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| - Even though this place had three stars (and three $ signs, which made my cheap side a little worried) I still had heard a lot of good word of mouth, so I wanted to try it out.
I went about this dining process by rating it as the action started. Our server walks up to us and asks if we had ever been there. His response was great, telling us all about the farm to table experience they try to create there. He was extremely helpful in picking out our drinks, Lyeth Meritage for me...at $14 a glass...YIKES. But it was really light and refreshing for a red wine. My friend got a gin and tonic, the gin being infused with cucumber deliciousness (I assure you, I tried it a couple times). We're 5 stars at this point folks.
We both decided on the tasting menu since everything looked good. $35 for three courses is pricey for me, but I was splurgin' here (dah, $14 wine). To start I choose the Wild Mushroom Flatbread. Now bear in mind, I thought the tasting menu portions would be, well, tasting size. It was regular appetizer size, you know, for like two people. I ate almost all of it....other than the piece I shared with my friend. It was THAT good. Porto mushrooms, pesto and feta cheese. YUM! Still 5 stars people.
I was torn between a the healthy Sonoma Salad and the Pecan Crusted Haluomi. Since my friend is generous, she said she'd get the cheese and give me a piece. Win win! The salad was good but the Haluomi...holy crap! It was amazing! I cannot believe it's served as a whole meal. It comes with potatoes and broccoli, but I would need something else. Even though cheese does fill lots of voids in my life.
At this point we've downgraded the score to 3 stars because our second course came out AN HOUR after our first course was served. The server came by only once to say our courses would be close together (because we were going to a show and in a rush at this point). He never came by to ask if I wanted another glass of wine (a no, but still). Or just to tell us the kitchen was running slow tonight, etc. I would have taken any excuse. But there was nothing.
Final course was the Crispy Indonesian Glazed Duck. Don't get me wrong, it was VERY good and crispy, but I thought the glaze overpowered it enough where I felt like I was eating at a Chinese restaurant....where my meal would have been $8.
Regardless of the wait times I still thought the meal was solid, if not a tad overpriced. Would I go back? Yes. Would I soon or frequently? Probably not. The mystery of the 3 star rating has been solved.
Sonoma Grill, get on your game, you could be a 5 star!
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