HI

We are looking for a restaurant recommendation for a office group
lunch. Our group won some bet money from the CTO :-) We are thinking of
going to a good place for a lunch, fancier than the daily lunches
people go out to. About 15 people, with about $50 to spend per person.
We are looking for a somewhat fancy ( normally that implies expensive )
place within our budget with good food and comfortable settings.
Preferrably in the San Jose bay area, including Palo Alto, Menlo Park
etc. San Francisco city is a little too far for lunch.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions.

-Dipu

On 17 May 2006 14:00:06 -0700, wrote:

>We are looking for a restaurant recommendation for a office group
>lunch. Our group won some bet money from the CTO :-) We are thinking of
>going to a good place for a lunch, fancier than the daily lunches
>people go out to. About 15 people, with about $50 to spend per person.
>We are looking for a somewhat fancy ( normally that implies expensive )
>place within our budget with good food and comfortable settings.
>Preferrably in the San Jose bay area, including Palo Alto, Menlo Park
>etc. San Francisco city is a little too far for lunch.

Has anyone here tried Arcadia in San Jose for lunch? Several reviews
say they offer a tasting menu at lunch. Dave Eisen posted a good
review of his dinner there in November 2005.

jc

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In ba.food JC Dill > wrote:

> Has anyone here tried Arcadia in San Jose for lunch? Several reviews
> say they offer a tasting menu at lunch. Dave Eisen posted a good
> review of his dinner there in November 2005.

My last meal there was rather disappointing. Everything felt a little
tired to the point where we inquired as to whether or not the chef had
changed in the interim. Probably need more data points to be sure because
we had several good ones toward the end of 2005.

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

Thanks a lot to all the people who replied for their suggestions and
recommendations. We ended up going to Le Papillon in San Jose . This is
a relatively upscale French restaurant. We went for a special group
lunch deal that they have. They are open Th/F for lunch. The food was
good. Everybody in the group liked it and are ready to go back if we
can get the upper management to sponsor us :-) We stayed with wines
from the low end of their menu. The wine lovers in the group were
pretty pleased with the wines. They have rooms with large tables to
accomodate groups. Overall we all liked it.

-Dipu

On 30 May 2006 13:37:32 -0700, wrote:

>
>Thanks a lot to all the people who replied for their suggestions and
>recommendations. We ended up going to Le Papillon in San Jose . This is
>a relatively upscale French restaurant. We went for a special group
>lunch deal that they have. They are open Th/F for lunch. The food was
>good. Everybody in the group liked it and are ready to go back if we
>can get the upper management to sponsor us :-) We stayed with wines
>from the low end of their menu. The wine lovers in the group were
>pretty pleased with the wines. They have rooms with large tables to
>accomodate groups. Overall we all liked it.

In that area, you could also go to Garden City. You can't miss it.
It's the poker place with the huge sign. They have a pretty good
restaurant -- especially if you like steaks. And then you can all go
play a few hands of Texas Hold'em! ;-) There's also a Harry's Hofbrau
right there. But you said upscale, so stick with Le Papillon.

There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked a lot, but
it's been gone awhile.

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On Tue, 30 May 2006 17:21:59 -0700, LurfysMa >
wrote:
[Kiely and Saratoga restaurants]
> There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked
> a lot, but it's been gone awhile.

Dang! That's been gone over a decade-and-a-half!

It's currently a sucky Black Angus so don't go.

The Ranger
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The Ranger wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 17:21:59 -0700, LurfysMa >
> wrote:
> [Kiely and Saratoga restaurants]
>> There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked
>> a lot, but it's been gone awhile.
>
> Dang! That's been gone over a decade-and-a-half!
>
> It's currently a sucky Black Angus so don't go.

Isn't that supposed to be "Anguish?"

> The Ranger
> --
> "They're all in my kill file, so I don't see the original posts. [..]
> I've got enough mental illness..."
> Marjorie P, am, 2/21/03

LurfysMa > wrote:

[Kiely and Saratoga restaurants]

>> There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked
>> a lot, but it's been gone awhile.


The Ranger > responds:

> Dang! That's been gone over a decade-and-a-half!

And more's the pity. I liked the Velvet Turtle. There was
a second one on Fremont and Mary in Sunnyvale (right next to
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor -- the one without the F-86 in the
dining room), and a third in the Sharon Park shopping center.


> It's currently a sucky Black Angus so don't go.

Do you think it's any worse than most Black Angi, or do you
dislike the chain generally?



Geoff

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"Geoff Miller" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> LurfysMa > wrote:
>
> [Kiely and Saratoga restaurants]
>
>>> There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked
>>> a lot, but it's been gone awhile.
>
>
> The Ranger > responds:
>
>> Dang! That's been gone over a decade-and-a-half!
>
> And more's the pity. I liked the Velvet Turtle. There was
> a second one on Fremont and Mary in Sunnyvale (right next to
> Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor -- the one without the F-86 in the
> dining room), and a third in the Sharon Park shopping center.
> Geoff
>

The Velvet Turtle, now that's a name I haven't heard for awhile.
Anyone know why they closed out, thought they were doing
pretty well.
-tom

On 31 May 2006 06:58:26 -0700, (Geoff Miller)
wrote:

>
>
>LurfysMa > wrote:
>
>[Kiely and Saratoga restaurants]
>
>>> There used to be a Velvet Turtle in that area that I liked
>>> a lot, but it's been gone awhile.
>
>
>The Ranger > responds:
>
>> Dang! That's been gone over a decade-and-a-half!
>
>And more's the pity. I liked the Velvet Turtle. There was
>a second one on Fremont and Mary in Sunnyvale (right next to
>Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor

Ah, yes, Farrell's. Lots of fond memories. My daughter, then about 7,
wanted to order a Pig's Trough (essentially 2 banana splits in a
single dish). I told her it would be a waste because she wouldn't be
able to finish it -- it's too much for a 7 year old. Of course, she
said she could, too. I said she couldn't, etc. etc.

Finally, I said, "Look, if I order it and you can't finish it, will
you agree to have it taken out of your allowance?" She said, "OK, but
if I do finish it, I should get the same amount added back in!"

I agreed. We ordered it. And I'm sure you know how it ended up...












She did nearly throw up on the ride home, though, which I told her
would be counted as a default. ;-)

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