Côte Cardiff Bay Menu (Update 2025)

At Côte Cardiff Bay, dining is an experience that resonates with the heart of French cuisine. Nestled in the vibrant Mermaid Quay, this bistro offers a memorable menu featuring both classic and innovative dishes. Highlighting the à la carte choices, the Côte De Boeuf stands out as a sensational sharing option, perfectly complemented by indulgent sides and sauces. For lighter fare, the Salade D’été and the vibrant Breton Fish Stew delight the palate with refreshing flavors and textures.

Notably, the restaurant caters well to diverse dietary needs, ensuring guests like Jenny B feel accommodated and respected with carefully crafted dishes. Whether you opt for the rich Confit Duck à l'Orange or a seasonal tagine, every bite promises meticulously prepared flavors that evoke a taste of France, supplemented by friendly and attentive service. Côte Cardiff Bay encapsulates the spirit of culinary sophistication, making it a perfect gathering spot in Cardiff.

À la Carte

Olives

Garlic, herbs and peppers

$£4.60

Camembert Brûlée

Caramelised cheese, grape chutney, walnuts and toasted sourdough baguette

$£10.50

Charcuterie Board

Savoie ham, truffle saucisson, coppa ham and pickled vegetables with toasted sourdough baguette

$£9.95

Fougasse

A Provençal sharing garlic bread

$£6.95

French Onion Soup

Rustic French onion soup topped with Comté rarebit sourdough baguette slices

$£8.75

Chicken Liver Parfait

Pink pepper butter, grape chutney and pickled vegetables with toasted sourdough baguette

$£9.75

Crab Maison

Crab, avocado, cucumber, capers, shallots and mayonnaise, topped with sliced radish, served with toasted sourdough baguette

$£10.95

Cheese Soufflé

A twice-baked cheese soufflé, topped with Camembert, served with shallots, parsley, chervil and herb cream sauce

$£10.60

Calamari

Breadcrumbed squid served with Provençal mayonnaise

$£9.75

Seared Scallops

Seared scallops with an orange beurre blanc, salted cucumber, samphire and brioche croutons

$£13.50

Steak Tartare

Chopped rump steak in a spiced gochujang dressing, topped with a raw egg yolk and crispy anchovies, served with toasted sourdough baguette Upgrade to a main course with frites 7.25 717 kcal

$£9.95

Mushroom Rillettes

Shredded Fable mushrooms, spiced tomato compote, celeriac remoulade and seeded sourdough bread

$£8.75

Salade D’été

A salad of pickled rainbow carrots, shallots, cucumbers and baby gem lettuce on an almond Romesco sauce with crispy chickpea panisse and pistachio dukkah Add grilled chicken breast 5.00 271 kcal

$£9.75

Jambon-Beurre

A baguette filled with Wiltshire ham and Brittany salt butter, served with a celeriac remoulade

$£12.50

Sirloin Steak Baguette

Filled with red onion jam, watercress and Brittany salt butter served with a béarnaise sauce to dip

$£15.50

Crab Croque Monsieur

A twist on the classic croque, topped with a Comté and crab Mornay sauce Make it a Madame and add fried egg 1.00 120 kcal

$£13.50

Moules À La Provençale

In a tomato, red pepper, harissa & basil Provençal sauce

$£15.50

Moules Au Vin Blanc

In a white wine, shallot & cream sauce

$£16.50

Breton Fish Stew

Mussels, prawns, sea bass and sautéed new potatoes in a tomato, white wine & chilli sauce with sourdough baguette

$£19.50

Pan-Fried Salmon Béarnaise

With homemade béarnaise sauce, lemon & garlic Tenderstem broccoli and triple-cooked chips

$£19.95

Tuna Niçoise

Grilled tuna steak, soft-boiled egg, French beans, anchovies, cherry tomatoes, baby gem, new potatoes and tapenade with herb aioli

$£16.95

Confit Duck À L’Orange

On a bed of braised red cabbage with a bitter orange sauce and gratin dauphinois

$£19.75

Confit Pork Belly

Savoy cabbage, confit shallots, golden sultanas, apples and gratin dauphinois, with a Calvados & thyme jus

$£18.50

Beef Cheek Bourguignon

Five hour slow-cooked beef cheek, mushrooms, bacon lardons and Chantenay carrots with potato purée and crispy onions

$£20.95

Poulet Breton

Corn-fed roasted half chicken with a Café de Paris butter, sautéed new potatoes, herb garnish

$£18.50

Roasted Hake

Roasted Cornish hake topped with a sauce vierge, on petits pois à la Française, smoked bacon velouté and crispy confit potatoes

