My wife and I were regulars who liked the pasta. Then we hit two bad experiences. First, a lost take out order that was fine. I was ok to wait. Next time, we ordered a chicken pasta and there was no chicken. Rather than offer to substitute what we wanted, they suggested shrimp. We said ok and got 3 shrimp. Nothing to say "we are sorry" and not enough protein. Unfortunately (as we like their pasta) we can no longer patronize as they really don't care what customers want. When I called to say we were disappointed, the person in charge said "OK". read more

We used to order takeout pizza from Jacob's. Been customers for many years. In the last few months, the pizza has become unrecognizable compared to the better, older version. We thought perhaps they had had an off night? Nope, it's quite flavorless and cardboard-y now. Sadly, we can't stand the bland, strangely flavorless cheese and weirdly bland crust. Nice people, but what happened to the pizza? read more

After browsing the numerous fulfilling reviews, we decided to try and take a shot at it. First of all, their staff was very welcoming and accommodating. We ordered the Jacob's Combo Pizza and from looking at it alone I was full. The flavors kind of just blend together very well and you feel how fresh the ingredients used were since the tomatoes felt refreshing. The Linguini Seafood definitely was a plate worth trying, I almost felt like I didn't eat the whole day from eating that so fast! To finish the meal altogether, Tiramisu felt like the right delightful treat to seal the deal. I'll definitely love to try more food from here in the future. read more

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Here's the good. The food was excellent. Eggplant parm with extremely light breading or cheese. Great red sauce and lightly sautéed veggies. Just perfect. Spinach ravioli good. Too Heavy on the cream sauce. But it tasted good. Here's the reason we won't be back. Country music with radio ads on tinny speakers. Phone ringing loudly. Constantly. Zero ambiance. Not one bit of attention on the mood or niceties. Take out is the way to go here. read more

Decided to spend our money here for lunch instead of the overpriced food from next door. Walked here and we though the place was closed because the plaza was deserted with one car parked in their area. Once we got in the window, the guy asked if we're taking out or dining in. We want to eat there so he told us to seat anywhere we wanted. We chose to seat at their patio that has an umbrella and vines of grapes that shelter us from the heat. Lovely place! Ordered us the large 16' Sonoma pizza. It has salami, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions and garlic. I asked to put garlic on only half the side, coz garlic and I are not a match made in garlic heaven. Also got the chicken fettuccini alfredo to share with the whole table. Pizza came and it smelled good and our hungry tummy couldn't wait to dig in. Got me a slice and the cheese strings from it's melted goodness. it's really nothing to jump for joy over with though. The crust though thin, I was expecting more from it as it just tasted like baked dough. Chicken Alfredo fetuccinni came and it contains thick chunks of chicken. The sauce was creamy and that's how I like my alfredo. This we finished right away. Boxed the leftover pizza to take home for later. Customer service was really nonexistent as we never get any refills or get asked if everything was okay. There was only two tables outside with customer and one was us. The other one consists of a mother and her little daughter who seemed like regulars there coz they are on a first name basis with every one who works there. So I mean, there's no excuse to not even check on us as we were seated directly within their view. I don't think we'll ever come back whenever we're in town. read more

Got a to go order for 8 people and thoroughly enjoyed the food. While waiting I noticed the spacious casual and quaint set up looked great for families. We had a great big sausage mushroom spinach pizza and loved all the entrees, especially the penne spicy sausage. It was not spicy and the sauce was so good that we all scraped the bowl with our bread. read more

Picked up two pizzas for the family while staying across the street at The Lodge and they did not disappoint. The lady that rung me up at the front desk was lovely and so was the pizza. Very good quality pizza. I would definitely recommend if in town and looking for good authentic pizza. read more

Convenient location for us to just cross the street when we hotels in Sonoma lodge. Like homemade tastes cooked and amounts to let you full. Pizza is crunchy, seafood is fresh, and dessert is C'est bon. read more

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Ordered the family style meal take out of Mediterranean pizza, pasta and mixed green salad. Delicious! Very gratifying, satisfying. This is a family and local restaurant all the way. Very low key, friendly and food is good and affordable when feeding a family of four or more. The crust of the pizza was thin yet not too thin. Marinated artichokes with tomatoes, Kalamata olives, Feta cheese, etc. Yummy! The green salad was an array of greens, lots of arugula lettuce, which was fresh and crisp. The pasta was good, noodles just right, made fresh and had a pesto that was flavorful and not overpowering with herbs and garlic. Jacobs makes their own garlic bread. It's more like pizza than bread-toast. Made fresh and it comes with the salad. So if you wanted to enjoy a little bit of pizza without ordering a pizza, go with the garlic bread. I will definitely go back to Jacob's. I want to try the Gyros or the meatball sandwich. And oh yeah! The Tiramisu! read more

