London's Local Flavour: Volume 7
Local Culinary guide featuring: Restaurants, Specialty Shops & Services, Craft Beer & Wine, and Farmers' Markets in London, Ontario Canada and surrounding area.
Local Culinary guide featuring: Restaurants, Specialty Shops & Services, Craft Beer & Wine, and Farmers' Markets in London, Ontario Canada and surrounding area.
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Owner Betty Heydon<br />
The Scene<br />
Blackfriars offers a deliciously artistic<br />
setting minutes from downtown London.<br />
The central location and ample parking<br />
make this the perfect meeting place for a<br />
culinary adventure. Upbeat, knowledgeable<br />
staff are your first introduction to<br />
Blackfriars. The bistro’s intimate size<br />
and style allow for perfect closed room<br />
parties. Don’t let size fool you! Blackfriars<br />
has a strong reputation as London’s<br />
premier caterer. A powerhouse culinary<br />
team showcases prodigious individual<br />
talents with farm fresh menus augmented<br />
by creative daily specials.<br />
Menu Highlights<br />
Innovative seasonal menus are elegantly<br />
handwritten by restaurateur Betty Heydon, who has presided over Blackfriars for<br />
more than 22 years. A large blackboard covers one wall, featuring daily seasonal<br />
creations by Blackfriars’ talented chefs. There you’ll also find an ever-changing<br />
beverage list; Blackfriars has been a leader in providing well-chosen craft beer<br />
and consignment wines to enhance a full bar selection, including daily signature<br />
cocktails. Blackfriars features small plates at dinner for lighter dining, and honours<br />
special dietary needs and plant-based diets. Recommendations might include:<br />
• LUNCH — Nona Bridget’s pan-seared Beef Tenderloin with forest mushrooms<br />
and caramelized onion on parmigiana smashed potatoes; Blackfriars signature<br />
Stilton & Port Cheesecake with grilled chicken, heritage greens, warm pomegranate<br />
molasses vinaigrette & grilled garlic baguette; Seasonal soup and<br />
Gourmet Grilled Three-Cheese Sandwich with spiced apple on house made<br />
multi grain. Three chalkboard specials<br />
are featured daily.<br />
• DINNER — Parmigiana Gnocchi with<br />
toasted walnuts, slow-roasted small<br />
tomatoes, roasted garlic and basil agliolio;<br />
a small plate Crêpe stuffed with wild<br />
mushrooms, smoky Gunn's Hill cheese,<br />
sundried tomato and Marsala cream<br />
sauce; or Metzger's Pork Tenderloin,<br />
Aged Beef Tenderloin or fresh fish<br />
Creative Seasonal<br />
Desserts<br />
and seafood. The Chefs Showcase<br />
blackboard appetizer and entrée specials<br />
change daily.<br />
Contemporary<br />
Bistro & Caterer<br />
46 Blackfriars Street (Off Wharncliffe)<br />
MAP A: 11 519-667-4930<br />
LUNCH: MON–FRI 11:30 am–2:30 pm<br />
DINNER: MON–SAT 5 pm–10 pm<br />
Open Saturday afternoons and<br />
Sundays for Private Parties only<br />
Changing Daily Specials<br />
Reservations by phone only<br />
blackfriarsbistro.com<br />
Enter off Wharncliffe Road<br />
Ample Free Parking<br />
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence<br />
Closed Room Parties Available<br />
Dietary Needs Accommodated<br />
Bistro & Catering<br />
Artistic Intimate Atmosphere<br />
Daily Lunch Combo Features<br />
Beef Tenderloin<br />
RESTAURANTS<br />
localflavour.ca<br />
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