Beausejour

Stuffy French with pretty good food: I came here on a Sunday night and was surprised to find we were the only guests in the entire restaurant. Los Altos was eerily empty in general on this night, but being in such a large restaurant without a single other guest was very strange.

The decor is a pastichey French, filled with pastel colors and items you might find at a wealthy grandmother's house. All too tasteful Bach fills every room. And this stuffy feel is amplified when you are the only guests in the restaurant.

Overall, the food was pretty good, but considering how many better options there are for the high prices, it'd be hard to recommend it entirely enthusiastically. My rabbit dish was very enjoyable, though somewhat plain. My friend's seafood linguini and salmon were both underwhelming. My girlfriend's swordfish in coconut was a standout, but it was a special, so it wouldn't always be available. Their souffles were tasty, though giving the ingredients, this wouldn't be unexpected. They were quiet large and eggy, but the chocolate didn't stand out like it does in other restaurant's souffles and molten chocolate cakes.

The service was decent, though our waitress wanted to rush us since our 8 PM reservation lasted till 30 minutes past closing (9 PM). After leaving my friend's girlfriend informed us that the wait staff was complaining in Vietnamese that we were eating too slowly.

If you are looking for a quiet stuffily romantic French restaurant, you'll probably be happy. But if you are a looking for really great food or good ambience, I'd look elsewhere (Le Pot Au Feu in Menlo Park [stuffy but better food], Chez TJ in Mountain View [more expensive but with much better food], or Anjou in San Francisco [better in every way]).

Good French food in Los Altos: Good food and excellent service in unremarkable surroundings. Good experience overall.