Food is mediocre at best and way overpriced. Waiter seemed annoyed. Better off going somewhere else, especially at this price point.

While we were waiting for our wine to arrive my wife and I reflected on why it had taken us over 7 years to try John Ash. We live ten minutes away and have no problem laying down $$ for good eats. My comment to the wife was that in my mind's eye it is an upscale country club style restaurant that had its day. I think I was wrong but not terribly. The restaurant itself is handsome and the enclosed patio area looks appealing, although dated. The dining rooms have the feeling that they stuffed one or two too many tables into the room. The servers - well coiffed and do a respectable job. I don't want to go on about the dinner because it wasn't particularly bad or particularly good - forgotten as soon as we walked out of the door. It's an entirely respectable restaurant but a bit of a time capsule in food style and is reflected on the patrons who appeared to average 55 years young. It's a restaurant that is in danger of petrification. I can't imagine returning absent a change. read more

Love the happy hour. Such a beautiful place to be enjoying a cocktail and eating something from their wonderful selection of food, sitting next to the Vineyard and beautiful sculpture and fountain. read more

This place has ample outdoor seating during COVID. All wait staff are gloved and masked making our dining experience memorable! We absolutely loved this place before the shutdown and have continued to support it during these difficult times! Delicious seasonal menu with knowledgeable waitstaff to help with whatever wine or cocktails you would like to enjoy! Gorgeous setting too! read more

I've heard about this place a long time. It was just OK. It was not very full on a Sunday evening. So why could we not get an earlier reservation? Not very busy. I did not like the server. His intentions seemed to be to run up the bill whenever possible. Prices were quite high, and the food was pretty good but not outstanding. $14 for a desert, too high. A 20% tip was added to the bill, which came to $100 each with not a lot of drinking. Been there now, no need to return. It was nearly empty when we left. read more

The ambience and service is five star. The food, unfortunately, is mediocre and over priced. I ordered the Carbonara and was looking forward to the egg yolk that is standard. No standing egg yolk and there were chunks of onion. $9 extra for 3 small prawns. There were also 2 steak eaters in our party. The presentation on the plate was hasty. Overall the food was just "meh". Not worth the $250 bill for our party of four. read more

John Ash - American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Beautiful restaurant in a gorgeous setting, surrounded by vineyards. The wine is of course amazing but the farm to table food is delicious too. read more

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My wife & I had dinner at John Ash & Co. Restaurant on Monday March 6 - the start of Restaurant Week in Sonoma County and a great opportunity to try some of the many restaurants in the county. John Ash & Co. Restaurant offered a prix fixe dinner for $39. My wife opted for the: Starter - Potato gnocchi & spinach: shrimp bisque sauce, shaved parmesan Entrée - Achiote spiced boneless beef short ribs: roasted cauliflower with chili and lime, cumin infused quinoa Dessert - Chocolate blackout cake: pretzel toffee, malted anglaise I ordered: Starter: Celery root soup*: spring garlic pistou, toasted pine nuts Entrée - Achiote spiced boneless beef short ribs: roasted cauliflower with chili and lime, cumin infused quinoa Dessert - Chocolate blackout cake: pretzel toffee, malted anglaise My wife thought the gnocchi were too firm as she was expecting the softness of potato. I enjoyed the celery soup, although it is difficult to bring out the taste of a bland vegetable like celery. We both thought the beef short ribs were OK, but I commented "When did pot roast get relabeled as short ribs?" The dessert saved this otherwise mediocre meal. The service was attentive and the ambience was enjoyable as we were seated out on the enclosed patio with warmth from a nearby gas heater and a view of the garden. read more

$25 corkage Amazing spinach/mushroom ravioli appetizer Pork 3 ways with apple slaw and mini roasted potatoes So satisfying apple/dry cherry crisp w Gelato My wife's king salmon was delicious Service was prompt and responsive Waiter encouraged us to use travel zoo coupon We will be back read more

Delicious and beautiful venue. Service was great. Food was extraordinary (particularly the tofu lasagna)! It's in the medium price range with a meal for two with drinks running about $90. We will definitely be back! read more

