Best restaurants near me in Ferndale, WA

Carnal has always had great food and drinks. In the past we were not regulars because the menu rarely changed and it was very red-meat heavy. Last night was a much better and more diverse menu along with so many great-sounding sides it was difficult to decide! Drinks, wine list, etc. were as good or better (especially the wine list) than I remembered. We will be more frequent visitors!

Wonderful dinner tonight! The steak and lobster was delicious as was the halibut. Finished off with delicious burnt cream and a chocolate mousse . Service was excellent as always.

Free parking, table was ready early, and the food was delicious.

We had family from out of town and they'd never been to the Leader Block so we thought it would be a great place to take them for dinner. I did not know it was under new ownership but soon learned Roberto was the new owner. He was wonderful and ultra-entertaining. He has in-depth knowledge of the wines on the wine list and did not steer us wrong. I was the only one who had white wine and Roberto recommended a glass of Anthilia. It was crisp, and delicious and went nicely with the scallops and wild mushroom risotto I ordered. My dinner was great and was a perfect portion size for me. The rest of the gang had red wine. I don't know what they ordered just that they loved it, and one person bought an extra bottle to take home. Two of the people in our group had the Oso Bucco and could not stop raving about it. Another had the cioppino and he said it was outstanding. My husband had the pork loin, and he said it was flavorful but dry. My brother had the Spaghetti Alla Bolognese. He said it was good. All in all, we had a very fun evening and look forward to going back.

An excellent first time experience! Will definitely return.