Tamarine

4.4
Very Good
8394 reviews
 $$
(650) 325-8500   |   Visit Website

About

Tamarine is a renowned Vietnamese restaurant and bar located in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2001, the restaurant has been providing traditional and modern Vietnamese dishes for over two decades, along with an impressive drinks menu featuring creative cocktails, wine, and beer for their guests to enjoy. The chic restaurant atmosphere makes it both a trendy spot for casual meals and a romantic destination for fine dining experiences. Tamarine offers a wide variety of delectable dishes for both lunch and dinner, and is a well-known destination for visitors and locals alike.

Restaurant Features

Facilities & Amenities

  • Restroom Restroom
  • Bar Bar
  • Kid High Chair Kid High Chair
  • Vegetarian Options Veg Friendly
  • Alcohol Alcohol
  • Happy Hour Specials Happy Hour
  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Access

Parking

  • Free Parking Lot
  • Free Street Parking

Accepted Payments

  • Credit Card
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Must Try Dishes

For an unforgettable culinary experience at Tamarine in Palo Alto, you must try their lemongrass tofu, which is cooked to perfection and packed with flavor. The crispy calamari and prawns are also a delight, offering a tasty twist on classic seafood dishes. Don't miss out on their savory shaking beef, a true highlight with its tender, juicy cuts of beef. End your meal with their exotic lychee cotton candy, a dessert that is both refreshingly light and decadently sweet.

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Reviews for Tamarine

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Le Q.

The decoration of this restaurant is very nice, This actually a fancy Vietnamese restaurant. The food taste very delicious, one of their starter name Tamarine taste are very tasty. Service here are good they close at 10pm but if there still have customer then they will wait and also they won’t bring the bill out if you won’t asked them. However, there are still some problems that need to be fixed! Like they should bring all the dishes at the same time, secondly they need to learn the table etiquette, finally when they change plates they also should change cutlery! Overall it’s still very good place !!! Lifetime experiment !!!

Jing W.

Last time we had their beef pho noodle it was amazing, so we came here during dinner time hoping to get it again, but found out the fish is only available for lunch. We ordered beef satay, blue crab tacos, tea leaf beef, tamarind roti, and clay pot cod. The dishes are not bad, but for some the flavors could be tuned down. For examples: - blue crab tacos, the crab was actually very salty and there was a lot of lime sauce on it. I could barely taste the crab flavor at all - beef satay is okay, but still slightly salty - tea leaf beef has a nice balancing flavor. I recommend it - clay pot cod, the cod fish has such a nice layering texture I wish they just let the fish shines, but the sauce was overwhelming. You'd have to eat with rice or bread, despite that, I think they could've tuned the sugar down. We sat at the bar, didn't get any drinks, but the service was very nice.

Helen W.

Had this place saved for a while but our experience was a little disappointing. We came here without a reservation and we were seated at the bar. One of the glasses we got was chipped and had a sharp edge, my partner almost cut his lip. There was no recognition or apology when we pointed out the chipped glass. We got the shaking beef, garlic noodle, black cod, Brussels sprouts, and the appetizer platter. Shaking beef was very tender but I found the sauce to be too sweet. The black cod’s flavor also felt imbalanced and leaned towards the sweet side. Garlic noodles were very flavorful and had a really nice Smokey taste. Brussels sprouts were good, the shiitake mushrooms added an extra touch. The appetizer platter (tamarine taste) is definitely not worth the price. None of the appetizers were memorable and the sauces looked like they came straight out of the sauce packet.

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Business Hours

Sunday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday:
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday:
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday:
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday:
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday:
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday:
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Location Map

546 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

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