107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café http://107fourthavenue.com 107fourthavenue.com Restaurant Site Tue, 08 May 2012 14:46:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Welcome to 107 Fourth Avenue http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/welcome-to-107-fourth-avenue/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/welcome-to-107-fourth-avenue/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:12:07 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=1134 The front patio and rear deck are open.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/welcome-to-107-fourth-avenue/feed/ 0 107 Fourth Avenue – Food http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/small-plates/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/small-plates/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:33:26 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=131 The Three Cheeses Plate: The selection of cheeses changes regularly,  mostly sourced from Quebec & Ontario.

 

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café    -     Food

 

Ace Baguette  with oil & balsamic vinegar, or unsalted butter.    $2

Cup of Soup  with bread.   $7

Green Salad  with a sesame seed vinagrette.   $7

French Fries  freshly cut & fried in canola oil.   $7

Chorizo & Mixed Olives   $9

Beef Meatballs braised in a white wine & almond sauce.  $10

Caesar Salad   with thick-cut smoked bacon, shaved parmesan cheese, and anchovies.     $12

Black Bean Salad with sweet peppers, roasted fennel, Jalapeños, celerey & red onion, on a bed of greens with coriander.    $12

Warm Dates  wrapped in smoked bacon.     $12

Mushroom & Tarragon Spread  with Castelveltrano olives and toasted seed bread.   $13

Naan Pizza with chorizo, Jarlsberg & goat cheeses, zucchini, green onions, Niçoise olives and a smoky tomato sauce.  $14

Croque Monsieur  Broiled Jarlsberg cheese & Capicollo on toast with Dijon mustard.  Served with fries and salad.  $15

Wild Gulf of Mexico Shrimp sautéed in a mustard seed, tarragon & white wine sauce. Served with braised zucchini and frisée lettuce.  $15

Seared Albacore Tuna Loin with a ginger miso dressing and a black bean & Jalapeño purée, pickled radish, avocado & cucumber.  $16

Charcuterie Plate  Cured meats and Crotonese cheese with bread.   $16

Cheese Plate  with toasted walnuts, a fruit compote and bread.    $16

Seared Digby Scallops with double-smoked bacon, cabbage & sweet peas.   $18

Marinated Tempeh in a sambal sauce with brown rice and vegetables. Served with Macadamia nuts, pappadoms and fresh coriander.  $18

Steak Sandwich  Angus Reserve beef, Jarlsberg, sautéed mushrooms, peppers and onion on a toasted baguette. Served with salad and fries.  $18

Steak-Frîtes  Angus Reserve beef grilled to order, with salad and French fries.  5 oz: $17    10 oz:  $30  (with mushrooms & onions sautéed in brandy, add $5)

 

Desserts:

Torrone di Torino  A chocolate and almond loaf served with a small berry sauce & whipped cream.  $8

Banana & Cashew Brulée  Whipped bananas with coconut milk and finely chopped cashews, topped with bruléed raw cane sugar.  $8

 

plus daily specials

 

 

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/small-plates/feed/ 0 107 Fourth Avenue – White Wine http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/wine-list-%e2%80%93-white-rose/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/wine-list-%e2%80%93-white-rose/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:34:46 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=130  

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café   -   White Wine                       

 prices per bottle / 6oz glass

 

Murelle Trebbiano d’Abruzzo ’11 (Italy) 12%  Light, fresh and fruity.  $33  $8.25

Giorgio & Gianni  Pinot Grigio  ’11  Pavia (Italy) 12%   Fresh and soft.   $37   $9.25

Vineland Estates Sauvignon Blanc ’09 Niagara Escarpment VQA 12%  Full-bodied and a bit smokey.  $40  $10

Brigaldara Soave ’10 Verona (Italy) 12.5%  Unoaked, 100% Gaganega.  $42  $10.5

Lichtlé Pinot Blanc ’11 Alsace (France) 13.5%  Fruity & slightly sweet, with grapefruit & hazlenuts.  $43  $10.75

Bogle Chardonnay  ’10  Clarksburg/Monterey (California) 13.5%  Fermented & aged in new American oak. Big & buttery.  $43   $10.75

Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc  ’10  Marborough (New Zealand) 13%   Grassy with soft tropical aromas.   $46   $11.5

Daniel Chotard Sancerre  ’10 Loire (France) 13%  Unoaked 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Citrus & minerals.  $48  $12

 

Sparkling Wine:

Nino Franco Prosecco  nv  Valdobiaddene (Italy) 11%    Smooth & creamy, lots of tiny bubbles.  $45   $10 (5oz)  

 

 (see our wine-based cocktails on the Cocktails page)

 

 

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107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café  -   Red & Rosé Wines

                                                                                                                         prices per bottle / 6oz glass

 

Murelle Montepluciano ’10 Abruzzo (Italy) 13%  Light but with good character.  $33  $8.25

San Tiziano Cabernet/Merlot nv Veneto (Italy) 12%  Fruity 50/50 blend. Very drinkable.  $35  $8.75

