The menu says the restaurant only serves breakfast till 12pm. This is true for weekdays but on weekends you can get breakfast all day long.

What a terrific idea! A simply superb restaurant, a coffee Kiosk (using Starbucks coffee beans) within a great bookstore. A dream marriage. Service is excellent and very accommodating. The menu is fun and offers a few unique well prepared choices. Food is all freshly prepared. I have food allergies and they handled them with no problem or fuss. This is a fun place...enjoy your favorite Latte or expresso, add lunch too and visit with a friend all in a comfortable chair if you like. You can buy a book, magazine or gift all at the same time. What's not to like?! The Palladio Center also offers some great shopping in some of our favorite stores. Perfection! read more

I recently went to this Barnes and Noble on October 13th in the evening. When I attended, I was greeted by a VERY personable guy, who's name I unfortunately did not get, but I'll describe him in hopes that you'll understand who I'm talking about. He was maybe 6 foot, brown haired, glasses, and he was wearing a shirt that said "don't judge a book by it's cover" in the pride flag colors. He was so kind and welcoming and just had an all round really good vibe. I literally created this account just to write a review about him because of how happy and accepted I felt and how it's stuck with me for the past few days. I will be returning as soon as I can. To that one worker, if you're reading this, thank you. Your kindness has stuck with me. I was the kid with the "Love, Creekwood" book. Anyway, gist of it is, it was an incredibly positive experience and I can't wait to come back. To that one worker, again, thank you. read more

Today The Kitchen at Barnes & Noble rolled out another menu. The previous menus were good, but today they made a major upgrade that takes a bookstore restaurant to five star cuisine. We had the BLTA and the steak dish. They were both superb. Specifically the steak, it's the best steak dish I've had at any restaurant in Folsom the past 21 years I've lived here. You get a perfect balance of flavors, hearty sides, and a sliced steak for easier eating. For those of you who love options, the new menu gives them to you! For those who love ranch, they now serve a house made ranch. If you like their crispy potatoes (everyone does) they now serve a sweet potato option. Oh, and two new desserts, one is a house made strawberry shortcake. Enjoy trying the new menu! read more

Everything coming out of the kitchen is great. We have tried many items on the menu and they are all delicious. I would definitely recommend the chicken and the mushroom Ragu and the garlic butter was great with the bread. The tomato soup is super. They also have breakfast i'm planning to try the avocado toast next. I would definitely come again. read more

Barnes & Noble Kitchen - New American Near Me - Folsom, California

Sadly, today's experience was so poor. A simple beer and wine pour. Was overlooked completely after my order, even though I was sitting at the bar. I've had food here before and I have had good experiences, but it's frustrating to be completely forgot about and no longer acknowledged. I think I'll give Barnes & Nobles a break. read more

Really great ambience and great food too! BN Kitchen serves breakfast lunch and dinner and has over 20 wines by the glass! BNK features From scratch cooking that is approachable and delicious :) read more

This place is very relaxing and this is my experience. Walk in and getting seated at the middle table and ordered a cappuccino and glass of lemon water. Servers were very responsive and had excellent customer service Food I order a brisket burger and avocado toast and my wife ordered the salmon. The brisket burger was completely full of flavor of flavors and was great all around and would order it again. The salmon wasn't over cooked which is always nice and held pretty good flavors. I seen multiple individuals get a salad and I'll have to get one next because they looked amazing. read more

Wow, walked in for a George Orwell book 1984 stayed for lunch. Had the tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich excellent soup was excellent had the toast with avocado Service was five star I recommend asking for Stephanie their best server read more

My wife and kids came here today and were so happy we did! Absolutely love the place and the way it is setup. 1. The restaurant was truly amazing. We ordered the chopped salad with salmon and hummus plate. Both were delicious and preloaded perfectly. Kitchen has an open view where you can see how clean and nice the kitchen was. 2. Coffee/wine/beer bar great design where you can read books, order a drink and relax. 3. Love that you can sit in the bar area and get full service. You are also allowed to bring any books to table and read while eating even if not purchased. You can also go throughout the store with your beverage. I highly recommend giving this place a visit. My wife and I are fairly picky and we were impressed! read more

