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Ettan - Palo Alto

Name: Ettan - Palo Alto
Address: 518 Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94301
Telephone: (650) 752-6281
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (1780)

$31 to $50

Indian

518 Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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2 people

Jul 19, 2025

10:30 PM

Booked 73 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Vegetarian-friendly
Great for outdoor dining

With highly personal, vibrant dishes from the country’s most decorated Cal-Indian chef, the rustic chic ambiance at Ettan is simultaneously warm, magical and glamorous; without being intimidating. Located in the heart of downtown, every detail from our craft cocktails and wine list to our lush courtyard patio and private dining mezzanine are designed to appeal to a diverse audience whether you are on an intimate date or entertaining for business.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian, Californian, Global, International
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(650) 752-6281
Website
http://www.ettanrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Srijith Gopinathan
Private party facilities
For all parties of 1 to 12 people, you may make your reservation on our OpenTable account. For Large Groups of 13-20 people, we offer a prix fixe dinner for $125 per person, organized for you by our team. We require a 50% deposit to hold your reservation. For parties of 17 or more we offer a Private Dining experience uniquely designed by our team, ranging from a private portion of the restaurant up to a full buy-out. We request a minimum of one week to organize your Large Group event, and three weeks for Private Dining. All events are subject to availability. For both Large Groups and Private Dining we require the menu to be selected ahead of time so our kitchen can adequately prepare to give your group the best dining experience possible. For all booking and inquiries regarding our Large Group and Private Dining, please contact refer to our webpage at ettanrestaurant.com
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Location
518 Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
Neighborhood
Palo Alto
Cross street
off University near Ramona
Parking details
Ettan's entrance is located in a courtyard between Bryant and Ramona, just steps from the Ramona/University Underground Garage at 533 Ramona. On weekends in particular, the second level offers readily available spaces. A second option is the Bryant/Lytton Garage (Parking Lot S) at 445 Bryant St. Both garages offer 3 hours free parking.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Book your large party with us!
Multiple dates available
Looking for the perfect venue for your next gathering? Ettan Palo Alto’s beautiful, enclosed covered patio is the ideal setting for parties of 8-13 guests. With a stunning atmosphere and a carefully curated menu, your event is sure to be unforgettable. ✨ Event Details: Party Size: 8-13 guests Seating: Enclosed covered patio Time Options: 5:00 PM / 5:15 PM and 7:30 PM / 7:45 PM Price: $85 per person for a 3-course menu, expertly selected by our chef Our chef has handpicked the best of the best for your large party, ensuring an exceptional dining experience. Please note, there is a 2-hour time limit for each reservation. Book now and let us take care of the details for an evening of great food, great company, and great memories!
Celebrate Lunch Large Party with Us!
Multiple dates available
Looking for the perfect venue for your next gathering? Ettan Palo Alto’s beautiful, enclosed covered patio is the ideal setting for parties of 8-13 guests. With a stunning atmosphere and a carefully curated menu, your event is sure to be unforgettable. ✨ Event Details: Party Size: 8-13 guests Seating: Enclosed covered patio Time Options: 12:00 PM / 12:30 PM Price: $55 per person for a 3-course menu, expertly selected by our chef Our chef has handpicked the best of the best for your large party, ensuring an exceptional dining experience. Book now and let us take care of the details for an evening of great food, great company, and great memories!

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Popular dishes

Shrimp$19.00
Sesame Leaf$12.00
Patti Samosa$16.00
Ettan Salad$16.00
Full Belly Farm Organic Little Gem, Avocado, Pumpkin Seeds with our Signature Fermented Curry Leaf Chutney
Octopus$20.00
Slow cooked with Coconut Crumble, Curry Leaf, Chili Aioli
Kerala Fried Chicken$17.00
Roasted Coconut Milk, Green Apple, Lime, Buttermilk
Galouti Kebab$22.00
Mattar Shami Kebab$16.00

