Perch and Plow is a welcome addition to the Santa Rosa food and drink scene. I love the location, overlooking Courthouse Square the views are very nice. The dining room itself is an open concept providing plenty of space to stretch out. Now for the food. My wife and I started with the roasted squash appetizer. This dish is served with Heirloom summer squash, torpedo onion, lemon gremolata, chimichurri and bread crumbs. We paired this with a perfectly crafted paper plane cocktail. We were both in Heaven and were now very much anticipating what would come next. I went burger, which was grilled to a perfect medium rare. The locally raised ground beef was tasty and juicy. I'm typically a thousand island guy when it comes to condiments, but Perch and Plow uses Russian dressing which I LOVED! I may now be a convert. My wife went with two starters as her main which included the Farm Salad and added the pork belly. For two bucks the added pork belly is a STEAL! I highly recommend that you add this to your salad. It was succulent, tender and just simply amazing. Her second plate was the crudo, which me being a non seafood eater can not personally vouch for her, but if take her word for it she said this dish was on point! Great (reasonably priced) wine list, excellent service we are sold and cannot wait to return to Perch and Plow again. read more

I was underwhelmed by this spot. It was solidly good, but given its reputation, I was expecting to be wowed. Cocktails were good but not amazing. I don't remember exactly what I had because it didn't strike me as that unique. I'd go here if someone invited me but wouldn't go out of my way to return on my own steam. read more

My husband and I had such an incredible experience coming here for a date night last week. We made a reservation online and were seated immediately. Together we ordered a cocktail flight, BBQ bao buns, holy fish & chips, and the NY strip steak. The food came out really quickly and was DELICIOUS. The steak was cooked to perfection, the fish was crispy and seasoned amazingly, and the bao buns were the star of the show. We didn't get to try the Mezcal hot and spicy because they were unfortunately out of it for the evening, but that just gives us an excuse to come back. We had a terrific time! read more

Perch + Plow - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I really enjoyed Perch + Plow. We ordered the prawns, Brussel sprouts, scallops, and the courthouse burger. The Brussel sprouts were amazing. I don't know how they cooked them so good, but this was definitely our favorite dish of the night. The scallops were cooked perfect but I thought they were really small. Definitely not what I was expecting and I thought there was a little too much balsamic vinegar, but still very good. The court house burger was amazing! And the prawns were juicy and fresh. We got some drinks as well. I thought the drinks were good but definitely watered down. But very aesthetically pleasing. Service was good as well. Our server was very attentive and made sure we always had everything we needed. Overall, we really enjoyed Perch + Plow and would recommend! read more

I feel like the downtown restaurants just keep getting more and more hip and trendy. Perch + Plow serves up great drinks and small bites in a beautiful space. First of all, this is an aesthetically-minded restaurant. The huge windows overlook courtyard square and the entire space is bright and airy. The interior is super instagrammable -- from the gorgeous cocktail bar to the colorful octopus mural on the back wall. The drinks here were the highlight for me. Their intricate cocktails were gorgeous and they also had a decent selection of local craft beer. The food was good, but pricey (especially considering the size). My dining companion and I ordered the fried chicken sandwich ($16!!). Since the chicken sandwich was listed on the menu as a "large plate" and came with fries, we figured we could split it. Wrong -- it was quite a petite sandwich (albeit tasty)! We were also going to order the seared tuna, but after seeing how tiny the plate was when a nearby table ordered the dish, we opted out. I'll be back, but just for drinks. Perch + Plow made me feel like I was in SF...and so did the prices! read more

The food was fantastic. And the restaurant is really beautiful - modern, light, updated, and full of a really fun energy. The service was very slow, although I was there with a large party, so the service likely just reflected the number of people at our table. My only complaint about this lovely restaurant is the music - it was extremely loud and prevented everyone from being able to participate in conversations - no one could hear each other over the music. Live music would be great - this restaurant would be such a great location for background piano music or some other (unamplified) live music. But to have a random rock / pop playlist blaring loudly over the speakers throughout the meal was a real bummer. Turn that unnecessary background noise off, and this restaurant would get 5 stars from me. read more

