Walnut Creek Branch - La Sen Bistro

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   PassionateonFood

   San Francisco

   34 Bewertungen

   4.0

   34 Bewertungen

   Vor 3 Tagen besucht

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   Lovely restaurant. Food & service are very good. I was disappointed that the coc e vin was not available. I don’t know why It is fairly quiet which is good & has the best dip for their warm French bread.

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   GreggH

   Tahoe

   9 Bewertungen

   5.0

   9 Bewertungen

   Vor 4 Tagen besucht

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   Had dinner at La Sen Bistro for our anniversary. The owner greeted us at our table. The food , service and ambiance was excellent as usual. Highly recommend!

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   JudyE

   San Francisco

   8 Bewertungen

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   5.0

   8 Bewertungen

   Vor 6 Tagen besucht

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   My favorite restaurant in Walnut Creek! The food is amazing. I had the duck breast and my friend had the rack of lamb. Both entrees cooked to perfection. We literally cleaned our plates. Started with French onion soup and the salad with pears. Desserts do not disappoint either. We had the pot de crème and profiteroles. Perfect way to end our dinner. Love the atmosphere at this restaurant. Charming and you can actually carry on a conversation! This is my third time here and will continue to eat here!

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   JohnB

   1 Bewertung

   5.0

   1 Bewertung

   Besucht am 21. Juni 2022

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   One of the few places that still serves traditional French food in the East Bay. All courses were excellent.

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   Ladybug

   San Francisco

   31 Bewertungen

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   5.0

   31 Bewertungen

   Besucht am 19. Juni 2022

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   As always - amazing - lamb chops and duck confit - absolutely wonderful! Great service and so very cozy - our favorite restaurant in Walnut Creek and beyond!!!

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 Bewertung

   5.0

   1 Bewertung

   Besucht am 18. Juni 2022

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   Perfect date night destination. Wonderful experience. 5 star food. Will come back.

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   EastbayFoodie

   San Francisco

   2 Bewertungen

   5.0

   2 Bewertungen

   Besucht am 12. Juni 2022

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   Service was slow, but expected from a small quaint establishment. Would recommend as the food was delicious!

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   MichaelP

   Dallas

   3 Bewertungen

   4.0

   3 Bewertungen

   Besucht am 3. Juni 2022

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   This was my first visit to La Sen. It was for my anniversary and the ambiance was indeed quiet. The food was good as was the wine. It's hard to quantify the dining experience but it seemed like they were severely short-handed here. the two staff members who were there were warm and welcoming. Unfortunately, one of them was the chef. The hostess/server performed well but the more diners who showed up, the busier she got and we almost left before dessert because we were looking at empty dinner plates long after we finished our meal. I'm willing to return and hope things improve there. Like I said, the staff present were great but they really need a couple more people working there to ensure a higher quality service experience. Once that's done, they can ensure diners have a more satisfying experience. One more thing, I was in Walnut Creek visiting family. I'd moved out of the area years ago. I left my credit card there and I didn't realize it until two days later (my departure day at OAK). I called the restaurant and they did indeed have my card but I was surprised they, with my reservation contact information here on OpenTable, they didn't contact me to return and get my card. They had almost 48 hours to contact me. Now, I've had to cancel the card and set up the new account number with all the vendors I've been paying with the old one. It doesn't go towards the dining experience but as a business, it goes go along with the short-staffing. If one with experience is looking for a job in restaurant service, this could be a great opportunity to make a difference and make a good income.

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   KarenD

   San Francisco

   76 Bewertungen

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   4.0

   76 Bewertungen

   Besucht am 2. Juni 2022

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   A lovely spot with superb food well prepared and beautifully presented. Very good service. A great find!

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    SauceBoss

    San Francisco

    3 Bewertungen

    5.0

    3 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 1. Juni 2022

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    The four in our party had a very memorable lunch. Top notch food, including appetizers, lunch entrees and deserts, and a wine list with numerous good choices at reasonable prices. The charming waitress, who was excellent throughout, suggested a White Bordeaux which was wonderful.

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    WilliamE

    San Francisco

    69 Bewertungen

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    4.0

    69 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 30. Mai 2022

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    Traditional French cuisine served in a unpretentious, relaxed setting. Our second visit was as good as our first. The food is terrific. Dessert is a must. The wine list is short, but has an interesting selection of French and California wines, at good prices by today's standards.

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    Jrst

    San Francisco

    91 Bewertungen

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    4.0

    91 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 28. Mai 2022

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    Le Sen Bistro is always good for an outstanding, delicious meal. Service is friendly and with a small restaurant you can speak with your those at your table.

