French Restaurants near Woodside, CA

“We have been here several times now. It is a cozy and relaxed restaurant. The menu is somewhat limited however everything we have tried has been delicious. The staff are very pleasant. We will be back.“

“Staff are friendly. They’re pet friendly. My Ribeye steak was the best!“

“We eat here a lot. Friendly service, delicious French food. I usually get the salmon, the bouillabaisse, one of the eggs benedicts, or the beef bourgogne. All great.“

“Great place to have dinner, great service and the food is delish“

“It was our 2nd time dining there for Brunch/Lunch within a couple of weeks. The food truly is delicious but, once again, we were bothered by very small insects. I believe they were gnats. They simply would not leave us, or our plates & glasses, alone. I hope you can figure out how to take care of this annoying problem. Other than that, we loved the place. We sat directly in front of the fireplace both times.“

“It’s different from Santana row“

“This was our first time here. Great food and friendly service. It was quite busy so be patient. Our waiter gave excellent suggestions for the food and wine. Definitely would go again. It is noisy when crowded but the atmosphere is inviting!“

“Went to lunch there today Food very tasty and this looks like it would be a fantastic Happy Hour Meet Up!!!!“

“Great service, delicious food and beautiful decorations.“

“My goto French cafe with delicious French bakery, Freshly pressed OJ’s, and excellent coffees.“

“Elan is a quaint, small, tightly knit French bistro. The food is decent but way overpriced for what they serve. I appreciate the family-style, Parisian feel with small tables, tightly packed with one another, and truly having a less than 15 tables or so. You feel like you're in a small town bistro, somewhere in France. The set up is good.

But here is where it goes all wrong. The entire menu and set up feels like they are trying to dime and nickel every dollar out of you. First, they don't give you free bread automatically, only upon request. 20% of gratuity is added to each table no matter what you order. And .... $45 for a plate of decent linguine vongole. Now, if the linguine was special, I would understand. The pasta itself was well made. But the flavor was watery and bland. Plenty of garlic. I can see the effort. But I can't justify the $45 price.

Bistro Elan is living off of those folks yearning to get a French bistro feel in a small cozy setting. But once you experience it, it is certainly not worth the second time. Food is decent. Quite good food. But at the price point, I would say you can certainly do better.

I really wanted Elan to be good. And I think if I squint my eyes, I can sort of make sense of it. But again, you're eyes will pop open wide as you see the bill, as clearly what you ate will not compute to what you owe. Probably won't return for a long long time.“

“Astoundingly delicious and gigantic Shrimp burrito (with generous shrimps!), perfectly hot and fresh thick-cut fries, and super friendly service. At $20 flat all-in with a drink, can’t beat the value. Yummy mild burrito side sauce too. Zero complaints, I’ll be going back!“

“Hands down the best French pastries outside of France! Beyond.....🇫🇷“