Lavanda Restaurant & Wine Bar

185 University Ave, Palo Alto, California

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Phone:

+1 650 321 3514

Website:

www.lavandarestaurant.com

Email:

lavandarestaurant@sbcglobal.net

According to the Explore Magazine this place is “An ideal spot for after-work socializing”. The welcoming ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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42 reviews

81% of guests recommend this place.

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Went to Lavanda restaurant last weekend with friends and really had a great meal. more on CitySearch

This place takes their wine seriously. more on Yahoo! Travel

Good service; food was okay but there are better choices for both food and atmosphere in downtown Palo. more on TripAdvisor

If you dont mind 25$steak that should be more like 15-20$then this is your place since the env is really nice and it's located in a great place in uni ave. more on Yahoo! Travel

We ordered an app and 3 tapas and that was the perfect amount of food for 2 people. more on Yahoo! Travel

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17 reviews

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We ordered an app and 3 tapas and that was the perfect amount of food for 2 people. The live music was good, the atmosphere was very ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Great location, good positioning as a wine bar, but poor guys, they repeatedly miss the mark. Food is inconsistent and is overpriced for the quality and quantity received. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

One of the few restaurants outside of SF that does original food and not all the same silly Italian dishes that everyone else is doing. Fresh porcini mushrooms, wonderful ... more on Yahoo! Travel

For dinner, you can choose from a large selection of mediterranean dishes culled from mostly italian and greek traditions. there are many small plates to choose from as appetizers or assembled into a meal. the larger plates cover ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Went there for lunch and was not impressed by the food. Overpriced. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Casual European cuisine; international clientele Small plates, hot & cold Excellent gambas, beet salad, sardines Great entrees: handkerchief pasta, schnitzel $29 four course Sunday ... more on TripAdvisor

For a great "Eastern European" flair, visit the Lavanda restaurant in the heart of Palo Alto. The atmosphere is great and the food very tasty. We had several appetizers and all were delicious. One of ... more on TripAdvisor

The restaurant was okay but definitely not great. Our waitress was very friendly and pleasant. The food was just mediocre. I think there are so ... more on TripAdvisor

Always solid--gets better and more interesting with each meal. Popular but you can talk! Wonderful, authentic Mediterranean, always with a few Croatian dishes. Where else can you get small plates of o ... more on TripAdvisor

Thought it was a decent restaurant - somewhat odd mix of items on menu such as grape leaf wrapped salmon. more on TripAdvisor

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I a word -- Wow! I've been to Lavanda twice now for dinner. Each time both the food and service were exceptional. Chef Armando (Tiny) Mayes is a culinary genius. This is not the place to go if you are just looking for run-of-the-mill ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Very nice restaurant! Perfect for a romantic date to private parties to business meetings and to a fun time at the bar. WONDERFUL selection of wine- that is why you want to go. The food is delicious. I adore all the pastas and seafood ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Nice place but really not worth its price. If you dont mind 25$ steak that should be more like 15-20$ then this is your place since ... more on Yahoo! Travel