I really want to give it 5 stars but every time we come there has been an issue. The food is delicious and I will definitely come back but today the service was very very slow. We asked for napkins which never came and we waited a very long time to get our check and to go box. It was not our servers fault. She was the only server I saw for the inside and outside and I also saw her behind the bar making drinks. They need more employees working. We showed up at noon 1 hour after they opened and the place was dead. We were the only ppl outside in the patio. During our stay 3 other couples did show up. Im hoping next time I can give them 5 stars. read more

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My friend and I spent a pleasant afternoon at Sonder recently. We went at around 2:30 in the afternoon. Perfect time for a friend meetup. It's quiet and peaceful, easy to chat without yelling. Jake was our outstanding server. He was so friendly and attentive. I love sitting on those lovely green sofas. I had the Lavender Lemon Drop Martini, Yum, my friend had glass of Cabernet. My companion ordered the chicken with mushroom sauce so rich and comforting. I had the seared Ahi appetizer. The interior is upscale industrial, very attractive. If you don't mind a fairly loud place during peak hours it's a nice environment for a date night. I've always experienced great service, delicious food and tasty libations here. Definitely check them out. I understand they are opening new locations. I'm looking forward to trying them in the near future. read more

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Today we came here for brunch on our way out of town. Our Aunt said that she comes here all the time and even lives close enough to walk so she felt like it would be the perfect place to do brunch! I'm so glad we listened! Jacob was our server and he was so awesome! Honestly he was one of the kindest servers we have ever met very attentive and so just all around kind! He was attentive and helpful whenever we needed a refill or some extra syrup! Shout out to him for being amazing! The food was so good I ended up getting the French toast and it was thick, fluffy and so sweet! Yum! My husband got the biscuits and gravy and he was a little on the fence about it but was pleasantly surprised when he tasted it! I loved the vibe of this place and honestly everything about it! I would definitely come back and eat here again! read more

Sonder - Bid - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I wanted to give a shout out to sonders. This place is amazing. I love that they have a huge variety. They are constantly adding seasonal items which are amazing. Service is second to none. We like the bar area because the seats are more comfy and bartenders are very attentive. Ambiance is relaxed and casual but can also be great for business lunch. Absolutely must try! read more

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It's been a little while since we ate brunch at Sonder. Very good choice today. We had amazing service and we all enjoyed every bite. The bruschetta appetizer is always a crowd pleaser. I appreciate that they slice it up and it's easy to share. We had the sonder burger, breakfast sandwich and French dip. We also upgraded to Mac n cheese and it was definitely worth the extra $5!! As always, their portions are generous and the iced tea was good. There were a lot of tables full of happy families and couples enjoying their morning together. We were seated quickly and had a nice time together. We were celebrating my son's birthday and they were kind enough to bring out a slice of confetti cake. It topped off our time perfectly! read more

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The short rib has finally been ordered and let me tell you it doesn't disappoint. The short rib is fork tender and perfectly slow cooked to melt in your mouth. Sauce is very rustic and bold and exactly what you want with this dish. It absolutely hot the mark and then some. My 2nd favorite short rib of all time. Definitely worth every bite. Potatoes were not my style but still good, and carrots were cooked and caramelized perfectly. I would 1,000 percent order this again and again and again. read more

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Beautiful decor & ambiance with comfy lounge areas and tables. Food is delicious with a variety of dishes on their menu. I recommend their Friday brunch menu & getting an espresso martini - it was well made! Their service could be improved as we waited a bit at each step of our experience. They also ran out of some menu items after ordering and our waitress was distracted when speaking with her. Overall, this is a beautiful restaurant with good food & delicious drinks. read more

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Sonder in Bakersfield is great local spot. Cool and relaxed vibe, great place to get together with friends. They even take reservations. Sometimes they have comedy shows; that sell out fast and look fun. We went for brunch on the weekend; menu isn't huge; but decent choices. I ordered the French toast; yum ; made my eyes jump out of their sockets. The fresh berries added a nice touch. I added a side order of sausage patties, so good. One of my friends and I did the unlimited mimosas ; I think it's around $30. Pineapple mimosa was definitely top winner. They bring you glasses of juice and the waitress comes around to refill your glasses with champagne, worth the price. This is definitely a good choice! read more