Food was good, but really overpriced. I ordered the Chopped Vegetable salad with chicken ($19.00!) and was kind of disappointed with the size of it. The waiter told me the salads were really big entree sized salads, but I felt it was more of a side salad. But then again, many people have told me that I eat an unusually large amount of vegetables. The did have a good kids menu for my little ones and it was a family friendly atmosphere. Like I said, food was good, but pricey. read more

We decided to try the restaurant after a lazy Sunday afternoon browsing through the book store. We really enjoyed the service, food selection, and deserts. Even our kids enjoyed the food and agreed that we need to eat here more. read more

Don't go to Barnes & Noble in Folsom if you want service! Or bring a good book! I stopped at the counter to let them know I wanted to order in the lounge area. They said they would be right over but instead they just kept chatting with each other. I walked up again to ask if I could order. Finally I went to the manager and all he did was stare at me and not day one word! Just plain rude. After a long wait, I finally got food. I thought maybe because it took so long and my having to keep asking for service, the manager would take something off my bill! No chance! I'll never go in there aga read more

This is not the usual Barnes and Noble. I totally dig the atmosphere with the nice lounge chairs, spacious set up, and good quality food! I order a cappuccino when I come and it is really good! I suggest trying the avocado toast. It is big enough to share read more

I ordered the lemon ricotta pancakes... omg, best pancakes ever, totally melt in your mouth. Worth getting even if you're not a fan of lemon or ricotta. Delicious. Also appreciated the fresh whipped cream on top. The crispy potatoes are also awesome - I've made this style at home before (alkalized) and love them but I've never really seen them at a restaurant. Wish it was a little less expensive but it does seem that their service and food goodness back up the high price. read more

Definitely one of the better breakfasts in town. The breakfast burrito is excellent with brisket, eggs, and crispy potatoes. I really enjoyed the avocado and salsa provided on the side. My wife ordered the Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes, which were also very good, but the portion was pretty light with two small sized pancakes. Overall, very good. But if you're hungry, the pancakes might not be a great choice. read more

Another excellent meal enjoyed here! I'm so happy the kitchen is open again. The chicken caeser salad here is, to quote my husband, "the best I've ever had" (and he knows his caeser salads)! The Avocado toast is a very generous serving (my friend and I usually split one). Service is good and attentive, but not overly so. Very nice atmosphere. Inside is open an airy with lots of windows for people-watching, if you're so inclined. There is a nice patio area out front for al fresco dining. AND... you can browse the books before and after your meal and/or pick up a Starbucks beverage or treat for dessert. Definitely one of my favorite spots in Folsom. read more

I've eaten here several times and have completely enjoyed it each time. I have tried: guacamole n warm chips multiple times because it's fresh and delicious; I've had the hummus with veggies as well and quickly ate that up too! The other day we try the grilled cheese with tomato soup and pasta in the citrus cream sauce. Both were excellent as well! The grilled cheese bread is thick, crispy on the outside and pillowy on the inside. The tomato soup was velvety smooth and accompanied the sammy perfectly. The pasta had fresh cherry tomatoes and asparagus in it topped with arugula. YUM YUM YUM! read more

