Left Bank

Chose this place for lunch to celebrate co worker's retirement. It is a beautiful fine dining French restaurant. Not very crowded on a Sunday afternoon. Menu is somewhat limited. Personally I didn't like my French Toast. Bread was just dipped in syrup. Someone in our group who had tried this before said it did look different. Salmon Hash is also not the same which they use to serve few years ago. Cafe latte and Mocas were delicious. Highlights were deserts, quiche and Ahi Tuna tartare. Servers were attentive and took multiple pictures of our group which was really appreciated. Parking can be somewhat tricky but they share parking lot with Trader Joe's or you can park on the Laurel st in front of the restaurant.

Paid by card. Left Bank is located on the corner street and offers some street parking. I went here on a Tuesday night for a private, corporate event upstairs. The restaurant was decorated nicely for the holidays and the servers were attentive. This was great for a group event since we got our own space and bathrooms upstairs. Appetizers, drinks, main dishes, and desserts were served and the food was good. I would recommend this place and would go back again.

My Grandmother used to visit here a lot. And as she said, "one last goodbye." As much as my memories reach back to when I was a young kid at this restaurant, I can't ignore the issues. My grandmother had the cheese fondue, which was something she would always get whenever she visited. It had never tasted bitter, as she and my mother had described it. This could easily be a mistake, but putting the rind of your brie in probably shouldn't be ignored. My mother had the muscles and frites. What disturbed her was that it was a little watery. That is not as horrendous as bitter cheese fondue, but I felt it should be mentioned.My meal was the best of the group, and as far as I could tell, that was pretty fantastic. Here's where the most important message is: the service was standing at the side of the bar, talking. And while, yes, I'm not fully fluent in Spanish yet, I read expressions pretty well. To be perfectly frank, they were not talking professionally. However, our server was a very sweet young lady, and she had a genuine work ethic, so good on her. With that being said, this review is to anyone interested in learning from other's experiences. I don't think I can recommend this restaurant. I don't use sentimentality as a way to review. A bad experience is a bad experience, and that makes that.

The service is on point, and the decor is adorable. The fondue appetizer is a MUST TRY!! I think they spike it with a little roquefort...The bread is NEXT-LEVEL and I would be remiss if I overlooked the crunchy, succulent calamari. Know this, though -- it's noisy as heck in there. This morning I had laryngitis!

My office came here for their holiday dinner outing. I thought that it was a pretty good experience as they know what they are doing for corporate/office night outs.I had a cocktail -- and it was marvelous. Drinks would be 5 stars from what I have tried and recommend this restaurant for drinks.We had many appetizers and they were ok. Calamari was crispy but some of my coworkers did not care for it. We had the escargot and I thought the grilled toast that came with it was a bit burnt tasting. Oysters were very good, and presented well.My entree was the beef bourguignon. It was almost very good but it just did not reach the tenderness level I think. Perhaps it was the concept of the dish and what the side elements should have been.Overall, great for parties but I did not think this was an over-the-top fantastic restaurant. My co-workers felt about the same. We appreciated they could handle our group, had good service, but the restaurant-related stuff was just good.

This was my second--and likely last--visit to Left Bank.Here's what we ordered: * Prawns Provençale: Tasty, but $20 for just five pieces felt overpriced. * Beef Bourguignon: Full of flavor and worth returning for. * Pork Chop: The waiter recommended this dish to my wife and mentioned it would include two slices of pork chop. However, she was served only one--and it was overcooked. We initially thought the waiter might have misspoken, but later, we saw another patron served two slices. When we pointed this out to the waiter, he responded, "Oh, the cook made a mistake, but you should have told me earlier--now I can't do anything." There was no apology, discount, or offer of a complimentary dessert, as many other restaurants would provide when mistakes happen.The only highlight was the live jazz band playing during our visit. Without that, it would have been a thoroughly disappointing experience.

Nice location, prompt service but a little overpriced for the portion size on some items, specifically the quiche tart - I was so hungry I had to order another item. But I still always appreciate having an outside, dog friendly restaurant option so I'm happy to have this restaurant in the area. We were able to easily get an OpenTable reservation last minute. Restaurant has a nice ambiance that reminds me of a French cafe as intended. There is a really nice outside patio space. There's plenty of public parking nearby.

Several years ago I would have given LB four stars and debated about what they could do to earn five.Now I'm giving them three stars and wondering if they'll only be two when I come back next.This location used to be the better of the two as compared to Santana Row but not any more. The food and the service are both... average.Calamari: still tasty but much smaller portion. Shrinkflation is real.Tomato salad: the tomatoes are fresh and crisp. Points. The goat cheese was flavorless. Sigh.Niçoise Salad: this is perfect example of a dish that used to be great and now disappoints. Barely any Ahi, too much dressing. MUCH better in Santana row.Beef Bourguignon: still outstanding. Somehow I always eat it all. I'll keep coming back just for this.Pork chop: fine.Truffle fries: I mean, it's truffle fries.Enjoy. I still come here regularly and still eat outside in the lovely terrace. I just want more from them.

Came here for their Thanksgiving dinner, so not sure how reflective this is during their normal days-- but this was a terrible experience. It was a 4-course dinner for $79/person. The first plate of salad came out, and the serving sizes for everyone were different. My serving was extremely small, enough to consume within 4 bites; while the others were able to take their time. Second course was the butternut squash soup.. it was cold and bland; quite disappointing. The main course was relatively okay. The turkey plate did come out cold, but the butternut ravioli, pork chops, and salmon were warm and delicious. Last but not least, dessert came out and we had pumpkin pie and apple pie. Pumpkin pie was good, nothing outstanding. The apple pie was not flavorful and tasted stale. TLDR my family and I were pretty disappointed with our Thanksgiving dinner considering our bill came out to about $600.

Recently dined at this Left Bank location for lunch and I have to admit I did not plan on dining at Left Bank after my disappointment at Left Bank restaurant on Santana Rowas it feels like it's been going downhill. I've only ever dined at the Santana Location many times and found the service and food to be severely lacking. My co-worker wanted to go to this location and I have to say I was happy I did because I find this location so much better than Santana Row.We both ordered the steak and it was absolutely tender and delicious. The mashed potatoes were pretty good. Service was good. We sat inside at a table and the restaurant was not busy. Overall the experience was just okay. In my opinion, I can think of other restaurants with the same price point that would leave you with a wow factor and wanting to go back.