John Ash - American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Let's face it, many restaurants aren't at their best on Valentine's Day. The places that feature a pricey Valentine's Day menu often view it as a way to rake in the cash on the backs of all those guys hoping to show their sweethearts a good time. Unfortunately, John Ash & Co. is no exception. I'm hoping it's better on a regular night, but I was disappointed. First, the limited, prix fixe menu was overpriced. John Ash is a pricey place and that's fine, but if you add up the three courses, there's some gouging going on over and above the regular menu prices for the same items, just because they can. And if you want to include some additional, premium ingredients in your dishes to make them special, you pay extra for every piece. For example, there was a risotto entre to which one could add scallops, at an additional cost. No objection on principle, except that the price was already inflated. Risotto with no proteins is a very inexpensive dish to prepare, and at some restaurants would be considered a primi rather than secundo. Service was friendly but exceptionally slow. When we were seated, we received an apology for waiting. Twenty minutes after being seated I had to buttonhole the waitress to take our order; she apologized. The dishes arrived very slowly. We waited fifteen minutes for the check after requesting it. The check was eventually delivered, with another apology. Given the limited menu, one would think the kitchen would be able to push the food out faster than usual, not slower. And the gratuity was automatically added to the bill, so the staff had no incentive to do better. Finally, the food. I can overlook plenty for a fabulous meal. We started with perhaps the most underwhelming amuse bouche ever A shrimp in a red sauce. The shrimp seemed boiled but in any case had no flavor whatsoever. The sauce also had no flavor at all. None. Reminded me of the supermarket shrimp cocktail when I was a kid, but without the flavor, or a shrimp from an all-you-can-eat buffet. But without the flavor. Next, a bowl of crab bisque. It was quite good--rich and flavorful. I added a crab fritter, which was small but very tasty. No complaints here. My baked halibut entre was cooked to death, however, apparently having sat under a lamp for fifteen minutes. Dry and, again, flavorless. For dessert, a pot de creme that was dazzling--I'd have that again any time. So, with overpriced hit-and-miss food and extremely slow service, I'd never go back, except in the hope that it was an aberration. read more

Highly recommend this place. Best happy hour I've ever been too. Drinks are super cheap and they have great cocktails. Great selection on little bites to have with drinks as well. You are missing out if you don't stop by here when in the area. read more

Came here for dinner with my spouse the day after Christmas. We were initially seated on the patio with the heat lamps, but it was still so cold that I requested to be seated inside. Thankfully, we were promptly reseated. We would have left, otherwise. The food was undeniably 5 stars. For starters, we had a beet salad, and salmon and avocado tartare. Our entrees were lamb three ways, and a king salmon. Honestly, we both enjoyed every single bite. What's preventing me from giving this place 5 stars was the timing for the entire evening. It took a while for our server to greet us, and our drinks took a very long time to come out - they came waaaaaay after the amuse bousche. We noticed that the bar was slammed when we checked in. To be fair, the restaurant was packed, but it was still the holiday season, so they should have been sufficiently staffed. read more

We have been in the area for four days; this was our most expensive meal and the one that disappointed us the most. Through the course of a year we eat in many different types of restaurants, from a variety of cuisines, all at a very different price point. This was a very expensive meal in a very nice setting; thus, the bar is set very high. This meal did not meet that standard and we did not get our money's worth. This's is a very nicely appointed space. The servers are in white coats. It exudes luxury. We started with a glass of sparkling. It came promptly, was cold and tasted wonderful. It was a nice start. We paired the sparkling with the fig and goat cheese salad. The fig was ripe and the chèvre wonderful. It was s great pairing. A small salad with a nice balsamic and marconi almonds came as well. So far, a great start. We had barely finished our salad when our entree arrived. In fact the server was surprised it came do quickly. We had not finished our sparkling and were not in a hurry. I ordered lamb. It was as not particularly flavorful; it was s but boring. The reduction had little flavor. The mashed potatoes were cold. The wax beans were hiding in the mashed potatoes. It did not meet expectations. It was below expectations. Rebecca's New York was over done. The meat lacked flavor. The server cleared the plates and was r day to order dessert before we had finished our wine. It felt we were in a race. The dessert was a lemon creek brûlée. It was wonderful. It also came with a Grenache. It's flavor did not match the crime brûlée. They classed a bit. The cookies were flavorless. The sever had given us an extra dessert since it was our anniversary. It had a small abuse flavored cookie that was wonderful. Thus, my big complaint with the dessert is that it was too complicated. It had too many flavors and textures. If it had just the crime brûlée and the anise flavored cookie, if would have Bernt perfect. We expected much and got less than we ordered. We will not be back. read more

