Le Vallauris
385 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way (Palm Canyon Dr.) 
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Palm Springs, CA 92262
888-525-5852, 760-325-5059
Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
Wine
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 Vintage Palm Springs, Le Vallauris has aged gracefully, the oldest and the most beautiful of the desert’s iconic restaurants. Housed in a historic building, the dining room is outfitted with Louis XV furnishings. Warm lamplight illuminates snowy linen table settings and Flemish tapestries. But the real heart of the place is outside, where at lunchtime sunlight dapples the diners and, in the evening’s encroaching darkness, sparkling fairy lights and the shadows of the enormous ficus trees create a chiaroscuro effect reminiscent of village restaurants in the south of France. The menu has aged gracefully too. Always dedicated to traditional French cuisine, chef Jean Paul Lair has moved with fashion and the times to put a lighter, more delicate spin on the classics. Lunchtime has a good selection of salads, as well as a spare but good choice of entrées. At dinner, appetizers include escargots, foie gras, porcini mushroom tart and lobster raviolis with a cream of basil bisque. You could have those raviolis in a more lavish serving, as an entrée instead. Or choose the grilled lamb filet with mint persillade and sweet pea raviolis with tomato concassé, or the roasted Peking duck with a tangerine-orange reduction. Be sure to check the board for daily specials. The extensive wine list mainly contains California and French offerings. |
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