Lovina - CALISTOGA

Really delicious food using fresh ingredients with some unique flavors (example being the ricotta cheese appetizer with yummy root beer infused honey sauce). service was amazing as food and drinks are served quickly and fresh. really nice courtyard with a village feel to it.

We loved this restaurant. We ate outdoors on the patio where it was very pleasant. My family appreciated the excellent vegan options available on the menu. Not only were there multiple options, there were multiple EXCELLENT options. The portions were very generous. We also appreciated their business model of paying their staff well and including benefits. I will definitely come here again the next time I am in the area.

I made a reservation for Lovina because my fiancée and I were checking out a winery in the area, wanted to have a nice dinner afterwards, and thought the menu looked quite good. The food was indeed pretty good, but maybe not quite the level I'd hoped for given the price. I was pretty disappointed we had to order an entire second appetizer just to get a little more bread for the artichoke dip...it came with about half the bread needed to finish it. The main issue was that we were seated next to a party of 6 adults and 4 children under the age of 4. It's a small dining room and it was 110 degrees outside so there was no other option really. The kids were loudly screaming, crying at times, and the grandpa was literally blowing loud raspberries on an infants head throughout our entire dinner. I realize that's not the restaurants fault necessarily, but at a place that charges $50+ for entrees...I was pretty surprised this was such an issue. It was so loud and obnoxious it pretty much ruined our dinner, which we ended up spending over $200 on. I also expect bread. Needless to say, I'm never going to go back to Lovina.

Lovely dining experience on the patio. Ordered and shared the special starter, Halibut Ceviche. Very good and plenty of chips for dipping. Main courses, Seared Wild Halibut and Spicy Heritage Bolognese, were both very unique and flavorful and portions were perfect. Service was awesome and the Manager was very kind to let us move from a table that was a bit too sunny to a shady spot in a cozy booth. Also loved the no tip practice and that the restaurant 's owner is a woman. She must be a really great boss because all the wait staff was happy and helpful! Thanks from Ellen , Nashville, TN

We had a lovely dinner at Lovina recently while in Calistoga — great ambience, lots of indoor and outdoor seating, attentive staff, great wine list. Surprisingly there were several vegan options, which while we are not vegans we'll do occasionally. Had two delicious pasta dishes, kale Cesar salad and dessert. We'll be back the next time we are in the area!