Stanford Inn's Ravens Restaurant

Everything was pleasant and the food was fresh and delicious. Very elegant setting

Thank goodness for The Ravens. The restaurant is the ultimate expression of a certain kind of vegan restaurant, with warm wood tones, most items made from scratch, and many made with vegetables grown in their extensive garden. We stayed at the Inn for a few days and had the opportunity to eat multiple breakfasts and dinners at the Inn. It's clearly the best option for vegans in coastal Northern California, and it's absolutely worth a visit. The meals are not designed to shock you or overwhelm you; instead, they're meant to be that perfect healthy, comfort food served in a generous setting. Everyone is remarkably friendly, and the diversity of options is strong. Highly recommended, both as a restaurant and an Inn.

I stayed at Stanford Inn for a few days and ate several breakfasts & dinners at Ravens' Restaurant. The worst thing I had was maybe a 3.5 star meal, and almost everything else was a 4.5-5 star. Service was incredible, great environment, and overall the quality is insanely high.

Loved everything from the service to the food

Ravens’ bids itself as a high end vegan restaurant. I’ve eaten at high end vegan restaurants throughout the US and Unfortunately it does not live up to the hype. Some of the food is excellent, while other dishes need work. Here are the things we ate and their grades: barbecued tofu (C-, simple baked tofu smothered in barbecue sauce that was overly heavy in cumin—not baked WITH the barbecue sauce); mashed potatoes (B-, ok, nothing special); roasted corn (A), flatbread (B-, kind of hard and dry), waffle (A), pancakes (A), hot chocolate (C-, tasted dusty), scone (A), signature polenta breakfast (D, way overloaded with dried herbs, could not even taste the polenta). The service was excellent and the room and view were very pleasant and relaxing.

The food was delicious, healthy and well presented. The elevated view across the landscape was tremendous. The decor was pleasant and the staff was wonderful. Although the restaurant is connected to the Stanford Inn, many locals frequent here. Well worth a visit or many when you’re in the Mendocino area.

We are staying at the Stanford Inn and after trying the breakfast and dinner ewe decided to eat there all week. Great variety of delicious options, outstanding attentive service, the view of the gardens and ocean adds to the experience. Good for special occasions, pet friendly (separate room) and creative use of seasonal flowers. Highly recommended

Been here several times over the years. The breakfast menu is the best of any vegan place I’ve ever been to. Everything on the breakfast menu is tasty. The 5 stars are for breakfast. Been here for dinner several times as well. The dinner menu is hit or miss. Some of the dishes like the Caesar salad, tamari-maple glazed tofu, and ravioli are fantastic. Some others are ok, not great. The service is excellent most of the time. For dinner, I would give 4 stars. The live pianist on Saturday night dinners is well-intentioned but disappointing. I’ve heard this particular pianist on two separate trips in 2024 and 2025. (I am a professional musician so I am being critical.) They have a proper dining room as well as a bar/lounge area. Dogs are allowed indoors at this lounge/bar area. It so nice to be able to eat indoors with your well-behaved dog where it’s warm and cozy, by the fireplace! I love the all-vegan menu. So glad this place exists!

These are some of the nicest, most caring people on Earth. The philosophy of the property is animals first. The servers are top notch. The food is yummy. They have Rebel Cheese, which is great paired with fruit and crackers and the cheese plates are adorned with edible flowers grown right there on the property. The soups are always amazing. I love the enchiladas with added jalapenos, all breakfasts are incredible, try the ganache and at night, Miriam makes a great Old Fashion. There is piano music on Saturday nights and dogs are welcome to dine in with their people. Portions are huge.

The location is so cute, the Stanford Inn is on a beautiful property and is well taken care of. Plus they have multiple inn kitties ☺️ The wait staff was very attentive and kind, and the food was delicious!

Amazing vegan mexican food for breakfast or brunch.
The food is a mix of styles, organic and super healthy, ideally to go eat and then go swim or hike. Very pure and clean meals

They have old-school vegan food offerings. It seems like they haven't updated their menu in 20 years. The upside is that they use healthy ingredients. I would make sure to try their brunch. Be sure to make a reservation even if it's not for a busy time. They must plan their staffing based on reservations each day, so even if it's almost empty, they might turn you away or ask you to make a reservation for later.

This place used to be memorable for their food and now it’s memorable for all the wrong reasons. We ate the New Year’s Eve dinner at 8 pm. Not only is the food so bland and seemed like it was all prepared hours before and reheated, the service was terrible. Plates threw in front of us, silverware falling to the floor every time plates were picked up, and that was after we had been sitting for 15 minutes with no water given to us. So disappointing and not worth the money at all. If the service had been any better I might be able to give the food another chance. I still can’t get over the whole experience with how highly esteemed this hotel and dining room supposedly is.

The food is not only vegan, but is healthy and whole food, organic. The chefs are innovative in their offerings. This place should really be rated higher- don’t go by the lower one star ratings. They’re just hating on something they don’t appreciate!

I had 5 meals here- recommend the desserts for sure! I also loved the pancakes and tamales.

I wanted to love this place, but sadly the whole experience, including food and service, was underwhelming. Shockingly so… what a bummer. I had wanted to go to some of their retreats and check out their cooking classes, but this experience left a literal bad taste in my mouth. I debated writing this bad review, but ultimately I wish others had too so I could have avoided this let down.