These habanero wings were so excellent. Omg. Also, the calamari and the garlic aioli. So tasty. Can't wait to be in the area so we can try these again. Personally didn't care for the seafood pasta, but that's ok, I'll just not order it next time. read more

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Wow this place was off big time last night! First of all it was an ice box in the restaurant. We all were frozen the entire 3 hrs. Appetizers were small and they had no hot drinks or coffee?? Two out of the 11 dinners came about 10 minutes after the others. NOT worth what they are charging. read more

We LOVE Kelsie! She was super engaging, fun to chat with, a fantastic server, and very friendly! The food was dynamite! The truffle fries and lemon aioli were delish, as was the ceviche! Highly recommend! read more

Let me tell you something, there are few places in this world that go above and beyond your expectations the first time you visit them. Perch and plow in Santa Rosa is one of those places. It's located in an upstairs unit, but fortunately, they have an elevator, so anybody can access this place. I heard heard many things about this place, and was looking forward to trying it out. Especially since I discovered that they had a smoked bourbon craft cocktail. And let me tell you, it was absolutely amazing! If you go there, you absolutely have to give it a shot! There are so many good things about this place, there's not really enough room to talk about them all. This is a great place to go with a decent-sized group, Well there are so many great things on the menu, it would take up about three or four pages to list all of the amazing things that we had, I will say this, the food is 100% amazing! Not only the food, but the service is also top-notch! We went on a Saturday night, and the place was full, but there was absolutely no shortage of attention paid to us. Our server was really great. And kept a constant tab on us, without feeling overbearing, and obnoxious. She made helpful suggestions and was a pleasure to have. We didn't try any of the large plates, because the small plates were so good but if you're looking for a larger meal, they have that as well. Although I can't say which ones are good, because I didn't have them. But we had most of the small plates, and I can attest that they are all top-notch this place really does deserve at least two to three Michelin stars. But that's just me. Bottom line? I will totally come back to this place again, and again anytime I am in Santa Rosa. read more

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Really delicious food, and lots of great options. The chicken sliders were especially delightful. Good options for folks who don't eat meat as well. The only downside was that we specifically booked an outdoor table, and we had to sit indoors in a crowded spot. Waitress was nice though! read more

Perch + Plow came highly recommended from my sister, a fellow Elite Yelper who was in the area one day. We made a reservation for this place on a Saturday at 4:45 (we had a show 10 mins away at 7:00 and didn't want to get rushed!) Upon arrival we were checked in very promptly and taken to our seats. Restaurant is really cute! We were told that it was still Happy Hour, therefore we couldn't order from the dinner menu until after 5:30. Happy Hour menu was pretty fair priced with a lot of great choices. We went with their cocktail flight which was pretty tasty (consists of some of their popular drinks: Seasonal Mule, Carbonated Paloma, Drop It Like It's Hot, Post Mel'on, Rotating Handle) (I liked everything but their Paloma, but thats just a personal preference), I also ordered their Berry Drop which was BOMB! For food we ordered their tator tots, mac and cheese, wings, spicy heirloom cucumbers, chicken tenders, and garlic parm fries! All their items were amazingly tasty and savory. Great flavor (keep in mind tator tots and wings came in orders of 3). For our dinner plates, we obviously waited until after 5:30 and my hubs and I went with the poke and the pork belly. Poke came with some panko crusted fried seaweed chips and the pork belly came with a garlic egg fried rice. We were both underwhelmed. Considering their happy hour menu was so tasty, these two dishes were completely bland and the pork belly was not good at all. Slightly disappointed. Service was fair, our waitress admitted it was her first "dinner run" and so she was a bit rusty. Some of our happy hour items didn't come until after reminding her, and also it took quite awhile to get the check. Fun atmosphere and fair food. I would possibly give it another chance if given I were in the area. read more

