Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in Wine Country

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for the best value restaurants in Wine Country? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Entrecot

4.7

4.7 (203)

$31 to $50

Latin / Spanish

Napa

About the restaurant

Argentine Cuisine Restaurant located at one of the most beautiful places in Napa.
Enjoy the river's sidewalk, with Our exquisite Menu and Wines selection.
Enjoy our Every Day Happy Hour, Special Menus, Warm Atmosphere and Attentive Service.
Let us take care of you.

Happy Hour every day, offering specials Wines, Beers & Soju/Wine/Champagne/Sake Cocktails.

Due to Capacity, Restaurant's Policy for tables of 2 to 4 people party reservation will be of 1 hr 30 min. For tables of 6 and larger Reservations will be of 2 hrs.

Cancellatios and No Shows, Large Parties (more than 6 people) cancellations must be 72 hrs in advance. No shows will be charged $35 per person.

Top review

Helen

Dined 7 days ago

This was great. However what they gave us as the ribeye was no ribeye. It was a strip. My husbands family owns a cattle farm and so we know meats.

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Mayo Reserve Room - Mayo Family Winery

4.9

4.9 (924)

$50 and over

Winery

Kenwood

About the restaurant

Indulge in a Casual & Intimate Wine & Food Pairing Experience unlike any other in Wine Country! At the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room, receive Personal Service and taste Exceptional Reserve Wines thoughtfully paired with 7 Seasonal Courses (each of about 3-4 bites each) that will challenge your expectations of what Wine Tasting should be...

Located in the heart of Kenwood in the beautiful Sonoma Valley, the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room is situated in an unassuming building that overlooks Local Vineyards and Mountains. Relax and soak in the views while seated either Indoors or on our Front Lawn and taste through some of our Best Wines & Food Pairings, curated by Executive Chef John Locher and his team. We are personally committed to your Wine & Food Experience!

Book your reservation today at the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room, or call 707-833-5504! Price is $80 per person for groups up to 6 guests, plus tax. 20% Auto Gratuity will be added to groups of 5 or more.

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jaylovenola

Dined on Dec 9, 2024

A most excellent wine and food pairing, well worth the visit - 5 star food, wine and hospitality.

Gatehouse Restaurant at The Culinary Institute of America

4.8

4.8 (1125)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

St. Helena

About the restaurant

Join us for a unique dining experience that is unmatched in the Napa Valley. Set on the historic campus of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone, Gatehouse Restaurant showcases the talents of CIA students who have completed two years of rigorous study, under the supervision of our world-class faculty. Enjoy a meal inspired by local produce from the college’s own farms and gardens, and other high-quality ingredients. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

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Jean

Dined 6 days ago

My 2nd time here and it was better than the 1st! Our student waiter Mike is fantastic and genuine. Food theme matched better than previous theme.

Sonoma Wine Shop & La Bodega

5.0

5 (87)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Sebastopol

About the restaurant

Gourmet Vegetarian and Gourmet Vegan dining - 5 nights a week.
We make our own pastas, soups, salads, desserts from scratch.
Headquarters for 3,000 member dine and wine club.
Over 1,500 local members live here in Sonoma County .
Cozy West County vibe. Indoor / patio / garden seating.
5 Stars on Yelp. 7 years Nextdoor Fave.
Reservations and pre-ordering preferred.
Talk with us about any dietary concerns.
A true 'find' here in Sonoma County.

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don

Dined 7 days ago

Another amazing plant based dinner, the service is extraordinary and the owners are amazing You feel like you're at their home for dinner rather than at a restaurant I'm not a wine drinker, but I want to, just to try all the awesome wines from all over It's our favorite place to eat

Cook St. Helena

4.9

4.9 (1442)

$30 and under

Italian

St. Helena

About the restaurant

Specializing in elegant but straight-forward Northern Italian cuisine, created from local and seasonal ingredients.

A family-owned business, Cook St. Helena, is a neighborhood establishment through and through that continues to bring people together around fresh, handmade, delicious food in a warm, casual atmosphere. We opened Cook in 2004 to show the locals and tourists alike that food does not need to be complicated to taste great!

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Julie

Dined 5 days ago

My friends and I call ourselves the dining Divas. We get together once a month at a restaurant we haven’t been too or don’t visit often. Today was awesome. The staff was so kind and helpful. I hope we didn’t burn them out. The food was amazing. Can’t wait to go again to try something else on the yummy menu

Terrapin Creek Cafe & Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2852)

$50 and over

Californian

Bodega Bay

About the restaurant

Terrapin Creek Cafe & Restaurant is a California cuisine restaurant located in Bodega Bay, California.

