I was skeptical about stopping in after having visited First and Main in it's various stages of disarray over the years. While it kind of feels like this place has gone through an amazing Bar Rescue, I still have flashbacks. The drink program has been elevated big time. I truly LOVED my Scofflaw Cocktail. The ambiance is very modern and pretty, but it feels a little cold - white tile and white counter tops and cold metal chairs. Again, very pretty, just not overly inviting. The food seems forced. Much of it feels reminiscent of the former business - tacos and totchos and burgers. They have made an effort to step the food up a bit - flat iron steak and mussels and poke, etc. However, I feel the prices on the elevated food are too much too soon. $17 for a salad, $16 for a breakfast burrito and $28 for salmon seem extremely steep for a place that needs to earn its stripes and convince me its not First and Main in a costume. read more

The Post - The Post Manhattan (back) and Scofflaw Cocktail (front) - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

The Post used to be a regular go to for us. Went last night and disappointed. Calamari was overdone-almost burnt. Dinner took a long time. Burger was ordered med rare and came out well done. Asked for it to be replaced-which was done but no offer of new/hot fries. Not the quality and service we were used to at a place that at one time was always packed read more

Firstly, a Solid place for happy hour drinking! Cocktails are flowing and the ambience is friendly and open. Snackables that my coworkers and I frequent are the cauliflower hot wings, fries, and did I mention the cocktails? They have the impossible burger there as well and it is fantastic should you want a larger bite. We've also been there a few times with a large family and friends group and have not been disappointed. Overall good service, happy attitudes, good food and beer therefore a great place for family dinners or after work drinks. read more

I've been meaning to write this review for a long time. The food is delicious. I have enjoyed the Pasta Bolognese - nicely done, and the Crispy Chicken Sandwich that puts Chick-fil-A and Popeys to shame. But because the management openly defies health orders, I won't be going back. Ever. It begs the question - if they ignore this, what other health violations do they think don't apply to them? Even after agreeing to comply, they still whined that it was just pressure that made them do it. It's a mindset that doesn't give me the comfort to patronize them, until it changes ownership. read more

Pretty bad food, low quality drinks, and service took too long. Our waitress was nice, and she seemed to maybe be alone so that could be why the wait. I don't mind a wait, if everything that comes after it is good. We split a Margherita flatbread which looked straight out of my niece's EZ bake oven. It had big, round slices of tomato, no burrata (as advertised on the menu), and two basil leaves. We also explained we'd be sharing it, and it did not come cut. So one huge slice of flatbread not prepared for sharing. read more

Love this place. So many food choices that everyone in our family finds something they like every time we come biz great service and outdoor sitting. In short, we keep coming back over and over again. read more

Food: the quantity was pretty sad for chips and dip. Basically it was a plate of chips with two tiny condiment portions of pico de Gallo (lacked salt) and quac. Quac amounted to 1/4 of an avocado. Pretty disappointing for the amount $$ spent. Service: great service, staff was quick, nice, and pleasant. Also multiple staff responded when our main waitress was with other customers. Ambiance: Good place to spend happy hour especially during the warmer months. They have windows that open up read more

Jason's new favorite is the pulled pork sandwich. Great slaw on the sandwich. The Post Burger is great too. Choice of tater tots, fries, or sweet potato fries, all good choices. read more

The Post - Pulled pork sandwich - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

We came here for my sister's birthday and everything was just OK. The server was really nice and the food was OK but the chicken and waffles were really bland. The chicken sandwich also came out very soggy. Other than that the vibes here are really nice. read more

Great atmosphere, food was great and the service was lovely. Our server regina went above and beyond to make sure we where comfortable and accommodated. The cocktail menue is great btw! read more

