Horsefeather (Palo Alto)

Horsefeather https://horsefeather.com/ is a well established cocktail bar/restaurant on Alamo Square in San Francisco we habe visited a few times before and enjoyed their cocktails. Very recently they also opened a new location on the peninsula at Town & Country in Palo Alto. Our visit tonight pretty much resembled the good experience for food and cocktails we had in SF and so it is a very welcoming addition to the cocktail scene on the peninsula which is evolving but still needs more much support. Let’s hope that over time Horsefeather also decides to be open late for some late night cocktail sessions.


Daywalker - resposado tequila, aperitivo, mango, chipotle, lemon, cinnamon overproof, tepache foam
Shorebird - aplos calme, verjus, apple, sea salt, ginger-scallion oil
Birds of a feather - barbados rum, blood orange aperitif, lime leaf, pineapple gomme, black cardamom, fresh lime
R.H.C. - no-proof amaro, HF Cola cordial, mint, lime
Moonraker - kumquat infused vodka, cacao rum, cafe de olla, cold brew, cinnamon, demerara sugar


Duck fat fries - umami seasoning, duck fat snow, curried ketchup


Mango lime “ceviche” - plant-based tuna, mango, avocado, jicama, cucumber, chile lime chips


Deviled eggs - kimchi, crispy leeks, tobiko, chives, sesame


Cream sherry braised beef roast - slow braised in cream sherry, yukon gold mash, spring mix salad with dijon vinaigrette


Chopped romaine & stone fruit - charred stone fruit, citrus, cherry, fresh herbs, puffed quinoa, rose vinaigrette


Chocolate cake with fig ganache - fig dark chocolate ganache, chocolate chantilly cream, pomegranate syrup, charred fresh figs, pomegranate seeds

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Second visit to Horsefeather in Palo Alto https://horsefeather.com . Still very well executed dishes, of course very good cocktails and mocktails, and a nice ambiance but the menu feels a bit more “safer” than directly after they opened about a year ago - most likely a reflection of the Palo Alto location which isn’t known as an area with “challenging” restaurants.

Asparagus a la Grenobloise, brown butter-lemon vinaigrette, crispy capers, toasted bread crumbs

Kimchi deviled eggs, crispy shallots, tobiko, chives, sesame

Crispy Korean wings, honey, gochujang, sesame oil, house ranch

Yuzu Sour - haku yuzu vodka, blood orange aperitif, pamplemousse, wildflower honey, lemon, egg white

Golden Path - house blended n/a vermouth, shinko pear, chrysanthemum, verjus, lemon, rosemary atomatic

Citrus glazed salmon, seared, served with creamy risotto, shaved parmesan, grilled lemon

Coconut curry mussels, verjus, confit marble potatoes, josey baker toast

Cool Breeze, n/a blood orange aperitif, coco-lopez, orange, lime, miso, pineapple gomme

N/A Lager

Chocolate cake with fig ganache, fig dark chocolate ganache, chocolate chantilly cream, pomegranate syrup, charred fresh figs, pomegranate seeds

Yuzu custard, citrusy, creamy Japanese-style custard, seasonal fruit garnish

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