I liked this intimate and cozy restaurant for its sweet and laid back style. It's nice to feel like things are done with intention and a slower pace if you're inclined to savor the experience. We had a variety of items on the menu that were all very good, alas I can't recall since it was more than a few months ago that we dined there. We loved it and were recommending it to our friends traveling to Nevada City there for the holidays read more

This was such a disappointing experience. My friend chose Stone House because she had had good experiences there at Happy Hour and was excited about trying the upstairs dining room. The venue itself is beautiful. The martini was good. Unfortunately, that's about all I can recommend. It was a Sunday night at 6pm. The rock band downstairs was annoying (and playing to an almost empty bar), half the entrees on the menu were not available, and the pizza we were able to order seemed underdone and floppy. When we communicated our disappointment, no accommodation was offered. We were the only table in the dining room. I can understand why. read more

Stone House - Undercooked pizza - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Where to start... we sat alone for what felt like a full lunar cycle before a waiter even appeared. I ordered the Burrata appetizer, expecting bread or crackers or something... but nope. Just a lonely ball of cheese. So there I was, sitting with my family eating raw Burrata like a sad kid housing ice cream after being called Shamu on the playground. I asked for my salad and lamb lollipops to come out at the same time... apparently "same time" means "after a few geological eras," because my salad arrived first, then we experienced another Industrial Revolution or two... and at long last the lamb finally made its grand entrance. Unfortunately when it hit the table it was definitely still bleating. The lamb was absurdly undercooked, but I was starving and desperate to leave, so down it went. My sister's lamb was so rare we named it Dolly and set it free to live its best cloned life in the meadow. We would've ordered more drinks, but no one ever bothered to check if we were still alive or thirsty. The one redeeming quality? The place looks beautiful. The décor is on point and the live piano singer was genuinely great... but I don't usually go to restaurants for interior design and concert vibes. Sorry, Stone House... I won't be back. read more

I was hoping that they have better clients, and classy place as they have spend many months remodeling and so on. Very disappointed of crowd they have in the tavern area. The food wasn't good as I expected. Hopefully they change better foods /menu read more

I secured a reservation for 1:45pm while driving up to Nevada City from Sacramento. It was nice that there were so many dining option times, so I selected 1:45pm from the "restaurant" list option. TBH, the only reason I chose to have lunch here was because the ("inside") pictures on their Yelp page looked cool. I was expecting to dine in a "cave-like" room with intimate lighting and stone walls. Is that what I experienced? Unfortunately not. First off, parking was terrible! Due to the Victorian Festival, the adjacent restaurant parking lot that says "restaurant parking only" was completely full from the people visiting the festival. We had to park 3 blocks up the hill. For the amount of cars parked in their restaurant parking lot, it didn't add up to the people actually dining inside, so the restaurant needs to do better in managing their parking lot and tow cars that shouldn't be parked there. Management, where you at? Once we walked in, it literally felt like 10 minutes until someone actually helped us, but they weren't busy like that. Servers would walk by us and didn't acknowledge at first, I noticed this because I made eye contact with this individual but he tried dodging. So weird. First rule in customer service, acknowledge- even if you're too busy to help, just say "hi and someone will be right with you." It was as though I was invisible, again so weird. When we were finally seated, they only had high top tables which wasn't really convenient for us since we had the baby+ stroller, but it is what it is. Slightly disappointed that the room did not look like the photos from other past patrons; room did not look like a cave and it was dark but not in a good way. My Crispy Chicken Sandwich was the lifeline of my visit. It was seasoned right and consistently crunchy with every bite. My side salad was dressed with the perfect amount of dressing. Huge plus, the chicken was a thigh piece which is my favorite and a must with chicken sandos. So.... Would I eat here again? Probably not. I think there are other restaurants that need to be explored in Downtown Nevada City. If you're reading this and have a recommend in town... please let me know ;) TIA read more

