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From April Through June Le Chene French Cuisine Has Your Event Calendar FULL

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I love Le Chene. Always have. The menu, the location, the atmosphere, the service, the bar, the patio and gardens…there really is nothing quite like it. So, I was quite thrilled to discover that they have more than one upcoming event! Check these out:

Easter Brunch: Join us on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Le Chene for a Very Special Easter Brunch. Read all about it! Find out more »

Santa Clarita Spring Art Festival: On Sunday, April 28th, 2019, you’re cordially invited to come and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of Food, Wine and Art in the beautiful garden at Le Chene French Cuisine Restaurant in Santa Clarita! Find out more »

Mother’s Day May 12: You and your family are cordially invited to join us at Le Chene for our special annual Mother’s Day event. Here’s your opportunity to let the most important woman in your life know just how special she is!! Click to view the details, menu and to make a reservation! Find out more »

Paella in the Garden June 9: Join us for an afternoon of appetizers, great wine, and Juan’s Famous Paella in the beautiful Gardens of Le Chene! Find out more »

Murder Mystery Dinner June 22: Help solve the case! The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater event is a fun-filled night of great food, wine, intrigue and entertainment for all to enjoy and participate in. Join us and test out your Sherlock Holmes skills! Find out more »

Unfamiliar with the local haunt? Learn more here –> https://lechene.com/history-of-le-chene/

2015 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner and Thanksgiving Dinner, both at Le Chene

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Le Chene Presents:

2015 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner

Friday, November 20, 7pm

Le CheneMenu

Baby Mix Salad Vinaigrette, Seafood Feuillette with Lobster Sauce

Roasted Chicken au jus, Potatoes au gratin, Sauté Green Beans, Chocolate Mousse Charlotte.

Coffee, Tea or Iced Tea

 

$48 per person includes wine, food, tip, tax and a good time!

 

Please make reservations and pay in advance, as seating is limited. http://www.lechene.com/menus/georges-duboeuf-wine-celebration.html

Phone (661) 251-4315,  info@lechene.com

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Thanksgiving Dinner, 3-8ppm, November 26, 2015

Featuring Two Specially Prepared Thanksgiving Dinners:

Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings and soup or salad for $25.

Roasted Goose with all the trimming and soup or salad for .
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Wine Specials include Juan’s Red Wine Bottle, Claudia’s Grenache Bottle

and Beaujolais Nouveau Bottle – $25 per bottle.

Dessert Choices include Pumpkin Pie ($5) and Pecan Pie ($7).

If you would prefer something other than one of our specially prepared dinners, you may also order from our menu: Click Here to See All of the Items on Our Thanksgiving Menu!

Make Reservation

Mother’s Day – at Le Chene!

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Treating your well-deserving mom for a nice meal on Mother’s Day?
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Want something Eve-tested? Consider Mother’s Day Le Chene! They are open for Brunch with a special menu from 10:00am to 2:30pm, and Dinner (with the regular dinner menu you’ve come to love) from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Both menus are below. Click to reserve: http://www.lechene.com/reservations.html

Le CheneBrunch Menu

Eggs Benedict (muffin, Canadian bacon, eggs and hollandaise sauce) – $16

Eggs Alsacienne (pasta, mushrooms, ham, eggs and hollandaise sauce) – $16

Quiche Lorraine – $16

Chicken and Mushroom Crepes – $16

Filet with Roquefort Sauce and eggs – $20

Crab Cake Florentine with Eggs – $17

Children’s Scrambled Eggs – $12

(Egg dishes are served from 10 am until 2:30 pm)
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APPETIZERS

½ Dozen Escargot – $13

Salmon Dumpling – $14

Shrimp Monegasque – $16

Smoked Salmon – $16

French Onion Soup – $10

Asparagus Vinaigrette – $12

Duck Pate – $10

Artichoke Vinaigrette – $11

Baked Brie – $17

Tongue Vinaigrette – $12

Stuffed Mushrooms – $12

Tomato Salad – $9

Crab Cake – $13

Cucumber Salad – $10

Serrano Ham w/Melon – $16

Cheese Plate – $15

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SALADS

Claudia’s Spinach Salad – $14

Warm Salmon Salad – $20

Shrimp Salad Vinaigrette $26

Caesar Salad with Chicken – $17

Caesar Salad – Small $12 and Large $15

Duck Leg Confit Salad – $17

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Salad Vinaigrette
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Cream of Cauliflower SoupENTREES