First timer here, came for the daily happy hour. Ordered the cocktail flight which was ok. Was a little bummed that they did not have the Post Melo'n drink. The drinks were so so but very artsy. Everyone loves a pretty drink. Also tried the Mac & cheese and garlic fries. Fun place to go for happy hour snacks but I wouldn't go for dinner. read more

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When this place first opened, I was very excited for what this place could be. Sadly, it has become a disappointment. Menu changed. Food quality decreased. Just nothing good enough to warrant any additional returns to this spot. Also not happy with the menu design. Not much available if you just want an actual meal. Share plates are ridiculous because they are small and yet have price points equivalent to an actual meal. Fancy drinks. Yes they have them but very overpriced. View is nice but most tables have no view because only one side of the building has windows. read more

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I was in between 3 & 4 stars for a few reasons. This place obviously does well because of the location and diverse menu. They offer a small, but favorable options for food and drinks. I had the hanger steak served with mashed potatoes and green beans. It was very good. The sauce and seasoning paired well with how the meat was done (med-rare). I would get this again, even though I feel like it's over priced for the portion. The downfall was the service was extremely slow and lackadaisical. Many times we found ourselves looking to flag down our waitress when we needed the simplest of things. Twice she went back to get our drinks to find out they were out of what we ordered. Not a big deal, but when it takes 10+ mins each time, it gets frustrating. Going towards the 4 stars because the food was excellent and the service was still very nice. read more

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Came here for a girls night out. It's a really pretty spot, with nice views of the downtown area. The drinks are on point I totally recommend the cocktail flight (shareable). The bartender knee what he was doing! Fun to watch them make the drinks. Our octopus was pretty good. Although I've now learned I prefer mine thinly sliced. They cooked it perfectly. Will be back to try more things on the menu. Side note : We decided to sit at the bar wasn't very busy. There were two bartenders one was kicking butt and making drinks. You could tell he was making drinks for the house , the other lady attended to five people in front of her didn't help him as far as we could tell so the service was really slow. He had to run and back for something and she couldn't print out our bill for us. read more

Perch + Plow - Cocktail flight - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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I am extremely disappointed! Today is my birthday and I had made a reservation a week ago to come to Perch & Plow to celebrate. I confirmed my reservation yesterday via text & email. I showed up tonight & the restaurant was closed! Very poorly done!!!! read more

Full disclosure, we went to Perch & Plow on the first days of being opened up inside after being closed for only outside business, so they were understaffed. First the good, the drinks were good, not overly sweet (at least the one I got). The appetizer we got, Basil Gimlet and Top Gun. The server was nice, however was clearly under pressure due to being understaffed at the restaurant. The kitchen was also clearly overwhelmed - and he did warn us that the food would take at least 45 min. We appreciated him telling us this upfront. The appetizers - Truffle fries were good, the truffle aioli was tasty. The brussel sprouts were roasted and had a way too sweet sauce. The mains --------- after about 1.5 hours we finally got my burger. It was delicious! However, my wife didn't get her plate. She had a few bites of mine, but after about 20 min she gave up. Finally, after 30 min, they brought out my burger and HER plate (clearly my burger may have been someone else's). At that point we returned them both as we were done. We got the bill and they did remove the meal we rejected, however no other accommodation. When we asked the server, wow not even a drink for 1.5-hour wait and not getting our food? He apologized and said the manager didn't like them giving anything away??!!! That is not how to handle customer service. He did push back at her, and at least covered my wife's drink, but in the end a pretty sour experience, not the server, but the restaurant. I understand it was just opened up, but damn. I hope they are doing better now as we liked the spot, but would avoid if its busy. read more