Umm wtf. Really weird experience here. I really hope management read this review. This place is lacking some standard operating procedures. First off, when I was seated the table was not wiped down and the server dusted the crumbs off with his hands...HIS BARE HANDS. I could still see the oil stains on the table, and then he proceeded to place the menus on the oily table. He promised to come back to wipe the table (shouldn't you wipe tables before placing menus on them?). BUT he then left to service other tables and never came back. This same server (tall white dude) also stuck his hands into the back of his pants multiple times, it looked like he was trying to tuck his shirt in. But it was so weird that he kept doing it at least three times as he was cleaning the table in front of me and the other tables to the side of me. This is something one should really do outside of the customers view. I really hope he washed his hands after. This server then disappeared and we had to signal another guy cleaning tables to come to help us wipe our table. This new guy was our new server now? He ended up taking our order and bringing our food. No communication whatsoever from the first guy. As this was all happening, a trainwreck of an experience was happening next to me to another customer. The customer sitting next to me had been waiting patiently for their order, and had ordered way before I was seated. Midway thru my meal the same server approaches the customer next to me to inform him that there was no pasta for their chicken pasta dish, and only the chicken had been done. The customer was in shock like "huhhh?"Did they not check their stock of pasta before making the dish?? Did they really wait until the chicken was done to start the pasta? The sever then continues to explain how it "has nothing to do with him", it was the kitchen staff's fault for not informing him. Meanwhile the customer was like whatever just bring out the chicken. The server promised to bring it out right away. He walked back to the kitchen. Then came out with a rag and proceeded to wipe down tables. The customer seems really angry, he calls the server out, "you said you were going to bring the chicken. Where is it??" The server seemed confused and goes back to the kitchen and finally brings out the chicken. But he forgets the silverware, and walks back to the kitchen, and the customer again had to demand silverware. Thankfully it seemed that their meal was comped. Anyways, back to my own experience. Upon bringing out the tomato soup I was not given a spoon. I would give this place 1 star if it were not for the food. I ordered the burrata and the grilled cheese tomato soup combo and the presentation was beautiful and taste was great. They were simple dishes, so thankfully they weren't messed up. For the price of their food, I would expect excellent service to come with it but that was not the case. Anyways I do feel bad as the guy that ended up being our server did seem new to the job. But it's as if he had zero food service experience. Perhaps he needs better training. Perhaps Barnes and Noble should stick to books, restaurant game is not very strong. To management: please do a better job of creating and enforcing standard procedures for your employees. read more

This place was a very good shop!! I liked it although it was a bit dirty and stank a bit it was relaxing and quite!!

Stopped by here to look at some books before a movie at the Palladio and decided to get some drinks and appetizers. First, I love this concept. The store itself is smaller than a usual Barnes and Noble, but I love the idea of browsing books and reading while drinking a glass of wine at the restaurant/bar. We were greeted at the restaurant by the bartender and told we could either choose to sit in the open seating at the front or we could be seated in a more secluded section toward the back. You can get food and table service in both sections. It was a Monday night (not crowded), so we sat ourselves up front. Our server was super informative about the menu and very attentive to our table. They have a really nice wine selection (and the bartender knew about wine, which is always a good sign). We got drinks and ordered three appetizers: hummus, burrata, and avocado toast (technically on the breakfast menu, but served all day). The prices were more similar to something I would expect in downtown/midtown Sac (I heard someone else in the restaurant talking about expensive pricing), but I live in midtown Sac, so pretty normal. The portions were pretty large (three apps were definitely enough dinner for two people). All three appetizers were super delicious. The hummus came with a ton of vegetables and crackers, the pesto on the burrata was so good that I literally wiped it off the plate, and the avocado toast came with scrambled egg on the top, which satisfied my day-long breakfast love. Overall, I think a place like this would probably do better in midtown/downtown Sacramento as opposed to Folsom, but the restaurant is SO good that I hope it does well! read more

Great service, great drinks, comfy seating, and free wifi. This was the perfect place to get some work done and will definitely be my go-to coffee shop. read more

I ordered a very standard Caramel Frapuccino and a danish heated. They have no whipped cream in the place and it's Noon on a Tuesday. The danish was put on a fancy plate but it was not heated as requested. It was actually still cold. I love Barnes and Noble and this will not stop me from going to Barnes and noble, however, if Barnes and Noble wants to get fancy with this new wine and dining experience they need to step up their A game and make sure that the cafe has standard items such as whipped cream just sayin. read more

