Insalata's is serving up a festive feast this Christmas Eve.
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The Four-Course Menu includes:
1st Course: Buttermilk coated potato chips and French onion Dip
2nd Course: (choice of) Wild Mushroom & Chestnut Soup OR FLobster, Beet, and Citrus Salad
Entrée (choice of): New York Strip Roast with truffled dauphinoise potatoes, creamed kale, horseradish, red wine jus; Cioppino; Duo of Duck; or Wild Mushroom Cannelloni
Dessert (choice of): Bûche De Noël; Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake; Sour Cherry Parfait or Duo of Holiday Sorbets
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$80 Adults | $32 Children (12 and under)
Reservations: (415) 457-7700
Celebrate the season with a Christmas Day supper at Sula. Executive Chef Michael Garcia and his holiday helpers will prepare a four-course prix-fixe menu to savor and enjoy.
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1st Course: (choice of) Lobster Ravioli OR Roasted Winter Squash Soup
2nd Course: Waldorf Salad
Entrée: (choice of) Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef; Duck Breast; Roast Lamb Loin; Seafood Cioppino; OR Eggplant Torta
Dessert: (choice of) Bûche de Noël OR Persimmon Pudding
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$125 per person; $55 per child (ages 4-12)
** A 20% gratuity will be added to all checks. Complimentary valet or self-parking is included.
Treat the family to a Joyeux Noël at Petite Left Bank. The Tiburon brasserie is celebrating Christmas Eve with a special 4-course holiday menu.
Christmas Eve Menu:
1st Course: Chestnut Soup with crème fraîche
2nd Course: Blood Orange and Fennel Salad with baby arugula, blue cheese, toasted pecans, blood orange vinaigrette
3rd Course: (choice of)
Prime Rib with potato gratin, chard, Yorkshire pudding, jus; Duck a l'Orange with roasted Liberty Farms duck breast, sunchoke purée, Brussels sprouts; King Salmon with spinach and mascarpone risotto, lollipop kale, pomegranate gastrique
or Parisian Gnocchi with wild mushrooms, kale, butternut squash purée, parsley and pine nut pistou, Estero Gold cheese
Dessert: (choice of)
Chocolate Fondant with hazelnut cream, bourbon caramel sauce OR Crème Brûlée with orange shortbread cookie
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COST: $95 per person
Piatti will host a multi-course Feast of the Seven Fishes featuring seven fish and seafood varieties for the holidays. The special prix fixe menu, served family style, is available December 21 - 24.
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Feast of the Seven Fishes Menu:
1st Course: Prawns with burre monte Calabrian emulsion AND Polpo Carpaccio with shaved fennel, arugula, eveo, grilled lemon and capers
2nd Course: Grilled Branzino with salsa verde, clam brodo, tomato confit, fine herbs AND Dungeness Crab Bucatini with Calabrian butter, fine herbs, bread crumbs, fennel pollen
Third Course: Arctic Bardeto with calamari, clams, cod, fried croutons, saffron aioli, tomato & caper sofrito
Dessert: (choice of) Limoncello Cheesecake OR Sorbet
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$115 per person ($65 optional beverage pairing)
Want to feel like you're dining in a 16th Century-style England manor? Then head over to The Pelican Inn in Muir Beach for their Christmas Eve feast.
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Christmas Eve Menu:
STARTERS: (choice of) Roasted Chestnut Soup with Zen Center bread; Christmas Salad with mandarin oranges, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese, spring mix and honey vinaigrette; OR Mixed Artisanal Cheese Plate (brie, stilton and Humboldt fog)
MAIN COURSE: (choice of) Ribeye Steak served with roasted vegetables carrots, parsnips, celery, potatoes and onions; Salmon Wellington with champagne sauce; Half Roasted Cornish Hen with sauteed spinach and asparagus; OR Veggie Shepards Pie (vegetables with coconut milk, and mango chutney sauce)
DESSERT: (choice of) Cheese Cake with sugar frosting; Chocolate Lava Brownie with raspberry drizzle; or English Sherry Trifle topped with whipped cream
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$79 for adults; $35 for children under 12; Kids (6 & under) are free.
RSVP: (415) 383-6000 ext. 101
