Oh wow, just had the most phenomenal meal here. The edamame salad, the steak sandwich, pork breakfast wrap- the flavors were so balanced and delicious. Meat melted in your mouth, the cheese they used was *chefs kiss*, bloody marys- one of the best I've had. Run here now.
HappyDiner
Casual fine dining. Innovative food but not pretentious. Cocktail, wine, and Armagnac all excellent and well presented. Service was professional and friendly. Dined alone and did not feel singled out. A very nice meal.
The hostess, Victoria, really made our experience great. We ended up arriving early, skipping the dining room, and eating in the bar because Victoria was so warm and welcoming. We enjoyed the duck wings and savory cheesecake, The food was good, but couple of things were mediocre on the execution (dry short ribs, hard Mille feuille dessert crust). I would still return. Still a good vibe and ambiance.
Anne L.
Had decent expectations for this place but they were definitely exceeded. Great menu items with unique flair. Wonderful, kind and attentive service. We'll be back!
Katie G.
Really delicious menu and service! Attentive, as well as intimate seating area. The menu was great for trying new things as well as elevated comfort food. Don't skip the onion dip!
HenryM
We loved the red pepper soup and the cheeseboard, also our pasta entrees, and the chocolate mousse was a delicious dessert. The ambience in the restaurant is fine, and the hotel is quite stunning. Service was excellent, and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Chalkboard.
KarenB
Our party of 4 shared starters of seasonal Radishes with Creme Fraiche & Trout Roe; along with the fresh Onion Dip and homemade potato chips, which one of our party remarked was so good she wants to be buried with it! From there we moved on to the Savory Cheese Cake (which was one of several excellent recommendations that our server, McKenna, advised paired excellently with theirbdelicious fresh baked breads). Parmasean salad was bright and refreshing. Our pasta course included the flavorful Porcini Gigli and Rigatoni. We finished with mothwatering, perfectly prepared short ribs, and halibut; and ended with a delightful Rogue River Blue Cheese and Sauturnes recommended by Chef Anthony Lopiccolo, whose skill at combining the freshest ingredients from the nearby Chalk Hill garden with locally sourced cheeses, meats, fish and produce is a welcome and praiseworthy addition to the noteworthy Healdsburg restaurant scene.
Elsa
The food here was hit-or-miss. Some of us loved our food and some of us didn't. The burger, fries, soup, and French toast were delicious. The bagel, duck Benedict, and the steak sandwich were simply okay. We all agreed that the cocktails were excellent!
MsBrown
My birthday dinner was perfect! There were 4 of us and we got the following items: mushroom pasta, scallop pasta, fried chicken, short-rib, and the kabocha squash. It was the perfect amount of food, so I'd say 1 item person, plus an additional item or 2 to share. Everything was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. I'm really picky when it comes to restaurants and I will 100% come back. Again, all of the god was great, but the mushroom pasta is next level umami. Great cocktails and wine as well!
Restaurant has for many years has had a unique, fun menu full of wonderful small tastes plus a few larger dishes and great attentive service. Format gave folks (from 2 to many) a chance to try lots of wonderful tastes, order more stand outs and experience unknown options with little risk. We understand the economic model of restaurants, but the new menu is very traditional - a very limited number of small plate starters with normal large plate options. Food continues to be good, but we miss the old format. As a business owner, I'd revert to old menu and gently adjust prices to accommodate unique model. It may be tough to simply compete with a me-too menu. Old restaurant was always packed. We probably won't be back.
Three stars and those stars are thanks to the kind and polite waitress. Cocktails were good too even if a bit pricey. Other than that, on basis of price and presentation this restaurant is clearly trying to position itself as upscale but just misses even basic points on food. Case in point, 4 prawns that weren't even deveined and had little seasoning for $20. Fairly simple pastas were so salty that we had to send it back. A rigatoni is a pretty basic dish. The carbonara was all cheese and salt (again). Did not finish. Disappointing as I believe the overall setting and ambiance is not bad. Service was pretty good too. But the dishes need to match their price level and increase in quality and inspiration. I'd be happy to adjust my review once there has been a menu refresh.
Byran
We were staying at the hotel on a rainy day and didn't want to step out for dinner, so we decided the dine here. It was just ok. Service was wonderful, the waitress was attentive and helpful. The food was over priced and just not great. We had a greens salad that was just a bunch of inedible kale and tasteless dressing. A pasta dish that was very underdone, the pasta being almost hard and very chewy. Our mains were bland short ribs and fried chicken (the chicken was actually the best dish, while not wonderful it was tender and had flavor). All in all, after drinks the tab was over $300 for two people. At that price one would except pretty decent food. What we got ranged from terrible to ok.
Virgin
Never order bagel with mix of beets and cream cheese and poor smoked salmon cd not taste it it was a mashed disaster grilled cheese sandwich was very good Our server Bernard was thoughtful polite and gracious hes a keeper!
RickL
The food and service were both excellent. We've eaten there numerous times and have never been disappointed. They had a menu change since the last time we were there but the kitchen crew did an amazing job, as usual. Will continue to highly recommend the restaurant.
Richard A.
