Cork Tree Restaurant is built around California products. Local ingredients are used whenever possible and wines of the West Coast, particularly California, are featured.
The wine list is always a work in progress, with a balance of well known wineries, as well as boutique wineries.
Cork Tree enhabits a style rich in California elegance. Large and round booths privately encased in wood and fabric provide intimate spaces for conversation and romance, while providing views of the understated glamour of the dining room. Beautiful Palm Trees and a natural cascading fountain make the Cork Tree Patio wind-protected and well-appointed for dining under the stars. Additionally, depending on the size of your celebration, two private dining options await.
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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.6Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.2Value
Noise • Moderate
Diners' Choice Awards
Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities
Californian
Palm Springs / Palm Desert
Californian
Review summary
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Cork Tree Restaurant in Palm Desert offers a luxurious dining experience with "excellent service" and "delicious food." Notable dishes include the Chilean sea bass, duck, and beet salad. The ambience is romantic and upscale, making it a perfect spot for special occasions. Despite being pricey, patrons find the value in its "attentive staff" and "beautiful presentation."
4,235 Reviews
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James
San Francisco56 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great service from Moses, our waiter!
One of the best Wedge salads anywhere and the Seafood Pasta was outstanding!
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Paul
New Orleans6 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had an amazing business dinner. Service was impeccable, our wait was attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. All food was tasty, hot and had tremendous flavors. Great Martinis and a decadent chocolate dessert.
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John VIP
New York City4 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Jason was a terrific waiter. The ribeye was fantastic. A bonus was the gently backlit menus that make reading easy. 
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William
Las Vegas4 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great experience. Nice host, good wait staff and good food. Thank you
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Georgia VIP
San Francisco49 reviews
4.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Loved that we could taste our wine selection before committing! Thank you!
Music was fun but too loud. Hard to have a conversation!
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Chooksfriend VIP
Orange County75 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent in every way! Mushroom soup was amazing, scallops and rib eye were incredible. Service outstanding! One of our new favorite restaurants!
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Mariaan
Houston30 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The food was exceptional, and the service was excellent. It was my first visit, but a local friend recommended it. I will visit again next time I am in town.
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Ruth VIP
Baja California17 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great food, ambiance and service. Will continue to come back
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle3 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had outdoor seating and it was great and so was our server, José and the rest of the service staff!
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Judith VIP
Los Angeles30 reviews
4.0
Dined 6 days ago
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 5
We went on a busy Saturday late afternoon and they opened the doors early for us. That was a first in my years of restaurant dining. Our server was great, except that we felt rushed. After ordering our drinks, we said we’d prefer to wait a bit before we ordered, but 3 minutes later he came to get our dinner choices. The dinner came out swiftly and several times during our eating the waiter and 2 other men came to ask us how we liked our dinner. It was too many interruptions. Wait staff seemed very eager to take my plate. So more interruptions. That when we were finished they wanted to bring our check without asking if we wanted desert. We had to ask for a desert menu. To be fair, there was quite a lineup of people waiting to be seated and I’m sure they wanted to accommodate them. My companion had the cauliflower vegan dish, which she really enjoyed, and I had the Chilean seabass which was a large portion and delicious except that it wasn’t fresh. It had been frozen, but yummy.
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FAQs
Cork Tree Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (760) 779-0123.
Cork Tree Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 4235 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
