Sundance The Steakhouse

(650) 321-6798

1921 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306 37.4281 -122.1493

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Neighborhood: Evergreen Park

sundancethesteakhouse.com

Years in business

Established in 1974

Hours:

Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm

Fri 11:30am-10:30pm

Sat 5pm-10:30pm

Sun 5pm-9pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Barbecue Restaurants, Restaurants, Lounges, Liquor Stores

Payment Methods:

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Date Spot, Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Fine Dining, Business Dining, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Steakhouse, New American, Traditional American, Seafood

What People Are Saying About Sundance The Steakhouse

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1 Star Rating: Poor

07/29/11

Bad fish

by Gkyle at Citysearch

Got really sick from the Hawaiian Butter fish, Walu. This fish is banned in many countries because it is considered toxic. Has indigestible fats in high quantity. It made me nauseous from about 2pm until I went to bed. So this is considered a junk fish that they charge alot of money for at Sundance. The waiter touted how great it was. I never had it and an hour later wished that was still the case. I looked up the fish on wikipedia and learned it was not good to eat. Called Sandance, and was told the owner would call. He never did. So I have to feel they are buying cheap fish and marking up really high. So won't be going back.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/12/09

Great food and Service!

by EmmaG at Citysearch

I went here for my birthday 3 years in a row, I loved it so much. I always start off with the calamari, the sauce that goes with it is great. The clam chowder is to-die-for, and the prime rib of course is awesome!

Our waiters were always quick, friendly, and professional. The restaurant is pretty dark, but I never mind.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/16/08

It could not have gone any better

by grub at Citysearch

This place was great. My fiancee and I dined at this restaurant this past Saturday night for our engagement dinner. The atmosphere was great with the dim lite booths, great friendly service and delicious food. The prime rib was some of the softest I had ever had, and mud pie was a crowd pleaser. We made reservations and were seated as soon as we arrived. Prompt service.

  • Pros: Atmosphere, service
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/07/07

Avoid At All Costs, Not Up To Quality Standards

by jbwebs at Citysearch

Went here last night for an anniversary dinner. To start off, the waiter didn't visit for the first 10 minutes, my girlfriend couldn't decide what size filet to order so we said come back in 1 minute... literally 15 minutes later, after servicing every single other table, he finally took our order. I think we were ignored because we didn't order any wine, while the other tables had...

anyhow... my soup came (lobster bisque), which was very good... my gf's salad came after I finished my soup... when she finished her salad, then my scallops came (not up to par with other fancy restaurants)... so basically, we never ate at the same time... not normal for a restaurant like this...

then 40 minutes later our meals FINALLY came, oh wait... a prime rib and a small filet... hmmm, no one ordered a prime rib... bus boy takes it back... waiter returns with the prime rib.... I heard you say "house cut"... really I said that???, bc what I actually said was filet, 12 oz. he actually starts to argue, as if I forgot what I ordered... well he says he can take it back and if I want to wait 25 more mins (already been 1.5 hrs) I can get my 12 oz filet I ordered... well I said I?ll just take this prime rib... and he said desert is on us...

well the prime rib was pretty bad, actually, I?ve had way better prime rib on cruises... it was thick and chewy with no flavor and cold au jus. my gf's filet wasn't much better, for a USDA prime piece of meat.

for desert the apple pie tasted like it was made with nutrasweet...

I never thought I?d end up writing a review, but the terrible service and marginal food brought me out of hiding. I?m new to this area but don't plan on visiting sundance ever again. I?d rather drive up to san fran and go to a reliable ruth's chris with some quality control in place.

  • Pros: easy to get reservations
  • Cons: bad service, bad food, i see why reservations were easy for a sat night
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/05/07

One of the good Steakhouse in Bay Area

by kimchi0503 at Citysearch

Romantic, good food, good customer service....overall experience was excellent. definitely go back again.

  • Pros: everything
  • Cons: none
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