Our Ohlone cuisine is inherently seasonal, and some ingredients are available only at select times. The menu here is a sampling of what we serve throughout the year.

himmen • first

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tan oak acorn bisque

hazelnut flour crispy sage leaves

black oak acorn bread

bay nut truffles with California strawberry on leaf of Indian lettuce

gathered tea soaked soft boiled quail eggs with smoked sturgeon caviar and watercress microgreens

Ohlone salad Indian lettuce and sorrel salad with blackberry coulée and smoked walnut oil served with blackberries, huckleberry, currants, toasted piñons, walnuts, bay salt roasted hazelnuts, soft boiled quail eggs + popped amaranth, edible flowers, pickleweed

grain-free hazelnut flour biscuit cooked with Indian onion, bay salt + walnut oil


'uṭṭin • second

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venison backstrap with Ohlone herbs + local mushrooms and Indian potatoes with bay-infused blackberry dipping sauce

sokoote (bay laurel) crispy duck breast with seasonal greens and Ohlone salad 

clams and mussels cooked traditionally with Ohlone herbs, local seaweed and acorn soup

venison and gathered mushroom stew chanterelle, oyster and morel mushrooms, Indian potatoes, yerba buena and bay laurel.

dandelion soup cooked with Indian potatoes, wild onions and generous amounts of duck fat vegan upon request

oysters on the shell served with a tart gooseberry sauce, Indian onions and pickleweed


kaphan • third

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tan oak acorn flour brownies with walnuts and bay salt and handmade Zapotec chocolate

chia pudding with hazelnut milk, macerated seasonal berries and toasted hazelnuts

yerba buena and bay laurel sorbet

rosehip torte with hazelnut flour crust

sweet California buckwheat pancake with hazelnut butter spread, huckleberries, and San Lorenzo honey drizzle

pinole seed cakes white chia seeds, popped amaranth seeds with caramelized San Lorenzo honey


'uwetton • drink

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rose hip tea

nettle tea

hedge nettle tea

yerba buena tea

elderberry cider

manzanita cider

hummingbird sage tea

white sage tea

housemade elderflower soda


Note: Our menu changes regularly due to the seasonality of Ohlone foods. To find out what we are cooking with seasonal ingredients please contact us.