Hours
| Friday | 4–10:30 PM |
| Saturday | 4–10:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 417 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: (650) 313-2413
Website: https://www.sekoyapaloalto.com/
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Sekoya Palo Alto
Sekoya Lounge + Kitchen (@sekoyapaloalto) · Palo Alto, CA
Reviews
The food is tasty and they have great selection of wines to pair with your food.
They have limited space of seating inside. However they have some tables outdoor with heaters.
We went for Mother’s day and there were only two other parties there the whole time, when all the surrounding restaurants were full, which is pretty suspicious. Overall, the food was pretty good, especially the scallops, fried shrimp, halibut crudo, and truffle fries. Scallops and shrimp were perfectly cooked, fresh and tender, and the flavor of the lemongrass coconut sauce for the crudo was well prepared. The overall issue I had with the food was that they tried too hard to be “quirky” or different but failed to execute. They added things that were unnecessary and out of place, which made the dishes confusing and sometimes took away from the brights spots of the dish. The food would be better if they simplified the dishes (getting rid of the unnecessary elements to let the good parts shine brighter), channeled their “creativity” into execution and mastering the basics, and leaned in to the stuff they do well (seafood dishes, fried dishes, etc.). I don’t need roasted grapes and pickled mushrooms with my grilled quail, I just need a juicy and tender quail. I don’t need whipped tofu with my mushroom tempura, I don’t need a bean pesto with my burrata, I don’t need apples and shishitos on my pork chop, and I don’t need banana bread donuts with my paté. To be fair, they have a lot of potential. They could improve many dishes by leaving components out or replacing them with something simpler and more standard.
And this would all be fine if their prices were lower or they were experimenting in their own time and on their own dime, but that’s not the case. Even though there were many aspects of the meal that I enjoyed, I didn’t have a great overall impression of the meal. The “extra” and unnecessary stuff just overshadowed everything else.
And the service wasn’t great. There was more than one staff member per customer, yet we still had to get up to ask for stuff. Even after making eye contact with the staff multiple times some of them just continued to talk with each other. They didn’t have anything to do, they were just making drinks for themselves and drinking them. If I were the manager, this kind of behavior would be unacceptable. Even if their food was amazing there is no way I’m paying these prices for this kind of service. The presentation and ambience is great, but all you have to do it look beneath the surface to see the truth.
After tax and tip we spent about $80/person for lunch.
If you are eating drinking here, probably going to cost you $60 a person.
Good spot for dates!
Each food item was delicious – especially braised short rib and mustard greens and cabbage salad (which was 10/10 amazing!!!). I probably wouldn’t get the bread service again but it was tasty, just not needed.