Filet Mignon Au Poivre – $33

Filet Mignon Roquefort Sauce – $33

Beef Bourguignon on Pasta – $30

Breast of Chicken with Green Peppercorn Sauce – $32

Chicken Pasta – $31

Black Angus Bone In Rib Eye Cajun with Bordelaise Butter – $37

Roast Pork Loin with Apples – $30

Roast Leg of Lamb – $30

Certified Black Angus NY with Bordelaise Butter – $35

Veal Forestiere – $32

Rabbit Moutarde – $30

Shrimp Escoffiere – $33

Shrimp Monegaque – $33

Swordfish Grenobloise – $32

Lobster Le Chene – $37

Lobster Fricasee – $37

Lobster Tail – $62

Duck a L’Orange – $30

Seafood Pasta – $32

Poached Salmon with Sorrell Sauce – $32

Baby Carrots

Potatoes Au Gratin

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Le Chene
12625 Sierra Hwy
Santa Clarita, CA 91390
(661) 251-4315
info@lechene.com

34 Years of Doing it Right: Le Chene French Cuisine

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I’ve been revisiting Le Chene a lot lately. Well, to be exact, I’ve been revisiting the bar at Le Chene a lot lately because I found out that their happy hour (4:30-7pm Sunday through Friday) not only included 25% off the bar menu, the Candy Menor Tropical Drink Menu, wines by the glass and by the bottle – from probably the largest wine list in the Santa Clarita Valley – it also included a bar menu that is almost as long as the restaurant menu. And if that wasn’t enough the discount was extended to those that like patio dining.

Bar Menu Tenderloin Tip Béarnaise

Bar Menu Tenderloin Tip Béarnaise

I love patio dining. And I love French food. If you have ever been to Paris you know that most restaurants etch out some sidewalk space for diners. Though the patio is not on the front curb at Le Chene, I’d have to say that a slice of France is delivered when you can sit one story above the gorgeous grounds, and view the trails, flowerbeds and a large working water wheel.

Maybe you’ve brunched or dined there before. I had. But I hadn’t done it at Happy Hour, more like for special occasions.

The Happy Hour allows me to have that same experience every day of the week, except Saturday, because the pricing is amazingly low for exactly the same quality.

What I Got From the Bar Menu

I thought the servings would be, you know, Happy Hours sized. The items I ordered looked just as large as what I had received in the restaurant. So you get a lower-priced bar menu plus the 25% off.

Since discovering this I’ve had quite a few dishes, and brought a few pals who tried some others. Here’s your taste:

The Warm Salmon Salad is served with fresh butter lettuce, vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, the biggest capers I’ve ever seen, a thick vinegar and oil based dressing that I cannot even begin to describe, and all topped with a fresh grilled salmon filet. I could barely finish it, and a friend that ordered it could only eat half of hers!

Next I tried Claudia’s Spinach Salad with juicy pears, sweet walnuts and feta cheese. Even this I could barely finish, but I will be ordering both salads again!

Bar Menu Beef Bourguignon

Bar Menu Beef Bourguignon

A pal that ordered the Shrimp Salad had a hard time just getting started as it was beautiful to behold: extra large shrimp, slices of tomatoes, mushrooms all bathed in their signature house dressing.

Another friend tried the Seafood Pasta. (My daughter often orders this one in the dining room so I can vouch that it’s the same size.) Minty green colored homemade fettuccine noodles are only partially hidden by scallops, shrimp, crab and calamari…maybe even other treasures from the sea. And the cream sauce is perfect in taking the dish to the next level.

Bar Menu Crème Caramel

Bar Menu Crème Caramel

One ½ dozen Escargot, with enough garlicky melted butter that an entire basket of bread could be used to dip into, was more than one woman could handle – though it was her dinner! (I helped her out a little, naturally.)

A couple ordered the Crème Caramel. It did not come in a little ramekin dish, nope, it was in a large oval, definitely enough for two, and in their case, the four other people at their table all had a chance to dive into it.

