Burma Love

Alyssia Hall

This is such a cute place in Menlo!!! I originally ordered to go roti platha with chicken curry and after doing a quick taste test my husband decided he wanted one for him self too!!! Then we went there for dinner the next day because the take out was ssooooo satisfying! We had dinner with my brother in law and his wife and the Shan shakshouka dish from the brunch menu was our table’s favorite without a doubt, but everything was delicious. We also had the hawker garlic noodles and I forget the salad but each item was delicious! Loved our experience here!!!

Damian McGee

I’ll get the negative out of the way…I had to wait a few minutes longer than I wanted when trying to order a second drink. BUT….it as all WORTH the wait!!! The food was great! The service was great!! The drinks were great!!!! YOU MUST GO HERE!!!! Very pleased and the young lady running around to check on everyone (I think she was a manager) was one of the most pleasant people I’ve met in a long time! Almost made you feel like a regular on your first visit!! I’m definitely going back every chance I get!

Lea Guzman

Carlos was an attentive server/bartender. He gave great recommendations on the dishes to try like the Branzino and wok tossed chili plate with beef paired with garlic noodles….excellent! Luis was also a great bartender who checked on us periodically, initially greeted us as we sat down. Wonderful experience overall for our date night, we will be back!

rated by maryam • food critic

Burma Love in Menlo Park is a hidden gem that completely exceeded my expectations! Just a short walk from the Park James Hotel, this spot combines beautiful ambiance, high-end cocktails, and next-level flavors. ✨ What we ordered: • Tea Leaf Salad (SO fresh, vibrant, perfectly balanced with crunch + acidity) • Garlic Noodles • Broccoli & Mushroom • Bok Choy • Fiery Chicken Breast (tons of flavor, not heavy at all) No rice or prawns—and didn’t miss them one bit! Each dish was beautifully presented and full of flavor without being salty or greasy. You can tell the chefs know how to layer texture, color, and taste in every bite. 🍸 The bar is outstanding! They had Monkey 47 gin—a rare find—and when I ordered a Last Word, they added TWO maraschino cherries just because. It’s the little things like that that make the experience feel special. ⭐️ Service = Michelin level Jimmy, our server, was fantastic—attentive, warm, incredibly knowledgeable, and made excellent recommendations. He made the whole experience feel luxurious without being stuffy. 🍰 Don’t skip dessert! We ended the night with the Yangon Spiced Toffee Cake—sticky, rich, warm, with cinnamon peanut crumble, Indonesian vanilla ice cream, and fresh berries. One of the best desserts I’ve had in a long time. Next time I’m definitely getting the coconut rice and curry—saw it at another table and it looked amazing! ✅ Great for date night, girls’ night, solo bar seating, or if you’re just visiting the area. Stylish vibe, thoughtful service, and unforgettable food. 10/10 recommend—this place is a total vibe.

From start to finish, my experience here was outstanding. The hostess was so attentive and welcoming — she greeted us with a smile and made sure we were comfortable right away. Huge shoutout to Luis and Carlos behind the bar — they were absolutely fantastic! Their service was the best I’ve had in a long time. Friendly, professional, and genuinely fun to talk to, they made amazing cocktails and gave great recommendations throughout the night. The food was incredible — the tea leaf salad was flavorful and refreshing, the curries were rich and perfectly balanced, and the coconut rice was the perfect side. The vibe in the restaurant is warm, lively, and full of great energy. Burma Love Menlo Park has easily become one of my favorite spots in the Bay Area. Amazing food, amazing people, and truly top-tier service. Can’t wait to come back! 💛🍹🍛

We enjoyed the shakshuka and the rainbow salad. Our server was lovely, checking with the kitchen when our food restriction questions went beyond her knowledge. The rainbow salad was too spicy for me, but I am quite sensitive to spice and I expect others would enjoy it. The shakshuka also had some spiciness, but I could tolerate it and really enjoyed their version of this dish. It was quite different than the more common middle eastern shakshuka but amazingly flavorful and tender. I would get this again. Excited to go back to enjoy their signature tea leaf salad sometime soon.

We took our family here multiple times and we have always enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and the amazing food. I would recommend Kebat chicken and the garlic noodles. The samosa here is actually better than most Indian restaurants. Carlos and Emmanuel are amazing. Thank you for coming to Menlo Park.

Priyanka Biswas

We had gone for a birthday celebration and Sean, our server, took the best care of us! She was attentive, smiling and warm. The food was delectable to say the least! We loved the banana leaf branzino and the eggplant! The cocktails were amazing as well!

