Best pancakes in the Bay hands down!…read more A stable of Marin County and a must visit anytime I'm in the area. Incredible food and very fun dinner vibes.

This is still one of my top three brunch places in Marin County. Friendly service, delicious food,…read morebig portions, happy stomach. I also love how they support other local small businesses with business cards in their tables and the funny, homey signage. Last time I noticed that there's a little blank spot in the corner so I'm going to bring them a sign if I see one that matches their theme while out thrifting! :)

New, updated drink menu of beverages with and without alcohol. Very inspired! Everything I've…read moretasted is amazing. Highly recommend. Also, their grilled salmon is one of the best I've encountered locally. Highly recommend!! Service is always stellar. Great job, all. I adore this ambiance--it feels very much like a lounge where 1950s rat pack celebrities and their choice entourage might have dinner and hang out. There's a great live piano player and so sometimes a wonderful singer, too. Very elegant. Small dining area, so be sure to make a reservation. If it's for a birthday or anniversary, they identify your reserved table with a Scrabble holder and letters! Makes you feel very special.

Today we had lunch. It was excellent! I had the Reuben sandwich, my friend had the French Dip…read moresandwich. Both were seriously satisfying! The French Fries deserve mention also - they are perfection. For dessert the Butter Cake was another standout dish. Lovely ambience. Annie was our excellent server. Highly recommended!

Sam's Place keeps getting better! I tried the Shrimp Vegetable Soup, and it was amazing--my…read morefavorite after their famous Beef Goulash Soup. I skipped the salad and asked for extra soup instead, and they served me a big bowl. I added fresh avocado, and it was absolutely delicious. The quality and flavors are better than ever. They also just installed a new TV and are showing all the games live, making it a great place to enjoy delicious food while watching your favorite teams. Highly recommend Sam's Place!

Purchased a French dipped sandwich listed at $18.95. Asked for one (1) extra au jus…read more Someone else picked up for me and was extremely disappointed. They charged us $31.95. Received (3) extra au jus and assumed they charged us for them like $6 each!!! The au jus wasn't even au jus. It had no taste and looked like beef pan drippings mixed with water-gross. The roast beef was full of gristle and fat. The original Sam would be so disappointed. His restaurant is now overpriced and the quality of food has gone down. Won't be going back.

Excellent and fantastic food Amazing service super polite…read moreBeautiful corner restaurant nice music, beautiful people around you Best spot at North Bay !!! Highly recommended

8.2.26, a lovely day to dine outdoors on quiet Grant Avenue. I had the salmon and my companion…read moreenjoyed the Reuben on marble rye bread. Service was fine. Sometimes dining indoors is a bit noisy from staff conversations.

We've been going here for years. The food here is just so good and nice and fresh. I typically get…read morebreakfast but the other day I decided I wanted something different so I ordered Philly cheesesteak sandwich and it was delicious. I went back the following day just to get another sandwich. The stuff are so accommodating. So very friendly. We've been going there so long. They know us by our name. They could probably tell us our order also. My husband likes to get breakfast there. Typically he gets the eggs benedict which he loves or he gets the eggs Florentine. Everything comes out so nice and fresh. But you definitely have to try their fresh squeezed orange juice. It's to die for!! So if you're in town in Novato make sure you stop by. There is seating inside and outside.

My wife and I stopped by Bacon in Novato for breakfast while visiting our son and family for the…read moreweekend. Since he wasn't home yet, we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather, sit outside, and grab a great meal. The service was amazing, and the food did not disappoint. The bacon is absolutely phenomenal you have to try it! Everything was fresh, delicious, and served with a smile. Great atmosphere, great food, and excellent service. If you're in Novato and looking for a good breakfast spot, I highly recommend stopping by Bacon. Keep up the great work, Bacon. We hope to be back soon!

The cutest, coziest cafe! We stopped by twice this past weekend and it did not disappoint! Plenty…read moreof outdoor seating, delicious pastries, and refreshing coffee! All of the pastries I tried were amazing. The cinnamon roll (only available on weekends) was definitely a favorite. Other highlights were the jalapeño & bacon croissant, lemon blueberry scone, & dark chocolate + walnuts cookie! The service is great and all of the employees are friendly and welcoming. There were lines out of the door both times we came, but the line moves fairly quickly. Parking isn't an issue since it's located in a plaza. Definitely a must try if you're around the area!

If you're looking for a nice quiet sunny spot to sit and have coffee and just chat away with your…read morefriends, this is the place to go. It is definitely known as a local neighborhood bakery. Inside they do have seating but not a ton. You have to get there early if you want to sit inside, but there's plenty of seating outside and the weather here in Novato is always fairly nice. Let's talk about the staff. They are the most helpful and very friendly. If you are ordering cake for a special occasion, they will definitely help you pick out the right one. And you won't be disappointed. I go there for lunch and my favorite thing on the menu is the ham and brie cheese sandwich. You can either get salad with it on the side or potato salad. For breakfast, I love to get the avocado toast. My husband always tries to sneak in some cookies to take home. They are also delicious. So all it's a great place to go and the food is divine.