Meh - small menu,dirty bathrooms, super nice wait staff. I ordered the chicken and mashed potatoes and so did the lady sitting by me, I got half the portion she did, that was weird. I wouldn't eat her again unless I was there for books and wanted a mediocre snack. 3 stars because our waitress was super nice even though my kids were spilling things and probably annoying her and when I complained about the bathrooms they had someone fix them right away. read more

This is a great place to spend an evening. It was raining out I pulled up a chair ordered my dinner and a glass of wine. Great food and very nice environment. Very clean. read more

Terrible workers, constantly pressured us (4 young girls) to adjust our peaceful working environment. Not polite or respectful at all, and closed off any outlets to prevent us for charging our laptops, without giving a reason why. I am deeply upset at the the male staff in the dining area, they are not polite in any way. One staff, after my friend accidentally spilled a drink on their couch, rudely told us that the couch was now ruined completely. We apologized, and when we went to check, the couch was completely fine. I would give this zero stars, but the book area staff are nice. So upset, and never visiting again. read more

Cool concept. Nice wine and beer list with an exceptional menu that great to work and meet socially. Attentive service and fantastic music playing. read more

Highly recommend! We walked out of the Palladio Cinema and didn't feel like a fast food Johnny Rocket type or a pricey sushi restaurant, so ended up at Barnes and Nobles Kitchen. We walked in and were warmly greeted by Jasmine, which we were grateful for as the restaurant is behind the cafe:bar and we weren't sure if there was a proper restaurant initially. The look and feel is of minimalistic artisanal wood. The food is fresh and tasty and our server Chachi was amazing. The wine was great too! read more

Super sad today is the last day they will be doing breakfast, but you bet I will still be coming here regularly from Sac. Edward is an amazing asset to the team here and has excellent service!!! He's attentive, hella funny & great at what he does. Keep up the outstanding work!!! read more

Very disappointed with the waiters at Barnes and Nobel Kitchen today. I understand waiters are trained to know and enforce certain protocols. I also understand that these waiters want to do their job well; however, enforcing the rules to the point where the customer is unhappy, disappointed and unwilling to come back to the establishment is unnecessary. To explain, I wanted to sit at a larger table with a friend since we had work on our laptops to accomplish. We thought we could use the space to work on our laptops while we eat. We thought Barnes and Nobel would be the perfect spot, right? Wrong! When the waiter brought me to a small table and asked if this would be ok for me, I said no and hoped I could be seated at a larger table to do work. The waiter said I was not allowed to sit at any larger tables because we only had two people in our party. I thought to myself, "Then why are you asking me if this is an acceptable table if I'm not allowed to sit anywhere else?" I let it go and understood where she was coming from. Empathized that she's just trying to do her job. My friend and I complied and sat at a small table with our books and laptops. When it came time to ordering, my friend ordered an entree for us to share and drinks. I explained to the waiter that I had food I brought from home that I was going to eat in addition to sharing the meal with my friend, so I just wanted to order a cookie to save on space. The waiter said I was not allowed to eat any outside food as it contaminates with their restaurant food. If I did eat any outside food, I would be asked to leave. I complied and didn't eat the food I brought. I totally understand this rule, but, for the record, it was a bag of pretzels I wanted to eat, and I don't think the waiter needed to enforce her rules strictly while communicating this message to me. After waiting for an extended period of time, I had to remind the waiter of our order before we finally ate. Also, there were many empty tables available and it was not busy. We could have been allowed to sit at a larger table with room for other parties with more people. By the time we finally got our food, it was mediocre. It was difficult to enjoy our lunch at the small table. Again, I understand enforcing rules and doing one's job well, but it is also important to make sure the customer has an enjoyable experience. I will not be coming back to Barnes and Nobel again, anytime soon. I thought it was an establishment that valued working, reading while enjoying something to eat, I guess I was wrong. Trivial story, I know, but it's the little things that matter. If this establishment wants to do well, they'll take these reviews and trivial stories into consideration and try to be better in the future. read more

