Bar Loretta

Bar · Menlo Park

Bar Loretta

Bar · Menlo Park

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635 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Loretta is the sleek, sexy new bar in Menlo Park, serving up delicious cocktails and a chic atmosphere that’s perfect for a night out or a pre-show gathering.  

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635 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Get directions

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635 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Get directions

Features

restroom
alcohol
popular for solo dining
parking free street
wheelchair accessible parking lot

Last updated

Mar 9, 2025

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Laurie Thomas

Google
Cocktails at the new bar in Menlo Park this evening were excellent. The owner; Ali and his staff were wonderful. The cheese plate and cocktails were delish. We’ll be back! You have to ask the owner to tell you the story of the name 😊

Charice Parnello

Google
Sleek and Sexy new bar in downtown Menlo Park! Great to go by for a cocktail, cheese plate and fries before the show at the Guild!

Lori Kaplan

Google
Great new bar in downtown Menlo. Chic, upscale location with amazing delicious cocktails. Ali has done a fantastic job creating a fun location to meet and hang out.

Nancy D Robinson

Google
Swanky new bar downtown MP great drinks and sexy ambiance, go to before the Guild Theater or after for fun drinks . Great date ior friends gathering place. Perfect for Menlo or PA folks!

Lucius Adler

Google
Went to a guild show with a large group of friends; we were happy to find Loretta after the show as it was practically across the street. This place is just what Menlo Park needed as it usually gets pretty quiet at night. The staff were very friendly and we were all able to get in even though it was very packed. The atmosphere was great and the place was just beautiful! Definitely will be coming back for some more delicious drinks

Rob Wellington

Google
Loretta is the fun, sexy nightspot that Menlo has been missing. Delicious cocktails in a fun environment, make this your post-dinner pre-Guild destination

Sabrina Yates

Google
I went here with a friend for a birthday happy hour during their soft opening. I love this spot! So beautifully decorated. We got there right at 5 and it filled up right away, which is a great sign that this is something the south bay really needs. I love how open the space is, yet with intimate pockets so it never feels crowded or overwhelming. Our two big points of feedback were the lighting -- it was way too bright for a bar, distractingly bright. The light fixtures are gorgeous, but they need lower and warmer light. I felt like it was the middle of the afternoon even though it was evening. Also, the cheeses on the cheese plate were delicious, but there were two soft cheeses and not enough bread or crackers to enjoy them. I think they should either two hard one soft cheese, or keep those cheeses but provide more surfaces on which to spread it. The waitresses were a little distracted, but I think it's because the bar is still so new. They were kind and attentive for the most part. I definitely recommend and I hope this business continues to thrive! But please do consider lowering the lighting!!

carmen schmid

Google
Congratulations! So perfectly well done! Love it Carmen

Betty W.

Yelp
Loretta tried.....very excited to have a bar in Menlo Park. Three things have to be fixed for Loretta's to actually be a place to want to hang out. 1. Turn down the lights! This is a bar not a restaurant. Bright lights destroy intimacy and fun. Hate, hate, hate, brightly lit bars! Takes all the fun out. 2. Soften the hardness that makes it painfully noisy. Put some sound dampening on the ceiling, add some carpets, anything to deaden the sound a bit. It is too harsh and you cannot hear the music or even each other. 3. Allow the spaces to be filled in. It is too open, too many dead spots, not enough close spaces to encourage people to hang out, drink, sway to music, get to know others. Bars are places that need to foster community. Loretta's location and owner are excellent. It needs to warm up and be an actual bar, a place to hang out. Right now, it is way too harsh, too sterile, to invite repeat business. The drinks are frickin' amazing. I really, really, really want Loretta's to be a smashing success so, turn down the lights, soften the acoustics, and let people get close.

Kim N.

Yelp
I think this was a furniture store of some sort in the past? The folks say it was a pizza place in the 60s but that is way before my time. Still in a very soft opening phase, in fact they cut the number of patrons after a certain time and had to close early (full hours after a period of soft open). Had come here because I was meeting an old friend for dinner and had just walked on by. Very nice upscale styling and the full bar is pretty stocked. Interesting older crowd off mostly locals. Staff are still training so I expect it to get better as they progress. Good to see an actual new bar in the area that is not necessarily also a restaurant (there are bites from next door I think) and eventually being open past 10pm.

Pamela K.

Yelp
The decor is very classy and seating arrangements are upscale. Unfortunately the noise is deafening which precludes ANY conversation. Hopefully they will quickly find a solution to this very disappointing deal-breaker so the locals will be enticed to make it their 'go to' spot to gather with their friends.

Roshni M.

Yelp
Nice ambience, good cocktails! Glad to see much needed vibrant places such as this in Menlo Park!

Sophia P.

Yelp
Cocktails were so so so yummy and the service was top notch. Highly anticipated this bar given there is no other great nightlife in MP. It definitely delivered. Everyone in there having a good time with ambient lighting and great vibes. Coming back soon for sure!