SHED Café - Healdsburg

Great service and location. Spotty, underseasoned, food. Very expensive mains for what we got. Inedible kohlrabi in black cod dish.

Must say that for all the hype and raves about this place, I was so disappointed! We had just come from gourmet Mecca Berkeley and thought this would be a continuation. We had a reservation but still waited an hour to be served after being seated, with no bread offered as you would think might be with such a long wait. then my over priced pizza was totally burnt on the bottom and was only mediocre at most. My son and husband’s lamb hash was like deli ham...not great. The spaetzle my daughter had wasn’t very flavorful. I don’t mine paying for a great meal but this wasn’t even good! the waitress was very nice and removed the pizza cost after I pointed out that it was burnt.not her fault. A totally unsatisfying lunch. Not sure why the lines but you definitely did not rise to your reputation and not sure why you warrant any praise! maybe the holidays and the cooking staff was off. but definitely will not recommend.

As always, The Shed was GREAT! Ambiance in general ... food in particular. We had the smoked fish platter for the second time yesterday, Tuesday 11.20.18: we'd been dreaming about our first exposure to this rather incredible offering during the Christmas holiday of 2017. We were not disappointed! It was exquisite. We over-ordered (couldn't resist the tartines but what we couldn't possibly eat became lunch today ... just prolonging the food high. The only possible improvement is to the music. Not so loud!! Maybe not at all!! (The market vibe of The Shed is background enough ... and very appropriate and stimulating. All four of the people in our party found the music actually irritating. But a perceived music glitch is a small price to pay for the sublime smoked fish platter. :

Fresh innovative California cuisine. Setting and market also innovative and exciting.

We were celebrating two very special birthdays and couldn't have picked a better spot. We had the four course chef's menu and wine pairing. It was amazing.