Large Plates

Asparagus Kofta$30.00
Paneer Burji & Avocado$32.00
Black Cod$45.00
Ghee Roasted Lamb Chops$48.00
Ground Bydagi, Mint, Buttermilk, Riverdog Farm organic Scarlet queen turnips served with lamb curry and Quinoa Pulao
Chicken Biryani$32.00
Braised Short Ribs$65.00
Vellore Chicken Curry$32.00
Butter Chicken$32.00
Smoked Chicken Thighs, Fenugreek, Tomatoes Served with Butter Naan
Maa ki Dal$28.00
Paneer Makhani$30.00
Red Chard Patra$32.00
Tender Jack Biryani$30.00

Accompaniments

Naan$6.00
Butter Naan$6.00
Garlic Naan$6.00
Khapli Roti$8.00
Garlic Roti$8.00
Kerala Paratha$6.00
Basmati Rice$5.00
Coconut Rice$6.00
Kale Thovial$3.00
Spiced Eggplant Chutney$3.00
Raita$3.00
Lemon, Onion, Chilli$3.00
Idiyappam$6.00

Kids

Crispy Chicken$16.00
Tomato Ketchup and Buttermilk Sauce
Fried Rice$14.00
Market Vegetables, Farm Eggs, Scallions
Cheese Flatbread$15.00
Napolitano Sauce and Scallions
Chicken Flatbread$17.00
Naan with Tomato Sauce and Scallions

What 1,780 people are saying

Ettan - Palo Alto reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

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Peninsula
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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Ettan in Palo Alto offers a stunning culinary journey with "absolutely amazing" food featuring bold, creative flavors in a beautifully designed setting. The "gorgeous surroundings" and "impeccable service" make it perfect for special occasions. Guests rave about the "delicious" and "unique" dishes, creating a "truly memorable" dining experience.

1,780 Reviews

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Rachel
Denver / Colorado1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great meal - interesting, subtle flavors with each dish distinctive. And the best butter chicken ever!
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anukalp
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Ettan represents India like the land of snake charmers and rickshaws / tuk tuks. Could use an improvement in decor. Some really vile things are displayed- upstairs in the booth area, there is a postcard sticker of some sort of a starving or malnutritioned kid held up by a doctor, inside one of the opening shelf decors. On the same wall fixture there are photos of skeletons from biology books. Noone wants to see that in a somewhat fine dining place.
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Allan
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The wait staff were very pleasant but seemed overwhelmed by the crowd; it took over 30 minutes before we could put in our order. The food selection features many unique items. All that we had were tasty but only the octopus really knocked our socks off. The wines were good but at $30-$40/glass, seemed overpriced.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
love the place and ambiance. What I love more is the attentiveness from the staff on ensuring you have good experience. They give good suggestions, smile and are great with serving and keeping your tables refreshed. We had an amazing server Vishal and the GM-Sri was a rockstar. Super happy and welcoming hosts. Vishal recod foods based on my choice of flavor and mood and he was so spot on! Jackfruit slider, not to be missed. Asparagus kofta was a great change from typical spinach kofta, lamb sliders...don't wait till they get warm as they are worth inhaling when hot and soft!
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Steve
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
3.0
Dined on July 12, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Interesting and creative food, but not excellent, and it's expensive. I enjoy high-end Indian food, but this restaurant offers small portions in addition to their high prices (over $40 for four ounces of black cod with a less-than-wonderful sauce). Nice atmosphere.
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Nancy VIP
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 9, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The food was great and we enjoyed our dinner up until we brought out our Opentable redemption dining coupon to apply towards our bill… Our server started rolling his eyes at us and it appeared like he was judging us. The coupon didn’t go through at first and we asked him to input the redemption amount and he said it doesn’t work. After 30+ minutes, we asked to speak with a manager and even the manager said they couldn’t help us. The manager referred us to call the card services which we did and they told us the same thing we asked our server to do, key in the exact amount before manually entering the card information. I asked a final time to put in the exact redemption amount before manually inputting the card information while I watched him do it and it worked. The server didn’t apologize or say a word to us before dropping the bill on the bar table in front of us. Then he forgot to give me back my credit card and he did not provide us a pen to sign our bill. Overall, if this is the kind of service the restaurant wants to provide a customer for redeeming Opentable dining credits at their restaurant, I’d recommend they shouldn’t even allow customers the option to book this restaurant versus treating their customers in such rude manner.
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Elena
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined on July 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food is great but the staff is not well trained. Service is slow and not knowledgeable.
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Jasmine
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined on July 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was great, portions could have been bigger. The lamb chops were pricey with small portion but they were AMAZING.
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Satish VIP
New York City37 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 6, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Eclectic and delicious at the same time we don’t come across that often..
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Maureen
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on June 30, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and the service at Ettan are absolutely first-rate!!!!
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FAQs

