Sit down to dinner at  Bistrot La Minette before 6:30pm on weeknights and you can enjoy a three course meal for $25 or with wine pairings for $35. The menu will change but for the start of the month you can count on these choices:

Entrée

Crème de Chou-fleur / Cauliflower soup, poatoes, parsley oil
Salade Lyonaise / Poached egg, potatoes, lardons, frisée

Plat

Confit de Canard / Preserved duck leg, haricots verts, pearl onions, potato
Cabillaud au Beurre Blanc / Seared filet of cod, white wine butter sauce, roasted apple, broccoli

Dessert

Gâteau au Chocolat / Chocolate cake, raspberry coulis, vanilla ice cream
Glaces et Sorbets / House-made selection of sorbets and ice creams

Tomorrow and Thursday, the French bistro is offering a dinner featuring specialties of France’s Normandy region, apples, cider, apple brandy and more. The four courses are $35, $50 with wine pairings.

Check out the full menu after the jump.

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For the entire month of September (except Saturdays) Queen Village’s Bistrot La Minette is offering a $30 3-course prix fixe menu, $42 if you would like wine pairings with the first two courses and coffe with dessert.

Also happening at the quaint French bistro, or is that bistrot? Today is their one year anniversary and everyone who dines with them will receive a free Kir Royal.

Restaurant Month Menu after the jump.

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Kate goes for the name your own price dinner at Le Bec-Fin. What she didn’t count on was the legendary chef taking the time to discuss fine dining and even Philadelphia Magazine. [Philly Food and Drink]

CE Phood hits up the new Leila Cafe and finds lots worth trying. So much so, they’re planning another trip. [CE Phood]

I’ll Eat You is pleased Yogorino exists on this continent ane in her neighborhood. [I'll Eat You]

Oysters and bubbles, Femme Fermental keeps it classic at Oyster House. [The Femme Fermental]

The $14 lunch deal at Bistrot La Minette lures Adam Erace back to what he calls Philadelphia’s best looking French bistro. [Blogalicious]

Unbreaded experiences the pollo torta as part of a perfect summer lunch at Taco Loco. [Unbreaded]

Today, The Bite stays home for a French Staycation. It starts with crepes or at Cafe L’aube, an America meets France lunch at Le Bec-Fin and dinner off of Cochon’s new summer menu or dinner and a movie at Bistrot La Minette.

Speaking of Cochon’s new summer menu, it and the latest menu are available after the jump.

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This Thursday, Bistrot La Minette asks you to join them on a summer holiday to Provence. The four course prix fixe menu is just $35, $50 with wine pairings.

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Movie nights begin in the courtyard at Bistrot La Minette this evening. Tonight “My Father’s Glory” is up. Meal Ticket has all of June’s listings.

Monday movie nights at Bistrot La Minette [Meal Ticket]

Penthouse Lounge and Grille didn’t survive very long on 2nd Street but now there’s a Penthouse Club coming to 3001 Castor Avenue near the Delaware River. The big space promises to be an opulent gentleman’s club  complete with motorcycles that descend from the ceiling onto the catwalk.

Bistrot La Minette has unveiled its spring menu. Say yes to salmon Tartare. [Meal Ticket]

Suburban friends can’t say enough good things about From the Boot. Now there’ll be two boots as the Lafayette Hill BYOB is opening a location in downtown Ambler. [The Insider]

Mango Bush has opened at the former A Peace of Sole on 4th Street just off of South. The husband and wife team are serving up Jamaican specialties. [Meal Ticket]

If we had a penny for everytime someone asked us what was going to go in the old Whiskey Dix we’d be penniless. But that doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. JD McGilicuddy’s is coming to town. [The Insider]

It’s all over at Villanova’s Maia. The sprawling cafe and restaurant has closed for good less than a year after its splashy opening. [The Insider]

Starting tomorrow Bistrot La Minette will be serving lunch. The price point is about half of the dinner menu and includes a $14 two-course lunch and a $19 three-course option.

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Bistrot La Minette has added several warming dishes to its menu for the second half of winter.

Among the additions are a boned quail stuffed with garlic sausage and a Cassoulet de Toulouse, a classic French stew of white beans and lamb served with duck confit and house-made sausage.

Full list of additions after the jump.

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Much like last week’s review by Trey Popp, Craig LaBan finds some missteps in the entrees at Bistrot La Minette but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t find plenty to like at the French bistro.

But there were also plenty of bright spots to overcome these hesitations, especially in the menu’s first half. A complimentary amuse-bouche is always a thoughtful start, and few morsels make me as happy as a good gougère, a little pastry puff filled with warm cheese-scented air. At my second meal, a silky dollop of salmon rillettes was equally welcoming.

We then dove into some beautifully rendered appetizers. The succulent sweetness of seared scallops played against the tangy bitterness of Belgian endive braised in orange juice. The Alsatian-style flammenküche, a crisp flatbread topped with deeply caramelized onions, chewy bacon lardons, and nutmeg-scented streaks of creme fraiche, is hands down one of the better upscale “pizzas” in town.

Two Bells – Very Good

Bistrot La Minette [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Bistrot La Minette [Official Site]