Three Seasons Restaurant

650-353-2809

518 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94301

www.threeseasonsrestaurant.com

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Restaurants, Vietnamese Restaurants

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$$$, Bar Scene, Business Dining, Date Spot, Dine At The Bar, Group Dining, Lunch Spot, Notable Wine List, Outdoor Dining, People Watching, Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining

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Mon-Thu 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-10pm; Fri 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-11pm; Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm

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Three Seasons Restaurant serves crispy rolls, green papaya salad with shrimp, shrimp pot stickers, tamarind prawns, garlic noodles, chicken satay, whole crispy New Zealand red snapper and more. A few awards won by this restaurant include: Eye on the best in Silicon Valley 2004 - San Jose Mercury News - 5/21/04 Best Vietnamese Restaurant and Best Appetizers - Reader's Choice - 2004 Food rating 24 - Zagat 2004 The basis of the success is an appealing Vietnamese menu focused on small plates - San Francisco Chronicle - 2/2

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Eclectic, contemporary Vietnamese cuisine featuring duck spring rolls, mango beef, New Zealand rack of lamb and more.

Key Points

  • Contemporary Vietnamese dishes
  • Perfect for banquets
  • Private parties

The Inside Scoop

  1. Know Before You Go - Three Seasons requires a 50% deposit for estimated costs of your function. All deposits are non-refundable if cancellation occurs within 10 days prior to your scheduled event.

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Great Ambiance. Great Food.

by Christine C. | insider_expert Insider Expert | Rank: 9,493

This is good "date" restaurant. We love the food too. But prepare to empty your wallet, not cheap but worth the price. Can't think of anything that isn't good on their menu!

Posted 09/13/06 | Report Abuse

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Tasty Vietnamese/Asian cusine in a nice location

by Anne R. | insider_guru Insider Guru | Rank: 328

Great place for a casual dinner with friends. I've sat both inside and out and both are nice options. A fun drink menu compliments the variety of dinner options. They have a big selection of spring rolls, the happy buns (duck in a steamed bun) definitely make me happy, and the shaking beef is yummy.

PROS: Fun place to go with friends
CONS:

Posted 06/20/06 | Report Abuse

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mixed bag

by Kim K. | insider Insider | Rank: 32,363

Although three seasons has an interesting menu the service and quality of the food is inconsistant. I have had both a stellar dining experiences and frustrating dining experiences.

Posted 05/09/06 | Report Abuse

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Light and interesting Asian Fare

by Blue 9. | insider Insider | Rank: 17,863

Tucked into an alley, the three seasons offers great dining in Palo Alto. The menu is alrge and varied and includes everything from spring rolls, thai wraps to curry, fish and other main dishes. A large selection for vegetarians but also meat for those who wish.
Tasty sauces, freshly prepared- oru favorites include Happy Buns (a doughy bun with slices of duck, scallions tat you make with hoisin sauce) and all the tofu dishes. Come and share dishes- including small plates and large.
The restaurant is a bit noisy- so while pretty, nto a palce for an ntimate gatherng.

Posted 05/07/06 | Report Abuse

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Great food

by Terri G. | insider_guru Insider Guru | Rank: 720

The decor of the restaurnat is great. The menu is extensive and the food is outstanding. Most of the dishes are small and are meant to be shared so you can try multiple items. There are also interesting cocktails.

Posted 05/06/06 | Report Abuse

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Three Seasons

by Sarah D.

Great food. Wondferful combination of different flavors and textures. The atmosphere is very warm and up beat. Our experience has been that service is mediocre. Often playing interesting music.

Posted 05/04/06 | Report Abuse

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Vietnamies food with a twist

by 93White-Boys K. | insider Insider | Rank: 29,130

Good atmosphere. Many seating options (Outside patio, first floor and second floor). Great appetizer menu with various spring rolls and barbeque beef and cat fish on stick. The main food are great tasting. Portions are small even for the main courses.

PROS: Good Service, Great appetizers
CONS: Portions may leave you hungry yet satisfying

Posted 05/03/06 | Report Abuse

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Terrific place for lunch

by Venky G.

