Cuistot

72595 El Paseo, Palm Desert CA 92260 cuistotrestaurant.com (760) 340-1000

Cuisines and Dishes at Cuistot:

Californian
American

Menu for Cuistot

APPETIZERS

SALMON PAUL BOCUSE MARINATED IN LEMON, SHALLOTS AND SPICES $8.25
HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY $7.95
FARFALLE PASTA $8.50
WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND BASIL
SALAD "MIKADO", A VEGETABLE FAN OF FRENCH GREEN BEANS, AVOCADO, VINE RIPENED TOMATOES $10.50
WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
SALAD OF CALIFORNIA GREENS $8.95
WITH HOUSE DRESSING
BERNARD'S FAMOUS CAESAR SALAD $8.50
WITH GRANA PADANO
CLASSIC LYON STYLE SEAFOOD QUENELLES IN A SAVORYLOBSTER SAUCE AND BAKED $14.50
WITH GRUYÈRE
DIVER SCALLOPS AND MAINE LOBSTER $18.50
WITH A FILO DOUGH ROUND OVER GARLIC TOMATO COULIS WITH THYME ESSENCE
ANAHEIM CHILE STUFFED $14.50
WITH GOAT CHEESE SERVED WITH GARLIC TOMATO SAUCE AND FRESH HERBS FROM OUR GARDEN
LOBSTER RAVIOLI $15.75
WITH TRUFFLE AND CHIVE SAUCE
CLASSIC ESCARGOT IN GARLIC, HERBS, SHALLOTS AND LEMON BUTTER $14.50
FRESH FOIE GRAS $24.50
WITH CARAMELIZED WASHINGTON APPLE AND A CIDER BIGARADE SAUCE

ENTREES

EGG DISH OF THE DAY $17.25
CLASSIC LYON STYLE SEAFOOD QUENELLES IN A SAVORY LOBSTER SAUCE, BAKED $17.25
WITH GRUYÈRE AND SERVED WITH A SMALL SALAD
GRILLED VEAL PATTY $15.75
WITH FRESH HERBS AND LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
FRESH CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED $19.95
WITH IMPORTED CHEESES SERVED OVER STEAMED SPINACH WITH NATURAL JUICES
FILET OF BEEF MEDALLIONS $27.75
WITH GREEN PEPPERCORN SAUCE ON A BED OF GRATIN POTATOES

SALADS AND LIGHT DISHES

CHILLED POACHED SALMON $18.95
WITH A TARRAGON LOBSTER REMOULADE OVER A SALAD OF HARICOT VERT, AVOCADO AND TOMATO
CONFIT OF DUCK $18.75
WITH SALAD OF BABY SPINACH, CRISPY POTATOES AND GRANNY SMITH APPLE COMPOTE
MARINATED MONGOLIAN STEAK SALAD OVER FIELD GREENS $19.75
GRILLED LAMB CHOPS $24.75
WITH MACHE LETTUCE SALAD AND CRISPY TRIANGLE POTATOES
CHICKEN BREAST ROASTED $16.50
WITH HERBS FROM OUR GARDEN SERVED WITH ORZO SALAD
WARM SHRIMP SALAD $20.75
WITH AVOCADO AND RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
GRILLED LARGE SCALLOPS SERVED AROUND A GREEN SALAD $20.75
WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND SHALLOT DRESSING
WARM MAINE LOBSTER SALAD SERVED $33.50
WITH SHALLOT WHITE WINE SAUCE AROUND A HARICOT VERT SALAD
SPINACH SALAD $15.95
WITH ROASTED PECANS, ROQUEFORT CHEESE, ASIAN PEARS AND ORANGES IN A BALSAMIC VINEGAR DRESSING
TARTELETTE OF THIN PUFF PASTRY $14.75
WITH VINE-RIPENED TOMATO, CHÊVRE CHEESE, KALAMATA OLIVES AND FINE HERBS, TOPPED WITH FIELD GREEN SALAD

SANDWICHES

THE BEVERLY HILLS GRILLED SANDWICH ON RYE BREAD $17.75
WITH TURKEY, HAM, HOMEMADE COLESLAW, GRUYÈRE CHEESE SERVED WITH A SMALL SALAD
SEABASS B.L.T. FRESH SEABASS $19.50
WITH APPLEWOOD SMOKED BACON, TOMATO, AND LETTUCE ON A TOASTED BUN
KOBE BEEF BURGER $19.75
WITH GRILLED ONIONS AND ST. AUGUR CHEESE WITH A BABY FIELD GREENS SALAD

