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Zola + BarZola, Palo Alto, CA
Award-winning

Zola + BarZola

4.6
4.6
1237 Reviews
$31 to $50
French

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2 people
19:00
Booked 39 times today
You're in luck! We still have 2 timeslots left
Experiences are available.
Additional seating options
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Lively
BarZola offers an elevated cocktail experience complemented by a dinner menu from the Zola kitchen. We feature an array of French and California wines, as well as the best and closest sourced meat and produce of the season.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    French, Californian, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Bar Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–11:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (650) 521-0651
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Ben Robin
  • Private party facilities
    We offer a variety of Private Event options. Please visit our website to submit an inquiry.
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Area
    Palo Alto
  • Cross Street
    Hamilton
  • Parking details
    Public parking lot is located across the street under City Hall. Street parking is also available.
  • Public transit
    Caltrain, Palo Alto Station.
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining

Experiences

  • Valentines Day

    US$156.25 per person

    14 Feb 2025 only
    Join us for a special Valentine's Day menu. The menu will be available shortly and priced at $135 per person.

What 1,237 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Zola + BarZola impresses with "great food and drinks," a "beautiful ambiance," and "excellent service." Guests rave about the "creative and delicious cocktails" and the "outstanding dining experience." While some note the noise and occasional seating issues, many vow to return, highlighting it as a favorite spot in Palo Alto.
1,237 Reviews
  1. John

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Easily one of our favorites in the Bay Area! Food, service, and ambiance are top notch.

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  2. Annalise

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great vibe, cocktails, and food. The Colette (mezcal + peach) was perfectly balanced. The goat cheese mousseline and the rockfish were both delicious - a fantastic blend of flavors and textures, and great presentation. We'll be back!

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  3. Bing

    VIP

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    1.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 29 January 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Horrible. We reserved for three people. But the seat was on the side walk with one seat actually on the side walk. Pedestrian were literally scrapping my back as they walk by. I asked for a different seat, many empty ones, and they would give it. So we decide to leave and go to a different restaurant. They had the nerve to complain to Open Table and said we didn’t make to our reservation! I was planning to just let this go until they said to Ooen table we missed our reservation. Truth is we showed up. They gave us a table that is right on the side walk and we didn’t want to sit there.
    Zola + BarZolaResponded 6 days ago
    "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." — Ian Maclaren

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  4. Lisa

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 26 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our meals were delicious (I had Monk Fish & my partner had Hanger Steak) and the service was excellent. Great ambience! The owner was very welcoming.

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  5. Jeffrey

    San Francisco

    47 reviews

    5.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on 26 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always an amazing meal and beautiful ambiance with great service

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  6. Bruce

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 24 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Booked a late dinner time and got seated around 7:40. We were so hungry that finished the appetizer in 5min, then it took 1 hour for the main courses to come out. Asked different waiter/waitress several times, all said its coming any soon. And more sadly, we only had the outdoor seats, although it had heater but after 1 hour, we all felt freezing. Bad experience. Update: After a good conversation with the manager, I feel comfortable revisiting the restaurant to see if the service has improved. I appreciate their effort to address my concerns and will update my review accordingly.
    Zola + BarZolaResponded 6 days ago
    Hi Bruce. I apologize, I thought I responded to you but looks like I didn't. Happy to make this experience up to you if you could send us an email: info@barzolapa Thank you. Guillaume

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  7. Andrea

    VIP

    Baltimore

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 22 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious meal! We had the steak tartar, ribeye, beet salad and bread/

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  8. Michelle

    New York City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 17 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Incredible meal, every dish was excellent and cocktails were creative and delicious

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  9. Mina

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We invited few friends tonight at Zola for dinner. Everything was great and our dinner was outstanding. We are planning to go back there next week. Highly recommend the restaurant to everyone.

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  10. Shenquan

    VIP

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on 5 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Very dim light. Hard to read the menu without bringing the menu to the small burning candle. Service is good. Very noisy guess it is also serves as bar. Pricing to value is in the middle.

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Zola + BarZola is rated 4.6 stars by 1237 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 39 times today
You're in luck! We still have 2 timeslots left
Experiences are available.
Additional seating options
Google Map for Zola + BarZola

585 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Cross Street
    Hamilton
  • Area
    Palo Alto
  • Hours of Operation
    Bar Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–11:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    French, Californian, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public parking lot is located across the street under City Hall. Street parking is also available.
  • Public transit
    Caltrain, Palo Alto Station.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Ben Robin
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining
  • Phone number
    (650) 521-0651
  • Private party facilities
    We offer a variety of Private Event options. Please visit our website to submit an inquiry.
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