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Stone house was delicious. We're so grateful to have such a quality restaurant that is open late!!! We absolutely loved the orange wine. Sooo yum. The ingredients were fresh, well balanced & delightful. Congratulations for the hot new menu! Highly recommend. The dessert was AMAZING. Definitely recommend the chocolate dessert. read more

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A classy place with a full bar and many vegan options. Live music, too. Service is friendly and fast! read more

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I can't say enough about my many experiences at Stone House. My hubby and I stayed in town at the National Exchange Hotel and ate here both nights because it was just too good! More recently, I took my parents out who live locally but have never been, and they did not disappoint! I think the gnocchi was one of the best dishes I've eaten in my life! The food and service was too notch. Highly recommended! read more

Stone House - Gnocchi - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Don't let the pictures on their website fool you. To say we were very disappointed with this restaurant is an understatement. My husband and I went to the Stone House last night for dinner. First off, parking is ridiculous. The parking lot is very small and the only reason we were able to get a spot is due to me having a handicap placard. When reviewing the menu, we noticed that it wasn't even close to the menu on their website. I asked the waitress about this and her response was, "it changes all the time." The menu was very limited so I felt like I was just settling on the only beef they had on the menu, which was a hamburger and fries. (I could go anywhere to get a hamburger and fries. Very disappointing) My husband's $24.00 pizza came out with burnt crust and was very thin. (see picture) My $22.00 hamburger was ok, but the french fries were terrible. They were extremely greasy and soggy. When the waitress asked how our food was, I looked at my uneaten greasy fries and said, "These are really greasy." Her response was, "they are cooked in olive oil, so it's fine." Ummmmm, ok, who cares. They were grossly saturated in oil and I couldn't eat them, so no, it was not fine. (see picture) (Note that she did apologize as she handed us the bill, but a better apology would be to not change us for them. This is what a good restaurant would do) We are 39 year locals, and we will never go back to this restaurant, nor will we refer them to our family or friends. The entire menu is overpriced, and two out of two plates were bad. If I had to say something good about our visit, it was the live music with Mr. Green. He was awesome. read more

Stone House - Burnt thin pizza. Husband ate around the burnt crust. Again, to serve a dinner like this is unacceptable. We should have sent it back - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

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The brightest, freshest flavors I've ever experienced! Each bite was better than the one before and we tried a lot of their menu. The star of the show was the Ube Pesto, and we had a star for entertainment too, with an acoustic set in the tavern area. Our server rocked, and the food came out quickly. We can't wait to bring family to check out this amazing spot! read more

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We went for dinner and we were greeted ad soon as we walked in and were seated promptly in a warm , cozy dining room up stairs . The service was excellent drinks and food were served hot and very yummy!!!! Jeff , the waiter, was very friendly and did everything he could to accommodate all of our special requests!!! I highly recommend this restaurant... Pat Sahota read more

Came here for an anniversary dinner while visiting Nevada City. Cozy, hip, rustic ambiance, delicious food, and very reasonable prices for the quality. We split a plate of sourdough / butter and marinated green olives to start - super tasty. My flank steak with frites were pretty good - the meat and chimmichurri were excellent. Fries unfortunately arrived limp but still had a good flavor. Very generous portions. 4.5/5 overall. My husband's skate wing was delicious and a super unique item. 5/5 We ended by splitting an order of pistachio lava cake (delicious and not too sweet). Excellent and responsive service. Given that we are used to Bay Area prices, the cost for this filling, well executed meal seemed lower than we are used to paying for similar quality meals. Definitely recommend this special spot if you are in the area! read more

Medicore food. Beautiful ambiance. Great service. It's sad that the food was so "meh". I took my gf here for her birthday and we were underwhelmed by the food. The steak was bland, and the gnocchi was nothing special either. The prices are very high for what you get. I would not come back. It's too bad cuz it's a beautiful restaurant, but they need a new chef or something. read more

