Claude & Dominique Bistro

Danville , California

46 reviews

This is a small little restaurant just off main street (where are the restaurants are) in Pleasanton. The food is tasty and well prepared, but don't except much innovation or arty presentation. I found the appetizer selection to be disappointing. Just not enough variety. On the other hand, they have a good selection of main entrees, with lots of classic traditional French dishes. They have a good wine list, with some very hard to get wines, but I found the prices to be some of the highest I have seen in a while. We were somewhat rushed, because they "squeezed us in" at the last minute, and it did not help that the other couple we were with was late. The service was professional, but not very warm.

56944 reviews

My wife and I are regulars here. The food is varied and very well prepared and the service is exceptional.

56944 reviews

We are regulars at this place, and it is the best, by far,of any restaurant in Pleasanton. Their food is superblyexecuted.Sometimes for dinner I get two orders of the mussels appetizer (Moules Marnieres.) The monkfish, the frog's legs, the vealchop with morel mushrooms, oh yeeesssssssss.......... Definitely French. Drink lots of red wine, there is butter andcream everywhere. You are there to enjoy the best of the earth,not train for a marathon. The pace is slow, you are there to dine, not inhale, relax and enjoy course after course, and you are not stuffed afterwards.

24 reviews

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. It is fairly small and quite popular.

64 reviews

A nice, friendly French Bistro half a block off Main Street, in the former Cafe Cozzolino space. There's a surprisingly full menu featuring beef, lamb, veal, chicken, duck, and seafood, and daily specials centered around fresh fish. The sauces are simple but very good (I had Lorre a la Armoricane -- medallions of monkfish in a sauce of tomato, cream, cognac, onion, and some spicy peppers -- which was excellent). Neither the menu nor the service are intimidating, although Dominique (who supervises the dining room) will be happy to speak French with you. The wine list is a bit short, but it features some interesting Bordeaux (no red Burgundies, oddly) and some California wines. Recommended.