After noting the strong ratings for willow creek winery, I had to add my comments regarding a recent experience on Easter Sunday. My son recommended the winery after we discovered that our usual choices were already booked. We were not thrilled with the $50 base cost of the three course menu, but decided that it was a worthwhile 1 hour trip to have Easter Brunch with my son and his significant other.
When we arrived we were pleased to be seated immediately at the time of our reservation. we were also pleased with the ambiance. The dining room was large and noisy, but to be expected for a holiday meal, and the tables were spaced comfortably. Regarding the service, it left much to be desired. There were large waits between any service, including greeting us and taking our drink order. The waitress took our menu choices for the first two courses at the time of taking our drink order, which should have improved service time, however we waited forever for each course. Our mimosa type drinks were good but quite expensive, for being served at a winery. The yogurt parfait was actually wonderful, and my meal companions rated the bisque as good. Unfortunately we waited, and waited, with the waitress never stopping to check in on us. After waiting forever again for the main course, this was generally abysmal. Two of us ordered the traditional dinner course and the other two ordered breakfast type meals. My future daughter in law (I hope) said that the omelette was very good. My son had the Eggs Benedict with shrimp. The hollandaise sauce was congealed and the shrimp was cold and watery leaving water running into the English Muffin, which was under toasted and hard to cut. The traditional dinner plates were the worst. The ham was okay but too little for my husband and the pineapple glaze was thin, plain, and unworthy of a holiday meal. There was a good sized serving a whole green beans, unfortunately, over salted and not otherwise dressed for a holiday meal. The potatoes dauphoise were formed into a muffin pan shape and dried out, loosing the rich, cheesy texture. The entire meal was cold and lackluster in presentation. I have had much more attractive meals served in a dinner. Too add insult to injury, we waited again forever for the check and then for our waitress to take our card. We would have waited even longer if a member of our party hadn't stopped the waitress going by our table with no acknowledgement during the check out process. Never again.... read more