We wanted check out this new bar near by in downtown los altos but they hadn't built the kitchen yet for food so we were looking for alternative option before drinks and found the Post just a street down. My friend had a burger with sweet potato fries and I had totchos. The fries were crispy and tasty. Totchos are tater tots mixed with cheese, green onion and sour cream like nachos. It was a great finger food with a drink. I had a cocktail called the postloma which was recommended by the server. It tasted great with the food. There is no strong taste in alcohol and pretty citrusy. Overall, it seems to be a good environment to hangout. There people whatching games as well. read more

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Really enjoy this place-for 5 years now. Bartenders who know how to make a proper cocktail. Good wine list. Friendly staff. Quality food. Try the buffalo cauliflower. Burgers are always good. Quesadilla yesterday was also good. Happy hour pricing was really good. Try this place. You'll be happy you did. read more

First time visiting, seems popular so thought I give it a try. There are too many tables outside for two servers to take order. No coordination or communication when a table is seated. Took over twenty minutes with me waving someone down to take my order. Ordered two drinks, one came and the other took over 20 minutes before it came. The food didn't take as long given all the waiting we did. The Mac and cheese waffle, one piece of fried chicken very blend, not sure why they called it Mac and cheese waffle when there was on pasta inside the waffle and no cheese. $27 for one piece of chicken and a waffle?? There are lots of places downtown Los Altos cheaper for breakfast. Lots of people around but only two that takes order? It's popular for the drinks I guess and the location. Unfortunately there are plenty similar high price places downtown that have a better overall experience. Didn't take long to get our check . Nothing special for me to want to come back again. read more

The Post - Mac and cheese waffle - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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Kids pasta is not kid friendly. Takes 30-45 mins. It's spaghetti so hard to eat. It's also very hard to cut. And it's very difficult to get a spoon. My kid was not happy read more

Was so happy to visit this place upon moving back to the area. Finally came in, loved the ambiance and decor. People seemed friendly. Menu seemed legit. Ordered food with our waiter whom we never saw again (didn't order cocktails being 6 months pregnant) and happily watched some College football. Food came out. Burger wasn't cooked to my order, didn't complain since I was starving. Took 7 minutes for someone to check in on us and for me to finally get some aioli since my burger was bone dry. Tacos were sub par. Sat and waited for 15 min with no acknowledgement with empty glasses (never got water refills nor were we asked) and never got another iced tea. Felt as if all wait staff avoided us since we weren't among the rest of the patrons ordering cocktails and beers. Took us 20 min of staring into space before we had to track someone down just to get the check. Basically - food was DECENT, service was THE WORST. Extremely disappointed especially since I was so excited after I heard this was the "new First & Main" a place I loved dearly. Too bad - they could've had a local regular customer! Oh - did I mention I was able to write this entire review as I sat parched waiting for someone to stop long enough so we could even ask for the check? read more

Mediocre cafeteria food at best, I wanted to love it sounded so good when reading the menu. Lobster roll room temperature and the bread was horrendous. Then we had a Cuban sandwich which the bread was toasted perfectly but after the first bite your mouth was rushed with the fat of the cheese and a slight taste of horseradish. Also shared a Caesar salad which definitely was not fit for a King. All in all if I had to choose the best bite it was my four year olds Slider which was fairly seasoned. Another restaurant where it's obvious no one is managing the food coming out of the kitchen. read more

Stopped in here for the first time on my commute traffic jammed 280. Cristian was my friendly bartender/server. Got a glass of HH wine and some HH shrimp tacos and I was on my way. Destressed and good to go. Nice friendly place and the food/snack and drink I had was very good. No complaints. I'll be back. Thank you! read more

The Post was a great lunch choice! The heaters made outdoor seating bearable, the hostess and waiters were very patient, timely and kind, and the food was delicious! We ordered two cocktails, The Postloma & Smoke Spice - both tasty and sweet. Our main dishes were quite filling and left us both so satisfied! read more

