Best Dog Friendly Restaurants in Portola Valley

Always terrific!!

Apres Village is a fun experience. The lights and decorations create a festive atmosphere, and the outdoor fireplace and space heaters keep you cozy when the sun goes down. I loved the idea of sharing dishes for the table and enjoyed the overall simplicity of choosing the food. We were a party of 4 and we tried everything we could. It was all delicious. Service was attentive and professional. We had a blast!

The best salad and gluten free pizza, by far, anywhere… Don’t forget the best soft serve anywhere… Habit forming!

Overall, excellent. Just a couple comments: First, the appetizers came out very quickly (a good thing TM) but they beat our initial drinks (wine and beer) by a good 10 minutes. Second, I ordered the filet mignon "medium" because I had been at a Las Vegas steakhouse recently where "medium rare" was barely warm meat. But here the steak came out cooked truly medium and on a very hot plate. So if you like medium rare, you can trust them to do it right, I think. No complaints about how they cooked my steak; just saying I was too conservative in how I ordered it. All food was excellent; service very attentive. It's a louder place but by the end, it had emptied out and quieted down. We were there 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on a Thursday. If it wasn't quite so expensive, we'd go more often.

When in the Palo Alto area, True Food Kitchen is my go to for excellent food. I prefer outdoor dining; however, since it was evening, we were seated indoors. I always find indoors more noisy; but my guests were able to have a great conversation. Our waiter was just attentive enough and our food was delicious. We will return.