Bri was amazing tonight at Healdsburg bar and grill we really enjoyed our evening. Food was…read moredelicious.

The missing star is because of the service which was terrible…read more The food on the other hand was great. Especially the chicken and waffles I had. I'd never had chicken and waffles before, I always thought that was a weird and silly combination, and I still think that. The waffle was okay, not crispy enough for my taste, but the honey butter served with it was very good. The standout though was the chicken. 2 deep-fried pieces that were as good of chicken as I have ever eaten in my life. The breading was flaky and crunchy while the chicken was moist and tender. I could've eaten much more as the pieces were rather small. When I was growing up, just about every restaurant I went to offered fried chicken, now I can't seem to find it anywhere. If you've been foolish enough or bored enough to read any of my other reviews, you know I don't eat beef, so I have a ton of chicken. This was some of the best.

Out of all the places we had dinner in wine country, I can definitely say this place was my…read morefavorite. We had reservations for lunch as we had a big group and a pup. First off, they were so welcoming when we checked in. And I love that it's so pet friendly. Hostess that checked us in was a doll. The inside decor and the layout was so cute. One side is the hostess counter and right across from there is a waiting lounge area which I believe is also utilized for dining. Walking through, they have indoor seating to one side and the bar area to the opposite. Also dining available along the hi top bar counter. We had a big group which they had us set up on the patio. Another beautiful layout. It's like dining in a community garden slash secret garden. Our waitress who took care of us was amazing. So sweet and very friendly. Not just her but the entire staff there. Menu wise looked amazing. Also it was also a recommendation from one of the staff at a winery we were just at. Drink menu was quite huge too. Of course food was on our mind and it did not disappoint. Big group meant a lot of share plates to start off. A double of things ordered to start off. Daily crudo which was served with wonton chips. Fresh fish with all spices and marinaded. It was fresh and delicious. You gotta have oysters if it's available. Curry deviled eggs was quite tasty as well. Your classic eggs with a little twist. Mushroom egg rolls were a hit. It literally came piping hot so it was a little wait till we enjoy it and it was delicious. Came with two dipping sauce which paired very well. Salsa macha fries, similar concept as the elote corn with the coltija cheese, lime creme and cilantro. Brisket can also be added which we opted out for. Then there was the grilled Vietnamese steak with the not so sticky rice in a cube form. Cooked perfectly and the crunchiness of the rice was perfect. Also the dipping sauce was great. Beef brisket tacos were another hit. Two orders and loaded with meat and all the topping. Very flavorful and delicious. Cant come here and not have their almost famous chicken tenders. Big chunks of chicken battered and fried to a nice golden color. It was so juicy and served with pickle chips and dipping. You can have it hot or now with the sauce. Crispy duck confit was delicious. Nice potion of duck with bitter greens and duck fat potatoes. Brazen burger, which was pretty massive. Classic burger but better and with bacon and fries. Then you have the kimchi noodles, added chicken and shrimp or without. That dish was tasty. You either love kimchi or not and the way it was prepared with pasta, delicious. And lastly, the special was a hot ham sandwich I believe. Served with potatoes salad and gherkins. It was a hefty sandwich with loads of meat and cheese. Simply but so good. Food was excellent as we literally had loads from the menu. Of course loads of recommendations which I know why. The food was exceptional and service was great. Restaurant is beautiful and service was excellent. Also they're so pet friendly. Plus, we ordered a dog patty for the pup and it was quite tasty...lol.... Can't wait to come back, hopefully soon. Not sure if menu if set or it changes seasonally. Regardless, whoever is in charge of menu, chefs kiss.

