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Willi's Wine Bar

4404 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1725
707-526-3096
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Ranked #1 of 212 restaurants in Santa Rosa
Price range: RM94 - RM151
Cuisines: American
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Good for: Romantic, Bar Scene, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Dining style: Casual Elegant
Cross street: Mark West Springs
Description: A 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Top 100 Restaurant. Willi’s Wine Bar's classic roadhouse appeal captures the casual, laid-back nature of the Sonoma County Wine Country. Tourists and locals feel equally at home enjoying a quick bite or lingering over a glass of wine. The menu at Willi's features 32 international small plates, some wildly inventive and others comfortingly familiar. The knowledgeable staff is eager to help create perfect pairings with wines from the extensive wine list. Diners will find a dazzling array of wines by local producers and are likely to find the winemakers themselves at a nearby table. All wines are available in a two-ounce taste as well as by the glass or bottle. Patio dining is covered and heated.
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Ottawa, Canada
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55 reviews 55 reviews
36 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Came here on recommendation of our B&B hosts. We were seated right away by the friendly hostess and our server was quick to welcome us and explain the menu. We had a local beer and glass of bubbly while we perused the menu. Started off with Curried Crab Tacos with Apple, Cucumber & Mint which were nicely presented and good... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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6 restaurant reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

First time to the Santa Rosa location.. after a drive up from the City , en route to Healdsburg. Have eaten at Willis' Raw bar in Healdsburg and love the simple , but reliable menu choices, that never disappoint. Needed lunch before hitting a few vineyards, so stopped at the WWB. I was not prepared for such a great meal!... More

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Kennett, Missouri
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81 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
59 helpful votes 59 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

The salads were bland; the mains were okay but not special; and the desert was good as it always is. Small wine pours. Pricey. The waiter was mostly attentive but our salads and mains were brought at different times. Maybe that's normal for tapas places. If this is # 1 in Santa Rosa, I would suggest Carl, Jr.'s.

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9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

Great find. Delicious small plates, fast and polite service, thoughtful menu. Eat outside in the back. Tons of character.

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Wichita Falls, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

The food here was so delicious I could have licked the plates clean! We ordered 8 different tapas plates (there were 4 of us) and they brought them out one at a time as we finished one. The wait staff was wonderful and very friendly. I have already recommended this restaurant to some friends going to Santa Rosa in a... More

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Dallas, Texas
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3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 via mobile

While in Sonoma for a girls vacation, stumbled across Willi's. What a wonderful place. They serve small plates. Our waiter suggested a cheese and wine pairing that was outstanding. We also had Wild Mushroom shooters and grilled ham and fontina cheese sandwiches that were scrumptious. The atmosphere was cozy, it's a busy place. We had a great time and would... More

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

We at here on a Saturday night and were lucky to get a seat at the bar without waiting. Glad we did not decide to leave. The food was awesome and so was the wine selection. I had the lamb chops (delicious!) and my wife had a chicken salad!

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Park City, Utah
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3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Willi's is a great place to sit with fellow foodies and enjoy many different flavors and wines. The selection of tapas was great.The filet sliders, rabbit roulette, and the incredible lamb chops were only couple of the plates we selected. Our server did a great job controlling the flow of the food and pairing of the wines. Great experience. We... More

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Portland, Oregon
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47 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013 via mobile

Very nice take on inventive tapas-like dining. A great selection of small plates, including seafood, vegetarian, meat, plus a good variety of cheeses and salumi. Another great touch is the large selection of wines available by the glass. Reasonably priced and enough variety to suit all by the unreasonably fussy. Special call-out to waiter Jason, who made the evening especially... More

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Victoria
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25 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

It is tapa's so the portions are small. But we had the crab tacos, the scallops, the shrimp, the asparagus, the carrots...all were very good. The wine was good, but a little pricey.

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