Loved the food, the folks, and the drinks! We got here at the beginning of the evening before more people started coming in. Our drinks were just as pretty as the pictures you see in other Yelp posts, and they tasted really good, but the star of the show was the birria au jus served with onion rings. The sandwich dipped in the stew-like broth was the most amazing combination of flavors! To be honest, I'm not an onion ring fan, but I really enjoyed these: there wasn't too much better, they were easy to bite into, they were cooked absolutely perfect. The sauce for the onion rings was too spicy for us, but they were so good on their own that we just enjoyed them the way they were. The chef came out and checked on the clientele, including us. He was very friendly, and we really enjoyed him sharing with us about the inspiration behind the dishes we ordered. The wait staff were great, too, and we felt well-taken-care-of the whole time. Highly recommend this place if you are looking for something that has a modern vibe, fun drinks, and great-tasting food! read more

OMG!! Amazing place! First of all,.. the food was spectacular! Service was 6 stars out of 5! Laid back, classy atmosphere and a killer view read more

Perch + Plow - Sitting on the perch with the only things you can count on in life,... Death and Taxes - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Let me begin this review by starting with; WOW!! It doesn't matter what time you pull up and what they are offering on the menu, it's, all, LIT! I've been here a few times now with local friends of the area and, I just can't stay away. The hospitality is on an whole different level. I pulled up with a whole group of friends like 15 joints well in and the night of our lives the last time we pulled up. 10 star review, no cap! read more

Perch + Plow - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I was so impressed with this restaurant. Food and service was delicious, fresh and satisfying. Had a roasted cherry and ricotta salad, beet salad and the poke. We tried the octopus, it was tasty, but slightly over salted. Overall loved the options of drink and small plates. Can't wait to come back! read more

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While I definitely enjoyed the cocktails and food that we received, I was somewhat surprised to find that a tip of 20% was added to my check for myself and four other diners without either informing me or indicating that this was an established policy. To be frank, this felt very opportunistic and not wholly honest. The sum, $41.00, seemed to be somewhat exorbitant since I didn't expect this to occur due to my party not being excessively large or asking for any form of special accommodations. Consequently, both I and those in my party will not be returning. read more

What a horrible place, we came in at 8 pm and there was a Dj at 10pm and we got kicked out at around 10 saying there would be a di so we left and my gf was feeling nauseous so we decided to head out but once we were waiting for our Uber and my gf needed water, the security refused and threatened me and pushed me physically and refused water for gf throwing up considering we just spent $200 at the bar. This place was super inconsiderate and I will never come back here as they don't appreciate customers. 1/10 rating based on security alone, will never come back here again. Especially considering the fact that we came here for a birthday read more

Great Ambiance! Host very friendly! Place wasn't too busy! Service wasn't great! server spent a lot of time flirting with the ladies at the other table and took forever to get our order after we finally got our drink order in. Had to flag another waiter down to ask for water. small menu. cocktails we ordered weren't the best. I will have to try this spot again but my current visit was a hit and miss. read more

Perch + Plow - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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We had 5:30pm reservations on Sat. night and place was empty. Walking up the stairs, I noticed how dirty the carpeting was. We tried to sit in bar lounge area but there were sticky stains on the booth chairs from spilled drinks. Then we moved to the dining room but table we chose by wall was also dirty even though it was setup for service. Then we looked at menu which is now very different from last time we came. We finally decided to leave. This place is not what we remembered or expected. read more

Me and my friends come here a lot, we love all the different cocktails they're all so pretty and fun!

