They have set up a nice outdoor dining area in front of the restaurant that is covered from where you can still see the TVs that are inside. The food is presented well and its substantial and tastes damn good.The cocktails are on point and a decent draft beer selection to boot. The Patio that is inside is banging, plus an additional area outback for chilling as well.Overall it is a very nice place to check out sporting events and have some good food and drinks.

I had the strangest experience today at the Patio. For the first time in my life I was told to leave from a restaurant. Let me explain.We sat there today for lunch, where we ordered a burger and fish-n-chips. After we sat down, the waitress asked us to provide a credit card to get the tab started. I gave her my card, assuming that it would be scanned and returned to me. After the food came to the table, I asked for my card back. The waitress said that they keep the card until we pay, as they have cases of people leaving without paying at night, and that there are many Stanford students that do that. I told her that it was lunch time, and that we clearly do not look like Stanford students. At this point she became very defensive (my guess is that she has to defend this policy at least once a day), and asked me if I wanted to talk to the manager. I said yes, of course. The manager did not come, but some other waitress came to the table with boxes and the bill. She said this is our policy, you either leave the card, or you take the card, box the food, and leave. We were in the middle of our meal at this point.This is what I dont understand: I paid for the food at that time (the bill was presented in the middle of the meal). Why am I asked to leave? Just because I asked for my card? If they do not trust me to pay, why should I trust them to hold my card for the 30 minutes that the meal takes? And exactly what did they think would be the upside of this interaction, which could have been very easily solved by them asking me to pay ahead of time? Which I did, and still they told me to leave...They gave me a phone number to call the manager Megan, which went to a corporate number straight to voice mail.Avoid this place. University avenue is full of better options.

An awesome sports bar for football sundays, especially in Covid times. Service was fast, food was good.. and atmosphere was the best (from a bar) i’ve had in 2020. Cheers

Love this place. I love their cocktails, dishes, ambience, and the staff are nice and attentive. I would totally recommend this place to anyone who us respectable.

Kitchen got some great options. The Doctor can mix up a masterpiece drink. But sometimes you just need a solid burger and cold beer! Thanks Patio crew for all that ya do!

A favorite local spot. Theyve done a great job with the current covid/outdoor dining situation. The staff has remained a constant, which is nice to see.

Good inoffensive, moderately priced bar food for the area. Stopped in for lunch and a cocktail. Not bad but nothing stood out except the exceptional service.

This place is absolutely amazing all around from management to the hostess. I came here to celebrate my boyfriends birthday with food and drinks and from the moment we arrived to the moment we left the service was impeccable. The host was very friendly and welcomed us in, the manager was there making sure we were having a good time. Our server gave us the best service I’ve every had, she was very attentive, got everything to us in a timely fashion and made sure we had plenty of water to stay hydrated while drinking lol. They practice social distancing, everyone wore masked and we felt very safe, I highly recommend the patio and will definitely be hanging out here more often. Thank you guys for an amazing night and hope you all stay safe during these troubling times!

Service is slow and but friendly. Food is subpar. Yes. It’s a sports bar. But they could up the ante and deliver food with taste and quality.Chicken wings were freezer burned. The sauce couldn’t even save them. No flavor. The spicy Paloma cocktail was not spicy. Tasted like a glass of grapefruit juice with ice.Part of our order didn’t come out and we had to find someone 20 minutes later to ask for it.Come for the outdoor vibe and watch games. Have a beer. Relax. Don’t expect great things from the food.

The The Patio! It seems like the new thing over the last year or so is a great crispy chicken sandwich. The Patio is a new Southern cuisine restaurant located in La Canada

One hour until closing: you can find a seat in the back patio wait 5 minutes to be acknowledged. Sorry were closed-all rude like too. Me: good not sure i want to be here anyways.

One of my favorite places to get happy hour. I’ve been here with my parents and without. They have really good happy hour drinks like rose all day and happy hour ends at 7! One of the only places that has a late ended happy hour. I’ve gone with 10+ friends and love the quick service and the happy hour deals. Highly recommended. Inside tables are first come first serve and can be a little loud; however they have an outside seating area with heaters!

I am sad to write that this is a terrible and sexist establishment. A group of women were denied entry, and immediately after, a group of males were all allowed entry. This was a sad display of unintentional sexism. After bringing this to the attention of management, they were dismissive and clearly unconcerned with their discriminatory behavior.EDIT: Thank you for your response and I appreciate your efforts to uphold COVID safety restrictions. This review is to call out an instance where these rules were applied inconsistently in a seemingly discriminatory way. To clarify the situation, the men and women were part of the same group and arrived at the Patio at the same time coming from the same event. After dismissing the women and letting in the men of the group, the host provided justification that “the men appear sober and the women do not”. The women never indicated that they did not want to purchase food. Most of the women had been to the Patio many times before and were well aware that a food order is required with any alcohol purchases.