Beautiful place, service was good, great guitar player creating nice ambience. Ordered the roasted cauliflower appetizer it was soft and soggy...not sure what happened. We arrived for dinner at 7pm and they were "sold out" of the lamb entree...ordered ribeye which was good. Burger was mediocre at best. Beer was good. Overall ok but had higher expectations, don't think we will be back. read more

The restaurant is in a beautiful stone house and my sister and I, who traveled from out of town for a weekend visit to Nevada City, were looking forward to having a ribeye steak. These steaks are always large and we planned to share. What we got was not a ribeye - it was sliced (why?), was grisly, and did not have the flavorful taste of a ribeye. The service was terrible - not one contact once our meal was delivered. Bad experience - read more

We had a fantastic first experience, trying out Stone House! I wanted to take my mom and sister for their birthday dinner. Stone House went above and beyond and greeted us with lemon drops (I added that to our reservation notes on Open Table) which made the start to our dinner perfect. The food was excellent, so flavorful. The atmosphere is exactly what you would expect warm and cozy, classy and clean. If you haven't been give it a try for date night. ALSO, their pistachio tiramisu was 1000000% the best I've ever had. Thank you Stone House. read more

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We highly recommend this restaurant! Delicious food, amazing service and chill vibe. Great music selection to top it off. We had the ribeye and fried chicken two days in a row. read more

Stone House - Delicious ribeye! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

After finding the stone house we've become regulars. The new chef is designing the most mindful menu I've ever encountered. He just launched a "Louisiana Hot" deep fried chicken on tallow. It's the most f&$n stooopidly amazing meal i can recall having. The midnight martini is also not to be missed. read more

Stone House - Bar and music area - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

Ooof. Where to begin. I came with my family last night based on the great photos we saw of the food, but I think the only thing we walked away with enjoying was the live music. The service was honestly one of the worse experiences I've had. Not necessarily from getting things wrong but we were just avoided. It took a long time to even get greeted. So long we actually thought about leaving before even ordering. My lamb came out actual lamb jello. Bloody, gooey and raw. It was inedible. We all would have loved at least another round of drinks but never received a swing by to even ask or check on the food. I had to stop the server mid walking absentmindedly by us to even ask for the check over my still baaaaahing plate of lamb. Sorry Stone house, I had high hopes and remember you being great, but it definitely didn't hold up on this trip home after all these years. read more

Wow!!! Just had an incredible dinner last night at Stone House. The new menu was awesome and everything we ordered was really delicious and was good prices. I loved the little gem salad and meat balls and the cod was divine!! The organic orange wine was a treat and I love the environment. Fresh, local, well sourced, and made with love! I'll be back for sure :) read more

The food was wonderful. The ambiance is super cool and the staff were very friendly! I like how they have maintained the old west feel with modern upgrades and cool decor! read more

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I spent 400$ on mediocre food and after spent a lot over four hundred dollars I feel like we built good relationships with the staff , we had a good time. Until we were told that we to take to take it down. There was four of us and we always go to quality restaurants to have great food and a good time after a hard work week of work. I will never recommend this place due to the fact that we were told to not have a good time. read more

It's my opinion only, that the upstairs service is terrible. I ordered Black Cod at a cost of $40.00. The portion was about 2 1/2 oz of Cod and 1/2 cup of cooked white rice. Oh ya, 2 basil leafs. As far as the service goes, took way too long. And the food was a cold. I reviewed their menu online and it showed Scallops. I was looking forward to having scallops. Wasn't available. The menu is very limited. We did have a good bottle of wine. Will not return! Not until they change the menu and service. But to close on a good note, the atmosphere and building are great. read more

This restaurant has completely changed. It does not serve full dinners now, only small plates. Very small plates. We had a group of eight. The food alone cost $35 per person and everyone was hungry when we left. Probably will not be back. read more