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    Robby

    San Francisco

    75 Bewertungen

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    4.0

    75 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 28. Mai 2022

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    We enjoyed French onion soup and Salade de Poire (pears with mixed greens) to start. My wife contends La Sen makes the best French onion soup she's ever had. We then enjoyed the grilled rib-eye steak in sauce Bordelaise and the pan-roasted duck breast, respectively. Both were delicious and perfectly prepared. We enjoyed a very good Cotes du Rhone. Delicious profiteroles capped an excellent meal. It's a rather small, quiet spot with very good service and a nice bistro ambience, with good value. Very nice.

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    JoeR

    San Francisco

    19 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    19 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 27. Mai 2022

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    I it has a genuine French Cuisine menu snd is excellent. I really don’t know if any other pure French restaurants in the Bay Area. I think there is one in Santa Rosa

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    GinaB

    San Francisco

    2 Bewertungen

    5.0

    2 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 27. Mai 2022

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    We enjoyed the food, particularly the sauce that came with the bread. Dessert, however, could be less sweet. Perhaps serving a not too sweet gelato with it would improve it greatly.

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    Glenn

    San Francisco

    10 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    10 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 26. Mai 2022

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    The food is always great here. The duck confit is very tender and they have the best steak tartare of any of the local restaurants.

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    Walnut

    San Francisco

    44 Bewertungen

    VIP
    4.0

    44 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 25. Mai 2022

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    It’s decent French restaurant, nothing fancy. Food was ok.

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    WilliamE

    San Francisco

    70 Bewertungen

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    4.0

    70 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 21. Mai 2022

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    Our first visit was a delightful surprise. We will definitely return. The dinner menu is a strong selection of traditional French dishes, with a strong emphasis on meat courses. The French Onion Soup was one of the best I've ever had, and I've had many. The wine list had an interesting range of California and French selections, at prices that are reasonable by today's standards. Service was correct, friendly and paced just right. Oh, the desserts were wonderful too! Try the flourless chocolate cake.

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    Smigs

    San Francisco

    2 Bewertungen

    VIP
    4.0

    2 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 19. Mai 2022

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    This was our first lunch at La Sen Bistro since the pandemic began. It was great! Our server was friendly, attentive and fun. The owner came by to welcome us back. The food was the usual high quality. In spite of the recent cost increases, the prices were reasonable and provided good value.

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    BruceF

    Portland

    1 Bewertung

    5.0

    1 Bewertung

    Besucht am 14. Mai 2022

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    I had a craving for "real" French Onion Soup and had to search for it. We intended to go for lunch and just get soup and a salad. The menu and the special looked so good that we ordered an entree and split it. We were not sorry. The soup lived up exactly to my expectations (which were high). The entree was the special, Short Ribs Bourguignon over Ribbon Pasta in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce. I rated it a "10". We will definitely be going back soon.

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    GreggH

    Tahoe

    10 Bewertungen

    5.0

    10 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 11. Mai 2022

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    Dinner was excellent. Wait staff was friendly and helpful. We had mushroom soup as starter. It was delicious. My wife had rack of lamb which was cooked to perfection and was excellent. I had scallops which I have had before, and again was superb. The owner came out and talked to us and made sure we enjoyed our meal. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal as usual. Would highly recommend this restaurant.

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    JudyE

    San Francisco

    8 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    8 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 11. Mai 2022

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    Love this place! Food is outstanding. My favorite is the beef bourguignon, the short ribs are so tender. The Salade de poire is a refreshing salad. You can’t go wrong with any of the desserts too! The setting is so charming. I like it too because you can actually have a conversation while you dine. Very intimate.

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    MimiL

    San Francisco

    1 Bewertung

    5.0

    1 Bewertung

    Besucht am 8. Mai 2022

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    The specialty halibut dish was scrumptious. Everything was so distinctive and delightfully delicious. What a great Mother's Day Lunch.

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    WillyH

    San Francisco

    4 Bewertungen

    4.0

    4 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 7. Mai 2022

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    Overall a very nice experience. Our server was not able to be helpful in picking a wine and seemed inexperienced. One entrée, ordered medium, came quite rare. The coffee after dinner was lukewarm at best. However, the food was excellent and the ambiance was nice.

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    SuzanR

    San Francisco

    4 Bewertungen

    5.0

    4 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 7. Mai 2022

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    Four of us had different dishes, shrimp in pastry, 2 different duck meals and beef short ribs and calamari and pear salads. All delicious and beautifully served. Watress was helpful with wine list and dessert selections and very welcoming and responsive when questions arose. We are very happy to see them in business again after the pandemic. So very french flavor and setting.

