Drakes Sonoma Coast

"We celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary at Drakes ! The food, the service and all of the staff were excellent. They were very personable and made sure every aspect of our meal was perfect. Thank you Drakes for making our 48th anniversary wonderful!"

"We stayed at The Lodge at Bodega Bay for several days in February and had both morning and evening meals at Drakes Sonoma Coast. The restaurant was warm, welcoming and, like the Lodge, comforting and comfortable. Our breakfast seatings gave us an awesome view of the bay, flowering plants and birds flitting around. Highly recommend any of the eggs benedict, all favorites. Evening dining at Drakes was the food highlight of our trip (which included some meals in San Francisco). We had a sweet potato soup that was so incredible – when we first tasted it we immediately looked at each other with some astonishment. All the dishes we tried were (can we say?) “approachably sophisticated”, especially the Steamed Tomales Bay clams with chorizo – outstanding! The service was consistently perfect - attentive without being intrusive. Portions were generous, and we left relaxed, happy, and satiated. A truly marvelous experience!"

"This restaurant was definitely the lowest point of my stay at Bodega Bay. How it has such a high star rating, does not make sense to me. I strongly recommend skipping this restaurant. The experience started off shaky. There is not enough parking for the amount of patrons this restaurant can service. We were seated by the window which had excellent views of the bay. Hence the three stars for atmosphere. My first dish was the soup of the day, New England Clam Chowder. It did taste pretty good, not the best one I have ever had but good. My husband outside of getting the wrong order at first, his baked clams were good. After glancing around the room we noticed that people were provided with bread. We never got bread nor asked if we wanted some. The main course…oh the main course. The positive: the sauce for the scallops was delicious. The scallops could of been cooked better but most of the plate was edible. Now the very not so positive: The ribeye steak was suppose to be cooked medium rare and it was tartare, had no flavor and I had to send it back. A manager stopped by our table and told us a round of drinks would be on the house for the inconvenience. We were grateful. The return of the steak, which took a while, was still not cooked properly. Now it was on the rare side but at least edible. So instead of sending it back I just ate most of it. The fingerling potatoes were bland, the pickled onions did not go with the meal. The fried onions were stale. I put a lot of salt on them and it did not help. This was a $56 steak!!! Not worth it. The dessert was good. I had the Pavlova. Avoid this restaurant!!!"

"Beautiful service with kind and sincere staff. Our meals were well crafted with excellence and clear talent from the chefs. Wonderful pairings within the menu between Entrees and their accompanied sides. Everything served was certainly made with passionate hands. Our view of the tides of Bodega Bay beautifully encompassed the serene atmosphere and gave a relaxing experience. Quality food and quality service. We enjoyed a blessed evening and look forward to returning for our anniversary. The Lord has been good to us, especially with their banana bread pudding dessert."

"Our table was by the window, so we had a beautiful view of the bay. Scarlet, our waitress did a great job of pacing our meals so that we could thoroughly enjoy our cocktails before dinner arrived. Both dishes, the pork chop and halibut were divine. The pork chop was cooked to perfection with a lovely mango salsa and mushroom bread pudding. A unique and yummy combination. The halibut was stewed in a corn miso broth with fresh tomatoes and summer squash. Both dishes had wonderfully developed flavors."