One of the SF Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area restaurants for 2007, Mantra offers a unique dining experience featuring Sachin Chopra, a modern day chef with sensibilities of modern cuisines of California and India. Mantra experience consists of a unique triad of pairings: -Pairing the California freshness with flavors and aromas of India -Pairing this great new cuisine with some bold and seductive wines from around the world -Pairing the bright Indian colors and contemporary art into the high ceiling ambiance of Palo Alto's old Bijou theater And finally we deliver this trio of fresh food, great wines and warm ambiance with our non-pretentious service to achieve the ultimate "Mantra Experience." So far, critics and guests have loved this unique experience, we invite you to come and enjoy it too. "Chef Sachin has made this elegant restaurant a destination. The restaurant brings flash, glamour and a dash of Bollywood mystique to Palo Alto" Michael Bauer
Executive chef: Sachin Chopra
Dining Style: Fine Dining
Cross Street: Hamilton & Forest
Parking: Street Parking
Public Transit: 2 Blocks from Palo Alto CalTrain Station.
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Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays-
Fridays. Dinner 5:30-10:30 p.m. Sundays-
Thursdays, till 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Brunch 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sundays. (Aleta Watson, Mercury News)
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