Best Restaurants for Foodies in Portola Valley

Great service, good food and very pleasant ambience.

The experience was amazing. The food was excellent with lots of vegetarian options and the service was impeccable. A big shoutout to Andy and Antonio for making our celebration at the restaurant extral special.

We love camper from the incredible food, impeccable (and friendly) service, creative cocktails, and great atmosphere. Salads were delicious, and Potato-cursed halibut was phenomenal. Dessert is always a treat. I can’t wait to come back.

It was very pleasant to have staff treat us as if we were the only diners in the room—attentive, pleasant, prompt, congenial—it makes the meal so pleasant. The food, as usual, was outstanding from the traditional Flea Street biscuits to the after dinner chocolate, it was a joy to eat. Had the short ribs (excellent—tender, juicy, nice sides), the Oro salmon (high quality), the crab cake (better than usual and better than most competitors with its threads of crab, not just ground up compressed crab meat), an excellent consome, tasty and delicious with mushrooms (although a bit small), and the garden salad (although missing the avocado dressing advertised, but the quality of the greens was enough that we didn't complain). What would we do to improve? More choices of wine by the glass (we had to order a whole bottle to get a white wine we liked); more choices of dessert (only 3 on the menu); more popular imported brands of beer. We will certainly return.

If you're looking for great food, an inviting atmosphere, and top-notch service, Oak and Violet is the place to be. And if you’re lucky enough to have Noe helping you out, you’re in for a truly memorable experience!