We were early for our reservation and we were able to sat right away. The service was great. Every course was fantastic. We started with the scallops, then steaks and finished with the peach cobbler. I had a blueberry bourbon smash, so good! The only complaint I have is it was loud. Hard to hear each other, most likely due to the high ceilings. read more

Food service and ambience were perfect. I loved it. I can't wait to go back. my whole family loves to go there. It is really terrific. My son-in-law likes the Wagyu ribeye I believe I had the prime rib once and then I had held it delicious plenty of food. read more

My girlfriend and I went to Seared for happy hour after the food fair. Service was excellent. We ordered the cucumber martini which was excellent and a bargain. Also had 3 appetizers to share including the mini wedge, kung pao prawns, and prime rib dip. All were very tasty and enough to share. I especially liked the wedge salad. Can't wait to go back soon. read more

Efficient and attentive service. Food was flavorful and well made. Always love coming here!

Our steak, calamari and Halibut were delicious! Dessert did not disappoint either! All in all we had a great couples night out here! Service was spot on as well. We will definitely be back. read more

The wait staff and chefs are excellent, the food is always scrumptious and a fun atmosphere. And they make a Manhattan that is out of this world. Always love going there. read more

First time to Petaluma and when asking a few locals, we luckily heard about Seared. Best happy hour ever and Geoff was the best waiter I've had in forever. We'll be back! read more

Sunday night dinner. We had the filet mignon and the prime rib. I ordered the prime rib to be cooked rare which came back rare as asked, but then I wanted it seared a little more. They flipped it and then it was red meat perfection. I loved the ambience of families having a great meal and then those on a date of any sort. Laughter and great dishes were enjoyed throughout the space. Dessert was the awesome doughnuts and horchata ice cream that we shared. I love the dishes and Petaluma vibe at Seared - just great! read more

Last night was really bad. $400. Never again. Horrid food. Prime rib was cold, raw and flavorless. Creamed spinach had no flavor. Mashed potatoes were the worst I've ever had. The only decent item was the cocktail. And to think Risibisi was next door. read more

" Seared," I was here this afternoon around 3:30 pm, on this Friday, December 23, I was waiting for a friend, I arrived in Petaluma early thought I would just hang out at Seared until my dinner reservations. I met Nick & Mary - bartenders - the two of them worked so well together and the drinks were awesome! The day got later....more & more people arrived, the bar and also reservations for the tables - full -I have eaten here in the recent past - the food is also awesome - check this place out - just drinks or drinks and dinner ! Nice k& Mary both make a MEAN Manhattan ! Check this place out ! Love Petaluma ! read more

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So glad I came here. First time in Petaluma and wanted a place I could enjoy fabulous food at a great bar. This place was recommended by the local stores I shopped at. BEST scallops I have ever had. The appetizer dish with three scallops, bacon, corn, mushrooms was incredible. Wish I would have ordered two (for myself). I also had the spring salad with cherry's and beets... it was lackluster compared to the scallops but still really good. It was a Friday night and was really loud. Bustling. But fun. Everyone I talked to at the bar was local. That's a good sign. Hope to come back! Petaluma charm. read more

Whoever does the hiring at Seared Petaluma . . . BRAVO. So many fantastically, good looking, male bartenders, servers and bus boys!! Coming back for the view for sure. Oh and the food was spectacular!! read more

Absolutely phenomenal!!!! We came for a date night and we were blown away! The food was amazing! Service was in POINT! Our server Dave was so awesome! Amazing suggestions, timing was perfect and such a great personality. Bussers were perfect on times for water and cleaning dishes. Ambiance is always fun, lively, and yet cozy. We ordered off the happy hour and then Finished off with tartar and shared a burger.... Both were perfection. We will definitely be back again and again! read more

The food was delicious, the hostess and server fabulous, great ambiance and happy hour. The $20 corkage was a bit annoying but overall, it was a great experience. read more

Their prime rib is as good as house of prime rib in SF and with a better price. Such a good deal! They have pretty delicious cocktails too, and I loved their mac and cheese little eats. read more

