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Mistral Restaurant & Bar - Redwood City, Redwood City, CA

Mistral Restaurant & Bar - Redwood City

4.3
4.3
1324 Reviews
$30 and under
Californian

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 3 times today
  • Charming
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Good for special occasions
Mistral’s California cuisine focuses on serving the best local ingredients available. Mistral is a destination restaurant for anniversaries & birthdays, and has an off-the-beaten-path ambiance with year-‘round patio dining and water views, an outdoor fireplace, and plenty of outside heaters. Two private rooms and the covered patio are available for private dining, business dinners, banquets, cocktail parties, weddings, and special events.

A note on waterfront tables:

WE DO NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS
We kindly ask that you and your party follow our dining limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes on our waterfront tables.
Your time limit starts from your reservation time.
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Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Steak, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:30–20:00 Fri, Sat 16:30–21:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    There is free parking in front of the building.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Tim Fabatz

What 1,324 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Peninsula

    Lively

  • Peninsula

    Californian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Mistral Restaurant & Bar in Redwood City offers "excellent service" and "delicious food" in a scenic waterfront setting. Patrons rave about the "friendly staff" and applaud the "wide menu variety," often highlighting the skirt steak and seafood dishes. The ambiance is noted as "warm and welcoming," making it perfect for family gatherings and special occasions.

1,324 Reviews
  1. Cali VIP

    San Francisco10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Restaurant came through with our requests and notes. Great, local place.

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  2. Tanmo

    San Francisco18 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The poached pear salad and the cocktails were the highlights. The surf and turf steak was grissly and the squash ravioli was over sweet with not enough contrast in flavors. The place is interesting and unassuming. It’s in a sort of business park and the view of any water is obstructed by a somewhat opaque plastic. The bar area looked fun and the service was very attentive and paced well.

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  3. Judy VIP

    San Francisco61 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Starting off with a very sour Cosmo it kind of went downhill. I ordered a glass of cab instead. They charged me for BOTH when I got the bill! My Caesar salad was bland (not much dressing!) and lettuce was old! My beef bouguignon was warm but overcooked. Our bread pudding was the high light of the dinner! Our server was unsure of everything…maybe his first night? Will we return? Not sure!

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  4. Frank VIP

    San Francisco28 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 9 March 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    This is one of our favorite places for dinner but the steak we ordered was virtually raw and had to be reheated. The cut of the meat was tough when it returned to the table.

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  5. Katherine

    San Francisco25 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a great time celebrating Valentine's Day at Mistral - we hadn't been in years and just live down the street. The prix fixe menu was lovely, and there was plenty of choice for us. Food was all well-prepared - I especially enjoyed my lobster risotto, and my husband especially enjoyed his poached pear salad. The service was lovely, too, and we really loved sitting out on the patio by the fireplace and under the heat lamps. Our only comment is that we still find the price to be a bit high. But we still enjoyed ourselves!

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  6. Maria

    San Francisco12 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was tasty but my husband's lamb shank came out cold and the temperature of my risotto was uneven. Also, several of our dishes came out after the table next to us who were seated and ordered after us. We waited a very long time between dishes. The server and manager were apologetic about the food and compensated some of the bill. Hopefully, it was just a one time thing.

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  7. Jim VIP

    San Francisco269 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time here. The host (sorry, didn't get his name) was excellent! He sat us and also was our server for most of the meal. I would say the food is good, but not amazing. Although, my halibut with the lobster bisque sauce was perfection, the pizza was a little flavorless and the dough wasn't that appealing. And I don't think the menu described the risotto having squid ink sauce on it. I would have not liked it if I ordered that dish not knowing that, but my guests enjoyed their food even though they pined for my dish! Will definitely return to try other seafood on the menu.

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  8. Susan VIP

    San Francisco4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Mistrals is a Redwood Shores classic and a real hidden gem amongst Peninsula locals! My husband and I had the most fabulous dinner and our server Aretha totally took excellent care of us and made our experience amazing! Will totally return for the short ribs stew and the NYC steak which were all reasonably priced! Cheers to a local favorite spot!

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  9. Sue

    San Francisco9 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 26 January 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was slow, appeared short staffed. Three of our party of four ordered the marinated skirt steak. Marinade was good, but the steak was gristly and very hard to cut. Those who had the steak took it home, but ended up disposing of it; entree was expensive too boot. The tomato saffron tomato broth did not complement the Paella entree; not as good as other paella dishes I've had. Best part of the meal was the berry cobbler for dessert. There were too many misses here to recommend or return.

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  10. Rajeev

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 8 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Came here with family. Ordered two types of steak, Angus and New York strip, and both were exquisitely prepared. Alaskan halibut was fabulous too.

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FAQs

Mistral Restaurant & Bar - Redwood City offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 802-9222.

Mistral Restaurant & Bar - Redwood City is rated 4.3 stars by 1324 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 3 times today
Google Map for Mistral Restaurant & Bar - Redwood City

370 Bridge Parkway, Suite 6, Redwood City, CA 94065

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Steak, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:30–20:00 Fri, Sat 16:30–21:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    There is free parking in front of the building.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Tim Fabatz
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