The menu selections were broad enough to be interesting, but not so deep that it felt overwhelming…read more I created a tasting, taking it slow, and enjoyed each of my selections. Starting with the Mt. Beautiful Estate Sauvignon Blanc, found this good. It's good, but not great. It's a decent wine but I think there are other more interesting Australian wines out there. The Rabble Rosé from Paso Robles was crisp with just an edge of tart. Like roasted strawberries, if that makes sense. And the Seaglass Riesling from the central coast is now a fave. It's a sweeter wine and a good end to a tasting, for sure. Glad I explored that one. It far exceeded my expectations. The vibe is good. The team is wonderful, caring and attentive, even if their internet went down and they weren't able to process cards quickly. They kept their frustrations focused on the tech and their attention on their customers. And the people who come in - there for a good time. This was our first experience here. We'll be back, for sure!

Really disappointed with my experience today. I'm a local in Benicia and have been here before, but…read morethis visit completely changed my perception. I was not allowed with my 5 month old baby to have a glass of wine in the patio. I was told there's a "no under 21" rule that apparently includes babies. That honestly didn't make sense to me. this is an infant, not even eating solid food yet. I've been to wineries in Napa with my baby and never had an issue, so this felt unwelcoming. This felt like a made up rule to protect non-mother customers, and Benicia is known for that. Horrible. What made it worse was how it was handled. The waitress(blonde, short hair mid-aged lady) came off rude and said, "no under 21, sorry--unless it's a dog haha," and then told me I could go to the taphouse on the corner. It felt dismissive and unprofessional. I even tried calling afterward to speak with a manager, but no one answered. Overall, it left a really bad impression, and I don't feel comfortable coming back after this.

Simple yet very cool. Staff is very friendly and the place is cozy in its own way. One of the best…read moreplaces in the bay Area.

My husband found this place while we were on our anniversary getaway. After dinner, we wanted to…read morestop by a bar and we love speakeasy bars! It was so funny because we saw The Office storefront and thought it was a different place, so we went through the hallway from the back where the "secret" entrance was. You can choose to sit at the speakeasy-designed area where there are no windows, or there is another area where you can people-watch. It was surprisingly not as busy, but also it was only 8PM. Our bartender was so friendly and told us we should try the food, but we were too stuffed from our dinner. We decided just to have a quick drink and head out. I ordered a Strawberry Smash and the hubby got a Tropical Sunset. My drink was really delicious and huge. We only stayed for a drink because we were tired, but I would love to return when I'm back in the area.

The food was great. It also had really nice staff and the atmosphere. They also give EXTRA sauces.read more

Quick visit to Vallejo on a Friday night. Bambino's stays open after 9 PM which seems rare compared…read moreto other options in town. The street it's on was super quiet, but inside was hoppin'. There were several diners inside. The hostess was friendly. She greeted and sat us right away. The menu had great variety. I went with cannelloni with a dinner salad. I hadn't had a salad thousand island on a salad in a long time. It was tasty! My dinner companion ordered pizza. We were given bread sticks with butter AND oil and vinegar that we could dispense ourselves. That's an option a lot of places don't offer. The servings were very generous. Server was friendly and helpful. They have a lot of space at this location as well as a nice sized bar. We were pleasantly surprised and sufficiently stuffed with great comfort food.

Super great waterfront restaurant! The restaurant itself is beautiful, although it wasn't quite as…read morewaterfront and view-esque as I expected from the pictures. The front end of the restaurant feels more like a bar, while the back end is a bit more of a formal dining space. The pasta was all really good, so I have only positive things to say about the food. Their cocktails were also really good. I can't quite remember the name of the drink I got, but I think it was Birds of Paradise or Paradise Fruits of Paradise. It's the orange and green drink in my photos with the ombre effect. That one was delicious and I highly, highly, highly recommend it! The staff were also very nice and accommodating. We didn't like one of the drinks, so we sent it back and they brought out another one that my table really liked. One of the servers even came over and let my brother know that it's completely okay to ask for a drink to be changed if you don't like it, which I really appreciated. Some places can make you feel bad about asking, and we almost never ask for adjustments because we feel like we ordered it, so I genuinely appreciated her kindness and the fact that she went out of her way to give my brother some confidence about it. Would definitely come again!