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My work held their Christmas party Friday night here at Sonder's. This was my first time eating there and I have to say, I really enjoyed the food. We had the entire patio reserved, it was cold, butvthey had several propane heaters going. As long as you bundled up, it was fine. My legs and feet stayed kind of cold but it wasnt too bad. They served a salad with sone sore of champagne dressing. It was really good. The onions were quite strong and the dressing was peppery. So if you didn't plan on kissing anyone and if you like black pepper, it was good. Theu also served mashed potatoes that looked like they were made with red potatoes. I didn't have any but they looked really good and my coworkers who had sone said they were good. And the green beans were super good too! They had diced tomatoes in them. Definitely need to find a recipe for that. Proteins where chicken and tri-tip. Both were really good. The chicken was nice and moist. The tri-tip was tender. Light seasonings but all really good. I definitely want to go back and see what else they offer. read more

Sonder - Buffet style dinner for a Christmas party. - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I try to love this place, but I can't. Every time I go back to try it out and give it another chance, they fail me. My main complaint is service. No host to greet you. Each time I've gone in, I have stood at the front waiting for about 5 minutes for someone to even acknowledge me and to come seat me. There is zero awareness from the staff. It's never packed when I visit. Which is mind baffling, since service is so slow. Every step of the way thru out my experience, has moved at a snails pace. I am guessing they understaff everyday. I probably will not be back. read more

If you're having a special event. Example comedy night. It would be useful to let people with reservations know in advance it would be outside dining only. Not inform them when they show up expecting a nice indoor meal in Bakersfield 100 degree weather. read more

It's been years since we have been here. Love the changes to the dining room since we last visited. Warm and inviting. We were able to see Hillary who is always a joy. I'm sorry not to be able to thank our outstanding bartender, her name is slipping my mind . I'll update when I recall her name or find my receipt. Both ladies were welcoming and friendly. The drinks were excellent. I tried the Valentini and the watermelon margarita. For dinner we had the mussels and clams that were delicious. For garlic lovers like us the broth was outstanding paired with the toasted bread pieces to soak up the goodness. Also had the poutine. Rich flavorful gravy on top of fries, with cheese and shaved ribeye on top. We will be returning to try more of their menu items soon. Thank you Sonder for a wonderful date night out. read more

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It's a hidden gem in the Northwest Bakersfield. It has a cool European pub vibe. The server was surrounding sweet and helpful. The food come quickly. I hope you are hungry, because 2 of us could only eat half of the plate. I ordered the girlfriend burger, Wagyu patty with a surprise sweet sauce. Fatty, decadent, I devoured that delicious burger. My friends loved their bacon mac and cheese and beef stroganoff. Check out the photos. Also a cool place for a drink! read more

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I had the privilege of meeting a good friend here for lunch. It didn't disappoint. Service was great. She greeted me with a smile and made me feel welcomed even though I arrived before my friend. Once my friend arrived she checked on us but also gave us space to have a conversation. (Loved that) the inside is more like a friend's house and less like a restaurant. There was a dj who had the older folks shaking their buns from left to right. Also the sound sometimes fluctuates so it goes from you need to yell to speak to the person across from you to now the table can hear you conversation, rather quickly. Only issue I had, I asked for no pickles but I counted about 4. (2 on each half of my sandwich) aside from that I'm happy I came by! read more

Sonder - The Cuban sandwich - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This was my 3rd time here and unfortunately I've never had a good experience here. The wait time is always incredibly long. This last time we were there for 2.5 hours and not by choice. Our server was taking a very long time to take our drink and food order, and then it took about 45 minutes for them to get it out to us. This was on a Friday at about 1:30pm. It was a bit busy-- but not wait 45 minutes for your order busy. Additionally, we were sitting at the outside patio and our server was hardly coming out to check on us, so we finally went inside to ask for tab because we were tired of waiting. In regard to the food, the bruschetta was good, pretty standard. The bolognese pasta, however, had a weird taste in my opinion. Overall, disappointed in my experiences here. read more

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Party for 2 then turned to 3. We were sat immediately and we were able to sit outside. It was a beautiful day. It was not to busy but we had someone kinda new. He did good. Friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. We ordered the bruschetta as an appetizer. We also ordered some drinks. Drinks took a little longer to get to us but well worth it. They were tasty! We then ordered the pork belly tacos, the Philly Steak sandwich, and the shrimp tacos. My pork belly was delicious. The other guests loved their food as well. This is a return spot.they have live music. Wine Wednesday, bring your own bottles. The 1st is free then a $12 corkage fee after that. The place is clean and the restrooms were too. read more

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Drinks are great! The ambiance is awesome, staff were friendly! The food was also very good!