Figured it was about time to return to this local place. Walking in, the place was busy and had a…read moregreat vibe. Lotsa action inside, but with the summer eve we're headed to the patio. THE PATIO: Nicely shaded with mesh sail cloth, so no risk of sunburn and you won't need your sunglasses. Spacious seating. THE DRINKS: probably why "Bar" comes before "Kitchen" in the name - Gintonica - made with the bar's "featured gin" of the week (or maybe month, or until it's gone). Refreshing -- like it's supposed to be - Love Bizarre - The name certainly is. This mezcal-based cocktail with cucumber, mint, shiso and adornments is great for a summer eve. - Misspent Youth - another gin-based cocktail, but with a sweeter tilt offered up by the addition of galiano, pineapple, and coconut - think Hawaii sans rum. THE FOOD: a little hit or miss for us; maybe explore more of the menu next time - Griddled Crab Cakes* - were mushy and almost tartar-like, and the ham hock flavor overpowered the crab. Won't re-order - Mezze Plate - Best plate of the bunch; flavorful and spicy. Would do this one again - Beef Brisket Tacos* - Too salty and the brisket was tough and stringy. Fuggedaboutit. * like most of the offerings, plates were served up as two per order THE SERVICE: Great start, luke-warm finish Polite and friendly greeting at the door and seating by the hostess. 5 Stars. The server seemed like more of a canned act. Polite, but not too much in the welcoming category. Seemed a bit in a hurry. We've had worse experiences, but I was hoping for something more than functional. 2 1/2 stars for that. Better luck next time.

We came here for our anniversary dinner, and couldn't be more happy with our choice…read more Inside, it has a cool/modern and chill vibe. The backyard patio is bigger than you'd expect... lots of shaded tables. Our server was easygoing, prompt, and accurate. She did a great job recommending menu items. The food was delicious. Large entree salads, pasta cooked perfectly al dente, and nice sides as well. Only thing is - you have to remember to ask for Sourdough and sun-dried tomato butter. That is only given on request. Enjoy!

Staff was incredibly rude and unprofessional and needs some big-time attitude adjustments. My…read morefamily had a big wedding rehearsal dinner there, well over 100 guests. At one point my girlfriend and I were walking from the outside courtyard where the dinner was taking place toward the inside of the restaurant, innocently looking for the restrooms. Some employee with a beard, without saying a word, aggressively steps right in front of us to block our path, as if we we were two homeless people trying to walk in off the street. Doesn't ask "can I help you find something"? or do anything that a cordial person in the restaurant business would do. He just stares at us with a stupid smirk on his face. Seriously, clown? After a couple of awkward seconds, I ask where the bathrooms are and he finally points them out to us. What's worse, at the end of the night, my niece was leaving with her husband when another female staff member rudely told them they couldn't exit directly out the parking lot (even though it was the same entrance where people came in at beginning of the party) and actually grabbed my niece's arm. My niece told her "don't touch me." This staff person then went inside the restaurant and my niece heard the employee screaming in anger. Incredible that this is how their people treat their customers during a huge event. The owner should be completely embarrassed by their employees' unprofessional and rude behavior. They might want to get their employees some anger management training or better yet hire new ones that have experience in the hospitality industry. Until then, pretty sure we can get good meatballs and lasagna some place else that doesn't treat paying customers like garbage.

I love the happy hour. I just have one major beef, the restaurant doesn't have mustard, none, no…read moreDijon, Yellow, Brown..Nadda, nothing. It's a simple cheap condiment and they don't have it for hamburgers or fries. Come on Spoon bar. Service for your guests! It's an easy fix. I was back a few days later and YES! Spoonbar delivered. They have mustard. Now that's great customer service! Great drinks and good food!

Came here with a group of eight friends and 100% of us loved our meal/drink drinks/experience…read more The ambience is stunning. The cocktails were interesting and balanced beautifully. The food was visually appealing as well as flavorful and approachable. Service was professional and managed our group well. Pricey, but it's downtown Healdsburg.

While on a fun girl's trip, we stopped off at the Gallery Bar and Bistro for a nightcap. The bar is…read morehighly decorated and has a warm and cozy feel to it. The drinks were outstanding and there was a cool chill vibe about the place. Service was good especially for a late night stop.