The Post - BBQ Pulled Pork Bowl - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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Food is good but they are getting a low rating because customers beware when the show you your bill on their device and the 20% tip box is already checked and you want to be supportive, so you go ahead with it, only to find out later that they calculate the tip with the tax included, so I just "tipped" on the tax too. Check the math when you sign your bill!! read more

Been wanting to try this place for a long time. Food is very under seasoned and pricy for their quality. We had the fried cauliflower which we didn't bother finish... my avocado toast was not good at all, I make better ones at home. The classic breakfast with eggs and bacon are ok. There are many brunch places that are way better. Have no desire to come back. read more

We ordered takeout from here and were very disappointed. I got Mary's half chicken risotto and my wife got the pan seared sea bass. Both were way overcooked and dry. The risotto comes with a salad but the whole thing was provided in a 1-compartment takeout dish so the risotto and chicken sauce were all over the few leaves of completed wilted and soaked arugula. For the price, they should have done a lot better. Maybe this place is good for in-person dining but I would avoid takeout. read more

Fantastic Food, service and private dining room. I hosted a Google team dinner at the Post in their private dining area for a group of aprox 25. They customized a menu based on our dietary needs and had GREAT Veg. options. Biggest food rave were the empanadas! And of course everyone raved about their cocktails. We booked this venue on short notice for a celebratory team dinner and Lindsay helped us put it together with lightening speed. Highly recommend for personal dining as well as corporate dining. read more

TL;DR - service sucks I'm so disappointed to be giving them only 2 stars. We were eager to try this place and really wanted to like it last night - 7:45 reservation for 4 on a Saturday - but one thing after another went wrong with the service. -when we were seated, someone came to take our drink order, we asked for a minute to choose a wine and my friend asked for hot water with lemon in the meantime. We also asked for a new appetizer plate as the one in front of my husband was dirty - remember this - it comes back later in the story -no one came back for over 15 mins - we had to actively try to get the server's attention to tell him we were ready to order wine and appetizers and to tell him my friend never got her hot water with lemon. we also asked again for a new plate. And asked for a new napkin bc one of them was brought over dirty. -the wine and water arrived and we ordered our dinner at that time. And also asked again for the clean plate and napkin. We had to collect the plate and napkin and say "here - could you take these away please?" -someone other than our server brought out the appetizers and in doing so, knocked my entire water right onto my cell phone and the whole thing dumped onto the table. He hurried to wipe it up, but others at the table gave me their napkins (since I still didn't have one). The man never apologized! Just said he'd bring me a new water. Ok, we said, can we also get that plate we're waiting for and now 3 new napkins? -after several mins our server came back to ask how the appetizers were - don't know - need that plate and need some napkins. Finally he hurried off and brought them. -dinner arrived and my friend's salad came out with ranch instead of the balsamic she asked for. I asked again for the replacement water - and everyone else's water was also empty by this point. -the next time instead of bringing the water the server just came by to ask if we needed anything else and my friend asked for the manager. He came right away and my friend told him she was disappointed in the service bc they had been here before and had good experiences. His response was "I'm sorry to hear this, we try not to let that happen which is why we get so much business." And said he'd speak the server. After that the server came out immediately with a new (correct) salad and with water for everyone. He also apologized for whomever spilled the water and was much more attentive after that. One or two of those issues would have been easy to overlook but this was over the top incompetence or laziness, I don't know which. It's great they have a huge outdoor space but their service hasn't been able to scale to it. read more

"I gotta have my tots" - their Tatar tots are deep fried to perfection! The crispy chicken sandwich is so tender and juicy accompanied by yummy cabbage and some sort of spicy aioli type sauce all sandwiched between the best brioche I've had. Definitely come here, especially on a warm evening seated outside. read more

3 star rating for the grilled peach burger but unlimited stars for the Spicy Tamarind Marg. I'll most likely come back for the drinks. read more

The Post - Super caliente tamarind Margarita. YUM. - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

