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Bon Vivant Restaurant

Bon Vivant Restaurant

(Now Closed)
French Restaurant$$$$
University South, Palo Alto
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Bon Vivant Restaurant
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Dinner 5Lunch 4Brunch 5Dessert 4Cocktails 2
Hors D'Oeuvre‏
Old-Fashioned French Onion Soup with Comté Tartines
11
Sauteed Sea Scallops
15
Celery mousseline, bacon, saffron sauce
Escargots a La Bourguignonne
14
Baked in garlic, parsley and vermouth butter
Tartare De Filet De Boeuf
16
Quail egg, truffle fries
Mussels Mariniere
16
White wine, garlic slivers, fresh herbs
Langue De Boeuf
13
Beef tongue,‏ red wine glaze
Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting Platter
21
Served with assorted accompaniment
Soup Du Jour
10
Escargots a La Médoc
13
Snails with garlic cream, puff pastry
Wild Mushroom Tart
14
Chèvre, fresh herbes, white peach glaze, saba
Braised Octopus
16
Peppered with smoked paprika, pineapple aioli
Caramelized Foie Gras
26
Pear, coteaux du layon jelly, pâté de canard, toasted brioche
Foie Gras "Peach Melba"
20
Fresh raspberries, caramelized peaches
Caviar Service
150
Golden osetra caviar, house-made blinis, crème fraiche and accompaniments
Salade
Salade De Betterave
13
Organic golden and red beets melange, chèvre de provence, lavender vinaigrette, candied walnuts
Arugula Salad
13
Toasted walnuts, arugula, cherry tomatoes, citrus vinaigrette, radish, apples
Roquefort Salade
14
Endives, baby lettuce, pear, walnuts
Fromage Chaud
14
Herb-crusted goat cheese on toast over mesclun salad, mint and basil sorbet, asparagus, blood orange vinaigrette
Salade Gourmande
14
Duck confit,‏ organic red cabbage, fleur de sel, truffle oil, pickled blueberries, organic frisée, poached egg
Entree‏
Market Fish
Market
Tournedos Rossini
45
Hudson valley foie gras, filet mignon, gratin dauphinois, black truffle
Braised Rabbit
29
With herbs and white wine, loire carrots and wild mushrooms
Beef Stroganoff a La Russe
26
Tender strips of beef and organic mushrooms sautéed in butter and swirled with white bourbon sauce
Roasted Pheasant
33
Young pheasant marinated in armagnac, black truffle butter, caramelized apples. Royal trumpet mushrooms
Coq Au Vin
24
Organic chicken braised with wine, mushrooms
Artisanal Cheeses
House-made jam, toasted nuts, seasonal fruits
Crispy Skin Salmon Fillet
24
Black wild rice, seasonal vegetables with hazelnut relish
Magret De Canard a L'Orange
27
Roasted duck breast, sarladaises potatoes
Filet Mignon Au Poivre
36
Gratin dauphinois, carrot puree, cognac cream sauce
Seared Sea Scallops
26
Celery mousseline, bacon, baby root vegetables and saffron sauce
Pork Chop Calvados
26
Prime reserve french-cut pork chop, roasted apples, served with golden onions and baby potatoes, calvados, sage
Confit De Canard
23
Duck leg, organic ratatouille
Charcuterie Board
18
Assortment of pâtés and cured meats, stone ground mustard, cornichons and baguette
Side Dishes
Organic Spring Vegetables Sautéed in Vanilla Butter
9
Truffle Fries
9
Organic Ratatouille
9
Asparagus and Wild Mushroom Risotto
9
Hors D'Oeuvre‏
English Pea Soup
11.00
Fresh dungeness crab meat, chives
Crispy Duck Confit
13.00
Brussels sprouts, blood orange gastrique
Roasted Beet Salad
12.00
Toasted pine nuts, goat cheese, lavender vinaigrette
Salade Gourmande
15.00
Smoked duck breast, fleur de sel, truffle oil
Moule Mariniere
14.00
Mussels, white‏ wine, fines herbs, garlic slivers
Sautéed Sea Scallops
15.00
Cauliflower puree, balsamic vinaigrette
Wild Mushroom Tart
14.00
Fresh herbs, slow-roasted peach sauce
Baby Octopus Salad
13.00
Nicoise olives, frisee, tomatoes, crème fraiche
Butter Lettuce and Prawn Salad
14.00
Frisee, Fannel, fresh mango, citrus reduction
Escargots a La Bourguignonne
12.00
Garlic, white wine, fresh herbs, butter
Bv Favorites
East Coast Oysters on the Half Shell
12.00
Half dozen, mignonette, cocktail sauce
Artisanal Cheeses
16.00
Pineapple chutney, almonds
Charcuterie Board
18.00
Assortment of pates and cured meats, stone ground mustard, cornichons and baguette
Crispy Sweetbreads
15.00
Truffled potatoes
Plats Principal‏
Salmon Crepe
12.00
Creme fraiche, capers, shaved onions
Croque Monsieur
12.00
Truffle honey mustard, salt roasted fingerlings
Wild Salmon Nicoise
18.00
Heirloom potatoes, sweet peppers, French beans, nicoise olives and fresh herbs
Market Crepe
11.00
Market vegetables,‏ goat cheese, frisee, balsamic
Croque Madame
13.00
Truffle honey mustard, salt roasted fingerlings, farm egg
Kir Royale or Mimosa
7
Hot Chocolate
5
Omelette with Fried Sausages
14
Caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes
Croissant Sandwich
12
Egg, prosciutto and cheese, brunch potatoes
Two Eggs Your Favorite Style Brunch Potatoes,
10
Petite salad
