Naschmarkt

F Z

A pretty decent restaurant serving Austrian cuisine. I enjoyed the food here. Pretty good atmosphere and warm customer service. Sausage Trio: Three types of pork sausage with red cabbage, sauerkraut, caramelized onions, Dijon mustard, and potato salad. The sausages have a crispy skin and balanced flavor; I enjoyed the paprika wurst most. The refreshing potato salad includes cucumber and sour cream, with fennel adding a unique touch. The classic Wiener Schnitzel made of veal is well executed, with an enticing golden crust and tender, thin meat. It's served on a warm plate with right temperature. I really liked the Sachertorte, a traditional Austrian chocolate cake. This delightful dessert features dense chocolate layers with a thin layer of apricot preserves, covered in dark chocolate icing, and paired with unsweetened whipped cream. The mix of chocolate and lightly sour apricot was enjoyable. While some might find it a bit dry compared to softer butter sponge cakes, it's a famous Austrian treat worth trying. The chef did an excellent job bringing it to the Bay Area. The pork belly is okay, IMO the large piece pork belly has good presentation but the center isn't very flavorful. Would skip this and try something else next time.

Anastasiia Molchanov

The food was excellent, especially the salad — beautifully presented and incredibly tasty! The service was great too. I asked for a mocktail even though it wasn’t on the menu, and they still made one for me — really appreciated that!

Victor

Delicious Austrian food conveniently located on California Ave. While the food is on the pricier side, every dish ordered was absolutely delicious. Ordered the scallop appetizer and while it was super delicious, it's quite price for the amount of food you're getting. Get it if you have no qualms about spending. The New York Strip Steak Main dish was quite tasty. Great value, lots of meat and perfectly cooked while being very tender. Ordered a variety of dessert options to share with the group at the table and came away impressed. Vanilla soufflé was delicate, light and fluffy and the highlight. The apple strudel and chocolate cake was quite delicious as well. Overall you can't go wrong here, easy to make reservations even the day before for a dinner time reservation. Service was exceptional and we were well taken care of.

Hua Mao

Very good German / Austria food. Pork chop is juicy and tasty. Sausage trio is excellent. Sour red cabbage is one of the best ever tried. Souffle is super good with blueberries and ice cream.

Anne H

The pork belly is hands down the best we’ve ever tasted! The jager schnitzel and spätzle are as authentic and delicious as it gets, and the apfel strudel is simply fabulous. The service is consistently excellent, making every visit a pleasure. We keep coming back because this place delivers great food and a wonderful experience every time.

Karen Rosenthal

This place was so delicious. Yes it is spendy, but come on you are in Palo alto. We had the schnitzel with the spatzle, I have no idea if that's spelled correctly, but it was delicious. We also had the sausage appetizer of course. And dessert. I felt that everything was excellent, but unfortunately the souffle was only okay. So skip the souffle and get a different dessert. But definitely check out this place.

We have never had a bad meal here. Highly recommend the pretzel, spatzel, and salmon. As for desert, you can’t miss the apple strudel. Service is very attentive. Noise level is perfect. Good place for families or dates. Bathroom is also always clean.

It's great to find an Austrian restaurant in the Bay Area. We had the wienersnitzel, Hungarian goulash, and the sunchoke soup. All were very good. Looking forward to our next visit.

Michelle Gonzalez

We have never had a bad meal here. Highly recommend the pretzel, spatzel, and salmon. As for desert, you can’t miss the apple strudel. Service is very attentive. Noise level is perfect. Good place for families or dates. Bathroom is also always clean.

Pete Kinkead

This is a pretty nondescript Palo alto building but the food and service are fantastic. We've been back several times and still have a hard time picking between several great menu options. The special was great: short ribs a sausage and mashed potatoes but the gravy stole the show.

Stopped in for a Saturday night dinner. Food was very tasty! Service was good. Atmosphere was lovely. We ordered the recommended homemade pretzel, Jager schnitzel and Hungarian Beef Goulash. Extensive wine list. We will return!

Went with a very large group on a Saturday night and it was good overall. Food was delicious and filling, but did take a while to come out (but they all came out at once). The servers were really attentive and would take away dirtied plates utensils between appetizer and entree. Reasons why not 5 stars: restaurant was a bit loud - had a bit of a hard time hearing people in my group in conversation. Also this place practices the slightly shady "sparkling water or still?" thing. Charged us $9 per bottle of sparkling water consumed - and servers would constantly refill as well. Which as a higher end sort of place is pretty common, but as people more used to casual eateries the practice is still kind of gross, imo.