Went here before a show over at the LBC. Hadn't been here for years. The food was just as good as ever , service also as good as ever , prices as high as ever. Overall great food, great service and atmosphere you can't even believe. read more

OMG! We had not eaten here for a few years. What a pleasant surprise! Everything was delightful. It was Valentines Day and they were slammed. No worries, everything was prepared perfectly! Rack of Lamb ohhhhlala, beef Filet mooove over! I don't think i saw anyone sending anything back. The portions were huge. Then the deserts were to giggle over! Where did we put it? We found a way.... read more

Beautiful restaurant and great service. Inventive and unique menu? Definitely not. But I'm sure what they serve is always consistently good. The fresh tomatoes and cucumbers were delicious. Ahi was average. Well seasoned and cooked like it should be. The sticky rice was a sad, gummy paste. Next time I'll eat in downtown Healdsburg. read more

Yesterday, i wrote a review about how terrible the pick up process was for the mother's day dinner. However, I want to upgrade my review from one star to 3.5 based on the food. We ordered the vegetarian option. The asparagus salad with the six minute egg and frisee was great, a little small by my standards but delicious! The ravioli was also delicious and the quantity was good! As were the veggies. The dinner rolls were disappointing. They were rock hard on the bottom and soft on the top and not that tasty but really, the only disappointment in the meal and not that important. The tiramisu with berries portions were huge! We could only eat one of the two enclosed and look forward to enjoying the other one tonight. We were disappointed to read that another person received a $30 gift certificate included. We found no such thing in our box. I hope they improve their pick up plan to stagger the times so that one isn't forced to wait for 1/2 an hour but otherwise, it was a nice dinner. read more

My wife brought me here for my birthday. Sat outside overlooking the winery. Very romantic. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Highly recommend it for a special occasion. read more

My dad and I found ourselves here for a bit of an early/late in-between Easter brunch... We had oysters as well as some amazing crepes and a few other dishes as well since we were somewhat in between the big brunch menu. The food was amazing but what ruined it was the manager, Erika basically coming over to us and shooing us out of there after half an hour since they were about to start the big brunch. I could maybe understand that had we only ordered a drink or a simple cheap appetizer (no such thing as a cheap appetizer there by the way) and were not eating or ordering more but $150 into what really was a limited menu available to us I thought that was inappropriate and rude and more than anything unfortunate as we very likely would've stayed for the big brunch had we not been treated so poorly. The food was however amazing, especially the crepes we had, I definitely recommend this dish read more

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Unbelievably unacceptable for such a noteworthy restaurant!! I've heard for years how great this place is and finally we eat here....sooo disappointed!! The setting and grounds are lovely but as a foodie, I come to a restaurant for how the food tastes. We had their Chefs Choice 4 course meal and the only thing i'm happy to say about it, is that we didn't pay full price!! The food the proseco was meh....and they didn't have makers mark?? huh.... the tuna tartar was pretty but had no taste!! how do you do that?? a tiny one bite appetizer that looked like a small jalapeno popper that had no flavor the mushroom bisque smelled good and looked good but was oversalted the sea bass was bland and tasted old....not fresh the steak was underdone but tender and was laid in an over salted sauce the pomme frites, french fries were the best part of the entree oh and the brocollini the desert was a decadent chocolate cake which was good overall the plating was good but the food was seriously unbalanced!! the service courteous staff but were not trained and very limited knowledge...only were able to repeat by rote what the food was....weren't able to provide any information about the wines even the "complimentary" proseco...oh, and did i mention they didn't have makers mark!! seriously, send somebody to bottle barn and get some, if you distributor forgets!! incredibly slow service and attention to detail lacking, again what am i paying for?? overall substandard service the price so let's be honest...even with the discounted deal of $85 for two, we still came out of pocket $55 for tip and a cup of coffee....so totalled out $140 and we didn't drink!! So i learned that just because you have a name doesn't mean you have good food. Will i come back?? Heck no....there are so many good restaurants that why should i patronize a place that is overpriced and has mediocre food?? read more

