Chefs Table at the Napa Rose

[hunterjrt]

Has anyone done this? I love cooking and watching food being cooked. We would have a 7 year old with us who has sat through a several course 3 hour meal before with no concerns.


I see a lot of sea food on the menu and being from Wyoming am not a sea food type person. If you have done this i would be interested in hearing about it.

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

Fabulous.

We used to eat there a couple times a month before they were considered prime real estate. Those used to be the seats they held in reserve for folks like us that showed up with no reservations. Now, the industry trend means they call them "chef's tables".

They have a lot of great stuff other than seafood. You'll find game meats in season and a mean short rib. Give them a try. You can also do splits on the plates. That means that you can share lots of individual things and not have to each eat a full entree. Can help the budget, too. We ended up doing that for sheer survival - we kept leaving filled to the brim and ready to burst. We found the best course for us was to do a couple starters and salads or soups and then split one entree. Or order the vintner's prix fix dinner and then a couple other items. Worked like a charm.

The kids meals are great - very fresh takes on comfort food. Heck, they even pureed veggies for my girls when they were too little for main-stream solid food.

Being right there for viewing of the kitchen will make your little girl feel very grown up!

 

[godalejunior]

We have done this twice. The first time was in December and we were the only ones at the counter. Food was amazing, chef interaction and viewing of food preparation was minimal. We also had the later seating and they ran out of the Vintner's menu which I had my heart set on.

We also went last Thursday for a redo of the above dinner. The food was AMAZING, we met all the chefs and had them come over and talk to us multiple times. Got to sample some other things they brought over to us. We again were the only ones at the counter and got smart and booked the earlier seating. I absolutely love the food and if it was not so expensive, I would eat there every night!

 

[avalon451]

DD13 and I did this on our mom-daughter trip in October, and it was so great! If you want to see a more detailed description, see my trip report link in my siggy below and go to page 5, post #74. It's not a "table" so much; it's the counter in front of the kitchen.

Ask for seats 4-8; that puts you right in front of the action. It is expensive, but the food is amazing and they were so nice to my daughter! (and me, of course, but it's refreshing when adult servers really are kind and accommodating to kids.)

 

[hunterjrt]

Gail, thank you for the link to your trip report. I am thinking that we are going to have to do it.


it sounds like a great place and a nice meal.

 

[DWFan4Life]

Same here, we have done it twice last year. Food is really great and food preparation is amazing.

 

[Bunless]

Ok, I've been to Napa Rose, so I know the setup, where the counter is, etc. but here's the question.

I read the term Chef's Counter...in my head I'm thinking like the Chef's Table that they have in WDW at Victoria and Alberts. Is the counter the same idea where they do a custom menu for you? Or are you ordering from the same menu but able to talk to the chef's and observe.