Chef Chris Cosentino is a Top Chef Master so naturally I’d want to eat at the Acacia House in St. Helena in California. On my last trip to Napa in 2019 this place was FORKING AMAZING! We enjoyed THREE COURSE LUNCHES for only $29 each. On our recent visit the menus have changed and the three course lunches are no more.
It still looks the same inside. It’s a mix of chairs and couches they use for benches.
I pick the tuna Niçoise salad today for lunch.
It’s a little different from other tuna Niçoise salads I’ve had. This is the only one that was made with tuna confit. It’s also missing the green beans but has chick peas and olives instead. Under the slow roasted tomatoes is a dip……It’s not in the description on the menu but it might be bagna cauda an Italian garlic anchovy dip? The gem lettuce is unusually crisp. I made little roll ups with the lettuce, fish, and well seasoned jammy eggs. It’s all high quality and painstakingly made.
My husband got the California Burger.
It’s a double flat top type patties with double cheese, lettuce, slow cooked tomato, roasted onions, pickle, mustard, and Acacia House Special Sauce (I asked what was in it and was told that it was like Russian Dressing…it did have an unique taste…) This was a really great burger.
The desserts sounded so good we had to go for one of them.
This was the lemon and pine nut tart with rosemary caramel, meringue, and huckleberry sorbet. Yes, it was VERY good!
This was very good but last time we did hit the jackpot with the three course $29. lunches.
Last time we both started with-
Caesar salads with bagna cauda (Italian garlic anchovy dip) and boquerones (marinated white anchovies)
My main was an avocado toast topped with smoked salmon and salmon caviar.
My husband had the pasta of the day. This pasta was made with 24 hour braised pork sugo.
And we had TWO desserts to share.
Lemon meringue
That was my 2022 trip to Acacia House by Chris Cosentino in St Helena CA.
1915 Main St St Helena CA
707-963-9004
www.AcaciaHouseRestaurant.com
Everything is subject to change.
