Speak Easy - Petaluma

What a charming little restaurant. The patio is so intimate cozy. The food is top notch. The butternut squash soup is so delicious. Could have just had that! We had the fried chicken with mashed potatoes gravy. Really good. Hubby had a burger fries everything was really good. Also had lemon cheesecake maple bacon donut holes. So so good. Our server was very sweet attentive. Try it out!

This is a very small restaurant in Helen Putnam Plaza (across from the Petaluma Pie Co. . There are a few tables inside alongside a large bar. There is also seating outside in front. The decor is a little funky but that's okay. The food was very good. I tried everything that was ordered at our table and it was all very flavorful and hot. My mother ordered three tacos (salmon, plantain and short ribs . I was doubtful about the plantain taco but it was it was surprisingly good choice. My daughter ordered the creamy chicken pesto pasta, which was very rich and creamy not much of a pesto flavor. I ordered the short ribs with polenta. The polenta was very creamy and was some of the best polenta I've had in a long time. The short ribs were boneless and had a very unique flavor that I enjoyed. The portions were decent and the prices are good here (compared to the typical restaurant downtown . It's a very small place, so the bartender is also serving the tables. Our server was attentive and friendly. If it's a cold winter night, be sure to wear a jacket inside. It was not warm enough inside. I'm not sure if they had heaters outside. I enjoyed my meal at the Speakeasy and will probably return one day. NOTE: Apparently, this business is connected in some way to the Big Easy which is on the other side of the Plaza. In fact, if you need to use the restroom, you will have to use the one at the Big Easy. The Big Easy is a small music venue. I believe that they serve food there too.

Although the service was great, prices reasonable and outdoor seating pleasant I found the food disappointing. We arrived on a Saturday at 6pm, and had the steak, and polenta with short ribs. The steak was thin and overcooked, with mushy overdone brussel sprouts and decent mashed potatoes. The short ribs weren't impressive either. Serving sizes were on the small side. We tried both sauvignon blanc and pinot noir, and received smaller glasses (perhaps 4 oz). The pinot noir was ok, the sauvignon blanc was below average. So no, not going back. There are several excellent restaurants in the area that offer better.

Good little spot! This is a place we come back to, always for the vegan tacos! Small little seating area inside and outside. They have a NA beer too! I always get the vegan tacos, they offer 3 maybe 4 that can be made vegan. And I can never remember which one was my fave, so I always end up ordering one of each every time. They're all good, really. And teen was happy with the wings. Definitely recommend and we will be back!

I 've walked past so many times and thought, what a cute patio. Finally took the opportunity to sit there and order brunch/lunch. They serve brunch all day on Saturday and Sunday. My husband got biscuits and gravy, which he said was amazing. I tried the pork gravy really tasty. I opted for the taco trio based on other Yelp reviews. My favorite was the coconut crusted plantain. I 've had lots of brussels sprout tacos at a few other places, and these are healthier which could be good or bad, depending on what ' you 're looking for. Short rib was really yummy but could have used some more crunchy slaw to set off the juicy texture.