Jacob's Restaurant - The Mediterranean Pizza, yummy! - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

Ordered a large pizza with garlic, onion and sausage. They do not say the onion is GREEN onions. I asked that the onions be caramelized and that the pizza crust be cooked to dark - there is hardly any sausage, the crust is light and green onions is an unpleasant surprise. Gross. They also forgot to send my cheese cake. Called the restaurant and got someone who did not give a hoot and was so bored on the phone they couldn't even say they were sorry. Called back to say they forgot to give DoorDash my cheese cake and they would pick up phone and hang up. I wasn't angry or rude. I think they realized that the same person who did not like their pizza also got stiffed a cheesecake. Instead of being professional, they won't take the call. Do not order from here. There are way too many other pizza places in sonoma who care about customers read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Garlic, grilled onion sausage pizza - with dark crust? Not - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

Just came back from this restaurant and all I got to say is WOWZA! Haven't had pizza this good and this fresh in a LONG time. Greek Salad - fresh, crisp, delish! Cheese Pizza - really good J's Combo Pizza - SO good. Seems like they cooked the pizza with just cheese on it, then took it out and threw the rest of toppings on it and put back in oven. The result, crispy peppers, onions, olives, etc. I don't usually write reviews, but had for this place, it was that good. Truly a hidden gem in Sonoma. read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

They closed over an hour early because it was slow. Just make sure they are open. Cannot comment on food, but the person who told us was pretty rude. They should at least put a closed sign on before we get the kids out of the car in pouring rain. read more

Yes their pizza was delicious. Service excellent. Salad was big and great to split. Very amicable and really good. While in Sonoma are their twice.!! Really a great local find! read more

So disappointing. Very bland & overpriced for the quality. We've tried Jacob's a couple of times because so many people like it but I just don't get the hype. It's like processed food from the '80's if you're into that sort of thing. Worst garlic bread I've ever had in my life & it's so easy to make good garlic bread, esp with all the great bakeries in Sonoma. Instead of just fresh bread with butter & garlic as advertised, it tasted left over and had some kind of weird tasteless cheese melted on it. We ordered a half order of garlic bread & were charged $8. I called to ask about the charge & she said that was the charge for Door Dash & a full order is $10. The online menu for DD said $3 for a half order. Why? The lobster ravioli ($27) didn't even taste of lobster, only cheese & the shrimp on top were the cheapest tiny little ones in a tasteless cream sauce. The eggplant parm ($22) was just sliced eggplant and chunks of eggplant in tomato sauce with a little shredded cheese. The sauce was good & the mixed veg (zuke, yellow squash & 3-4 pieces of asparagus) that came with it was the best part of the whole meal. Caesar salad had a watery dressing & stale generic croutons. My guess is they didn't dry the romaine & used a cheap bottled dressing. It's like they aren't even trying to put good quality food in front of customers. Our order was over $100 with cheese cake that could have benefited from some lemon zest ($9) & a $10 rose' from Safeway. We would have been better off getting frozen entrees from the market. read more

I am going to echo several other commenters who have noticed that this restaurant does not adhere to its posted hours of operation. We arrived an hour before the stated closing time only to find they close early if business is slow. The woman greeting us was completely unsympathetic and unkind. Please adhere to your online stated hours and don't turn away customers who show up when you are supposed to be open. read more

I mean.. wow. Pretty impressed. Best piccata sauce I've ever had! It should be offered as a pasta sauce option. The salmon was perfect and veg crisp. I ordered half a loaf of bread and I'm not sure what one loaf looks like but 1/2 was more than enough for 4 people.... maybe it usually already comes with a side of bread? I'm not sure. It was a lot. The seafood linguine was lacking a bit. Not much sauce, flavor was fine, but not really an exciting enough dish to order again. We also live in Napa and had ordered via DoorDash. I was really nervous about the food arriving cold, but it was perfect! Foil to-go containers were the right way to go! read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Salmon Piccata (minus a lot of bites) - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

