Porta Blu,

200 Independence Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

"Great restaurant inside a glorious hotel. I had a selection of various entrees and was really pleased (recommend: artichoke arancini, Spanish meatballs, green peppers) and a Wagyu burger with fries on the side. My bourbon based cocktail with pear puree was good but wouldn’t fall over my back. Polite and helpful (albeit a touch animated) staff."

"The place is nice but the food is not worth the price, we order the burguer and the octopus but is below average, the cocktails are good"

"Beautiful restaurant inside Hotel NIA. Aside from top-notch service (we felt like royalty...!), the best part of this restaurant is its atmosphere. There is a wide variety of spaces, seating, and vistas available for dining. The semi-outdoor dining area facing the inner courtyard is one of the nicest in the bay, especially on a warm summer day. The indoor spaces are cozy and luxurious. We were pleasantly surprised by the food too. Came in expecting an overpriced hotel dinner but this place is worthy of standing on its own as a restaurant. Good portions and seasonal offerings. It turned out to be a good place to bring our young kids too. There was plenty of space in the restaurant, so we could enjoy a fine meal without feeling self-conscious about our children being disruptive. There were kids menus too; kids pasta was a huge hit. Tips: Parking isn't ideal here. $30 for hotel valet and no hotel self parking is available. Second, there's few veggies on the main dishes so I'd recommend getting a salad on the side."

"Interesting drinks at the bar. Fun flavor combinations. Not a large menu though, but still good. A few gluten free options."

"Early Valentines Dinner - really nice outdoor eating area and beautiful indoor dining room - service was top notch- they offered a prefixe Valentines Day dinner of 4 courses- we started with a couple of oysters with a cava mignonette- delish! We could have had a dozen of the oysters! In addition to the vodka martinis that we had (with blue cheese stuffed olive option), the nice bar manager poured a complementary glass of sparking Lambrusco, which went well with the oysters and the Beet carpaccio with burrata and herb salad. My husband ordered seared duck breast for his entree and I ordered the flower crusted NY strip steak - both were good, but a bit unevenly cooked - I wanted medium rare and the steak was closer to medium on one end, but medium rare on the other end. We ended the meal with a lovely chocolate opera cake. The setting is great, service wonderful - we would come back!"