Krista B.
Yelp
I visited this restaurant just recently via reservation, which I highly recommend- reserving a table that is. It seems to be a high demand place, being attached to the Calistoga Four Seasons Hotel. Don't kill the messenger here- but for me, this was a bit lackluster on food quality.
The ambience was wonderful. It was open space indoor, outdoor. The inside was elegant, yet a touch of that rustic charm you would expect whist visiting Napa Valley, surrounding places, such as Calistoga. The views were pleasant. I preferred to sit outdoors; However, it's such an open air environment, even inside you can enjoy the ambience of the Calistoga Landscape.
It is quiet, intimate, and relaxing. It's trendy and upscale. They had a nice wine list, although I was saddened, they happen to not have the French Blanc that I selected from their wine list- to accompany my Branzino.
With that said, I ordered the oysters, which were well, oysters- nothing to write home about, but good nonetheless. I order the Branzino for my entree AND I am so sad to say, it was terrible. Branzino is one of my favorite fish when dining out and this was a solid miss. What looked like a grand piece of fish was actually what appeared to be oversized fillets of fried potatoes on top of the two very small fillets of Branzino. After forging through poatato slabs to locate my ever so small fillets, under this potato stack- I found two very thin, meager, and over cooked pieces of Bronzino. It was almost Branzino jerky :( I should have said something, but I did not.
The Branzino came with a $70 price tag, which is fine IF it's a $70 piece of fish. In my experience, I would have called that a $24 piece of fish that I would get on a plate with rice at a walk up casual Mediterranean counter. My guest ordered a burger, which I had a bit of and it was wonderful- mind you, I do not eat burgers or red meat, but maybe by comparison to my meal lol. Just kidding, the burger was legitimately good.
I'm always excited for dessert, but after the huge miss on my Branzino, I opted to pass on dessert here and hopped to another establishment for night caps & dessert.