$£20.95

Tarte Tatin À La Provençale

A sun-dried tomato, grilled aubergine, red pepper and red onion tarte tatin topped with Boursin cheese and watercress

$£15.95

Tomato And Harissa Tagine

A slow-cooked fiery harissa stew with giant couscous, chickpeas, tomato and courgette, served with za'atar flatbread

$£15.95

Côte De Boeuf (22oz)

A sharing Rib-Eye steak experience Grass-fed British & Irish beef, dry-aged for 30 days in our Himalayan rock salt chamber.Served with truffle hollandaise, frites and a choice of two sides

$£65.95

Steak Frites Deluxe (8oz)

With Café de Paris butter, served with triple-cooked chips, Côte salt and a herb garnish

$£26.25

Rib-Eye (10oz)

Served with frites and garnished with herbs

$£28.75

Fillet (7oz)

The most tender of cuts, served with frites and garnished with herbs

$£32.95

Steak Frites

5oz minute steak topped with garlic butter, served with frites and a herb garnish

$£17.50

Côte Burger

Beef burger, Reblochon cheese, truffle mayonnaise, caramelised red onion, baby gem, tomato & pickles in a brioche bun with frites

$£16.50

Vegan Burger

Vegan burger patty, truffle mayonnaise, caramelised red onion, baby gem, tomato & pickles in a brioche bun with frites

$£16.50

Whole Corn-Fed Marinated Chicken

With Comté & thyme ‘Yorkshire puddings’, crispy confit potatoes, truffled cauliflower au gratin, Tenderstem broccoli, lemon & herb aioli, black garlic gravy

$£52.95

Sirloin Steak (16oz)

With Comté & thyme ‘Yorkshire puddings’, crispy confit potatoes, truffled cauliflower au gratin, Tenderstem broccoli, lemon & herb aioli, black garlic gravy

$£52.95

Crispy Whitebait

Served with Provençal mayonnaise

Truffled Corn Velouté

With sautéed chestnut mushrooms, charred corn and brioche croutons

Confit Duck Rarebit

Comté cheese & confit duck béchamel on toasted brioche, topped with poached egg

Boursin Romesco Salad

A salad of pickled vegetables on an almond Romesco sauce with crispy panisse, pistachio dukkah and crumbled Boursin cheese

Steak Frites

5oz minute steak topped with garlic butter, served with frites and a herb garnish 577 Upgrade to a Sirloin Steak Deluxe with triple-cooked chips and Café de Paris butter 6.00 767 kcal

Fish Parmentier

Haddock, prawns & salmon in a white wine & leek sauce, topped with potato purée and a Comté crust

Poulet Au Bacon

Marinated chicken breast in garlic, thyme & smoked paprika, with a smoked bacon velouté and salad vierge served with frites

Tomato And Harissa Tagine

A slow-cooked fiery harissa stew with giant couscous, chickpeas, tomato and courgette, served with za’atar flatbread

Ice Cream & Sorbet

Two scoops of vanilla, chocolate or salted caramel ice cream, lemon or raspberry sorbet

Chocolate Mousse

Velvety dark chocolate mousse

Cheese Plate

Three cheeses with a grape chutney and sourdough baguette. Choose from: Comté, Pont-l’Évêque, Roquefort, Délice de Bourgogne, Chèvre Buchette

Blueberry Financier

A baked almond & brown butter cake with blueberries and vanilla ice cream

Prix Fixe Weekday

Prix Fixe Weekend

French Onion Soup

Rustic French onion soup topped with Comté rarebit sourdough baguette slices

Steak Tartare

Chopped rump steak in a spiced gochujang dressing, topped with a raw egg yolk and crispy anchovies, served with toasted sourdough baguette

Moules Provençale

British mussels in a tomato and red pepper Provençal sauce, served with sourdough baguette

Mushroom Rillettes

Shredded Fable mushrooms, spiced tomato compote, celeriac remoulade and seeded sourdough bread

Pan-Fried Sea Bass

With homemade béarnaise sauce, lemon & garlic Tenderstem broccoli and triple-cooked chips

Confit Pork Belly

Savoy cabbage, confit shallots, golden sultanas, apples and gratin dauphinois, with a Calvados & thyme jus

Steak Frites

5oz minute steak topped with garlic butter, served with frites and a herb garnish

Tomato And Harissa Tagine

A slow-cooked fiery harissa stew with giant couscous, chickpeas, tomato and courgette, served with za’atar flatbread

Ice Cream & Sorbet

Two scoops of vanilla, chocolate or salted caramel ice cream, lemon or raspberry sorbet

