September 29, 2009
Fancy little location about a block and a half west of Russian River Brewing, this place had more waiters than customers when we stopped by around 5:30. The main draw here for a beer person is the six Moonlight beers they have on tap: Death by Taxes, Reality Czeck, Bombay By Boat, Twist of Fate, Lunatic Lager, and Artemis Amber. At least one or two of these seem to rotate. It’s nice to see them supporting the micros in a restaurant like this. Only had about seven bottles, which included BR Racer 5 and Lagunitas Imperial Stout. Nice stop, and they gave us free bread.

July 7, 2009
This was a lovely stop before a long evening at Russian River (and just a block away). I guess the reason it figures here is that they carry 5 excellent Moonlight beers which I dipped into, but the wine selection by the glass is also quite worth a look. Besides, the raison d’être of the place is to be a restaurant and they do that nicely as well. It could easily feel upscale, but waiters are efficient and friendly enough to make you feel comfortable. We stuck to not particularly original pastas, but everything was good, well-seasoned. A broad variety of food on the menu as well, we even had wonton as an appetizer and they were tasty, though I must say I’d have prefered a peanut base sauce rather than teriyaki. Definitely recommended if you’ll spend the evening in town - which you should do anyway.

January 28, 2009
nice upscale place and an opportunity to try Moonlight beers. A great change of pace from brewpub chow.

October 26, 2008
A great spot to get away from Russian River - and get some upscale food and most importantly Moonlight Beers! Get the cheese plate.

June 16, 2007
We got there right at closing, but they let us in for dinner anyway; props for that, as I was hungry and the food was very good (I had a very tasty risotto, luckygirl had ravioli and wasn’t impressed). Nice atmosphere, cozy. Neat idea to have a bunch of one local brewer’s (Moonlight) beers available...far more fun than a random assortment of typical CA micros. I had the tart brown, which wasn’t that great, but interesting.

September 28, 2006
Local artists’ paintings and photographs sparingly set on the walls, the look of the place was pretty refined. Our waiter was in his twenties, and his friendly, easy-going attitude helped to make the place seem a lot more casual. He helped Mel pick out her wine, and gave me a taster of one the Moonlight Beers I was hesitant on trying. He was spot on with his advice, her wine and my Beer were very good, tasted totally fresh. Great looking menu, focusing on regional products, like the bread made by a local bakery, I even think the olive oil was from the valley. I had to restrain Minou from eating the whole thing, she has a tendency to spoil her appetite. I ordered the fish special, which was salmon served with barley and a ratatouille veggie side, she went for the risotto. My food was perfect, hers was a little too peppery and couldn’t finish it, but I think the bread played a role in it too. Prices were quite reasonable for what you got. It’s not cheap, but it’s reasonable for the quality of the food you got. And it’s a short walk from Russian River, too.

June 28, 2006 [ Updated November 17, 2008 ]
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