Pizzeria Delfina - Palo Alto

651 Emerson St, Palo Alto
(650) 353-2208

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Jordan

Absolutely fabulous event (as always)! The food was superb and the staff were so loving the festivities as well... my only complaint is that now I have to wait the better part of a year to do it again. For my wife and I it is a Palo Alto 'Institution!' Cant wait for the next one! Cheers! Jordan

Kathy

Pana and pepperoni pizzas were soooooo good. The red sauce was perfectly mildly sweet, loved it. We sat outside, ambiance was amazing. Not loud at all. Beautiful wisteria vines. Clean bathrooms. Our fav fancy pizza place.

Ellen

Decent salad, pasta, pizza and drinks but portions are small and pricey and employer charge for employee benefits should be built into menu prices and not a separate surcharge after the fact.

Laurie

Went here for dinner the first time for date night with my husband and we sat outside since it was such a nice evening. We started with a caprese salad with homemade burrata cheese and fresh tomatoes. It brought back memories from Italy for me.. For our main meal we had some pasta and eggplant parmigiana with dessert of panna cota and ice cream. Plus Red wine and champagne ! I highly recommend this place. Service was amazing and will definitely come back.

Trevor Dearman

For me, restaurants have an intangible quality that keeps you coming back. It’s not always just about the food, but the combination of atmosphere, food, and service. In this case, the setting was wonderful (a beautiful evening in the outdoor dining garden) and the food was tasty, but the service unfortunately cast a shadow over the experience.

We had a simple order—four pizzas, drinks, and appetizers. The order came out wrong, which can happen, but the server was dismissive about it. Throughout the meal, we had to flag her down for small things (water, olive oil, etc.) as she never checked back. She seemed competent but didn’t follow through. Not wanting to make a fuss, we let it go—but it shifted the focus of the evening from conversation to waiting until everyone had what they needed before eating.

This is a popular restaurant in a prime location with great food—and they add a mandatory 5% charge to every check. One would expect that to translate into attentive service. Unfortunately, in our case, it didn’t.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pizzas

Jorge Ferreiro

Overpriced food, bad quality and very mediocre pizza place. Service was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

jacqueline Medeiros

Went here with family for dinner recently to get some pizza. We shared 2 different pizzas. Both were really good, and had great flavor. Service was fast and pizzas came out pretty quick. My only concern I had there was a table next to us that they decided to split into 2 tables for 2 different groups. They placed the table so close to our table that I couldn't get out and unfortunately had to ask the table to move there table....im a petite size so for any other person it would have been extremely uncomfortable. I hate that I had to ruin the dinner of the table next to us.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pizzas, Margherita Pizza

S K R

Used to be our go to spot but lately the pizza has been disappointing, almost like taking Grocery store frozen pizza and heating it up.

It used to be one the top 3 in California for us, but now it’s just a money grab, sorry. Customer of a few years

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Sofia Kritikopoulos

Tried this place two times now, and both experiences were uniqely 5 stars, so it's time to write a review!

SERVICE: Shoutout to Artem, who has been our waiter both times. He was so attentive, friendly, and helpful. The menu here changes so when we came a second time, we didn't see our faves-- he was so flexible and helped us get our fave pizza even though it was off menu!

FOOD: The pasta here is insane! Portions are good for 1-2 people, I actually ate the whole bowl myself (hehe!). I've tried both their lemon pasta and their pesto. The pesto reminded me of a green goddess sauce, full of veggies and so light. The pizzas were also excellent, our favorite is the Amatriciana. I also loved their Funghi pizza which was crisp and full of flavor. I would reccomend asking your waiter for the hot pizza oil for a spicy drizzle.

AMBIENCE: The outdoor terrace is so quaint and cute, with lots of trees and plants to make you forget you're even near the street. The interior is also adorable with lots of blue and gold detailing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrew

Food here is phenomenal. The staff are accommodating of children, which I really appreciate. Patio is awesome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Navin Sarma

One of my fav pizza places in the bay

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mario Torres

Best pizza in town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim Mangione

One of the best Neapolitan style pizza in the area! And don’t miss the roasted corn app - that was absolutely amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heather Martinez

Recently visited this spot for the first time. The patio is so spacious and service is great! The funghi pizza was delightful!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Shim

Good pizza, but appetizers and salads are uninspired for the price.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

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