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INTIMATE, seasonal, FARM-TO-TABLE dining

Dining at the Balch Bistro

Join us for a casually-elegant, rustic dining experience (indoor or patio dining)

Open Thursday & Monday 5 – 7 pm; Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 5 – 8 pm

(Closed Tues/Wed & for occasional private events – scroll below for private event dates)

Dinner Menu

Menu updated seasonally. We source local, organic, farm-to-table whenever possible. We feature natural products from our neighbor, Azure Standard, as well as other local farms, the Balch gardens, and the overall bounty of this diverse growing region.

Dine, Historic Balch Hotel

Starters & Salads


Balch Board

Selection of cured meats and cheeses with olives,fruit, and crackers

Serves two 13

Serves four 18


BALCH SALAD

Carbon Farm, Dufur, OR organic greens topped with nuts, apple, feta, and pickled red onion; topped in Balch balsamic vinaigrette (GF) 14

With Mary's free-range, organic chicken 19

Side salad 8

Entrées


Salmon Cakes

Columbia River Chinook salmon cakes with house-made lemon-garlic aioli, paired with an organic green salad with fresh berries, nuts, feta (GF) 

2 salmon cakes 20

3 salmon cakes 24


Pulled Pork OR Pulled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

Choice of Mango-Habanero or Chipotle BBQ sauce, lemon-poppy coleslaw, and kettle chips 22

GF bun available upon


8 OZ Sirloin Steak

Petite Sirloin, topped with sautéed mushrooms, served with roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables 30

Dine, Historic Balch Hotel

Dessert


Balch Signature Fruit Crisp

Seasonal local fruit baked with oat streusel (GF) 9

A la mode 11

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sundae

With a choice of caramel or chocolate Cabernet Sauvignon wine sauce 

BALCH ChocolaTe Cake

Rich and deliciously moist chocolate cake topped with chocolate ganache. Drizzled with chocolate Cabernet Sauvignon reduction sauce 9

A la mode 11

See wine list for selections of local wine, craft beer and cider, NA craft beer and soft drinks

UPCOMING PRIVATE EVENT CLOSURES

FOR THE BALCH HOTEL & BISTRO

Please note that the hotel and/or Bistro will be closed for private events on the following dates:

SAT, OCT 7: BISTRO & HOTEL CLOSED

THURS, OCT 12: BISTRO CLOSED (HOTEL OPEN)

FRI-SAT, OCT 13 – 14: BISTRO & HOTEL CLOSED

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