Cuisine:

• Vietnamese
• French
• Diner
• Fine Dining
• Lounge, club, bar
• Banquet
• Contemporary

Le Colonial Restaurant Description:
This restaurant may be one of San Francisco's minor miracles. Down an alley in the borderland between Union Square and the Tenderloin sits a beautiful white building that could almost be referred to as sprawling. Even if you experienced the era of Trader Vic's (formerly housed here) this beautiful restaurant will be new to you. The décor, from the long outdoor patio that leads to the cavernous dining room to the upstairs bar and veranda, evokes the exotic civility of the French colonial era, including Southeast Asian rattan furniture, large ferns, shuttered windows and languid ceiling fans. The bilingual menu speaks with a strong Asian accent with lots of ginger, lemon grass, cilantro and mint. Entrées include a roast chicken with lemon grass glaze, and an unforgettable wok-seared filet mignon. Brined and grilled pork chops, wonderfully aromatic thanks to grilled coconut, are served on a bed of broken rice and fried egg. Upstairs, the bar scene is as hot as the spicy peanut sauce accompanying the chicken skewers on the abbreviated lounge menu, and it touts a creative and exotic cocktail menu. Desserts include flourless chocolate cake that is as rich and dense as Vietnamese coffee.


Be the first one to rate and write a review for this Le Colonial Restaurant restaurant!