The Buena Vista

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Menu checked November 3, 2026 · See The Buena Vista's official menu

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What our AI analysis found
  • 31 of 65 dishes appear to be dairy-free
  • 35 of 65 dishes appear to be egg-free
  • 27 of 65 dishes appear to be gluten-free
  • 64 of 65 dishes appear to be nut-free
  • 65 of 65 dishes appear to be peanut-free
  • 52 of 65 dishes appear to be shellfish-free
  • 65 of 65 dishes appear to be soy-free
  • 14 of 65 dishes appear to be vegetarian
  • 2 of 65 dishes appear to be vegan

BREAKFAST – Served Until 1:30 pm

BREAKFAST – Served Until 1:30 pm

  • Belgian Waffle — (Chocolate Bacon, Banana, Summer Berry)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — milk in waffle
    • Eggs — waffle
    • Gluten — waffle
  • Cheese Omelette

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cheese
    • Eggs — eggs
  • Spinach and Chorizo Omelette — (With Sun-dried Tomato and Roasted Feta Cheese)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs

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    • Dairy — feta cheese
    • Eggs — eggs
  • Mexican Omelette — (Green Chiles, Pepper Jack, Green Peppers, Onion, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Salsa)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Pepper Jack, sour cream
    • Eggs — eggs
  • Denver Omelette

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs

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    • Eggs — eggs
  • Dungeness Crab Omelette — (Dungeness Crab, Tomato and Swiss Cheese)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — Swiss cheese
    • Eggs — eggs
    • Shellfish — Dungeness crab
  • Crab Cake Eggs Benedict

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — butter in hollandaise
    • Eggs — poached eggs, hollandaise
    • Gluten — English muffin, breadcrumbs in crab cake
    • Shellfish — crab cake
  • Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict — (Avocado, Smoked Salmon)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — butter in hollandaise
    • Eggs — poached eggs, hollandaise
    • Gluten — English muffin
  • Country Eggs Benedict — (Sausage Patties)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — butter in hollandaise
    • Eggs — poached eggs, hollandaise
    • Gluten — English muffin
  • Classic Eggs Benedict — (Canadian Bacon)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — butter in hollandaise
    • Eggs — poached eggs, hollandaise
    • Gluten — English muffin
  • Grilled Ribeye Steak and Eggs — (House Potatoes and Grilled Red Onions)

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs

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    • Eggs — eggs

SOUP, SALAD & APPETIZERS

  • House-Made Chili... Cup 10.95 / Bowl 13.25
  • Clam Chowder ... Cup 10.95 / Bowl 13.25

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — cream in chowder
    • Gluten — flour in clam chowder
    • Shellfish — clam
  • Clam Chowder Sourdough Bread Bowl

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — cream in chowder
    • Gluten — sourdough bread bowl, flour in clam chowder
    • Shellfish — clam
  • Caesar Salad — Add Grilled Chicken Breast 6.00; add Salmon 12.55.

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs

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    • Dairy — Parmesan in Caesar dressing
    • Eggs — egg in Caesar dressing
  • Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing — (with Tomato, Applewood Smoked Bacon and Red Onion)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy

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    • Dairy — blue cheese
  • Garlic Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Sweet Potato Fries with Cajun Mayonnaise

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Eggs — egg in mayonnaise
  • Potato Skins — (Covered with Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Scallions, Sour Cream)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy

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    • Dairy — Cheddar cheese, sour cream
  • Nachos — (House-Made Chili, Cheddar Cheese, Jalapenos,Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy

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    • Dairy — Cheddar cheese, sour cream
  • Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail — (Cocktail Sauce)

    Likely dietary flags: Shellfish

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    • Shellfish — shrimp
  • Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes and Burrata Salad — (with Arugula)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — burrata

SANDWICHES

  • Hamburger with Fries — Hamburger served with fries. (add Swiss, Cheddar or Jack Cheese for 1.00)

