The Basin

14572 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070

(408) 867-1906

Small Plates

  • Garlic Shrimp
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    • $14.00
  • with butter, lemon, white wine, parsley, touch o'cream, roasted arbole
  • Smoked Chicken Pizza
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    • $16.00
  • house applewood smoked chicken, aged manchego, gruyere, bechamel, capers
  • Croquetas
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    • $9.00
  • with jamon serrano, chicken, onion-bechamel, rolled in bread crumbs, lightly fried
  • Sauteed Broccoli Raab
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    • $10.00
  • with sweet golden raisins, garlic, anchovy, extra virgin olive oil
  • Littleneck Clams
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    • $15.00
  • pernod, pancetta, shallots, garlic, cilantro, cream, reggiano-garlic toast
  • Seafood Gumbo
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    • $12.00
  • dungeness crab, prawns, in a shrimp-vegetable stock, sierra nevada ale, green bell peppers, leeks, white onion, herbs, cayenne, served with basmati rice
  • House-Cured Scottish Salmon
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    • $14.00
  • with explorateur cheese, capers, and honey-glazed onions
  • Pizza Italian Bacon and Egg
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    • $16.00
  • with x.v. olive oil, and aged Italian pecorino
  • Pan Seared Foie Gras
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    • $18.00
  • with smashed potatoes and roasted fuji apple
  • Mixed Olives
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    • $5.00
  • with herbs and orange zest
  • Spanish White Anchovies
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    • $5.00
Todays Oyster Offerings

  • ea
  • Fresh Shucked Specialty Oysters on the Half Shell or Try them BBQ Style!
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    • $2.05
Today's Artisan Cheese Offerings

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  • select three for
  • Today's Artisan Cheese Offerings
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    • $17.00
    • $12.00
Salads

  • Basin Salad
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    • $10.00
  • mixed greens, endive, apple, pecans, with a toasted caraway seed vinaigrette
  • Caesar Salad
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    • $9.00
  • organic little jim lettuce, with our rendition of Caesar Cardini's 1924 recipe
  • Ice 'Burger'
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    • $9.00
  • with blue d' auvergne, green onions, chives, lemon, and pancetta
  • Baby Arugula
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    • $9.00
  • tossed with x.v. olive oil, lemon juice, fluer d' sel, reggiano
  • Spinach Salad
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    • $10.00
  • balsamic-soy-olive oil, shallots, garlic, san danille pancetta
Main Fare

  • Penne Arrabiata
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    • $15.00
  • with extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, and arbole chile
  • Wild Mushroom Rigatoni
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    • $23.00
  • an array of exotic ‘shrooms, with too many ingredients to list!
  • Spaghetti Carbonara 'Roman Style'
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    • $19.00
  • x.v. olive oil, eggs, pancetta, black pepper, reggiano
  • Thick Cut Short Rib
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    • $24.00
  • braised in a red wine-veal jus, with cipollini onions, beets, polenta tradition, jus
  • Spanish Rice
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    • $24.00
  • con arroz de valencia, chorizo, blood sausage, peas, garlic, onion, tomato, olives slowly cooked with vegetable stock, saffron, and sweet smoked paprika
  • Seared Ahi Tuna
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    • $28.00
  • corriander encrusted, toasted pistachio-basmati rice, truffled carrot, peppercress
  • Apple Wood Smoked Chicken
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    • $21.00
  • silky mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts with a touch of butter and chives
  • Tonight's Premium Steak Offering
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  • painted hills angus chemical hormone free beef with. . .
  • Grilled Skirt Steak
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    • $24.00
  • painted hills angus, with our house ginger marinade, and pommes frites
  • Pan Roasted Fresh Duck
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    • $28.00
  • maple leaf duck breast and confit of leg, with extra fancy wild rice, spinach, exotic mushrooms, crispy potato, and a sauce of honey-champagne-orange
  • Pork Loin Chop
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    • $26.00
  • brined for 24 hours with a leek, green peppercorn mustard bourbon sauce, gruyére scallop potatoes and heirloom broccoli
White Wines by the glass!

  • Lucien Albrecht, Cremant, Champagne NV
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    • $10.00
  • a fantastic elegant bubbly!
  • Chateau Roumieu Lacoste, Sauternes ‘01
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    • $13.00
  • perfect with the foie gras!
  • Eulalie Sauvignon Blanc, Minervois, Frane ‘05
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    • $8.00
  • crisp-mineral notes, refreshing finish
  • Kuentz-Bas, Pinot Blanc, Alsace ‘04
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    • $9.50
  • candied pear, and orange blossoms
  • Novellum, Chardonnay, France ‘04
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    • $7.50
  • hints of exotic fruit with floral accents
  • Macrostie, Chardonnay, Carneros ‘05
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    • $12.00
  • intense flavors, perfectly intermingled!
Red Wines by the Glass!

  • Clos La Chance , Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountain ‘04
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    • $13.00
  • smokey earthy fruit, full bodied
  • Kathryn Kennedy, Syrah, Santa Cruz ‘03
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    • $12.00
  • rich with earth, and dark fruit
  • Caracol Serrano, Jumilla, Spain ‘04
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    • $8.00
  • monastrell-syrah-cabernet smooth fruit
  • Clos La Chance, Merlot, Central Coast ‘03
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    • $9.00
  • supple soft fruit, mediium boddied
  • Thomas Fogarty, Meritage, Skyline ‘04
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    • $9.75
  • round soft red and blackberry fruit
  • Le Volte, Ornellaia, Italy ‘04
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    • $11.00
  • classic tuscan nobel varieties
  • Steven Kent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore ‘02
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    • $14.00
  • hand-crafted, full-bodied, with soft texture
  • Adelaida, Zinfandel, Paso Robles ‘02
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    • $9.00
  • medium-bodied, with full zinfandel flavors!
Martini's!

  • James Bond
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    • $8.00
  • stoli vodka, shaken not stirred, and served with an olive
  • Flamenco
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    • $9.50
  • bombay sapphire gin, with a fresh orange twist
  • Old Smokey
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    • $9.50
  • ketel one vodka, lemon twist, and a touch of glenlivet scotch
  • The Spaniard
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    • $9.00
  • seagram's vodka, olive juice, olive, and manchego cheese
  • Uptown Manhattan
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    • $9.00
  • maker's mark, sweet vermouth, dash of bitters, and a cherry
  • Isaac Hayes
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    • $9.00
  • seagram's vodka, dark and light creme de cacao, vanilla syrup
  • Pucker Up
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    • $8.00
  • seagram's vodka, sour apple schnapps, triple sec, and cassis
  • Houdini
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    • $9.00
  • seagram's vodka, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, cranberry juice
  • Jeff Spicoli
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    • $8.00
  • malibu rum, cassis, pineapple, creme de banana, and o j
  • Lemon Drop
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    • $8.00
  • the basin secret mix
Margarita's, Beers and Non-Alcoholics!

we proudly serve 100% agave tequila!

  • El Bason
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    • $9.00
  • el jimador blanco, triple sec, fresh lime juice, house-made sweet and sour
  • Mi Hermosa
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    • $10.00
  • sauza hornitos reposado, fresh lime juice, cointreau
  • Mittelfinger
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    • $9.00
  • herradura silver, fresh lemon and lime juice, triple sec, up with a sugar rim
  • Wdmer Hefeweisen, Warsteiner Pilsner, Sierra Nevada Stella Artoise, Guiness
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  • Raspberry, Cherry, Mango Spritzer The Basin Juce Punch
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