Shout out to Michelle who apparently was working on her birthday and acknowledged us after we tried…read moreflagging someone down for almost 2 hours for a drink. It was a very busy evening and extremely chaotic. There was a private event for a birthday in a separate room, the bar area, and another room where there was a jazz event going on where our party was located. We were 4 people from a party of 20. Because there were several guests already at the table we were opposite ends of the table. They managed to skip both our food and drink orders, 2 out of the 4 of us were seated the entire time and just blatantly ignored while the other 2 tried to find anyone who would take a drink order. The 2 waitresses tending to our area passed us several times even the couple times we tried to physically waive them down, and when they did briefly make eye contact a couple times, it was just a very quick smile as they immediately turned away to take care of something else. They skipped us when taking the food order (literally watched them take the food order of the other guests at our table and simply walk away without taking ours, and every time they passed by still wouldn't acknowledge us as they were clearly slammed and trying to deal with the massive crowd. While we waited at the bar after almost 2 hours of not being able to get a drink, we overheard multiple staff members voice how frustrated and overwhelmed they were. It's a shame because the menu looked good and the other guests were nice and the staff were cordial. I'm sure on a slow day it's great, but we ended up having to leave and go to Olive Garden because our elderly guest's blood sugar was beginning to drop and no one was trying to take her food order.

We reserved a table a few weeks in advance for a large party to celebrate a graduation. We were…read moreseated at a window with an amazing view. Our server was amazing. Attentive, friendly, helpful, and constantly bringing food and checking on us! Our group enjoyed the calamari, crab cakes and carpaccio as appetizers. Everyone ranted and raved about all of those, but WOW those crab cakes were absolutely DIVINE! Even those in our party who normally don't enjoy crab cakes had to partake because the rest of us were so enthralled. We had to order three orders of crab cakes - they were THAT GOOD! Definitely the best I have EVER had and I always order crab cakes when we go out to eat and they are on the menu. For dinner we all had a huge assortment of items. All delicious! Chicken parmigiana, cozze & vongole, mushroom ravioli, salmon, two of us enjoyed filet entrees. We were all very delighted with everything that we ordered! We cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough! Delectable! Perfection! Thank you, Bella Siena, for making our loved one's graduation celebration so PERFECT! Service, food, it was all so spectacular! And...those crab cakes!

A little disappointed with my visit. I was expecting fine dining but they missed on all the…read moredetails. We sat outside, view was beautiful and they had umbrellas for shade. The plates set out I noticed had stains of old dried food on it. The water that I was served also had dried food on the rim and debris floating inside the cup. Did not drink from it at all. I ordered the pappardelle which came out beautifully. Sauce was hearty and simple but my meal kept getting interrupted by loose shrimp shells and tough artichoke leaves. I had high expectations and I expected a more from Bella Siena. On the other hand, the house bread with the onion and olive oil dip was delicious! Couldn't stop myself from getting more.

Snacks and salt free fries. Great service,,,,,, the Chef…read moredoubled checked our order ‍ Anyway,, They have a raven out front, Coincidence,, I just got Poes Complete works,,,he passed on 7 Oct,,, maybe a book reading for October

Good food, great music, chill crowd, activities all week. My favorite bar in Benicia.read more

Celebrated my 50th birthday here. Denzel our waiter was excellent, one of the owners came out to…read moresing happy birthday to me with a champagne toast. Food was excellent. Ambiance was excellent. We had a great time. Definitely recommend.

I am a forever fan! We celebrated my bday here a few months ago & just so happen to be able to…read morecelebrate hers here also. Greeted w/a smile & welcomed right on in. EVERYTHING was absolutely delicious! Cocktails 5outta5 Baked Brie 5outta5 Brie, caramelized onions & fig balsamic glaze inside French pastry dough. Unbelievably delicious! Croissant French T. 5outta5 So buttery, flakey & mouth watering. I'm not a French toast fan but I'd eat this any day. Shrimp N Grits 5outta5 Absolute best in The Bay. The cream sherry sauce was so full of seafood flavor. I really appreciated the team singing HBD to the beauty. They made her day! Hurry #GoTaste&See

While we thoroughly appreciated the stained glass windows, rustic charm, and history of the…read morebuilding itself, the overall impression the lack of service help available provided was insufficient. Our server was doing her best on her own for the entire establishment and we respected her situation. The Gabby's Jolt was merely strong and seemed to be missing ingredients listed on the menu. We had ordered the stuffed mushrooms appetizer which was tasty, the filet mignon entree and halibut entree ( of which we told the server we'd like to have a glass of white wine to accompany it but had to wait until the entree was nearly cold to receive it). We ate two servings of bread an do bitter while we waited for the entrees. The filet was tender and seasoned well in addition to being cooked a bit over medium, had a large portion of spinach and mashed potatoes, and came with the same red wine reduction sauce as the mushrooms which we found a bit odd. The minutely seasoned halibut has to have been the tiniest piece of fish we've ever seen served and only had six small potato quarters and like 6-7 stalks of asparagus with it. Overall, we ate everything because of the small halibut entree, but will most likely not return. I suggest the owners have more than one server on a Friday night, For everyone's sake.