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — burger bun
  • Buena Vista Burger — (Jack Cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon and Fries)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — Jack cheese
    • Gluten — burger bun
  • Patty Melt — (Sautéed Onions, American Cheese on Rye, with Potato Salad)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — American cheese
    • Eggs — egg in potato salad
    • Gluten — rye bread
  • Salmon Burger — (with Field Green Salad)
  • Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Fries — (add Bacon 3.25, add Ham 3.25, add Tomato 2.00)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cheese
    • Gluten — sandwich bread
  • B.L.T. with Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — sandwich bread
  • Turkey and Bacon Club Sandwich — (with Field Green Salad)

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — sandwich bread
  • Hot Pastrami on Rye with Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — rye bread
  • French Dip with Au-Jus and Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — French dip roll
  • Reuben on Rye with Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — rye bread
  • BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich — (with Fried Pickle and Potato Salad)

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten

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    • Eggs — egg in potato salad
    • Gluten — sandwich bun, fried pickle breading

ENTREE

  • Half Pound American Wagyu Burger — (American Cheese, Caramelized Balsamic Red Onion, Truffle Dipping Sauce)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — American cheese
    • Gluten — burger bun
  • Corned Beef and Cabbage — (Red Potatoes, Carrots and Horseradish Mustard Sauce)
  • Fresh Dungeness Crab — (Half 28.95 / Whole 44.95)

    Likely dietary flags: Shellfish

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    • Shellfish — Dungeness crab
  • Dungeness Crab Melt with Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — cheese in crab melt
    • Gluten — melt bread
    • Shellfish — Dungeness crab
  • Grilled Atlantic Salmon — (Apple Cider Glaze, fire-roasted corn, grilled Asparagus, Lemon Aioli)

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs

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    • Eggs — egg in lemon aioli
  • Spaghetti & Meatballs

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — spaghetti, breadcrumbs in meatballs
  • Grilled Chicken Breast Dinner — (with Seasonal Vegetables)
  • Fish and Chips

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten

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    • Gluten — fish batter
  • Crab Cakes — (Served with Seasonal Vegetables)

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Eggs — egg in crab cake
    • Gluten — breadcrumbs in crab cakes
    • Shellfish — crab cakes
  • BV Lobster Roll with Lemon Aioli and Fries

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Eggs — egg in lemon aioli
    • Gluten — lobster roll bun
    • Shellfish — lobster
  • Fried Chicken And Waffle

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — milk in waffle
    • Eggs — waffle, egg in chicken coating
    • Gluten — fried chicken breading, waffle
  • Blackened Ribeye Steak — (12 oz Served with Watermelon BBQ, Sage Fries )

DESSERTS

  • BV Bread Pudding

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — milk in bread pudding
    • Eggs — eggs
    • Gluten — bread
  • New York Style Cheese Cake

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream cheese
    • Eggs — eggs
    • Gluten — graham cracker crust
  • Chocolate Lava Cake

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — butter in lava cake
    • Eggs — eggs
    • Gluten — wheat flour
  • Carrot Cake

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream cheese frosting
    • Eggs — eggs
    • Gluten — wheat flour

SOUP, SALAD & APPETIZERS

  • House-Made Chili
  • Clam Chowder

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — cream in chowder
    • Gluten — flour in clam chowder
    • Shellfish — clam
  • Field Green Salad with Italian Vinaigrette — (add Blue Cheese, Apple, Bacon and Roasted Almonds 2.00)

    Likely dietary flags: Nuts, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Nuts — roasted almonds
  • Crispy Chicken Wings — (Hot Wing Sauce and Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs

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    • Dairy — blue cheese
    • Eggs — egg in blue cheese dressing
  • Crispy Fried Calamari — (Jalapenos and Chili Lime-Creole Mustard Aioli)

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Eggs — egg in aioli
    • Gluten — calamari breading
    • Shellfish — calamari
  • Quesadilla — (Roasted pepper, Chorizo, Jalapenos Jack Cheese and Chipotle-Lime Sour Cream)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — Jack cheese, sour cream
    • Gluten — flour tortilla

