Location is a little tricky to spot as it shares a building with other nonprofits, but follow the red dot and you'll be fine! Definitely worth stopping by, the atmosphere is perfect for talking with friends and coworkers or for working on your own, it's so light and open. The food was amazing too, the chicken BLAT was light, filling and fresh, with a unique aioli. The the house fries tasted like they had been fried seconds before being plated. It's majorly appealing even before their invaluable mission- I'll be back! read more

Rendezvous - Chicken BLAT - Caterers Near Me - Redwood City, California

Rendezous is like a gem hidden amongst the many nearby corporate buildings. This place is great for lunch as not only is the average lunch very affordable but the food is made with genuine care. The greatest evidence of this is the French Fries. Generally it's not uncommon to just make large batches of fries and only make them as needed to replenish the supply. However here I have never received fries that didn't taste like they were fresh and made to order. Each of the main entries is well thought out. Even fairly basic items like a chicken sandwich is not merely cobbled together. The sauce and toppings are all paired nicely together to make a great experience. The menu seems to rotate monthly, and each month brings new dishes that make use of seasonal food items ensuring freshness and quality. I would highly recommend dropping by for lunch. read more

Amazing cafe at the Sobrante Center. As I tried to write earlier I ate my food before I took a photo. Great food and excellent presentation. Rendezvous Cafe - Employing those with Barriers to Employment. Well done. read more

Rendezvous - Interior of the cafe. - Caterers Near Me - Redwood City, California

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I enjoyed my english pasty: twas full of beef and macaroni. Quality food here; each made with pride. The back patio is a nice place to nosh and get some rays. Customer service: first rate. Location: hidden in the Sobrato area. read more

I'm at Rendezvous quite regularly, and they are the nicest folks around. Marcella mans the front of the house and is always welcoming folks with a smile. Jenny makes amazing porridge and is always working hard. I've had most things on the menu but the following are my favorites: *Best value: crispy and potatoe-y steak fries for a buck fifty *Best sandwich: chicken curry *Best combo (if your office is freezing): grilled cheese and basil soup *Best dessert (when available): brownies *Best special: toss-up between Jenny's porridge and the shrimp tacos read more

Rendezvous - The folks at Rendezvous are super kind and thoughtful. And they have the BEST brownies. - Caterers Near Me - Redwood City, California

Though the concept is great, and the customer service has improved over the past few months, there are a lot of improvements to be made. First, the food is overpriced for the portion sizes. $6 for a tiny cup of soup is a bit absurd (it only fills up half the to-go cup they put it in). The salads are also lacking in terms of portions and options, but cost quite a bit. I don't mind spending the money if the portion size meets the cost. Second, they are consistently out of stock of items (i.e. water bottles, creamer). Third, the breakfast baked good options are minimal, and I have come across too many bagels that don't seem very fresh. The only positive about the bagels is that you get to apply the cream cheese yourself because they only offer small packets, so at least you won't be skimped on the cream cheese. I appreciate that they ask for feedback and ideas for menu options, but this is not my first choice for food in the area. read more

Rendezvous - To-go tomato soup. - Caterers Near Me - Redwood City, California

As a resident of Redwood Shores, I'm so thrilled to have found Rendezvous Cafe at the Sobrato Center for Non Profits. I got to speak to Campbell who took the time to explain the excellent work they do at Rendezvous. In sum they are a non profit providing training for those who have experienced difficulties in their lives and who are working to get back on their feet. Fantastic! We had avocado toast that came with a nice side salad as well as the Buddha bowl which is quinoa, faro, Kung Pao brussel sprouts and mixed greens. A cup of hot tea and coffee. Everything was fresh and tasty. The atmosphere was clean and bright. Just the kind of place to have a quiet tasty meal and perhaps do alittle reading over a cup of coffee. Very proud to have such a noble organization in the neighborhood. read more

