Absinthe

398 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA

Menu (As of 10/29)

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

• High-proof Treats $22.00

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

• each

Classic Cocktails

• each

N / a Cocktails

• each

Absinthe: hours and how to order