Barbayani Greek Taverna

Overall a solid addition to Los Altos. The food was good, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere is nice. Prices are a bit on the high side but that seems to be the trend in the Bay Area. I'll be back.

Pros:
Decor and service were excellent. Renovation and tableware choices were a piece of art.
Like the pork chop entree.

Cons:
Waited 45 min for the entrees.
There were plenty of flies bothering us. This is unacceptable for a high end restaurant.
Some dishes were mediocre compare to the price. I would expect sth better at those prices. Eg the $23 salmon muffin is basically a onepiece benedict. The $32 linguini was tiny.

Stopped by to try this new restaurant in Los Altos with a super promising outdoor seating area and beautiful decor but management is sloppy. Bathrooms are not well kept / dirty for a new restaurant, and there is only one POS machine for all the waiters to use. Also, the head chef (I believe head chef - was dressed in white) came out to speak to all the tables and was chatting to pretty much all customers expect me and my mom who was visiting from out of town. We would have been fine if he was only coming back one or two tables but he was saying hello and introducing himself to everyone / all the tables except us which at that point comes across discriminatory as we were the only Asians sitting in the restaurant at that time. Nobody was refilling water during night and many tables had long wait times because of the hold ups at terminal and seemed that tables were left alone. 2 of those faux palm tree plants fell over and shattered their too small pots while we were seated. Our waiter was great and friendly but overall, place needs better management for a high end restaurant as it is not a hole in the wall place with prices to match.

Incredible experience! We really enjoyed our dinner at Barbayani. Each dish was delicious, the portion sizes were perfect and the food arrangements were elegant and exquisite. Definitely recommend ordering lamb meatballs - very tender, and saganaki came out with astonishing presentation - flambéed at table!

The staff was very professional and friendly. Overall atmosphere was warm and cozy. I highly recommend this place for family or romantic dinners!

Excellent food, beautiful plating. Atmosphere is great. Very attentive service, the chef came out a couple times to explain the dishes. Will definitely be back.