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elvino

Dined 4 days ago

Halibut handled in a beautiful way Steak was fabulous Service was great Food was delicious, well done good job

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Liberty Farms Duck Breast

Portico Italian Social Food

4.8

4.8 (119)

$31 to $50

Italian

Sebastopol

About the restaurant

Inspired by Italy’s aperitivo hour, when public squares and streets are filled with lively conversation, Portico serves handmade and authentic Italian fare in Sebastopol in western Sonoma County.

A portico is a colonnade or covered walkway in classical architecture. Since the middle ages the elegant porticos of Bologna, Italy have a meeting place for the public as well as a place for business. Paolo Pedrinazzi (who is from Bologna) and Kat Escamilla, owners of the new Portico trattoria , bring this experience to Sebastopol. They even have monthly Regional dinner parties with live jazz.

The setting includes an Italian fountain on their cozy patio. Portico offers light table service and counter ordering. Excellent Italian wines are sold in the restaurant at retail pricing; refreshingly unpretentious. The menu features an array of antipasti, handmade egg pasta, gluten free risottos, Bolognese lasagna, tiramisu, and baked goods . A market in the front is stocked with take-n-bake entrees

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DianaVIP

Dined on Nov 28, 2024

We love Portico!! The food, the service, the ambiance. All perfect. One of our favorite places.

Cafe La Haye

4.9

4.9 (3056)

$31 to $50

American

Sonoma

About the restaurant

Located just off Sonoma Plaza, Cafe La Haye offers an appealingly unfussy sophistication. The split-level dining room holds just a dozen or so tables, but its open kitchen, raftered ceiling and walls adorned with modern art create a vibrant energy that’s contagious.
Convivial owner Saul Gropman and chef Jeffrey Lloyd make a formidable team. Lloyd, former executive chef of restaurant Michael Mina, offers a seasonal menu that’s discreet in its complexity, featuring the sort of dishes that seem to get better with each bite.
Gropman’s wine list comprises a modest 100 bottles, but it’s a smart, well-focused selection -

Wine Spectator

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Jack

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent as usual. Great food. Top notch service. Great value pricing. Wonderful wine list. A must visit in Sonoma.

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Popular dish

Fried Eggplant

The Mill at Glen Ellen

4.8

4.8 (406)

$31 to $50

American

Glen Ellen

About the restaurant

We opened our restaurant two years ago during pandemic on 8-25-2020!
We offer Traditional Californian, Healthy, and Modern Cuisine!
Our restaurant is situated in Jack London Village in Glen Ellen.
We make our own House Brewed Draft Beers!!!
We want you to feel like you are home away from home!
Best New Restaurant of 2021 in Sonoma!

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GaryVIP

Dined 3 days ago

A Perfect Lunch Spot in Glen Ellen My wife, Barbie, and I had a wonderful afternoon exploring Glen Ellen, and we decided to stop for lunch at The Mill after finding its stellar Yelp reviews. The Mill’s location is enchanting—nestled beside a fast-moving creek. Parking was convenient in a nearby lot near the bridge leading to a charming complex of restaurants and shops. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by the owner (Sanjeev), who escorted us to a cozy table for two right at the creek’s edge. The lunch menu was thoughtfully curated, offering a variety of dishes and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. On the owner’s recommendation, we started with their special bread, a favorite among many Yelpers. It was fresh, perfectly seasoned with olive oil, garlic, and parsley—absolutely delicious! For our main courses, we had the clam chowder and the spicy chicken salad. Both dishes were flavorful, satisfying, and generously portioned. Whether you’re on a wine-tasting weekend or simply a local out for a scenic drive, we wholeheartedly recommend The Mill at Glen Ellen. It’s the kind of place that combines excellent food, picturesque views, and genuine hospitality to create a memorable dining experience.

Auro

5.0

5 (194)

$50 and over

American

Calistoga

About the restaurant

Join us in celebrating Calistoga’s only Michelin-rated fine dining destination, Auro. Our intimate dining space showcases a seasonally inspired, five-course tasting menu by acclaimed Chef Rogelio Garcia and his team. Set against the stunning backdrop of sprawling the Palisades Mountains, this is wine country dining at its finest.

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Bob

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Great dining experience overall. Several of the courses were outstanding, including the black cod with buttery flesh and perfectly crispy skin. Most dishes had an excellent balance of salt, acid and spice with the occasional misstep such as the item billed as porcini and truffles but was no more than a bean and corn mess. The gnocchi supplement with white truffle needed salt and should have been 4x larger for the price. Shockingly small. Indeed most portions were too small and while I fully understand the desire to make it a tasting experience and serve up lots and lots of tasty small portions, these portions bordered on the obscenely small. But everything was beautifully presented and the service was very good - though not excellent (for example, for these prices, when my glass of water or wine is empty, it’s reasonable to expect that someone will be on it, and here they were at best slow to react). Worth it to try once, but in no hurry to return as no course (other than maybe the black cod) was too memorable.

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