Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
398 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA
Menu (As of 10/30)
Wine List
- Snacks $8.00
- Fried Chickpeas $8.00Berbere spice, chermoula
- Gougeres $8 / $14House-made cheese puffs, Comté, Ricotta
- Pommes Frites $14 / $10Hand cut fries, smoked ketchup, garlic aïoli
- Marinated Olives $10 / $12Niçoise, Picholine, lemon
- Chicken Liver Mousse $12.00Savory Madeleines, charred grapes
Tsar Nicoulai Caviar
- 1 ounce ~ Estate 90 $5 each
Oyster Selection
- Mignonette, Lemon $5 each
A / Q - East Coast
- A/Q - West Coast $26.00
- Tuna Crudo $26.00Bluefin tuna, Autumn Flame grapes, coriander, pickled jalapeño
- Appetizers $18.00
- French Onion Soup $18 / $16Crouton, Gruyère & Emmental cheese gratinée
- Soft Garlic Pretzels $16 / $20Parsley & garlic butter, Mornay sauce
- Pear Salad $20 / $15Roasted Bartlett pears, Shinko pears, chicories, goat cheese, walnuts
- Mixed Greens Salad $15 / $24Persimmon, pumpkin seed, pomegranate, fines herbs, Banyuls vinaigrette
- Beef Tartare $24 / $22Capers, cornichons, crème fraîche, quail egg, grilled sour batard
- Steamed Mussels $22.00Salt Spring mussels, garlic, fennel, red peppers, grilled Levain
- Entrees $40.00
- Duck Breast $40 / $37Pan-seared duck breast, braised endive, blackberry demi-glace
- Sole Meunière $37 / $42Petrale Sole, caper, lemon, potato purée
- Pan-seared Scallops $42 / $44Day Boat Scallops, celery root purée, romanesco, mushroom duxelles
- Coq Au Vin $44 / $30Braised Mary's chicken, pearl onions, Cremini mushrooms, carrots, bacon lardons
- Tortellini $30 / $26Kabocha-Marscarpone Tortellini, Butternut squash, brown butter, pomegranate
- Absinthe Hamburger $26 / $567oz Brandt beef patty, heirloom tomatoes, caramelized onions, bistro sauce, Gruyère, Acme bun
- Steak Frites $56.00Flannery beef entrecote, red wine butter, bordelaise sauce, hand cut fries
- Sides $6.00
- House-made Bread & Butter $6 / $12Cultured butter, Maldon salt
- Pommes Purée $12 / $16Potato puree, chives, olive oil
- Haricots Verts $16.00Tempura green beans, dijonnaise
Fromagerie Marcel Petit, Jura, France
- Desserts $15.00
- Peach Melba Parfait $15.00Crème Diplomat, Poached Peaches, Raspberries, Graham Cracker Crumble
Apricot-boysenberry Galette
- Sesame Ice Cream, Apricot Caramel $15.00
- Strawberry "Shortcake" $15.00Strawberry Sorbet, Crème Chantilly, Genoise Roulade Cake
Chocolate Pot de Crème
- Vanilla Chantilly, Sea Salt $15 / $8
- Ice Cream & Sorbet By the Scoop $8.00
Sorbet: Black Currant, Nectarine
Trou Normand
- Passionfruit Cocoa Nib Sorbet, Calvados $22.00
- Dulce de Jerez $22 / $18Vanilla Ice Cream, El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez Sherry
Venetian Holiday
- Lemonade Sorbet, Prosecco $18.00
Seasonal Cocktails
Classic Cocktails
N / a Cocktails
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar: hours and how to order