Extremely good service. Very friendly staff. Surprised at how busy it was for a Tuesday night, but there was never a table open for more than a few minutes, and when our food came, I understood why. I started with the garlic soup, which was thick and creamy with scrumptious garlic flavors but not overwhelmingly potent. The goat cheese salad was huge and could have been a meal in and of itself. I ordered the Jager Schnitzel, easily enough to share. The pork was perfectly tender, almost didn't need a knife to cut it. The sauce was delicious, the mushrooms a perfect compliment as was the broccolini, though one spear was not enough. The accompanying spâtzle was moist yet firm and not slimy as it all to often is at other places. While the price point was a little off putting, the meal was very very good. The only drawback is how loud the restaurant is.

The food overall had a good balance of flavors, but texture or cook might have been off. This inconstency wss further noticed when we came back a second time. My favorites of what we ordered were the kraut rouladen and pretzel. However, when I came back the pretzel felt too doughy with less flavor. The kraut rouladen was like a meatball over some creamy spatzle and crisped kale. Tasted good, but could have used more of a wetter sauce. Additionally, one of the roasted potato halves was burnt and dry. Smoked chicken spatzle is different enough from the side spatzle you get with the entrees. Entree spatzles are reminiscent of mac and cheese. While the appetizer is as well very creamy, it has fresh elements with mushrooms and corn. Noodles are quite mushy compared to Italian pasta, even the buccatini in another dish was too soft. Not sure what good spatzle is like, though. Swordfish was a little dry. Peppers were surprisingly spicy for a European place, but helped cut the creamy-ness. Jager schnitzel was covered in a mushroom sauce so it was no longer crunchy. It's probably good if you like schnitzel. Was not overly salty. However, we got the beef ragu and that was overly salty; we had to send it back. Garlic soup was like if lobster bisque was garlic themed. Rich and very strong. Lovely ambiance, but waitstaff were a tad awkward both times Still a classy little place and I would come back for a birthday.

Sausages were solid, pretzel was decent, and actually didn't need the bacon. The pork belly was the best dish by a noticeable margin with great taste and luscious texture. I had high hopes for the salmon, but for whatever reason they decided that the dish should not have any salt, so the flavor profile was mostly sweet with just a bit of sour. It was odd. Also, you can't forget the radlers.

Wienerschnitzel and watermelon gazpacho are amazing! The waiter is very friendly: he helps us share dishes before serving. The Austria cold cuts is fine, on the salty side for us. Overall the food takes longer time than we expected.

Wong Ohana

Stopped in for a Saturday night dinner. Food was very tasty! Service was good. Atmosphere was lovely. We ordered the recommended homemade pretzel, Jager schnitzel and Hungarian Beef Goulash. Extensive wine list. We will return!

M Ng

Went with a very large group on a Saturday night and it was good overall. Food was delicious and filling, but did take a while to come out (but they all came out at once). The servers were really attentive and would take away dirtied plates utensils between appetizer and entree. Reasons why not 5 stars: restaurant was a bit loud - had a bit of a hard time hearing people in my group in conversation. Also this place practices the slightly shady "sparkling water or still?" thing. Charged us $9 per bottle of sparkling water consumed - and servers would constantly refill as well. Which as a higher end sort of place is pretty common, but as people more used to casual eateries the practice is still kind of gross, imo.

B. MIchael McFarland

Extremely good service. Very friendly staff. Surprised at how busy it was for a Tuesday night, but there was never a table open for more than a few minutes, and when our food came, I understood why. I started with the garlic soup, which was thick and creamy with scrumptious garlic flavors but not overwhelmingly potent. The goat cheese salad was huge and could have been a meal in and of itself. I ordered the Jager Schnitzel, easily enough to share. The pork was perfectly tender, almost didn't need a knife to cut it. The sauce was delicious, the mushrooms a perfect compliment as was the broccolini, though one spear was not enough. The accompanying spâtzle was moist yet firm and not slimy as it all to often is at other places. While the price point was a little off putting, the meal was very very good. The only drawback is how loud the restaurant is.

H T

The food overall had a good balance of flavors, but texture or cook might have been off. This inconstency wss further noticed when we came back a second time. My favorites of what we ordered were the kraut rouladen and pretzel. However, when I came back the pretzel felt too doughy with less flavor. The kraut rouladen was like a meatball over some creamy spatzle and crisped kale. Tasted good, but could have used more of a wetter sauce. Additionally, one of the roasted potato halves was burnt and dry. Smoked chicken spatzle is different enough from the side spatzle you get with the entrees. Entree spatzles are reminiscent of mac and cheese. While the appetizer is as well very creamy, it has fresh elements with mushrooms and corn. Noodles are quite mushy compared to Italian pasta, even the buccatini in another dish was too soft. Not sure what good spatzle is like, though. Swordfish was a little dry. Peppers were surprisingly spicy for a European place, but helped cut the creamy-ness. Jager schnitzel was covered in a mushroom sauce so it was no longer crunchy. It's probably good if you like schnitzel. Was not overly salty. However, we got the beef ragu and that was overly salty; we had to send it back. Garlic soup was like if lobster bisque was garlic themed. Rich and very strong. Lovely ambiance, but waitstaff were a tad awkward both times Still a classy little place and I would come back for a birthday.