Lailey Cabernet-Merlot ’09 Niagara (Canada) 13%  Oaked, 80% Cab. Franc, 20% Merlot. Great value.  $38  $9.5

Andaluna Malbec Rosé ’10 Mendoza (Argentina) 14%  a very dark full-bodied rosé.  $40  $10

Logan Weemala Shiraz ’08 Central Ranges (NSW, Australia) 13.5%  Good balance, not too fruit-forward.  $41  $10.25

Ondalán Rioja ’10 (Spain) 13.5%  100% Tempranillo, “Joven” (young wine). Full-bodied.  $41  $10.25

Delibori Ripasso ’08 Veneto (Italy) 13.5% Valpolicella Classico.  $42  $10.50

Weinert Malbec ’05 Mendoza (Argentina) 14.5%  70-110 year-old vines and aged in old oak.  $43  $10.75

Les Abeilles de Colombo Côtes du Rhône ’10 (France) 13.5%   Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre.  Dark purple & spicy.  $42  $10.5

Chanson  Pinot Noir  ’08 Beaune, Côte d’Or (France) 12.5%  A true Burgundian Pinot. Dry & light with good fruit expression.  $41  $10.25  new lower price!

Magliano  Heba  ’09  Tuscany (Italy) 13%   Morellino di Scansano (Sangiovese/Syrah).  $46   $11.5

Penley Phoenix Cabernet ’09 Coonawarra (S. Australia) 14.5%  Top-flight Aussie Cab with the usual plum/cassis features.  $51  $12.75

Belle Glos “Meiomi” Pinot Noir ’09 Sonoma/Santa Barbara/Monterey (California) 13.9%  Aromatic & spicy.  $53  $13.25

Château Anthonic ’07 Moulis-en-Médoc  (France)  13%  Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Petit Verdot. One year in oak.  $56  $14

Darien ‘Seleccion’ Rioja ’03 (Spain) 14%  Tempranillo, Garnacha, Manzuelo, Graciano.  $60  $15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/the-aquarium/feed/ 0 “Sandra” http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/sandra-2/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2012/05/02/sandra-2/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:19:57 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=1596 Scrap metal sculpture by local artist Tick Tock Tom, by the fireplace.

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107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café     -     Liquor         (all prices are per 1.5oz serving)

 

Vodka       Stolichnaya (Latvia)  $6.50

                      Chopin Polish potato vodka    $7.75

                      Žubrowka Polish bison grass vodka    $6.75

Gin             Gordon’s  (London)   $6.50

                      Tanqueray  (London)   $6.75

                       Plymouth  (U.K.)   – a little smoother & subtler than London gins.   $7.75

Tequila     Herradura Reposado  (Mexico)  $9.75

Rum            Barcardi white rum  – a blend of Puerto Rican rums.   $6.5

                        Mount Gay Eclipse amber rum  (Barbados)   $6.75

                        Mount Gay Extra Old   (Barbados)    $7.5

                        Gosling’s Black Seal    (Bermuda)   $6.5

Whiskey   Wiser’s Deluxe  (Canadian)   $6.5

                        Wiser’s 18 year-old   $8.75

                       Jack Daniels Tennessee Sour Mash.    $6.75

                       Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon.    $7.75

                        Bushmill’s Black Bush   (Irish)   $7.25

                        Green Spot (Irish)  $10.5

Scotch Whisky   Johnnie Walker Black Label   $7.75

                       the Glenlivet 12 yr-old  (Speyside) $8  

                        Glenfarclas  10 yr-old  (Speyside) $8.75

                        Highland Park 12 yr-old  (Orkneys)  $8.75

                        Talisker 10 yr-old   (Skye)   $10.25

                       Laphroaig 10 yr-old  (Islay)   $10.5

                      Dalwhinnie 15 yr-old  (Grampians) $11

                      Lagavulin 16 yr-old  (Islay)  $12.25

Grappa       Bottega   (Italy)   $6.75

                        Nibbio   (Italy)  – 100% Nebbiolo & ultra-smooth.   $9

Eau-de-Vie    Pascall Poire Williams   (France)  $8.25

Brandy       Calvados Boulard   (France)   $8

                         Remy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac   (France)  $11.5

                         Château de Laubade Bas Armagnac  (France)    $8.5

Bitters        Campari   (Italy)  – drink with ice, soda & lemon.    $6.75

Liqueurs   Ramazzotti Sambuca  (Italy)  $6.5

                         Ramazzotti Black Sambuca  (Italy)   – best flamed with three coffee beans.   $6.75

                         Ricard Pastis  (France)   $6.75

                        di Saronno Amaretto  (Italy)  – almond  $7

                        Brandy & Benedictine   (France)    $7.75

                        Green Chartreuse  (France) alc. 55%   $8.75

 

 

 

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107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café    -     Fortified & Sweet Wine    

                                                                                                                                                               per 3 oz glass

Dubonnet   France  15%   spiced, with hints of orange & coffee.  $6

Martini Dry Vermouth    Italy  18%    a refreshing apéritif with ice, lemon & soda.    $6