This was a serious go to place about 10 years ago. Since I moved back 3 years ago I've gone to this place several times, I just refused to admit to myself they'd gone down hill with their food. I'd say only go to this place if you want to have a nice cocktail, bottle of wine, and a few bites in their front room (yes it's called The Front Room). The last two meals we have experience were basically, well, we could have cooked this better at home. And for a tiny fraction of the price. We had a reservation for the four of us just last night. One friend ordered just a classic Caesar salad (he's into basic bites). He said it was per usual, in other words, nothing special. My boyfriend and other friend ordered the special of antelope with foie gra. They deemed this to be a "good" or "decent" (each of their reviews) dish. I tried the pears from the dish and they tasted like they were not quite ripe so the texture was crunchy and the pear itself was bland. I ordered the lamb braise. I thought, well, it's pretty hard to screw up a braise. It just goes into a pot for many hours. Man was I wrong. The meat, while the portion was large, was totally dry and my sharp knife had a duty of cutting it up. It came with a red wine reduction which I noticed was literally nonexistent after a few minutes as my dry meat and equally dry hard crusted "creamy" polenta had soaked it all up. I was very disappointed at having to pay over 30 dollars for this dish but honestly did not have the heart to complain. I just reserved to not come back for food. My boyfriend and one friend tried the meat as well. My boyfriend just said "Well, I guess other places don't make braise like we do." I just quipped back "Regardless, it should still taste good." My friend said simply "Well, glad I ordered the special. Because what you are eating is not very good and that is what I would have ordered." We brought our own wine and paid the 20 dollar corking fee. We didn't bother to open the second bottle as we were all a little disappointed to pay almost 300 dollars for mediocre food. Also to note I preferred my zin in a burgundy glass. I did ask for it after we were seated and it came after about a ten minute wait. Had I really ONLY wanted to drink out of that type of glass it would have been very disappointing to wait for the glass to arrive. But at least they brought it, by the synonymous name of pinot glass, without much fuss. We went home after we finished our cocktails and enjoyed our second bottle calling it an okay night. We pretty much chalked this place up to having gone down hill and thought if we do go back it's the front room only. To their merit though, the ambiance is beautiful and the wine list extensive. And they make a pretty good bloody mary and old fashioned. Honestly, if you are looking for a good cheese plate try Chloe's Bistro. And if you want some high quality food try Monti's Rotisserie. Monti's has the same type menu for half the price. read more

What a beautiful evening. The food was delicious and interesting, the ambiance exquisite and the service, perfect. We couldn't find anything wrong with this place:-) This was our second visit to John Ash & Co. and it was even better than the first. My husband and I had the Travelzoo package at Vintners Inn that included a $50 certificate to the restaurant. First, the service. Thank you, Alan, for being so professional, knowledgeable and friendly without being cloying or ingratiating--every server should be just like you! Extra points for treating us like first class guests even though we were on a Travelzoo deal *and* split the chef's tasting menu. You are wonderful! The ambiance was just lovely; the Christmas decorations and music were so beautiful and we were seated in one of three booths; reserve one of them if you'd like the most romantic seat in the house! The food...so good! As I mentioned, my husband and I split the tasting menu with the wine pairing. We had salmon tartare (yummy), smoky butternut squash soup with bacon wrapped prawn (for me, the standout-the soup was unique and spicy and had apples in it!), sea bass with Brussels sprouts and an awesome bread pudding with butterscotch sauce. Dinner was perfect and felt so special. We'll be back someday. Thank you, John Ash & Co.:-) read more

I came here for a dinner after going wine-tasting with my co-workers. I think it has a nice ambiance, but honestly it was pretty dark, and I couldn't see well enough to judge very well....It took a while for us to get served, and I'm wondering if it was because we were tucked into a corner table. It should be noted, though, that water is upon request! In terms of food, all four of us ordered the $10 burger deal (go on Sundays!!). There is a choice between pepperjack and cheddar cheese, as well as between normal and sweet potato shoestring fries. I got a medium burger with cheddar and sweet potato fries. I suppose the burger was okay. I honestly wasn't that mind blown because I kind of look for my burgers to be really intense and well....decorated? There wasn't much customization here, and the burgers came with standard pickle slices, mustard, ketchup, and mayo on the side. I ended up being THAT person, cutting up my burger with a fork and knife, because the bread was way too puffy to eat as-is. Pretty good bread, though! Fries were alright, not amazing, but not bad. Overall, I think the burger is worth $10, not more. So come on a Sunday if you want to check it out, but otherwise, I think a place that specializes in burgers might be a better bet! read more

