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A descendant of a bohemian beatnik cafe, this is now a refined spot for modern Californian fare.
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Address: 140 Homer Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 326-2530
Website: http://www.stmikes.com/
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Reviews
Sarah Tropiano
I had never been to St Michael’s Alley, and I wandered in and found a seat at the bar for dinner and a drink. It was such a cozy spot with kind, friendly guests. I had an absolutely fantastic Old Fashioned and delicious lamb and Brussels. It was such a nice evening — I’ll be back!
… moreDavid Bullock
Enjoyed a nice dinner in the outdoor patio with heat lamps. We brought our dog, which was fine with the restaurant. Dry January meant that we didn’t try the cocktails, but dinner was great (salmon on the roasted beet and fennel salad) and capped it off with a nice dessert and cappuccino!
… moreMaddy A
Food was fine but nothing overly impressive and it’s decently expensive. Like the 3 slices of peaches were almost $20. Service was excellent though and it has a cute ambience
… moreJean J. M.
We had tomato soup, salad, branzino and veggie risotto
It was well seasoned and delicious.
… moreIt was well seasoned and delicious.
Mark Liu
The main dining room is cozy.
Service was pretty good.
Food wise, I’m not particularly impressed. I mean it’s fine but didn’t really leave any impression that I want to come back again.
There lobster ravioli was delicious and flavorful. My duck breast was so so. The vegetables and fried potatoes really didn’t impress me. And the dessert didn’t vow me neither. Hence, I
… moreService was pretty good.
Food wise, I’m not particularly impressed. I mean it’s fine but didn’t really leave any impression that I want to come back again.
There lobster ravioli was delicious and flavorful. My duck breast was so so. The vegetables and fried potatoes really didn’t impress me. And the dessert didn’t vow me neither. Hence, I
Kara Pang
The food is not bad at all, but I simply do not think it is worth the price that you must pay to have it. I had the tomato and mozzarella salad, which was literally slices of two different tomatoes, with three different mozzarella balls with a salmon on the side for $23. The salmon looked like the ones you buy from Costco and it was a little dry. The three scallops are like $40 and the steak as well. For the price you pay, you do not get a good enough portion or quality of food. The service here was also eh for the kind of restaurant it is. Our server forgot our bread without realizing for a while and our waters were not refilled for a long time (it was not that busy at the restaurant). It was also very chilly indoors, granted, it was hot outside so that’s probably why the fans were on but it was cold. Overall, this place is okay, but if you’re going to spend a lot of money on a meal, I would go elsewhere.
… moreStacy Bare
I attended a private event recently at Saint Michael’s Alley and was blown away. The food, service, and atmosphere were impeccable. The dinner was used to kick off a week long cohort and even as we said goodbye to one another at the airport, we were all still talking about how great the food was at Saint Michael’s Alley!
… moreGricelda Hernandez LMT
Jules was with no doubt the best server I had in my 51 years of life. She definitely loves what she does: her personality, attention to detail and great energy made my first visit to this restaurant amazing. Everything I had was delicious. Thank you very much!
… moreDavid E. Weekly
Lovely venue with ok service and variable food – given the price point, a pretty disappointing meal.
Bread service was not included but was a $4 extra which seems rather stingy for a $100/plate meal.
The highlight was probably the very tasty brussel sprout appetizer with harissa aioli with a delightful amount of spice, cream, and crunch. 4.5/5.
The broccoli appetizer was the worst preparation I have ever had: a pile of boiled green stalks arrived vaguely infused with spice but with no salt or umame and were wincingly bitter 1/5.
My wife ordered the arugula salad – staff thought they were being kind in just bringing out a split plate for both of us but didn’t ask and I don’t like arugula so I just gave her my half. She said it was passable.
For entree I had the steak medium rare. It arrived cool to the touch and cooked medium to medium-well; the menu promised a coffee rub but very little flavor other than the meat was discernible and there was a meaningful amount of gristle on the outer rim. It also came with a side of…wait for it…bitter broccoli. At these these strands had a chance to mop up some of the steak juice and butter to give it some body. 3.5/5. Honestly when you pay $60 for a steak and think “I could make this better at home and probably have had steak equally tasty at Sizzler for 1/6 the price” it’s not a great feeling.
My wife had the fish and eggplant dish and rather enjoyed its novel preparation. (4/5?)
I finished with the banana bread pudding, which was excellent. It came out quickly with cold ice cream and hot pudding with crunchy edges. 4.5/5.
My wife had the chocolate cinnamon cake and really enjoyed it (4.5/5?)
The wines by the glass were quite good and reasonably priced for their quality.
… moreBread service was not included but was a $4 extra which seems rather stingy for a $100/plate meal.
The highlight was probably the very tasty brussel sprout appetizer with harissa aioli with a delightful amount of spice, cream, and crunch. 4.5/5.
The broccoli appetizer was the worst preparation I have ever had: a pile of boiled green stalks arrived vaguely infused with spice but with no salt or umame and were wincingly bitter 1/5.
My wife ordered the arugula salad – staff thought they were being kind in just bringing out a split plate for both of us but didn’t ask and I don’t like arugula so I just gave her my half. She said it was passable.
For entree I had the steak medium rare. It arrived cool to the touch and cooked medium to medium-well; the menu promised a coffee rub but very little flavor other than the meat was discernible and there was a meaningful amount of gristle on the outer rim. It also came with a side of…wait for it…bitter broccoli. At these these strands had a chance to mop up some of the steak juice and butter to give it some body. 3.5/5. Honestly when you pay $60 for a steak and think “I could make this better at home and probably have had steak equally tasty at Sizzler for 1/6 the price” it’s not a great feeling.
My wife had the fish and eggplant dish and rather enjoyed its novel preparation. (4/5?)
I finished with the banana bread pudding, which was excellent. It came out quickly with cold ice cream and hot pudding with crunchy edges. 4.5/5.
My wife had the chocolate cinnamon cake and really enjoyed it (4.5/5?)
The wines by the glass were quite good and reasonably priced for their quality.
B. Li
Took a friend here for brunch on her birthday.
If you’re coming past the 84, expect quite a bit of local driving. Kind of nestled deep in Palo Alto.
Other than that, pretty solid spot for brunch over the weekends. Ordered their salmon eggs Benedict, good Hollandaise, tomato slice was properly cooked so that it melded with the rest of the dish’s texture and wasn’t too crisp.
There’s a lack of appetizers during brunch, was hoping there’s be something like oysters to share, but the fruit plate sufficed.
The dessert menu is very straight forward, a lot of safe choices. Nothing stands out, but I doubt you’d be disappointed with what you find.
… moreIf you’re coming past the 84, expect quite a bit of local driving. Kind of nestled deep in Palo Alto.
Other than that, pretty solid spot for brunch over the weekends. Ordered their salmon eggs Benedict, good Hollandaise, tomato slice was properly cooked so that it melded with the rest of the dish’s texture and wasn’t too crisp.
There’s a lack of appetizers during brunch, was hoping there’s be something like oysters to share, but the fruit plate sufficed.
The dessert menu is very straight forward, a lot of safe choices. Nothing stands out, but I doubt you’d be disappointed with what you find.