Tamarine Restaurant

Tamarine Restaurant is a vietnamese restaurant University South Palo Alto located in United States.

9 / 10
462
ratings
  • Phone

    (650) 325-8500

  • Website

    tamarinerestaurant.com

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  • Type

    Vietnamese Restaurant

Address

546 University Ave (at Tasso St) Palo Alto , CA 94301 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 96


Keywords:

seafood empress rice good for dates milkshakes trendy bánh mì sandwiches good for groups healthy food desserts green papaya salad beef pork tenderloin soy chicken lounge music great value bread pudding toffee short ribs sangria tea
Serious Eats

A power scene that manages to be California relaxed. Everything on the Contemporary Vietnamese is exciting, especially the lemongrass sea bass .

AmateurConcierge

Great stop if u want a good meal ok your ride from SFO down south. Everything we had was great, but the squash toast was particularly stand out. All entrees ????????

Pocket Sun

Not as amazing as everyone says. Bahn mi roti has great Panang sauce, shaking beef has nice flavors, popcorn shrimp was just ok, seabass was true to the fish 's original flavor. Empress rice was nice.

Brandon Lucido

Amazing Restaurant . The Clay Pot Cod is a must have. Also the Toffee bread pudding for dessert is to die for. Over all I had a great time and they went out of there way to make my night special.

Niharika Kohli

Tried all the recommended dishes - Banh mi roti , clay pot cod , tuna tartare , empress rice and banana beignets . Loved everything!

Ariana Faustini

Pricey but worth every penny. I don't eat here on the regular, but when I do I break out of vegan mode for some crab glass noodles . Holy amazing. Also, get the Roti . Try anything. Really.

S. Fan

Came here for team dinner . Amazing!! Wine , food and service are top notch. Highly recommend clay pot cod and lemongrass prawn !

Ric Fleisher

The best Asian meal I have ever had from appetizers , entrees to desserts . I will go back whenever I am in the area.

Milad Cerkic

Come early or make a reservation . Good food and lovely wine selection .

Anna James

Desserts to die for--toffee date pudding with caramel sauce and ice-cream, lemon tart , and pavlova . Excellent!

G J

Try the Lemongrass Seabass - With glass noodles and mango , one of the best dishes I've had this year. Restaurant lived up to hype!

Suzy Coleman

Amazing, high quality food. Being in downtown Palo Alto, it is always busy and reservations are needed even for lunch .

Juanita G

What a unique way to warm your spirits ! The food, ambience was awesome!

Bikash Mishra

Everything was delicious here. Expect a wait. Get the crab & glass noodles , tamarine prawns .

Sheedeh Rahimi

Beautiful presentation & tasty fresh fish and my company loved the shaking beef & Bahn Mi Roti .

Baum

Calamari , grilled shrimp with green papaya salad , empress rice and boy what else did I have? Those perfect martini's may have something to do with my lapsed memory...

Priya Saiprasad

Here are the foodie must haves: salt and pepper calamari , clay pot cod , shaking beef , empress rice and a glass of the star anise pear sangria .

Cat Chen

Clay pot cod is really good! It melts in your mouth. It’s a little bit too salty though.

Douglas Gray

Want to try everything? Go with a large group and dine family style . Their plates are made for sharing.

Hunter Weeks

Clay Pot Cod , Shaking Beef , Green Papaya Salad , Empress Rice , Brussels Sprouts , & Corn Budino for dessert .

Anna James

Perfectly caramelized clay pot cod is delicious with jasmine rice .

carolyn williams

The roti bread and sauce are delicious. And, have to agree on the empire rice , very good and rich

Taylor Thorne

Delicious Vietnamese restaurant ! Eat at the bar , there's usually no wait

Gabe Sumner

Banh Mi Roti is great and Shaking Beef is incredible.

Lani M

The sea bass and shaking beef are delicious

Judie Stanford

Everything is good, but the sea bass is to die for!

Musa Tariq

Possibly my fave restaurant in the world, a must visit when in Palo Alto.

Rafi Syed

Share everything and make sure to get the tiramisu dessert

Kai Cao

The Clay Pot Cod was so good! Definitely give it a try.

Juliana Saa

Great food and lovely Service. The shrimp toast is great!

Sam D

Delightful selection of Asian fusion

Jonas Grankvist

Never go wrong w/ the tuna tartar , sea bass , shaken beef and empress rice !

Behrad Eats

Everything here is great! Must try the Tea Leaf Beef and the Ginger Soy Chicken !

Anna James

Skip the appetizer , have the entree and gorge on the desserts ; they are soooo gooood.

Abby Wilson

Shaking Beef , Empress Rice , and Lemon Tart = I die! So amazing!!! Not impressed with the calamari , as everyone said.

Spencer Striker

Tamarine's coffee w condensed milk on the bottom is spectacularly good http://t.co/o6Lst5lMwx SS

CA Moon

The best ginger martini ever.

Stefano J. Attardi

The shaking beef tenderloin was great, very tender.

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You can't go wrong here. My favorites: clay pot cod or shaking beefwith empress rice as your side.

Helen Zhang

Solid “nice” Asian food (I like the crab glass noodles especially) but about 50% too expensive for what it is...

Erin Fisk

The pork tenderloin and green bean side are divine!

Shiran Ferber

Great food but not amazing and not worth the price

Dennis James

The food here is insanely good. Get the lettuce cups unless you hate delicious things

Mich Atagana

Great service, amazing food! The tofu curry is delicious.

Leana Marin

Excellent service and excellent food.

Tim Deng

The empress rice is very good

A

Super swanky restaurant . Yummy, though.

Brent Hurley

Sticky rice and banana beignets here are bomb

Marc Katsambis

Had high hopes. Left disappointed. For the $$, I was expecting freshness and spice, but was served two very bland & heavy dishes - the complete opposite of Vietnamese cuisine . Two thumbs down.

Julius Tarng

Shaking beef . And the appetizer sampler

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