Left Bank Menlo Park

The food was excellent. But what a huge draft on a cold evening with so many doors and windows open.

Great as usual. The octopus special (Wednesday plat du jour) is particularly good.

ONE OF OUR REGULAR SPOTS. FOOD IS ALWAYS RELIABLE. HAD THE FRIDAY SPECIAL OF WHOLE BRANZINO. IT WAS TERRIFIC!

Food and is quite good, but service has steadily deteriorated and is now pretty poor. Long waits at almost every turn after being seated, and difficult to get a waiter's attention. Waiter whisked away our bread when we ordered bruschetta appetizers. After a long wait, mains showed up, followed by appetizers. To his credit, the server saw we already had our mains, so just turned around and took the appetizers with him. The waiter showed up with a totally different wine than we ordered - said he couldn't find the one we wanted. We took it, then when the check came discovered Left Bank charges the same for the two bottles, despite a marked difference in quality and cost. Speaking of the check, the bill we were given was for a small order at a different table. Eventually able to swap this for the right check, to pay our fair share.
I really like Left Bank and hope they can get back to where they used to be.

We love coming to Left Bank, and think of it as our special spot. The service is always exceptional here, with the staff being very attentive. They brought us a special dessert when we were there most recently since we were celebrating our anniversary, which was very sweet of them. The food is very authentic and always incredibly delicious. We love getting the French onion soup and steak frites. Would highly recommend this spot for a date night, special occasion, or just went you want delicious French food in a fun but casual environment.

We had the most amazing service I have ever had at a bay area restaurant. Gabe on of the front end managers oversaw the service and gave an incredible experience. We will host many of our business lunches here in the future. Thank you so much for the amazing service!!! :)

Always can count on Left Bank for a great meal and excellent service!

The service was a little slow for our group. The restaurant wasn’t that busy to warrant it.

I expected to get the same wonderful mussels as I've always ordered here. Now, instead of a light marinieres with spinach and a light fennel touch, they are served in a spicy tomato sauce reminiscent of southern Italian spaghetti. A disappointment.

Love this place...been going there for years...seems to only keep getting better after all these years! Great muscles, salmon steak & Fries. Try happy hour you won’t be disappointed !!

Always enjoy Left Bank. Always busy so make a reservation. Bar and outdoor seating for walk-ups.

Wonderful menu and great service. Their appetizers weren’t very good but the main dishes and service were excellent. Skip the escargot, fondue and calamari.

We went out for a family brunch celebration and had a really nice experience! Very good food in a classically beautiful dining room. Reasonable corkage. Service was spotty, though. It got busy but we were able to have a good conversation and linger over the meal. The bar looked like it could be fun in the evenings. Will try it again, most likely.

The food is delicious. I wish there were more seafood and vegetarian options. Our server, Steve, was simply amazing.

Very slow service, noisy, food just Ok. Lunch was better than dinner.

Over the last ~5 years we have come here for celebrations and with good friends, say every 6 months. The food used to be prepared perfectly; now, it is mediocre overall and some things are not even fully cooked (farro), or, obviously pre-cooked and poorly warmed (the 1/2 chicken), or very sloppy in the use of spices (concentrations of pepper, or the entire absence, on the duck), or just bland and visually dreadful (calamari). Very disappointing.

My friends and I had a great meal and great service. Will definitely be back!

This is my second review of Left Bank within a week. I was not very happy the prior time. Overall, the food was very good (both my guest and I had the tomato soup, and I had the Salade Nicoise). The restaurant was quiet. While the service was better than the prior luncheon (when I was seated outside), overall I continue to find the service only good. Given how quiet the restaurant was, one would have thought that the server would have been all over us. Not so. Not terrible, but I hoped for better.