I'm not one to get aggressively vocal about subpar dining experiences, but this was truly awful. The food was flat out bad, overpriced, and the service was slow and inattentive. We arrived a few minutes early for our reservation and were promptly seated upstairs. The hostess was kind. It took about 10 minutes before anyone came to get our drink order, and it took about 15 more minutes to get drinks. All of that was fine. When the server brought our drinks, she then took our entire food order... and that was the last time we saw her until we asked for our check. For a starter, I was excited to try the whipped burrata because the flavor combination sounded delicious, but the proportions were completely off, and it ended up being bland. I normally love a burrata centric appetizer, so I was disappointed. That being said, it looked pretty and I was still optimistic about my upcoming entrée. The main courses took an exceptionally long time to come out, and because there was no complementary bread or anything like that, we ate the bland burrata with a spoon. Why with a spoon? The burrata only came with a few slivers of hard bread as a conduit to consume it, but we were extremely hungry so we ate it anyway. I was going to ask for some more bread slivers, but as I said, I never saw our server again until the very end, and nobody ever checked on us a single time. We ran out of the drinks our server had brought us before some harried food runners dropped off our entrees, and we were never asked if we would like another, and we were unsuccessful at every attempt to flag someone down. And the food. It was so, so bad. I ordered the steak medium rare. It came out almost well done. It was not only way overcooked, but the outside was completely burnt and tasted that way. This was not a pleasant char. I've had a burnt steak before that was redeemed by the delicious flavor of the interior meat, but this steak itself had zero flavor. It was supposedly marinated, but it was the most bland steak I have ever been served in a restaurant setting. They served it with a bitter chimichurri, and the combination was atrocious. I haven't sent back a meal in years, but this was one that should have never made it out of the kitchen. For $40, it should at minimum be edible. I had one of the pre-sliced cuts, my companions tried one slice to verify, and we all waited for someone to come back so we could send it back. They never came back. Not our server, not a manager, not even a food runner. My husband got the bolognese. The noodles were drenched in olive oil, and once again, the meat sauce was flavorless. It tasted like they mixed unsalted ketchup with rinsed hamburger meat and called it a day. While I don't doubt that the fettuccine noodles were housemade as the menu stated, there is no logical sense that it would've been so slimy if it was freshly made, which is what most people assume when a house made pasta is on the menu. I don't know if they only make it once a week or if somebody was cutting corners today, but it was so gross. How in the world do you mess up bolognese that badly? I honestly don't understand. When our server finally appeared 30 minutes later, we were beyond ready to leave. At that point, I just wanted to pay and forget this place existed. It was far past the appropriate time of asking for something else instead. We asked for our check and declined her offer of to-go boxes. The server pointedly looked at our mostly uneaten food and asked if anything was wrong. I told her plainly that it was not good... and then she offered us a complimentary dessert to make up for it. No thanks. The positive parts: One of our companions got the friend chicken and liked it (though the mashed potatoes were also fairly bland... like seriously, salt is your friend, stop excluding it from the convo) and the fries that came with the steak were actually seasoned very well. Someone got the pasta that was pesto drenched, and the pesto was good... which based on the rest of the meal makes me think it was probably from a jar. I don't know that for sure, obviously, but I don't understand why that was edible when the rest was so bad. We ordered four entrees, two cocktails, two mocktails, and our total was over $200 before tip. The audacity lol For the record, I don't blame this awful experience on the waitstaff. They appeared to only have one server working the entire room we were in. She was kind and I'm sure if she had time to check in on us, she would've tried to get our food order fixed. But it is what it is. There are better options around that same pricepoint in the area, and if you're only in town for a short while, I would pick another one of them. Like literally any other one. read more

Food was pretty good. Good service, our server was attentive. It is in an old historical building so that's pretty cool too. I would return here if I am ever in Nevada city again read more