We made our way to The Post at around 2 pm on a Sunday and were very hungry. This was our first visit and when we walked in our first impression was wow this is nice! The decor and ambience is really nice here. You can come here for casual hang out to watch some sports and grab some good bite or make it a bit upscale and come for a date night. I can see this place doing really well. Now for the food: we ordered a cup of coffee, Cubano sandwich with sweet potato fries and a chicken club sandwich with tater tots. The coffee seemed to have been freshly brewed so it was good but very light for our liking. The sandwiches were both very good, great flavors and had enough meat to satisfy the Carnivores in us lol. The best thing by far though was the tater tots. Omg what a good decision I made when ordering them as the sides instead of salad ;). It was fresh, crispy crunchy delish! I ate the whole thing because i can! The sweet potato fries were good to but got a bit ignored as the tater tots took the throne. Service wise: they seemed to have been short staffed this day. Our coffee came a min before our meal. The hostess/owner/manager not sure who she was but seemed to be a bit stressed out. However overall the experience was great! read more

The Post - Sorry took a bite before the pic. Those yummy tater tots and Cubano in the front with club sandwich in the back. - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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Today was my second time eating at The Post and it will be my last. The waiter and the food server (two different people) were slow to get to our table and were curt and hurried when they were at our table. My soup was not hot. After a large party behind us departed an employee moved a table by dragging it across the floor. It made the loudest awful screeching sound. The warm chocolate cookie dessert was microwaved store bought cookies, not good. The minis (sliders) were good. read more

We've been patrons of The Post for several years under Vickie Breslin's ownership with her incredible staff. They have worked on changes to the menu for both seasonal needs and improvements occasionally and we always appreciate coming to try new items! This past week we went in for lunch and tried some dishes under the new chef and they did not disappoint... We ordered: A Post Burger that melted in your mouth The Al Pastor Cauliflower was a fun take on a tasty tradition The meatballs were rich in flavor, smooth and bouncy and came in a nice marinara sauce And of course the cocktail selection is never short of options. We love the Postloma and their newest espresso martini machine, and a personal favorite, Pink Champagne (by the glass or bottle!) The Staff are always super friendly and accommodating of our furry friends. Will continue supporting this local establishment for years to come! read more

It wasn't that busy on a Saturday evening. However the interior is nice and it's very low-key. There was probably one server and one bartender for the rest of the evening. We arrived there around 10:30PM and sat in a booth. Service was nice and casual. I ordered the Post Manhattan which was pretty good. It was a balanced cocktail - bold and smooth. Then we just had Knob Creek on the rocks. They used one solid cube for the drinks, which is the way to do it. We were there until 1AM, but they actually close around 11:30PM. I talked to the server and he said that it's strange that Yelp lists 1:00AM, while Google Maps lists 11:30PM. The staff was nice about it and they generally stay until guests leave. We were one of the last pair of guests to leave. I would definitely return again for late night drinks because parking and seating were easy. I appreciate the establishment for being so flexible. read more

First time came here for brunch and it was pretty good. I really liked the chicken waffle. Chickens were soo tender and crunchy at the same time. Waffle was perfect as well. read more

The Post - Chicken waffle - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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A decent spot. I went here with my mom after the Los Altos Art and Wine Festival. We ordered the cauliflower hot wings and the little gem and beet salad. I was honestly excited that they roasted their cauliflower instead of frying it like many other restaurants do for veggie "wings." Well when the cauliflower came, guess what, it was BREADED AND FRIED. I was so disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I love fried food, but I'm really trying to cut back on it, so I wasn't too happy that this was mislabeled on the menu (and still mislabeled on their website). Please be aware of this if you decide to eat here. What I did like about the dish is they just drizzled the buffalo and ranch over the cauliflower so it was just the right about of sauce. The little gem salad was excellent and was assembled in a unique stacked way, which actually made it really easy to eat. read more