First, I LOVE the mission of Rendezvous, which is to train those who have experienced difficulties in their lives for success, by giving them job skills they can use in the community. I have seen the training in action, and watched the patient mentoring of a really friendly male manager. I've seen him encourage trainees, ask for excellence, and prompt them to deliver food to and briefly interact with customers. Until very very recently, I would have given Rendezvous a solid 4+, and maybe even a 5. I used to look forward to going there.... In the last few weeks the management has changed from a really friendly man primarily overseeing the training of the employees, to a not nearly as friendly lady. The prices seem to have gone up, and the quality of the food and presentation has gone down. Today, my kale salad with chicken and drink rang up at over $13. I basically get the same thing every time I go there. That's almost $2 more than the last time I was there. The price of the base salad is the same, but adding the chicken and getting a drink was more than a $5 up-charge. In principle, I don't object to paying more because I love the mission, and until recently, the food has been great. Here, it feels like they are hiding an increase with up-charges. The kale salad used to be tossed lightly with dressing and cheese, and served in a spacious bowl so the salad was easy to eat. Today, the salad was in a tiny little bowl, not tossed, with a lot of greasy dressing on top, and no cheese. It was difficult to eat without making a giant mess, and nearly impossible to distribute the dressing. I missed the cheese. The food experience was completely different. I hope they put the friendly guy back in charge. The lady manager doesn't smile, doesn't greet or connect with the customers, and doesn't seem to let the trainees talk to the customers. I guess being all business is fine, but I miss the warmth of the male manager. I plan to take a break from the Rendezvous. EDIT: I LOVE that the Rendezvous manager got back to me and let me know what was going on with the cafe. It is, after all, a non-profit and things go up and down. I am going to go back and try again! It's a great mission, and just so important! I moved my estimate from a three star to a four star to acknowledge the professionalism and follow up! read more

The most amazing quinoa bowl, daily specials (coconut curry, jambalaya), BURGERS (high quality meat!), avocado toast, and just regular lunch Cobb salads and things like chicken BLTs. Fresh ingredients, adorable cafe, delivery via Doordash, & GrubHub, all while fulfilling an empowering social mission. The draw here is organic, locally sourced, and a mix of "clean" nutritious meals and indulgences (burgers, fries, taco specials). The cafe is a wonderful bright airy space with lots of tables for groups and stool perches by the large windows. It's in the heart of many major businesses including near Oracle, Entertainment Arts, major law firms, lots of startups in Redwood Shores. You will probably have to drive here because of the way the industrial office parks are set up, but if you work at EA, one of the law firms or in the Sobrato Center (where the cafe is located), you're lucky enough to take a stroll to enjoy your lunch. I love it amongst the dearth of delicious healthy options in Redwood Shores. (Although I also recommend the "Falafel Tazah" spot next to Knob Hill grocers for healthy, hot and fresh although they are a one or two trick pony). Rendezvous does it all but in the forms of rotating specials (they're all sooo good you won't have a bad day when you're like "meh, the special was so-so"- they're all tasty. I look forward to the specials. So with that, Go get your non-boring delicious healthy lunch!! P.S. for everyone wondering: Campbell is the friendly Scottish guy behind the counter that manages & trains. read more

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Love this place! Super friendly service, great food. I absolutely need to get his name next time I go but the front counter man is awesome! He makes me want to come back and is always in a good mood. Next to Refuge this is my next favorite rueben. The corned beef is sliced from a fresh cut, not deli bs. Also the sauerkraut - I am almost sure it is made fresh. I also like their tuna melts, Israeli cous (pearl cous cous), and french fries which vary from sweet potato to regular, different cuts, fry styles. Normally I need consistency, but everything Rendezvous serves is awesome so I actually look forward to what kind of fry they have that day! Have not seen waffle or curly fries yet but I bet if they had them they'd be bomb. read more

These guys are great! Food excellent, service with a smile and the main area is well lit, quite and great vibe for conversation over a meal. read more