Ettan - Palo Alto offers delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Ettan - Palo Alto also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 752-6281.

Ettan - Palo Alto is rated 4.5 stars by 1780 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jul 19, 2025

10:30 PM

Booked 73 times today

Experiences are available.

518 Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Dining areas

Additional information

Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
Cross street
off University near Ramona
Neighborhood
Palo Alto
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian, Californian, Global, International
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Ettan's entrance is located in a courtyard between Bryant and Ramona, just steps from the Ramona/University Underground Garage at 533 Ramona. On weekends in particular, the second level offers readily available spaces. A second option is the Bryant/Lytton Garage (Parking Lot S) at 445 Bryant St. Both garages offer 3 hours free parking.
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Srijith Gopinathan
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Website
http://www.ettanrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(650) 752-6281
Private party facilities
For all parties of 1 to 12 people, you may make your reservation on our OpenTable account. For Large Groups of 13-20 people, we offer a prix fixe dinner for $125 per person, organized for you by our team. We require a 50% deposit to hold your reservation. For parties of 17 or more we offer a Private Dining experience uniquely designed by our team, ranging from a private portion of the restaurant up to a full buy-out. We request a minimum of one week to organize your Large Group event, and three weeks for Private Dining. All events are subject to availability. For both Large Groups and Private Dining we require the menu to be selected ahead of time so our kitchen can adequately prepare to give your group the best dining experience possible. For all booking and inquiries regarding our Large Group and Private Dining, please contact refer to our webpage at ettanrestaurant.com

Ettan - Palo Alto

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Dining areas

Additional information

Book your large party with us!

Celebrate Lunch Large Party with Us!

Ettan Salad

Monkey Buns

Butter Chicken

Snacks

Signature Chutney Sampler$10.00

Tender Jack Vada$10.00

Masala Makhana$5.00

Red Chili Sauce$3.00

Papadam$4.00

Signature Breads

Monkey Buns$16.00

Black Truffle Kulcha$29.00

Small Plates

Shrimp$19.00

Sesame Leaf$12.00

Patti Samosa$16.00

Ettan Salad$16.00

Octopus$20.00

Kerala Fried Chicken$17.00

Galouti Kebab$22.00

Mattar Shami Kebab$16.00

Large Plates

Asparagus Kofta$30.00

Paneer Burji & Avocado$32.00

Black Cod$45.00

Ghee Roasted Lamb Chops$48.00

Chicken Biryani$32.00

Braised Short Ribs$65.00

Vellore Chicken Curry$32.00

Butter Chicken$32.00

Maa ki Dal$28.00

Paneer Makhani$30.00

Red Chard Patra$32.00

Tender Jack Biryani$30.00

Accompaniments

Naan$6.00

Butter Naan$6.00

Garlic Naan$6.00

Khapli Roti$8.00

Garlic Roti$8.00

Kerala Paratha$6.00

Basmati Rice$5.00

Coconut Rice$6.00

Kale Thovial$3.00

Spiced Eggplant Chutney$3.00

Raita$3.00

Lemon, Onion, Chilli$3.00

Idiyappam$6.00

Kids

Crispy Chicken$16.00

Fried Rice$14.00

Cheese Flatbread$15.00

Chicken Flatbread$17.00

Overall ratings and reviews

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