Had another great meal here on a Monday evening. Brussels sprouts, pork belly tacos, fra Diavlo pasta special, all delicious with well balanced flavors. The Berries and Bourbon cocktail was so good we split 1 and ordered another. read more

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I ordered avocado toast from Sonder while on a brunch date with friends. I love avocado toast, but this one was just okay. It was kinda cold when I got it, so that was disappointing. The service was friendly, but it was a little hard to get our server's attention so we can get the bill. The ambiance is really nice. The restaurant is clean with both indoor and outdoor seating, but honestly I don't think I'll be back here. Cold food and good service didn't leave the best impression. read more

Sonder - Avocado Toast - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Normally I LOVE Sonder. But today the place was over-full, which made it super noisy. More importantly, there was not enough staff. The poor guy who was helping us might have been the only one. We ended up leaving after 30 minutes without our drink order. (We did give the guy a couple bucks, though--it sure wasn't his fault!) Management, bring in more people on the weekends! read more

Great food, great service and you can join their whiskey club for a great social experience.

Roamed around looking for a place to eat and found ourselves at Sonder for Wine Wednesday. Was so elated to find my favorite band, Rearview Mirror playing as well! Daughter loved her fettuccine Alfredo with added mushrooms and hubby loved the cubano sandwich. My wings were slightly under cooked but the Old Soul wine was delicious! I love their wine Wednesday special of 50% of bottles and there's usually live music to go right along with it! read more

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This restaurant is very chill the ambiance is very nice and relaxing you can either choose to sit indoors at a low table or high table or you can sit outside on a relaxing patio they also have two large couches you can relax on with your friends and have some drinks. The service here is excellent our waitress was on top of everything and no complaints she went above and beyond. The food is pretty good the charcuterie board is amazing!!! You will not be disappointed they have a wide variety of food items I got the fish tacos pretty decent my wife got the grinder sandwich it's a huge Italian sandwich with fresh made potato chips my son got the hot mess burger with homemade fresh French Fries very delicious food. I can't wait to go back go and check them out you will not be disappointed!!! read more

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I enjoy coming to Sonder! Staff is always friendly, food comes out in a decent time upon ordering, and their food is good! I can't complain! I'd love to see the patio area grow, it's a popular place! read more

Sonder - Poke Salad and Patty Melt - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Took my daughter on a lil date night to Sonder, and let's just say the set is was horrible. We felt very uncomfortable. Our waitress had a nice smile but that was it.. it took her so long to take our drink and appetizer order. And when our food came out my mashed potatoes were cold. read more

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We went to lunch their recently and arrive at 1140 and left at 1pm the food took forever for our party of 7.

I have had good experiences here. It's in a safe area with easy parking. It's clean. The service is good but sometimes it does get busy but it's understandable because the food is overall pretty tasty. I have had multiple menu iywem read more

Sonder - Nachos with chicken - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Online and on their doors states they're open til 11pm on Saturday, we showed up at 9:40pm. Closed. Ambiance looked ok. Can't say how the food was, we were not seated. Funnier part is the door was open and we walked in. I walked over to the bartender and when I asked if they were still open she said "oh no we're closed" with this non-apologetic sense and a vibe like I should have known they close at 9:30pm, not 11pm like their hours state. She didn't say "sorry we're closing 1.5 hours early because we were slow", which would be understandable if she tried to car. It was very much in my face, get with the program energy, "you should know" lol. I can understand closing at 10:40, 10:30, even 10:15 because they're slow but 1.5 hours early? I shouldn't have to call them at 9:30 to see if they're still open. Stuff like this is very annoying, we probably won't try to go again. read more

Sonder in Bakersfield offers a delightful brunch experience with a clean, social ambiance. The Caprese features fresh mozzarella and balsamic, while the shrimp tacos are flavorful and satisfying. Ideal for a relaxed weekend outing. Service is top tier! read more

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Very relaxing atmosphere, our server was attentive and friendly. The food was amazing. I had the 3 tacos steak, chicken and pork belly. So delicious the flavor of the pork belly was outstanding and it was so nice and crispy. Even the beans, rice and salsa we excellent. My nephew had the Cuban Sandwich and said it was the best he's ever eaten. The flavors stood on their own and the bread was perfect. We also had the Bread Pudding OMG haven't had a taste of heaven like that in years. Sweet, crunchy, bananas, golden raisins, ice cream, the sauce and ice cream I believe I truly had a party in my mouth. Can't wait to return. I want to try the Cuban next time. Kudos to Sonder for making this a wonderful experience. read more

