Calafia Cafe Restaurant Review, Palo Alto
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Calafia Cafe 858 El Camino Real (At Embarcadero in Town and Country Village) Palo Alto, CA 94301 650-322-9200 |
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Calafia Cafe is Charlie Ayers new restaurant in Palo Alto’s Town and Country Village shopping center. He was Google’s founding chef and is now ‘going public’ with the concept he created at Google. Trying to appeal to a wide audience with wholesome, locally sourced, affordable food.
Their wide ranging menu has everything from Drumettes to Pork Wrap to Pizza to Rice Bowls.
Decor, Vibe – Modern high tech interior with a kitchen and bar counter seating, Big communal table. Lots of local techies in their 20’s to 40’s were eating lunch.
Menu Pictures
Drink Menu
Picks:
Salad Bohemia ($8.50) Warm braised pork shoulder, citrus segments, baby spinach, jicama, jalapenos, basil vinaigrette & toasted walnuts was a good refreshing and light salad with a balanced topping of pork. Dressing was not too heavy.
Crouching Chicken Pizza ($9) Five spice chicken, tiger sauce, mushrooms, white sesame seeds & green onions was extremely thin and very crispy. No heavy cheeses or topping. No sogginess. The size was good enough as an entree if you added a small salad.
Five Spice Chicken Fideo ($9) Roasted five spice chicken tossed with toasted vermicelli noodles, mushrooms, mint, cilantro, tomato, basil, chicken broth & pea shoots had lots of raw pea shoots on top of the noodles, veggies and meat. Pretty good quantity and a nice healthy mixture of flavors.
Vegan Sticky Bun with Maple Syrup ($7) was pretty big. Hot, sticky, and fresh out of the oven. Not too sweet, just right. Expensive though. They should add some ice cream and charge $8!
OK:
Cola ($3) with agave based sweetener and no refined or corn syrup was expensive and just fair.
Pans:
None
Calafia Cafe serves up quick and decent healthy food in Palo Alto. Their service was good, but one person was a little too pro active in wanting to clear our table.
They plan to have their next door Market A-Go Go with prepared and to go food ready soon.
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Overall Rating: 
(Very Good)
Come Back? 
| Food Rating: | (Good) |
| Service Rating: | (Good) |
| Atmosphere Rating: | (Very Good) |
| Value Rating: | (Very Good) |
Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary
| Alcohol: | Beer, Wine |
| Attire: | Casual |
| Hours: | Mon-Fri 11am - 10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm |
| Parking: | Free Lot |
| Reservations: | Yes |
| Prices: | $8.50 - $16 |
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November 8th, 2009 at 9:40 am
My wife and I went there for the first time. I had the Mucho Macho Taco and she had the Veggie burger. They were probably the worst soft shell tacos I have ever had and I am not one prone to superlatives. They consisted of meat, lettuce and onion. The meat was incredibly dry and didn’t have much flavor. I barely ate one and passed on the other two. My wife said the Veggie Burger had good flavor but was also very dry and that the Veggie Burger at The Counter was much better. French fries were passable but apparently had not been cooked recently (same could be said of the taco meat). That being said the décor is very nice and staff exceedingly friendly.