Cafe Marcella
3.8182/5 (20 reviews)
368 Village Ln
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-8006
Category: Cafe, French
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18 Reviews
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Avg. Entree: $10-15
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October 30, 2000
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10 people found this review helpful
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We've gone here twice. That was one too many. The food quality is fine, but not for the price.
We went here for our wedding anniversary recently and, even though I mentioned it when making reservations, and again when
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were seated, the service was terrible. Actually, we had the same feeling the previous time.
I don't understand all the good reviews???
Try Emile's Swiss Affair in San Jose for the same price, but with much better food and service.
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REVIEW #3
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Lisa F.
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August 2, 2000
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My husband and I were not impressed with Cafe Marcella. It did
not seem to be worth the price of the meal. My husband had the abalone
(decent), and the mahi mahi (which was served cold; we had to ask
them to reheat). I had the duck liver pate (mediocre at best and
going brown), the spinach salad (decent) and spaghetti with
meat sauce (decent). They brought our main course before we were
served our salads, so we suspect they were just placed under a
heating lamp until we were ready for them.
The service was attentive, but our waiter was not entirely honest
about the champagne we ordered; he pointed out a less expensive
bottle on the menu, and ended up bringing us (and charging us for)
a more expensive bottle. He also tried to charge us a couple of
bucks more for the mahi mahi entree.
Certainly, it was not the worst restaurant we've been to, but
for $150 for two, we'd definitely go somewhere else next time.
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REVIEW #5
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May 18, 1998
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This is the best restaurant in Los Gatos, no doubt. For such a "chic"
little town, LG sure has a lot of mediocre restaurants. Cafe Marcella
is not one of them. They have it all - atmosphere, really wonderful
food and service, and a terrific wine list, if you're into that sort
of thing. (Well, they could use more convenient parking, but that's a
problem all over town.) I have a theory that the further you get from
SF, the worse the restaurants seem to get, overall. Thankfully, Cafe
Marcella is a noteable exception. The market they have next door has
wonderful things for sale as well. Definitely worth checking out.
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REVIEW #7
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May 1, 1998
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After reading al these great reviews, we were greatly
disenchanted with Cafe Marcella. (Marcella's GONE)
I believe it was once a fantastic restaurant, however.....
The duck was rubber and fatty, the salad overdressed, the
antipasto (who eats cornichons by the ton?) left MUCH to be
desired, and the after dinner cheeseplate was unacceptable (was
served with chive bread on a bed of salad greens) you call THAT
dessert? They only had 2 options for dessert.
Service was good, but lacking in personality. Kind of like a
responsive robot.
Sorry, not worth it. I understand the previous owners are just
that. "Previous". Too bad. I hope the new one(s) get it together.
When is the LG/SARA area going to get a real fine dining place??
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REVIEW #13
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Vicki T.
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October 14, 1996
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I hadn't been here for a while, but a friend who had never
been wanted to try it. We went last Thursday, and it was
wonderful. My friend had the rack of lamb, and it was the
best I had ever tasted! The food was great, and the service
was wonderful. The waiters are all very professional, but friendly!
True, it does get loud, but its a great place to have fun, food, and wine!
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