Oh god, this place just kills me. The view is beautiful, but the food is really just spruced-up Dennys. Seriously, the food is fairly horrific considering 1. we are in freaking Sonoma county and you can't get away with serving garbage in this county and 2. you can get a MUCH better meal at the little Thai place down the street for about one tenth of the price. With that said, it is a pleasant place to have a glass of wine. But heaven forbid you want to actually eat anything. read more

My company has our new employee orientation here twice a year and we always have an amazing time!! Robert is so helpful planning the event and makes sure that everything is perfect! Being a vegetarian it's hard to come across good tasting dishes at restaurants but last week I had one the best meals I have ever had. Props to the Chef, I am still thinking about my meal! I ordered seared trumpet mushrooms with spinach and almond cheese grits. It's a little pricey but so worth it in my eyes. read more

John Ash - Seared trumpet mushrooms over spinach and almond cheese grits - American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

This place was THE place to go in Sonoma County probably 10 years ago. It was the high-end destination place, and nowhere else could really compete. Now it's a shell of what it once was. The remodel inside is beautiful, and it's great to go to the bar and order a martini and maybe some frites and enjoy the view (or fireplace in the winter months). Now, though, I would avoid the food. Simply put, It's half the quality of other restaurants and it's twice the price. The wine service was snooty and rude...not to toot my own horn, but I am a young wine professional, and was asking questions about a bottle of Burgundy. The older wine steward didn't even hide his disdain for me well...No, I was not trying to impress others at the table, we were seriously going to drop some money on a nice bottle, but because of your attitude, we stuck with water and went back to my place and opened up something. Some advice to that wine guy--this is Sonoma County, people here know more about wine than most other places...but regardless, don't treat people rudely. That won't sell wine. read more

Just leaving John Ash & Co. @ 5:10 pm. I've never been treated so poorly at any bar, pub, or restaurant. Bartenders were like rusty robots, no "hello" or smile. The drinks were short poured. My wine was stale and when I mentioned it, I was ignored. I left cash on the bar with my date and he was treated like a criminal; being asked if the money was for both drinks or just mine. Really disappointed. Will not be going back. read more

Came here for happy hour on a Friday night. The place was pretty hoppin', despite the rain. Sat at the bar. Not much "mingling" observed... Mostly groups of friends talking it up amongst themselves. Happy hour menu was just okay. The prices seemed reasonable, until you got the item and realized how small the portions were. Very attentive baristas. It's around the corner from me, so I'll come back.... The prices are average- what you'd expect. read more

Oh, John Ash, I knew you well. What happened? Three years ago you were a definite 4/5 star. Did you sell your soul out? The last visit was terrible. The food is the deal, my friend. My steak ordered medium well, came out well done. Sent it back. The fish my wife had was rubbery. Our friend had a pasta dish with a funny taste. Wow. Food used to be your deal. May I suggest you get a new chef and kitchen manager that know what they are doing? Good grief!!! Now the atmosphere is very upscale. Restaurant is very clean, table settings are still very professional. Our server was friendly and attentive. Poor gal, wasn't her fault the food was bad. She did everything she could to make the experience better, but, alas, the ship had too many holes in it for the food. John Ash: please, shape up and make a new start. You just lost my business, for now!!! read more

THIS REVIEW IS FOR "THE FRONT ROOM BAR & LOUNGE" at John Ash. After hearing and reading about the Happy Hour and "special nights" at The Front Room we went yesterday (Sunday) for their Burger Night. First off this is not your average burger joint :). Very nice room with lots of wood very comfortable well spaced tables and chairs, large bar and a roaring fire in the huge gas fireplace. There is also a large room, just as comfortable overlooking the lawn and garden area. Very inviting to say the least. Sunday burger night is a large (around 8 oz) BN Ranch Angus Beef Burger homemade zucchini pickles, shoe string fries, choice of cheese: pepper jack, cheddar, gruyère. Also comes with tomato, lettuce, onions and small dishes of ketchup, mustard and mayo to dress your burger however you want. My wife requested medium well and it came out perfect yet was juicy and flavorful. Not many med. well burgers can say that :). My medium burger was a perfect pink and very tasty. Best of all the price was 10 bucks. an excellent value. Sunday at The Front Room is also 2 for 1 Buds or Bud Light. Burger and a brew, including tax was $25.00 for two. Considering the quality of the burger, room and setting I don't think there is a better deal in Sonoma County. The Front Room is well known for their Happy Hours during the week. We have not been but if their HH is anything like Sunday Burger Night you will be a happy camper. http://www.vintnersinn.com/frontroom.asp read more