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This little gem is tucked away in the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits in Redwood Shores. It's hard to see from the street, but it's there. Recently opened, they appear to serve breakfast and lunch (not sure about dinner; I doubt it). I stopped by for lunch. Menu looks great. Made to order sandwiches and salads, and hot entrees. There are also ready made sandwiches if you're in a rush. I'm having today's lunch special, 3 delicious slices of pork loin with figs. I didn't like the side that accompanied it so I asked for a salad instead. Instead of boring greens, they let me pick from the made to order salad ingredients. My lunch is delicious and the price was reasonable ($7). Lots of seating both inside and outside. Reasonable amount of parking if you have to drive here. read more

Recently discovered this place and visited twice since for lunch. They have a compact menu (which I like) and the place tends to stay low-key so it's great for a working lunch or a lunch meeting. I've had the chorizo breakfast burrito and it's turned out great every time, with a side of perfectly-crisped breakfast potatoes. The sweet potato fries are great as well. Will go back to try other stuff on the menu. Highly recommended! No idea why it's so empty all the time. read more

Catering is the real show here, including tritip taco bar that's just yum. Plus, they're training people for careers, so you eat and feel good about it. If you go to the cafe, get the daily special. read more

Great new place to eat in redwood shores. Really loved their veggie options. Had a really good veggie gyro and a fruit salad. Great friendly staff and a good place to have a coffee in the patio and work. read more

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Found Rendezvous Cafe/Catering while attending an event nearby. The food is excellent, fresh, "clean" and unique - great for casual business lunch/meetups. The manager is awesome and the purpose of training/non profit is well worth any effort to eat here. When I am in the area I eat here now. read more

Rendezvous Cafe does a great job of catering for any size catering job. They recently catered for one of our events. We were pleased with all aspects of working with Rendezvous--- from out initial meeting with Campbell to the delivery of our lunches. We will happily use them again. Ron Visconti, Executive Director Phase2Careers read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. We were in line at this place and had planned on eating. They then said they were only taking the first persons order that was in line. They said we should have called an order in. How would we know this? Not too mention he was super rude. read more

Places like these are why I appreciate Yelp - had this not popped up on my search bar for lunch, I would never know it existed, despite driving by every day. It's tucked away in the Sobrato Center for Non Profits buildings, and I expected a run of the mill office building cafe. The space is actually quite large and airy, with wooden benches and cushy armchairs sprinkled in, and makes for a nice comfortable break. I got the one-patty burger that was a good size and came with fries for under $6. They must have listened to other review that complained about the bun, because my bun was grilled and yummy! The patty had good char and flavor. The burger is supposed to come with bacon marmalade, which I didn't really taste, but it was good nonetheless. They don't have fountain drinks, but they do have a drink cooler with a small collection of "healthier" drink options, and free water that is infused with fruit (it's actually pretty good). A good spot to keep on a lunch rotation; they didn't have a special when I came, but I would like to come back and try some in the future. Thumbs up for a good cause and good food! read more

Had a very good time yesterday for lunch. Beautiful and sunny searing area with tables outside! Had the lunch special - linguine with clams: it was fresh and very good. Very reasonable price too. read more

Rendezvous - Linguine pasta with clams and white wine sauce - Caterers Near Me - Redwood City, California

