Selbys - Redwood City (CA)

5 /5 EMT Garry: For someone like me this is a place I like to go to for a special occasion. Service is top notch. The servers and staff are attentive and knowledgeable of the food. Food is great and flavorful. You can tell they take pride in their work. The environment is nice, Quiet, little dark. Valet is free and easy to do. Overall great restaurant and experience.

4 /5 Eran Globen: Christmas Eve dinner at Sleby’s was good, not great. The scallope crudo was my favorite dish (although the charred citrus did not add much to the dish in my opinion). We tried both entrees: the ribeye was well prepared but did not stand out in any way; one of the preparations for the hen was very tasty. Dessert was good. The Buche de Noelle was pleasant and mild. The crème caramel was good and worked well with the added citrus notes. Overall, a pleasant experience.

4 /5 Wook Chung: Selbys is a phenomenal experience at a reasonable fine dining price. But whether this passes as a Michelin star... I hesitate quite a bit. Now kudos to Selbys for delivering a $125 3-course tasting menu which I believe is a very reasonable price. However, whether this is a single star worthy... hmmm. Lets get the good parts checked off. Service is friendly, fast and amazing, like any fine dining. Atmosphere is also cozy, modern and sophisticated. Again, completely in line with fine dining. Now lets go to the food. 1. Lukewarm croquettes are just not acceptable - even as a freebie. Given every table gets this welcome dish, Im presuming they are making it en masse. But you cannot serve something cold. Taste was good though! 2. Fluffy bread with butter/salt was awesome. 3. The persimmon salad was too dusty. The ingredients seemed fresh but the balance of the salad wasnt pleasing. I totally understand what the chef was going for but something was off. The salad was overly fancy that did not add to the experience. 4. The cod was phenomenal. Well seasoned. Well cooked. Even the bed of lentils went along well, although, I may have suggested a slightly different carb to go with it. 5. The midnight chocolate cake was rich. Quite frankly though, it was a bit too simple to be fanfared about. The food is great. And at the price point, Id round it up to the 4th star. But again, is this a star? Im not sure... Perhaps they had better days. Selbys will absolutely serve you right for a great date night. But I cant see this being the first choice for many fine dining occasions.

5 /5 J Z: Beef Wellington always the best in the Bay Area! Chef, thank you for the Chestnut Velouté — the presentation is beautiful and the flavor combination is thoughtful. I hope you don’t mind a small piece of feedback that may be helpful for future iterations. Although the current version uses braised apples, I genuinely feel that pear would bring out a more elegant and fresh sweetness that pairs naturally with chestnut. Pear holds a delicate fragrance and a softer, more autumnal profile; it would brighten the velouté without adding the slight “stewed fruit” heaviness that apples sometimes bring. For the squash element, I also wanted to share that Japanese kabocha could elevate the dish even further. It has a denser texture and a deeper natural sweetness, which would give the velouté more body and make the overall flavor rounder and more comforting. These are just small suggestions because the concept has so much potential, and I truly hope my thoughts can contribute positively to its future refinement. Thank you again for the care you put into the dish. 11/25

4 /5 Druthi U: Had a good experience at Shelby’s. The ambience and service were both pleasant. We started with an amuse-bouche, and the bread was very good. The chestnut velouté was well done, and the handmade tortellini was delicious. Finished with the apple tart for dessert, which was great. Overall, a very nice experience.