Jardiniere

Traci Des Jardins’ signature restaurant in Hayes Valley and home base of 18 years. Modern French techniques with a San Francisco sensibility, a dining experience that can be both elegant and easy. We present a range of experiences tailored to reflect your mood: a multi-course tasting menu, leisurely, romantic dining, efficient and delicious pre-theatre plates and a bar and lounge for catching...

Want the lounge atmosphere but need a full meal? Sit at one of the few dining tables located downstairs.

The extensive tasting menu covers everything from vintage port to tequila to bourbon, with three to four different pours.

Still glimmering after nearly 20 years, Jardinière serves as a sort of keyhole into all that’s good and fun about high-caliber California-French dining. The downstairs bar/lounge offers a comfortable and impromptu way to sample cocktails or bubbly and tastes from the menu (try the house-cured salumi or addictive olives). Upstairs, the dining room is quiet and luxurious and offers a dramatic...

Rated Food26 Decor26 Service25 Cost$80 Ratings are out of 30. Key to ratings Question

Zagat ratings

Zagat calculates ratings on a 30-point scale based on periodic consumer surveys

* 26 - 30

* Extraordinary to Perfection

* 21 - 25

* Very Good to Excellent

* 16 - 20

* Good to Very Good

* 11 - 15

* Fair to Good

* 0 - 10

* Poor to Fair

* I

* Inexpensive

* M
...

A special anniversary? An important business dinner? A fat tax refund? These are the reasons you book a table at Jardinière. The restaurant takes its name from chef-owner Traci Des Jardins, and the sophisticated interior, with its eye-catching oval atrium and curving staircase, fills nightly with locals and out-of-towners alike. An equally sophisticated French-Californian dining room menu,...

Jardinière is the epitome of fine dining, San Francisco–style: polished in front, organic-sustainable in back. The beautiful split-level Art Deco room features velvet drapes and a sparkling domed ceiling, while the kitchen relies on ecologically minded suppliers to produce its California-French cuisine. Dine happily, knowing your duck confit with candied kumquats (a succulent harmony of...

Traci Des Jardins' signature restaurant in Hayes Valley and home base of 18 years. Jardinière is great hospitality. Modern French techniques with a San Francisco sensibility, a dining experience that can be both elegant and easy. We present a range of experiences tailored to reflect your mood: a multi-course tasting menu, leisurely, romantic dining, efficient and delicious pre-theatre plates...