I love the renovations they've made at Negri's. The bar really has a hip modern look now. They have a new drink menu and I'm in love with the new Ginger-rita they make from scratch. I also indulged in a dessert and I loved that they served it in a mini mason jar. I can't wait to go back!. read more

I've been going to negris for years and I have to say they are definitely keeping up with the times . The newly remodeled bar and the outside of the building is very trendy. They still offer family style meals but it's nice having the different daily specials. I enjoy the chicken Marsala off the menu and the new flat bread appetizer. Amanda, I think that's her name, was a WONDERFUL bartender. Also , the homemade chocolate mouse is to die for. Are waitress Kathey was so friendly and bubbly and she had a cute birthday song for my 8 year old son. We will be back. read more

Stopped into Negri's over the weekend for the first time in a while and I must say I'm impressed! They have just recently remodeled the outside of the building and the bar. My boyfriend and I sat on their new porch where you can watch the town of Occidental go by. We shared the short rib and buratta cheese. Both were amazing! So much flavor. We hope to make it back soon! read more

We recently celebrated my husbands birthday with a family dinner at Negris. It was the best dinner we've had in a long time! Everything was amazing! It was true authentic Italian food and very tasty. The service was great and we are all looking forward to our next family dinner there. read more

Been going here for 4+ years and I gotta tell ya,...great place. Good food, great drinks, nice time to be had. Check out the different things that happen here,...like Caws for Paws. Has a great room, newly renovated bar, WiFi, sports...come check it out! You won't be disappointed. Minestrone soup is the bomb. Evie makes this from scratch every day. I'm telling you, everything here is old school italian, and made from scratch...yummy! read more

I went in here for the first time with some friends last Sunday. We wanted to watch the foot ball game, and they happily put it on one of the TVs in the bar- even tho the giants were playing that day and basically everyone else was watching that game. It was a fun and lively night. We all had mixed drinks, made very well by the bar tender, and served up very quickly. Later we orderd some food and sat at one of the bar tables. Our server was fast and friendly. The food is why I rate this so high- The burratta was amazing, the wings were great, the calamari was cooked to perfection, and the sliders were scrumptious- I love love love the coleslaw! (side note: they marinate there own olives- and I am still craving them) The atmosphere was fantastic- the fire place, the open doors to the porch, the tables themselves were beautiful, and my favorite was the lighting/ ligh fixtures. I have actually left restaurants because of offensive lighting, so for me this was perfect. I HIGHLY recommend going here if you are a Giants fan to watch the game, everyone seemed to be a part of this interconnected communty by the end of the game- love watching people connect. Over all everything was excellent: Must try the burrata!!! And the choclate Mousse, with what I belive was a hint of Grand Marnier, topped with homemade whipped cream! I can't wait to try the dinner! read more

Delicious food, great ambiance and fabulous service! Negri's has been a family favorite for decades!

We stopped by to drop off donations for the upcoming Caws Four Paws fund raiser for the county animal shelter and stayed for yummy food in the bar. We had great pork sliders and it was taco Tuesdays, what a bonus!! We are looking forward to coming for the spaghetti feed on Friday night the 21st. I hope that Friday night is successful in helping to raise money for the shelter animals. read more

I love this place and the people that run it. My wife and I took the kids there for her birthday and she swears it was one her favorite birthdays ever. They really appeal to families in the restaurant and make everyone feel welcome. They also have a bar which is separate from the restaurant so if you want to have a mature environment you also have that option. Thr family that owns the place also proudly supports local artists, charities and the community. When you go to Negris you have to expect an experience with a family who will treat you like one of their own when you walk in. If you want to go to a snobby place with over priced food, well you wont find that here :-) read more

My husband and I were at the anniversary party as well, we had a wonderful time and thought everything was great ! I understand that everyone has different taste buds and has a right to their opinion, but please don't let a poor review keep you from trying Negri's. It's not a fancy place nor does it serve gourmet food- just some real good home cooking. We love the Ravioli's, and the Minestrone soup , which the owner makes fresh every morning! The salmon is very good as well. We love Negri's and go every chance we get. read more

Negri's is a local favorite! If your in Sonoma County you need to stop by this restaurant with from the heart home made recipes. I also celebrated my 30th birthday here with a party of 40 people. It was the perfect place to be, the food was delicious, the bar was outstanding! This is a hard working family that puts a lot of love into their recipes, and it shows! I highly recommend for a visit, and a catered party! read more

Been going to Negri's since I was young with my parents and grandparents my favorite has to be the ravioli's.