DINNER

  • BV Meatball Parmigiana — (Served with Grilled Vegetables)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — Parmesan in meatball parmigiana
    • Gluten — breadcrumbs in meatballs
  • Dungeness Crab Melt — (with Field Green Salad and Lemon Vinaigrette)

    Likely dietary flags: Shellfish

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    • Shellfish — Dungeness crab
  • Blackened Ribeye Steak 12oz — (12 oz Served with Watermelon BBQ Sauce, Sage Fries)
  • Lobster Mac and Cheese — (with Grilled Garlic Bread)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — cheese
    • Gluten — macaroni, garlic bread
    • Shellfish — lobster
  • Penne Pasta — (Grilled Vegetable, Sun-dried Tomato and Cream)

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream
    • Gluten — penne

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING

  • Codorniu, Cava, Spain (split)

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Mimosa

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Bellini

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Avissi, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Schramsberg, Blanc de Blanc, California, 2021

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Schramsberg, Rose, California, 2021

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • J Cuvee, Sonoma NV

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • J Rose, Sonoma NV

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Taittinger, La Francaise NV Champagne 2

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Taittinger, La Francaise NV (half bottle)

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CHARDONNAY

  • Ballard Lane, Central Coast, 2023

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • La Crema, Sonoma Coast, 2023

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Chateau Buena Vista, Carneros, 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

WHITES AND ROSE

  • Honig, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Banfi, San Angelo, Pinot Grigio, Toscana 2025

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Bieler Pere & Fils, Rose, France 2025

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

REDS

  • Alexander Valley, Merlot, Sonoma, 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Cline, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, 2023

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Parducci, Pinot Noir, Mendocino, 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Ballard Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Kunde, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Silver Oak, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2020

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Rodney Strong, Zinfandel, Sonoma County, 2021

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

The Buena Vista Irish Coffee

  • The Buena Vista Irish Coffee — As introduced at The Buena Vista Cafe by Stanton Delaplane in November 1952. Made with Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey, Peerless Organic Coffee, C&H Sugar and Heavy Cream

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — heavy cream

Specialty Coffee Drinks

  • Irish Coffee — our world-famous version

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream
  • Mexican Coffee — with Tequila and Kahlua

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Baileys Irish Cream Coffee

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Baileys Irish Cream
  • Chocolate Coffee — with Chocolate Liquor

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Venetian Coffee — with Brandy

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Keoke Coffee — with Brandy and Kahlua

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Nutty Irishman Coffee — with Frangelico and Bailey’s

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Nuts, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Baileys
    • Nuts — hazelnuts in Frangelico
  • Skrewball Coffee — with Peanut Butter Whiskey

    Likely dietary flags: Peanuts, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Peanuts — Peanut butter whiskey

Draft Beers

  • Buena Vista Café Pilsner

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Guinness

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Fairfax IPA

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt

Bottle Beers

  • Sierra Nevada

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Coors Light

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Corona

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Stella

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Clausthaler Na

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • Angry Orchard Cider

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

Drinks TO GO

  • Classic Irish Coffee

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream
  • Bailey's Coffee

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Baileys Irish cream
  • Bloody Mary

    Likely dietary flags: Vegan

  • Tito's Vodka

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

About this analysis

Independent AI analysis of the menu The Buena Vista publishes.

MenuIQ is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by The Buena Vista. Its name is used only to identify it.

Allergen and dietary information is AI-generated and may be incomplete — always confirm with the restaurant.

MenuIQ looks for seven allergens: dairy, eggs, gluten, tree nuts, peanuts, shellfish and soy. It doesn’t flag fish, sesame or other allergens.

We can’t see the kitchen: shared fryers, prep surfaces, cross-contact and recipe changes aren’t reflected. Menus and recipes can vary by location.

For awareness only — not medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider.

Based on thebuenavista.net

Menu checked November 3, 2026

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