Cuistot Classics - ENTRÉES

ROASTED RACK OF LAMB $38.75
WITH FRESH ROSEMARY AND NATURAL JUICES
SKILLET ROASTED VEAL CHOP $39.75
WITH WILD MUSHROOMS, ROASTED GARLIC AND FRESH THYME
GRILLED FILET OF BEEF $41.75
WITH AGED RED WINE VINEGAR SAUCE, PURPLE SHALLOTS AND CIBOULETTE
LOBSTER POT PIE $46.75
WITH FRESH MAINE LOBSTER AND TENDER VEGETABLES IN A DELECTABLE LOBSTER COULIS SAUCE
DUCK BREAST ROASTED PINK AND LEG CONFIT $34.75
WITH A FOIE GRAS TRUFFLE SAUCE
QUAIL STUFFED $36.75
WITH SWEETBREADS SERVED WITH BLACK RICE IN A CHABLIS WINE SAUCE
CHICKEN $32.75
WITH IMPORTED MORRELS, SLOW COOKED IN ITS NATURAL JUS
PORK TENDERLOIN STUFFED $33.50
WITH FIG AND ROQUEFORT CHEESE SALPICON SERVED WITH RASPBERRY VINEGAR SAUCE
SLOW BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS IN CALIFORNIA CABERNET WINE SAUCE $34.75
WITH CELERY ROOT PURÉE
IMPORTED FRESH DOVER SOLE COOKED ON THE BONE, DEBONED IN THE KITCHEN AND SERVED $42.75
WITH HAZELNUT LEMON SAUCE
BERNARD'S CLASSIC ROASTED BEEF CHOP

Cuisine Moderne légère - APPETIZERS

FRESH CRAB COCKTAIL $17.50
WITH TOMATO GELEÉ AND A LIGHT VEGETABLE SALAD
CARPACCIO ROLL $16.50
WITH MACHE AND TRUFFLE, FRESH HORSERADISH VINAIGRETTE
SEASONAL JUMBO ASPARAGUS $13.75
WITH FERNAND POINT REMOULADE
FRESH BEET AND CREAM CHEESE NAPOLEON $16.50
WITH SMOKED SALMON AND HORSERADISH HERB VINAIGRETTE
AVOCADO FAN $13.75
WITH WARM GOAT CHEESE IN A SHALLOT, OLIVE OIL, AND CRACKED BLACK PEPPER DRESSING
FRESH SASHIMI OF #1 GRADE AHI $18.75
WITH A SALAD OF DAIKON SPROUTS AND NAPA CABBAGE
FRESH-SHUCKED OYSTERS, PREPARATION OF THE DAY $16.75

Cuisine Moderne légère - SOUPS AND SALADS

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP $12.75
WITH CHIVES
HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY $7.95
SEASONAL BABY FIELD GREENS $8.95
WITH HOUSE DRESSING
MODERNE CAESAR SALAD $8.75
WITH GRANA PADANO
BELGIAN ENDIVE SALAD $10.75
WITH ROQUEFORT CHEESE AND TOASTED PINE NUTS

Cuisine Moderne légère - ENTRÉES

SEASONAL SEABASS GRILLED OVER BAMBOO RICE, GINGER, FRESH HERB VINAIGRETTE AND CHINESE LETTUCE SALAD $39.75
GRILLED FRESH SCOTTISH SALMON OVER FENNEL RAGOUT, SAFRON ORANGE ESSENCE, SERVED $34.50
WITH COUSCOUS CAVIAR
SEASONAL WILD MUSHROOM LASAGNA $26.75
WITH SPINACH AND FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE TAJINE $24.75
WITH EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, HARISSA, SAFFRON AND COUSCOUS
FRESH ROASTED RABBIT WITH DIJON MUSTARD SAUCE, SERVED $35.50
WITH A SORREL-FRISÉE CHIFFONADE AND RAINBOW RICE

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Ratings and Reviews for Cuistot

May 05 2012

pam w. via Yelp

celebrated my 64th birthday here! this was our first experience and we will definitely come back again. my husband had the sea bass (recommended by the...read more
Apr 17 2012

Caroline M. via Yelp

After wanting to try this restaurant for years, we finally went. Nice decor, fairly empty, seated quickly. Our waitress was pleasant, if not friendly, but...read more
Apr 16 2012

Mary D. via Yelp

The food was pretty good, Le Vallaruis in Palm Springs is better though. I would have given this place four stars but the server was awful. However, the...read more
Sep 10 2007

jschuel219 via Citysearch

I cannot beleive they can call this french it was terrible. Also overpriced, it lacked a sense of quality. The service was horribl...read more
Dec 25 2006

jhh1981 via Citysearch

I highly recommend the wild mushroom soup and the mushroom topped veal chop. Be sure to check out the extensive wine list too....read more
Apr 17 2006

jferranti via Citysearch

This restaurant is not set up for brunch. The choices are very limited, the few little pasteries are terrible (I've had better at ...read more

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In Short
Bernard Dervieux opened Cuistot in 1987. Since then, this French-born, classically trained chef has turned his quaint Palm Desert restaurant into a highly rated culinary destination. Each dish reflects Dervieux's skill at delicately embellishing high-grade ingredients with complimentary seasoning, sauces and textures. Entrees range from rack of lamb to lobster pot pie. For dessert, Dervieux's signature Floating Island is a devilishly sweet and harmoniously light concoction of meringue, roasted almonds, creme anglaise and caramelized sugar.

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