Very good tasting menu with great wine pairing. The whole settings and service is great too. I highly recommend coming for a long relaxing dinner.
Probably the best deal in fine dining in the Bay Area. We tried them all and keep coming back here. Price is no object but it's worth mentioning that this place is a deal! Best service and best food. ? they have been consistent for decades.
Such delicious food and kind service staff. I've only had takeout but plan to have an in person dining experience soon.
Very delicious French cuisines! Romantic atmosphere with indoor dining only. Decent portions. Recommend to dress up a bit…
Le Papillon never disappoints. The French influence shines brilliantly in the gorgeous plating and delicately balanced flavors.On this last visit, I had the pleasure of ordering beets and goat cheese over a puff pastry sheet, a rich butternut squash soup, and an absolutely beautiful sea bass with a yuzu beurre blanc.Though I still quite enjoyed my entrée, it was milder and more nuanced in flavor than I was expecting - not that it's a bad thing, but I typically enjoy something bolder.I've been going to Le Papillon for decades for special occasions, and I'm always looking forward to my next visit!
Thank you Le Papillon for one of the best dining experiences I have had in my life. They gave me a special cheese appetizer when I told them I was vegetarian :)! It was so tasty. Please tell the chef the ratatouille was also the bets I've had in my life. As was the butternut squash soup! It had a lot of interesting and delightful flavors that complimented the uniform creaminess of the soup. I also really like the strawberry sorbet ice cream. They also have pretty solid wine list. I will 10000% bring my parents and brother here when they visit
Le Papillon remains one of my very favorite restaurants. We ate there on December 3rd to celebrate my and my twin brother's birthday, together with our spouses. As tempting as the tasting menu looked (for $155), this time we elected to go with the price fixe menu ($95 for 3 courses, $110 for 4). As usual, the service, ambience, and noise level (lack of noise) were exceptional.Also as per usual, the meal began with 4 amuse bouches, as well as a large basket of three different delicious breads with fresh butter. The 1st was a sous vided octopus on spoons, followed by gallantines with duck (neglected to get photos of these 1st two, but they were delicoius!). This was followed by lobster in a cream sauce, and pickled veggies on pate.My starter was the Agnoletti with snails (excellent), whereas my twin chose the crab soufflé; my wife eschewed a starter to choose two 2nd courses, the mixed lettuce salad with candied pecans, and cantaloupe, and an absolutely deicious butternut squash soup. My twin and I chose the truffled turnip soup as our 2nd course, which came with a cube of liver pate. For the main course my wife chose the couscous risotto with wild mushrooms, which was very good, and my sister-in-law chose the swordfish, which was excellent. But my twin and I chose the clear winner, the roasted Chilean Sea Bass with Mirin Glaze and fried potato block. The sea bass was like butter - perfectly cooked, and absolutely delicious! My wife could not finish her cooscous risotto (very rich with the wild mushrooms), and my SIL could not finish her swordfish (because they gave her two big steaks). But my brother and I completely ate the sea bass, because it was just so damned delicious!The gals order the 4 course meals to get dessert, one pear tart and we opted for the Grand Marnier Soufflé (for a $3 surcharge, which it was clearly worth. The soufflé was accompanied by fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in a sweet cream sauce -'absolutely scrumptious!All of the courses went very well with 2 bottles of Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc, amazingly priced at only $50/bottle (it is $40 at Costco!). We ended this amazing meal with 4 mint teas, brewed from two cast iron tea pots, and the complimentary 4 cubes of intense chocolate ganache. Including two large Hendricks G & Ts, the entire bill was $600, which for a Michelin meal like this was a real bargain!If you are looking for a spectacular meal for that special occasion, consider Le Papillon. And for goodness sake, order the roadted Chilean Sea Bass!
This is my favorite restaurant in the bay area. It has amazing food, ambient atmosphere and a great selection of wines and cocktails.
My Wife and I celebrated her birthday at Le Papillon. The food here is art, a production, both visually and on the taste buds, it is truly amazing. The service is on point and they go out of their way to make sure you are happy. You are paying for a gourmet adventure and they definitely provide.
It's a classic restaurant in the area I think more than 35 years, kind of modern French cuisine.We had and excellent services, unfortunately 2 of the main dishes had an issue, one was cold and the other one was dry. They resolved the issue efficiently and cordially. They served few chef treat.They do a tasting menu (only if all on the table like to have it) with or with out wine paring and 3 o 4 course dinner. No a la carte menuFood and treat was delicious. ??for the chef and kitchen crew.Definitely I will back to try something else.I can't wait for it.