We celebrated our anniversary here. Loved the over the top service and the cozy ambience. We ordered some appetizers and the veal. The veal Jerusalem was awesome as was the veal flambé cooked tableside. Soufflé was decadent (I tried the berry one). Overall, I am so glad we live in the vicinity of such a great restaurant.Again, shoutout for the excellent service!!

Went to dinner here for my husband's birthday. Pricey, but the food was delicious. Our waiter was so nice and attentive. Superb overall.

In my conclusion, this is a place for the long term Bay Area residence who are nostalgic about the glory days of Iron Gate. It's a pricey traditional French style restaurant, food is fine, but their casual but personal services is what most restaurants lack. The Iron Gate owner got this place in the 1930's and in 1940's, the Iron Gate was founded. It has its own parking lot, making it a bit safer than parking along El Camino. Most of the wait staff there worked for over 20 years, and the restaurant is famous for cooking flammable dish on carte tableside. If you see "flambe" on the menu, the dish will be cooked in front of you with high fire. There's a minimum $60 spend limit for each customer but the dishes are not cheap. So if you order an apertizer, an entree and a dessert, you will reach the limit and more. We ordered the La Maison Iron Gate salad for 2, which they mix the salad in front of us on a cart. It has feta, avocado, lettuce, bacon, mushroom and a chunk of tomato. I tried the Veal Jerusalem and it tasted good. The veal was pan fried and then added on a creamy sauce. Hubby tried their signature steak Diane. The meat cut was not thick and we asked for medium rare. The total cook time was about 3 minutes, they first seared the steak, then added all the sauces and brandy and let it cooked till thickened and then serve. After adding the brandy, a huge flame shot up and making it like a show. The store manager cooking for us said in a busy night they would be making 150 times of this dish. We were being served by 2 waiters. One of them was smart enough to ask if we wanted souffle for dessert so we don't have to wait long after entree. We ordered souffle for 2 of chocolate but was pleasantly surprised when it came as one chocolate and the other vanilla and that was decided by the sauce. the souffle came out very beautifully risen and jiggly. Each bite was soft and consistent and soaked in all the sauce. It was very well executed. After the entree, I was asked if we came for a special occasion and I told them I was one year wiser. The waiter then came out with a candle on top of my souffle and a happy birthday song. There was no free desserts but the nice conversations here and there carried the character of this restaurant. Lastly I tried the white zinfandel on their menu out of curiosity, it came out a red drink, but very light and sweet, almost like grape juice in water. Super easy.

The owner left a message acknowledging and apologizing for what had happened after he received a letter I wrote about this. I am impressed and grateful that he took the time to respond. According to a friend I spoke with afterwards, if you go there for any kind of celebration, forget about the hostess, let the server know.

Amazing food & service... table side Caesar salad prep & also flambé is table side. Delicious soufflé too - don't skip that!

Date: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 Time: 7pm Meal: Dinner Party of: 2 Reservation Made: via OpenTable about 3 weeks prior *Escargots Borg ($24) *Crab Cakes App ($26) *La Liaison Iron Gate ($36) *Steak Diane: Med Rare ($75) *Prawns & Scallops ($44) *Souffle Chocolate ($17) *Combo Souffle ($22) *Silvia Reserve Cab ($25 glass) *Diet Coke ($5) *Espresso ($7): Double ($2.25) *Jameson: Neat ($8) *Corkage ($35) I had never heard of Iron Gate until my friend suggested having dinner here. (I don't get to Belmont much.) I adore French food, so of course I agreed. Plus, the menu and ambiance had an old school vibe. White tablecloths, etc. Reminded me of my Dad's French restaurant growing up. The escargots were delish! It's all about that butter! I always try to soak up all the tasty sauce with the bread. I adore salads. (I love my veggies.) I had no idea when ordering, this salad came with shrimp. (I believe they were bay shrimp.) Felt almost like a main due to the added ingredients. I don't recall much about the surf and turf we created for our main dishes, but that probably means it was fine. For dessert, we immediately went to the souffles. Normally, the souffles I get are served in their dish / bowl. But they actually scooped it out and plated it, so it lost it's airiness. The flavors were good tho. Great restaurant if you are looking for classic French cuisine. REVIEW #3520

If you like old school fine dining with incredible service and white table clothes then this is the place for you on the peninsula! There are not too many of this fancy dining establishments on the peninsula and this one is my favorite. Came here with my wife to celebrate our wedding anniversary without the kids and it was a fantastic dining experience. We came for lunch (they have a great lunch special that most tables were ordering) but we were able to order from their regular dinner menu as well so we went with that since it was a special occasion for us. We were the center of attention in the dining room since we ordered their table side cooked dishes. What a show! But it was not just for show because the food itself was also very deelish! The service was also very friendly and impeccable. Very fine service without being stuffy. The first room you see when you enter the resaurant is dark wood decor bar room and next to it is a very elegant and brightly lit main dining room which is where we dined. This is what we ordered and everything is recommended: Asparagus fried appetizer (this was not on the menu but the waiter highly recommended it and glad we got it) Escargots (deelish and the juices were perfect to dip the yummy bread into) Steak Diane flambe (this is their signature dish and I can see why. it was very tender, flavorful and moist) Veal flambe (it was good but not as good as the steak Diane which was more tender) Banana foster (another flambe and need to eat this fast because the warm bananas melt the ice cream) We'll be back again even for the lunch special but for sure for another special occasion when we want to stay close to home. Well done Iron Gate!!

It's been quite a few years since we last visited The Iron Gate. Very lucky girl as I was gifted a gift certificate, so hubs and I decided to have a date night. Made reservations for a Friday at 6pm. We were greeted upon our arrival and immediately brought to a table. Hubs had been reviewing the menu and reviews prior to our visit, so he already knew what he wanted. We started with the fried zucchini blossom. For me, can't say there was much of a blossom, but it was stuffed with crab meat and i had to sop up all that yummy sauce with the bread. Next, the clam chowder - creamy and another good one for dipping the bread. Caesar salad made tableside - good flavor, but maybe could've used just a little less oil. We were then brought raspberry sorbet to clean the palate. As for the entrees, I went with the Veal Jerusalem. The veal was very tender, although alone it didn't really have much flavor. The veggies and rice had more flavor, especially with that sauce. Hubs ordered the bone-in ribeye - very flavorful and cooked perfectly medium rare. Night ended with coffee and the souffle with berries - fluffy souffle and the berries complemented it nicely. Service was very good. Our water glasses were kept filled and they cleared our dishes quickly. This was a treat and I look forward to when we can return again.