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A photo of The Essence - Walnut Creek restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(38)
Price: Moderate
• Indian • Walnut Creek
Booked 2 times today
The Essence Redefining Indian Food represents Indian food in all its eccentricity and diversity along with a high quality family dining experience. The Essence provides its guests a feel of traveling across India with all five senses and a plate. A beautiful extension is that the menu undergoes a change every two months with exciting add-ons. Also, whichever region The Essence makes its home, there is an adoption of the local cuisine by its menu.
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4.6
Exceptional(164)
Price: Expensive
• Indonesian / Malaysian • Walnut Creek
Booked 12 times today
Traditionally inspired from dishes, ingredients & techniques spanning the Malay archipelago, namely Singapore & Indonesia. Regionally influenced by Northern California’s palette of producers, produce, and presentation. Essentially: expressing these tropical, cosmopolitan island flavor profiles through the abundance of what thrives in Northern California’s Mediterranean climate and terrain.  Nusantara cuisines could be characterized as intense, rich, spiced (more than spicy). Steeped in time and layers of complexity, both in the kitchen and in the long history of diverse peoples in this part of the world. Chef Nora Haron draws from this wealth of culinary knowledge, plus contrasting Californian influences, which some could say to be the polar opposite: that deconstructed-composed, whole-ingredients-laid-bare simplicity, the lightness that has evolved in California eating through the few decades of this relatively young place.
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4.4
Awesome(1123)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • San Ramon
Booked 6 times today
PrimaverA ristorante serves both quality interpretations of classic Italian dishes and daring new ventures into the new territories of food. Our restaurant offers the choice to watch the art of cooking as it occurs in the open-kitchen main dining room or with the nearly year-round beautiful weather that allows for our guests to enjoy the action of the surrounding area and fresh air, dining on our outdoor side patio. The bar and lounge dining area is certainly open for all guests enjoying lounge setting for both lunch and dinner service. For drinks, we offer a well thought for and premium handcrafted cocktails & beers created and chosen by our manager as well as an ever evolving Wine-List with plenty of choices by the glass. For larger groups and more private dining, our Tuscan Banquet dining room is open every day for all party sizes when availability permits. Catering and preparing Food for large groups for offsite delivery is accepted by prior arrangement.
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4.5
Awesome(19)
Price: Expensive
• Sushi • Oakland
Booked 3 times today
The four seasons influence every aspect of Japanese art and culture. At Kakui, we maintain this tradition by creating unique dishes using the freshest local ingredients. As the seasons change so does our menu, taking advantage of the local abundance. In this way, we are creating a contemporary cuisine that combines Japanese traditions with the best the Bay Area has to offer.Kakui Features:A sushi bar stocked with the freshest fish, serving traditional favorites as well as our own creationsAn open kitchen serving a complete menu of Japanese dishesA full selection of sake, carefully selected to accompany our menu itemsWe look forward to having you join us as our guest!
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4.4
Awesome(3)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Orinda
Booked 2 times today
With its cheerful exterior and warm and friendly setting, La Piazza in Orinda is a San Francisco Bay area gem. Offering the fun of an open kitchen, where pizzas, pastas, salads and desserts are prepared before your eyes, La Piazza is a perfect choice for dinner or a post-movie treat as it is directly across the street from the Orinda Theatre. A truly classic Italian menu includes pizza, antipasti, beautiful pasta dishes, heartier entrees and a stunning dessert list. In fact, many visit La Piazza for dolci along with a glass from their comprehensive wine list or excellent and authentic coffees.

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  • Satya
    Greater Boston •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    We'd never had Indonesian cuisine previously. Our waitress gave us a lot of tips and helped us choose dishes that we'd like especialy since some of our party were vegetarians. The food came out quickly. The Tahu Goreng was outstanding. As was the Gado Gado and the Garlic Mushroom Noodles. Both were very flavorful. We also ordered the Coconut Tapioca Panna Cotta which had minimal sugar which we liked a lot. The waitress brought out an additional Sponge cake with Coconut Crisp on the house. We really appreciated her gesture. We've become big fans of San Dai.
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    SanDaiPrice: Expensive• Indonesian / Malaysian• Walnut Creek
    4.6
  • Sam
    San Francisco Bay Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 7 days ago
    Best sushi I have had, although i am not a gourmet. it was fresh. The waiter was pleasant and knowledgeable. Couldn't have asked for a better birthday celebration!
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    Kakui SushiPrice: Expensive• Sushi• Oakland
    4.5
  • BarbaraVIP
    San Francisco Bay Area •46 reviews
    4.0
    Dined on Dec 25, 2024
    I have always enjoyed dining here. The service is excellent, and everyone is pleasant and efficient. Tonight they had a limited menu, and I had Lamb shank with Risotta, and it was not my favorite. Too much sauce/gravy. It needed a lighter wine sauce. Normally, I would prefer Linguini with Clams.
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    Primavera RistorantePrice: Moderate• Italian• San Ramon
    4.4
  • MaryEllenVIP
    San Francisco Bay Area •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 23, 2024
    Butter chicken is excellent. Lamb shank and samosas also very good. Garlic naan was delicious. Restaurant was quiet on the Sunday before Christmas. This was our third visit and we have enjoyed every meal here.
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    The Essence - Walnut CreekPrice: Moderate• Indian• Walnut Creek
    4.6
  • Charles
    San Francisco Bay Area •5 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 1, 2024
    Food was excellent. Steaming hot food when prepared and delivered to our table.
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    La Piazza - OrindaPrice: Moderate• Italian• Orinda
    4.4
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