Other signature dishes are also on the bar menu, most less than $20: Crab Cake, Frog Legs Provençale, Stuffed Mushrooms, French Onion Soup, Beef Bourguignon, New York Steak Minute, Norwegian Smoked Salmon, Tenderloin Tip Béarnaise; and desserts, most under $10, included Cheesecake, Peach Melba, Chocolate Mousse, Homemade Ice Cream and sorbets…

And, of course, when the bar menu was too much of a teaser, some people did have the large chalkboard menu brought to their table to make selections. Wasn’t sure what they ordered but their patio table was crowded with a decanter of wine as well…

I asked pals what they thought. Everyone had only positive remarks about the food, the wine, cocktails, the patio and the service. Some made observations that they, like me, had seen Le Chene as a special occasion restaurant, one they admitted to forget when a new restaurant becomes the center of short-lived attention.

Not every restaurant has had, or will have, a 34th birthday in the Santa Clarita Valley, and probably for good reason. So, I’m going back to celebrate in the bar, patio and restaurant of Le Chene. Join me.

(Sign up for their e-newsletters and get a $10 off coupon, I did! http://www.lechene.com/mailing-list.html)

Eve Bushman has been reading, writing, taking coursework and tasting wine for over 20 years.  She has obtained a Level Two Intermediate Certification from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, has been the subject of a 60-minute Wine Immersion video, authored “Wine Etiquette for Everyone” and recently served as a guest judge for the L.A. International Wine Competition. You can email Eve@EveWine101.com to ask a question about wine or spirits that may be answered in a future column. You can also seek her marketing advice via Eve@EveBushmanConsulting.com

Le Chene French Restaurant Presents: A Tour of Normandie

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Wine Tasting and Dinner Celebration!

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7 PM. Le Chene will be featuring the following wines: Domain Barat Chablis Premier Cru Les Fourneaux 2002 to start, paired with Baby Mixed Salad with Apples, Olive Oil and Meyer Lemon plus Coquilles St. Jacque with Leek au Gratin. Followed by Lous Max Nouit St. Georges Les Liebres 2001 with an entree of Veal Scallopini with Calvados Cream and Apples, Carrot Puree’ and Saute’ Potatoes. Dessert includes Beignet de Pommes a la Normandie, Apple Sorbet along with Sparkling Apple Cider.

$75 includes dinner, wine, tip, tax and a good time! For more information and to make your reservations online, please visit http://lechene.com/menus/tour-of-normandie-wine-tasting-a-dinner.html. You may also call the restaurant at (661) 251-4315 or e-mail us at info@lechene.com. Le Chene is located at 12625 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita, California, 91390. Please make reservations, as seating is limited.

About Le Chene Restaurant

Le Chene French cuisine opened in September 1980 by chef owner Juan Alonso.

Through remodeling and expansions Le Chene has grown in size and customer base. Le Chene is a true destination restaurant located only an hour from downtown Los Angeles.

Le Chene is located in a secluded oasis of Santa Clarita, surrounded by centennial oak trees, which is where Le Chene (the oaks) gets its name from. Le Chene is the place to escape from the cities hustle and bustle.

The outside of Le Chene has the look of a small castle, made of river rock. Once you open the door the rock motif continues through the entrance then opens to a large bar overlooking the garden, underground wine cellar full of mature wine and an open patio shaded by oak trees.

Fine Wines

Le Chene Restaurant has been awarded year after year with the Best of Award of Excellence by the Wine Spectator for their wine list. Le Chene is fortunate to possess underground cellar ideal for storage and aging of fine wines.

32,000 bottles are resting and aging in the cellar waiting to be enjoyed by our customers. Our wine list encompasses over 900 different French and Califonia wines.

Most of the wines are from California and France, with a large selection of Bordeaux, Burgundies, Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, Zinfandels, California and Oregon Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay’s, and many more to choose.

Our goal here at Le Chene is to have a bottle of wine that you can enjoy at a reasonable price.

Wine Cellars of Le Chene

First and foremost, we are a restaurant and we’re proud to offer one of the most extensive wine lists in the Los Angeles area and indeed, all of California. This wine list is our working wine list and is subject to change.

