Dinner at Sonoma Cellar last night was a big disappointment. Two members of our party of three had dined here before. Our bread was stale and even after requesting fresh (French) bread, what was presented the second time was no better than the first in terms of qualify and still contained a strange item like a miniature loaf of French bread baked too long--it was hard, very brown, and tasted like a pretzel. Another bread was some type of raisin bread which aside from not being very good seemed an odd choice for dinner at what is billed as a mid to high end restaurant. We had a long wait to receive our food and our waiter never once came to the table to let us know it was on the way, or would be ready in X minutes. We had to ask for the waiter to come to our table to order fresh bread! I ordered the Colorado lamb chops ($38), medium rare. When our food was finally brought to the table, the chops were definitely rare. Again, we had to ask for the waiter so the lamb chops could be sent back. They were returned medium rare. My companions both ordered the filet mignon medium rare and were mostly pleased with their entree. A side of mashed potatoes had a somewhat strange flavor and it was more cold than hot. The lamb was good (certainly not outstanding) once it was properly cooked. The dining room manager, Rose, did come by our table and asked how our meal was. Upon hearing our experience, the lamb chops were removed from the bill and she was genuinely concerned about the poor service. For the same price, we could have had a lovely dinner with outstanding service at Todd's Unique Dining on Sunset. The restaurants at Sunset Station are off our list regardless of how close they are to home or how hungry we are
Pros: Beautiful chargers (nice touch but they disappeared immediately upon seating us!)
Cons: Dimly lit, inattentive service
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