This is one of my absolute favorite places to go for lunch. The ambience is terrific - I particularly love the high ceiling - and the service is fantastic. You cannot go wrong with the dishes - my favorite include the vegetarian papaya salad, tropical fruit salad, the "shaking beef:", the scallops etc. If you are in Palo Alto and are looking for a lunch or dinner place, this is the place to go

PROS: great food, wonderful service, and a terrific ambience
CONS: None really

Posted 04/07/06 | Report Abuse

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Fresh Vietnamese Food with Great Flavors

by Robert G. | insider_expert Insider Expert | Rank: 7,153

I had a dinner here with an old colleague and friend to get caught up on the various happenings in our lives. This is the perfect place to for that kind of casual meal. Also I think it would be great for larger groups of people. The atmosphere is definitley upscale and service is great, but has a nice casual feel to it. Perhaps its because the menu is at least half appetizers and small plates. Perfect for a more communal shared dinning experience.

Everything we had was great. The have about a dozen different kinds of frresh rolls, that all look great. The small dishes were equally terrific and each one had a small twist in it that made for a nice surprise. Main dishes followed suit.

I found the flavors to be familiar, but sufficiently different as to be interesting. Everything was very fresh too.

PROS: Very good, fresh food, different interpretaion of tradtional dishes
CONS: A bit pricey, and noisey, but what places arent these days

Posted 03/21/06 | Report Abuse

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Excellent food and atmosphere

by kristin27t

Beautiful location, good service, tasty food. I had the japanese eggplant box- it was more than enough food. I want to try it for dinner!

Pros: Good, healthy vegetarian dish, nice surroundings

Cons: a little expensive for lunch

Posted 04/10/09

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Good small plates

by bbulkow

I like 3 seasons as an "everyday" resturant. It's not great, but seats at the bar are easy to come by, and you can grab a few rolls and some satay without much hassle. Don't expect this to be the best food in Palo Alto, but if your expectation is a reasonable small plate experience in slightly upscale surroundings you won't be disappointed. I do wish the bar got more attention - the mixology looks better than it is (bartender didn't know a caipirinha - they seem to get young staff who don't know their way around the bar).

Pros: small plates

Posted 08/01/06

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trendy, overpriced, poor quality food

by dpringle04

totally unimpressed, lackluster service, poor food quality (the supposed "special" crab purse was about as good as frozen fish sticks) and totally overpriced. the shaking beef looked and tasted like stew meat (flavorless chunks of beef) and the spring rolls were pretty much tasteless, there are much better places to go in palo alto, this was a big disappointment, dont waste your time and money

Pros: ambience, interior design

Cons: poor food, bad service, overall bad experience

Posted 06/12/06

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A fun dinner

by tkbigelow

We had a nice dinner with 6 people total tonight. The service was prompt and courteous, helpful with the wine menu too. It's the serving style where you order a bunch of small plates and share with the group. The Yellow Curry was really nice, spicy. The Shaking Beef is fabulous. For dessert, try the blueberry cheesecake and the fried bananas. Make a reservation - it can get busy!

Pros: Great bar area, Good Ambience

Posted 10/12/05

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I'm still hungry

by lavidaloca

Three Seasons is nicely decorated and trendy with great presentation, but the food was a bit disappointing. The traditional spring rolls were just like the ones I could have ordered at a Pho noodle house. An Average portioned entree was just that...average and the dishes that were enjoyable were so small in portion that it was like having an appetizer.

Cons: Over priced, Small portions, Overpriced

Posted 07/10/05

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perfect

by mbstpks

I have eaten at all three of this restaurants locations and I am amazed at how good all of them are. I finally tried out their Palo Alto location last week and once again was blown away by the quality of the food and the pleasant surroundings.

Posted 03/16/05

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Hidden Gem

by mluerra

We actually had a reservation at another place, and came in just to have a drink, but quickly changed our minds and decided to dine here. From the great drinks, to the amazing food, this place was a great find! The menu is full of wonderful creations, such as the Chilean Sea bass, and Shakin Beef. The staff was very friendly, and accomodating. Thanks to Jared, Thuy, and Pamela, for making this a wonderful dining experience. We'll definitely be back!

Pros: Food, Ambiance

Posted 03/05/05

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