The Chef's Table

Absolutely delicious food, seasonal menu. They were luckily able to accompany a large party as a walk-in (they take no reservations) and we had a great evening!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I travelled to the Rocklin area and found this gem! I arrived at 4:30 thinking that there would be no problem getting seated. I got the last seat before the line started. After my experience, I can see why this place is so popular. It is casual, but don't let that fool you when it comes to the food. The menu was varied and the cocktails were delicious. The food and service was oustanding! They were busy, but I had my second cocktail before I finished the first one. I can't wait to go back to that area so I can experience this place again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hands Down, you will never go wrong stepping into this place. Traveled the planet and this is still the home I look for in all the pubs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We’ve always had a good experience at The Chefs Table until tonight. We arrived early at 5:30pm and were told it would be 1:15-1:30 minute weight. We decided to stay since they are always busy. They seated us in the quoted time which is acceptable and the host is great at getting drinks etc. pretty typical so far. When we finally got seated at about 7:00 our waiter came and took our order, pretty typical stuff. We sat and waited for quite some time and we never got our drinks and our waiter never checked on us in that time frame. Finally we were able to get his attention and asked for our drinks and he responded “oh, they should have brought those”. He walked away and a few minutes later returned and asked what we had ordered. At this point I suspected our waiter had not entered our order. When he finally dropped off our drinks I asked what the ETA of our food would be and he said he would check. When he came back he said “I tried to ask and they were having none of it”. I’m not sure what kind of answer that was but, it certainly didn’t help us. He left and we waited longer. I flagged down the host and explained that we had been waiting a very long time for our food and felt like they hadn’t put in our order. He said he would check and walked away. He came back a short time later and said that there was only one person working the grill and that he was inundated with orders and since I had ordered a grill item, that was the delay. He then assured us we were next. We waited for quite some time and still no food. At this point our waiter had still not checked on us and we hadn’t received any food. I was nearing the point of walking out of the restaurant at this point since we had waited at our table well over an hour and still had not received any food. At this point the food finally came out.

Our food was very good as it always is. But the service was so different than we have ever experienced here. We understand that places get busy or mistakes happen and it’s how you handle those times that sets your business apart. I believe they didn’t put our order in. When your drinks don’t arrive from the bar which otherwise got drinks out very quickly when they were way busier indicates that there was something out of the ordinary. When our food didn’t come out in 20-30 minutes, the waiter should have checked. Instead he acted like the they couldn’t be bothered. When they noticed we didn’t have food or drinks there were no conciliatory efforts. Nobody said “the kitchen is really backed up, can I offer an appetizer or would you like something else”. When we complained to the waiter and the host, they didn’t offer the menu so we could order something. We walked in at 5:30pm and didn’t see any food until after 8pm. The 1:30 minute wait was something we chose to accept but the 1:20 minutes sitting at a table waiting for food while the waiter completely ignored us is unacceptable.

The food is amazing and generally the staff is amazing but something went wrong today. No one took ownership of that fact. There was no communication about the delay, there were no conciliatory gestures respecting my time waiting patiently. We weren’t loud or rude, we were patient. It’s going to be very hard to go back after this evening’s experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

We had a wonderful meal. We had the pesto fries, and beet salad to start. For dinner, I had the salmon and my friend had the special, which was the Osso Buco. Everything was delicious and it was a nice relaxing atmosphere. The waiter was friendly, helpful and attentive. We will definitely come back again and again.
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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shared the beef shortrib pasta and burger with my sis and both were excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Food wasn't the best but it was a pretty chill place good vibes. Out server was amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

One of the best places around to get a bit and or a drink

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fun spot filled with locals. The Jalepeno Blackberry Margarita was perfection. The service exceptional.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Always worth the wait! They don’t take reservations so get there early or get there late. But there’s a reason why this place is always so packed. The food is amazing and they rotate several dishes in and out seasonally. Which means you can something new every time you go. I haven’t had a single bad (or even mediocre) meal here in the last 5 years. But the fish dish is always the absolute best. And if you like Negronis, Brett makes the best Negroni I’ve ever had, in my humble opinion. Plus, they have one of the best beer selections on tap, almost all local NorCal brews. We come for the food but stay for the amazing people that make up Chef’s Table!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pesto Fries with Parmesan Cheese, Bacon Brownie Ala Mode, Shrimp and Grits, Thai Curry Shrimp, Stuffed Avocado

Great local spot. Great for business meals. Drinks and menu is on point for almost any occasion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice place, easy going atmosphere. CeCe is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Service and food were off the hook, so good, every plate done perfect! We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely amazing food and phenomenal service. Everyone is so attentive and personable. The food is so delicious! One of the best meals we have had in awhile. Cannot say enough good things. Absolutely recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great service and great food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5