Protégé - Palo Alto

Excellent 1 Michelin star restaurant in the Bay Area. Classic dishes, but bold and interesting new flavours. Really hit the spot.Entrees were massive, all appetizers were small. The pretzel, the Brick Chicken and the pork chop were the highlights. Many surprising elements in each dish we ordered.The cocktails were delightful. One of the few restaurants in its class that has cocktails on the menu. We tried the Jolly Green Giant and the Old Fashioned and both were, similar to the food, refreshing takes on classic cocktails that were just perfectly balanced. Highly recommend.

Hands down my new favorite restaurant in Palo Alto. Friendly and attentive service, great food, great wine selection. I’ll come back every time I am in town.Highly recommend the Spanish octopus appetizer and the key lime pie.

Got last minute reservations for the a la carte menu and everything was great! The food was great. We got there early and got sat early. The service was great and fast. Looking forward to coming back.

Always on point. Sublime service, creative food and amazing cocktails. Expansive wine list for this size of the restaurant with some really good values. Best pork chop you'll ever have, hands down (see picture).

It’s a really lovely restaurant. The service is wonderful and the ambience is clean, elegant and upscale. It’s high-end without being pretentious, and the menu is mostly comprised of elevated comfort foods. I loved the Aloha Palmer mocktail and the Bavarian Pretzel. The Brick Chicken was good, not outstanding but well executed. The ricotta dumplings were good too, but a very familiar cheesy flavor you can experience for a lower price point. My husband enjoyed the A5 Wagyu (small portions but filling). You can get away with ordering 1-3 snacks/apps and entree per person, with room for dessert. We had leftovers with the amount of courses we got. Overall I’d go back for a friends birthday but I wouldn’t choose it for my own birthday if that makes sense? The tasting menu option might give you the “mind blowing” dining effect