Excellent happy hour.

This is one of our favorite restaurants in Sonoma County. The menu is varied and always made with fresh organic food. We have been very impressed with their special dinners with wine and food pairing. We have especially enjoyed their heirloom tomato dinners and the Sonoma County Wine Harvest Festival gold medal winning wines with accompanying courses. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and feel they would get a wonderful meal, friendly atmosphere, and a great wine list.

The service was good but the food was the worst I've had in a long time. I had the Surf and Turf. The rub they put on the shrimp was uneatable. The mashed potatoes were wonderful and the beef done well but when added with the BBQ sauce was really bad. The sauce had an overpowering taste on vinegar. Some one should tell the chef that olives don't go with everything. The beautiful light flavor of the spinach salad was ruined by the very strong olives as was the delicate flavored Salad Nocoise. They did have a great wine list with many by the glass. Be warned its located in an business park.

When you read the previous review from an individual that goes to this restaurant for over 20 years you might think it is just friends helping friends. Nothing could be more wrong. Not only was the information the previous reviewer wrote accurate, it did not praise the owner/chef enough.

The chef uses fresh ingredients when in season and it is reflected in the menu . We made dinner reservations but made it a point to arrive for the Happy Hour. The Happy Hour Menu was amazing! We ordered the Chicken Taquitos with guacamole, cilantro and pumpkin seeds and the Broiled Oysters Bonneville with pesto and ceasar dressing. There were 11 items plus 6 flatbread pizzas on this menu. Why did I have dinner reservations?

Because the main menu was also diverse and delicious. The mushroom stuffed ravoli was delectible as well as the other entrees. This young chef is extremely talented and very proud of his restaurant. The staff , from the bar service to food service , is efficient but in a friendly welcoming manner. The wine list, as well as the dinner menu prices were very reasonable in price.

The location of the restaurant appears to be a small office area, so the parking lot looks empty at night. At first glance it is not appealing but don't let that stop you. We enjoyed the restaurant so much, we went back the last night we were in Santa Rosa. If you are in the area, do youself a favor and go to this restaurant.