Chalkboard - Healdsburg

I would say overall a lovely restaurant, but I was expecting more from the food. Some dishes were great but others fell short. The servers were very nice. It did take longer than we expected to eat about 90 mins total. That may have been for the on chef in the kitchen.

Good food with fresh ingredients. My salmon Benedict was great. The umami salad and compressed melon salad with was nothing to write home about. The burger was good, but the egg bake was not great.

Offensive service. 45 minutes to get water and drinks. Meals served 15 minutes apart.

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner, and a bottle of sparkling wine. The five courses were outstanding and the warm and relaxing atmosphere complemented the experience.

Came in purely at random and wasn't even particularly hungry. But others in my party were and they picked a winner. Some standouts were the play on French onion dip with house made potato chips. We had a couple pasta dishes (one mushroom, one bolognese) and both were rock stars. The fried chicken is an absolute must. The chicken's fantastic but it's sitting on a bed of heaven: purple cabbage, yogurt and a hot vinegar sauce. All together, they're just music.