Came here on Father's Day for happy hour since we had never been before. I was surprised that they even offered it on the weekend, so that's really nice. After ordering a few drinks, my family and I ordered, the calamari, wedge salad, and kung pao prawns off the happy hour menu (too hungry and forgot to take photos!). My mother said the wedge salad was good and a decent portion, but that the watermelon cocktail with mezcal was too spicy. You only get two or three prawns in the order, so although they were flavorful, probably wasn't worth the cost. The calamari was crispy, a very good portion for the money, and came with a tasty garlic aioli. After waiting for quite some time, definitely too long, we finally ordered two burgers, the prime rib dip, and filet mignon skewers. The burgers were juicy and fries crispy. A solid burger, but I've had better for less. The prime rib was smaller than expected, but tasty as well. There was a slight hint of horseradish so keep that in mind if you don't like the burn. Since it's in downtown and especially this location, parking is not great. You might have to park a few blocks away and walk. They have covered outdoor seating along the river which was perfect on a nice day, so never got to see the inside. All in all, a decent deal for happy hour and if it has a revolving menu, you'll get to try new things all the time. read more

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Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 © Walked by Seared Cocktail Bar Steakhouse and Seafood in Petaluma couple weeks prior and had it in mind for my future visit. Perfect occasion after fantastic drive up North, over the Golden Gate Bridge, via the stop at the shore of Muir Beach! Walked up to Seared and lucked out - it's a restaurant week! Full house! Indoor mask mandate was lifted the previous week, the timing couldn't be better for celebration & enjoyment! Happy is in the air! Happy hour ends at 6pm so I had to pay full price for my Barrel Aged Vieux Carre! Barrel aged rye whiskey, Carpano Antica, Benedictine, Peychaud's & Angostura bitters. You will, with no exception, smack your lips, guaranteed! If you happen to be here 3-6pm Wed-Sun, take advantage of HH! Rum Forrest Rum. White Spiced & Dark rum, orgeat, banana liqueur, fresh passion fruit pineapple orange & lime juice, served in your exotic tall blue ceramic tiki glass, garnished with lime, lemon, black cherry. Go ahead, enjoy! Came to find out from Rob (Robert Y) that the Restaurant Week exceptional menu is being served the very last day - in fact, the very last couple of hours! Every dish on this special menu differs from regular offerings, comes highly recommended by your barman and a man who was not only brought up here in Petaluma, but also loves cooking, and has been making it work for several lockdown months in his experimental kitchen at home! No brainer to make fine selections. 1st course, Butternut Squash Bisque. Crab salad, lime Crema, chives. Creamy delicious! Beet + Strawberry Salad, baby mixed greens, Point Reyes Toma, roasted beets, strawberries, pistachio, pickled onion, citrus vinaigrette. Damn! Every bite, couldn't be fresher! Like it got picked up off your private garden just moments before assembly & serving time! 2nd course, Wagyu Flat Iron. Beeman Ranch flat iron, coconut curry mash, heirloom carrots, "pho" Bordelaise, scallion + garlic butter. Drop the mic! Shrimp + Grits. Wild gulf prawns, Highway 1 grits, smoked Andouille sausage, green onions, potlikker brodo. What?! Wild prawns?! Yep, and they are wildly colossal! I was just visiting in Atlanta GA and these here stand up to Southern, with pride! Potlicker refers to the broth and juices left at the bottom of a pan after you cook something. Similar to bone broth. You're essentially getting the excess of something. And as it turns out, it's all incredibly good for you! 3rd course. Chocolate Pot De Creme. Vanilla bean whip, miso caramel, chocolate crunch, blackberry. You will lick every last bit of it, spoon it up off the bare walls of the glass jar, I promise you. I'm coming back to Seared very soon! Shall I meet you there? *Just picture a great big steak -- Fried, roasted or stewed. Oh, food, Wonderful food, Marvellous food, Glorous food! [ Review #696 posted with 13 pictures on March 8, 2022 ] Barrel aged Vieux Carre 14 @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Rum Forrest Rum 13 @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Butternut Squash Bisque. Crab salad, lime Crema, chives @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Beet+Strawberry Salad, baby mixed greens, Pt. Reyes Toma, roasted beets, strawberries, pistachio, pickled onion, citrus vinaigrette @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Wagyu Flat Iron. Beeman Ranch|coconut curry mash|heirloom carrots|"pho" Bordelaise|scallion+garlic butter @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Shrimp + Grits. Wild gulf prawns, Hwy 1 grits, smoked Andouille sausage, green onions, potlikker brodo @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Bar! @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Chocolate Pot De Creme. Vanilla bean whip, miso caramel, choc crunch, blackberry @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 Rob pouring! @Seared, Petaluma CA Sun 2/27/22 read more