Corsentino (Corsentino)

Sausages were solid, pretzel was decent, and actually didn't need the bacon. The pork belly was the best dish by a noticeable margin with great taste and luscious texture. I had high hopes for the salmon, but for whatever reason they decided that the dish should not have any salt, so the flavor profile was mostly sweet with just a bit of sour. It was odd. Also, you can't forget the radlers.

Lijing Wang

Wienerschnitzel and watermelon gazpacho are amazing! The waiter is very friendly: he helps us share dishes before serving. The Austria cold cuts is fine, on the salty side for us. Overall the food takes longer time than we expected.

Great neighborhood option! Every dish we've tried has always delivered on flavor, presentation & value. Service is attentive and staff are all helpful & focused on delivering a great experience. A couple things to share feedback for improvement around: 1. To-go containers need to be changed. The paper material without an inner lamination (or moisture resistant surface, such as a plant-based plastic of some sort) absorbs the sauces and juices of any dish, gets soggy and does not allow the food to keep well even just for overnight. - The current options are not conducive to a pleasant experience once you get home. 2. Drink service from the bar tends to be slow, even when the restaurant isn't fully occupied/busy. Getting a little more help in that area would improve your guests experience while waiting for their dishes to arrive, and likely allow for more beverage sales during the course of each meal.

Total Score: 5.75 Bathroom: 4/5 Decent stone brick bathroom Customer Service: 4.25/5 Very nice and checked up on us frequently Ambiance: 4/5 Moody lighting fancy restaurant vibes Food: 3/5 A bit too deconstructed for me. Wished it was an actual pot pie. Also the soup was like lowkey so sweet for some reason. Wow: -0.5/1 Hella overpriced Total Score = BR + CS + 2*AM + 5*FOOD + WOW

So I was at this place a year ago and the food back then was really bad. Yes the place has improved but the inconsistencies is what kills the experience. Let's start from the top The pretzel is under baked and lacks its crunch. Also don't serve pretzels with queso . It doesn't go together. The sausage trio is nice but the sauerkraut and red cabbage are not. The sauerkraut gives you gas like there is no tomorrow, good sauerkraut doesn't. This happens when the sauerkraut isn't pickled long enough. The mussels were nice but the provencale sauce had nothing to do with provencale. Lacked herbs, garlic and spices The trout was nice and the caper lemon sauce added a nice touch to it. The gulasch lacks depth and the spaetzle was an insult to the taste buds. Spaetzle need to be pan roasted after you pull them out of the water. They need to be crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. No sauce needed, the sauce comes with the meat dish and rounds out the gulasch. Don't try the Sacher torte as it's not a Sacher torte. It's a chewy chocolate sponge cake with apricot sauce but that is not Sacher. The portions are large and the prices high. I suggest reduce the portion size and focus on the complete quality of every dish you serve up. Nice service and setting but lots of work to do

Perhaps I'm being a tad bit unfair here. Rarely do I remove stars when the food, service, atmosphere are all perfect. But due to the price and the portions, I'm not sure if I can justify a perfect overall experience. For reference, we were there for happy hour / light food and the bill came out to be $100+ per head. Naschmarkt made a mark in Campbell and when it first started to make waves in the Bay Area, it was known for its authentic Austrian sausages, pretzels, spatzles and beer, served in a setting where you'd think you're in Europe. The joint was small enough to give you the village pub vibe but truly well done in a way that there was no such experience around town. I remember many years ago a perfect date night. Naschmarkt Palo Alto is a welcome expansion and the team is now playing major league. Naschmarkt hasn't been coy here but rather doubled down. The interior is impeccable and a perfect high-end European bistro / pub with that Austrian feel. The food is great as ever with awesome service. And a wide selection of brews and at this point, you can't pick a better place for an after-work foor and beer. But this is exactly where the place starts to be confusing. Justifying their high prices (which I guess they gradually raised during their popularity rise), the restaurant is absolutely ostracizing the casual crowd, the stop-by ad hoc vibe, and thus also losing the essence of a homely village pub. Just how much do you want to pay for 3 sausages? Good ones I may say. But this isn't steak is it? Also the portions are tiny. Are we doing Michelin-star style 15-course meal portions here? Is this place a joint for stopping by for a beer and bratwurst? Or are we now competing with sushi and steak? I understand that Palo Alto is expensive. But what made Naschmarkt great in the first place wasn't just food and drinks, but also the fact that you could enjoy comfort food with a comforting experience. And this is very much forgotten in Naschmarkt Palo Alto. I don't have to dine in an interior like a magainze shot when all I want are pretzels, sausages, and beer at a decent price, worrying about ordering too little. Please reconfigure the balance. Individual happy hour / light dinner prices at $100+ per head just doesn't work.

