Café Pyrenees opened its doors in Vernon Hills, on September 7th, 1990. For the past 16 years the establishment has been family owned and operated by Mari and Chef Jean-Marc Loustaunau. The family operation includes sons Christopher and Nicolas and daughter Jessica. The Café has grown to be a favorite of the locals and those visiting from out of town.
Café Pyrenees moved to its new location in
Libertyville
,
IL
in September 2005. This new cozy location is tucked inside the
Adler
Square
Shopping
Plaza
. Once you step inside you're treated to warm color tones, greenery, a myriad of wine bottles, hearty brick features, and fresh smells of the featured dishes. These dishes include garlicky escargot, jumbo crab cake, shrimp cocktail with an avocado puree, marinated salmon, petit filet complemented with a yellow tomato béarnaise sauce, a flavorful seafood bouillabaisse and beef bourguignon simmered in a red wine broth. All meals come with starch, an array of fresh vegetables fresh baked bread and butter. Sorbets and desserts are all homemade by Chef Jean-Marc some tasty treats to save room for are the new chocolate ecstasy with flavors of smooth white, milk and dark chocolate mousse, the chocolate dome is a must have as it has the best of both worlds made with chocolate mousse and crème brulee suspended in the center of the dome, of course the classics are still Delice des Pyrenees and the wonderful creamy ice creams and the refreshing sorbets. Entrees range from $8-$26
Special menus offered throughout the week include: Tuesday’s 1990 night, Café Pyrenees offers the same menu from the year they opened at the same 1990 prices. Wednesday’s is Creperie Menu night with a four course menu for $21.00 a person. Wednesday is also Wild Wine Wednesday night with featured wines $3.00 a glass or $8.00 a bottle with food purchase. Thursday is Tapas night with a special 8 course menu for $27.00 a person. Also on that night are featured beer specials, $2.00 drats & bottles. Fridays and Saturdays watch the website for the entertainment schedule. Local artists perform jazz, blues, folk and originals at the bar starting at 8 PM. Sundays is No Corkage Fee night so bring in your cellar favorites for this $20 value. Nightly specials such as duo of Poisson, Rack of Lamb, Beef Wellington and seasonal game plates are sure to catch your attention and change daily. Specials range in price from $24-$32 a plate.
Café Pyrenees is open Tuesday-Friday for lunch starting at 11:30 AM and dinner service starting at 5:30 PM thru 9:30 PM. Saturday service is dinner only starting at 5:00 PM thru 10:00 PM. The bar is open until the cow bell rings for last call nightly. Café Pyrenees is open seasonally on Sundays starting at 5:00 PM-8:00 PM September-May. The private party room is available 7 days a week call Mari to plan your next event.