Dinner at Bistro Élan - 5/18/11

Appetizers Main dishes  & Desert

 

Main dishes

I ordered the Sonoma Duck confit with potatoes salardaise in a calvados sauce and  served with endive, duck prosciutto and shallot salad

The endive salad was very good, I enjoyed the crunchiness of the endives combined with the saltiness of the prosciutto and the sweetness of the shallot. The ingredients were very fresh and very satisfying.  My Duck confit was also very good but I wish the skin was a bit more crunchy!

 

Close look at the dish.  By the way the potatoes was also so good (they are cooked with duck fat so they are very flavorful).

 

 

Hoa went with the Pan seared Lamb sirloin on a bed of alba mushrooms, carrots, served with horseradish potato gratin and a rosemary sauce.

The meat was perfectly cooked!  The lamb just melt in your mouth and the sauce was also very good.

A few more views of the lamb dish.

 

Kevin ordered the cast iron seared Niman Ranch Flatiron steak (8 oz) served with sautéed spinach with sauce béarnaise. 

The steaks was excellent and Kevin enjoyed every bit of it.

The steak also came with French Fries (they were so good!) and Hoa ordered a side order of spinach.  They are so fresh and so tasty!

Hoa and I we order each a glass of Pinot noir with our dinner.  A bottle was too much for the two of us so we ordered by the glass.

Hoa and Kevin enjoying their meal! 

 

Desserts and coffee

 

The dessert menu!

We ordered 2 cup of coffee and the waiter gave us a whole pot of coffee!

 

The coffee was so good that I had two cups! 

 

Kevin does not eat dessert so Hoa and I we shared the almond with fresh marinated strawberries and vanilla ice cream.

 

This is a simple dessert but it was pretty good!  We ate the whole thing and the coffee was so good.

 

The three of us when desserts was served!

I really like this restaurant.  The inside is small but it is really cute and cozy!  The food was pretty good and we had very good service too.

Happy birthday Hoa!

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