Cuistot

72595 El Paseo, Palm Desert
(760) 340-1000

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Norm Miles

A Beautiful restaurant with GREAT food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sally Pinales

The place is beautiful.. the atmosphere was great. The manager is nicely funny.. the servers are on point..

Wheelchair accessibility: The entrance is wide for a wheelchair..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roasted Rack of Lamb

Jahneen Nadeau

What a top end restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Idrogo

Excellent. Great all around. Each dish had subtle flavors that blended well together. The Chef himself stopped by to greet us. What a fantastic meal and dining experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roasted Rack of Lamb, Lobster Ravioli with Truffle and Chive Sauce, Crispy Free Range Chicken

James Moore

Seriously good old school French food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Debbie Hart

Lovely restaurant, it is so beautiful! Highly recommended. Food is out of this world!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Braised Short Rib Ravioli, Roasted Rack of Lamb, Bouillabaisse, Salad, Crispy Free Range Chicken

CAnaive

We had requested the Fireside Room for dining but upon arrival were told by the hostess that there was no seating left available so we were seated instead facing the kitchen. On the other hand, our server and the other wait staff was terrific. Food was impressive.

rere

We tried this restaurant because of Restaurant Week andwe are so glad we did. From the warm welcome when we entered everrythig was first class. The food is outstanding/ We will definately go back.

NPFL

Lovely old school restaurant like you'd see in a private country club-lots of booths, upholstered chairs, & wait staff checking on you regularly. Prices on the high side but then it is fine dining. The sea bass was amazing- served on a bed of ginger rice and topped with a crunchy slaw. It was served piping hot on a hot plate and was a generous size. The room was quiet enough to carry a conversation at the table without yelling (increasingly rare these days) and there was ample parking available. There is also seating available on an outdoor patio with fireplace.

Paul “Billy” Sutton

Excellent place for special occasions. Very expensive, but worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Peach Cobbler, Classic Lyon Style Seafood Quenelles

PeterG

Absolutely outstanding! I selected from the Restaurant Week menu which included a delightful appetizer of Fois Gras and Duck Pate, an entree of Salmon and Sole served in a beurre blanc sauce with pickled jicama, string beans and beets and finishing with the Tin Pear Tarte with Vanilla Ice Cream swimming in a sweetened butter sauce which, in addition to being delicious, was surprisingly ample.

DuaneC

It's kind of an odd menu, I'm still not sure if it's an Italian or French restaurant. The portion sizes are a little odd as well. Not sure I would return, but it was fine.

Cuistot is our favorite special occasion restaurant. Last night was no exception. Love the venue, the great food, the whole experience. We especially appreciated our server Juan, who we have met several times here. Always a great experience.

ExpectantDiner

Overall it was a great experience. The beet napoleon should be made fresh. It seemed like it was sitting in a frig for days. At the very least it should have been brought to room temperature. The smoked salmon with it was wonderful! The quenelles need salt and something else; perhaps chives and a more Gruyère. The fish entrees were very good.

DesertDweller

The ambience and food at this gorgeous restaurant are wonderful. Our table enjoyed starters which included the warm asparagus - fabulous! Our entrees were rack of lamb, sea bass, veal chop, sand dabs and chicken. Everyone was delighted with the presentation and the delicious food. It appeared that they may have been a bit understaffed and everything took longer than expected. It was easily overlooked in the beautiful environment.

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