This is my go to place for a fast glass of wine and a snack! Or by myself or meet a friend, Or bust open a bottle and order many appetizers and hang out for hours with friends! I have done D all of the above happily! And if you sit at the bar facing the windows, you can get a view of the courthouse square and on a nice and or summer evening all those windows slide open I have got some beautiful shots from those seats and a lovely breeze comes in my favorite spot to sit when I go! My favorite is the pork belly so crazy yummy, it has a definite Asian flair to it, comes with green beans & white rice and big hunks of pork belly this dish does not disappoint me ever! Next favorite is the baked Brie all melted and gooey with a fruit compote, let me tell you how fabulous this is with the banshee Pinot Noir that is on tap! Can I have a keg of this please??? and thank youuuu! I tend to go early between 4 and 4:30 never crazy busy at that time they have very decent happy hour and the Spicy green beans my fave on the HH menu and good garlic Parmesan fries. I posted pics of the HH Menu you'll see it, I rarely drink mixed drinks but my very good friend Rew, he says they have excellent drinks! I have got to say I've sat at the bar and watched them made and they are definitely craft cocktails and even look beautiful, I have a video with one of the bartenders of mixing a couple of drinks it came out really good! I truly enjoy this place, I've gone many many times, but never got around to doing a review. I'll be back very soon,I hope to see you there! cheers my friends SYOY read more

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I went here the other day for happy hour. They have great cocktails priced at $7 during happy hours. I give the cocktails 5 stars! The food I would say is decent. I haven't had many of their entrees, but I've had their Mac n cheese with bacon, chicken wings, and tater tots that are on their happy hour menu, which are each priced at $6. I'd say I go for the cocktails over anything else. The service has always been good overall and the view by the window is nice! read more

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Food: We ordered the Brussels sprouts, Octopus Leg, and Fish & Chips to share. My party and I decided there was nothing special about any of them. Service: the hostess was very nice, we were greeted & seated immediately on a Saturday night. Our server on the other hand was very rude when ordering and even fixed the plates in front of us to take back. She did not do that to other tables, it felt directly at us. I won't say her name on here, maybe she really needs her job but it doesn't show. Ambiance: it was our first time there, we weren't helped or recommend anything. we wouldn't go back again. read more

Being in Sonoma county, this place served my Cabernet in a glass with lip stains on the rim and something else dried up on its side. The wine was flat and tasteless so I sent it back and was given another dirty glass. Food was too salty, the scallops were over-cooked and the ribeye was the tastiest thing we had yet it was not cooked to medium rare as ordered. Best thing there was the waitress. She was tentative and sweet, unfortunately who ever worked the bar didn't seem to care why I sent the glass back. Would not recommend; over priced food and wine selection is subpar! Better to Yelp whenever you are in an unfamiliar location. I usually do but did not this time around, seeing as though it was located in a prime area my expectations were high. read more

Overpriced pub food in a vast, overly lit, cold (literally... we had to keep our coats and beanies on it was freezing) space. Prices were similar to excellent NYC and SF restaurants but with barely mid-level bar quality food. The interior temperature was so cold it was like eating outdoors, turning the food cold in minutes. Ordered the ribs and they had a chalky consistency to the sauce and were barely edible and cost about what a steak would cost at other restaurants. Costco ribs would have been a better purchase for 1/3 the price, and that's not saying much. Giving this place two stars, only because the cocktails were ok. Probably one of the worst overpriced meals in Sonoma Co I've ever had. read more

Visited on three recent occasions and had great service each time. Our seat by the window overlooking the downtown square is always open and people watching passes the time over good conversation and a Smoking Gun. Whatever they put in their french fry dip/aioli is amazing and was the main reason for our second visit. Looking forward to this spot staying open for a long time! read more

With many restaurants having a line to be seated at lunch downtown, we were surpised to see a fairly empty restaurant here. It seems not many people know about this new restaurant, because the dining room was beautifully decorated and the food was great. I give a 4 star rating because the chicken on the fried chicken sandwich was bland, under seasoned. The coleslow on the sandwich gave off more flavor. Once I added salt and pepper from the table it was a delicious sandwich. I also highly recommend adding the truffle oil to the house fries. We also had the ceviche as an appetizer this was delicious and full of flavor, full of lime with a delicate spice. The service was perfect, and everything reasonably priced. We will definitely be back. read more