Fresh Orange Juice
6
Eggs
14
Smoked duk benedict smoked duck breast, english muffin, hollandaise sauce, brunch potatoes
Salmon Benedict
15
Smoked salmon, capers, red onions, english muffin, hollandaise sauce, brunch potatoes
Vegetarian Omelette
12
Wild mushrooms, roasted red peppers, fresh thyme, roasted potatoes
Bv Favorites‏
Parfait
10
French granola, fresh fruits, organic yogurt
Organic Fresh Berry Blintzes
13
Fresh farmed‏ cottage cheese, fresh berries, raspberry coulis
Escargots a La Bourguignonne
12
Garlic, white wine and fresh herb butter
Bon Vivant Breakfast
12
House-baked croissant, brie, organic butter, jam, hard boiled egg
Salade Niçoise De Saumon
15
Tomatoes, salmon, hard-boiled eggs, niçoise olives, and anchovies, dressed with a vinaigrette
Fruit Platter
13
Assortment of fresh organic fruits, honey, organic yogurt
Truffle Fries
11
Black truffle oil, fresh parsley
Pain Perdu
12
French toast, maple syrup, caramelized bananas, candied walnuts
Plaque De Provence
13
A platter with olive tapenade, garlic croutones, roasted eggplant, petit ratatouille, marinated artichokes
Pan Bagnat
14
A traditional‏ sandwich with meat, eggs, anchovies and all kinds of fresh juicy organic vegetables made of pain de campagne
Crepes and Sandwiches
Duck and Pate Sandwich
14
Duck breast, butter with fresh herbs, parisienne baguette
Crepe Parisien, Nutella and Caramelized Bananas
10
Market Crepe
12
Roasted vegetables and goat cheese
Sandwich Parisien
13
Hamand gruyere, parisienne baguette, arugula
Salmon Crepe
14
Creme fraîiche, capers, red onions, dill
Latin Quarter Sandwich
12
Wine- and herb-braised pulled pork, and roasted long hot peppers, house-backed French bread
Croque Madame/Monsieur
12 - 13
Hors D'Oeuvre‏
Soup Du Jour
10
Charcuterie Board
16
Assortment of pates and cured meats, stone ground mustard, cornichons and baguette
Crispy Duck Confit
14
Organic ratatouille
Wild Mushroom Tart
14
Goat cheese, fresh herbs, slow roasted peach gastrique
Salade De Périgord
14
Smoked duck breast, organic butter lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, fromage blanc, fleur de sel, walnuts, pain de campagne
Artisanal Cheeses
17
House-made jam, toasted nuts, seasonal fruits
Sauteed Sea Scallop
13
Celery and beet root puree, bacon and safran sauce
Moules Mariniere
14
Mussels, white wine, fines herbs, garlic slivers
Pure Creation‏
Souffle Grand Marnier
14
Allow 20 minutes
Marie-Antoinette's Secret
12
French meringue, strawberries, pomegranate, mascarpone chantilly, raspberry sorbet
Creme Brulee a La Fleur D'Orange
10
Creamy custard, crispy sugar top
Chocolate Soufflé
14
Allow 20 minutes
Napoleon
11
Silver honey sauce, sugar glazed hazelnuts
Fruits of the Season
Pear Belle Helene
12
A pear poached in sauternes wine and served with champagne ice cream, lyon chocolate sauce and pistachios
Artisanal Cheeses
18
House-made jam, toasted nuts, seasonal fruits
Ice Cream Landscape
10
Deliciously frozen flavors of summer. Champagne ice cream, dark chocolate cacao nibs, fresh berries, pistachios, honey and meyer lemon sorbet
Port, Digestif and Dessert Wines‏
Whisky, cognac, armagnac, calvados tea and coffee selection
Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
15
10 Year Old Port
18
Tawny Port
12
20 Year Old Port
24
Ruby Port
9
Astor
14.00
Gin, French vermouth, Italian vermouth, courvoisier cognac, orange bitters
Knickerbocker
12.00
Rum, lime juice, raspberry syrup, curacao
Arsenic
12.00
Gin, French vermouth, creme de violette, la belle orange cognac & orange licor
Rootless Cosmopolitan
12.00
Vodka, campari, limoncello, fresh squeezed OJ, triple sec
Madame Pompadour
12.00
Liquor de‏ nancy caramel, noyau de poissy almond liquor, vanilla vodka, triple sec, light cream
French Julep
18.00
Briat VSOP armagnac, domaine de canton, pineapple juice, mint, fernet branca
Sazerac
12.00
Rye, absinthe, Peychaud’s bitters, lemon twist
Le Fee Verte
12.00
Whiskey, Italian vermouth, pernod, Angostura bitters
Negroni
12.00
Junipero gin, campari, noilly prat vermouth
Bv Champagne Cocktail
16.00
Roederer champagne, St. Germaine, belle orange cognac liquor, orange

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Bon Vivant Restaurant
535 Bryant St (at University Ave)
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
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Street and garage parking available
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Permanently closed (Show more)
  • Tue–Thu, Sun
    • 11:30 AM–10:00 PM
  • Fri–Sat
    • 11:30 AM–11:30 PM
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(650) 485-3228
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Reservations
Yes
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Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
No
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