CHOPPED SPRING SALAD
$26.00Snap Pea | Avocado | Pickled Strawberry | Green Garlic Ranch | Sunflower Seed "Crunch"
Protégé
Palo Alto, CA
250 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 9430650 itemsUpdated May 26, 2026
Structured menu data
APPETIZERS
GRILLED DELTA ASPARAGUS
$44.00Yellowfin Tuna | Egg Mimosa | Calabrian Chili | Spigarello | Tonnato
KOSHIHIKARI "PARTY" RICE
$32.005-Spiced Duck Leg | Shishito Peppers | Candied Peanut | Snow Pea | Hoisin
SPANISH OCTOPUS
$33.00Artichoke | Panisse | Romesco | Picholine Olive Tapenade
BEER AND CIDER
Echigo | Lager | "Koshihikari" | Niigata | 500ml
$23.00Eric Bordelet | Poiré | "Granit" | Normandy | 2022 | 750ml
$75.00Hanabi Lager Co. | "Lyon" | Pilsner | Napa | 500ml
$39.00CHAMPAGNE
Gaston Chiquet | "Tradition" | Dizy | 1er Cru | NV
$26.00Pierre Gimonnet | "Sélection Belles Années" | Blanc de Blancs | 1er Cru | NV
$27.00Veuve Fourny | Rosé | Vertus | 1er Cru | NV
$29.00ENTREES
BLACKENED MONKFISH
$46.00Sweet Potato Gnocchi | Celery Root | Braised Collard Greens | Mandarin
BONE-IN BERKSHIRE PORK CHOP
$48.00Melted Leeks | Broccolini Frito | Baby Bell Tomato Agrodolce | Fennel Pollen
BRICK CHICKEN
$39.00Fideos | Saffron | Piperade | Chorizo | Charred Romaine | Caper-Brown Butter
FLANNERY BEEF SHORT RIB
$68.00Sunchoke "Hash" | Charcoal-Grilled King Trumpet Mushrooms | Horseradish | Pimentón
PEAS AND CARROTS
$37.00Hand-Rolled Agnolotti | English Peas | Nantes Carrots | Madras Curry | Sultana Raisins | Thai Basil
HOUSE COCKTAILS
Bella Bolla
$24.00Prosecco | Vino Aperitivo | Orange
Goose Got Me Loose
$24.00Vodka | Coconut | Gooseberry | Lemon | Greek Yogurt
K.I.S.S.
$24.00Tequila | Green Apple | Shiso | Aromatized Wine
Kiwi Have Another?
$23.00Mezcal | Cachaça | Passionfruit | Whey | Élixir Végétal
Match Made in Honey
$23.00Rye | Match-Struck Drambuie | Benedictine | Amaro
Old-Fashioned
$24.00Bourbon | Vanilla Demerara | Orange Bitters
P-Funk
$23.00Scotch | Lemon | Ginger | Mead
Palm Fiction
$24.00Clairin | Pindo Palm | Cacao Husk-Pineau des Charentes | Sorrel
Sun-Kissed Spritz
$21.00Blood Orange Aperitif | Grapefruit | Vermouth (Low Proof)
White Negroni
$23.00Gin | Blanc Vermouth | Gentian | Cardamon
RED
adrôit | Trousseau | "Siletto Vineyard" | San Benito County | 2023
$21.00Alta Nova | Cabernet Sauvignon | "Reserve" | Napa Valley | 2019
$25.00Farm Cottage | Pinot Noir | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2024
$24.00Lopez de Heredia | "Viña Bosconia" | Reserva | Rioja | 2014
$29.00ROSÉ
Domaines Ott | "Château de Selle" | Côtes de Provence | Grand Cru | 2024
$29.00SNACKS
A5 WAGYU TATAKI
$14.00Black Sesame Cracker | Enoki Mushroom | Karashi
CRAB AND CAVIAR
$35.00Dungeness Crab | Protégé Reserve Caviar | Yuzu Sabayon
FISH & CHIPS
$18.00Hamachi | Asian Pear | Red Curry | Pickled Jalapeño
MILK BREAD
$10.00Stepladder Creamery Cultured Butter | Balinese Sea Salt
SAMISH PEARL OYSTER
$7.00Whipped Rosé | Mignonette
SWEET WINES
D'Oliveiras | Malvasia | Madeira | 1994 | 1 oz.
$49.00Dow's | "20 Years Old" | Tawny Port | NV
$34.00Királyudvar | Tokaji | "Cuvée Ilona" | Tokaj | 2016
$39.00Philippe Foreau | Vouvray | "Domaine du Clos Naudin" | Demi-Sec | Loire Valley | 2017
$24.00Saracco | Moscato d'Asti | Piedmont | 2024
$15.00Tasting Menu
9-LAYER LASAGNA
Porcini Mushroom Marmalade | Aged Parmesan | Madeira
A5 JAPANESE WAGYU RIBEYE
Sunchoke "Hash" | Charcoal-Grilled King Trumpet Mushrooms | Green Garlic | Pimentón
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
Spruce Tip | Vanilla | Lime
PROTÉGÉ RESERVE CAVIAR
Yellowfin Tuna | Toasted Rice | Pickled Guava | Lemongrass
SAKURA WOOD-SMOKED CALIFORNIA KING SALMON
White Asparagus | English Pea | Butter Lettuce | Fines Herbes
SELECTIONS FROM OUR CHEESE CART
Purple Mulberry | Brown Butter-Honey | Candied Pecans
WOLFE RANCH WHITE QUAIL
Savory Corn Cake | Amaranth | Pancetta | Cherry