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    TonyF

    Las Vegas

    3 Bewertungen

    4.0

    3 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 2. Mai 2022

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    La Sen has always been one of my favorite spots as can’t go wrong with their menu and quality of food. Only reason I just gave 4 star overall is the difficulty of parking cuznowise wud eat there more often

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    BarbaraG

    San Francisco

    8 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    8 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 2. Mai 2022

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    The ladies at La Sen were more than accommodating, regarding our request for outdoor dining. They went over and above!! Not to mention that the food was absolutely delicious. Definitely a must for that special occasion

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    Diana

    San Francisco

    13 Bewertungen

    5.0

    13 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 1. Mai 2022

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    Food and service were good. We had Cesar salad, scallops and beef bourguignon. And then flourless chocolate cake with gelato for dessert. The Bordeaux was good too. We’ll be back! 😋

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    Cantadora

    San Francisco

    6 Bewertungen

    5.0

    6 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 25. April 2022

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    Ambiance wasn’t the greatest and service was adequate but not spectacular. Food was fantastic and serving sizes were just right. We signed up as having an anniversary but no one noticed.

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    Jrst

    San Francisco

    91 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    91 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 24. April 2022

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    La Sen Bistro is a family run restaurant, excellent food, always well cooked and presented, friendly service, always enjoyable...

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    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 Bewertung

    4.0

    1 Bewertung

    Besucht am 23. April 2022

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    The food was outstanding! The place was nice and quaint. The waitress made the occasion special by being creative and congratulating my husband on his promotion. Literally, everything we had was delicious! The only feedback was the dipping sauce for the bread at the beginning of our dinner felt out of place. Simple butter would have been great. The sauce had too much vinegar and made it taste like a salad dressing. Outside of that tiny detail….the food was delicious!!!!

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    BarneyW

    San Francisco

    2 Bewertungen

    5.0

    2 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 22. April 2022

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    Excellent classic French cuisine, been coming for years.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 Bewertung

    5.0

    1 Bewertung

    Besucht am 16. April 2022

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    Food was amazing!

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    JudithR

    San Francisco

    6 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    6 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 11. April 2022

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    It was great as always. The service is extremely good, and the food very tasty. Couldn’t ask for more!

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 Bewertungen

    4.0

    2 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 10. April 2022

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    Delicious food but closes very early in the evening. Waiter/host seemed annoyed and didn’t stand long by the table. We would ask him a question and he would answer as he walked away. The food though, impeccable.

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    ChrisM

    Phoenix

    2 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    2 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 28. März 2022

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    I've eaten at La Sen approximately 15 times over the last couple years. And every time I do, I think "I should come here more often". The food is always great and reasonably priced - especially considering the quality thereof. The wine list, while short, has great selections and is also very reasonable.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    5 Bewertungen

    5.0

    5 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 26. März 2022

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    Wonderful dinner, everyone in my party cleaned their plates. Started with the escargot, beef tartare and crab cake. All delicious. I ate the duck breast which was cooked to perfection and two others had the duck confit which they said was one of the best they’ve had. We couldn’t resist and also ordered dessert for each of us. Pot de crème, lava cake, and two crème brûlées. Delightful!

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    christine

    San Francisco

    4 Bewertungen

    4.0

    4 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 26. März 2022

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    I ordered the scallops, my husband ordered shrimp with a puff pastry, our companions ordered the steak and the scallops. All had beautiful presentation and tasted delicious. Our companions ordered the fruit dessert with fresh blueberries, strawberries, pastries and gelato. I didn’t have any but it looked wonderful.

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    PSK1

    San Francisco

    4 Bewertungen

    VIP
    2.0

    4 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 26. März 2022

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    Prior to COVID Le Sen was a favorite. We recently returned for our first visit post COVID. What a disappointment! It's like it's under new management and chef even though the menu is the same. The dipping sauce for the bread was over powered with vinegar. When did vinegar enhance bread.The pair salad was excellent and set up expectations for the entrees.The escargot was acceptable but the actual snails were unusually small, and the dish lacked enough garlic. The coq au vin was awful. It had roasted Brussel sprouts but they were actually heavily burned giving the sauce a burned flavor. Brussel sprouts in coq au vin? I don't think so. The beef bourguignon had a slightly off flavor, almost with a hint of being burned, The beef was cut in huge chunks instead of more traditional smaller size. Chocolate pot de creme was good. Such a disappointment after having excellent memories of this restaurant.

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    Fran

    San Francisco

    62 Bewertungen

    VIP
    5.0

    62 Bewertungen

    Besucht am 19. März 2022

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    The food is delicious and beautifully presented. Our waitress, Page, was fabulous, kind and attentive. We enjoy this small restaurant and it's creative dishes.

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