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Sundance The Steakhouse, Palo Alto, CA

Sundance The Steakhouse

4.8
4.8
4736 Reviews
$50 and over
Steakhouse
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Since its opening in 1974, prime steaks and martinis have never gone out of style at this Palo Alto institution. The atmosphere is very clubby with fireplaces, dark wood, sports memorabilia and plush leather booths tucked into the many nooks throughout the dining room. Famous for their slow-roasted prime rib & hand-cut U.S.D.A Prime Steaks, they also offer fresh seafood, cold water lobster tail & succulent shellfish. The 20 oz. Bone-In Rib eye Steak is the Boss’ Favorite while the Double Cut Filet Mignon runs a close second. Sundance is respected for serving the best food money can buy coupled with value & simplicity – a welcome relief for serious food & steak aficionados. The menu is supported by an award-winning wine list that features over 400 selections focusing on highly allocated Napa Valley Cabernets. Exceptional ratings & numerous restaurant awards rank Sundance the Steakhouse as a true dining destination.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 81 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Steakhouse, Seafood, American

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–9:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (650) 321-6798

  • Website

    http://www.sundancethesteakhouse.com/

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Executive chef

    Alfredo Flores

  • Private party facilities

    Sundance The Steakhouse offers three distinct dining areas that can be reserved for semi private events. Please refer to our web site for additional information and booking policies.

  • Private party contact

    Galen Fletcher: (650) 321-6798

  • Location

    1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

  • Neighborhood

    Palo Alto

  • Cross street

    Stanford Ave.

  • Parking details

    Additional parking is available on Stanford Avenue & across the street on the El Camino Real.

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

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  • San Francisco Bay Area

    Steakhouse

  • Peninsula

    Best Overall

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    Best Food

  • Peninsula

    Best Service

  • Peninsula

    Good for special occasions

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  1. JoeW

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is our go to place, especially for special occasions, ALWAYS great, never disappointing. Food & service exceptional!

  2. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    Receptionist was unkind and not helpful at all. Waiter was great.

  3. GigiK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The appetisers and food were great. Always consistent in flavour. Service is top notch.

  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Cash is the best waiter in the business. Go see him in the bar.

  5. Beth

    San Francisco

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service and food

  6. RickD

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Best steakhouse in the Bay Area. The sports vibe was very unique too.

  7. DHG8

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As usual, a great dining experience at Sundance. The prime rib was outstanding as were the seafood dishes (tuna). Will be back!

  8. ChristieC

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Thank you for a great celebratory meal. Waiter Tommy was attentive and fantastic. We appreciated the birthday acknowledgment. Our only comment is that our table was near the kitchen and you could smell the disinfectant at times. Glad things are clean, not a super great complement to my champagne or steak. Have already recommended it to friends this morning as a great place to go to honor and celebrate someone.

  9. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were celebrating our anniversary. My husband had the bone-in ribeye and I had the prime rib. Both were outstanding. Our server was the epitome of perfect service. The staff were all so good at what they do. We will back more often!

  10. Shelley

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had excellent service by all wait staff. They were constantly circulating and checking on us. The steaks were cooked perfectly and they tasted delicious!! We will be back again!

  11. SamC11

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and service was excellent. The price tag was certainly on the higher end but justified compared to other steakhouses. Will definitely be going back!

  12. NicoleO

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sundance never disappoints. Excellent food and service.

  13. KeithR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great dining experience. Jason, our waiter was fantastic, every thing we had was wonderful, from the manhattans to the crab cakes, lobster bisque and prime rib

  14. Lisaonbass

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I ate dinner here with my father and his wife. We had a lovely evening. It is a bit pricey but worth it.

  15. MarcB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A little bit on the expensive side, but very good nevertheless. A 1st choice for special occasions.

  16. samd

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a fantastic place! Really good food and service but really high end, so bring your unmaxed cc.

  17. mnofpa

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Great food. The service is good when served. The only negative was that we had to wait for 25 minutes to be seated.

  18. ElizabethW

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always: impeccable service, fantastic food, and lovely décor. Thank you!

  19. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great prime rib! We call to reserve the prime rib coz they ran out last time. The dinner went perfect, service was wonderful, food was delicious. The meat was cooked perfectly, taste was on spot. I always come here thinking this is a replacement of House of Prime rib since impossible to get a table there. But honestly the prime rib at Sundance is as good or even better than House of Prime rib.

  20. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding service with incredible food, the filet was amazing!

  21. Makemedinner

    San Francisco

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My favorite steakhouse in the Bay Area! Consistently good quality and excellent cocktails! Thank you!!!!!

  22. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Another outstandiing dinner at Sundance. Excellent good, wine, and service.

  23. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Prime rib was great and cooked perfect. Service was excellent.

  24. FEILI

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our favorite restaurant for years! Great food, consistent quality and service!

  25. MPPW

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience2
    Unfortunately, we were sitting across from someone that was talking really loud, this is not the restaurant's fault but it was very loud. Also, the food was just ok. My piece of fish was really small and the steaks that came were not cooked at medium. The quality of Sundance has really gone down. It's overly crowded and the food was just ok.