From time to time we may sell some of our wines but since some of our prices are below retail value, we would like to reserve those for our restaurant customers, who come to enjoy the unique atmosphere and excellent food that is part of the dining experience of Le Chene, along with our extensive wine list.

If you are interested in purchasing one of our wines from the website, please consider your order as a wish list and e-mail or call us to let us know what you’re interested in purchasing. If we have enough of it, without affecting our restaurant service, we will be glad to ship to you. Also, if you are looking for specific vintages, we will be glad to try and locate them for you.

Should you have any questions or need more information, our wine buyer and sommelier will be more than happy to assist you by email info@lechene.com or by phone at (661) 251-4315.

 

Valentines Day at Le Chene

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Valentine’s Day Menu (Love the wine list, the food, Juan and Michel, etc…)

Heart With Hands

Valentines Day we are open for Dinner from 5:00pm to 10:00pm

APPETIZERS

Norwegian Smoked Salmon    13.70
Crab Cake Dill Sauce    11.50
1/2 Dozen Escargot    10.75
Stuffed Mushrooms    10.70
Shrimp Escoffier    11.70
Duck Pate    9.70
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Baby Mixed Salade Vinaigrette
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Cream of Butter Nut Squash

ENTREES

Roasted Filet Mignon with Rossini Sauce
Double Breast of Chicken with Morels Sauce
Poached Filet of Salmon, Lobster Sauce, & Beurre Blanc
Roast Elk Strip Loin with Cranberry Sauce
Broiled Lobster Tail ($56.00)
Roast Rack of Lamb with Herb’s Au Jus
Sautéed Green Beans
Potatoes Au Gratin
Puree of Butternut Squash
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DESSERTS

Meringue Glace Au Cafe
Cheesecake with Strawberries
Charlotte in Strawberry Sauce
Chocolate Cake in Vanilla Sauce
Cafe Glace with Coffee Liqueur

Entrees are $37.00                All Desserts are $8.50
                           
NO SUBSTITUTIONS

Click Here To Make A Reservation
(661) 251 4315

Voted Most Romantic – Daily News & LA Magazine

Wewill also have Sunday Brunch menu from 10:00am to 2:30pm Valentines DayWeekend.  We are also open for Dinner from 5:00pm to 10:00pm allweekend.

Le Chene: The 6th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Blast

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Comedy Show
9:00pm-Midnight
The 6th annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Blast and Dinner brought to you by J.R.’s Comedy Club.

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Featuring Keith Ross and Joanie Fagan from “3 Blonde Moms”

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Menu

Baby Mixed Salad Vinaigrette

Feuillette of Seafood Sauce Armoricaine

St. Francis Chardonnay

Poached Salmon Beurre Blanc and Lobster Sauce
Or
Breast of Chicken with Morel Cream Sauce
Or
Roosted rack of Lamb au jus
Or
Roast Filet Mignon and Oyster Mushrooms with Béarnaise
Green Beans
Potatoes Au Gratin
Puree of Butternut Squash
Felix’s Cuvee

Charlotte
(White Chocolate Mousse cake on a bed of Strawberry Sauce)
Imperial Palace Brut Champagne

Coffee or Tea

$130 Per Person (Including tip and Tax)
12625 Sierra Hwy.
Santa Clarita, CA 91390

Call or email us today for more info
661.251.4315 or info@lechene.com

Le Chene is Celebrating THIRTY YEARS

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 Mr. Le Chene has a blog?  That’s news in itself.  I know most restaurants have websites, but a blog takes a little more effort.  (duh.) And if you read this blog you know what a big fan I am of Juan Alonso’s French cuisine.  Always my go-to place for my birthday, etc., the menu and the Wine Spectator award winning wine list never disappoint.  And now it’s their birthday?

From the blog of Mr LeChene:

Many have dined at Le Chene over the past 30 years, creating fondmemories of Birthdays, First Dates, Weddings, Anniversaries, andSpecial Occasions. 

The building itself has many memories! Here is just a brief time line in the history that is Le Chene….