Prior to writing this review, I thought it would be fair I reached out to Rendezvous via email to inform them the kind of service we experienced for my daughter's 1st birthday. Unfortunately, the response we got from them was unacceptable... which is why I indicating below the issues we had for our event; "I was told by a few guests that the bartender did not want to give bottled water... instead he provided tap water. When Emily and I met she mentioned that small water bottles would be provided to our guests. I was embarrassed to hear that issue coming from family and friends. In addition, I was also told by our guests that they cleared the food around 6:30pm (and that there was still plenty of food left... my issue with this is we (my husband or I) were not informed they were going to clear out the food. We had guests who arrived late from SFO as their flight was delayed due to the rain. And when they arrived the food was cleared already! We were busy hosting the event with games and these issues were brought to our attention after the event. " Rendezvous responded stating that water bottles were not provided because I changed the menu. I informed them that was definitely not the case and gave further details of timing etc. I never heard back from them after I sent them my last response below; "The menu was already finalized before our first meeting (Feb. 15th) and that was the time you mentioned small water bottles would be provided to our guests when we went over the details of the party. Then the second time we met was on March 15th, which was to taste the short rib pasta... we went over the event details once again and you also mentioned that small water bottles would be provided to our guests. The only modification we did after meeting twice is to add the chicken fingers and mac & cheese for 12 kids, which was done via email correspondence and there were no mention of the small water bottles not being provided to our guests if we added kids menu to what we already had finalized. So I'm a bit confused as to how the water bottles can be eliminated without letting us know. This could have been easily avoided as we did not have a problem if you required us to bring our own water, but it was never mentioned to us. One of the host we hired for the kids activity was done at 6:10pm. I gave her the payment then and offered her to grab some food. I spoke to her last week, she said that the guys were already clearing up the food counter "before" 6:30pm. She had to ask one of them if she can get some food and he let her. I'm not sure what happened to the food to-go boxes you mentioned that were given to our guests because I've reached out to our guests and so far none of them took any food to go. The only boxes we were provided was for our leftover desserts. But not the food we had catered by Rendezvous. I just wish we were informed before they cleared the food counter ahead of time... at least that way, I would've set some food aside for our guests who arrived late due to weather condition flight delays. We were completely embarrassed to hear of the issue after the fact... as again, this was something that could have been easily avoided had one of your staff approached my husband or I to let us know that food was going to be cleared. We were also told by our guests there were plenty of food left, which remains a mystery to us because our party did not take any of the food to go. In regards to monitoring the guests... I remember you mentioned to me about the kids running around the halls. I immediately put a stop to that as soon as you informed me. We were unaware about guests taking alcohol outside and vaping inside the building. We would have definitely put a stop to that had my husband or I were informed, but again... we weren't. Lastly, at some point during the party, I was inside the car feeding my daughter. I saw a security approach some of our guests who were smoking outside the building. A few minutes later, one of the guests came up to me in the car to tell me the security is questioning them about the event and that it was not suppose to take place! So I came out the car and talked to him...he then told me that they were not informed of an event taking place at Rendezvous and that is why he is questioning us. I suggested to have him speak to you inside and not my guests. I also informed him that we made our payment to book this venue and I have confirmation of everything. He said he would go inside but I don't recall seeing him. That was just another embarrassment we had to deal with during the party. I never got a response after sending my last message to them indicating the details and timing. read more

Excellent value for money! Good food, kind people and an amazing specificity: a social restaurant, training low-income people. I strongly recommend the place ! read more

Wife and I ate here when we were staying at the Sofitel...not much within walking distance. Very subtle exterior, food was really good. I had the bulghogi bowl which had pickled cucumbers, kimchi and rice, all were tasty. My wife ordered the shrimp tacos order came with 3 tacos good amount of shrimp with very good flavor, nice pico type salsa and a spicy cream. Overall a very good experience. read more

Such a rip off and no consistency!!!! I ordered a breakfast sandwich a week ago with just egg, cheese, and sausage and it was $7.95. I must say it was a good size (sliced wheat, lots of egg, and lots of sausage). Today I went back for that same sandwich (mind you it was expensive), but because it was good and I was hungry, I thought I'd get it again. Today it was half the size, half the egg, and half the sausage. I hate when places are not consistent. I went back because I liked it the first time, and when they don't keep their consistency, it bothers me. I will never step foot in their again. Prices are exaggerated and the portions are not worth the money!!! No wonder it's always empty! read more

