The Left Bank Restaurant is located at:

183 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, CO 81657

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please call
after 12 noon CST:

970.476.3696

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*CLOSED SUNDAYS

*NOW TAKING CREDIT CARDS.



We now accept Credit Cards

 

 

 

Les Classiques du Left Bank

 

 

Les Cocktails

 

Kir Royale $19

Bollinger Champagne with a dash of Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne

 

French Kiss $19

Bollinger Champagne and Cognac, with sweetened lemon

 

Martini Rive Gauche $13

Special Grey Goose Martini with stuffed olive and caper berry

 

“Can’t beat a Rita” (featuring Don Julio Blanco) $13

The Left Bank’s Grand prize winner in Vail’s first annual Margarita contest. Shh!, recipe is secret!

 

Les Hors d’Oeuvre – Appetizers

 

Escargots à la Bourguignonne $16

Escargots, baked in their shell with butter, garlic & parsley

 

Soupe de Tomates en Surprise $13

Fresh tomato soup topped with a puff pastry

 

Soupe à L’Oignon Gratinée $12

French Onion Soup

 

Bisque de Homard $14

Lobster Bisque

 

Saumon Cru à la Ciboulette $16

Thinly sliced raw salmon covered with lime juice, green peppercorns and chopped chives

 

Terrine de Foie Gras de Canard au Sauternes $24

Fresh Homemade duck liver pâté

1996 Château Suduiraut Sauternes – 3oz $25

 

Les Entreés – Main Courses

 

Bouillabaisse de Crustacés au Fenouil $40

Fresh Lobster, Shrimp, Scallops and Mussels served in a lobster broth with fresh fennel,

Garlic croutons and rouille

2004 Mersault Les Clos Domaine Bouchard $59

Vol au Vent de Homard et Crevettes Sauce Homardine $39

Thin puff pastry shell, lined with spinach and filled with fresh lobster and shrimp, served with a creamy saffron sauce

2004 Chassagne Montrachet Louis Latour $79

 

La Truite Sautée à l’ Huile d ’Olive aux Câpres, Tomates et Fines Herbes $28

Fresh Boneless Trout sautéed with olive oil, capers, caper berries, tomatoes and fine herbs

2003 Pinot Blanc Cuvee Les Amours Hugel $ 39

Côte de Veau aux Asperges $43 Or Côte de Veau Rossini $49

Sautéed milk-fed veal chop, served with a demi-glaze and asparagus, OR Rossini which is the same dish with the veal chop topped with hot Foie Gras

2004 Gevrey Chambertin Perrot Minot $89

Steak au Poivre Blanc $36

Beef Filet, rolled in crushed white peppercorns with a cream, brown stock and cognac sauce

2003 Château Bernadotte Haut Medoc $79

 

Carré d’Agneau Rôti à Ma Façon (for two) Market Price

Rack of Colorado Lamb, brushed with Dijon mustard, rolled in bread crumbs Provencal and roasted

2000 Château Brown $79

Les Desserts

Tarte Chaude aux Poires $13

Thinly sliced pear on a puff pastry, brushed with peach glaze, topped with Vanilla Ice Cream

 

Soufflé au Chocolat, sauce Vanille (minimum 4 persons) $14 per person

Crêpes Suzette $13

Fresh homemade crêpes with orange zest sauce, flambéed with Gran Marnier

 

Chariot des Desserts $11

Pastry cart with homemade Desserts and Ice Creams

 

 

 

 

Le Menu D’Hiver

 

 

Les Cocktails

 

French Connection Martini $13

Absolute Raspberry Vodka with Crème de Cassis and a splash of pineapple juice

 

Mojito Martini $13

Bacardi Puerto Rican White Rum with sugar, lime and fresh mint

 

Pomme d’Amour Martini $13

Ketel One Vodka with Juice from Fresh Granny Smith Apples & squeezed Key Limes

 

Les Hors d’Oeuvre – Appetizers

Les Huitres Rockefeller $18

Ocean fresh oysters on the half shell, gratinéed with spinach and homemade Hollandaise sauce

 

Les Pâtes aux Champignons $16

Sautéed fresh organic mushrooms, served on our homemade saffron pasta

 

Le Coeur d’Artichaud, l’Avocat et le Coeur de Palmier au Coulis de Tomates $17

Sliced artichoke heart, avocado and hearts of palm with a coulis of tomato

 

Le Saumon Fumé aux Crêpes $16

Peachwood Smoked Salmon, served with wheat crepes, sour cream, onions & capers

 

Le Tartare de Boeuf Couper au Couteau $19

Hand diced and chopped raw tenderloin filet, seasoned with onion, caper, cornichons, parsley, fresh anchovies, egg yolk, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce – spiciness to order