George Z

Total Score: 5.75 Bathroom: 4/5 Decent stone brick bathroom Customer Service: 4.25/5 Very nice and checked up on us frequently Ambiance: 4/5 Moody lighting fancy restaurant vibes Food: 3/5 A bit too deconstructed for me. Wished it was an actual pot pie. Also the soup was like lowkey so sweet for some reason. Wow: -0.5/1 Hella overpriced Total Score = BR + CS + 2*AM + 5*FOOD + WOW

R M

So I was at this place a year ago and the food back then was really bad. Yes the place has improved but the inconsistencies is what kills the experience. Let's start from the top The pretzel is under baked and lacks its crunch. Also don't serve pretzels with queso . It doesn't go together. The sausage trio is nice but the sauerkraut and red cabbage are not. The sauerkraut gives you gas like there is no tomorrow, good sauerkraut doesn't. This happens when the sauerkraut isn't pickled long enough. The mussels were nice but the provencale sauce had nothing to do with provencale. Lacked herbs, garlic and spices The trout was nice and the caper lemon sauce added a nice touch to it. The gulasch lacks depth and the spaetzle was an insult to the taste buds. Spaetzle need to be pan roasted after you pull them out of the water. They need to be crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. No sauce needed, the sauce comes with the meat dish and rounds out the gulasch. Don't try the Sacher torte as it's not a Sacher torte. It's a chewy chocolate sponge cake with apricot sauce but that is not Sacher. The portions are large and the prices high. I suggest reduce the portion size and focus on the complete quality of every dish you serve up. Nice service and setting but lots of work to do

Wook Chung

Perhaps I'm being a tad bit unfair here. Rarely do I remove stars when the food, service, atmosphere are all perfect. But due to the price and the portions, I'm not sure if I can justify a perfect overall experience. For reference, we were there for happy hour / light food and the bill came out to be $100+ per head. Naschmarkt made a mark in Campbell and when it first started to make waves in the Bay Area, it was known for its authentic Austrian sausages, pretzels, spatzles and beer, served in a setting where you'd think you're in Europe. The joint was small enough to give you the village pub vibe but truly well done in a way that there was no such experience around town. I remember many years ago a perfect date night. Naschmarkt Palo Alto is a welcome expansion and the team is now playing major league. Naschmarkt hasn't been coy here but rather doubled down. The interior is impeccable and a perfect high-end European bistro / pub with that Austrian feel. The food is great as ever with awesome service. And a wide selection of brews and at this point, you can't pick a better place for an after-work foor and beer. But this is exactly where the place starts to be confusing. Justifying their high prices (which I guess they gradually raised during their popularity rise), the restaurant is absolutely ostracizing the casual crowd, the stop-by ad hoc vibe, and thus also losing the essence of a homely village pub. Just how much do you want to pay for 3 sausages? Good ones I may say. But this isn't steak is it? Also the portions are tiny. Are we doing Michelin-star style 15-course meal portions here? Is this place a joint for stopping by for a beer and bratwurst? Or are we now competing with sushi and steak? I understand that Palo Alto is expensive. But what made Naschmarkt great in the first place wasn't just food and drinks, but also the fact that you could enjoy comfort food with a comforting experience. And this is very much forgotten in Naschmarkt Palo Alto. I don't have to dine in an interior like a magainze shot when all I want are pretzels, sausages, and beer at a decent price, worrying about ordering too little. Please reconfigure the balance. Individual happy hour / light dinner prices at $100+ per head just doesn't work.

Sanjay Subhedar

My first visit here. Orders the sausage trio which came with 3 sausages, smoked pork, spicy bratwurst and a sausage of the day with sauerkraut, Carmel used onions, Dijon mustard and potatoes salad, Austrian cold cuts which came with bread and pretzel bits. For the main they had a special that day. Twice cooked leg of lambe, very but not much of a taste. We also had the pan seared salmon which came on a bed of parsnip purée and red cabbage and asparagus and was quite tasty. For desert we shared the Apple Strudel and the Vanilla soufflé . This Austrian restaurant bhas a good beer selection as well as a variety of wines. Not too many vegetarian options