Lisa C.
Yelp
I found this site when I looked in Yelp for places close to Stanford, where my sister and I drove our stepsister for cancer treatment a few weeks ago. We did not have a reservation (for a weekday at lunchtime), but fortunately they accommodated us with an outdoor table underneath a beautiful patio covered with, you guessed it, Wisteria! Service was friendly, but not pushy (we were spending so much time catching up on old times, we took a little while to look at the menu). I thoroughly enjoyed a grilled Gruyère cheese sandwich, accompanied by tomato bisque. Talk about childhood comfort food! My sandwich felt decadently cheesy and the soup was perfectly seasoned. I would have this dish again and again. My stepsister really enjoyed her crab eggs Benedict. My sister said her salmon was a little dry, but otherwise liked her meal. All of our dishes were visually very appealing. I recommend sitting outside, in what is an amazing garden-like setting. It seemed like reservations (even on a weekday) may be necessary in order to better guarantee an outside table. If I lived in the area, I would definitely come back here repeatedly. One caution though, once we parked in the lot our GPS navigated us to, we were a little confused about where to walk to fine the restaurant. It is part of a larger complex that appears to be a venue, so you may just have to walk around a bit to find the cafe---but totally worth it!