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Bistro Elan

448 S California Ave, Palo Alto, CA | Map it  

94306 37.425700 -122.145500

(650) 327-0284 | View Website

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Neighborhoods:
Evergreen Park
Price:
$$
Cuisine:
Californian, French
Categories:
Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:
Notable Wine List, Local Favorite, Outdoor Dining, Quiet, Romantic Dining
Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express

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LBarlow

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
August 06, 2010

A Place For and By Food and Wine Lovers. This is a great spot for a hedonistic meal with someone you love or to impress business associates. The menu includes California bistro dishes beautifully prepared and presented. For lunch try the Niman Ranch sirloin burger with truffle butter and for dinner the Niman Ranch flatiron steak or the Sonoma duck confit. The wine list, like the service, is a perfect blend of French and Pacific Coast styles, impeccable yet friendly. The rose garden, if you can get in, makes it all seem like heaven. Reservations are a must.

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FudeAddikt

Member since Oct, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
5.0
October 07, 2008

Exceeded Expectations. I took my fiancee here for her 30th birthday with her family and had a wonderful experience. The staff was not only attentive, but kind and knowledgable about the entire menu and provided great recommendations. The only negative was that they were out of the entree special of the evening which sounded tasty. It was our first time to the restaurant and there is no doubt I would return again. The ambiance was nice, it wasn't too loud and again the food was absolutely wonderful.

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GBG123456

Member since Feb, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
February 14, 2008

avoid this place - Rude staff - so so food - expensive. we were just there for our valentine's night. There was a fixed menu and pretty expensive at that -$65 per person not including alcohol. The food was simply taste-less (appetizer very soggy). The staff couldn't care less. We left without eating dessert even though we paid for it. I talked to the owner. He didn't seem to care. There are so many wonderful restaurants in the Bay Area. Why not patronize the kind people's restaurants? one can forgive the food, but not the rude staff. It saddens me to write this.

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sesamekinjiru

Member since Oct, 2007 View Profile
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Joined 5 years ago
4.0
October 11, 2007

Great for business lunches. This place is really starting to grow on me. It's law firm recruiting season, and I've been taking interviewees here all week. The recipes are always inventive, the food is fresh and generally well done, the service is fast and friendly, and the menu is varied enough to offer something for everyone. Definitely recommended.

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jeni0611

Member since Oct, 2005 View Profile
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Joined 7 years ago
5.0
October 17, 2005

Foie Gras - my favor appetizer. Little pricy, great chief, food and service. We go almost every month as our retreat.

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