New Year’s Eve at Esters

Tuesday, December 31st, from 12 to 9pm

We’re ringing in the new year with Champagne & Caviar- because what’s New Year’s Eve without a little indulgence? Enjoy Blinis, Caviar and fresh Oysters as you toast to 2025. There’ll be tins of caviar to make your evening even more luxurious. Snap the memories at our free photo booth starting at 6pm. Stop by, sip on something bubbly, and let’s celebrate!

Menu

Monday – Thursday 4-10 pm, Friday – Saturday 12-11 pm, and Sunday 12-9 pm

Food

Available All Day

Snacks

Curry Cashews 12

Corn Nuts 8

Lavender Marcona Almonds 14

Marinated Castelvetrano Olives 10

Oysters
seasonal mignonette & lemon  30 / 56

Milo + Olive Rosemary Focaccia
beurre de baratte & olive oil 14

Marinated Anchovies
preserved lemon, pickled red onion, confit garlic, olive oil 10

Small Plates

Honeynut Squash Soup
Dwelly Farms squash, potatoes, brown butter, fried sage, breadcrumbs 12

Little Gem Salad  
champagne vinaigrette, shaved apple, purple radish, herbs, lemon 16

Green Beans and Pistachio 
pistachio pistou, lemon, herbs, burrata 18

House Country Pate
toasted bread, cornichon, whole grain mustard, jam, parsley salad 22

Duck Rilletes
confit juniper duck leg, garlic, mustard, jam, crostini 26

Steak Tartare 
beef tenderloin, capers, shallots, egg yolk, herbs, crostini 26

Large Plates

The Grilled Cheese      
Jeremy Fox’s famous grilled cheese, pepper jam & cornichons 20
add n’duja or prosciutto
  +7

Black Lentils & Links   
red wine braised lentils, green tomato mostarda, herbs 18

Gnocchi a la Parisienne   
delicata squash, shallot, brown butter, lemon, rapini, herbs, parmesan 22

Roasted Squash & Baby Turnips   
red kabocha & kuri squash, tokyo turnips, winter herb gastrique, aleppo, fried sage
23

Branzino en Papillote   
potatoes, tarragon pesto, sliced lemon, baked in parchment
28

Grass-Fed Hanger Steak   
7 oz steak, oyster mushroom, baby arugula, salsa verde
38

Desserts

Black Pepper Panna Cotta
seasonal fruit compote 10

Flourless Chocolate Cake
whipped cream, chocolate sauce 12

Dark Chocolate Truffle
vegan coconut caramel  10 

Dessert Cocktail

Esters’ Brandy Alexander
american brandy, chocolate liqueur, coconut cream 19

Boards

Order à la carte, mix & match, or choose one of our curated chef’s boards

Chefs Boards served with accoutrements
Three Cheese 39
Three Charcuterie 42
Two Cheese & Two Charcuterie 56
The Plank: Six Cheese & Six Charcuterie 185

Cheese 14/ea.
served with wildflower honey, seasonal jam & sliced baguette
Burrata (cow) straciatella & mozarella
Marin French Cheese Co. (sheep) triple creme brie +2
Montgomery Cheddar (cow) sharp, hint of blue +2
Cana de Oveja (sheep) soft-ripened, creamy
Gruyère (cow) semi-firm, rich, nutty
Essex L’amuse (sheep) aged gouda
Parish Hill (cow) tomme-style +2
Sunny Ridge (goat) semi-firm, washed-rind +2

Charcuterie 15/ea.
served with wholegrain mustard, housemade pickles & sliced baguette
Finocchiona (pork) fennel sausage
Capicolla (pork) whole cured copper; garlic, paprika +3
Chorizo Pamplona (pork) paprika/garlic dried sausage
Proscuitto di Parma (pork) cured ham
Mortadella (pork) lightly smoked
Bresaola (beef) peppercorn, pine +2
Housemade Chicken Liver Pate

Vegetableserved with rouille & green goddess dressing
The Market Platter 17 / 32
Market Radish,  Weiser Farms  
Cucumber,  Colman Farms  
Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes,  Herr Farms  
Marinated Golden Beets,  McKinley Farms  
Rainbow Baby Carrots, McKinley Farms
Roasted Cauliflower,  Milliken Farms  
Dilly Pickled Green Beans,  Weiser Farms

Farms We Love

Coleman Family Farms, Cuyama Orchards, Dwelley Family Farms, Freyr Farms, Garcia Family Farms, The Garden Of, JJ’s Lone Daughter Ranch, Jamie’s Farm Eggs, Kenter Canyon Farms, Milliken Family Farms, Murray Family Farms, Smith’s Farms, Sun Coast Farms, Tamai Family Farms, Tutti Frutti Farms, Valdivia Farms, Weiser Family Farms, Yatsutomi Farms

Health Charge
A 4% charge is added by the restaurant to all checks to help offer fully covered healthcare to our employees. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for supporting a healthier staff!

Drinks

2024 Resolution: Drink More Champagne!

We all love Champagne here. Yes, it’s for celebrations, but it’s also an iconic, delicious WINE for any occasion. It goes with anything you want to eat and it just feels fancy. One of our resolutions is to DRINK MORE CHAMPAGNE, so we’re slashing prices on Champagne bottles on our list for all of 2024. As far as restaurants and bars go, the prices on our bottle list are some of the best deals in town. 

Weekly Wine Tastings

Join us for themed Sunday Tastings and Monday Cellar Nights! Details can be found on our Calendar Page.

