Le Marais Mill Valley

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   karen

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

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

   I was so excited to try Le Marais but we had a not great experience. Our waitress was brand new so we tried to be extra patient. After a long wait to order we ordered a bottle of wine- she dropped off a half full bottle! Then she was completely frazzled af - never checked in after our food was delivered or apologized for the long wait- and then she never came back and sent the other very kind waiter to finish our service. The food was good but not sure I will go back.
   

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   Randy

   San Francisco13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Wait staff a bit overwhelmed by the V-day rush. Took a while to have order placed. Brought wrong drinks. Unaware of vegetarian options confirmed in advance by the Chef. Overall, the food was great, but maybe a bit too much. We wound up bringing a lot of it home as leftovers.
   

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   Radha VIP

   San Francisco87 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   We had an incredible Valentine's Day dinner! Every course was delicious and it is our favorite place to dine anyway. Go......enjoy!
   

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   Kimberly

   San Francisco13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   We had the best dinner we’ve had in Mill Valley in years. There was a prix fix menu for Valentine’s Day and it was cohesive, perfectly executed and delicious. The dinner consisted of a salmon blini, followed by a mushroom bisque & little gem salad with Dungeness crab, avocado and pistachio. The main courses were halibut with sunchokes or a filet mignon with duchess potatoes and wine sauce. The desserts were profiteroles in a chocolate sauce or an almond cake with raspberry coulis. Sublime! Lastly, the service was excellent: our server was efficient, attentive and humorous. It was the perfect evening!
   

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   Margaret

   San Francisco3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   Le Marais has a great reputation. We had a bit of a mixed but very good experience for a Sat night dinner for 4. Food was excellent-Bouillabaisse 2 orders, Duck Breast & the Burger. All fantastic! Love the atmosphere-So pleasant because it’s not loud. 👍🏼 Unfortunately, there was one server, one service person & another back up person. So service was slow-once our order was taken, the food came fairly quickly. 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because they were very short staffed. The cook staff does wonderful food. Will go back in the summer to take advantage of the fantastic outdoor space.
   

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   Anna VIP

   San Francisco10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   Great dinner at this cute Mill Valley French cafe. Food was excellent but service was a bit slow. Could have used some music too but the atmosphere was wonderful and not too loud. Perfect for conversation and enjoying French champagne. Will definitely go again.
   

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   william

   San Francisco9 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 6 February 2025

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

   My first time to dine here for dinner and I feel that it is over rated: 1. The calamari was rubbery and hard to chew. 2. The entrees are over priced for bistro food. 3. We were charged for a higher price wine until I noticed and complained. 4. The customer is entitled to a printed itemized bill before paying, not a hand held screen. 5. Management of this chain needs to pay attention to these issues as well as understaffing.
   

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   Susan VIP

   San Francisco25 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 2 February 2025

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

   This was our fourth time trying this place. The first couple of times were quite good, but now there is something seriously wrong here. The three of us all had our dishes served at wildly different times. There were always at least one of us with nothing to eat while the other ones had their food. Or two different courses would arrive at the same time so that dish would be left to get cold. It was wacky. And we had mentioned we would want to order red wine later in the meal, but our server never came back to take orders for more wine. Dirty dishes were left on the table, and to make room we had to bust them somewhere else ourselves. The food was not great. Prices are high. We will not go back.
   

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   JENNIFER

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 25 January 2025

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

   Delicious and authentic - a hidden gem in Mill Valley.
   

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    John

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 January 2025

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

    A lovely experience--a neighborhood place with a Parisian feel. The endive salad and the burger were outstanding. Not to mention a creme brulee in pastry I've never seen before! We'll be back!
    

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