Check Out Mirabelle’s New Menu Now Available

900 16th Street, NW

From a press release:

“Mirabelle, the 130-seat restaurant at located at 900 16th Street, NW, steps from the White House, announced an entirely new culinary team in late July. The restaurant unveiled a tempting new menu for its re-opening on August 7, for lunch and dinner service. General Manager and Beverage Director Jennifer Knowles returns to Mirabelle bringing with her a distinguished team, including recently appointed Executive Chef Keith Bombaugh, formally the chef de cuisine at Boston’s Meritage. Mirabelle’s reopening menu is designed to emulate the shared memories of Bombaugh and Knowles’ experiences growing up on the South Shore of Boston, their strong connection to the Mid-Atlantic and experiences beyond the region. Mirabelle will feature a pastry trolley that showcases various large-format traditional French pastries created by newly appointed Pastry Chef Zoe Ezrailson and her pastry team.

Guests can anticipate a whimsical approach to dining that is meant to convey stories that invites them to transcend the boundaries of the dining room. The artfully created a la carte lunch menu is inspired by the culture of refined Parisian brasseries updated with local and seasonal ingredients. Signature items include Hamachi Crudo, togarashi puffed grains, Fresno curls, tiger sauce; Hot Lobster “Roll” Voulevent, egg yolk purée, chives, bacon buttermilk foam; Ruby Farms Steak Tartare, traditional accompaniments, toasted brioche; Salade Parisienne, jambon, poached egg, champignons, potatoes, gem lettuce; several Tarte Flambées including Gratinée, gruyère, bacon lardons, caramelized onions, fromage blanc and cf. Bistro Classics on the menu such as the Mirabelle Roast Dip, peppercorn roasted top-round, gruyère, caramelized onion, potato mille feuille, petite greens and Cape Cod Duo of Clams, fried clam bellies, steamers, corn bread, and sauces are sure to make the mouth water. One can anticipate pricing ranging from $14 to $38 for lunch items.

At dinner service, the menu selections emulate a modern expression of the global influence on contemporary French cuisine that is designed to transport diners through evoking emotional connections. One will have the option of ordering a la carte with menu items starting at $16 to $24 for first courses, $20 to $41 for second courses and $29 to $40 for main entrees. A prix-fixe menu consisting of a four-course ($85), five-course ($95) and a 12-course long format tasting ($195) per person (excluding tax and gratuity) will also be available for guests beginning late-August. Wine pairings spearheaded by Beverage Director Jennifer Knowles and Wine Director Karl Kuhn will also be available for all prix-fixe menus. Chef Bombaugh’s dinner menu includes imaginative signature dishes such as Memories of Ice Pond, charred trout, shishito-umeboshi, blistered cucumber and Honey Milk Foie, compressed apple, honey almond milk, cherry gelée, preserved fruit; Farmer’s Porridge, wild mushrooms, charred allium, braised grains; Maryland “she” Crab, celtuce, bay butter, pine nut, corncake; Halibut N.E. Style, littleneck clams, confit leek, soubise; Squab, celeriac, fava bean, pea, truffle jus and Gaucho Puchero Short Rib, caramelized banana, mille feuille, puchero broth.

No French-inspired menu would be complete without an offering of bar shares and classics such as the Mirabelle Tower, lobster, oysters, clams, jumbo, shrimp, Maryland picked crab, scallop crudo, steak tartar; Mustard Mike’s Tarte Flambée, seasonal veggies, smoked butter, viking salt, and an interesting selection of Canape Bites, such as Foie Gras, banana taco shell, preserved fruit, pistachio, lime; Brandade De Morue, whipped salt cod with grilled baguette and Volauvent Escargot garlic purée, garlic butter, chives. Bar Classics and Canape Bites prices range from $7-$150.

Pastry Chef Zoe Ezrailson and her pastry team are introducing new desserts to celebrate the Mirabelle reopening. Lunch will find her creations artfully displayed on the pastry trolley with selections such as Boston Snow Storm, Croqembouche, Craquelin, Boston Cream Pie Filling, Chocolate Dip; C-C-C-Cherry Bombe, Red Wine Poached Cherries, Cherry Mousse, Devil’s Food Cake, Cherry Glaze, Corn & Peach Tart, Compressed Peaches, Corn Bavaroise, Peach Compote and Meyer Lemon Blackberry Tart, Blackberry Gel, Tart, Meyer Lemon. For dinner service, her tantalizing creations include Lemon Honey Beehive, lemon parfait, Meyer lemon curd, toasted honey merihgue, dulcery chocolate, honey comb candy, raw honeycomb; Berry White, Lime Curd, Blackberry Ice, Ginger Semifreddo, White Chocolate, Finger Limes; Not a Peach Cobbler, Poached Peaches, Crème Fraiche, Tarragon, Oat Lace Cookie, Corn Ice Cream, and Drunken Cherry Delice, Azélia Crunch, Red Wine Poached Cherries, Caraïbe Mousse, Candied Hazelnuts, Morello Cherry Sorbet. Dessert ranges at lunch from $3 to $8, and desserts at dinner are priced at $12 each.

Photo by Bushel Photography

Mirabelle is located just steps from the White House at 900 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006. Lunch is served Monday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner is served Monday through Friday, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, from 5:30 to 10 p.m.”

Photo by Bushel Photography