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The restaurant vibe is much more casual than I expected since it is listed as a high end steakhouse! It was very noisy and difficult to carry on a conversation. The Caesar salad was good and they were able to split it without charging extra. I was disappointed in the Prime Rib. The meat quality was sub standard albeit that it was a large piece. I usually give a first time visit to a restaurant a second chance if it was mediocre but I'm not running back anytime soon. read more

Great food and ambiance. Great for happy hour too. Cocktails and service were also very good.

Best restaurant in town! Joe is the best of the best!! Food is always delicious with great service. We love Mike!

We celebrated my birthday a week early last Saturday night. There were 5 of us. Our daughter and her hubby came up from Marin. We were all so impressed with the friendliness of the staff, and the food was delicious! Three of us ordered the Wagu Rib Eye Steak that was to die for. One had Surf and Turf, and the other had Halibut. Each meal was fantastic! We shared Creme Brûlée, and their donut holes. Each desert was so yummy!!! We'll definitely go back there soon. read more

I was in disbelief at how bad this place is, on every level, although the service was good. The noise level was awful, like being in an echo chamber, meaning having a conversation was next to impossible. The food was not good. I've been to lots of steak houses and grilled hundreds of steaks. This was one of the worst ribeye steaks I've had. If the name of this place was 'Gristle' I would have at least been prepared. Pathetic, actually. Desserts were equally bad. Not even worth describing, other than a feeble attempt at ice cream in a bowl and some stupid donut rounds... something a toddler wouldn't even try to get praise for creating. I dont know if this place was ever good, but from what I experienced, I would absolutely warn people not to go here. read more

Fabulous food, happy hour is great too! Fun ambiance and drinks, and if an important game is on you can catch that too!

Great happy hour if you can get a seat. Drinks are good and the happy hour bites are delicious. I love the kung pao prawns best. Calamari is perfect y as well. read more

Seared was fantastic! Very friendly service. The chicken Piccata was juicy, in a great sauce with creamy mashed potatoes and tasty vegetables. The Surf and Turf had a tender, perfect Filet Mignon but could have used more than 3 scallops. The Rum Forrest Rum was tropical and delicious. Fun atmosphere. read more

Seared is an excellent steak house. Very good and attentive service. The food is great with high quality beef grilled just the way you want it. read more

This is definitely on the nicer end, but also you can come in for happy hour. The food is good and the look of the restaurant is definitely good for a date night. No complaints about the service at all. read more

My experience here is incredible every single time. From the moment I walk in I'm greeted with welcoming and joyous smiles! I especially love my experience at the bar being treated so well by Nick and Garrett, their craft for bartending and enthusiasm to serve me quickly, with such passion, joy, and clever artistry for drinks is outstanding. The food is amazing as always, perfectly cooked every single time. I will come here again and again. The servers are such amazing people, and their kindness and knowledge really shines. read more

This was such an amazing and unexpected experience! We live in Napa but traveled to Petaluma for our daughter's swim tournament. I had passed by this place multiple times, but it was never the right time. Tonight was. And. Wow. Amazing!! We had the calamari appetizer as well as the steak skewers. Superb! Calamari was not over battered and emphasis was on the calamari rather than the batter or the dip. Steak skewers were amazingly, tender, and perfectly seasoned. That could've been enough! However, we moved onto the Caesar salad, which was also delicious although would not add the anchovies. My ribeye was amazing! I am such a ribeye snob. I am the best at perfectly grilling them with getting a char on the outside after catching them to burn and then cooking them to the perfect tenderness. Always, a great cut, of course.This was my next best favorite ever! I rarely get one I like at a restaurant. My husband had the prime rib dip. He had seconds. Our daughter had the hamburger and fries and it was gone in no time flat! We also had the lava cake which was delightful and the cocktails were above average. Ask for Jordan. read more

Didn't quite live up to the hype, especially for the price. The food wasn't bad, but I was expecting better.

