Woodsides Best, the Peninsula's Finest
My wife and I eat out a great deal, but somehow had managed to miss going to John Bentley's. Now after six years we made it, and could not be more pleased with our dining experience. The service was both friendly and gracious, the atmosphere rustic and first class combined, and the food (Oh, the food!) was heavenly!

My wife started with grilled artichoke with sun-dried tomato aioli, while I had an amazing vegetable Napoleon with portabello mushrooms, roasted red peppers, spinach, and apple. The main courses were true works of art. The grilled salmon in a reduced port sauce on a bed of garlic spinach was what my wife chose and I had the seared scallops with a smoky mash of purple potatoes and a saffron scented broth.

The wine was a very good bottle of Stag's Leap Petit Syrah (It was reasonably priced as well). For dessert she had the warm chocolate souffle cake, I devoured part of that along with a very simple and extremely tasty apple tart in a puff pastry. I can only say that we will be returning often to this most wonderful of restaurants in the sleepy little town of Woodside.    [12 Nov 2000 02:35:06]

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Recommended Dishes: I'd be hard pressed to pick any one dish

     ­The Eater   Maybell35 at aol dot com

Great Birthday Dinner at John Bentley's
My husband and I had a great time at this restaurant. The service was great and the food was even better. You must try the lamb, it's not to be missed. There is eggplant spread that comes with the bread instead of butter. At first, I thought I wouldn't like it but I ended up really enjoying it. The chocolate cake was fabulous, I recommend sharing it because it's so rich! Overall, I really enjoyed this restaurant and would recommend it to my friends. I would also comment that you could wear a suit if you like, but a dressy casual look is good. I even saw people in jeans which was a little disappointing but to be expected.    [31 Dec 2003 12:29:56]

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Recommended Dishes: Lamb

     ­Lisa in Fremont