Out of over a dozen restaurants on our recent Sonoma/Mendocino trip, JA was sadly, the second worst meal of all. The dining room is handsome; the enclosed patio is lovely. The service was good. The soup was so salty, my salt-loving DH had to send it back. My beet salad with prosciutto and burrata was phenomenal; amazing quality and execution, but sadly it was the best dish of the evening. Filet was good, but the wine sauce was almost as salty as the soup. Its accompaniment of lovely Brussels sprout leave w/pancetta & preserved lemon was also so salty it couldn't be eaten. The smoked goat cheddar twice-baked potato was fine, however. The venison saltimbocca was terrible. The slices were thin, panfried and overcooked, making them tough. The sage leaf and prosciutto atop each small slice overwhelmed them; the sage was overpowering and the fried prosciutto too salty. The juniper sauce, however, was magnificent, as was the celeriac puree. The cauliflower florets were meh. Cheesecake was good, gelato was superb - we should have just had it by itself. Lemon almond flourless cake was one of those indifferent gluten-free types, a coarse-textured, uninteresting cake. Again, the accompanying gelato was the best thing on the plate. Coffee is Illy brand, which is especially good for espresso drinks. The postprandial list is mediocre; embarrassing in this day and area. John Ash was the first fine dining/upscale resort in Sonoma Cty. But time and competition have left them far behind. My DH and I agreed that our earlier lunch at the modestly-priced Hole In The Wall/Sebastopol was twice as good as this dinner at John Ash, regardless of the price differential. This food was simply not worth the cost. read more

This restaurant is a great option for a date night dinner or a team work dinner if you are near Sonoma. The ambiance inside is elaborate, and rich with a full bar at your service. They also have great outside seating which in the spring and summer is an absolute pleasure. For the winter months if you are feeling the outside seating is heated. For food we started off with the burratta and oysters. The bread and mushrooms that came with the burratta had such great flavor a definite must try appetizer. We had nothing to complain about the oysters. For dinner I ordered the pork chops that were the special for the night and the dish was cooked perfect. It tasted great and I was absolutely happy about my order choice. My friends got the fish and the chicken cordon bleu which they really like too. The place also has some great wine options and we got some sparkling and a bottle of red wine. The service was great and they were really great with their recommendations. read more

I wanted to take my mom somewhere special for Mother's Day so I selected John Ash & Co. I have dined here for special celebrations in the past, so I knew it would be a memorable day. The food was delicious and the setting was lovely, but the reception was not up to standard. From the moment we arrived until the moment we left, we encountered indifference from the front of the house staff. Although we arrived 5 minutes early for our set reservation time, we had to wait over 20 minutes to be seated even though there were plenty of open tables in the main dining room. We might have had to wait even longer if I hadn't spoken up. Since we were the only people left to be seated in the reception area, I asked the hostess when it would be our turn to be seated and she replied, "they are setting up your table now" and pointed to the loft-like dining area. Yet, that was untrue; no tables were being set up. When the manager came out several minutes later, I requested that we be seated in the main dining area and not in the loft-like area that had several steps leading up to it due to my mom's mobility issues. She stated that the other tables had already been reserved. I asked her how this was possible since I had made an advance reservation with the only option of "inside dining" and not table selection. She seemed rather annoyed with me and finally had the host seat us in the main dining room 5 minutes later. We felt complexly dismissed as if we were a burden to them. This was exactly the opposite of how we had expected to be treated on Mother's Day. read more