Martini Rosso Vermouth    Italy  16%    also recommended with ice, lemon & soda.   $6

Williams & Humbert Oloroso Sherry    Spain   19%    a pale, dry sherry with almond tones.   $7.5

Reynac Pineau  France  17%   an aged blend of unfermented grape juice & Cognac.  Served chilled.  $7.5

Delaforce 2005 LBV Port    Portugal   20%    complex and earthy.    $8

Southbrook Framboise    Niagara    14%    balanced tannins & sweetness.    $9

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/08/24/the-reading-corner/feed/ 0 Rear Deck in July http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/07/26/rear-deck-in-july/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/07/26/rear-deck-in-july/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:47:28 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=1492 The best kind of air conditioning…

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]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/07/02/reference-library/feed/ 0 Espresso machine http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/21/expresso-machine/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/21/expresso-machine/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:15:29 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=1076 Try a short espresso & a Nibbio grappa!  We use freshly roasted coffee beans from Ottawa’s Francesco Coffee, but the grappa is from Barolo in Piedmont.  Above is a landscape by Hungarian-German artist Johanna Dill-Malburg (1860-1944), of the Munich Group.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/21/expresso-machine/feed/ 0 Mark Haynes http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/19/tuscan-landscape/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/19/tuscan-landscape/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:41:53 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=929 “Landscape with poppies, Tuscany” by British (Yorkshire) artist Mark Haynes (1956 – ), circa 1998.  We usually have at least one Tuscan red wine, to help you imagine yourself here.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/19/tuscan-landscape/feed/ 0 Paul Raymond Seaton http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/07/still-life/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/07/still-life/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:43:23 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=933 Detail of still life by British (Birmingham) artist Paul Raymond Seaton (1953 -   ), dated 1995.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/06/07/still-life/feed/ 0 Douglas Elliott http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/20/the-big-table/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/20/the-big-table/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 04:42:49 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=322 “Solo Dragger, Gloucester” (Mass.), oil on board circa 1978,  by Toronto artist Douglas Elliott (1916-2006), above our only large table, and a church pew.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/20/the-big-table/feed/ 0 High Tables http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/02/interior-view/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/02/interior-view/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 00:18:42 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=1159 We are first and foremost a bar, and due to the diverse nature of our furniture and seating we do not take reservations.  We like to encourage our guests to mingle around the bar and high tables, but even for those who wish to sit and dine, why not order a drink at the bar and wait for a table? You never know, you might meet someone interesting.  Even on busy nights turnover is usually rapid since many are just here for a quick drink or small plate.  We hope you understand.

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/05/02/interior-view/feed/ 0 107 Fourth Avenue – Cocktails http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/04/22/cocktails/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/04/22/cocktails/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:10:19 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=356  

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café    -    Cocktails

 

Sangria    3 oz. red (or white) wine, 0.5 oz. gin, orange juice & soda.  7$   (4 glass jug $25)

Kir    5 oz. white wine, 0.5 oz. cassis.   $8.5

Kir Royale    5 oz. prosecco, 0.5 oz. cassis.   $10.5

Mimosa     4 oz. prosecco, orange juice.   $8.5

Raspberry Royale    5 oz. prosecco, 1 oz. framboise.    $11.5

Ashley’s Cocktail   1.5 oz Remy Martin, 1.5 oz prosecco, & lemon juice.  $14

Polish Apple Pie    1.5 oz. Zubrowka Polish bison grass vodka & apple juice.    $7.25

Shawn’s Cocktail   1.5 oz. gin with cranberry cocktail and fresh rosemary.  $7.5

Michelle’s Cocktail    1.5 oz. Mount Gay Eclipse rum, pineapple & apple juice.    $7.75

Pompadour  1.5 oz. Pineau des Charentes, 1.5 oz. Mount Gay Eclipse rum, lemon juice.  $10.25

The Tongerloo  1 oz each vodka & kahlua, and an espresso shot (chilled).  $9

 

 

 

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/04/22/cocktails/feed/ 0 107 Fourth Avenue – Beer http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/03/13/beer/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/03/13/beer/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:20:41 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=361

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café     -      Beer

 

Draught Beer   -    Ashton Brewing Company Amber Ale  Ontario  5%   15oz  $6.20

 

Bottles    -     Labatt 50   Ontario  5%  341ml  $5.31

                        Kronenbourg 1664   France  4.7%  330ml  $5.75

                        Žywiec  Poland  5.5%  500ml  $6.20

(all prices are exclusive of hst)

 

 

 

 

]]> http://107fourthavenue.com/2011/03/13/beer/feed/ 0 Philip Craig http://107fourthavenue.com/2010/09/17/philip-craig/ http://107fourthavenue.com/2010/09/17/philip-craig/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:28:38 +0000 admin http://107fourthavenue.com/?p=920 Landscape of the Experimental Farm in Ottawa, 2009, by Ottawa artist Philip Craig (1951 - ). Donated by the artist to help provide free hip replacement surguries in Guatamala by Operation Walk Canada.

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