The Post - Cauliflower wings (that were advertised as roasted but came breaded and fried ) and little gem and beet salad - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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My new favorite restaurant! Walking in you can tell right away that they take pride of their restaurant, everything is sleek, elegant, and pristinely clean!!! Cocktails were extremely balanced made with care, & tasted delightful. I was a little concerned because of my dietary restrictions so I had a lot of questions for the poor server who helped me...she was such a sweet girl helping me through my selection. The owner herself came out to check on me and make sure everything was okay with my food and even went in the kitchen to make sure everything was just right before she even let it come to the table! As far as tase of my food, well let's just say it was so delicious I forgot to even take a picture before I dug into it and devoured every single bite! (Lobster bisque, and half chicken FTW) I can't wait to go back! read more

The Post - Old Cuban - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

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My family and I have been coming to The Post since it opened 6 years ago and it's our "go to" every time we want to dine in Los Altos. The food, staff and the ambience are all amazing! Vickie the owner has done an incredible job with this restaurant and is always so welcoming as with every person on her staff. It's so nice to walk into a restaurant and have everyone greet you with a big smile and they are all so genuine the young hosts, servers, and bartenders . Also, the vibe is fun and lively in the bar area! We love coming here for sports games there so many TVs in both rooms! If you need a quieter meal you can go into the back room area. (it's great for large parties too) Next time you are in Los Altos you will not be disappointed by a meal at The Post. Here are a few photos of some dishes we enjoy off their new menu. I unfortunately did not get a photo of our favorite vegetarian items which are the beets and brussel sprouts, but they are delicious! read more

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Headed to "Boomer Alley" for dinner tonight. Came on a Friday night (1st friday) with reservations. The interior was small, cute design and much quieter than the noisy band outside. We started with the crab cakes and empanadas, both very good! For dinner we had the Nashville hot chicken sliders with French fries and the turkey burger with tater tots. Again, both very good!!! ...probably one of the best turkey burgers I've ever had! We also had 3 cocktails which were just okay. Overall, food was great! Service was good. Ambiance was very hectic, loud and crowded. So if you're looking forward to having a conversation with your date...not gonna happen! Overall though, I would definitely come back for the food...just maybe not on a "1st Friday" with all the bands. read more

Great happy hour menu! Loved the garlic fries and the drinks were great. Good atmosphere on a Friday night!

We visited The Post 3 times during Covid outdoor dining. We visited again January 29th as outdoor dining reopened. The food and service was good as our previous visits. The food and drinks were good. We ordered various dishes like: The post burger, Pasta Carbonara, crispy chicken sandwich. Looking forward to going when indoor dining r read more

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Terrible foods worst customer Service ever I had in my life ambience was OK that's why I'm giving one star even they don't deserve that! there is a lot more options in Los Altos. Don't believe this please! read more

Just left, no food. Three different waiters approached our table asking if we had been helped and EACH TIME we said "no and we are ready to order"... they walked away, approached the bar, then disappeared somewhere... finally the bartender comes out with a pad of paper but goes to the table seated 10 minutes after us to take their order. We left. Nice hostess though. And too bad because I've been there twice before and it was a decent experience. read more

Highly recommend lunch at The Post in Los Altos; especially the pulled pork sandwich. Service is first class and the outdoor dining area is wonderful and relaxing. Be sure to ask for Victoria! read more

The Post - Me enjoying lunch at The Post - New American Near Me - Los Altos, California

I've been a long time customer, eating here 1-2 times a week for the past 5 years, and I'm sad that the new menu has reduced the offerings that were so very good....gone are the jalapeño calamari, and the excellent fish and chips. The burger is good but it used to be better. The crispy chicken sandwich is gone. The Cobb salad is not as good as it used to be. I've been here twice this week, and the restaurant seems slower than it used to be. The staff are wonderful as always. I guess I might come if I'm in the mood for a burger but I'm a little sad about the changes, and for the price I'd rather go to Los Altos Grill now that they're open for lunch. Add to the menu, don't delete. ;) read more