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Tamarine

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546 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

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(650) 325-8500
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Tamarine - Palo Alto, CA
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Tamarine - Palo Alto, CA
Tamarine - Palo Alto, CA
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Best

great good..going back tonite. cant wait! Pros: yumm Cons: loud

Worst

Tamarine is new and has a few kinks to work out. One major one is pricing. Everyone is doing small plates these days, but theirs (true to the word ""small"") were $18-21. The food...

lovely 1/20/2010

great good..going back tonite. cant wait! Pros: yumm Cons: loud more

Nice but the price 6/29/2008

Given I'm from South East Asia, I'm a bit critical of the restaurant. I thought the ambience was nice. Food is good but not great. more

Fancy Vietnamese is tasty 9/3/2007

I've never been to a vietnamese place as fancy as this one so I didn't know what to expect but I was... more

Fancy Vietnamese is tasty 9/3/2007

I've never been to a vietnamese place as fancy as this one so I didn't know what to expect but I was... more

Fancy Vietnamese is tasty 9/3/2007

Justin Provided by Partner
I've never been to a vietnamese place as fancy as this one so I didn't know what to expect but I was definitely pleased. The decor felt very moder... more

Fancy Vietnamese is tasty 9/3/2007

Justin Provided by Partner
I've never been to a vietnamese place as fancy as this one so I didn't know what to expect but I was definitely pleased. The decor felt very moder... more

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod a... 8/28/2007

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod and just about everything else. how do i rate this... more

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod a... 8/28/2007

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod and just about everything else. how do i rate this... more

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod a... 8/28/2007

JulieT1 Provided by Partner
Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod and just about everything else. how do i rate this restaurant? more

Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod a... 8/28/2007

JulieT1 Provided by Partner
Tamarine is the awesome. love the shaking beef and cod and just about everything else. how do i rate this restaurant? more

Tamarine - try everything! 8/14/2007

I've had 4 or 5 great meals here, and the latest was another great dinner. A big birthday party allowed the... more

Tamarine - try everything! 8/14/2007

I've had 4 or 5 great meals here, and the latest was another great dinner. A big birthday party allowed the... more

Tamarine - try everything! 8/14/2007

mikeop34 Provided by Partner
I've had 4 or 5 great meals here, and the latest was another great dinner. A big birthday party allowed the whole table to try 10 or 11 different d... more

Tamarine - try everything! 8/14/2007

mikeop34 Provided by Partner
I've had 4 or 5 great meals here, and the latest was another great dinner. A big birthday party allowed the whole table to try 10 or 11 different d... more

Good food, Shady business practice 7/9/2007

Had a prepaid group function at the restaurant for work, which tends to mean that opened but unconsumed wine gets taken home by guests or hosts, as they have been paid for. When the party was over, 1 server claimed that the restaurant had a policy of not giving the wine out?! Another server claimed that there were no partially consumed bottles left. I had just seen one that was about half full, and there were no other guests around, so I knew that to be false. Having had multiple such events at other venues, there are ALWAYS partially consumed bottles left. The server also seemed to have an attitude and didn't seem to appreciate my request. I am inclined to think that either the servers get to take the wine home, or the restaurant gets additional revenues by essentially re-selling the wine. Pros: Food, Ambiance Cons: Price, Honesty more

About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. ... 6/14/2007

About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. Every bite was awesome. more

About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. ... 6/14/2007

About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. Every bite was awesome. more

About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. ... 6/14/2007

steveobd Provided by Partner
About the most upscale Vietnamese you are going to find. Every bite was awesome. more

Poor customer service; poor management response; ill prepared staff 5/22/2007

I have been going to Tamarine and Bongsu (both owned by the same people) entertaining clients. At a client lunch today, we experienced something that you never believe would happen to you. One of my guests, choked on a piece of meat and would have died, had it not been for a wonderful gentleman diner who was also having lunch. The hostess who looks miserable and treats every guests dreadfully just looked at us as if we had inconvenienced her yet again. The waiter came to find me handing me the bill worried I might run out without paying for our bill (hindsight, I should not have left a tip but I did leave a 20% - force of habit). After we left and reflected on the whole experience, we realized how poorly the staff had treated us. I phoned the restaurant to point out the liability of having wait staff that are completely ill prepared in light of a crisis such as the one we experienced and how badly they had addressed the incident. Kevin, the manager of the restaurant calls me to only tell me that they are sorry and that it is nearly impossible to train their staff to learn CPR. I pointed out that learning to dial 911 is an alternative option and not looking at your customers as if they are cramping your style and demanding payment in time of crisis another wonderful resolution. Kevin not only could not articulate a good solution to rectify the matter but also proved to be just as incompetent as the staff he manages. more

NYE 1/1/2007

What I liked: The ambience, the mushroom soup (vegetarian), tamarine prawns-succulent, sea bass-cooked to perfection, creme brulee, excellent service more
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Editorial
  • Dark and sultry Palo Alto restaurant fuses an art-gallery ambience with innovative Vietnamese cuisine.

  • 9/21/2007 Provided by Citysearch
Additional information
  • Hours: Monday To Friday From 11:30 AM To 02:30 PM Monday To Thursday From 05:00 PM To 09:00 PM Friday To Saturday From 05:00 PM To 10:00 PM Sunday From 05:00 PM To 09:00 PM
  • Payments: American Express, Discover, Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: University South
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