I met a client for lunch. We sat outside, which was pleasant. I had the Hamburger American + fries—both very good. My guest is a vegetarian. She very clearly told the server that when she ordered an omlette with no ham. The server came back with an omlette with ham. Ugh. The error was corrected, but this was pretty basic. Later, I could not get the server to offer more lemonade. All in all, a fair or good experience—but less than I am used to at Left Bank.

The only difficult part of our evening wasvthe noise level due to acoustics. The decor is inviting and lovely but one can't hear with high ceilings. Our food and service here exquisite !!

Steve was attentive and provided great service despite it being a busy evening and my party taking a while to order since people came at different times. He was even able to speak with the kitchen staff and provide whole vegetables for one of our guests who only eats kosher. Thank you.

Always a request from our Chinese clients

Food was good as usual. AC was not strong that outdoor was cooler. Also food took a long time to come out so definitely don't go if you are in a hurry.

Terrible service., Our birthday celebration got ruined

We are patrons of many years & have experience ups & downs here. This was one of our best times!

Fresh ingredients appreciated. Ahi tuna excellent but rest of Salade Nicoise needs work. (I prefer Julia Child's French version that separates component parts).

Great place that has fallen so far. Nothing like the place that opened years ago and was vibrant, fun, good, welcoming and consistent. Now it’s overpriced crap food with bad service catering to transplants living here.

Our lunch get-together with friends was delightful. The French "brasserie" aesthetic made the meal very civilized. We each ordered something different. The trout with almonds and the salade Nicoise were delicious.

Made reservations for their Franco Filipino Night. We had an amazing time along with some delicious dishes not seen in this area of the peninsula. Such a treat. Thank you to Chef Brendy who stopped by several time during our meal. Staff was great.

Food ok but service terrible. Couldn’t get attention for awhile. Ordered appetizers & dinner. Both arrived simultaneously so either dinner got cold while we ate the hot appetizer or vice versa. My mother (celebrating her birthday) asked for some cheese for her pasta. They couldn’t figure out she wanted Parmesan. After explaining this none arrived. We asked at least 5 or 6 times to multiple people. Finally with her pasta cold & mostly gone, someone arrived with a small cup of what looked like Kraft. Ordered 1 dessert with 3 spoons. Dessert showed up with no spoons. Asked for spoons. Watched ice cream melt & lava cake cool waiting for spoons. Not what I’d come to expect.

We have eaten at Left Bank many times over the years. Last night was really awful. While the food was fine once it arrived, it took over an hour to deliver what we ordered. And all the tables around us had the same issue. The server couldn't take drink orders and water glasses went unfilled and it was just a total mess. And our server really didn't care what we thought and made no effort to fix anything or to apologize While it was a busy night, there is no excuse for this. They are either short staffed or so poorly managed that it's all falling apart which is too bad.

I'm a vegetarian and hadn't been to Left Bank in awhile since their focus was on meat and fish. I was pleased to find vegetarian options this time -- and my selection was excellent. I'll be back soon.

Fantastic meal as always and our server, Steve, is wonderful as always. Did you know he has a huge bow tie collection and can tie his in 15 seconds!

As always, food great
For a weekday lunch, however, we needed to leave to go back to work and the food was slow to arrive. If this had been a weekend, that would be fine, but we needed a timely lunch.

My rib eye steak was not a rib eye. My wife’s flank steak was a better cut of meat. Service very very very slow. Waiter had so many tables that we rarely saw him.

delicous food, friendly service and a nice outdoor "street cafe" area.

Celebrated Bastille Day with 5 friends. Naturally a very busy this evening and the food and service were good. The side street was blocked off with tables and music. We plan to be back next year and hope to sit downstairs to feel more of the festivities. (Upstairs didn't have much of a vibe)

Enjoyed the Bastille Day festivities and food. I had accurate friendly service. I really liked the Sangre Royal drink and dessert

We came for dinner to celebrate Bastille Day and were not disappointed! Our waiter, Rudy, was delightful and very attentive. We will be back sooner that later!

Love it...Great drinks, great service...That's all I need to say.