Chocolate Praline Tart

With a berry coulis and vanilla ice cream

Blueberry Financier

A baked almond & brown butter cake with blueberries and vanilla ice cream

Cheese Plate

Three cheeses with a grape chutney and sourdough baguette. Choose from: Comté, Pont-l’Évêque, Roquefort, Délice de Bourgogne, Chèvre Buchette

Côte Breakfast

Smoked streaky bacon, Cumberland sausage, crispy confit potatoes, grilled cherry tomatoes on the vine, chestnut mushrooms, harissa-spiced haricot beans, your choice of eggs and toast

$£13.60

French Breakfast

Scrambled eggs, smoked streaky bacon, boudin noir pudding and sautéed chestnut mushrooms, served with toasted brioche bread

$£12.60

Garden Breakfast

Two poached eggs, spinach & cheese sausage, crispy confit potatoes, chestnut mushrooms, grilled cherry tomatoes on the vine, sautéed garlic spinach, smashed chilli avocado, harissa-spiced haricot beans and your choice of toast

$£13.50

Vegan Breakfast

Mushroom patty, crispy confit potatoes, chestnut mushrooms, grilled cherry tomatoes on the vine, smashed chilli avocado, sautéed garlic spinach, harissa-spiced haricot beans and your choice of toast

$£12.40

Breakfast Cassoulet

A slow-cooked haricot bean stew from south-west France. Baked eggs with smoked Toulouse sausage, tomato, harissa & herbs, served with toasted seeded sourdough

$£13.85

Eggs Florentine

Two poached eggs with sautéed garlic spinach and homemade hollandaise, served on a toasted muffin and topped with a mixed micro salad

$£9.95

Eggs Benedict

Two poached eggs with Savoie ham and homemade hollandaise, served on a toasted muffin and topped with a mixed micro salad

$£10.25

Smoked Salmon & Scrambled Eggs

On seeded sourdough toast with a mixed micro salad

$£11.95

Eggs Royale

Two poached eggs with smoked salmon and homemade hollandaise, served on a toasted muffin and topped with a mixed micro salad

$£10.25

Smashed Avocado On Toast

Two poached eggs with grilled cherry tomatoes on the vine, served on seeded sourgdough toast, topped with chilli flakes and a mixed micro salad

$£11.95

Brittany Salt Butter

$£9.75

Smoked Streaky Bacon & Vanilla Chantilly

$£9.95

Fresh Berries & Vanilla Chantilly

$£11.50

Smoked Toulouse Sausage & Streaky Bacon

A brioche toasted sandwich filled with smoked Toulouse sausage, streaky bacon, a fried egg and red onion jam

$£9.95

Pulled Confit Pork Belly

A brioche toasted sandwich filled with pulled confit pork belly, a fried egg and red onion jam

$£9.75

Petit Breakfast

Add a juice or hot drink to any granola, yoghurt or toasted sandwich 2.00

Granola Bowl

A maple syrup baked granola of hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts & sultanas with coconut yoghurt and a cherry compôte

$£6.50

Yoghurt & Berries

Coconut yoghurt with blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and a cherry compôte

$£5.95

Croissant

Brittany salt butter with a choice of jam or cherry compôte

$£3.85

Pain Aux Raisins

$£3.85

Pain Au Chocolat

$£3.85

Viennoiseries Board

Your choice of two pastries with sourdough toast, Brittany salt butter served with either jam or cherry compôte (for two)

$£8.95

Breakfast

Spring Specials

Wild Garlic French Toast

Wild garlic, black pepper & egg-soaked brioche, pan-fried and topped with crushed broad beans & peas

$£5.95

Comté Jersey Royals

A fried hen's egg with sautéed Jersey Royal potatoes, topped with Comté cheese, and finished with a velvety soubise sauce

$£6.95

Beetroot-Cured Smoked Salmon

With rainbow radishes, pickled ginger, horseradish cream and toasted seeded sourdough

$£9.25

Grilled Wye Valley Asparagus

Topped with Café de Paris butter and brioche croutons V option available 289 kcal

$£8.95

Spring Lamb Shank Navarin

Four-hour slow-braised lamb shank with broad beans, peas, Jersey Royal potatoes & mint

$£22.95

Gariguette Strawberry Trifle

With vanilla Chantilly, rhubarb jelly and Gariguette strawberry salad. Topped with rhubarb granité, served with a warm butter madeleine

$£8.95

Rhubarb & Sea Rosemary Shrub

A herbaceous refresher with Pentire Seaward apéritif and vibrant orange blossom honey vinegar, packed with punchy rhubarb and botanical notes

$£8.50

Rhubarb Citron Sour

A citrus-led twist on a classic cocktail with Grey Goose Citron vodka and orange blossom honey vinegar, with notes of tart rhubarb and warming bitters

$£11.95