Went here for lunch. The food is amazing, there's outdoor seating with heaters, and great staff. I had the Lobster Ravioli, and it is one of the best I've had. I look forward to going back soon. read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Lobster Ravioli and Garlic Bread - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

This was pretty decent pizza. I was not a huge fan of the crust, but they had plenty of toppings and not skimpy. We called ahead and the pizza was ready at the time they said it would be so no waiting around. The full loaf of garlic bread was way smaller than I expected but still good. read more

It's been a year in Sonoma and and we finally went to check out Jacob's. I really wanted to like it since it's a local favorite. It was a hot evening and the AC seemed to be down so we sat out in the nice little side patio surrounded by grape vines. Because of the temperature we opted for a order of the bruschetta and 2 Caesar salads, one with chicken and one with prawns. First the bruschetta, it's such a simple basic dish and one of out favorites but this was disappointing. Dried tasteless bread topped with chopped tomatoes, some minced basil and shredded "parmesan" cheese. What it should've been was freshly toasted or grilled bread, topped chopped tomatoes, mixed with basil, extra virgin olive oil and garlic, topped with a dusting of fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano. Next, the Caesar. The Romaine was crisp and very fresh but the dressing was bland and totally lacking flavor. Please! Garlic, egg, cheese anchovies and olive oil. THAT's the proper recipe for dressing and what makes the salad such a savory favorite. Also, the same tatestles dry bread for "croutons." Even the prawns were tasteless and lacked seasoning. Come on Jacob's you can do better here! We want to come back! read more

Jacob's Restaurant goes downhill with new ownership. With the takeover of the Sonoma stalwart Jacob's Restaurant by Veronica Perez, quality at the establishment has taken a turn for the worse. Prior to the Fall 2021 sale, Jacob's Restaurant boasted good, thicker crust pizza. No more. The dough now tastes like cardboard and is quite greasy. Seriously, there are frozen pizzas that are better that what the new owners of Jacob's Restaurant are putting out. No longer is Jacob's Restaurant a Sonoma pizza go-to. While their offerings are thin crust, Wit + Wisdom, Red Grape and Il Fuoco all offer substantially better pizza at comparable prices. Thinking of giving Jacob's Restaurant a try? Give it a pass instead. read more

We came here with our overly tired and overly hungry toddlers and they could not have been nicer. Tasty pizza and salads! Amazing service!

Five stars all around. Jacob kicked some ass, he was so damn busy during CoVid19 and the recent fires. People were stacked up outside waiting for their food and no one complaining. I ordered an amazing Caesar salad and added anchovies on it and it was outstanding. I also ordered the ribeye steak which I am not a fan of and it was good, it was your normal ribeye and had good flavor but was tough for me but that is normal for that type of steak, similar to carne asada, I'm a filet guy. I don't know what it was but those side potatoes were wonderful and so were the vegetables. I would no doubt return to this place if I was back in Sonoma. Thank you Jacob for being so kind and accommodating. read more

Best. Steak. Ever. Great Greek salad Fantastic cold beer (Kolach, on tap!) Great service too Highly recommend. read more

Food was excellent! We had Ceasar salad, crisp and fresh, steak cooked perfectly and a huge surprise...amazing risotto. The pana cotta was also delicious. The funny part is that many "to go" orders were coming in for pizza. I can't wait to come back and try the pizza! The service was also great, friendly and attention to detail. Bonus - the patio seating is located under vines of wild grapes, delicious and sweet which you can snack on while you wait lol! read more

The food and service is wonderful. I hosted a garden party and it was a success thanks to owners/ Carlos & Baronica Rubio. The food was beautifully presented and they provided everything I needed to keep it warm My guests really enjoyed the variety, fare for vegetarians and meat eaters. Their exceptional catering service mitigated the usual stress and anxiety that goes along with party planning. In Sonoma, we have many choices. Jacob's is one of mine for a delicious, fairly priced catering service that made my hosting get rave reviews. GKM read more

In Sonoma & hungry! Jumped on Yelp, Jacob's is nearby & is 4+. I believe in my fellow yelpers! Very nice selection of pizza, salads, and pasta. Ordered a salad, a cup of tomato soup, and a large 1/2/ & 1/2 pizza. Prices are decent for this tourist area. The salad was great! Tomatoes tasted fresh, lettuce wasn't wilted or brown, bleau cheese & dressing. Enough for 2 to split as a side. The tomato soup was F'n awesome! Great tomato flavor with cheese and a hint of basil. Pizza out about 15 minutes later. Crust was not thick, but not too think. Great bite & texture. Plenty of fresh, good quality ingredients on both haves. Crust really stood out as being sturdy enough to support the ingredients without being too much. The crust, after all, is the delivery system for the toppings! I would go back for the pizza. Based on the service & quality, I'd also try any of the items on the menu that called my name. Cheers! Eric read more