Friendly staff, good food, drink prices a little high.

They’ve been doing outdoor seating even before nasty covid and their happy hour menu is lit! Definitely worth giving it a shot!

Excellent menu selection available. You cant go wrong with anything on that menu. The staff is incredibly friendly and always available to help you out. And I must praise their happy!!

The food, service, atmosphere, and drinks are always great here. As of 09/18 they have space on their front and back Patio with very safe Covid guidelines being followed.

Nice food and atmosphere...i can recommend to try Chicken with mushrooms...very delicious

My first experience The waitress was very rude . My grandson stroller was in her way . And it was extremely hot, to be fair. But no need to take it out on us. It was my daughter 24 birthday and there was 6 0f us . I really wanted to try the food . The menu looks great. To be fair the bartender in the back was a very nice lady. She tried to make it right. Too bad we were all very hungry and thirsty. They lost out on a great tip and my bill . We usually spend around 2 or more with a tip . Really would like to have tried. So sad . But i hope the best for the bartender she seems really cool . Not bashing her or the restaurant. Goodluck... my wife and I decided to give the Patio another chance. And I am so glade we did. We had a great time Great food and great vibe . I will definitely go back and I told my friends its a must try. The food was great. I cant wait to go back and try something new. The staff was great. Thank you again for the great experience. See you soon the stroller guy . Lol. To be honest I never told them about my 1st experience till we had our dinner and were getting ready to leave. Hats off to you.

Went to a friends birthday party there tonight. The appetizers were good the service was excellent and I have no complaints.

This place is always hopping in Palo Alto. Caught a break from the smoke in South Bay. Good service and tasty food and beer.

One of the better clubs in downtown Palo Alto. There is a fee to pay, and drinks are moderately priced. Very fun environment with an outdoor patio space (hence the name). Dancing is indoor with pretty good tunes. Water is available to keep everyone hydrated. If you are a little too tipsy, youll be kicked out. Fun time if you know how to have one

Great indoor outdoor spot for food and drinks. Good for all groups and especially sports fans. This is my go to when Im in the Palo Alto area.

Great back patio, finally able to enjoy a sports game while eating/drinking in public! Food was yummy and service was great!

Me and my friend, decided to get some drinks on a Friday night and I think we should of went to this place a different night because it was March madness, and it was raining, nice nice place, but wish it wasnt raining. Definitely coming back

Great place. Good food.

Sat out on the patio to watch the game. Perfect set-up for that, staff was extraordinarily friendly and food was good--not fantastic but the overall feel of the place makes up for it.

Excellent service, delicious food and you get to watch your favorite game while you dine outdoors!

Great service, friendly staff and great food prices sooo reasonably!!

Where everyone knows your name and that your 10 year old likes hot chocolate with your Steelers game. And the owner makes it and brings it out.The staff are awesome and friendly. This is our favorite place and our home for the Steelers games.And try the Mac and cheese ..... you’ll thank me.Thank you!

Visited while patio dining is permitted due to COVID 19. Patio was shaded, clean and well maintained, bathrooms were well clean. No children were allowed and mask have to be worn. Draft beer wasnt the coldest, ordered the calamari for an appetizer really good it comes with 2 different sauces. Service was prompt and friendly.

The service was great love the back patio seating with bar very friendly atmosphere felt right at home

Was ok, 2 out of 6 orders had some issues...but they worked to make thing good. Not sure I would go back though.

Went to the Packer pep rally yesterday and the place was packed with fans! The prices were excellent for this area, the bartenders were awesome and so was the food. Special shout out to Kayla! ️ thank you for such great service

Went here to watch a March Madness game. Place is very nice, layout open and clean. Ordered a fig burrata arugula salad, a beet salad with goat cheese and an onion soup. The soup was a bit salty, the arugula in the salad was a bit wilted, but overall the food was good. Good option to watch a game (considering bar food tends to be bad)

Two nice bars w good music on some nights and nice back patio area w yummy food

Superb, fun, sunny, large outdoor eatery with sports watch and locals.

Really good food and drinks.

Local place, Friday/Saturday nights its dancing inside to old and new rap music and lounge patio outside with socializing groups of people. Menu actually isnt bad either and all of the food is good so far. Prices are good on everything and theres a good happy hour.

My wife and I love this place! The staff is ultra friendly. The food is great. The atmosphere is positive and energetic. The happy hour specials are straight up BOSS status!

With a lot of seats and a great space, The Patio is a fun place to grab a beer after work. The waiters/waitresses are always nice and you get your items quickly. Overall, great place for beers and nachos.