The food here is creative and surprisingly delicious. We had the Brisket Burger, Polenta and Meatballs appetizer, and our daughter had the spaghetti and meatballs. Everything was cooked perfectly and very flavorful. The crispy potatoes that came with the burger were excellent. We really liked being able to browse through books at the table. I also give the service top marks. They were friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back. read more

Barnes & Noble Kitchen - Brisket burger with crispy potatoes. Delicious! - New American Near Me - Folsom, California

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Over priced and disappointing. Ordered the meatballs with polenta and the chopped vegetable salad. Polenta tasted like it was fermented and the salad had way to much dressing. The music was to loud and for the price, I would expect an upscale dining atmosphere. It was super casual. read more

Barnes & Noble Kitchen - New American Near Me - Folsom, California

We were really excited to go to Barnes and Noble and check out the new bookstore in Folsom. It is very refreshing that we have a bookstore now, Borders was very missed when they went out of business. We've been giving all our business to Face in a book in El Dorado Hills which is one of our favorite places. Having said that, we had the pleasure of dining in their café. We had the Vegetable Salad with the most delicious goddess dressing. We also ordered the Macaroni Cheese with Beef Brisket, and a child's Spaghetti with Meatballs. The restaurant is very cozy and we were pleasantly surprised how delicious food was. Our waitress was amazing and the staff was very attentive. There's not a whole lot of seating in the dining area but they also have a area around the coffee bar where you can sit and order anything off the menu. The prices are a little high, according to the waitress everything is made in house which is an important quality we like. We definitely will return. read more

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I love eating at my local Barnes and Noble! This place is like one of those posh farm to table eateries in the Bay Area. Their seasonal vegetable salad is amazing! The brisket burger is to die for! Even the lemonade is great. 5 stars definitely! Oh and by the way this is the best place to eat in all of Palladio, maybe even all of Folsom. read more

We popped in just before closing on my birthday. Dinner had been terrible so we were searching for somewhere to get dessert. We sat at the bar and was waited on by our lovely barista, Carly. She made our cappuccinos each with a beautiful design on top and the coffee itself was phenomenal. She recommended the Scarlett Letter shortcake so we got that as well as the seasonal fruit crumble. Both were to die for but the Scarlett Letter was, hands down, one of the best desserts I've ever had. The rest of the staff who waited on us were great as well. We will certainly be coming back for a proper meal here. Overall, the food and atmosphere was great and the service was even better. Could not recommend this place more! read more

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This place is amazing!!! Really great tasting food with excellent service! The only minor gripe is the price, which is what I'd expect to pay in a nicer atmosphere rather than a bookstore. The avocado toast and burrata we got were great. read more

My mother, grandmother, sister-in-law, and I visited The Kitchen the day after Christmas and we had an amazing time. We ordered three small plates for the table and each dish was remarkable! Very fresh and delicious. The waiters were dressed to the nines and very kind with us! The design of the Kitchen is adorable, and as a book lover myself, I loved the decorations! Great place!! We all said we wish every Barnes and Noble had this restaurant. read more

ENJOYED Easter dinner of salmon and taboolah with my date. It is our favorite place to dine. The food is the Best! Also, enjoyed blueberry crisp with vanilla bean ice cream - warm and delicious. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place for dining. Zac was an excellent server too. read more

Best place to eat!!! If you want high end food try it this place. I'm a picker eater and been here three four times. Love it!!$

Avo Toast guy.... well don't get me started on Avo Toast guy!! First, He thought he could order for me, I WANTED A BREAKFAST SANDWICH NOT AVOCADO TOAST!!! Second, he destroyed my tower of cups. Third, he ruined my friend's WHITE dress. And finally, he never refilled my friends water. I gave them 2 stars because I liked the food, but not the service. Don't go here, unless you like bad service. read more