Spice Dines French at Rustique Castlegate and York Christmas Market

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Saturday 22 November 2025 13:30

From £29.00

Listed by Spice Yorkshire

Overview

Come and join us for a relaxing Saturday lunch at this popular restaurant located close to Clifford's Tower. Established in 2004, Rustique specialises in rustic French cooking in a busy, vibrant upbeat Bistro atmosphere. Today we will have a 2 course meal consisting of a starter and main. Desserts can be ordered and paid for on the day.

As this is one of our Spice Dines Around the World meals, you will qualify for a sticker in your passport. If you haven't already got a Spice Dines Passport we will issue you with one on the day. Once you have collected 10 stickers you can choose a gift of either a bottle of wine or box of chocolates.

We'll be having a wander around the Christmas market first so if you wish to join us please meet outside Harkers at 12pm.

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Includes

  • Starter
  • Main

Extras

  • Drinks
  • Dessert

Location & Itinerary

Food & Meals

Below is the menu. All dishes can be made gluten free apart from the pasta ones. Please choose what you would like to eat from the options below.

STARTERS

SOUPE DU JOUR - a large bowl of homemade soup served with warm French bread (V)

SOUPE A L’OIGNON – classic French onion soup made with beef stock and finished with cheese croutons

PÂTÉ DE FOIES DE VOLAILLE - Chicken liver pâté, served with French bread and a sweet red onion marmalade

CHAMPIGNONS À L’AIL - Pan fried mushrooms, cooked with garlic and finished with cream, served with French bread (V)

MOULES MARINIERES A LA CRÈME - Starter portion of mussels cooked in a white wine, garlic cream and herb sauce served with French bread

SALADE DE CHÈVRE - Croutons of melted goat’s cheese on mixed leaves with a balsamic glaze (V)

BOULETTES D’AGNEAU - Minced lamb kofta served with minted yogurt and pitta bread

FRITOT DE BRIE - Breaded brie served with mixed leaves and mixed berry compote (V)

CROQUETTE DE CRABE - A coriander and lemon crab cake with baby salad and chilli salsa

 

MAINS

STEAK FRITES - A juicy pan-fried rump steak cooked to your liking, served with French fries and a choice of either garlic butter, green peppercorn or creamy mushroom sauce. State how you would like it cooked

CROQUETTES DE SAUMON - Homemade salmon fishcakes served with mixed leaves, fries, and tartare sauce

POULET FAÇON BRETONNE - Chicken breast cooked in a Brittany style with mushrooms, leeks, onions, white wine and tarragon creamy sauce served with Dauphinoise potatoes

CONFIT DE CANARD - Slow roasted leg of duck served with dauphinoise potatoes and a port and redcurrant sauce

LINGUINE AUX CREVETTES ET AU CRABE - King Prawn and Crab linguine, herb oil, red chilli and lime zest

LOUP DE MER - Fillet of sea bass on sweet potato purée, finished with a lemon butter sauce

JARRET DE PORC AU CIDRE - Slow braised pork shank, cooked in cider, served with coarse grain mustard mash and cider & apple sauce

SALADE DE POULET ET LARD FUMÉ - Pan fried chicken and smoked bacon served on a dressed salad

TARTE AUX CHAMPIGNONS ET PONT L’ÉVÈQUE - Leek, mushrooms and Pont l’Évèque tart, served with salad and fries (V)

TAGINE MAROCAIN DE LÉGUMES - Moroccan spiced vegetables tagine with mixed vegetables and pulses, cooked with tomatoes and ras el hanout spices. Served with apricot bulgar and minted raita (V)

RUSTIQUE BURGER - Pan fried house burger served in a brioche bun with salad, fries and burger sauce with either blue cheese or brie cheese

MOULES MARINIÈRES À LA CRÈME - Classic French dish of mussels cooked in a white wine, garlic, herbs and cream, served with French bread

OEUF Á LA BASQUE - spicy sausage cooked with onions, new potatoes and peas in a smokey paprika and tomato sauce, topped with an egg and baked

RISOTTO AUX CHAMPIGNONS VÉGAN - wild mushrooms cooked with shallots and leeks in a creamy risotto (VE)

COQ AU VIN - Chicken slowly casseroled in red wine, mushrooms and baby onions, served on rissole potatoes

Meeting Point

12pm at Harkers if you are having a look around the Christmas market or 1:30pm at the restaurant

York Christmas Markets
Getting There

Rustique is at 28 Castlegate, which is located near Clifford's Tower. There is a pay and display car park at Clifford's Tower.

If you are joining us for a wander around the market first then Harkers is located on St Helen's Square just off Museum Street.

See Parkopedia for York city centre parking.

Availability & Pricing

TypePrice
Member£29.00Sold Out
Guest£35.00Sold Out

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28 Castlegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9RP

Host & Everything Else

Your Spice Dines Passport if you already have one.

Jill Pearson and Jonathan Banks on 07969 349714

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