Chalkboard - Healdsburg

Very nice place, great bar and cocktails. our server at the table was so. we observed other table a with brot and butter, we were not offered. we shared 2 pasta dishes, very good, but it needed pfeffer we demanded. the pfeffer mill was thrown at our table. no great service for the prices.

The underestimated place in healdsburg. imaginative, perfectly balanced, absolutely delicious food. not a bad bite will be definitiw back!

Service was prompt and attentive. Recommendation on “small plate” format ordering was appreciated. Pasta dishes perfectly al dente and wonderful flavor combinations. Beautiful room adjacent to a boutique hotel.

Inedible food was served to us on New Year’s Day. This was surprising and disappointing coming from a kitchen that has always served delicious food. The undercooked dough on the $15 sticky bun was drenched in a sugar/butter mixture that was barely heated through. It certainly wasn’t caramel. My roast pork hash $30) was cold, bland and sat in a pool of grease. My husband’s eggs Benedict was the worst dish of the three. Slim disks of mushy dough were topped with shaved Canadian bacon and topped with an ice-cold poached egg. The watery Hollandaise ran over the top of this mess. Every component of his dish was either cold or room temperature. It seemed very clear that the elements of our dishes were made ahead and someone was supposed to warm them up. Yuck! How can this come from the same kitchen that normally servers fluffy biscuits with pork belly, perfectly seasoned fried chicken and the best desserts in town? On the plus side, our server comped our mostly uneaten meal when we explained that there were serious problems with the quality/preparation of the food. However, it was obvious that no one was paying attention in the kitchen and the experience overall was disappointing.

The poached apple dessert was fantastic. My husband had the strip steak and it was perfect. Calamari is a great appetizer with light breading and a delicious aioli.