 

Foie Gras de Canard Poëlé $24

Pan Seared fresh Duck Liver, served on Brioche with figs and apricots confit

1996 Château Suduiraut Sauternes – 3oz. $25

 

Golden Ossetra Caviar Market Price

1 oz. Chilled Golden Ossetra Caviar served with chopped onion, egg whites, egg yolks, capers, sour cream and blinis

1998 Perrier-Jouët Fleur de Champagne – $199

 

Les Entreés – Main Courses

 

Caille sur son Nid de Pomme de Terre $31

Fresh roasted, semi de-boned Quail stuffed with seasoned ground veal, mushrooms and foie gras,

Flambéed, served on a potato nest

2004 Chambolle Musigny Vielles Vignes Perrot Minot $99

 

Cotellette de Cerf au Vin Rouge $38

Fresh sautéed Elk Chop, topped with organic mushrooms, served with a wine & cherry sauce

1999 Bourgogne Rouge Leroy $ 59

 

Coquille St. Jacques Griller et Lasagne de Legumes $29

Grilled Diver Sea Scallops served on a shell, with homemade primavera lasagna & a lobster sauce

2003 Beaune Clos St Landry Domaine Bouchard $79

 

Filet de Pompano et sa Vinaigrette Citroné $33

Pan-seared Pompano, served with a Bok Choy ragout, baby bell peppers and a citrus dressing

2004/05 Mâcon- Pierreclos le Chavigne Guffens-Heynen $75

 

Le Tournedo de Saumon Frais, Sauce Bearnaise – $28

Tournedo of salmon wrapped in bacon, served with ratatouille and a Bearnaise Sauce

2005 Sancerre la Moussiere A. Mellot $ 49

 

Filet de Beouf en Croute $39

Beef Wellington, tenderloin and caramelized onions, wrapped in a puff pastry and baked, served with a demi-glaze

2000 Château Cambon La Pelouse Haut Medoc $65

 

 

Le Menu

 

Selections by the Glass (5oz.)

 

White Wines

 

N/V

Bollinger Brut Champagne

18

2006

Pouilly Fuisse Domaine Bouchard (Chardonnay)

15

2006

Chablis Les Champs Royaux W. Fevre (Chardonnay)

15

2006

Puligny Montrachet Paul Pernot

24

2005/6

Sancerre La Moussiere A Mellot

13

2005

Kendall-Jackson Proprietor’s Grand Reserve (Chardonnay)

12

2004

Pinot Blanc Cuvee Les Amours Hugel Alsace

9

2004

Mersault Les Clous Domaine Bouchard (Chardonnay)

18

2002

Tablas Creek Paso Robles Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Wines

 

2006

Beaujolais Fleurie Gamay Domaine De Robert (Gamay)

9

2004/5

Crozes Hermitage Yann Chave Rhone Valley (Syrah)

13

2005

Beaux Fréres Willamette Valley Oregon (Pinot Noir)

27

2004

Vosne Romanée Perrot Minot (Pinot Noir)

24

2003

Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley (Cabernet)

13

2003

Chateau Bernadotte Haut Medoc

15

2003

Silver Oak Alexander Valley (Cabernet)

24

2002

Chateau Figeac Premier Grand Cru Classé (St. Emilion)

49

2000

Vieux Chateau des Templiers Pomerol (Merlot)

16

1999

Bourgogne Rouge Leroy (Pinot Noir-unfiltered)

14

 

Sauternes

 

1996

Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes – 3oz.

25

1991

Chateau d’Yquem – 3oz.

50

1990

Chateau Sahuc les Tours Sauternes – 3oz.

12

 

Sparkling Wines & Champagnes by the Bottle

 

 

2101

N/V

Bollinger Brut Champagne

79

2102

2002

Schrammsberg Blanc de Blancs

69

2103

N/V

Demoiselle Brut Rosé

89

2119

1998

Perrier-Jouët Fleur de Champagne

199

2110

1996

Bollinger Grand Année

215

2120

1996

Dom Pérignon

290

2121

1996

Tattinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé

325

2122

1995

Nicolas Feuillatte Cuvee Speciale

110

2111

1995

Louis Roederer Cristal

299

2123

1995

Krug Brut

399

2107

1990

Bollinger Grand Année Rose

275

 

 

 

 

        Winter 07/08

 

We are pleased to announce that we now accept Credit Cards

Bon Appetit et à votre santé!

 

For Reservations call 970-476-3696 after 1pm

Closed Sundays

Management reserves the right to add 18% gratuity to any party

 

 
 
Updated: February 14, 2008
©2008 The Left Bank Restaurant. Availability and prices subject to change.