel, Pinot Blanc
  
  ($12.00)
- Red
  
  B & G Bistro, Pinot Noir
  
  ($10.00)
  
  M. Chapoutier, Cotes du Rhone
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Saint Desirat, Syrah
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Ch Rampeau, Bordeaux
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Clos Siguier, Malbec
  
  ($10.00)
- On Draft
  
  Maine Beer Company Lunch, Local IPA
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Seasonal Draft, Rotating
  
  ($8.00)
- Canned & Bottled
  
  Banded Horn Veridian, Local IPA
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Pilsner Urquell, Czech Pilsner
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Unibroue la Fin du Monde, Quebecois Tripel Ale
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Allagash Black, Local Stout
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Carnegie Sverige, Swedish Porter
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Trappistes Rochefort 8, Belgian Ale
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Goutte D'or Chateau Rouge, French Spiced Red Ale (Half Liter)
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Uff Dry Cidah, Local Cider
  
  ($7.00)
- Cocktails
  
  French 75
  
  Gin, Lemon, Champagne ($9.00)
  
  M. Smith
  
  Bulleit Rye, Dry Curacao, Fernet-Branca, Honeyed Chamomile ($12.00)
  
  Pluie de Provence
  
  Citadelle Gin, Lillet, Domaine de Canton, Rosemary Simple ($12.00)
  
  Biarritz Mule
  
  Vodka, Strawberry, Mezcal, Lime, Ginger Beer ($10.00)
  
  Little Sparrow
  
  Silver Tequila, Melon Liqueur, Grapefruit, Luxardo ($11.00)
  
  Up-To-Date
  
  Amontillado Sherry, Bulleit Rye, Grand Marnier, Angostura Bitters ($12.00)
  
  The Iron Mask
  
  Jamaican Rum, Aperol, Byrrh, Dry Vermouth ($10.00)
Apero / Happy Hour
- Oysters
  
  Rotating Selection
  
  Served with a choice of Mignonette, Champagne Ice, Horseradish, Spicy Mignonette, or Cocktail Sauce ($1.50)
- Petit Repas
  
  Demi Salad
  
  red wine vinaigrette ($3.00)
  
  Devilled Eggs (X2)
  
  espelette ($3.00)
  
  Fried Broccoli
  
  horseradish cream, red wine reduction, pistachios ($5.00)
  
  Green Bean Amandine
  
  capers, almonds, lemon ($5.00)
  
  Herbed Olives
  
  citrus, fine herbs ($5.00)
- Cheese & Charc
  
  Comte
  
  cellar aged ($6.00)
  
  St. Andre
  
  triple cream ($6.00)
  
  Bucheron
  
  goat's milk ($6.00)
  
  Duck Liver Terrine
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Saucisson Sec
  
  ($7.00)

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