Roasted cod, butter beans, leeks, a little garlic, sherry, chicken stock, dill and crème fraiche #teatimesnacks

Chou farci, rösti Lyonnaise hiding under some duck, girolles

Grilled ox tongue, choucroute, mustard sauce, kidneys and mash

Another outstanding lunch Chez Bruce running out of things to describe dining there, other than GO and Enjoy! Matt Christmas thank you

Channeling my inner Ottolenghi, harrisa-roast squash, feta dressing, spiced nuts, preserved lemon and mint

Gypsy tart

Fromages du jour

It’s that time of year, ox cheek bourguignon

Special Christmas terrines flying out last night

Grilled veal, ox cheek bourguignon, parsnip purée and a crisp sweetbread for good luck

Coffee walnut fudge tart, unannounced choc crémeux, rum caramel, jug of cream on the side

Galette des rois

Fillet Rossini, always hard to take a pic of a dish hidden under truffles, apparently it should be stacked up but that’s all a bit 90s and you have to topple it over before eating!

What a way to kick off the The Staff Canteen 2026 networking lunches at Starling Bistro Esher

It’s that time of year

Prune, almond and clotted

Veal tongue and sweetbreads, mustard sauce and mash

Warm hazelnut cake, praline parfait and butterscotch sauce

Apple galette

Apple galette, good crème fraîche, Calvados caramel