I really wanted to like this place, but the experience ended up falling short, especially compared…read moreto the many great options in Healdsburg. The food felt a bit overpriced for what it was, and the service was extremely slow. One guy seemed to be hosting, seating, and waiting on every table, which made the whole evening feel disorganized and dragged out. The drinks and cocktails were honestly the highlight, they were well‑made and probably the only part of the meal that stood out. I ordered the steak frites, and the steak was extremely chewy with not much flavor going on. The goat cheese croquettes and the tikka masala chicken were decent, but nothing memorable. Overall, it was a pretty mediocre experience, especially given the quality of other restaurants nearby. Not somewhere I'd rush back to with so many better choices in town.

Stopped in here for a quick bite and drink after doing some wine tasting in the area. Sat at the…read morebar and our server mentioned it happened to be Happy Hour. Great, let's see the menu. The girls that helped us out were both friendly but we ended up asking for the Happy Hour menu 3 times before we actually got one. We decided to split the Happy Hour Pepperoni pizza bites and Bucatini Amatriciana. The pizza was a good portion, especially for the $8 price tag but the portion size on the pasta was a little small. The pizza and past were both very good but the pork on the pasta was mostly just big chunks of fat. I thought they were pieces of artichoke hearts at first. The best thing about our experience was Jesus. I believe he is the bar manager here. He happened to be standing off to the side of the bar when he heard me ask the bartender a question about the Carajillo Old Fashioned. I like coffee drinks, even though I don't drink coffee, but I find the Carajillo a bit one note. He explained about the layer of flavors in the drink and it convinced me to give it a try. It was indeed good. Then I noticed a bottle of Suze amaro at the end of the bar and I mentioned how I had heard about this Amaro and always wanted to try it. I asked Jesus to come up with a drink using Suze and he ended up making a kind of Suze French 75 that was very interesting. Overall great experience but Jesus was what made it really special.

We are there as a walk-in on a Saturday night. There were many tables available inside and a coupe…read moreoutside. The hostess said we could pick our table and she would follow us with menus, which she did. Water and glasses were delivered, I think by the hostess immediately. Then we waited.... For at least 10 minutes. Then another two people were seated next to us. They were given water and menus and we all waited for a server to come by to ask for our drink order at least and maybe appetizers. After another 10 minutes I got up to ask the nearest employee if there was a waiter assigned to our table. That person happened to be one of the bartenders who was standing near the host table. He said he would take our order. He did not seem happy he would need to do that as it was not his area, but he did. The waiter is the only reason this review gets two stars instead of one star. I would give zero if I could, but the waiter did his best and ended up taking over that whole inside section of the restaurant. By the end of the meal he mentioned a worker had called in sick, which I think must be why nobody had our section? I have to say that the entire meal we watched a few other employees just standing around doing nothing, maybe shuffling silverware around or wiping counters down. Half the time they were just talking between themselves as we look around trying to make eye contact to get a workers attention that we need something. This was especially obvious to us during the twenty minutes we waited for somebody to come take our drink order. These employees were no more than 15 feet from us. So after the waiter took our drink order, he took the drink order for the two people who were seated next to us that had arrived 10 minutes after us. They received their drinks first. Ours' came shortly after. They were just fair. I usually order two drinks, but my margarita was just not even good enough for me to finish so I only ordered one. We ordered a Caesar salad which was fine. And a lasagna. My wife and I were sharing. The lasagna was luke warm with a cold spot in the middle. So it clearly wasn't freshly baked, rather it had been heated up in a microwave, just not enough. It tasted fine, but was nothing to write home about. The restaurant seems very poorly managed with mostly untrained staff. The restaurant won't last long if this is normal. We won't be back. My suggestion would be hire a new manger, completely revamp and retrain all staff with a focus on consistent customer service and food quality. General rules of thumb for great restaurants- 1. Waiter stops by to greet the customer and take a drink order about a minute after being seated and drinks come out within 5 minutes. This was not done. 2. Waiter stops by every 5-7 minimum to check if you need anything like drinks or more food. 3. At Italian restaurant, as food is served ask the customer if they would like fresh ground pepper, grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, or maybe red pepper flakes. 4. After food is placed, the waiter checks in after 2 minutes to ask how everything tastes. If there are complaints the waiter should be eager to address them. After the shift, whatever the problem is should be addressed with the kitchen staff and manager and a plan for how to improve so that this doesn't happen again should be put in place. Do these things and a restaurant is well on its way to being full and profitable.