1917:   Original Oaks Garage (wooden building) opened for business
1919:   The outdoor snack counter was enclosed (by March, 1919)
1921:   Mint Canyon Road became known as US Hwy. 6
1923:   Stone building constructed
1957:   Castle Oaks (stone building) sold to Cindy Ferrero, who began running it as a roadside diner and bar.
1971:   Steven Spielberg shot scenes at the Oaks Cafe for his feature-film, “Duel”.
1972:   The 14 Freeway as we know it today was completed (built in stages between 1963 and 1972)
1975:   Became Margie’s Truck Stop, a business run by Marjorie Detterich.
1980:  Le Chêne French restaurant opened in September.   Last ruminants of the dead oak tree removed.
2010:   30th anniversary of the Le Chêne restaurant!
Le Chene is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary on September 8,2010. 

If you have any photos or memories you would like to share, ofyour times spent at Le Chene, please post!

Father’s Day at Le Chene

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 (I think this will whet Dad’s whistle for the best French brunch this side of Willi’s Wine Bar in Paris.  Beg to differ? Doubtful.  This richly decadent brunch will keep dad satisfied until…next year.)

Make Father’s Day especially memorable for Dad this year… Treat him to brunch or dinner at Le Chene.

Give dad a few hours of relaxed sophistication and taste bud exhilaration… Le Chene is a true destination restaurant and oasis in
the country side serving excellent traditional French food at is best.

On Sunday, June 20th, we’ll be open at 10:00am to welcome you and your family with an exceptional brunch menu, served until 2:30 pm. Our regular menu will also be available throughout the day and evening.

And we have 32,000 bottles of wine resting and aging in the cellar waiting to be enjoyed by our customers. Our wine list encompasses over 900 different French and California wines. The goal at Le Chene is to enjoy a fine meal and glass of wine for a reasonable price.

Reservations are strongly recommended for Father’s Day. We look forward to seeing you!

Eggs Benedict (muffin, Canadian bacon, eggs and hollandaise sauce) – $14.95
Eggs Alsacienne (pasta, mushrooms, ham, eggs and hollandaise sauce) – $14.95
Eggs Cordon Bleu (chicken breast, swiss cheese, ham, eggs and
hollandaise sauce) – $14.95
Eggs Fisherman (rice, scallops, shrimp, mushrooms, eggs and lobster
sauce) – $14.95
Quiche Lorraine – $14.95
Chicken and Mushroom Crepes – $14.95
Crab Cake Florentine – $15.95
Filet with Roquefort Sauce and eggs – $17.95
Children’s Scrambled Eggs – $10.25
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Appetizers
 
½ Dozen Escargot     $10.75            Salmon Dumpling  $10.70

Shrimp Monegasque     $11.70         Smoked Salmon    $13.70

French Onion Soup     $  7.00          Asparagus Vinaigrette  $10.70

Duck Pate      $  9.70                      Artichoke Vinaigrette  $  9.70

Baked Brie      $15.25                     Tongue Vinaigrette  $  8.70

Stuffed Mushrooms     $10.70          Tomato Salad   $  7.50

Crab Cake      $11.50                      Cucumber Salad  $  8.20

Serrano Ham w/Melon $12.25         Cheese Plate   $11.25
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Warm Salmon Salad – $16.20
Caesar Salad with Chicken – $14.75
Caesar Salad – Small $ 6.75 and Large $10.45
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Salad Vinaigrette
Or
Cream of Celery Root Soup

Roast New York with Béarnaise Sauce – $25.95
Filet Mignon Au Poivre – $28.70
Beef Bourguignon on Pasta – $22.25
Double Breast of Chicken with Green Peppercorn Sauce – $27.00
Roast Pork Loin with Apples – $23.50
Roast Leg of Lamb – $23.25
Duck with Bananas – $24.75
Seafood Pasta – $25.70
Poached Salmon with Sorrell Sauce – $24.70
Zucchini
Potatoes Au Gratin

This menu is served from 10am until 2:30pm – Dinner is off of their regular menu.  NO SUBSTITUTIONS – NO SEPARATE CHECKS ON PARTIES OF 6 OR MORE http://www.lechene.com/
Call Today To Make Reservations (661) 251-4315 Le Chene is located at 12625 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita, California, 91390.