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Ryan and his crew are extremely professional and very easy to work with. Quick and reasonable quotes and the quality of work cant be beat. Best plumber in the valley for sure!

I really do love this place ;) The food is fantastic, not heavy or overdone, just simple and good.
The first time Sissy and I ventured in here we had the absolute worst service on the planet from one person, and absolutely awesome service from another. Our server was really cranky, she never smiled and seemed to be unhappy about having to deal with us, especially when I asked for a drink suggestion. Whatever fine, we ordered drinks, she came back and got our food order and that was the last time she was near our table. The rest of the night we watched her chat with other servers and eat behind that little wall they have near the bar. Anyway, the gentleman who brought us our food and bussed our table all night was the greatest. Eventually we had to leave our table and go find the waitress after waiting and waiting to get our check. That was the only bad experience we have had there, all the other times have been great. The bartenders are super friendly, the food is my favorite, and I have noticed how awesome the music they play is every single time I have been in Jackson's.
Favorite things on the menu include:

Mushroom Pizza- AMAZING
Roasted Prawns
Oysters ;) yum
Caesar Salad- we always share one its perfect size for 2
Focaccia & Olive Tapanade- really really good!
Bow Tie Pasta- very light ;)
Paella (of course!)

Last thing I must mention is the music selection that they play. Ive heard a lot of older rock like The Beatles, some newer alternative rock. and some other newer stuff, but seriously its all fantastic ;)

I feel like Crepevine has started a breakfast revolution in Santa Rosa. If you read my reviews you know that I dont believe in breakfast because no one does it right. I dont want eggs and hash browns and bacon. I can make those better at home. I want real food, so I end up waiting until 11:30 for restaurants to start serving lunch and then I eat... and that sucks.
I had been to Crepevine in Sf and always wondered WHY we didnt have anything like that in Santa Rosa. Well now we do ;)
I love the Tuscany crepe... it has pesto and chicken and cheese and mushrooms.... omg its sooooo good. The salad that comes with it is light and perfect and goes great with a mimosa ;) Or bloody mary... depending on how hungover you are...

Oysters are bomb and they have my favorite Hog Islands ;) The weird thing is... everytime I come here with more than one person and they only give us 1 little fork. Weird right? Anyway, they have an awesome happy hour menu for 1/2 off appetizers and beer & wine specials (I think those might be half off too, I forget).
The view is fantastic and I love sitting on the outdoor patio, the only thing is that its kinda a wind tunnel if its a windy day.

I have never eaten in the actually restaurant, just in the Sky Lounge. My dinner experience was kinda a bummer, and I really don't like their menu for dinner up there. I looked at the menu for the restaurant and it looks way better, the Sky Lounge is just a little limited for dinner, which sucks because the view at night is soooo fantastic! I do have to be honest and tell you though, the service I had at night was kinda lame, the waiter forgot part of our order (we only ordered 3 dishes to share) and so we waited for our third dish FOREVER and then asked and realized he had never put it in.
Ok moving on! LUNCH was amazing. It was the perfect day in the city, absolutely beautiful and the view from the Sky Lounge is unmatchable. Sissy and I each had the crab melt, which was the most amazing lunch ever. Crab and melted cheese on this squishy, oily, fluffy roll with salad on the side (perfect light dressing on spring mix greens) I'm telling you... it was heaven ;)
And be sure to order the sampler no matter what, its sooooo good!! Its Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, and Tabouli with flat bread so so so worth it to try all 3 for sure!

I eat here a few times a week since I live really close by and the food is great. The pesto breadsticks are absolutely amazing for a few reasons. I kinda have a problem with the way that Mary's dough tastes when its really cooked, because you can order their regular breadsticks and they taste great, but with the pesto and parmesan they get this weird flavor and I think someone else also mentioned they are always a little burnt and I agree. The pesto breadsticks here are like heaven. They are rolled up with pesto, covered in mozzarella cheese and come out crispy at the ends and doughy and cheesy in the middle its so fantastic you dont even know!!
The pizzas come in small and large, small can be compared to what normal pizza places consider a medium, and the large is gigantic.

Pour out the Hater Ade. Yes the place is slightly outdated but that's why I like it. Every time I eat there it reminds me of my grandparents Anniversary and Birthday dinners when I was young, I LOVE that old mafia feel, and really how can you not love that view?
How about Happy Hour 7 days a week? $2- $4 appetizers and awesome bartenders. The food isn't anything special or amazing, but its good and comfortable and I always know its going to be that way.
What is wrong with everyone? Its like Santa Rosa culture lol and if you didn't grow up here then I guess you cant really appreciate it in the right way.

This place is always a favorite every time I go out in the city. Long sexy curtains, mirrors everywhere, dim lighting, and a cozy double sided fireplace make this place an awesome loungy spot.
They have a small dancefloor and a DJ that starts out a little slow and then gets better as the night goes on.
The best part about this place is the lounge in the back room. I think you can actually rent this space out for events but usually its open for anyone to enjoy. Its really kind of swanky and upscale back there I love it!
Last time I was there they had an art night going on and had local artists painting all night, selling their work, it was badass ;)

Things I LOVE about Estate:

1. Atmosphere- such a beautiful restaurant, perfect setting for romantic dinners, I still haven't gotten to sit outside on the patio by the fireplace but you better believe I will soon!
2. Burrata yum yum yum tastes so good with some olive oil and salt and basil leaves on crostini ;)
3. Funghi pizza- AMAZING seriously
4. Fritto Misto- soooooo fantastic I love little calamaris and little shrimpies and little scallops, and the lemon aioli with it is PERFECT
5. Cocktails- lots of inventive and sexy cocktails soooo yummy
6. BREAD. The bread comes with fennel pesto that is AMAZING!!!

I would like to use this space to publicly apologize to anyone who read my or any other reviews of Lucas Wharf and decided it was a good idea to dine here.
Yesterday I went to the DELI at Lucas Wharf and left in complete shock and disgust. I hate writing reviews like this because I'm a really nice person, I don't complain at restaurants, and I cut everyone a little slack but this was such a horrible experience I had to give everyone a heads up.
So we order 2 clam chowder bread bowls, calamari and crab cakes. An hour later we finally get our food. Seriously I have eaten here dozens of times in my life and never had this experience before, but we asked over and over when our food would be ready and they kept saying its almost ready but the crab cakes take a long time. Well cant you give us the rest of our food then? No it all comes out together. ??? Ok so I used to say this was the best spot for clam chowder in Bodega Bay, its always been my favorite and believe me cuz I have tried them all! But something has gone seriously wrong and the clam chowder is nowhere near up to par anymore.
On to the calamari. This seriously DESTROYED my lovely day at the beach. I don't even know how to describe this crap, it was like batter only, like there were no calamari rings in here because you could just pinch them with your finger and they would crumble... it was sooooo weird, like maybe they sat under a heat lamp for an hour? And I have to admit I AM picky about crab cakes but this was beyond bad.
I feel completely crushed because I actually really loved this place for like my whole entire life and now I will never go there again :(
Oh and just a quick note, the cheap Hawaiian decor is incredibly tacky. Get a fricken clue.