Great restaurant, wonderful food and a very relaxing ambiance. Recommend for a special dinner or for a date night! Will be back.
Oh wow, just had the most phenomenal meal here. The edamame salad, the steak sandwich, pork breakfast wrap- the flavors were so balanced and delicious. Meat melted in your mouth, the cheese they used was *chefs kiss*, bloody marys- one of the best I've had. Run here now.
Casual fine dining. Innovative food but not pretentious. Cocktail, wine, and Armagnac all excellent and well presented. Service was professional and friendly. Dined alone and did not feel singled out. A very nice meal.
The hostess, Victoria, really made our experience great. We ended up arriving early, skipping the dining room, and eating in the bar because Victoria was so warm and welcoming. We enjoyed the duck wings and savory cheesecake, The food was good, but couple of things were mediocre on the execution (dry short ribs, hard Mille feuille dessert crust). I would still return. Still a good vibe and ambiance.
Had decent expectations for this place but they were definitely exceeded. Great menu items with unique flair. Wonderful, kind and attentive service. We'll be back!
Really delicious menu and service! Attentive, as well as intimate seating area. The menu was great for trying new things as well as elevated comfort food. Don't skip the onion dip!
We loved the red pepper soup and the cheeseboard, also our pasta entrees, and the chocolate mousse was a delicious dessert. The ambience in the restaurant is fine, and the hotel is quite stunning. Service was excellent, and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Chalkboard.
Our party of 4 shared starters of seasonal Radishes with Creme Fraiche & Trout Roe; along with the fresh Onion Dip and homemade potato chips, which one of our party remarked was so good she wants to be buried with it! From there we moved on to the Savory Cheese Cake (which was one of several excellent recommendations that our server, McKenna, advised paired excellently with theirbdelicious fresh baked breads). Parmasean salad was bright and refreshing. Our pasta course included the flavorful Porcini Gigli and Rigatoni. We finished with mothwatering, perfectly prepared short ribs, and halibut; and ended with a delightful Rogue River Blue Cheese and Sauturnes recommended by Chef Anthony Lopiccolo, whose skill at combining the freshest ingredients from the nearby Chalk Hill garden with locally sourced cheeses, meats, fish and produce is a welcome and praiseworthy addition to the noteworthy Healdsburg restaurant scene.
The food here was hit-or-miss. Some of us loved our food and some of us didn't. The burger, fries, soup, and French toast were delicious. The bagel, duck Benedict, and the steak sandwich were simply okay. We all agreed that the cocktails were excellent!
My birthday dinner was perfect! There were 4 of us and we got the following items: mushroom pasta, scallop pasta, fried chicken, short-rib, and the kabocha squash. It was the perfect amount of food, so I'd say 1 item person, plus an additional item or 2 to share. Everything was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. I'm really picky when it comes to restaurants and I will 100% come back. Again, all of the god was great, but the mushroom pasta is next level umami. Great cocktails and wine as well!
Restaurant has for many years has had a unique, fun menu full of wonderful small tastes plus a few larger dishes and great attentive service. Format gave folks (from 2 to many) a chance to try lots of wonderful tastes, order more stand outs and experience unknown options with little risk. We understand the economic model of restaurants, but the new menu is very traditional - a very limited number of small plate starters with normal large plate options. Food continues to be good, but we miss the old format. As a business owner, I'd revert to old menu and gently adjust prices to accommodate unique model. It may be tough to simply compete with a me-too menu. Old restaurant was always packed. We probably won't be back.
Restaurantji Recommends
Three stars and those stars are thanks to the kind and polite waitress. Cocktails were good too even if a bit pricey. Other than that, on basis of price and presentation this restaurant is clearly trying to position itself as upscale but just misses even basic points on food. Case in point, 4 prawns that weren't even deveined and had little seasoning for $20. Fairly simple pastas were so salty that we had to send it back. A rigatoni is a pretty basic dish. The carbonara was all cheese and salt (again). Did not finish. Disappointing as I believe the overall setting and ambiance is not bad. Service was pretty good too. But the dishes need to match their price level and increase in quality and inspiration. I'd be happy to adjust my review once there has been a menu refresh.
We were staying at the hotel on a rainy day and didn't want to step out for dinner, so we decided the dine here. It was just ok. Service was wonderful, the waitress was attentive and helpful. The food was over priced and just not great. We had a greens salad that was just a bunch of inedible kale and tasteless dressing. A pasta dish that was very underdone, the pasta being almost hard and very chewy. Our mains were bland short ribs and fried chicken (the chicken was actually the best dish, while not wonderful it was tender and had flavor). All in all, after drinks the tab was over $300 for two people. At that price one would except pretty decent food. What we got ranged from terrible to ok.
Never order bagel with mix of beets and cream cheese and poor smoked salmon cd not taste it it was a mashed disaster grilled cheese sandwich was very good Our server Bernard was thoughtful polite and gracious hes a keeper!
The food and service were both excellent. We've eaten there numerous times and have never been disappointed. They had a menu change since the last time we were there but the kitchen crew did an amazing job, as usual. Will continue to highly recommend the restaurant.
Great restaurant, wonderful food and a very relaxing ambiance. Recommend for a special dinner or for a date night! Will be back.