Paragon Restaurant & Bar

if you're a true foody and not someone who eats at all you can eat buffets, you will appreciate this restaurant. i absolutely love this restaurant! Steak is wonderful, chicken is wonderful, but the kicker is the mahi sitting on a bed of potatos and bacon with the truffle oil. i crave it in in the middle of the day. great martinis! try the peach jalapeno martini and the ruby red martini. to die for! but you had anything until you have tried the bread pudding. i swear on everything i own with the bread pudding! i love the environment! so comfortable and classy. makes you wanna stay for hours. its very hip. i recommend it to everyone i know. ignore the reviews under mine, they dont know what they're talking about.

If you want a place to go with the gals or the boy where you can eat a good meal, and feel like you are out on the town - this is the place to go. Hip with out making us moms feel outdated I usually order my go to faves tuna tartare and hangar steak with truffle creme fraiche. The service has been spotty at times, forgetting to fill water glasses and not the quickest to get to your table but the consistent food and atmosphere more than make up for it. Plus, the cocktail list is to die for....

The restaurant itself and the service was good, however, the food was terrible. The servings were small, the steak was tough and of very low quality, and the fish was dry and overcooked. I will never eat at the Paragon Restaurant again!

Was very disappointing if this is rated the best in San Jose, CA we are all in trouble. I know we are all hard up for a nice place but lets review what this place doesnt have:
Great service. Great atmosphere, great location, food that is just to die for.

I believe a great amount of effort has been in to promoting this place and if you are coming from out of town please be weary there are nicer places in San Jose without the internet HYPE. I must hand it to the who every they paid to get up in the rankings it got me to try the place but I cant say that I would return.

I think the best part is when I tried to post my comments getting a 500 error.

We started with great drinks at the bar, and quick friendly service. It went downhill when the bartender wanted to argue over closing the tab out before we were seated for dinner. We were seated, and received menus - it took 20 minutes for the waiter to come to the table. When she did, she was rushed, and acted as if were were a compication/problem. We ordered the calamari because it sounded delicous. We were getting up to leave when it arrived 25 minutes later. The ingredients had such great potential! Fennell, calamari, onions and haricot vert with a delicous spicy remoulade. The worst part - it was cold! The waiter/waitress (second person) told us that there was no heat lamp in the pick up window and nothing she could do about it.

We promptly left! I think the bar has great potential, but the experience was such a non-experience I doubt I would ever return. Certainly not with a guest!