BIRD DOG Palo Alto - Buy Reservations

The new pre fix menu left me longing for the a la carte menu.

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Pros fixe $95. Best dishes were the beet and maybe pork. All other dishes needed more seasoning, esp salad, bread, shima aji and bass. Tequila and grapefruit cocktail was good. Desserts were ok, chocolate one was kinda weird like styrofoamy. Also found it strange that the kitchen was super quiet the whole night (but I guess that's normal for prix fixe?) just didn't feel like the food was made to order? All prepped beforehand then plated, curious? Food was not hot when served. The restaurant itself has a great ambience not a fan of the music

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..sort of but if you wanted the good stuff you had to order and pay for the Kaluga Caviar and the Wagyu Ribeye which were the best items on the menu.To start we enjoyed the creative Hummingbird and Prickly Pear cocktails but overwhelmed with the serious two cereal bowl loads of beet salad. One in four people even like beets and that happened to be me and only at the garnish level.I loved the Little Gem, basically a Caesar salad but my dinner mates were less enthusiastic because it was a deconstructed Ceaser salad. The egg yolk was brushed at the bottom or the bowl and the Reggiano and anchovy were layered.We oohed and awed at the Everything Togorashi Challah with a miso glaze but wished the bread was served first as there was a lot of waiting and we were pretty hungry.The favorite of the main course was the Wagyu Ribeye but who doesn't like a Wagyu Ribeye...Then after more waiting and a few snide remarks about waiting that our waiter overheard, came dessert. The Chocolate was reminiscent of a Mars bar but a little fancier and the Strawberry was like a tapioca Snack Pack in your third grade lunch sack. Yes we liked the Chocolate but also I can get a Mars bar anytime. Guess we were looking for something we hadn't had before from this restaurant.Overall there were many dishes we loved but I would have liked a pairing menu since cocktails do not pair well with this food. Usually cocktails pair well with more cocktails.A note of interest was the Anthony Bordain audio book playing in the restroom. I was so intrigued I downloaded a copy of "Kitchen Confidential." According to Anthony Bordain, when a restaurant starts changing the menu, (ie the newly prix fixe menu... also the waiter admitted to a lot of changes going on...) you should read "Kitchen Confidential." And now dear reader I want you to know we got it coming to us for complaining about the beet bounty, the waiting, and the comparing the desserts to Snack Packs and Mars Bars. As we were leaving, we heard the waiter comping our dining neighbors with dessert wine for the long wait. We got there before they did, we waited longer and didn't get comped! "WOW!"

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We came here for a prized date night, and it was a good time - good company, interesting place to people watch. There are some goods on the food, but I do have to pick at some of the items that they could approve on. So here goes:First, some of dishes that we enjoyed: 1) I liked the beet appetizer though my husband said it had a faint taste of cumin? And tasted like he was chewing on a lamb skewer. 2) The shima aji was a favorite for both of us, but I think the kitchen needs to pay more to deboning the fish. I had two bones on my sashimi. 3) Challah bread was delicious, warm bread is a good time wherever you go. It did taste though, oddly familiar like an everything bagel. Now to the improvements: 1) look, I love my salads, but the little gem dish? This was like a head of lettuce sliced in half with anchovy sauce in the middle. This needs improvement or scratched out in general. We opted to supplement the main to the wagyu ribeye, but as you can see from the picture, even to the eye it is not a ribeye and have my doubts on if it is a wagyu. Maybe they ran out, and it was the fault of the wait staff to introduce it as such? But the creamed summer corn on the dish was delicious. Overall, it was a good date night - give me some time without the kids, and bring me wine and it's always a good time! But would I be going back for the food? Probably not.

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Without doubt this is an excellent restaurant and dining experience. Visited with a large party on a business trip and although I really enjoyed the food and ambiance, there were too many " smoky" dishes included on the tasting menu. I realise that for others this may not be an issue, but to my taste there were just too many. This is the only reason I've awarded 4 stars rather than 5. Pairing of wines and food was excellent with some really great combinations.

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The service is impeccable, and the food is truly creative, and delicious !! We had a wonderful experience sharing our anniversary with Bird Dog.Highly recommend you go !!

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We visited in June when they operated with a pre fixe menu. The star of the dinner was their pork loin, surprisingly tender and flavorful. Other courses were solid too, while I do feel like creativity overshadowed flavor, this might be more of a personal preference because my friends loved them all. Service was great. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly.If you are in town and in the mood of fine dining, check this place out.

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Incredible meal! One of the best we've had anywhere in quite awhile. From start to finish, everything was excellent, especially the dry-aged beets, the grilled "Caesar" salad, and the sea bass. The star of the meal was the pork tenderloin.Tender is an understatement. Melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Apricot with tarragon ice cream provided the perfect ending. Attentive, friendly, but not intrusive service. HIGHLY recommend!

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We had a wonderful night celebrating a birthday and college graduation. The food was absolutely delicious. All dishes were fantastic but we particularly liked the first course, including the amazing raw fish and the waffle and caviar (extra but worth it), and the desserts were really unique and delicious. The cocktails were also unique and delicious. The service matched the quality of the food, with incredibly polite and knowledgeable staff. Serving of the food was a dance by itself. We will be back!

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Manage your expectations when dining at Bird Dog the photos online show amazingly shot dishes and fun décor with southern charm. Going with the least expensive Chicken Dinner Menu it is hard to get out of there for less than $75 per person especially since most appetizers had supplemental charges. So let’s get to the food, the appetizers we had were good but not of a Southern origin. The Chicken while well-cooked lacked full flavor in the batter and was not much better than Popeye’s and for $16 at Lucky Louie’s next door you will find far better fried chicken. The picture of the Mac & Cheese is voluptuous with crusty cheese creation what we got was a pasta shells in a soupy cheese sauce and mushy bread crumbs (I have pictures). Friendly good service but the Management wants to charge you for the Daniel Boulud Bistro experience while serving you subpar Southern food on rickety chairs and tables.

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wait too long way between the appetizers and the main course; not many selections available, we have to repeat the order as we are a group of 4.

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