We recently had a dinner for 90 guests catered by Rendezvous and everything about it was exceptional. The two caterers arrived on time, were professional, and took care of all the setup and cleanup. The food was outstanding, we choose to have the food setup buffet style and the presentation along with the quality of the food was top notch. I highly recommend using Rendezvous for your next catering event as they went above and beyond to ensure our event went off without a hitch. read more

Great friendly staff. Custom salads. Great selection of chocolates! Different entrees every day. You can eat inside or there's a patio outside and you can sit under the sun umbrellas. read more

I love the yummy food and I love the friendly staff!! A real pleasure to visit :D

We recently started using Rendezvous for catering at my company and it has been an AWESOME decision. I work for a tech company and we have some hungry engineers! The experience in the brick-and-mortar café is open, airy and clean. You seem to forget you are in an office complex when you're there! The prices are great for such phenomenal food. The catering portions are large and you get a great bang for your buck. I've worked with many restaurants for large catering orders and the care, attention and detail that goes into a Rendezvous catering order surpasses many seasoned restaurants! Professional, on-time -- an all around great café run by a fantastic chef. I'd say that Rendezvous has a 'café feel' in the shop but a 'restaurant taste' when it comes to their food and catering. All in all, amazing food, service and attitude! P.S. The grass-fed burger with fries is amazing! :) read more

Had a very nice turkey sandwich made to order. Being able to add grilled peppers and eggplant was a nice touch, as well as the small side salad of peaches, quinoa, and arugula. Definitely will be back. read more

I wandered here for the first time with a co-worker and was pleasantly surprised! Beautiful sunny atmosphere and friendly service. I ordered the ratatouille over cous cous, the day's special, and my friend ordered the tomato soup, which came really hot in a gigantic bowl. Both dishes were really nice. I'll definitely be back. I also LOVE the restaurant's mission to help people in need in Silicon Valley get training for meaningful employment and wages. Way to go! read more

I love the concept of this restaurant and it's social purpose. I travel regularly to the area on business but have not yet been able to eat here. This morning I tried again, unable to find hours on their web site, to discover they did not open until 8 am, too late for me and my first meeting of the day. Might I suggest a 7 am opening time, or 7:30? And whatever the hours I'd also suggest posting them prominently online. read more

It's not anything super fancy, but it's good food and the staff is super friendly. So great to have a place on site to get coffee or diet coke or pop chips, instead of going all the way to Nob Hill nearby. The premade sandwiches are even good, and the hot food (that I've had so far) was delish! read more

It is a small cafe however the salad was fresh with a reasonable price too. I had ordered a chicken cesar salad which it is made in from of you. The also have daily special item. The menu is basic salad and sandwich items. Note. No many option of gluten free. read more

This is a great cafe! Service is always pleasant and the food is delicious - especially the shrimp tacos! Thank you!!!

I haven't been to the cafe but I have used them 3 times now for catering at our quarterly advisory board meetings. They do an excellent job of setting up and breaking down the event. The presentation is perfect and most importantly the food is very good! I love that they provide training, livable wages and sustainable career paths for folks rebuilding their lives. I will continue to use them for our corporate events and more! read more

We just catered our annual Board offsite with Rendezvous and they surpassed all expectations! The food was delicious, reasonably priced, and Campbell, the catering director, was super easy to work with. The catering menu had many healthy & delicious options (& I'm GF.) If I worked near Redwood Shores, I would have them cater everything! read more

Convenient place for lunch, especially if you work on Twin Dolphin Dr. Rarely crowded, tasty food and good prices. Large house salad built to order, huge bowls of home-made soup, nice burgers. read more

Fresh and delicious food. Hummus and falafel wrap was excellent! Great to support a cafe that also provides on the job training.

The Rendezvous café was wonderful. My turkey bacon sandwich was delicious, and the salad was very fresh. I liked the open air feel of the space, and there is plenty of light. A nice place for a casual lunch. It's also great for the community that the café provides jobs for people in need of employment. I recommend this place! read more

It was so good! Thank you to the chef and his team! Moreover, this is a social enterprise. I strongly recommend this place!