Alok Arora

We took our family here multiple times and we have always enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and the amazing food. I would recommend Kebat chicken and the garlic noodles. The samosa here is actually better than most Indian restaurants. Carlos and Emmanuel are amazing. Thank you for coming to Menlo Park.

Quinn Kristen

The food here is absolutely amazing! Definitely exceeded my thoughts about going here before. My favorite bartender is Carlos! He makes the best drinks and is so fun to talk to! Definitely highly recommend Burma Love!

Bira Feldman

We enjoyed the shakshuka and the rainbow salad. Our server was lovely, checking with the kitchen when our food restriction questions went beyond her knowledge. The rainbow salad was too spicy for me, but I am quite sensitive to spice and I expect others would enjoy it. The shakshuka also had some spiciness, but I could tolerate it and really enjoyed their version of this dish. It was quite different than the more common middle eastern shakshuka but amazingly flavorful and tender. I would get this again. Excited to go back to enjoy their signature tea leaf salad sometime soon.

Torsha

I celebrated my mother’s 65th birthday here with a party of 15 people. I could not have asked for a better experience. The food was excellent but what was special was the way the host went over and beyond. Special shoutout to Ann(I hope I got her name right) who hosted us. She was very warm and her attention to detail left us stunned. I am a fan of Burma love now.

Mels Hartford

From start to finish, my experience here was outstanding. The hostess was so attentive and welcoming — she greeted us with a smile and made sure we were comfortable right away. Huge shoutout to Luis and Carlos behind the bar — they were absolutely fantastic! Their service was the best I’ve had in a long time. Friendly, professional, and genuinely fun to talk to, they made amazing cocktails and gave great recommendations throughout the night. The food was incredible — the tea leaf salad was flavorful and refreshing, the curries were rich and perfectly balanced, and the coconut rice was the perfect side. The vibe in the restaurant is warm, lively, and full of great energy. Burma Love Menlo Park has easily become one of my favorite spots in the Bay Area. Amazing food, amazing people, and truly top-tier service. Can’t wait to come back! 💛🍹🍛

Had lunch here again today and ordered the set menu $29 for a bento box like tray that you choose one of 5 or 6 entrees. I chose The beef was tender and was tasty . Included is a samosa and a small spring roll. Also rice and tea lead salad. My friend had the mango chicken.

Note the following surcharges / fees: 5% employee wellness surcharge 20% auto-gratuity for parties of 7 or more I would rather see these folded into the menu prices as the cost of doing business. Hopefully that will happen once the CA junk fee law takes effect on 7/1/24. We went for lunch on a Thursday during Peninsula Restaurant Week. The dining room is attractive and the volume level made conversation easy. We enjoyed our meal. My beef short ribs were very tender and flavorful, I would order it again. Service was polite but a little shaky, we had to remind them to bring out one of our items. Note: no outdoor seating is available.

Came here for a birthday. I personally think the one in SF is better, been to the SF one twice now. Still super new so I think they’re trying to perfect the menu but I would say it’s getting there. Nice presentation of food but some of the dishes were a bit bland compared to the SF one. The cocktails were pretty good. This restaurant is situated near a brand new plaza so not a lot of restaurants near by but I can see this area being up and coming. I would give this place a 4/5.

We went on a Sunday night. Very lively atmosphere, it was full by 6:30pm. Attentive, efficient service. The pork belly hung lay was amazing, as was the roti with coconut chicken curry. The tea leaf salad was mixed in front of us for a bit of drama, but the pieces of baby gem were a little too big for even distribution (would have been better if shredded). The rest of the dishes (deviled eggs, beef kebat, eggplant) were good but not super memorable. We were surprised that shan tofu wasn't on the menu, but I guess this is supposed to be contemporary fusion rather than traditional Burmese cuisine.

My family decided to come here for my birthday dinner. We had a reservation so we made it on time. We were seated in a booth with an extra chair as we were five people. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, we were given the menu, water and after giving us time to choose, we ordered for our drinks and appetizers, we had shrimps and tea leaves salad. We ordered lichee Express and Cobra cocktail. We ordered main course, garlic noodles with beef, coconut chicken curry, fried rice and another shrimp dish. The staff served very eloquently one after the other. We ordered tres lichee cake for dessert. The ambience is great, the interiors are cool and modern. I will definitely recommend this place. The price was reasonable for five people. There's a parking lot where you can park and first two hours is free of charge. The garlic noodles tasted so delicious. The coconut chicken curry was similar to Kerala cuisine.