Wine by the Glass

View the full Wine-By-The Bottle & Spirits List.

Sparkling

Champagne Henriot ‘Brut Souverain’, Champagne, France NV (CO) 25

Lebau-Batiste ‘Tradition’ Rosé, Valle de la Marne, Champagne, France NV (B) 25

La Spinee, Prosecco Treviso, Italy NV (PO)  15

Filipa Pato ‘3B’ Extra Brut Rosé, Bairrada, Portugal NV (B) 16

Villa de Corli ‘Rolfshark’, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Italy NV (CO) 16

White

Pollerhof ‘Leo’ Gruner Veltliner, Weinviertel, Austria 2023 (CO) 15

Pedralonga ‘Terra del Godos’ Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain 2023 (CO) 15

Peter Lauer ‘Barrel X’ Riesling, Mosel, Germany 2023 (PO) 19

Abbondanza Pecorino d’Abruzzo, Italy 2023 (CO) 14

Weingut Heitlinger Auxerrois, Baden, Germany 2022 (B) 17

Ernest Vineyards Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California 2022 (PO) 18

Skin-Contact

Scythian Wine Co. ‘Palomino’, Cucamonga Valley, California 2022 (CO) 19

AltoLandon ‘4 Pisos Amber’, Manchuela, Spain 2022 (CO) 14

Rosé

Red Car Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California 2023 (PO)  18

Domaine Rouge Bleu ‘Tradition’, Cotes du Rhone France 2923 (CO)  14

Red

Scar of the Sea ‘Pinot Noir ‘Vino de los Ranchos’ Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, California 2023 (PO) 22

Felix ‘Blau’ Blaufrankisch, Burgenland, Austria NV (PO) 14

Bodega Hermanos Pecina ‘Senorio P. Pecina’ Cosecha, Rioja, Spain 2022 (PO) 15

Chateau Le Puy ‘Emilien’, Bordeaux, France 2020 (CO,B) 39

Famille Isabel Ferrando ‘Beatus Ille’, Cotes du Rhone, France 2022 (B) 23

Alta Orsa ‘Hillside Cuvée’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino, California 2020 (CO, R)  26

Domaine de Majas Cotes Catalanes, France 2021 (CO) 15(chilled)

Scythian Wine Co. ‘Cucamonga Revolution’, Cucamonga Valley, California 2022 (CO) 19 (chilled)

Dessert

Patricius Tokaji Aszu, 5 Puttonyos, Hungary 2021 (PO) 20

Clot D’Origine Maury, Languedoc-Rousillon, France 2020 (B) 15

A Guide To “Farming Matters”

Our team does a lot of research to ensure every wine in our shop doesn’t use chemicals in the vineyard and follows at least one or more of these planet-friendly practices, which you can read about on our Farming Matters Page. Look for these letters next to all of our wines by the glass & bottle!

CO = certified organic
PO = practicing organic
B = biodynamic
NT = no-till
DF = dry-farmed
R = regenerative

Cocktails

Light & Refreshing
Jardin Vert
vodka, ancho reyes verde, green chartreuse, parsley, lemon 18

Hyssopin’ Collins
cognac, spiced rum, lime cordial, lemon, ginger, herbs 18

Fizz’d Out
mezcal, merlet, lime, tarragon, agave, egg white   19

Road to Mojave
tequila, lavender aperol, lime, blood orange, agave, firewater 18

Pacific Rim
Japanese whiskey, panda, horchata, blueberry, lime, cinnamon 18

Riders on the Storm
bourbon, Montenegro, spiced peach, lemon, demerara, rum float 18

Boozy & Sprit-Forward
Irish Jig
gin, saffron, dry vermouth, lemon oil, absinthe 19

Esters’ Old Fashioned
rosemary, earl-grey bourbon, angostura 19

Barrel-Aged Negroni
gin, quinquina, gran classico, bitter aperitivo 19

Barrel-Aged Coffee Boulevardier
coffee whiskey, byrrh quinquina, sweet vermouth, campari 20

Beer & More

Trademark ‘A La Play’ Mexican Lager, CA 12

The Bruery ‘Ruekeller’ Helles Lager, CA 12

Common Space ‘Fresh Pils of LA’ Pilsner, CA 10

Almanac ‘Hugs’ Hefeweizen, CA 12

Modern Times ‘Fruitlands’ Gose, CA 10

Topa Topa, ‘Level Line’ Pale Ale, CA 9

Anderson Valley West Coast IPA, CA 10

Offshoot ‘Relax’ Hazy IPA, CA  12

Best Day Ever Non-Alcoholic Kolsch, CO 8

Mocktails & Non-Alcholic

Moxicillin
optimist smokey, lemon, ginger, demerara 14

Passionfruit Mock-arita
optimist bright, lime, passionfruit, salt 14

Zero Proof Sbagliato
wilder ton bitter aperitivo, demerara, n/a cava, club soda 14

Lemonade 5

Iced Tea 5

Bonito Coffee Cold Brew 5

Bonito Coffee Drip regular or decaf 5

Hot Tea 6
choose from mint, chamomile, earl grey, green, english breakfast, hibiscus

Happy Hour

Available all day Sunday-Monday, and 4-6 pm Tuesday-Saturday.

Eat

Oysters 4.5 each

Happy Hour Snacks  15 

Burrata & Crostini  11

Two Cheese Plate  23

Two Charcuterie Plate  25

Drink

Daily Happy Hour Cocktail 14

Happy Hour Red, White or Rosé Wine 12