Restaurant Week: A Great Time to Eat and Drink Local
By Virginie Boone
In its 15th year, Sonoma County Restaurant Week lasts through Sunday February 25 and is a great way to get out and support local restaurants who offer special prix-fixe menus and other offerings as a way to entice people to check them out.
The general idea is to have one prix fixe menu to choose from, with lunch options in the $10-$25 range and dinner $25-$55, with a sweet perk added in for $5. Reservations are highly recommended.
With more than 100 restaurants participating, it’s a great reason to try a place you’ve been thinking about, re-visit a favorite spot or both. Many of these local restaurants do a good job of highlighting Sonoma County wines, so that’s worth considering too. Supporting local restaurants supports local farmers and grapegrowers after all.
Here are 10 tempting options:
Special: dinner 3 courses, $55/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: A. Rafanelli Dry Creek Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon (in half bottle), Dutton Goldfield Russian River Valley Chardonnay, J. Rochioli Old Vine RRV Sauvignon Blanc, Lynmar Estate RRV Pinot Noir, Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Ramey Sonoma Coast Syrah
Canneti Roadhouse Italiana, Forestville
Special: lunch 2 courses, $25/person; dinner 3 courses $35/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Iron Horse X Brut, Preston Dry Creek Sauvignon Blanc, Kistler Trenton Roadhouse RRV Chardonnay, Emeritus Hallberg RRV Pinot Noir, Martinelli Jackass Hill RRV Zinfandel
Special: dinner 3 courses, $55/person; lunch 2 courses, $25/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Small Vines Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, Radio-Coteau Sonoma Coast Riesling, Peay Estate Sonoma Coast Viognier, Benovia Tilton Hill Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Williams Selyem Terra de Promissio Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Limerick Lane RRV Zinfandel, Aperture Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Special: dinner 3 courses, $55/person, with complimentary corkage on Wednesday
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Moon Mountain Brut, Merry Edwards Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Vivier Flocchini Vineyard Petaluma Gap Chardonnay, Argot Bennett Valley Chardonnay, Gundlach Bundschu Estate Sonoma Valley Gewurztraminer, Belden Barns Estate Sonoma Mountain Gruner Veltliner, Occidental Freestone-Occidental West Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Flambeaux Estate Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, Repris Heritage Clones Moon Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, MacLaren Samantha’s Vineyard Russian River Valley Syrah
Special: lunch 2 courses, $25/person; dinner 3 courses, $55/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Woodenhead RRV Sparkling French Colombard, Occidental Freestone-Occidental Pinot Noir, Once & Future Sangiacomo Vineyard Sonoma County Merlot, Bedrock Wine Co. Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
Jackson’s Bar and Oven, Santa Rosa
Special: dinner 3 courses, $35/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Cobb Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel, Stonestreet Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Unti Dry Creek Barbera
Layla at Macarthur Place, Sonoma
Special: lunch 2 courses, $25/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Ryme Hers Las Brisas Vineyard Carneros Vermentino, Dunstan Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay, Gail Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Winery Sixteen 600 Steel Plow Hommage Sonoma Valley GSM
Rocker Oysterfeller’s, Valley Ford
Special: dinner 3 courses, $35/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Chappellet Calesa Vineyard Petaluma Gap Chardonnay, Kokomo Pauline’s Vineyard Dry Creek Grenache Rosé, County Line Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Special: dinner 3 courses, $55/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: J Vineyards RRV Brut Rosé, Sonoma Cutrer RRV Chardonnay, Rondure Sangiacomo Roberts Road Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir, Capture Cloverdale Peak Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau St. Jean Sonoma County Cinq Cépages, Coursey Graves Bennett Valley Syrah
Special: dinner 3 courses, $55/person
Sonoma County Wine Highlights: Iron Horse Green Valley Wedding Cuvée Sparkling, Bob Cabral Wildflower Sonoma Coast Riesling, Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard RRV Albarino, Ernest Henry David Vineyard Bennett Valley Aligoté, Peter Michael L’Apres Midi Knights Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Arista Banfield Vineyard RRV Chardonnay, Kistler Les Noisetiers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, Bucher Vineyard Three Sixty RRV Pinot Noir, Joseph Swan Sonoma County Valdiguié, Medlock Ames Alexander Valley Secret Ingredient Malbec, Vérité Knights Valley La Joie, Arnot-Roberts Que Syrah Syrah, Mauritson Loam Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