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I really didn't want to leave a 2 star but I couldn't find many positives. First it was a Saturday afternoon so it was busy so I'll take that into consideration. Had a reservation and was seated immediately which was awesome. The problems started here. Took almost 15 minutes after sitting down to take a drink order and another 15 minutes to get drinks. Took another 30 to take our order. The food came quick so that's a plus. I had the poutine and it was ok. Very salty and tots were definitely cooked in old oil. Very brown and hard. (You can see in all the pics). It wasn't bad but I wouldn't order again. The steak came cooked to order and was told it was good. Also the Hot mess had good flavor and crispy bacon. This is my personal bias but the brussle sprouts were not good at all. I usually love them but seems like instead of a balsamic glaze it was just balsamic and made them bitter. And the smell was so bad. That being said, the person who ordered ate them all so it must have been me. (Even though no one else at the table would try them). But the service was just bad. The kid was nice but he would come and check on us I would ask him to take a plate and he said he would just come back later and grab them. We had to ask for every refill and when he would drop a new glass and not take the old. We had 7 empties on our table at one point. We stayed for a while after eating and no one would clear the plates even when asked. We were there for a bday lunch and stayed to visit after and never once asked if anyone wanted another round of drinks and waters were not refilled. This is not a bad place just had a bad experience. I'd give it a try if you haven't been but I don't think I'll be going back. read more

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Food Good Service extremely slow Ambiance uninspiring There were 6 of us and none of us have any desire to return. We went in with high expectations and were disappointed. read more

Overall, Sonders on Brimhall is a great addition to the Bakersfield food scene. Good food, great atmosphere, and solid service. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

Sonder in Bakersfield was a breath of cool inside... the French dip was tender and rich, the beef carrying that deep walnut brown that only slow roasting can create, dipping into jus that shimmered like dark amber... the fries were golden and crisp, each one disappearing too fast... Jacob offered service that felt easy and kind, his recommendations right on point... the space itself was calm and inviting, perfect for gathering with friends, perfect for parties when you want food and atmosphere to flow together. read more

I really enjoy dining here! Every time I come eat here the staff is very nice and attentive, and the food was amazing. We ordered the charcuterie board, wings, and bruschetta all so yum! The restaurant has an open, chill vibe that makes it a great place to relax. The restrooms are very clean, and there's plenty of parking. I definitely recommend this spot and will be back! read more

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Solid place to dine in. Food is good , service is friendly . Ambiance is fun and cheerful ... people look like they enjoy coming here. We had tacos which were not the best ... but their burger is amazing. Muscle plate was delish ! I would return and recommend read more

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Food was mediocre. The wings were good but the tater tot poutine lacked depth of flavor and was mushy. Pastrami sandwich was overly salty. Service was friendly. The indoor seating area was spacious and nicely designed for large parties. read more

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I've been to Sonder an handful of times, and each time has been different. Some days I had great quick service others seemed to take way too long. I visited today a busy Sunday brunch day, I made sure to make reservations a week ahead of time for a party of 8 on the patio. As I know Sundays are busy. I arrived on time for my 11:30 reservation and the hostess let me know there was no availability on the patio. I was a little disappointed at how that was handled. The solution was you can wait another 20 minutes for a possible table outside or you can sit at the fire pit...or inside. I made the reservation for a special occasion so it was super frustrating. We ended up inside because we did not want to sit at the fire pit we were there to eat and drink. Out waitress was very sweet, but the service was very slow! I get it, it's super busy, but when the food came out it was cold. I enjoy myself here usually, but today was off. Drinks are always on point, but the food is sometimes a hit and miss. I'd say weekends are very busy so if you have a special occasion and are looking forward to the patio area don't have you heart set on it! Even with a reservation. read more

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This was probably my third visit to Sonders, and each time, whether with a small or larger group, the service has been consistently quick and decent. The food is excellent overall, definitely on the pricier side, but you get good quality. This time, I had the lobster ravioli, which was rich, creamy, and very flavorful. I couldn't finish it, though, I felt like it needed something on the side to balance out the creaminess. Still, a solid spot worth revisiting. read more

Sonder - Salad Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Service was not good at all and unfortunately ruined dinner. I understand that restaurants are short staffed during the holidays, but that's why there is management. Food is decent, nothing outstanding. Personally, I wouldn't go here again or recommend this restaurant. read more