South Bay restaurants ring in 2024 with a French twist
Feeling like welcoming the New Year a la Francaise? Several South Bay restaurants are serving up French cuisine on New Year’s Eve.
Chez Philippe Los Gatos offers a three-course prix fixe menu with choices like lobster bisque, French onion soup, ratatouille crepe, filet mignon or salmon. Early seating is 5:30-6 p.m. at $150 per person, with a Night Owl seating 7:30-8:30 p.m. at $250. The Night Owl menu includes Kir Royale and caviar, plus a bubbly toast. https://www.chezphilippelosgatos.com/reservations
La Forét French restaurant in San Jose’s New Almaden area is offering both a five- and six-course dinner on New Year’s Eve, starting at $155 per person, with wine pairings for $80. https://www.laforetrestaurant.com/new-years-eve-menu
New Year’s Eve at Le Papillon in West San Jose features four courses for $225 per person. The last seating is around 9 p.m., and those who are up for ringing in the New Year at midnight will be treated to a glass of bubbly. https://www.lepapillon.com/reservations
Shepherd & Sims in Los Gatos is open for NYE dining with a special two-course menu featuring Lobster Vol Le Vent with wild mushrooms and winter vegetables, or bone marrow with apple butter, bacon and chimichurri, plus dessert. Their a la carte menu will also be available. https://www.sandslosgatos.com/menu
The Tasting House Los Gatos offers both Champagne ($250) and wine ($200) pairing menus featuring five courses, along with hats, flowers, balloons and live music from 6 p.m. until midnight. Early seating reservations are at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m., with late seatings at 8, 8:30 and 9 p.m. Menus include oysters Rockefeller, white truffle risotto, fried chicken and caviar, Mt. Lassen trout, coulotte steak and 72-hour short ribs. https://www.tastinghouse.com/events
For those who prefer Greek cuisine, Dio Deka at Hotel Los Gatos has a four-course menu with multiple choices at $175 per person. Menu items include day boat scallops, spanakotiropita, lamb chops, bone-in ribeye, filet mignon and salmon. https://diodeka.com
Be. Steak. A. in Campbell’s Pruneyard Shopping Center will be serving a Grand Gala Buffet on New Year’s Eve, including caviar, oysters, prime rib, live music and a photo booth at $249 per person. https://besteaka.com/information.html
Dine in style on New Year’s Eve at Hotel Valencia’s Oveja Negra in San Jose’s Santana Row with a four-course curated by Executive Chef Martelle Lorenz and Chef de Cuisine Pedro Calvo. Seatings are at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. $175 per person at Eventbrite.com