Paseo: A California Bistro

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   nancy

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We've eaten here before many years ago and enjoyed it then, so decided to come back for our Thanksgiving meal. If we were paying just for the ambience, I would say that's the best part. Our Thanksgiving meal, a set price, was just OK. We ordered the turkey for our main entree, and while it was a good-sized serving, we didn't get any turkey breast; it was all dark meat that wasn't easy to cut or chew. All the side dishes served were good, but was it worth the 95.00 per person price? Not really. Again, the service was good and it's a really cute restaurant that feels warm and cozy (best part), and we will probably come back again and give it another try when there's a regular menu. All in all, we enjoyed the evening with just a few disappointments with the food.
   

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   Michelle

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Thanksgiving menu was priced at $95 per person so we expected a top notch experience for three of us. All food was cold and two of us were given 2 cold, boney legs of turkey with barely any meat, the type you might use to make stock from. We had to ask for edible meat and when the manger brought out the sliced meat two separate times (cold with cakey gravy) he made us feel bad for asking and said "oh lucky you now you have leftovers". Pumpkin pie was good, but the apple crisp was cold and tasted old. We gently informed our server of all of this and we're brushed off. It seemed they did not want to be there. We ended up paying over $400 for a terrible meal. We love supporting Mill Valley restaurants, but sadly we will not go back.
   

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   deanna

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best last minute thanksgiving dinner plans & dining experience ! Service was outstanding, ambiance was comfortable & quaint. We sat by the fireplace inside. Drinks were really good! Cant say enough good things about thanksgiving dinner. So so good! We didnt want to leave so we hung out in the bar area after we ate & listened to live music for a bit. Its been a while since we had been to Paseo, so it was nice to dine there again!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Tahoe

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 28, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Came for a fun dining experience, and instead ended up in a freezing, empty room. Food does not justify the price, and the restaurant screwed up our order. Overall a surprisingly negative and unpleasant experience. Do not recommend.
   

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   John

   Chicago

   10 reviews

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   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place. Amazing bar. Great menu. Food was delicious. Plus the little town is so great over the holidays.
   

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   Randy

   San Francisco

   24 reviews

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   3.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Here is a report on what was an interesting evening of great food wonderful ambience and good interaction between the servers and ourselves. Unfortunately the entire evening was marred. I will cut to the chase . They seated too many tables all within a few moments of each other that causing chaos in both drinks and food, coming out with any semblance of order. I can only speak with certainty about my own table. But it was apparent that the serving staff was stretched very, thin in an effort to try to appease all of the diners. we ended up having to take our entrée to go despite leaving an hour and 45 minutes for us to be seated and get our food and beverage and enjoy a nice leisurely meal. They were nice enough to take the entrée off our bill, which frankly was the least they could do, it was appreciated. We had to leave because we had an 8 o’clock show. Still haven’t tasted our entrée. It’s in the refrigerator now.
   

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   Ellyn

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   2.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on November 10, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   Will not return due to excessive noise level. Impossible to hear at atable of 4. I realize many restaurants have this problem. Sad really limits acceptable places to dine out. Overall the food and service was fine and would recommend the restaurant to Those who can tolerate the noise
   

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   Xiang

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The waiter was very patient and gentle in the beginning. Then it got busy, no serving utensils provided for the deserts. After some failed attempts to get attention, I had to get up and grabbed some utensils on my own. We wish it were easier to swallow the ahi tuna for all of us who ordered it. The lovely mushroom broth would have been more enjoyable if it were a little warmer. Thanks to the large pork chop and the delicious deserts, we didn’t leave hungry. I heard that the risotto was good, with the add on Shrimps
   

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   David

   San Francisco

   31 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was outstanding and a long delay for our main resulted in the staff comping our drinks without even having to ask. Definitely going back!
   

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    Rhonwyn

    San Francisco

    29 reviews

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    3.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on October 31, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Everything was lovely but the room was FREEZING!! We had to keep jackets on during our meal. On the other hand, it was a slow night and only a few other guests besides us so heating a room with only a few people is expensive, we got that. Will return perhaps on a wkend as the weather turns colder and our bodies need to adjust. Nice service, great drink, lovely cozy ambiance. Cheers!
    

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