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We recommend We recommend Frans’s selection of cold cuts; rustic pâté, dry-cured ham and salami. Served with dijonnaise, pickled tomatoes and artichoke, red onion marmalade, and cornichons
Green pea soup flavored with Crémant. Served with peas, fresh mint, and rainbow trout roe
Frans’s classic – Beef casserole: Slow-braised beef cheek in cep mushroom sauce and potato purée.
Céleri-rave à la provençale G VN V
Celeriac glazed with cep mushrooms, aromatic tomato-olive sauce and parsnip purée.
Lemon-flavoured vegan cream cheese cream, blueberry compote and vanilla ice cream.
Céleri-rave à la provençale
Froids [cold starters] Froids [cold starters] House bread basket; sourdough bread and baguette. Served with foamed brown butter and herbal spread.
Sweet-cured salmon, French potato salad, pickled red onion, marinated cucumber, and chive crème fraîche
Frans’s selection of cold cuts; rustic pâté, dry-cured ham and salami. Served with dijonnaise, pickled tomatoes and artichoke, red onion marmalade, and cornichons
Tartare de boeuf [small] G L
Classic beef tartare. Served with dijonnaise, deepfried capers, shallots and crispy potatoes.
Fresh baby gem lettuce, lentils and aioli, pickled tomatoes and artichokes, roasted almonds, marinated fennel, and shallots
Chauds [warm starters] Chauds [warm starters] Snails gratinated in Pastis garlic butter and sourdough bread. Complement the dish with Roquefort cheese + €3.
Traditional bacon and onion pie and green salad with vinaigrette sauce.
Green pea soup flavored with Crémant. Served with peas, fresh mint, and rainbow trout roe
Les plats principaux [main courses] Les plats principaux [main courses] House warm ham and cheese sandwich, French fries and aioli.
Filet de lavaret à la meunière G L
Whitefish fried with brown butter, deep-fried capers and horseradish potato purée.
Classic French fish stew: Salmon, whitefish, mussels, scampi tails, tomatoes, potatoes and aioli
Tartare de boeuf [large] G L
Classic beef tartare. Served with dijonnaise, deepfried capers, shallots and crispy potatoes.
Frans’s classic – Beef casserole: Slow-braised beef cheek in cep mushroom sauce and potato purée.
House beef sirloin steak, deep-fried potatoes tossed in garlic butter and béarnaise sauce.
Fillet of beef roasted with pepper, creamy pepper sauce and pickled green peppercorn. Served with potatoes three ways and a green salad seasoned with vinaigrette sauce.
Herb-marinated chicken, lentil and bacon ragout, and parsnip purée
Céleri-rave à la provençale G VN V
Celeriac glazed with cep mushrooms, aromatic tomato-olive sauce and parsnip purée.
Frans’s chicken salad: Chicken, lentils, aioli, fresh herbs, pickled tomatoes, cornichons, grapes and green salad.
Salade niçoise aux scampi G L
Niçoise salad with scampi; fresh lettuce, fresh and pickled tomatoes, pickled artichokes, French potato salad, egg, shallots, and anchovy cream
Les desserts [desserts] Les desserts [desserts] The house's best cheeses. Served with brioche, roasted almonds and tomato fennel compote.
Strawberry and raspberry sorbet
Chocolate namelaka, crystallised chocolate, chocolate ice cream and chocolate cake.
Lemon-flavoured vegan cream cheese cream, blueberry compote and vanilla ice cream.
Lemon cream, summer berries, cardamom crumble, meringue and white chocolate ice cream
Scoop of ice cream €4
Ice cream sauce €1.50
LL = low-lactose, L = lactose-free, G = gluten-free, GR = gluten-free on request, VN = vegan, VNR = vegan on request, S = spicy hot, M = milk free, V = vegetarian dish, N = contains nuts. Please ask our staff for more information on dishes. According to the Finnish Food Authority’s recommendation, minced meat patties should always be eaten fully cooked. Even high-quality medium-cooked minced meat may contain EHEC bacteria, which may cause a severe food poisoning, especially in children and older people.
contact information contact information Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, Kouvola Hovioikeudenkatu 2
Kouvola
map Mon 15:00 - 22:00 Kitchen: 15:00 - 21:30
Tue - Thu 15:00 - 23:00 Kitchen: 15:00 - 22:30
Fri 15:00 - 00:00 Kitchen: 15:00 - 22:30
Sat 12:00 - 00:00 Kitchen: 12:00 - 22:30
Sun 12:00 - 22:00 Kitchen: 12:00 - 21:30
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