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Patrick
2026 Jun 11, 12:20pm
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/palo-alto/2026/06/10/french-italian-bistro-and-wine-bar-the-rendezvous-opens-in-palo-alto/
The Rendezvous is the latest project from the owner of Kirk’s Steakburgers, Caffe Riace and Osteria Toscana
Fans of French bistro Pastis, a staple of Palo Alto’s Cal Ave for more than a decade before it closed in 2022, can once again enjoy its signature escargot, mussels and pate at The Rendezvous, a new bistro and wine bar on Page Mill Road.
“Half of the menu (at The Rendezvous) is what I used to do at my old restaurant,” chef Maxime Roucoule said. “Usually a wine bar is boring (because there’s) no food. So (we’re) having a lot of food, plus …. every day we have like five, six, seven specials, so the people don’t get bored.”
The Rendezvous is the latest project from restaurateur and Menlo Park resident Giuseppe Carrubba (owner of Palo Alto restaurants Kirk’s Steakburgers, Caffe Riace and Osteria Toscana, as well as San Jose spots La Foret and The GrandView) and Roucoule (whose previous experience includes Joanie’s Cafe, Pastis and La Boheme). Friends for 30 years, the pair teamed up to combine flavors from Carrubba’s Italian upbringing and Roucoule’s French roots, pairing it with a mutual love for wine.
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Wife and I went there yesterday, and the home made pinot was very good. Burrata and flatbread were also good, but the mussels were a bit off. Not that had any ill effect, but they didn't taste all that fresh.
Also, there was a dead fly in my wife's glass of Italian soda. I suppose that can happen by chance, but still a bit disturbing.
In spite of my two complaints, overall the experience was good, and I'll go back.
The Rendezvous is the latest project from the owner of Kirk’s Steakburgers, Caffe Riace and Osteria Toscana
Fans of French bistro Pastis, a staple of Palo Alto’s Cal Ave for more than a decade before it closed in 2022, can once again enjoy its signature escargot, mussels and pate at The Rendezvous, a new bistro and wine bar on Page Mill Road.
“Half of the menu (at The Rendezvous) is what I used to do at my old restaurant,” chef Maxime Roucoule said. “Usually a wine bar is boring (because there’s) no food. So (we’re) having a lot of food, plus …. every day we have like five, six, seven specials, so the people don’t get bored.”
The Rendezvous is the latest project from restaurateur and Menlo Park resident Giuseppe Carrubba (owner of Palo Alto restaurants Kirk’s Steakburgers, Caffe Riace and Osteria Toscana, as well as San Jose spots La Foret and The GrandView) and Roucoule (whose previous experience includes Joanie’s Cafe, Pastis and La Boheme). Friends for 30 years, the pair teamed up to combine flavors from Carrubba’s Italian upbringing and Roucoule’s French roots, pairing it with a mutual love for wine.
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Wife and I went there yesterday, and the home made pinot was very good. Burrata and flatbread were also good, but the mussels were a bit off. Not that had any ill effect, but they didn't taste all that fresh.
Also, there was a dead fly in my wife's glass of Italian soda. I suppose that can happen by chance, but still a bit disturbing.
In spite of my two complaints, overall the experience was good, and I'll go back.
He also said that the happy hour wine is house-made, and $10/glass.