I have visited Negri's many times over the years whenever I am in Santa Rosa for business. The drive up the hill to Occidental is beautiful and getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city is a bonus. Negri's is so relaxing, from the minute you walk in the door you feel welcome and comfortable. The food is so wonderful...the Polenta with meat sauce is my favorite comfort food there. Many times my friends and I have gone there to sit in the beautiful bar to watch sports and their bar menu is very affordable with a great selection. Beware of the Garlic Fries....a whole plate full of yumminess. I love the porch off of the bar. You can still see the TVs but you can also see the whole town and watch the people walking by, many of them with their dogs and that makes me happy. Highly recommended. read more

How could anyone rate this less than 5 stars. My father in law started going here in 1953 and it has been the spot to celebrate family birthdays ever since, through several generations now. We had Easter there in the back room this year, first time ever we were not in someones' house and also first time in the big back room, which we filled with family, love, lots of great food and fun. Evelyn even came and joined us for a bit to visit. ENJOY!!! read more

Service and Quality was Top Notch. My Waitress Mariah was by far the most In Tune Wait-Person I have ever had at this place. She was there always when I needed and she made sure everything was Perfect. Very Curtious. The Bar Service was also Great. Thank you Sarah for the Awesome Drinks... I cant wait to come back. read more

I've eaten at countless Italian restaurants in Italy, New York City, California and throughout the world for over 50 years and must say Negri's is at the very bottom of my list, based on experience this past weekend. The main dinning room was not all that full and we were told we needed to wait only a few minutes for our party of 4 (plus a baby). 20 to 30 minutes later after I had asked twice, we were finally seated. It took forever to get our meals and, for one entree, over an hour (no apologies!). The spaghetti for one person and macaroni for another were basic. Lasagna in a boat-bowl filled with grease and undetectable tomato sauce (except for the color). You had to ask for bread. Clearly, it's hard to imagine how any restaurant could have done worse!!!! read more

They do have good food but their service is aweful. I have walked out of Negri's 3 times in the last year because of their service. They will not allow you to box your lef tover food to take home. You cannot get a regular dinner menu at the bar. We went there today and they would not serve raviollis because they were saving them for tomorrow. I was there a year ago and the waitress added her own tip to my credit card after I had already left her a cash tip, I didnt find out until later when I looked at my statement. The food is really good but I wont be going there anymore. Too many restrictions and rules. read more

Nice out of the way place to get lunch or dinner. Price has gone up a bit but food is good.

Last week we ordered take-out for 10 people. We had Chicken Marsala, Vegetables,Mashed Potatoes, Meat Ravioli including Salad and Garlic French Bread. Our friends really liked the food as it was outstanding. My wife and I thought the food was excellent ! The food was ready when we were to pick it up. read more

What happened to your family style restaurant? I have enjoyed eating at Negri's for over 30 years. Today I went there with 3 other Negri fans. First of all, we were told lunch was being served in the bar. We were handed a menu! Everything is now a la carte! Where is our steamy bowl of soup, antipasto and basket of bread? The soup was served with 2 small pieces of French bread and butter....no oil and vinegar! We all ordered salad and that was fine. All of us had raviolis with a small piece of garlic bread. I was disappointed in that dish as well. There was no parmesan cheese on the table. The only positive thing about the day was our sweet waitress. She was the only one working, so it wasn't her fault the service was so slow. I am so disappointed to say that I won't be going back to Negri's. It used to be such a great place to celebrate special occasions and to show off to friends visiting Sonoma County. It is the end of an era for me and many friends. read more

To see some of the unwarranted negative reviews actually really bothers me, I am a TRUE local, part of the big Italian family in Occidental. The Negri family is sooooo wonderful to their customers, our community, and especially amazing to our 100% volunteer fire department (many, many, many donations, and even firing the ovens back up to feed the guys after a long vehicle accident or house fire). The food is excellent, hands down the BEST homemade minestrone soup in town! You honestly feel like you're in your own home when dining there. If you're new to the area, or just visiting, pay attention to the large amount of locals eating there, we don't have to, we choose to. We feel at home, love the food, and always enjoy talking with the Negri gals. I wish there were more stars to give!!!!! read more

We've always enjoyed our trips to Negri's Family Style Restaurant in Occidental. This Saturday was no exception. My husband and I enjoyed our meal of meat raviolis, chicken and great minestrone soup ! Service was friendly and Evelyn was especially accommodating to our guests. we certainly will be back. read more

It's pretty good food & service, just expensive for small portions. You need to order a not so garlicky order of garlic bread to fill up.

