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Cafe Borrone
Category:
People Watching
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
Cafe Borrones is a great coffee shop and restaurant. It has a great seating arrangement inside...
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Cafe Borrones is a great coffee shop and restaurant. It has a great seating arrangement inside and out. I would highly recommend.
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Left Bank Brasserie
Category:
Restaurants
635 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 473-6543
For an appetizer, we had the Assiette De Charcuterie, which had an assortment of meats, pickles...
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For an appetizer, we had the Assiette De Charcuterie, which had an assortment of meats, pickles and olives. I loved the pork rillette, my girl liked the duck one. The Proscutto was excellent, but there seemed to be a bit too much of it for an appetizer (I know, what a thing to complain about!).
We skipped salad or soup (we're small people!) and went straight to the main courses. My girl ordered the skirt steak while I tried the Coq Au Vin. I'd heard a lot about this classic French dish, but had never tried it. I liked the way it was presented and the sauce the chicken was in was spectacular, but the chicken itself was underwhelming. It fell off the bone and was succulent and moist, but in the end it was just... chicken. For some reason, I expected it to be more! My girl's steak was fine as well, but it was even better the next day when we combined her leftover steak with the leftover sauce from my dish. They should put THAT on the menu!
For some unknown reason, I ordered a desert, although each of us were plenty stuffed. I ended up ordering the Apple Tart, which was okay but ruined a bit by the apples not tasting quite right. I couldn't put my finger on exactly what it was, but they tasted wrong... maybe slightly burnt?
I don't remember the wines we drank, though I do remember the glasses of Pinot we had being much superior to the glasses of a red blend we had. The service was fine, though not quite as attentive as it needed to be, especially when we came to the end of our dinner (waited at least 20 minutes to get a bill).
Overall, a very nice experience and a definite repeat visit (hopefully sooner than 7 years!).
Pros: Stylish, large room, real French food
Cons: Service could be taken to another notch
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JW Catering
Category:
Direct Selling Businesses
925 Oak Ln
Menlo Park,
California 94025
Appetizers and buffet were excellent, as well as the service.
Appetizers and buffet were excellent, as well as the service.
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Yes, Draegers is expensive, but when I started comparing actual prices, Safeway was the same price...
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Yes, Draegers is expensive, but when I started comparing actual prices, Safeway was the same price on most items at a far lower quality. Draeger's quality and selection is second to none. Meat is superb.
Pros: Quality, Selection, No disappointments
Cons: Expensive
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MC Electric
Category:
Electrical
549 6Th Avenue
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(949) 930-4922
Monte is laid back, very nice, and did a good job. He replaced the electric switch in dining...
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Monte is laid back, very nice, and did a good job. He replaced the electric switch in dining room and 2 sockets in bedroom. He took down 1 chandelier and put up new one. I would use him again. The estimate he gave me was exactly the price of the completed project. He was late for our appointment. When I called him, he had mistaken my appointment with someone else. He rescheduled immediately that day and was on time.
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Community Safety Services
Category:
Highway & Street Construction Contractors
642 Palmer Lane
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(866) 907-1981
Justin provided estimates to repair and to replace the driveway. I selected repair and he did a...
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Justin provided estimates to repair and to replace the driveway. I selected repair and he did a fine job of it.
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Sound Perfection
Category:
Electrical
700 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 521-5110
After a bad outing at the closest shop that carries Anthem products, I searched Anthems site and...
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After a bad outing at the closest shop that carries Anthem products, I searched Anthems site and found Sound Perfection. I was surprised at their fairly large set up and all of the various equipment that was available for demos. The manager was very helpful and gave me full reign to play with all of the equipment I was interested in. As all hardcore HT enthusiast like to do, we prefer to demo in our environment, with our other equipment. SP offered a mid week in home demo and I took them up on their offer. Just left a credit card slip and I went home happy with the demo unit midweek (they want their equipment for weekend in store demos). Although I didn't end up buying the product, if you're interested in the brands they sell there, give them a try. The service, in my experience, was very good and I am not sure how competitive pricing is but you should be able to get at least 10% off retail.
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Such Home Enhancements
Category:
Builders & Contractors
717 South B St
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 347-7824
Recommended by a neighbor; reasonably priced, efficient, great results
Recommended by a neighbor; reasonably priced, efficient, great results
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Help with the home of your dreams
Help with the home of your dreams
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Vaile's Hardwood Floors
Category:
Builders & Contractors
735 Florales Drive
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 856-6023
High quality, great prices. Dave has refinished and installed wood floors for us on different...
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High quality, great prices. Dave has refinished and installed wood floors for us on different occasions, and has also worked with many of our neighbors. He is efficient, and his work is great--thorough and long-lasting
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