Restaurant in or around PALO ALTO

In article , [email removed] (Catherine
Upton) wrote:
>
> I am looking for a fancy/expensive restaurant (or hotel) in or around Palo
> Alto which has great food for @ $100.00/person (including wine).

With a budget that large, I'd go to Dal Baffo (on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park).

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Catherine U. wrote:
>I am looking for a fancy/expensive restaurant (or hotel) in or around Palo
>Alto which has great food for @ $100.00/person (including wine). The number
>in my party will be approximately fourteen people.  The ideal place
>would be able to give us a separate room.

That's a pretty high figure, even including the wine; generally speaking, the highest you'd go is about $75/head.

Nevertheless, if that's what you want, here's the places most likely to get you what you want, roughly in order of food quality (based on both my impressions and others):

Chez TJ in Mountain View (French)
Dal Baffo in Menlo Park (Continental)
Chantilly II in downtown Palo Alto (mostly Italian) The Acorn in Atherton (Mediterranean)

Catherine U. wrote:
>I am looking for a fancy/expensive restaurant (or hotel) in or around Palo
>Alto which has great food for @ $100.00/person (including wine). The number
>in my party will be approximately fourteen people.  The ideal place
>would be able to give us a separate room.
>
>The occasion is an annual dinner for a small business.  People will be
>flying in from various parts of the country.  We are aiming to please
>everybody.
>
>As I am from Scotts Valley (near Santa Cruz) and unfamiliar with the
>Peninsula, any suggestions would be welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Catherine Upton
>Jamieson Science & Engineering, Inc.
>Scotts Valley, CA
>[email removed]

Catherine,

For a really special dinner as you describe, try Maddalena's in downtown Palo Alto on Emerson St.  Their private rooms are very elegant and their food is excellent!

Janet