We have been twice and both times disappointed. The food is very oily! It surprises me for a restaurant that is trying to be high end/upscale dining that the food is so very oily. The wait staff took a very long time before taking our order. Our appetizers were brought out to the table AFTER our entrees. We had to ask for more water twice. The prices are very high which I'm willing pay if the food and service are good. Sorry Stone House tried you twice and not impressed. read more

Quite possibly the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. The restaurant was completely unprepared for our reservation. We waited over 20 minutes just to have our drink orders taken, after having waited 10 minutes for the table itself to be setup. Multiple menu items were unavailable--some we were told about when ordering, others only after the food was delivered. And yes, that meant waiting all that time just to be told what we ordered wasn't coming. The patio was chaotic, with dogs barking nonstop. The staff seemed totally disorganized--zero communication and a general air of indifference. No water refills, no fresh tableware, and no effort to check in with us. As for the food? Cold. Mushy. And just flat-out bad. Save yourself the time and frustration. Don't come here. read more

We had our anniversary dinner at Stone House this week while visiting Nevada City. It is a beautiful building with a lovely atmosphere and we appreciated that it was open on Tuesdays (lots of other restaurants weren't). The menu was extremely limited (and different from what's listed on their website). The small plates section was all vegetarian. It really could use some meat and seafood options to complement all of the other offerings. We each ordered a soup, which was tasty, but hardly worth the price (kale and chickpea) and inaccurately described (our server said it was a stew). We shared a beautiful salad with green goddess dressing that we very much enjoyed. Then we didn't really know what to order since there were so few options. The service was exceptionally slow and our server never came back, I tried to flag him down but he didn't hear me, so we actually had to ask the host to order more food. We decided to share the NY steak (the $65 steak, I might add) and it was presented beautifully but unfortunately it was almost entirely gristle. Disappointing for the price. There were only two desserts on the menu and one was unavailable because it hadn't been made yet for the week. Maybe Tuesdays aren't the night to go, but we were a little bummed about how costly this meal was and that it was for a special occasion, but we still enjoyed ourselves despite the shortcomings. read more

Stone House - Exterior of the building - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

Went with a group of nine to celebrate a friends birthday. Not the vibe we were expecting. We were glad they sat us apart from the main dining area since we were a large, younger group. However the room that we were in felt very isolated (there was one table pushed against the wall and that was where we sat). Service was okay, food was very below standard. We were informed that they were out of a key component for multiple of our meals as the food was coming out. Everybody had complaints about their meal except for the one Caesar salad that was ordered within the group. A server also spilled curry (that was thankfully cold) all over one of our guests. Overall not a great experience and I would recommend other places. read more

The best curry I've ever had outside of.... Actually just period. Menus and hours and what you can eat where is a little all over the place. Not sure why they do that but it's a beautiful location and can't wait to try more of the menu(s) read more

I was really impressed by the corn soup last night at the Stonehouse. There was something else that I ordered that I sent back, but the soup was amazing and Megan the manager was very accommodating and quite cheerful and suggested the soup and it was spot on delicious. read more

Stone House - Corn soup, a nice Chardonnay and a beautiful Zinfandel - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

This place is the best. The building is so cool, the food is 5 star. Staff was very friendly Our new favorite hang in Nevada city read more

Pros: Beautiful venue. Interesting menu. The chef is creative with hits and misses. I had two of the best dishes I've ever had. I usually order the beet salad if there's on one the menu. This one was at the top of my list. i also had the gnochi which was amazing, The flavors were surprising. I would go back for both of these. Cons: I hope that both if our issues were unusual. I love that they had singer/guitar player on a Wednesday night. But, he wanted to chat with us while we ate. Just NO! Tried too hard to put his spin on old favorites and they were unrecognizable. Nope. She service was slow. Ok, we were there to catch up with our daughter, so we didn't mind. They made big mistakes twice. The fried chicken was so hard and dry, it wasn't edible. I was excited to try tallow fried chicken. Fail. I hate giving two stars because the food was mostly really good and you can tell they're trying. Keep trying. When I go back to GV, I'll probably try somewhere else, however. read more