Had the sliders and honestly they were terrible but other food was good

Great outdoor patio minimal food requirements to drink

One of the best night clubs! Great crowd! Gets a bit too crowded on thursdays!The best thing I like about this place is that they have a separate drinking zone in the back! Love that place!

The place is great. It has a really good atmosphere, great food, great drinks. The staff is very friendly and after coming a little more often it feels like you have a friendship. I highly recommend this place.

The service for dinner is slow. During the covid period the social distancing is not enough. Tables are not spaced apart or at lesser capacity. The staff doesnt particularly care to seat you on time, serve you on time get check on time etc.

I went here with my friends. My white Canadian friend with his drivers license was accepted. My Mexican latino friend with his drivers license was not accepted because they claimed that theyre not happy with international license.To my knowledge, both Canada and Mexico is part of NAFTA and they should be considered equal. A night venue should reject either both or reject them both. This place is outright racist.FYI I have entered this place and waited for my friends and had to leave as my friend was not allowed due to his skin color. 3 of us paid for the door charge and they didnt even had the courtesy to pay us back despite their racism.

Busy restaurant / pub offering a variety of classics like burgers, wings, beer, etc. The indoor space is a little narrow so the noise level is fairly high. When its busy, expect the standard 5:1 ratio of patrons to bartender. The wings didnt really meet my expectations, but the cheese steak sandwich was pretty good. Would recommend if youre looking for a place to watch a sports game with some energetic atmosphere. Would not recommend if youre looking to have a dinner with conversation.

Great staff. Monica was awesome! (Not sure if her name was Monica). Either way, stop in for a drink and Go Pack Go!

We got the early impression that they werent that interested in our business. After waiting for several minutes for order, we decided to leave. No sense of urgency and lacked customer focused service.

I had a great time. I went pretty drunk and then had to wait in line for like 10 mins to pay a 10 dollar cover to get in. But once in, the dancing was great and my couple drinks werent too expensive while being pretty strong.

Nice ambience and great food & drinks

Its great. Good food. Fun atmosphere. Good prices. The only downside is that makes it crowded and noisy.Dont come here for an intimate evening. Come here for a rauckus good time

The Patio is a rocking hot spot for late night drinks and dancing. The dance floor can be packed, but youre able to slip out to the back patio to get a break, cool off and have a conversation. Good security team. My only critique is that they started pushing people out the door almost as soon as last call was made. Would have enjoyed a chance to finish my drink

Went here for drinks and dancing with Co workers. Got told I couldnt continue to wear my tank top yet multiple other female coworkers were able to without issue. Sexist and homophobic.

This is like a little oasis in the middle of chaos... the staff is very accommodating & friendly... the service is quick & accurate... a casual dining area, cozy place to watch the game or have a drink with some friends

Patio tries to bring you everything that is generally missing in Palo Alto: nightlife, dancing, and karaoke. In fact they combine all three for a rather enjoyable club karaoke experience on Tuesdays and Wedsdays. Trivia on Wednesdays and dancing Thursday - Saturday, the Patio is a reliable source of fun for a group of friends most days of the week. As good as youll get for night life in Palo Alto, else go to Castro St in Mountain View.

One of two late night bars in PA. Clubby as hell but thankfully not trashy.

Racist place. I was not allowed to enter because I had an international state ID. However, I went with a friend who is white and also a foreigner, and he had no problem at all showing his state ID.UPDATE: Dont trust these guys saying that he showed a passport, because he didnt.Btw, they charged him and my other friends the entrance fee while I was arguing with the people at the entrance. Once they got my friends money, they made it clear that there was no way I could enter. Consequently, my friends left with me, but with $10 less each.(The mere fact they respond writing white makes clear they dont understand anything about race issues.)

Great atmosphere and relatively cheap food/drinks especially during happy hour. Great service too!

Good atmosphere and vibe

Every time I time I visit this place its popping. Good songs, fun vibes and really fast bartenders. Its a good place to visit with friends. Reason why not 5 stars is because the drinks could be a bit better.

Good place to hang and get a bite

Atmosphere was nice, lots of interesting people. The staff, as always, were very considerate and accommodating.

Gets pretty crowded, and things are a bit expensive. Trivia night can get really packed. Happy hour ends right before trivia night. If youre going, make sure to go early as all of the tables fill up about a half hour prior. Wait staff is helpful.

Get the cheeseburger, tots and a few ranch waters.

I always stop by here when I am in town for happy hour. It has a neighborhood bar feel, great happy hour food, and a lovely arra with an atrium. It is open late, as well.

Happy hour and trivia cant be beat. More TVs for sports games. Great food, its more than a bar.