Best restaurant/bar in the area! Pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant and event area, great staff who are always on task and happy to assist in any way possible, and fantastic food! This family run restaurant is a must visit in occidental. The drinks are always poured to perfection and the staff is always ready with a smile. Fun and good eats for the whole family! Highly recommended! A+++ read more

My wife and I drove 2.5 hours to eat at this restaurant. When we tried to go last week, they were closed, so we dined at the Union across the street instead (we had a wonderful authentic family style dinner). We returned to Occidental to dine at Negri's like we had planned to do last week. When we arrived at 12:45pm, we were greeted by a very unfriendly hostess, who also acted as a bartender and a server. I asked her if we could eat in the dining room. She told me it was closed and that we could eat in the bar area. At this time, I was already feeling uncomfortable and tried to explain to her that we were there last week and that they were closed. She recommended that next time I call to find out when they are open. So, I asked her point blank, "are we going to be able to eat the Italian style meal we came here for?" She said because they were not busy, she would do it. I felt like I was putting her out. She only had two other customers in the dining area. We ordered a glass of wine for each of us. It all went down hill from there. She made us feel so uncomfortable that we did not even go through with ordering our lunch. I asked for the bill for the wine and told her we were not going to eat there. She said with a sarcastic tone, "What's the problem?" We were expecting a family style lunch like we received at the Union last week. She said she didn't know anything about their lunch and was not interested in what they had to offer. At that point, we got our bill for the two glasses of wine for $17.32. We did not touch the wine and paid the bill. We drove across the street, back to the Union, explained to them what happened, and we a magnificent lunch. We were well treated by everyone there and given the grand tour. I will never step foot in Negri's as long as I live. I recommend that if anyone is looking for an outstanding Italian meal, go to the Union. I am 55 years old and I have never made a negative comment or used this site ever. read more

I really wanted to like this place. I believe back in the day it was wonderful. From the woman who did not greet us but all of sudden said "Here" and we were expected to follow. She was more concerned with the Baseball game that was on in the Bar. The waitress was polite. We ordered the Dinner. The anti pasta dish was 4 slices of salami and tiny dish of olive oil which to me tasted old. We ordered Spaghetti with side of meatballs. Nothing special here not a lot of flavor and Meatballs were dry. The other dish was Fettucini Alfredo. No flavor i had to add a lot of salt and grated cheese. I really wanted to like this place since i grew up on this food. The waitress also brings your food to you on a grey rubbermaid looking two tier tray that makes a loud noise throughout the restaurant. You can see not only in the restaurant the neglect but also in the food. This does not taste fresh in my opinion. You can tell when someone cooks and loves what they do. It makes me feel sad for a place that you can tell someone once truly loved go down the drain. The only thing i can say is the Bar is beautiful maybe this is why the restaurant side of it is badly neglected. read more

After a long day of zip lining, my friends and I made the mistake of going to this 4 star restaurant according to Yelp, but to only find out that it was very slow pace...waiting for the food was longer than any restaurant I've been too. They have this elderly person maybe in her early 50's as our waitress/server. I ordered the prawns pasta with marinara sauce and since I like my pasta a little more on the garlicky side told the waitress that I want to add garlics in it. My friend order a beer and was not given lemon/lime with it. When my food came there were no garlic added to it and the taste was pretty bland. The service wasn't that great...didn't complain or said anything because we had a long day...we left with a $9 tip with our tab. While we were leaving as we were getting into the car, two of the workers one with short dark hair in her late 40 and the other greyish white hair in her late 50's accused us of not paying for our food when we already paid for our foods. Told them that we handed our tab with all the cash in it to this younger male waiter who was walking to the cash register. The short dark hair lady even had the nerve to chase us again out to our car after we told her and told us that we did not leave enough tips and demanded that we leave them more. We told her that the service wasn't that great, the food took to long to get to us and the food was not that great that's why we only left a $9 tip. She adamantly demand us to leave more...we had a very long exhausted day from zip lining so we didn't want to argue and reason with her so we gave her $5 more...I can't believe that this four star so called family oriented is chasing there customer for a $5 tips. This is my first and will be my last time going to this restaurant. I don't recommend this to anyone. I've never seen restaurant owner chasing their customer demanding for tips. DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT! This experience was a total nightmare. This restaurant doesn't deserve any star but because it required by Yelp I have to give it a one star for my time. read more

We've been regulars at Negri's since the mid 90's originally taking our young family there for traditional Italian family style dinners and a glass or two of local wine. Today with the kids out of the house we frequent the remodeled bar/grill side of the restaurant where we find lots of local friends, a few tourists and a professional very friendly staff. The ambiance is what you want it to be, sitting at a table or at the long bar watching a sports game on one of the 3 big-screen tv's, or sitting with a friend or friends in front of the fireplace for a more discreet experience. Our favorites include on special occasion the delicious large portion porterhouse steak, other times we go for the 1/2 fried chicken dinner, minestrone soup, pork sliders, chicken and waffles, a fresh house salad w/house dressing, Taco Tuesdays are always tummy filling, with all of this great food we are thirsty my friend making it a natural adding an extremely cold draft beer to help accentuate the diversity of ingested flavors. We consider Negri's to be our favorite restaurant in Occidental/West County. read more

