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urban sophistication with a relaxed suburban attitude, Metro Lafayette
is a stylish destination serving big city food. With the largest outdoor patio in the east bay, it's
the perfect place for al fresco dining amongst mulberry trees, fragrant lavender and rosemary bushes and trellised vines.
The menu features an eclectic mix of California-French dishes
with Asian and Mediterranean influences, including Duck Confit Spring Rolls with spicy lime dipping sauce; Dungeness Crabcakes; Spicy
raw Ahi Tuna Poke with cucumber salad and black sesame rice
crackers; Croque Monsieur with Niman ham and gruyere on country
bread with Mornay sauce; Steak-Frites; and Seared Diver Scallops
with truffled cauliflower, mushrooms & caramelized orange-walnut
vinaigrette.
Owner/sommelier
Jack Moore offers a wine list
that appeals to all budgets and palates. The sleek interior,
by Berkeley-based designers Sheahan + Quandt, make diners feel
like they've ventured out of suburbia.
Having
spent much of his career managing the front of the house for celebrity
chefs in northern California, Moore's vision
is to offer innovative dishes and refined service in a sophisticated
environment. A full bar, raw bar, and large outdoor shaded patio
anchor the space. With a culinary background that includes stints at highly-regarded Bay Area restaurants
BayWolf, Cesar and Jardinaire, Chef Jason
Low create dishes that impress locals as well as those
venturing east of the Caldecott.
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