  26. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We celebrated my brother’s birthday. Our server, Jason, was great as well as everyone on the team. We enjoyed the dinner very much.

  27. Trish

    San Francisco

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were celebrating my friend, leaving for Paris for three months. Jason was so accommodating and lovely. We met the owner Gaelin. He was also warm and gracious. The food was superb. We shared the largest cut of prime rib, and it was cooked to perfection. The baked potato was equally amazing and they even comped a mud pie dessert. Couldn’t have had better meal.

  28. nealisa93

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We went last night to celebrate two birthdays and had a great time and enjoyed delicious food. Their steaks are the best in the Bay Area, service is spot on and the ambience is lovely. We’ll be back!

  29. JoeW

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As ALWAYS, a great meal! Everything was perfect from start to finish!

  30. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    I'm a Sundance regular, sadly for this meal the Shareholders cut fell short of expectations: plenty of meat, but the temperature and taste was meh

  31. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food is delicious and the service is very good. It was a very enjoyable dinner.

  32. wirelessbluedog

    San Francisco

    24 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall2food5service5ambience5
    We had reservations for a 5 pm dinner with an out of town guest. We called to tell them we would be a little late; their response "no problem". When we arrived at 5:20 they said we exceeded the 15 minute grace period and that we could have a table but would have to leave by 6:45 or we could sit in the bar. This was relayed in a monotone frown - certainly not an inviting or pleasant beginning to the evening. If I could give the hostess a zero I would. Having said that, the food was great, the service wonderful and the ambiance very pleasant and quiet enough for easy table conversation. I had the ribeye cooked my favorite "char rare", my wife had the tempura prawns, and our guest had the fish of the day (sea bass I think). The food was wonderful, but we skipped appetizers and dessert to make sure we made it out by their deadline. How do you rate a great restaurant with an awful and disinviting start to the evening? two stars

  33. Marla

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It’s was a birthday dinner for my hubby although the waiter didn’t ask if we were celebrating anything like most do or like the wait asked the table next to use but other then that the service and food was good

  34. TaraL

    Naples

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    We had a nice 40th Birthday dinner here for my husband. We had been once before and really loved it. I was a bit disappointed that despite me noting in the reservation (over a month in advance) and calling to inform of a milestone birthday and booth request that we neither received a booth nor did the server know that it was a Birthday. The food is solid and the ambience is amazing and our actual server was top notch. The kids meals are the greatest thing going and despite it being an upscale place, they are great with kids. Lobster bisque insanely good, calamari solid, steaks needed more seasoning. Margarita was not good but the other cocktails seemed fine. Overall I think Sundance is a really great local haunt, just a little disappointed this time around.

  35. Chris

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and great atmosphere. I think of Sundance as an "East Coast" style steakhouse. Darker interior, great bar, a bit quieter than some places so you can carry on a discussion. The food never disappoints also.

  36. CandG

    Tahoe

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on May 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was our second meal at Sundance and they have both been terrific. Excellent food, attentive staff, wonderful wine list, and fun atmosphere. We will definitely be back!

  37. carolb

    San Francisco

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My husband’s birthday and his favorite restaurant. Great in everything they do! Ozzie even came over to say Hi!!

  38. BennettW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We have been to Sundance before and this time was not a diappointment. Food was great and the service was excellent as it always has been. Highly recommended.

  39. NancyS

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our table was ready when we arrived. Nice cozy feel in the dining rooms. Our wait staff was pleasant and efficient! I was taking everyone to dinner so of course they all said it was wonderful so as for an honest food review I will speak to mine: First off the bread was spectacular!! Piping hot, perfectly crisp crust and soft spongy middle. I could have caused a scene and thrown my face in the basket!! I had the wedge salad, the seven ounce filet, and a loaded baked potato! The filet was beyond tender and I asked for it to be cooked between med and med rare and I would say it came out med rare but was so tender I didn’t need to send it back for more grill time. Also in my experience (and this is everywhere) when you send a steak back to be cooked a little more it comes back too done so I didn’t want to risk that. My salad had fresh crisp lettuce and a delish ratio of toppings and dressing! Last but not least! THE BAKED POTATO WAS SERIOUSLY THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER GOTTEN IN A RESTAURANT!! I’m not sure how they got it so tender and creamy. They were definitely on their game the night I went!!

  40. Song

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best prime rib place in the area. The atmosphere and service! I recommend this place to others all the time.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Sundance The Steakhouse using the Order Online button. Sundance The Steakhouse also offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now. Sundance The Steakhouse also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 321-6798.

Sundance The Steakhouse is rated 4.8 stars by 4736 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 81 times today
Google Map for Sundance The Steakhouse

1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Stanford Ave.

  • Neighborhood

    Palo Alto

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–9:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    Steakhouse, Seafood, American

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Parking details

    Additional parking is available on Stanford Avenue & across the street on the El Camino Real.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Alfredo Flores

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Website

    http://www.sundancethesteakhouse.com/

  • Phone number

    (650) 321-6798

  • Private party facilities

    Sundance The Steakhouse offers three distinct dining areas that can be reserved for semi private events. Please refer to our web site for additional information and booking policies.

  • Private party contact

    Galen Fletcher: (650) 321-6798

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