I don't know if I can say enough good things about this restaurant! It is located inside the…read moreAppellation Hotel. We discovered it while out biking in Healdsburg, we stopped to see about going to the restaurant for dinner and the valet guy was so nice and made it sound so fantastic....he ran in and got us a menu so we could decide for ourselves. Because he was so good and the menu intriguing we decided to make a reservation for that night. Luckily they had space for us. When we returned for our reservation, we were greeted immediately and taken to our table immediately. One of the most clever things about this restaurant, and this coming from a restaurant designer, is that they have a drawer on each side of the table, that houses a variety of utensils so that as you get your different courses, you can choose what utensil you prefer! I absolutely love this! Kudos to the designers of this restaurant!!! The other thing that I loved, was they give you a welcome drink...I can't remember what it's mixed with, but it had Yuzu for sure and it was delicious! They also bring you the most fabulous loaf of bread with whipped butter. I'm pretty sure I could have made this my entire meal.... It was so good. It resembles a squaw bread but has poppy seeds on top. The dinner menu experience is an ingredient driven multi-course dinner experiences led by Chef Reed Palmer. It is a 3 course experience starting at $85.00. We started with the Ahi Tuna Crisp, I was hen had the seasonal salad..(can't remember the name unfortunately) my husband had the Local Lettuces, then we moved onto the Pacific King Salmon and the Caramelized Mary's Chicken and for dessert I had the Chocolate Cake and the Lemon Meringue. And even after all of this food, the other thing they just give you are these fabulous chocolate chip cookies their main like brownies were thick and delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant. Everything was so good!!

This restaurant, attached to the new Appellation hotel is outstanding. They serve a 3-coursed meal…read moreand start you off with a lovely complimentary pour of their champagne, provided by their. The service is outstanding and the staff is knowledgeable and very helpful with decision fatigue. It was a lovely evening and there are plenty of spacious seats for small or large parties. Every course was delicious from collared greens, waffle fries, perfectly cooked fish, and pasta starter. I absolutely cannot wait to go back here, even if I'm not staying at the hotel.

We were able to score an early table at Guiso while we were picking up wine nearby. This is the…read moreone place that we try to get to every time we are in town. The food is consistently excellent and elevated, the staff remains professional while still keeping the home-y feel of the restaurant, and I could drink Carlos' passion fruit vinaigrette as an aperitif. We did the chef's tasting menu with wine pairings and loved every course. The wines were also well curated and matched to the food. We have come here many times, but this was the first chef's menu we tried from him, and we were impressed. Highest recommendation!!!

Fabulous! First…read morevisit. GET A RESERVATION. This place is TINY. 16? seat. Hog Island oysters with a pineapple shaved ice concoction. Not sweet. Delicious Pastelitos de papa - corn fritters filled w/potato & veg. Light & crispy outside. Creamy & delicious inside. Impressive Quesatinga's - OMG Flavor bomb. Luscious, rich chicken and quesillo wrapped in the best blue corn tortilla you've ever had. Reminded me of quesabirria tacos. Paella Caribeña - An amazing fusion dish. A cross between paella and jambalaya. Chicken, linguistic, shrimp, and clams, with an array of vegetables, in a spicy tomato sauce. Superb. Ample wine list. Sorry, no room for dessert. Friendly servers. Unique space.