Best Casual Restaurants in Monte Rio

The swordfish main with romesco and harissa with chick peas was absolutely fantastic!

Wow! I was totally blown away. We came for my friends birthday and shared a bunch of stuff. The food, service (shout out to Arielle) and ambience was phenomenal. We ordered a bunch of stuff to share - highlights were the mussels, the meatballs, the butter beans, the Caesar broccolini, the clam pizza. We really weren't expecting such delicious food or impeccable service! We will absolutely come back.

Dinner was amazing as always. From our appetizers to our dessert, the staff are friendly and the food is amazing. We will definitely come back.

A hidden gem! I enjoyed the chef’s pre-fixed dinner menu and everything was fantastic. The presentation of each course was well done and all of it was delicious. It was hard picking a favorite! The service was wonderful too - friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend and will definitely be back.

I love the lack of pretentiousness and the relative quiet of this restaurant. Some of the dishes are outstanding (crab tacos, risotto). Some are fine but don't quite justify the cost (lobster bisque, chicken cordon blue). Seems like the French dishes are not really working as well. The small plates and appetizers are where they shine. I hope they find their wheelhouse and stick to that. But its a lovely place. And the Hansel wines are a good value.