bouchon santa barbara 

9 W. Victoria Street                                phone: (805) 730-1160
Santa Barbara  California  93101              
email:  info@bouchonsantabarbara.com


    
 

 

Owner Mitchell Sjerven & Chef Josh Brown

Only the freshest, high quality local ingredients find their way into the bouchon santa barbara kitchen.  Working closely with local produce growers, fishermen and game ranchers we have created a menu we believe captures the essence of California's Central Coast.  

bouchon santa barbara is dedicated to providing an authentic, regional wine dining experience, carefully choosing menu selections whose ingredients, textures and flavors marry well with the incredible wines coming out of California's fastest growing wine regions-- the Santa Ynez and Santa Maria Valleys, north of Santa Barbara.

bouchon santa barbara

"wine country cuisine"

 

April-May 2008 Menu

(nightly specials, too)

 

appetizers

 

Sautéed Escargot ‘Napoleon’

classic white wine & butter-sautéed escargot with

roasted garlic & fine herbs

layered with filo & garnished with organic watercress

$14.

 

Roasted Wild Mushrooms

over celery root puree with smoked olive oil,

cherry tomato confit & watercress salad

$12.

  

Santa Ynez Wild Boar ‘Rillettes’

apricot compote, shaved Treviso, goat cheese

cornichons, whole grain mustard and grilled ciabatta

$12.

 

Buffalo Tartare

shallot-caper relish, toasted brioche, soft quail egg,

micro greens, smoked EVOO & crispy capers

$14.

 

 

salads & soup

 

Tom Shepard’s Mixed Organic Greens

shaved Carmody cheese, Marcona almonds,

dried apricots & pumpkin vinaigrette

$9.

 

‘Salade Niçoise’

poached Ahi tuna, hard-boiled quail egg, cherry tomatoes,

baby frisée and Farmer’s Market lettuces,

haricots verts & Champagne-Dijon vinaigrette

$14.

 

Roasted McGrath Farms Baby Beets & Carrots

red, yellow and candy stripe beets, baby carrots,

Purple Haze goat cheese, crushed hazelnuts,

lemon basil and sherry vinaigrette

$11.

 

Roasted Artichoke Bisque

with Dungeness crab salad garnish

$10.

 

 

restaurant details  

private dining at the Grand Table in the cork room 10-20 pp

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bouchon santa barbara opened Bastille Day 1998

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we shop produce at local Farmer’s Markets

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chefs will gladly prepare vegetarian items

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bouchon means wine cork in French

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corkage is $25. per 750 ml btl

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dinner nightly from 5:30

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 specials nightly

 

cheeses

(select any three cheeses, selections change frequently)

$15.

 

with house made crackers, candied walnuts & dried fruit compote

 

typical California selections:

Humboldt Fog, Cypress Grove Chevre, Arcata, California

Goat, ribbon of vegetable ash. Best California goat cheese we’ve tasted.

Bucheret, Redwood Hill Farm, Sebastopol, California

Goat, dense buttery texture. Slightly tangy with mild herb flavor.

Original Blue, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Point Reyes, Calif.

Cow, aged 6 months, tangy, smooth and creamy  California’s best blue.

Mt. Tam, Cowgirl Creamery, Pt. Reyes, California

Cow, triple creme.  Perfect balance of creaminess & tanginess.

St. George, Matos Farms, Santa Rosa, California

Cow, Portuguese-style table cheese.  Semi-firm, hint of a nutty flavor.

Red Hawk, Cowgirl Creamery, Pt. Reyes, California

Cow, triple creme.  Rich, creamy & complex. Deliciously pungent.

Purple Haze, Matos Farms, Santa Rosa, California

Goat, Infused with lavender and fennel pollen..  Intense and creamy.

Midnight Moon, Cypress Grove Chevre, Arcata, California

Goat, Semi-firm, aged cheese.  Smooth and creamy with a tart finish.

San Joaquin Gold, Fiscalini Farms, Modesto, California

Cow, Semi-firm, natural rind.  Buttery and nutty, similar to Fontina .

We source all of our cheeses from a wonderful local cheese shop in Santa Barbara called 'C'est Cheese'

  for more info:  http://cestcheese.com/index.html

 

visit our sister restaurant devoted to fine dining seafood:  www.seagrassrestaurant.com

 

 

mains

 

Pan-Seared Pacific Scallops

saffron & fine herb risotto, market ratatouille

rustic sweet basil pesto and organic baby watercress

$28.

 

Grilled Pacific Salmon

house-made tagliatelle with morel mushrooms and English peas

in a white wine-cream sauce and garnished with basil oil

$28.

 

Fresh Pacific Ahi Tuna

lightly smoked, seared rare and crusted with BD Farms fine herbs

white bean purée, grilled asparagus & saffron-cider vinegar gastrique

$28.

 

Pan-Roasted Chicken

lemon zest mashed potatoes, braised baby artichokes

Meyer lemon marmalade and tarragon beurre noisette

$25.

 

Braised Short Ribs

creamy truffle golden polenta, sautéed rainbow chard

braising jus and bursted tomato beurre blanc

$28.

 

Bourbon & Maple-Glazed California Duck Breast

duck confit, thyme-infused jus, succotash of corn, fava beans

applewood-smoked bacon and Windrose Farms butternut squash

$28.

 

Blood Orange Marinated Char-grilled Rack of Lamb

sage spaetzle, braised rappini, sautéed baby carrots

and red wine-sage demiglace

$32.

 

Pan-seared Rack of Venison

‘boulangerie’ potatoes, sautéed haricots verts

shaved sweet onion and blackberry demiglace

$32.

 

Grilled New York

‘bouchon hash’ of Yukon Gold potatoes, yams,

sweet potatoes & San Joaquin Gold cheddar with

grilled broccolini and veal demiglace

$35.

 

desserts

Warm Santa Barbara Chocolate ‘Molten Lava’ Cake

Brazilian coffee ice cream

$11.

 

Meyer Lemon Curd Tart

with fresh berry compote and whipped cream

$9.

 

Apple ‘Tarte Tatin’

on puff pastry with caramel-rum sauce and cinnamon ice cream

$9.

 

Vanilla Crème Brulée

$8.

 

‘Two Scoops’

choose from a selection of ice creams & sorbets

$6.

 

all ice creams from world-famous,

Santa Barbara-based McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams

 

 

reservations@bouchonsantabarbara.com 

 

Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers” (2001-2007)

“Award of Excellence”

Wine Spectator Magazine

 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

"With seasonal menu changes, BOUCHON hits a bull's-eye 

when it comes to fine dining with an understated flair."

Santa Barbara Magazine  ~  June/July 2003

 

"This is Central Coast cuisine, at it's finest." 

Gayot  ~  June 2006