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300 Grove (at Franklin) San Francisco, CA 94102

415-861-5555

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Best Restaurant
Award Winner 2001

Cuisine(s): California, French

Hours: Sun-Wed 5pm-10:30pm, Thu-Sat 5pm-11:30pm

Price: $$$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club
Features: Delivery, Private Party, Business Dining, Prix Fixe

Serving: Dinner

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Street, Valet

Description

Traci Des Jardins' temple to sublime California cuisine is housed in one of Pat Kuleto's most dramatic, elegant settings. The menu has included: supple duck confit with peaches and pistachios; cloud-light halibut with sweet, punchy mussels; a bountiful platter of tiny, jewellike cookies, candies, and pastries. Attentive, well-informed service.

2001 | Best Restaurant

One restaurant might prepare dramatically memorable food. Another might create a unique and luxurious ambience. A third might offer service that's intelligent as well as attentive. When you find a restaurant that encompasses all three -- an improbable scenario, here or anywhere -- you've hit the jackpot. Jardinière, Traci Des Jardins' 4-year-old success story, is one of them. The waiters are so attuned to the kitchen's gustatory pleasures that their opinions are an invaluable... More »

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By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, March 7, 2012

Considering the shrinking of the entree that has taken place over the past two decades, the American dim sum that Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski are serving at State Bird Provisions -- the subject... More »
Eat Foie with Blood Orange at Jardiniere, Tournedos Rossini at Baker Street Bistro

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, February 2, 2012

Counting down the days before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect.Here are two more excuses to eat foie gras this week: On its a la carte dinner menu, Jardiniere is offering a terri... More »
A Giant Beer Dinner at Jardiniere

By Jason Henry | Wed, September 28, 2011

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Dinner Menu

A La Carte

Tsar Nicoulai California Estate $129.00
Calvisius Osetra $149.00

Caviar
with traditional garnish

Each $3.50

Oysters On The Half Shell
with champagne mignonette and fresh horseradish

$18.00

Jardinière Charcuterie Plate
mousse, rillettes, lonza, rosette de lyon, finocchiona

$13.00

Roasted Nantes Carrot Soup
duck confit, sorrel and walnut sabayon

$19.00

Local Dungeness Crab
black radish, ruby grapefruit and crustacean aïoli

$21.00

Maine Diver Scallops
celery root, leeks and smoked bacon, winter pistou

$16.00

Salad Of Zuckerman Asparagus
mozzarella di bufala, prosciutto and wild arugula

$17.00

Orecchiette
lamb tongue, broccoli rabe and smoked sheep's milk cheese

$18.00

Spaghetti alla Chitarra
local sanddabs, english peas and meyer lemon

$17.00

Carnaroli Risotto
chanterelle mushrooms, asparagus and parmigiano-reggiano

$40.00

Watson Farm Spring Lamb
cardoon and butterball potato gratin, tuscan kale

$35.00

Local Petrale Sole
fava greens, french radish and rock shrimp, herb nage

$32.00

Hoffman Ranch Hen
porcini mushrooms, artichokes and pancetta, natural jus

$36.00

Virginia Striped Bass
delta asparagus, new potatoes and green garlic, uni emulsion

$38.00

Liberty Farms Duck Breast
caramelized fennel, preserved kumquats and farro

Cheeses

Bent River
bloomy rind cow's milk. mankato, minnesota

Andante Chèvre
fresh goat's milk. petaluma, california

Prairie Grove Gouda
raw aged cow's milk. raymond, nebraska

Mont St. Francis
washed rind raw goat's milk. greenville, indiana

Ewe's Blue
blue veined sheep's milk. old chatham, new york

Sweets

$10.00

White Chocolate Crémeux
black thai tea, pecan cake and caramel foam

$9.00

Heirloom Citrus Sorbets
meringue, candied peel and yogurt

$10.00

Bearss Lime Cake
coconut crème, margarita sorbet and salt air

$13.00

Bonne Bouche Platter
crème brûlée, opera cake, petite tarts, cookies, fruit jellies, chocolate truffles and candies

$10.00

Milky Way
chocolate, malted nougat, and caramel ice cream

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Jardiniere

300 Grove (at Franklin) San Francisco, CA 94102

415-861-5555

Description

2001 | Best Restaurant

By Mollie McWilliams | Wed, April 4, 2012

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, March 8, 2012

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, March 7, 2012

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, February 2, 2012

By Jason Henry | Wed, September 28, 2011