Walnut Creek Branch - La Sen Bistro

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   Terry

   VIP

   San Francisco

   109 reviews

   3.0

   109 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I wholly appreciate any restaurant that opens on Christmas Day and truly appreciate all of the staff who were onsite today to serve us our meal. That said, we experienced several problems today, the biggest being our server. She'd be a tough cookie in the greasiest of spoon restaurants, but whoever thought she was a good fit for Le Sen clearly wasn't thinking. "What would you recommend? I'm allergic to just about everything but customers seem to like this and that." "Ready to order? Not quite, but we'd like to order wine and a starter? No, we're too busy today and ya gotta order everything at the same time." That her voice was piercing and like nails on a chalkboard only contributed to the weirdness of the afternoon. The fried calamari starter was way over salted, as was my caesar salad and my husband's risotto. Seeing how this whole thing started, I abandoned the entrees and ordered the cream of mushroom soup (also too salted, but palatable) and the caesar. My 94-year-old aunt, who we'd taken out for Christmas, loved everything. She had the Coq au Vin. We won't be back, which is sad. We'd really looking forward to our lunch at Le Sen.
   

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   Patricia

   San Francisco

   18 reviews

   5.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice Christmas lunch since our family was gone this year. Onion soup was delicious. Crab cakes very good - apparently the crab came from Canada since our crab season has not begun.
   

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   Joseph

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was excellent, service was very friendly, but took a long time to even take our order. Not all drinks arrived at the same time, so we had to wait until all had drinks. Appetizers/salads arrive fine, but entrees took 40 minutes after that to arrive. They were piping hot, so it was not the waiter's fault. All food (even French fries!) was top notch. In summary, I highly recommend this restaurant for food, friendliness, and ambience.
   

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   Steven

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Initially offered a table next to the entrance door. Elected to wait for a better seating. 20 minutes later we were seated in the main dining room. Definitely worth the wait. The seating was full, so service was moderately slow. The main entrees of scallops and short ribs were well prepared. The flourless chocolate cake was well presented and tasted great! If you were patient, it was a very good dining experience. Yes, we would come back again!
   

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   Patricia

   San Francisco

   43 reviews

   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This has been the restaurant of our choice for beautiful food, wonderful ambience and the people are so nice. We have been going to La Sen for over 10 years. I believe we had our first dinner there when they had just opened the Concord Restaurant before moving to Walnut Creek. We have a special table and they always treat us with such poise and kindness. Love it
   

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   Douglas

   Puerto Vallarta

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As usual the food was excellent as well as the service. A quality standard
   

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   Gregg

   VIP

   Tahoe

   24 reviews

   5.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had another excellent dinner at La Sen. I had the special- seafood risotto with shrimp, scallops calamari. It was amazing. My wife had the duck breast which is always great. Highly recommend.
   

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   deborah

   VIP

   San Francisco

   29 reviews

   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on 18 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Definitely delicious! Everything we ordered. This is a go to place! The duck breast is outstanding and the crab cake salad!
   

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   Sibyl

   Tampa

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went to La Sen for my birthday last night and it was wonderful as always. Excellent wine, food and service. I am never disappointed when I choose this little gem of a bistro. And of course will be coming back again next year to celebrate.
   

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    Patricia

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 13 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Wow. We haven't eaten here in a while and it did not disappoint. Dining room in back is not huge but rather spacious with tables not right ton top of each other. This place will never seat more than about 30-40 diners. Spot on salads and entrees. Food arrived hot , looked wonderful. Boeuf Bourginon had fork tender short ribs. Wife had the lamb chops. Generous portions and the side veggies were freshly roasted. Started with two glasses champagne and a reasonably priced Merlot for dinner. Service was attentive. All in all very happy to return here again.
    

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