We ate at Seared to celebrate graduation and the food was delicious! You must order the crab macaroni and cheese appetizer! So good. I had the wedge salad with filet and it was the best steak I have ever had. My husband had the salmon and daughter the filet both were delicious. Service was great and dessert incredible. read more

AHHHH ... dinner and a show! What a fun first experience at Seared. We went for happy hour and chose to sit at the "chef's table" - aka: bar at the kitchen. I'm already planning a return visit later this week. :) First off, any place that offers happy hour SEVEN DAYS A WEEK is a winner in my book. (Bonus, the HH prices made it easy to try a sampling of their options!) Second, food, ambiance and service are key to tying it all together and Seared sealed the deal. Like a well-oiled machine, the kitchen staff sauteed, seared, shucked, grilled, garnished and plated everything with speed and confidence. It was simply entertaining to watch! Drink: Vokda martini. Neat. Cool, slightly icy due to the chilled glass. Perfect. (But could only handle one on an empty stomach.) Food: Let me give a blanket statement: everything was presented beautifully. Deviled Eggs: I just love deviled eggs and the addition of bacon/parmesan crisps were perfect. Just enough mayo and seasoning plus a perfect amount of chives! Olives: I hate olives. Everyone knows this about me. So why in the world did I eat so many of the olives my husband ordered? Was it because I watched the house-curing with EVOO, garlic and peppers? Was it because they were devoid of the briny rubbery-ness normally attached to olives? No idea but I really enjoyed them. Yum Yum Shrimp - lightly breaded, crispy, saucy, lots of cilantro. Tasty enough but the sauce was too sweet for me. Filet Mignon Skewers - good sear, cooked perfectly, love the addition of finishing salt ...but they were surprisingly lacking in flavor. Hand-cut fries: soft inside, crispy outside, buttermilk ranch is thumbs up! read more

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I think this is possibly the best happy hour ever! The "hour" is actually from 3:30-6pm and includes the entire restaurant, not just the bar. We ate most of the happy hour menu in the two back-to-back days we were there. Everything was good! Service was friendly and quick. It's a must-try if you are in the area. read more

I've gone here for happy hour and the drinks were so good but the food was even better! The happy hour prices here are also budget friendly.

Wow! What a great place! It was my first time visiting with some friends. We met at 3:30 right when they open for happy hour! They offer happy hour in the whole restaurant and not just the bar which is great if you would like to make a reservation. We sat at the bar and ordered everything on the happy hour menu and doubled up on some. The Calamari and the filet skewers were my favorite but honestly everything was delicious! Great cocktails and wine too. Staff were so friendly - especially Noel! Ambiance was vibrant and fun! I'll definitely be back!! read more

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You can count on a great dinner here - just delicious! Seared is at the top of our list year after year. read more

We sat at the counter watching the cooks. Amazing service and food. Got to meet one of the owners Joe, who was very friendly and nice. We had told him how disappointing our lunch was at the Tides and that the oysters were disgusting. He gave us a sample of the oysters and yes they were delicious. I had the Mac n Cheese and my husband had the Wagyu Ribeye which was cooked to perfection by our chef Narcisco and Dave, our waiter was very friendly and accommodating read more

Possibly the best happy hour spot in Petaluma. We came on a Friday at 5:30 and it was packed, but we had a reservation thankfully and were seated immediately. They have a lot of food and drink options at reasonable prices. My favorites were the fillet minion skewers and the mac-n-cheese. All of our food came out fast. Great service overall. Try to make a reservation ahead of time if you can. read more

Love coming here for all sorts of occasions, they're great for dinner and drinks with adults and have been super welcoming to me/husband/baby on the weekend when we want to do happy hour on the patio (lobster Mac is the perfect portion to share with a toddler). If going with a kiddo, totally recommend being there for happy hour when they open - so it's not busy and then getting out when the happy hour gets real happy. Kid friendly earlier in the day for sure, but they do have a great espresso martini that is best for a different crowd read more

After a delicious happy hour, I was eager to come back for a full dinner. And no surprise...they were both fantastic experiences! I had the filet mignon and it was so tender and butter, plus the extra bit of butter melted on top didn't hurt. The creamed spinach and potatoes were rich and delicious too! While it wasn't a light meal by any means nothing felt greasy or over the top. The happy hour was just as great with calamari and the filet skewers as snacks alongside refreshing beer. I only had a sip of the manhattan and was honestly a bit surprised about it being on the light side but it was refreshing. read more