We celebrated my dad's 80th birthday last weekend and overall everything was excellent. We did however, have a mix up that quite upsetted me over the reservation. I had phoned three weeks ago to reserve a special table next to the fireplace as this was a very special birthday celebration. I was told we had the table. I should have asked the person their name because when we got there they sat us in another room across from the Christmas tree, which was still nice but definitely not anywhere near the special table I had specifically requested. I tried everything to get them to sit us there and they said they couldn't accomodate us. The food and service otherwise was somewhat excellent. I had lamb, which I asked for medium plus but had to be sent back as it was quite rare, but came back perfectly cooded. My husband had pork chop, and my other family members had sea bass. Two of us had the caesar salad, which neither of us liked as the dressing lacked garlic and was not your typical caesar salad dressing. I really wish after having spent almost $500 on a dinner for 5 that we would have had the special table we wanted for my father's special birthday celebration hence the three stars. Lastly, this place is definitely pricey!! It's a beautiful restaurant, food is great and service for the most part superb but be prepared to spend half your paycheck!! read more

Dined at John Ash twice this month.... Sadly, I was disappointed both times. First visit this month I ordered the brick chicken... It arrived and was just ok...served over cream corn left me less then interested... Second visit I ordered the braised beef over polenta... The beef was over cooked and dry... The polenta was chunky and seemed to have chopped nuts in it. If this is a new way to serve polenta, please stop. On the upside the dessert was yummy! I would recommend John Ash for a night cap and dessert only... The food/flavor/service was not worth the price. read more

Get this. I never complain about restaurant service but I am this time. John Ash completely pissed me of. Never ever going back again. We sat down for dinner and everyone got there good except mine. They said they messed up on my order and where found to fix it. Literally everyone was done with their food and mine still not out. People all around us were getting theirs. Even the manger brought food by me. I can't believe how F-d up it is to do this to a customer I will never go here again. Please boycott this place ! What a joke !!!!!! http://www.vintnersinn.com/johnash.asp Manager never even apologized. read more

The wife and I came here as we were given a gift card as an anniversary gift. I had been here years before and had a good dinner then. This time was no different. The service was very attentive, without being over board. The tables are a bit close together for my taste. All night I had to hear the older couple take about how they were disappointed in this or that and if they should tell the chef who they claimed was a friend. Shut up and eat, your bothering me. I had the port chops and they rocked my wife had the salmon and she loved it. The crowd was on the older side and made for a bit of a quite stuffy dinner. I prefer a livelier experience, with a bit more energy. If you want a nice quite dinner, here is your place. Not cheap at all we brought our own wine, had two appetizers, the two entries one dessert and two coffees and it was about $130ish. read more

Great food and very easy access while staying at the Vintner's Inn. I took my current wife there for our engagement weekend and decided to take her back for our first anniversary. Dinner was great (steak was a bit overcooked), but the lack of customer service is what struck me. It was a rainy night and we entered with a Burberry umbrella that I had received for as a groomsmen gift a few years ago. Totally something I would never buy myself, but as a gift, it was something I really liked. The host insisted we place it in the bucket at the door and we agreed. When we came out of dinner two hours later, someone had stolen the umbrella. Normally not a big deal but it retails for over $200 and had my name etched in it. The host gave us a brief apology and sent us back into the rain with no resolution. Not sure what I really expected, but being guests at the hotel and being there for our anniversary, I left quite disappointed in the place and won't be returning. read more

Service: Excellent. Food: 3.5 stars We came here for Thanksgiving dinner. Prix Fixe at $58 per person, and we could choose from the items on the menue. Started off with delicious bread roll. That was excellent. The butter was sort of scalloped in design with a green tree in the middle. Liked that! Nice. Butter was fresh and great. Carrot-Ginger juice with vanilla froth came first for both of us. It was kind of yummy and we both are not fans of carrot juice. Hubby had the Red Cabbage Salad with goat cheese. Kind of good but pretty vinegary. I liked it enough. I had the Spicy Pumpkin Butternut Squash soup. I liked it. Nothing spectacular, but I liked it. Main course: DH had the Turkey dinner. I asked him what he thought. "Good". I had the Sweet Potato Ravioli. I'm the vegetarian. It was ok, but I felt like I wanted something more savory. Dessert: They ran out of pumpkin pie so we had the substitute, Apple Blackberry Buckle. That was pretty yummy. DH had the Chocolate Bread Pudding dessert. Good, not great. I would say this place is a 3.5 star place. Not the most spectacular, but very good. Unfortunately I can only give 3 or 4 stars out. I haven't decided what to do. You'll know when you read it though :) read more