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Left Bank Menlo Park
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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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Oak City is a great neighborhood restaurant. We have been going for years, and are regulars. We...
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Oak City is a great neighborhood restaurant. We have been going for years, and are regulars. We like to sit at the bar and eat as do many other people. Most of the people who sit at the bar, eat at the bar. Some won't eat there if they cannot sit at the bar. It is great fun and you get to know a lot of people. One of the reasons we keep going back is the food. It is always delicious and the chef's specials are wonderful. Try it, and sit at the bar!
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Le Pot Au Feu
Category:
French Restaurants
1149 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
It has been a while since we dined at "LePot au Feu", but I do remember that we were...
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It has been a while since we dined at "LePot au Feu", but I do remember that we were very happy with the service and the food. I guess we were lucky to have a waitress who actually spoke French in a French restaurant. The atmosphere was quite genuin and the place was full the night we were there, and that's a good sign.
I remember saying to myself that I'd go back again with my wife and daughter and so I can feel good recommending it here.
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Madera
Category:
Breakfast Restaurants
2825 Sand Hill Rd
Menlo Park,
California 94025
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