


Diners can choose to have two, three or four courses. Kelly and Secviar have described Protégé as an "approachable" neighborhood restaurant that will serve a burger and crispy chicken sandwich in a casual lounge but also have a more formal, reservations-only dining room with a hybrid prix-fixe menu that starts at $55 per person. They conceived of the restaurant several years ago and entered a protracted city-permitting process to open in Palo Alto more than a year and a half ago. Protégé has been a long time coming for Kelly and co-owner Anthony Secviar, a former sommelier and chef, respectively, from the three-Michelin-star The French Laundry in Yountville. The exterior of Protégé Restaurant on California Avenue.

on Friday and Saturday, per the Protégé website.Ĭo-owner Dennis Kelly said on Tuesday, March 27, that the restaurant is now taking a limited number of reservations online. The restaurant's hours are 5:30-9:30 p.m. only for dinner and with limited, first-come first-serve seating. Protégé, a highly-anticipated restaurant from two alums of The French Laundry, quietly opened its doors this week in Palo Alto.įor now, Protégé is open at 250 California Ave.
