Willis Wine Bar in Santa Rosa

Review №1

2023-06-07 16:08:04

Definitely 5 stars!!!! Part of the Starks steak and seafood affiliate. Every single restaurant we have been to in affiliation is exceptional...Our order was the filet sliders, grilled asparagus, arugula & endive salad, and the warm skillet bread😋😋😋😋I forgot to take pictures before we started eating 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ but here they are

Review №2

2023-11-21 08:14:12

Wine tastings options with food were meh. We each got various tasting flights and no one was impressed by any of them. The food was quite good but inconsistently dressed — drowning in sauce or dressing or bone dry.

Review №3

2023-04-11 19:11:39

Absolutely amazing. Met a friend and we spent 3 hours enjoying ourselves and good food. Id happily visit again.Oh, and the Bone Marrow.....just do it!!! Your brain and mouth will thank you.

Review №4

2022-12-05 16:32:23

I had heard about this spot for years and finally made time to visit. Excellent selection of tapas sized plates to share at your table and top notch service. Very good wine list, but you can bring your own for a reasonable corkage fee. If you are in Santa Rosa, you should visit them.

Review №5

2021-08-18 05:52:03

Wow. What a wonderful experience this evening at Willi’s. I’d originally had our reservation scheduled for the other Willi’s in Healdsberg but based on the recommendation of someone local, we decided to switch. I’m so glad we did. My family and I are staying in Healdsberg for the week but happily drove down to Santa Rosa for dinner for the evening. I kept telling my parents how great a place like this would do in our shore town in New Jersey. I absolutely loved it!!! All the food was fantastic, as was the service and the ambiance. Loved sitting outside and enjoying the gorgeous evening. All 3 of the different wine flights my family tried were fantastic. The only one thing they could have improved on was cooking the lamb to medium or medium rare. It was pretty well done, but still edible and flavorful. We just don’t like our lamb cooked that much through. Would happily go back and recommend to anyone!

Review №6

2022-07-06 20:41:19

Tasty small plates! I can’t vouch for the wine but I can safely say that the small plates are yummy. We had the goat cheese fritters, endive salad, skillet bread and Mac n cheese and all four plates were wonderful!

Review №7

2023-07-02 21:32:54

Very nice place, with small plates, great wine list. Can get very busy, and parking is a bit of an issue. Highly recommended.

Review №8

2023-04-16 02:08:57

Wow, very impressed with the dishes here. From the charred ahi tuna, the butterfish and my fav- the mushrooms! Wonderful use of spices, seasonings and herbs- I think the mushrooms even had fish sauce which was ballsy. Really enjoyed the whole, roasted garlic pieces, and the cilantro in the mushroom dish- so rich and earthy, hope they keep this recipe! Also wonderful bar staff. Had a wonderful dinner here. Thank you, and shoutout to the kind boutique owner who recommended this spot.

Review №9

2022-01-04 15:25:24

Enjoyed Willis in mid-December for a pre-Christmas Wine trip and was not disappointed! The four of us were glad we had reservations on a Wednesday, which was surprisingly crowded. We were promptly seated in a very cozy, brightly lit area in the rear of the restaurant. There is also a small outside area, but it was a bit too cool that evening. One of the best parts of this experience was the staff! From water refills to servers to general staff, everyone was very helpful and smiling- thats huge these days with all the conflict going on. I want to enjoy myself when I go out! And the tapas items were excellent as well! We had several different plates and shared, which is the best way to go. From the spinach salad to the pork ribs to the soup shooters, every single tapas was interesting and tasty! We also enjoyed a nice beverage list. For the four of us, with drinks and 10 tapas, it was a little under $200, which is pretty darn good for that area! Come support a local restaurant rebirth (their first place was also delish and happy!)

Review №10

2023-11-11 17:11:59

This restaurant is wonderful! Great food and atmosphere and of course wine list! I especially like the Tapas approach to dining. Always a fun way to sample lots of different things and tastes.