We were waiting on a reservation so we stopped in for a drink and this place was amazing. Great cocktails! The old-fashioned was fire. Really cool ambiance. read more

Delicious food, quick and considerate service and the coolest setting in town. The waiter even shared some of the ghost stories of the past. But make sure you note the menu changes throughout the day. read more

I was so excited to try this new place, especially with a Michelin star chef. Took my husband here for his bday. And it was such a major disappointment. Everything about the experience was awful. Food was terrible. Snapper was dry and tasteless (you can tell it wasn't fresh). The steak was drenched in sauce probably trying to mask the awful cut of meat. Margherita pizza was burnt and tasteless. Cocktails were just awful. Arugula salad was blah. No idea what sides they served but terrible. Again, not one positive thing. If you want a really amazing meal and drinks, can't go wrong with Josephine's in Auburn, Chef's table in Rocklin or Lola's in Nevada City. read more

A summary: Bad food, bad service, overpriced, and weird atmosphere. The details: When we arrived we asked for a table for four upstairs. We were first offered a cocktail-type seating in an almost empty room downstairs with a solo singer/guitarist playing for two people. When we declined the host said he might be able to find something. Upstairs we were greeted by another fairly empty room, which had more than enough tables. Already the evening was getting a bit strange. When we ordered our drinks the waiter brought the wrong beer and accused us of not ordering correctly (we double checked the menu and verified we did order correctly.) If only this was the end of the misadventure. We ordered our food, and the starters came. The salad had sand and/or dirt in it, and at first we thought it may be something with the dressing but we also had a salad without dressing and it had the same dirt/sand in it. We can only assume they didn't wash the lettuce. The salad without dressing was much worse and was left untouched the whole meal. For our entrees we ordered the curry plate, the rack of lamb, the macroplate, and the pesto gnocchi. After quite a while with no food showing up and the waiter busy with everything but checking on us, one of us had to go downstairs and ask someone to see about our order. Then our food miraculously appeared. Again, if only this turned into a happy ending. The curry was at best bland, and more like a soup, the macro plate looked like something thrown together from a Safeway snack plate, and the gnocchi was cold. Full disclosure, the gnocchi was also terrible, basically lumps of overcooked, tasteless potato that fell apart when touched, so warm or cold it would have been inedible. The rack of lamb was actually pretty good but nowhere near worth $70. Of course by the time we ordered the main course we should have been wise enough to not order such an expensive entree, but hope springs eternal. When we were done eating what we could, the waiter came and took our plates. The untouched salad, the barely touched gnocchi, and the half eaten curry might have elicited a query about us maybe not liking something, but either the waiter was oblivious, did not want to know, or had seen this picture before, so he happily collected our plates and left. The bill wasn't a surprise, but it was absurdly expensive for such bad food. On our way out we passed through the downstairs room again and saw the same thing, a solo singer/guitarist playing for two people in large and otherwise empty performance space. The whole experience felt like being in a Fellini movie. Needless to say we will never be going back. It's too bad because it's a very interesting and attractive space, completely being wasted. read more

Very good food, it is expensive so take extra money. This was our second time there up stairs. Didn't care for the music this time, didn't match the environment, but it was good food. read more

Stone House - Pistachio tiramisu, and a lemon, custard and curd with strawberry berries. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Nevada City, California

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We came mid-week for a girls night birthday dinner. It was the first night of a new menu. Atmosphere was lovely, staff was attentive, host was super accommodating, and the owner came and checked on us. We had three appetizers - all top-notch. Olives, fava greens, and the beet salad with the pink tahini was amazing! I ordered the shroom pizza. Flavors and textures were perfect. For dessert, we shared the butterfly pea creameux w/warm dates and we could hardly contain ourselves - it was so beautiful and so delicious! Only suggestion would be expand meat or seafood options- there was little to choose from for carnivores. read more