Perch + Plow - Fried chicken sandwich with house fries + truffle oil - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

My husband and I chose this restaurant because it said it was in a historic bank. Well unfortunately none of the bank was left but the ambiance was fun and playful. The service was excellent and the music was great! We ordered the small plates of Brie wrapped in wood smoked bacon.....fantastic! And the glazed pork ribs. They had a Asian honey flavor with a kick, yummy! The drink selection was vast. I had a passion fruit mojito and loved it. The best part was chatting with the bartender and singing along to the music. We will be back whenever we are near the area. read more

Perch + Plow - Bacon wrapped Brie - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

The Capt Jacks Spiced Grog was really good! The seafood fettuccine and calamari was good nice to have some veggies in the calamari. Skip the Wagyu Bavette Steak, it does not taste like wagyu and it was chewy. The way the cut was steak was probably the reason why it was also chewy, they didn't cut against the grain. The creme brûlée was good. ( I asked if I can have happy birthday written somewhere in the plate but the server said chef was too busy to do it) read more

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This is my 5th time here and I got the hangar steak for the 3rd time tonight. The food quality is going down hill. I'm not sure what is going on with the potatoes but there is white crusted salt all over it. They forgot our order and it took 45 minutes to get our food. The bartender made good drinks but service is a total fail! Not ok! Yes, my husband ate it all because he's too nice and doesn't complain! read more

Perch + Plow - Hangar steak and potato with salt all over it. Tastes terrible! - New American Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

A really disappointing experience. Service was terrible, not just for my table, but for multiple tables around us. Lots of waiting in every aspect of dinner- waited for water/drinks (multiple times), waited for our orders to be taken, waited for little things needed for the table, waited for our waitress to check in on us (spoiler- it never happened), waited for our bill. Tip for the server- no need to give lip when a customer asks about where something they've been waiting for is. Apologize and get the customer what he/she/they want/need, that's it. The food was okay- it wasn't amazing or anything, just overpriced. One weird experience was that we received a plate of food that didn't match the menu. If you run out of an ingredient (or ingredients) and exchange it with another ingredient, the staff needs to communicate that to the table. The customer(s) may have dietary or religious restrictions, or just prefer not to eat that new ingredient. I get that Covid has been hard on everyone especially the restaurant industry, but when customers are dropping hundreds on a dining experience, please be more considerate to them. read more

Food is very poor. The calamari is heavily breaded, the beet salad is bland, the octopus was too charred and paired with balsamic glaze which made it taste very awkward. The burger was blah, the scallops were also prepared with the same balsamic glaze....Cocktails are bland, my friends asked for an extra shot of tequila on their cocktail as it did not have much alcohol and they were charged for the extra bit of alcohol $10 each! Finally, the server asked us multiple times if she could take our cocktail glasses off the table like she needed us to leave soon... we were never asked to fill our our water glasses again. What a disaster!! Please, do not go to this place read more

The ambiance is great. Super cute little place. That being said, that's kind of where my positives end. I ordered the cocktail flight. 2/5 drinks came topped with foam. How do I describe it? You know when you had a fish tank and forgot to clean the line to the filter and everything smelled super fishy? Yea, that's what the foam smelled like. The other drinks in the flight were fine, however too Sugary for my taste. Then I made the mistake of ordering a beer. Something was off. Maybe the line? Similar to the issue with the foam? So now that the bad stuff is out of the way. We ordered the sweet potato chips and onion dip to start and it was fantastic! Next up was the baked Brie which was great as well. I got the burger and my table mate got the pork chop. Both were just okay. The arugula on the burger didn't taste washed and left a dirty feel in my mouth. My table mate said the pork chop was very moist. The service was awful. While our waitress was super nice she was busy and didn't check on us as often as we would have liked. the kitchen was SO far behind that when all was said and done it took two hours from start to finish when we ordered from the get go. Wouldn't go back. read more

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