Article by Ron and KD
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We headed out from the Santa Cruz mountains, plugged in Sonoma and away we went. How did we ever manage without GPS! We have been doing wine blog’s and wine articles for three years now and have never made it to Sonoma Area. I know, can you believe it? We both were looking forward to this. Once we turned onto highway 37, we started seeing direction signs to Sonoma Wine Country. We turned onto Highway 121, one of the two main Highways that all the wineries are situated on. Since we had not had lunch we began looking for a place to eat. We were looking forward to sitting down and having a relaxing lunch at a restaurant. The more Deli’s and Diner’s we passed, the hungrier we got. We would come to another stop sign and say “oh no, no restaurants”? Hope and hunger now made it our mission of finding a restaurant which became more important than getting closer to our where we were staying. Finally!!!!!!! We came to a sign that said…….”Bar and grill”. We jumped out of our car walked across the cute little bridge with a seasonal stream and walked into this restaurant with a happy, hungry gleam in our eyes. We were greeted by a hostess who then proceeded to tell us they were closed……Come onnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!…..Seeing our desperation she asked if we liked Indian food? We said “Sure” at this point we were pretty much up for anything. She directed us next door to a Indian restaurant.img1
We were glad this Indian restaurant was next door, because it gave us a chance to try something different. We walked into “Yeti’s Nepalese-Indian Restaurant”. We were greeted by the owner, and Chef “Narayan”.We sat by a window over looking the courtyard in Jack London Village in Glen Ellen. What a great restaurant full of ambiance, We ordered hot tea to start with, and since it was a bit brisk outside it was a welcome treat. The owner was very accommodating and everything sounded absolutely wonderful…. We chose the mixed plate of grilled lamb, chicken and fish and shrimp. Our meal arrived sizzling on a bed of onions and peppers and smelling magnificent!!!!!
It really was fantastic! You need to get in your car and drive there immediately. In fact we wish we were there now! The atmosphere, service, and food were just amazing. I’d get sidetracked, but I could just devote a whole blog to our eating experience at Yeti’s.
The Owner of the Restaurant showed us to our seating, He gave us our menus, took our order, poured our wine and waited on us. It was not until we were leaving that we found out Narayan was the owner. A little side note, we got to Yeti’s Restaurant at 2:55pm. We did not know this at the time but they closed at 3pm. They accommodated us even though it was just prior to closing. What great service! Our meal hit the spot, delicious! Narayan and our Yeti’s experience sent us on our way full and pleased we had discovered this restaurant in Glen Ellen. We will go back!!!
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We then headed to The Secret Cottages at Glen Ellen Inn & Martini Bar, not far down the road. We originally wanted something quaint and peaceful. Someplace where it would make our stay that much more enjoyable. Glen Ellen Inn Secret Cottages in Glen Ellen Town were just what we wanted for our stay. Perfect!! We decided to check out our room before we headed out to do any wine tasting. We walked to our cottage in the back, and noticed a small bridge with a stream running directly behind our cottage, such a picturesque sight!
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We opened the door and were pleasantly surprised. The cottage was clean and the d?cor was what you would envision for the area, very charming, and very private. We had a welcome basket with fruit and baked goods as well as a full bar. A Jacuzzi tub with complimentary bath salts was a perfect addition as well… It was just what we wanted for our relaxing get away! I guess we did devote a whole blog of just our eating and getting to our room experience…..
We jumped back in the car and headed to out to do some wine tasting…..
“Stayed tuned for our Sonoma adventure continued”…….
We rate the start of our Sonoma experience “Great”
Here are our Ratings: / Pass / Fair / OK/ Good / Great / Fantastic
*Disclaimer: Just because we like or dislike a wine does not mean that you will have the same experience. Of course it’s always worth a try….tell us what you think??
Aloha,
RON & KD
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