La Veranda Cafe

P L

4 months ago · ★ 5

Beautifully decorated traditional Italian restaurant. Great light lunch with a simple Verandah Salads and an added grilled prawns. Portion of salads were unexpectedly big and the grilled prawns excellently cooked. Scampi e Pancrtta grilled prawn wrapped with pancetta great dish.

Stewart Kennon

5 months ago · ★ 5

La Veranda Cafe is one of those places that keeps you coming back. From the moment we walked in, the staff made us feel welcome and immediately brought out some of the best bread I’ve ever had, served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Honestly, give me that bread, the olive oil and vinegar mix, and a glass of wine, and I’m perfectly happy. My wife ordered the salmon, and I went with the filet mignon. We decided to split both dishes so we could try everything. The salmon was delicious and paired perfectly with the vegetables. The filet mignon, though, was exceptional — so tender you could almost cut it with a fork. What really surprised me was the mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy. I’m usually not a mushroom fan, but I couldn’t stop eating it. My wife agreed and said it was some of the best gravy she’s ever had. Our waiter was attentive throughout the evening, and the wine he recommended paired wonderfully with the meal. On another visit, we stopped in planning to just enjoy a glass of wine and their amazing bread, but ended up trying the happy hour fish and chips. The portion was perfect for sharing, and it turned out to be an unexpected treat. La Veranda Cafe delivers great food, excellent service, and a warm atmosphere every time we visit.

Πάμελα

5 months ago · ★ 5

Friendly staff excellent service Delicious Italian food Big plates you must be very hungry 😁

Patrick Page

a year ago · ★ 5

We went to La Veranda on Sunday, June 15 2025 for a father’s day brunch. First a word about Clayton CA. This is an older town in the east bay, next to Concord and Walnut Creek. This is a town that hung on tenaciously to its small town charm and looks very much the way it did fifty years ago. They still have some wooden sidewalks, a saloon or two, a lovely tree shaded park where they hold small summer concerts. It has a small central downtown and feels very much like the old fashioned small town that it is. People are friendly and relaxed; traffic has been cleverly engineered out. This restaurant with its wooden entry steps fits right in. It has a veranda with outdoor tables along the side of the restaurant as well as a casual covered patio for outdoor dining. Upon entering we could see a big square dining room to our right and to our left was the other smaller rectangular dining room. We were greeted promptly and cordially and taken to our table in the room to our left. It was filled with black tables and chairs, the wall were tan and the ceiling tiles were a pleasant burnt red. The restaurant is surrounded by trees and bushes so the view from the many windows made us feel as though we were in an arboretum. The table was neatly set with two forks; a butter knife and side plate per seat as well as perfectly folded white linen pyramid napkin folds. Very quickly an attendant arrived to get us waters, coffee or tea. Shortly after that, our waiter Yousef appeared and took our orders. We had some substitutions and he took it all in stride. We ordered three eggs benedicts and food appeared in a very short time. The eggs were perfectly poached with firm whites and a hint of white vinegar and the yolks were perfectly runny. The muffins underneath were lightly toasted and easy to cut with a butter knife. I have been making fresh hollandaise for years in restaurants and at home and I am always suspicious of canned or powdered some restaurants resort to but this was definitely fresh and the real deal. The sauce was topped with a dusting of paprika and presentation was perfect. Yousef was an efficient and quick waiter, very professional. As is always a challenge my wife takes on we eventually got a big smile out of him. Overall I got the impression this was a tightly run restaurant that had taken pains to see to all the important touches. It was bright, sunny, and clean and the staff was friendly and attentive. I would not hesitate to go back for dinner and plan to.

Cheri Jaques Dimensions of Health

4 months ago · ★ 5

I come here every Wednesday for happy hour, the cocktails are good and the food is excellent. I have never in my life had the good service that I get at La Veranda from our waiter Hugo, and his assistant or the other waiter, Yusef. I'm telling you this is worth the visit!