Madera Restaurant Review
Rosewood Sand Hill
2825 Sand Hill Rd. 
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Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-561-1540 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Madera Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- View
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking & parking lot
- Business casual
Wine
Great Wine List* Click here for rating key
 Madera is located on the posh, stately grounds of Rosewood Sand Hill. The area, Sand Hill Road in particular, is known for its venture capitalist companies and association with Silicon Valley. Executive chef Peter Rudolph, a local boy who grew up in the East Bay town of Martinez, has crafted his menu around carefully sourced local ingredients. Start off light with ono crudo with jicama, avocado, aji rocoto and hibiscus lime vinaigrette, or on a more indulgent note with roasted chestnut and foie gras soup. Seasonal vegetables star in main dishes such as the squash and goat's milk ricotta agnolotti and the vegetable cassoulet composed of artichokes, cavolo nero, kabocha squash and tomato braised beans. Outside the eco-chic dining room with its bustling display kitchen, the Stanford foothills offer a suitably pastoral view --- perfect for lingering over with a dessert. Selections continue the thread of featuring nearby producers, as in the Tory Farms plums that accompany the olive oil cake with lemon olive oil ganache and frozen honey goat's milk yogurt. Paul Mekis oversees an impressive wine list that delves deep into California appellations, while also exploring well-curated choices from the rest of the world. Do not miss the restaurant’s meticulously designed and innovative cocktail list. Service unfortunately leaves plenty of room for improvement.
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