Tamarine Restaurant & Gallery

546 University Ave, Palo Alto
(650) 325-8500

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DR BRIAN

Food cuisine 5 star Ambiance and environs 5 star Service 5 star Will return again = yes The cod is soft and blissful

Susen

Had great experience with my family. The host was very nice to help modify our reservation due to a last minute change. Food is wonderful and an elevation of everyday Vietnamese food. It combined elements of Thai, Chinese and modern cooking method. My most memorizing part is the fragrance of the food - everything smells so good, from all the herbs and spices infused into the food. The service was great. I do wish there's a waiting area now that it's getting cold, but we were seated very quickly. Our waitress is friendly and warm and we had an excellent experience. I'll definitely visit again in the near future.

Kathryn

Excellent variety of unique fusion or SE Asian food. We had giant prawns with garlic noodles, spring rolls with a yummy sauce, eggplant with perfect crispy tofu, chicken curry, rice noodles that were like chow fun which my husband and the others loved but they were very sweet to me and chow fun isn't my fave. We had blue crab tacos that were so delicious with an extra unique taste made with seaweed taco shells that weren't fishy plus were crunchy-just the kind of food I dream of eating especially since we live part time in Bodega Bay and get fresh crab there this was incredible. We had the lava cake for dessert; nice and dark chocolate with raspberry sauce another hit. We had seats at the window next to the curtain where a group was sitting but there was little noise which was a real plus. So we all leave our favorite bite of food and wait to eat that last savory piece. It's kind of a hazard because when the service is attentive, a waiter tries to take the plate before we are finished.

Susan

A terrific experience from start to finish. There were four of us and we ordered many dishes to share and each one was equally fabulous. The cocktails were generous and tasted exactly as ordered. I highly recommend this restaurant. Service was excellent.

Stu

One of the go to places for the family and we had a dish that I had not tried before which was great and novel. the Nori blue crab tacos.

Fanny

We had a large party of 9, so had to use the Pre-fix menu (I chose Menu #2 and swapped Tamaine Prawn for Tiger Prawn w/ Garlic Noodles). A member of our party is a vegetarian, and I was going to order an extra Vegetarian dish for her, but then I found out that the restaurant offers vegetarian option at no extra charge! The food and the service were both excellent! We especially liked the Coconut Prawns, the Peach Burrata Salad, and the Chicken Curry). We thought the Tiger Prawn was a bit dry, and the Shaking Beef was a bit overcooked and not enough char but had good flavor. The only disappointment part was the dessert (brownie & ice cream), which didn't match the Asian fusion theme. Would still definitely recommend this place, though.

Jennifer

Such a delicious meal! Though the menu might look familiar, I assure you the taste of each dish is extra-ordinary and special. Service is wonderfully attentive, but not hovering. Ambiance is upscale, warm, lively & easy to hear.

Wilson

Good food and service. Table a bit too close to each other, so a bit noisy to talk. Otherwise, all good.

Rei

We reserved well in advance and they put us in an empty room with only two tables, away from the main dining room. Our party had just come from drinks outside and it totally ruined our mood. I quietly asked the waiter and she moved us but this should not happened in the first place.

Zane

Fine food and excellent service. Noise disruptions was only down side. BUT by 8 pm, the sound was civilized. Eat at a proper hour and you should be fine.

Lian

Went there for birthday celebration and was very impressed with the service, quality of food, and ambiance. Will be returning!

Patrick

Amazing group dinner. Recommend cocoanut prawns, lamb dumplings, chicken current, crab glass noodles and everything else.

Jeff

We had a reservation at 7:30pm but wasn't seated till close to 8pm which I found weird. Food was good but did think it was better other times I've been there. Service is always good from my last 3 experiences.

Kirti

We used to go to the Tamarine years ago and then things changed. The menu had almost no vegetarian options (We are vegetarian), and it was almost impossible to get them to make something vegan/vegetarian for us. Now we were pleasantly surprised, but they had a few more options in every category and we will probably go back because the service was excellent as well.. We did go and afternoon on the weekday this time so it was mostly empty. Therefore, I cannot comment on how noisy would be during peace hour..

Diane

We love Tamarine and eat here for special occasions. Felt like the waiter was pushing us to order more food and then took a lot home. It's very pricey and while it's lovely who can afford $200 for dinner for two?

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