This was surprisingly pleasant. Burmese food feels clean and balanced. I’m not a big fan of the fermented tea although the salad itself is excellent. The food here is done very well. We came again fo their lunch special and loved it.

The bench seating its way too high and hard to eat. Lunch special has vareity of food and selections to choose from. However, dish taste tend to be sweet or too salty. I ordered beef short rib and it was hard to chew so they replace a new one for me and its better. However, its salty but at least it easier to eat the 2nd time.

Usha Dawn

My family decided to come here for my birthday dinner. We had a reservation so we made it on time. We were seated in a booth with an extra chair as we were five people. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, we were given the menu, water and after giving us time to choose, we ordered for our drinks and appetizers, we had shrimps and tea leaves salad. We ordered lichee Express and Cobra cocktail. We ordered main course, garlic noodles with beef, coconut chicken curry, fried rice and another shrimp dish. The staff served very eloquently one after the other. We ordered tres lichee cake for dessert. The ambience is great, the interiors are cool and modern. I will definitely recommend this place. The price was reasonable for five people. There's a parking lot where you can park and first two hours is free of charge. The garlic noodles tasted so delicious. The coconut chicken curry was similar to Kerala cuisine.

Ahmad Baitalmal

This was surprisingly pleasant. Burmese food feels clean and balanced. I’m not a big fan of the fermented tea although the salad itself is excellent. The food here is done very well. We came again fo their lunch special and loved it.

Jean Tsou

The bench seating its way too high and hard to eat. Lunch special has vareity of food and selections to choose from. However, dish taste tend to be sweet or too salty. I ordered beef short rib and it was hard to chew so they replace a new one for me and its better. However, its salty but at least it easier to eat the 2nd time.

Sanjay Subhedar

Had lunch here again today and ordered the set menu $29 for a bento box like tray that you choose one of 5 or 6 entrees. I chose The beef was tender and was tasty . Included is a samosa and a small spring roll. Also rice and tea lead salad. My friend had the mango chicken.

Jennifer Tsang

Came here for a birthday. I personally think the one in SF is better, been to the SF one twice now. Still super new so I think they’re trying to perfect the menu but I would say it’s getting there. Nice presentation of food but some of the dishes were a bit bland compared to the SF one. The cocktails were pretty good. This restaurant is situated near a brand new plaza so not a lot of restaurants near by but I can see this area being up and coming. I would give this place a 4/5.

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Note the following surcharges / fees: 5% employee wellness surcharge 20% auto-gratuity for parties of 7 or more I would rather see these folded into the menu prices as the cost of doing business. Hopefully that will happen once the CA junk fee law takes effect on 7/1/24. We went for lunch on a Thursday during Peninsula Restaurant Week. The dining room is attractive and the volume level made conversation easy. We enjoyed our meal. My beef short ribs were very tender and flavorful, I would order it again. Service was polite but a little shaky, we had to remind them to bring out one of our items. Note: no outdoor seating is available.

Winnie Tsay

Our server Camille is very professional. We love the tea leaf salad, khao swe and the lamb kebat.

Burma Love is a nicely decorate restaurant with mostly good food and friendly service. We enjoyed the Tiffin Set Lunch menu, especially chicken curry and chicken kebab. The short-rib curry was a bit gamey for us, almost felt like lamb, but the kitchen confirmed it was beef. The Burmese milk tea was a bit watery (if you're expecting something similar to a creamy Thai Milk Tea). I was a bit surprised to see a 30% large party fee for our family, which consisted of six adults and two children (both under the age of 5). While the service was fine, it didn't take two servers or any additional work to attend to our table.

Brendan

Burma Love is a nicely decorate restaurant with mostly good food and friendly service. We enjoyed the Tiffin Set Lunch menu, especially chicken curry and chicken kebab. The short-rib curry was a bit gamey for us, almost felt like lamb, but the kitchen confirmed it was beef. The Burmese milk tea was a bit watery (if you're expecting something similar to a creamy Thai Milk Tea). I was a bit surprised to see a 30% large party fee for our family, which consisted of six adults and two children (both under the age of 5). While the service was fine, it didn't take two servers or any additional work to attend to our table.

The front-of-house team provides top-tier service, but the kitchen needs to catch up. We ordered most of the vegetarian menu, and every dish felt underwhelming for the premium price. High expectations, but the food simply didn't deliver.