This place has awesome atmosphere. Great food and drinks. Great place to watch games on dozens of big screens

Good place, nice ambience. But always super crowded. It turns into a dance floor after 10pm on Friday- Sat. 5$ cover charge. Drinks are a little on the expensive side. Good music. Mostly college crowd during dance hours. Early hours see working people there to hang out and have conversations

Great social place. The back patio is excellent for larger groups.

Very nice outdoor area at the back of this place. Only complaint is that the bar staff didnt know their beers very well...and I like my beer :)

Good option for a drink in the area, and the one of the only options with a large outdoor space. The service can be a bit slow on the patio but you can always order from the bar.

Always a fun evening here. Good food options, good drinks, good service!

The bar food was supurb. The bacon wrapped prawns was a favorite of mine. Friendly folks and Wonderful atmosphere. Will definite be going back again

Initial positive impression took a quick dive when, during happy hour, service all but disappeared. Two peoples drinks and one persons appetizer were forgotten and the checks didnt come. By 6:30pm-7:30pm the setting sun was a nightmare for anyone sitting on the patio, as there is a huge window that is unshaded. Service was good, when not pushed to its limits, food good too and happy hour prices great - but if you are going to hype your happy hour, invest in more personnel. P.s. the bus person with the attitude could also use some service training - couldnt tell if they were tired and frustrated, or just plain rude.All that said, I would go back to see if it improves or was just a bad day, cause really the happy hour was worthy.

Rude bouncer. Didnt accept non-American ids for entry.I have been using the same id everywhere I go, but apparently thats not the case here.And its a strange policy though, tourists or visitors wouldnt be able to visit.Giving 3* because had a great time earlier and the server was great.

Nice place. However, theres no wiggle room, for theyre always packed (on the dance floor).

Too busy, too popular, but I guess thats what makes it fun.

Good music and bar. Perfect place to unwind for the weekend!

Fantastic tater tots. Get them with garlic.

Good selection of drinks and huge portion of desserts. It is a bit expensive but you cant expect less on University Ave in Palo Alto. Its open until late so you can chill here with good music.

Nice place good food

Great place to watch sports games and the burgers are delicious!

The food is delicious. The service is outstanding and the atmosphere is great. I love this place.

While yelp says smoking allowed on outside patio, your mileage may vary. Call and ask a manager. We were allowed our cigars, so I give them 4 stars for good bourbons!

Good spot to hang out with friends and watch a game. Cocktails and food are not bad. Overall service was pretty good.

Good party place if you want to groove and dance

Great for after work nibbles and drinks. Turns into club environment on weekends which is not for me. Love sitting outside under heaters. Happy hour prices are great for the value.

Hanging out in the back on a beautiful summer night under the stars is the best. Theres plenty of seating inside too if thats not your thing. Also plenty of TVs for any sports event going on at all times. Whenever Im in the area this is a goto place.

Whow, amazing bar. We went there randomly for the first time on a Wednesday evening to have a beer, sat by the bar, the game was on. Real nice place and super friendly staff. After two beers we realize there this amazing PATIO in the back (explains the name) that is super cozy and cool. I mean even without the patio the place was super cool. So we have another beer in the patio and decide its Wednesday and we should head home. On the way back to party we realize the bar is now a karaoke place! Super awesome place, will definitely try to find ways to explain away feeling tired at work every Thursday from now on

Happy hour is just great here. Great vibes, good menu, good prices. The patio is actually very nice when the weather is good.

Expensive, but great atmosphere. Gets super crowded on Standford game evenings on the weekends.

Friday and Saturday Nights they have a dance floor. Highly recommend going to it. Best to get there before 10:00 pm so you don’t have to pay cover charge. Good drinks, staff is very friendly.

40 dollars for a glass of suntory hinoki whiskey. Highway robbery.

Great burger eaten outside on the patio.

Nice ambience.. We were lucky to witness karaoke night on Wednesday evening

Its good to go probably before they start their dancing. Like their drinks and music.Worst experience completely attributed to their security people.Extremely rude bouncers, not once but everytime I have been there, 5-6 times in last 2 years. They will just flash light at your face asking you to move in a cramped up space even when any sensible person can see that the person had just stepped out to catch some air. While collecting coat the person shows no patience! I am waiting to get my coat and two folks come, one flashes light, one is poking me to move. And mind you its not like I am blocking anyone! They are such buzz kills. They literally start either poking you to move it or flash lights. They dont know how to use sentences and speak politely.Never going back unless really have to for a friends occasion.

Really great experience!! Went during happy hour and found a seat immediately. I ordered a pitcher of beer for only five dollars!! My gf ordered margaritas which were sub par.

Intriguing location, great venue with an awesome back patio. Dance floor gets really crowded (so its fun if you like that type of environment). Drinks arent cheap and lots of friendly security.