Tequeños de cangrejo - Wonton filled with crab meat & shrimp. Flavorful with a small hint of heat…read more Loved the soft bite & the crunch at the end. Loved the views & food, Would visit again!

absolutely cannot recommend this place enough! on a weekend trip, i decided to stop by and check…read moreout ayawaska for dinner. i was a little worried about the parking situation when we pulled up, but was delighted to learn that they offer a free valet service! definitely worth it to not have to worry about parking. i made a reservation about a month in advance and requested for a table by the windows if possible. i was seated immediately at a window table, and out hostess was the nicest lady! we ordered their empanadas de lomo, filled with beef and tomato. i've had many empanadas, but i liked ayawaska's pastry the best. the dough seemed to be a little shorter than other empanadas i've had, resulting in a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth experience. we also couldn't get enough of the aioli, it provided the perfect little kick of heat. to share, we got their tallarines verdes, a pesto linguine with filet mignon. i loved how fresh the pesto was, you can really taste the quality of the ingredients. the filet mignon was cooked perfectly with a great charred flavor and not chewy at all. it came topped with a little parmesan and i could've gone for a tad more! overall really lovely service and amazing views from the hilltop. the interior was stunning, and i liked that the restaurant ambiance wasn't too loud. they have a beautiful outdoor space with heaters as well. i would definitely come back if i'm ever around!

It's been so long since Ive tried a new place and had such a flawless delicious meal! We came here…read moreon a whim at that dreaded hour, shortly after 8 when everywhere is getting ready to close.... We have officially decided to add Finnegan's to our regular rotation. We felt welcomed right away, sat at a cozy booth, greeted warmly by our lovely server who was sooo nice. Everything we ordered was so tasty, no issues with a single thing start to finish. I had to come leave a review right away because this is a rare experience for us lately. Drinks and food were top tier and completely reasonable, sat night they have a dj and we really enjoyed the music while we were finishing up our meal. Thank you! We shall return...to be continued !

Great ambience! perfect weather Burger looks Great! Yum…read moreService is friendly nice efficient

I usually prefer a chocolate dessert, but they were out of the amazing chocolate cake with…read moreraspberry sauce as well as the gluten-free smores. So I chose the amazing cheesecake. I usually don't like cheesecake, but this one was delicious and I highly recommend. It was a huge serving, too, so if I ever order it again, I'll only eat half! My companion ordered the vanilla ice cream but with caramel sauce.

Tucked away in a Novato strip mall but out of site from the surrounding streets, odds of chancing…read moreupon The Speakeasy are slim. Attached to The Boardroom restaurant, The Speakeasy is a real find featuring a wonderfully robust appetizer menu, a full bar, and a daily happy hour menu that applies mostly to alcohol purchases. If you're looking for wine here, the bar offers a variety, with the house wines - excellently priced at $8-$9/glass - comprised fully of Rutherford grown grapes. Somebody here knows what's up. A friend who'd talked up The Speakeasy for years is besotted by the Marsala Sautéed Chicken Livers ($11) on the bar menu. Not ever a fan of liver, I avoided sampling his until we'd collectively polished off an order of Baked Goat Cheese ($10) and a trio of Pulled Pork Tacos ($13). He'd grown full and much liver remained which is when I learned that I do like chicken liver. Or rather, I like chicken liver as prepared at The Speakeasy. All of the above pretty much had me fan-girling out over this place but then this happened: We were done, requested our check, and were told that someone that evening had picked up the tab for the entire bar, something I've not experienced in my lifetime. I already liked The Speakeasy a whole lot before learning my food and drink were free of charge. Like changed to rabid fandom when this occurred. I know that I can't expect a full repeat of this experience but even if it's just chicken livers and Cabernet, that'll be enough.

Haven't been here for awhile but today our Breakfast experience was excellent. Outdoor seating…read moreworked really well for us and was very relaxing. The staff was friendly, efficient and attentive. The Mushroom/Spinach Crepes were amazing as was the French Toast. The eggs, potatoes, pancake and blueberries were delicious. We left very full and very very satisfied!

On the way home from a backpacking trip. Hungry, dirty, desperate. Two vegetarians, a flexible…read morehuman, and an inflexible child. I pushed for Mexican. Friend wanted here. We were the only group in the whole restaurant and it took us about 10 minutes to get service. Staff after staff member walked past us and looked at us and continued on. I ordered beer, a pizza, got my kid a pizza. Friend ordered different beer, a sandwich, and some pasta for her kid. Food came out timely. Looked fine. Was exceptionally underwhelming. A frozen pizza would've tasted better. Crust was thick and cardboard like. Margherita had large half moon chunks of tomato on it. Ranch was sour and thick. They mixed our beers up. Everything was edible. But in a school cafeteria way. Everything was worth less than half what we paid. We were ignored after the food was dropped off. No one checked on us. We probably could've just walked out and no one would've cared. We hunted down the check so we could finally leave. We spent $100 on food here and were hit with a mysterious 4% surcharge. Instead of arguing since I was absolutely over this place I just took it and decided to make sure to never come back.