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Dutch Goose
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Local Favorite
3567 Alameda
Menlo Park,
California 94025
Great burgers - especially the moon burger - mushrooms and swiss cheese at its finest. Great...
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Great burgers - especially the moon burger - mushrooms and swiss cheese at its finest. Great deviled eggs - always fresh and delicious. Informal and personal!
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Left Bank Brasserie
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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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Vida Bistro
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Local Favorite
641 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park,
California 94025
Exceptional service. We recently had our anniversary dinner there. The duck was juicy,...
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Exceptional service. We recently had our anniversary dinner there. The duck was juicy, tender. We were seated promptly and great house wine. Our friends came later to join us and a table was set up right away. The food came promptly. The atmosphere was a real French Bistro without flying to France. Tasty wine. Tasty food. More than satisfying portions.
Pros: Warm inviting
Cons: none
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Flea Street Cafe
Category:
Local Favorite
3607 Alameda de las Pulgas
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 521-5094
Dinner was really good. The bread was delicious. The friend green tomatoes weren't too heavy. The...
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Dinner was really good. The bread was delicious. The friend green tomatoes weren't too heavy. The assortment of vegatables were each perfectly cooked. The steak, although it was a filet mignon, actually had flavor, was a large portion, and was perfectly cooked. The desert was tasty. Although we ate a fair amount and left sated, we didn't feel bloated. I highly recommend this little treasure.
Pros: excellent organic, sustainable food
Cons: a bit pricey, but almost worth it.
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Su Hong
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Local Favorite
1039 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
We found this restaurant on Insider Pages and decided to try it based on the recommendations. It...
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We found this restaurant on Insider Pages and decided to try it based on the recommendations. It has nice ambiance and the food we had was excellent. The prices were quite reasonable too, and they are very vegetarian-friendly.
PROS: Good food, good prices, good ambiance
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Great spot for a low-key real meal-not fancy just good food. Sanddabs, sole and Cioppinno are...
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Great spot for a low-key real meal-not fancy just good food. Sanddabs, sole and Cioppinno are awesome. Great value. Friendly staff
Pros: Food, prices, parking
Cons: none
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I am a big pizza conisseur and love this place. Have been eating here for 6+ years and still...
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I am a big pizza conisseur and love this place. Have been eating here for 6+ years and still consider it my favorite pizza place in the penisula. I love the Menlo Combo and Los Altos pizza.
Pros: The Dough and crust is bomb
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Le Boulanger
Category:
Local Favorite
720 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park,
California 94025
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