El Dorado Kitchen - Sonoma

Where do I start... We made a 430 reservation. When we arrived a walk in party was sat before us, I overheard the hostesses saying that many 430 reservations had not shown up, but they were still struggling it seemed. They made us wait in the empty lobby, and eventually sat us in the lounge/bar area instead of the actual dining room. So, the bartender was our server. While he did his best, it just wasn't the level of service you normally get from a seasoned waiter on a Saturday evening. The food... While the presentation was nice enough, my husband's seafood paella was hugely lacking flavor, salmon skin was mushy, and the rice was burnt to the pan. The entire dish was dry and boring to put it simply. I ordered rack of lamb, which had decent enough flavor, but was tough and chewy. The steamed mussels were overwhelmed with onion and otherwise tasteless. The tuna tartar was good, but not amazing. The best thing about this place was the wine and bread (albeit both overpriced). Don't get me wrong, I will drop a few hundred dollars on a dinner that's worth it, but not here, again, ever.

I traveled to many places to eat food and this restaurant is the best I had. The service was amazing to the waiter and the food was from this world. Recommend this place

The server was well informed regarding the selection of wines. Food was delicious

Always a wonderful culinary experience. Fine food, great ambience, excellent service, good price. What is not to like.

Relaxed and delicious! The restaurant is elegant, but not full. The food is delicious, creative and they could easily pay attention to all our food allergies. Would go again!