La Boheme

I rounded up to 4 stars, but I really think of this as being more of a 3.5 star restaurant. They serve up fresh mussels and tasty sandwiches, but you might notice that the salad in the attached photo looks a little bit sad. I've had the bouillabaisse twice; the first time was lovely, but the second time the fish was overcooked and rubbery.

This bistro does have the uncanny effect of making the diner feel transported into a slow-living provincial town at lunchtime. This is nice and rather unique; most other places design themselves in ways that engineer hustle and bustle.

My friend and I were in the area getting our nails done and were looking for a spot for dinner on a Friday night. We stopped here and although we didn't have a reservation, they were able to seat us right away. The ambiance is so cute, you feel like you're in a French cafe but with helpful, friendly service! They seem like they truly want you to have a great meal/experience.

Drink wise, my friend got the Kir royal but with pear instead and it was delicous! I got a sangria special which was so delicious and only $6. We both got the Le Boheme sandwich. I got mine with grilled chicken while she got hers with tuna. If you can't pick between salad and fries for your side, you can get half and half. Everything was fresh and delicious and really good quality. Would definitely go back!

Good food. Nice ambience. Had the Coq Au Vin. It was tasty. French food tends to be on the saltier side of world cuisines. I enjoyed the soufflé for dessert.

This is an area full of decent restaurants and La Boheme is a great addition to the line-up of wonderful eateries in Palo Alto.

I was there for lunch with my friend, ordered burger and lamb Benedict food was okay but service was little slow, hope they can upgrade little bit more.

We went here for brunch and it was unfortunately a let down. We started with some beignets to treat ourselves and they were flat with not much flavor. Not worth the calories. I got the italienne omelet and the prosciutto was in big unappetizing chunks. The omelette tasted okay but looked unappealing. The hashbrowns had little flavor and were super greasy. My partner got the two egg breakfast and said the potato's were good but the eggs were greasy. The service was good and the ambiance was okay but the food wasn't worth the price.

Excellent food and ambiance! Speedy and friendly service. Highly recommended. My family and I will return again

Adorable french restaurant serving exotic dishes like rabbit and bison, also duck one of my faves. For dinner, we got the charcuteri et patés (duck & pork paté, sliced sausage, and pickles) as an appetizer, lapin a la moutarde (rabbit dish with a creamy savory mustard sauce), and magret de canard (pan seared duck breast sliced into bite size pieces). Our sides were exactly the same in both entrees, the vegetables kinda soggy but the flavor good, and the mashed potatoes were fluffy and buttery. The mango and pomegranate mimosa was delicious and refreshing.

We made online reservations and chose outdoor seating, but were seated indoors when we arrived, which was just as lovely so it was fine. They advertise live jazz on Friday nights on their website, but there was none during our visit (first Friday of the new year), so I'm not sure the season for this. We enjoyed our meals nonetheless in this beautiful french inspired setting, with lovely artworks on the walls, friendly and professional service, and good vibes all around.

Had a pretty good Kir Royale here. Great patio and they were very nice. No happy hour specials and the Kir was $13 - but they also brought us some excellent warm baguette slices with butter. The menu is old timey French classics and not a lot of vegetarian choices. But this is a sweet little bistro and we had a great time having a drink here! Oh - and it being 3rd Thursday here on California Ave, they also had accordion music!

Very French, so good food with a usual French type meals (we are French, so we can juge )!
Everything we took was very testy, thank you!
Oysters, grilled pulps, Salad de chèvre chaud, steak frites et... grand Marnier soufflé
We will. One back soon!

Overview: love the ambiance of this place - they're pretty in your face with the French decor and the live music is the best when they have it. The food isn't cheap but it's good - I think I like dinner here more than brunch.

The beef bourguignon was cooked well - the beef was so tender, and the mashed potatoes were in a nice rose shape.

The duck sandwich (le canard) was flavorful with wonderfully soft bread. A tad too much onion in it.

Kind service. Even the free bread was good!