Yummy garlic basil and tomato pizza. Got the large and glad we did, fed two and had some to take home too. Happy we're moving close by to this spot and looking forward to trying more. Also got a garden salad with grilled chicken side which we didn't realize had cheese on the salad. I don't mind cheese but one of my family members does so we tried dusting it off. Salad was still fresh and the balsamic was a nice flavor and consistency. read more

Since 89' I've eaten at Pizzeria Capri/Jacobs. Through their transitions, service and quality has varied. Since their recent change of ownership hands, I'm certain that Jacobs is now the place to get the most delicious pizza in the valley. Not to mention their new friendly staff and consistent service. For the best pizza, I vote Jacobs! read more

This was my first time here.. When I asked Siri for best pizza in Sonoma, CA Jacob's was not mentioned of the five she gave me, the last was Caesars...YUK!! The hostess, Marcia, was helpful and friendly and I took a small "All Meat" costing just shy of $30 including tax pizza home. Even with Biden-nomics that seems high. I'm in my 70's and I've worked at several privately owned pizza parlors and eaten at hundreds more over the years. This pie was overly salty, the cheese boring and the meats seemed better suited for a cheap sandwich. In addition, while eating the pizza, I shared the crust "only" with my dog. We both were sick later that night and dog vomited. I can't imagine the high ratings on Yelp. I won't be returning. I'm a local since 1981 and I miss the former restuarant. read more

Friendly and helpful staff. Fresh shrimp with penne pasta is delicious. Also tried the eggplant Parmesan and seafood soup. Every dis was excellent. read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Greek salad (split) - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

My worst dining experience in Sonoma: service 1 star; ambiance 1 star; food 1 star. I will not devote anymore time to this experience; it is too painful, because it was expensive as well. read more

do not eat here! the crust tastes cardboard. marcia is horrible do not trust her. save your money and get a wood grill pizza instead!

The owner is nice and food was pretty good! There was a woman behind me raving about how often she goes here and how it is the best ever. read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Hawaiian pizza - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

I've been in this area for years and never knew it was there. Took the kids to train town, saw the sign walking to truck, and said to myself, "Let's just go here". Instead of driving down street to original idea. Because with kids..... You want the waiting as less as possible. LOL. Good food, quick, awesome, friendly staff. Desserts were phenomenal. Definitely going here again. read more

They made a mistake with my order. It could have been easily rectified for $3. Yes, just $3. They chose to say no to my simple, straightforward and fair resolution to a legitimate mistake they made on my order. So now they have lost a regular customer and I'm writing this review. It just isn't worth it to ignore your customers. Never do that. Shame on the hostess and the manager who let this happen. Very poor judgement. read more

Pizzas sure, but the Greek Salad is outstanding! Wines BTG and prices are economical too!

This place was across the street from our hotel so we walked over. During COVID, dining was held outdoors and social distanced. Staff wearing masks and were very attentive. We ordered the appetizer sampler (delicious), not the best, but decent for Sonoma and also a greek salad. So FRESH. After a day of drinking and tasting, this was definitely a refreshing and fulfilling dinner. read more

Great Restaurant! Great Service! Great Menu! Great Food! Nice outdoor patio!!!! Had a great lunch on their patio....ordered a Pepperoni & Pineapple Pizza with Green Onions on top! Delicious! Next time I'll request a thinner crust. The service was great and they welcomed my small pup that loves to dine out! Great experience! read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Pizza & Beer - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California

Jacob's is one of Sonoma's hidden gems. Next door to Train Town, it has outdoor seating as well as their indoor restaurant. The staff are friendly and attentive. They are dog friendly with their outdoor seating. The food is really good and a great value especially for Sonoma. Good selection of wine & beer. Jacob's is quickly becoming a go to place for me & husband. read more

We were racing in Sonoma and actually had food front Jacobs twice. Both times....amazing! Their pizza, lasagna and marinara sauce are to die for. I highly recommend them when in the Sonoma, Northern California area! read more

Jacob's Restaurant - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Sonoma, California