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Parkside Grille, Portola Valley, CA

Parkside Grille

4.8
4.8
1848 Reviews
$31 to $50
Californian

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2 people
8:30 p.m.
Booked 20 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
Discover the rustic charm of our cozy, California restaurant, tucked among the towering redwoods of Portola Valley! Where every dish and drink tells a story, and every gathering is a celebration. Reserve your table now for an unforgettable dining experience filled with warmth and flavor!

We proudly use only the highest-quality, organic produce from our local farms to serve you. For a taste of some of our most popular dishes, we recommend our Wood-Oven Baked Goat Cheese and our Asian Angus Skirt Steak.

Family-owned & operated since 2000.

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Mediterranean, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (650) 529-9007
  • Website
    http://www.parksidegrille.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Juan Zaragoza
  • Private party facilities
    We offer 2 indoor Private Rooms: The Crown room can accommodate ≤30 guest, and the Fireplace room (≤16 guests). Spaces can be combined.Our beautiful outdoor patio & deck can accommodate different size parties around 60 guests seated, and 80 guests standing.Please visit our website at https://parksidegrille.com/events for more information.
  • Location
    884 Portola Road A-1, Portola Valley, CA 94028
  • Neighbourhood
    Portola Valley
  • Cross Street
    Westridge
  • Parking details
    Free parking.
  • Entertainment
    Seasonal Live Music.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Menu

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What 1,848 people are saying

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
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

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  • Peninsula

    Best Ambience

  • Peninsula

    Californian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Parkside Grille offers a "consistently excellent" dining experience, nestled among the redwoods of Portola Valley. Guests rave about its "wonderful food" and "delightfully relaxed ambiance." The "attentive service" complements the "creative" menu, making it a "favorite mid-peninsula restaurant." Perfect for special occasions, the setting feels "like home."

1,848 Reviews

  1. sue

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely early special Xmas eve dinner. Very accommodating of my mother in a wheelchair. Delicious food and service.

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  2. Stephen

    VIP

    New Orleans

    32 reviews

    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Dined here on a Saturday evening with family. The food was very good and it had the feel of a friendly country restaurant in England. Decent wine list and very straightforward. Happily will return.

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  3. Jeffrey

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outdoor dining at the Parkside is enchanting is good weather, while indoor dining in winter weather is cozy and intimate. The quality of the food is always remarkable, and the ambiance reflects impeccable taste. To be seated amongst the highly successful movers and doers, the cool, ambitious, intelligent, unpretentious sophisticates of Woodside and Portola Valley is a privilege. The patrons of the Parkside are from the demographic that put Silicon Valley on the global map. They have exquisite, subdued tastes and elect to dine at the Parkside; that speaks volumes.

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  4. lisa

    VIP

    San Francisco

    71 reviews

    5.0

    71 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful bar area with perfect service and excellent food. What more could you ask for?

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  5. Janis

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Most Important - Carlos - our server was very, very good. Thank you Carlos! Special Lobster & shrimp cake appetizer - excellent. Lemon Risotto with Wild Prawns - Bland Pappardelle with Meat Ragu - Excellent Chardonnay-Poached Scottish Salmon - Very good Pepper-Crusted Ahi Tuna - Very Good Pineapple Upside-down Cake - Very Good Chocolate Decadence Cake (or Lava Cake) - Very Good

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  6. Lawrence E.

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 9, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This our favorite restaurant and is the place where family happenings occur; Christmas eve, Graduations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sunday evening dinners after a rough week of work, out of town visitors. It's a beautiful setting and the ambience is welcoming. Hope and her family make it feel like coming home to family. ps. They make a wicked Manhattan and the Mac&Cheese is always a side that should be ordered ( and the calamari ! Actually, never had a bad dinner ever.

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  7. Elizabeth

    VIP

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Always a great experience! We highly recommend Parkside Grille to anyone looking for excellent food, service, and beautiful ambiance!

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  8. MarkB

    San Francisco

    36 reviews

    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was exceptional. Estevan in particular. Kitchen is first class.

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  9. umnouy

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful restaurant embraced by nature! We went there at night so the weather is nice and crisp. The restaurant inside is warm and festive. We enjoyed the service and the quality of the food. Of course the price tag is relatively high but it is expected. What we didn't expect is how big the food is! We particularly impressed the lamb chop cooked to perfection. The chocolate lava cake is a bit overcooked but the flavor is top notched. Usually in my family people just tried to be courteous and mindful of the sugar intake. However, we can just kept digging in until the cake disappeared lol. Highly recommended for a date night or a special event. Come hungry!

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  10. Carol

    VIP

    San Francisco

    44 reviews

    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were seated in the lovely side room close to a warm & comfy fireplace. The room was beautifully decorated for the holidays. We love the little lamps on each table, making it easy to read the menu. We both had the delicious Ahi, which is out of the world so fabulous. It came with some delicious spinach and we asked for the baked potato, which is our favorite. Great service and we had such a wonderful evening there!

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FAQs

Parkside Grille offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 529-9007.

Parkside Grille is rated 4.8 stars by 1848 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people
8:30 p.m.
Booked 20 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Parkside Grille

884 Portola Road A-1, Portola Valley, CA 94028

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Westridge
  • Neighbourhood
    Portola Valley
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Mediterranean, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Free parking.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Juan Zaragoza
  • Entertainment
    Seasonal Live Music.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.parksidegrille.com/
  • Phone number
    (650) 529-9007
  • Private party facilities
    We offer 2 indoor Private Rooms: The Crown room can accommodate ≤30 guest, and the Fireplace room (≤16 guests). Spaces can be combined.Our beautiful outdoor patio & deck can accommodate different size parties around 60 guests seated, and 80 guests standing.Please visit our website at https://parksidegrille.com/events for more information.
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