Friendliest restaurant in town! Negris has become the place I can always count on for having the same great service as well as great food. I really appreciate that this restaurant has food delivered from local produce, meat and seafood companies. They change up the menu seasonally and are the only bar in town that serves fresh cocktails. I usually get the cocktail specials. I occasionally go there for Taco Tuesday and I've never been disappointed whether it was tacos or any other dish on the menu. My absolute favorite dishes are the clams in wine sauce, lasagna, the chicken parmesan sandwich and many many more. I love their cozy fireplace you can sit by in the winter and front porch in the summer. I often see the owners and they always have a smile on their face! It's a small town, but if you're passing through its definitely the place to stop to eat or just for a drink. You won't be disappointed! :) read more

Very disappointed at the last visit this weekend. Had a new waitress that must not have had much training and certainly was not familiar with the menu as she did not even know what was on the menu and kept asking where is that on the menu as if she had never heard of it before. She was also rather wordy and talkative when she should have been working. One course was right... the soup. Then she brought salads with no dressing (a tiny container for two was on the side but no way was it enough). I had to remind her about the salami and beans for the salad. Then, before I even got the dressing, came out our meals. I waited another 20 minutes at least for the dressing and by then everything was cold. She brought out what was supposed to be the third course (raviolis) after everything else. Every time she went into the kitchen she was gone for 10-15 minutes. This woman only had three tables! Then the owner stopped by and said she would give us apple fritters on the house. They came and were burnt. The waitress kept saying that it was all "a little misunderstanding" and "I am so sorry" to the point of extreme annoyance. She screwed up and should have come right out and said it. I do think the food is great here but it should have not been brought out but remade when the time was right for us to get it. Or at least comped in some way. The last is just poor management and trying to cut corners. When dinners are 26-30 dollars it should be right. read more

Read a few reviews before I wrote this and must say I do not understand the few bad reviews there were. The food is always fresh and authentic. I think some people just like to complain. I have worked as a hostess and waitress at several Sonoma County restaurants, and I think these people are like so many I have served, they just want to find something wrong with everything. I have learned some people can just never be pleased. Don't listen to them. The majority of reviews are overwhelmingly positive. This place is awesome! In Sonoma County, every restaurant seems more or less the same. Not this one. It is truly one of a kind. The food is amazing. Love the Taco Tuesdays! Great prices for such great food.The staff is awesome too. They just renovated, and the atmosphere is perfect. Such a great place to bring the family, a date, or catch up with friends. A great place for a drink as well. Can't say enough wonderful things about this place. They truly care about your experience, from the food to the service. They treat you like family. Give it a try and I'm sure it will be your new favorite restaurant as well. read more

We were pleasantly surprised to find that Negri's lives up to the reputation for truly fine Italian Family Style Dining that it has had for over 40 years. Friends urged us to go to the Union Hotel to eat instead (which appears to be popular with the younger crowd and the yuppies), but we used to eat at Bellini's and Bertola's in Oakland and we are used to wanting truly fine authentic Italiano Family Style Dining. We arrived on a Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (a great time to dine, as they are not overly busy in-between Lunch and Dinner. The service was excellent (we were so inspired, we left a 30% tip - it's not their fault the prices are reasonable). Our 7-course (YES - SEVEN) meal was incredible; bread, salad (tender greens), soup (excellent minestrone with homemade noodles & beans and big chunks of vegetables), salami, anti-pasta (marinated cauliflower, carrots, peppers, etc.), ravioli, savory zucchini pancakes, and then the main entree. The Polenta with red meat sauce was great, the gnocchi with Alfredo a real Gargonzola taste. Tender steak, huge plate of Chicken Cacciotore. A side of garlic mushrooms. Abundant leftovers to take home. Incredible. Mrs. Negri came out and spoke with us. Everyone was so cordial. Our accompanying toddler made his usual mess, and no one cared. A few other families with children were comfortable with Negri's. On the negative side, we wanted to thoroughly kick ourselves for not coming here sooner and for listening to all our friends about how wonderful Union Hotel was to eat. The Heck with Union Hotel. We will take Negri's again, and again, and over and over and forever. (This review was made by a family of old world Sicilian diners, old enough to have made to rounds of Family Style Italian restaurants in the Bay Area during the last 60 years). I can't say enough. Our experience at Negri's was like going back to our Italian Style Family eating of the 1960's, especially what North Beach and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland was. read more