Orchestria Palm Court - San Andreas

This place is a unique experience. It's like a piece of history alive and good. The food was great and the service was friendly and excellent. We're going back!

This place is definitely a hidden gem. The restaurant was clean, open and had great service. They offered a variety of delicious, high quality and extremely reasonably priced dishes. The pianos were awesome and they were sure to rotate which ones played while we dined. We will be back!

Definitely one of the more interesting places we've gone. There are lots of old-time musical and other devices. The player pianos and other musical devices still work and play period music. I'm not sure if the popcorn or roasted peanut machines work, but I would have loved some. When we arrived about 6 PM, there were a few tables occupied, but it wasn't crowded. As we ate, the place did fill up. There's also no tipping here. They basically add 25% to the price of everything that you order, which includes tax and a 15% gratuity. Everything is priced on the menu so that each item comes to an even dollar amount after adding that 25%, which makes splitting bills very easy. Finally, you order everything at the bar in the back. They will bring what you order to your table. You also pay at the bar. Despite being a period restaurant, they do take credit cards. As for the food, it was very good. My wife started with a Poppy Dew drink, which she liked so much that she ordered another. I started with a brown cow (a root beer float with chocolate ice cream), which was also very good. For starters, I had some clam chowder, which was chunky, but just okay. My wife and I both had the nectarine salad, which we both thought was very good. For entrees, we both had the Austrian goulash with spaetzle, which was also very good. It had a slight spicy bite, but not too much. Neither of us like extremely spicy food, but we both liked this. We decided to also have dessert as they had some tempting items. Their special was key lime pie, which I love, so I ordered that. It came with strawberry preserves around it and a large strawberry next to it, and was very good. My wife ordered the banana split brulee, which she enjoyed. I also had one dark beer at $6, and the total, including the added tax and tip, was $112, which seemed a bit pricey, but not outrageous. There were other dishes in the menu that sounded good, so we'll probably go back when we find ourselves in San Jose again.

Charming and romantic dining room decorated with player pianos, like a step back in time. Wonderful service, delicious fountain soda drinks and fresh, well-prepared food. We will definitely be back!

Essentially a museum of working player pianos and other self-playing instruments--xylophone, violin, giant music boxes and more--with an interesting restaurant. The food was quite good, we had the Austrian goulash, pear salad, profiteroles and made to order sodas--the Poppy Dew and the Cherry Sour Phosphate. I recommend everything, especially the profiteroles and the sodas. The goulash was served on great crunchy spaetzle and had a rich flavor. Seating is limited and you need to make reservations a few days ahead. The tables were close together without a lot of room to walk around between, but the atmosphere was great. Different player pianos/etc. play automatically from time to time, several are fascinating to watch. The staff is excellent. No tipping; a 14.5% service fee is automatically added. The prices were fine for the food quality. The night we were there the clientele were mostly older than 35. Definitely a unique and fun dining experience.