OT - Santa Rosa, CA Any Trip Tips?
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Frog-in-law1995
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There’s a pretty good restaurant in Yountville. French Laundry. No reservations necessary, just walk up and ask for a table. Flip flops, muscle shirts and ball caps are fine. Get the chicken strips.
Horny4TCU
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BrewingFrog
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Dined some years ago at the Rutherford Grill, in front of the Beaulieu Vinyards. Outstanding food.
Frog-in-law1995
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Is that the place on the highway to the right up past Mondavi? That was a great little place with an awesome patio.
Realtorfrog
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Ha! I hope he realizes this is the exact opposite of this fab restaurant.
frogs9497
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Haha... FIL’s assurance on “muscle shirts” and the chicken strips recommendation should have been give-aways, I guess. Went right over my head. I’ve visited that area several times and was not aware of this place.
Peacefrog
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Farmstead is one of my favorite restaurants in NV. Wife and I joke on some Saturday mornings about flying up there for lunch just because.
OP - Ad Hoc if you can get a reservation. Farmstead as mentioned. Pretty much really anywhere in Yountville or St Helena. Gott’s Roadside for a burger or fantastic poke tacos.
Frog-in-law1995
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Oh man, I’m glad he said something then. That would have been awkward.
HFrog1999
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BrewingFrog
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frogs9497
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Haha... now it seems pretty obvious, actually. I’ve been staring at numbers all day and pretty much useless at this point.
FrogsMcGee
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Winery suggestions in the general area:
Inman Family Wines - west of Santa Rosa a few miles. Call to make a reservation. Great pinot.
Mill Creek - family owned place up in the Dry Creek area just west of downtown Healdsburg. The do a nice range of very affordable Cab, Merlot, Zin, Chard, and more.
J Vineyards - shouldn't need an appointment mid-week. Pay more for the legacy tasting - good pinot. They do good sparkling as well. Or splurge and do the "Bubble Room". Full meal / food pairing with wines. Make a reservation if you want to do this.
Macrostie is another good pinot/chard place with very picturesque tasting room. I like the pinots at Inman and J better, but this is a great experience. Make an appt.
There are some good micro breweries in the Santa Rosa area. Tiny place called Plow in a warehouse on the west side of the highway is good. Russian River is a well known place that recently opened a big new brewpub in the area, in addition to the original.
Inman Family Wines - west of Santa Rosa a few miles. Call to make a reservation. Great pinot.
Mill Creek - family owned place up in the Dry Creek area just west of downtown Healdsburg. The do a nice range of very affordable Cab, Merlot, Zin, Chard, and more.
J Vineyards - shouldn't need an appointment mid-week. Pay more for the legacy tasting - good pinot. They do good sparkling as well. Or splurge and do the "Bubble Room". Full meal / food pairing with wines. Make a reservation if you want to do this.
Macrostie is another good pinot/chard place with very picturesque tasting room. I like the pinots at Inman and J better, but this is a great experience. Make an appt.
There are some good micro breweries in the Santa Rosa area. Tiny place called Plow in a warehouse on the west side of the highway is good. Russian River is a well known place that recently opened a big new brewpub in the area, in addition to the original.
FrogsMcGee
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Also, Santa Rosa took the brunt of the fires a year and a half ago. Stay and spend your money there instead of going over to Napa. The smaller family owned places (like Inman, Plow, Mill Creek mentioned above) will appreciate the business.
Hoosierfrog
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You could head over to Bodega Bay. Hitchcock’s The Birds was filmed there. Quaint NorCal coastal city.
Pharm Frog
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Been thinking about bringing Mrs Pharm to that area for a mini-vacation. Been 18 years since we've been there. Chicken strips sealed the deal. Getting flights now.