Do NOT stay here...ever! Dirty, rundown dump!…read more Mold in bathtub. Dirty grout between the bathroom floor tiles. Handle on cold water side is ready to fall off. Little hairs in the bathtub jets. Thread-bare bath towels that look like rags. No drawer pull on the dresser drawers Refrigerator and freezer do not work (freezer portion of the frig is one big block of crystalized ice and part that is supposed to keep food cold doesn't work). Burned-out light bulbs in one lamp, a sconce, and the chandelier. Moldy smell in the elevator (the only thing that seems to work properly in the whole place). Doormat at bottom of back stairs has a large stain that looks like vomit. FALSELY ADVERTISED a child-sized futon as a pull-out sofa bed for an adult. Window framing is all rooted out. The whole building is a dump. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THE PLACE WAS THE STAFF We paid close to $300 per night!!! DISGUSTING, DIRTY RUNDOWN DUMP!!! We will NEVER stay there again! There are plenty of other accommodations for less than we paid per night that are lovely (we researched for next time)!!

Very nice setting. Both inside and outside seating. Our…read morewaitress, whose name I unfortunately forgot, was wonderful. She and another person with the only two staff they were both extremely attentive, always smiling. I had a BLT and fries. BLT was great. My only complaint with the fries were kind of greasy.. That would not deter me frolm coming back or recommending it.

Visited this place to eat since a restaurant down the street wasn't able to accommodate my party of…read more5 ... So we walked over to Lucca ... We walked in . Was greeted by the host ... Seems the host mentioned them having a patio/ outdoor area ... We agreed that would be a nice experience... Made it to the patio as we noticed a band setting up ... Lo and behold it was a Steely Dan Tribute Band scheduled to play .... Our waitress greeted us with beverage service as that being the norm ... Eventually she mentioned there would be a $5 per person charge for the purpose of being entertained by the band performing .... The issue is this .... It hadn't been e They say is outside in the patio to eat . And unclear situation occurred . We had a party of 5 ... After being seated and waiting for the beverages ,,,, the waitress told it was a 5$ per person charged which wasn't explained @ the start of entering the building .... We felt slightly ambushed ... Last but not least we paid separately.. However the waitress made continuous mistake needing to ask for the debit card 3 separate times which was confusing and annoying ... My issue is more so the confusing entirely ... *Slow communication *Friendly service * Food ,,, cafeteria like and there's French fries are extremely over cooked . Felt like I was eating french fries chips . The brisket is flavorless but tender . My guest ordered a Caesar Salad which was basically 2$ worth of lettuce , 4 -5 croutons , scattered Parmesan cheese and a liquidity plastic container of I'm assuming a Caesar salad dressing all for the price of 15$ or so dollars ,,, definitely not worth it ... I believe the grand estimate total we spent was about $150 and some change not sure including the tip and the $5 per person charged. Some adjustments were made to accommodate our feelings regarding the $5 per person patio concert charge ... Overall we felt ambushed We felt pressured ,,,and we settled due to hunger ...( Mistake) Wasn't happy w/ being asked for the debit card 3x due to ,, Ummmm I really don't know why ??? Will i return ,, maybe . If I do return it will be for dining indoors as it was mentioned that the menu differs from the outside picnic style menu .... The band was great

This has the most amazing Italian food in Benicia!! The…read moreservice has been absolutely amazing also!! Annette on Thursday night does a terrific job. They serve Rombauer Wine, which is really delicious! The owner chef Romero is amazing! You will definitely have the best meal here!!

This cozy small Italian restaurant is something anyone visiting or living here should try. This…read moreplace had a very warm atmosphere in the inside with only a few table but luckily it wasn't too busy when me and my girlfriend came by. From the looks of it, there are many locals who show love to this place because everyone seemed to know everyone which was a nice thing to know. Our waiter was very nice, I forget her name but she was such a nice lady. The food was amazing. You start off with a sliced bread thats warm straight from the oven and is presented to you with a secret homemade sauce that was super delicious. If you love garlic like myself, you will be scraping that sauce till its gone. We got the calamari to start with and share and I think that was the best calamafi I've ever consumed. I usually dont like the firm texture and fishy flavor of some calamari but this was super tender and super flavorful without the fishiness. A really great starter to share. We each got out own dishes and I got the Frutti di Mare. This dish was super flavorful and exactly what I wanted from a seafood pasta. Their mussels were HUGE though so I got kinda turned off from that (just a personal thing). Everything else was amazing and you also get a choice of soup or salad before your main entree which is a great format for eating. My girlfriend got the Pasta Gabriella and it was a VERY large portion. She said it was good but we both agreed there was a very strong bell pepper flavor. If you love bell peppers definitely get this pasta. Overall we had a great experience here and would love to come again!!