Healdsburg Travel Guide

"Champagne wishes and caviar dreams" really "do come true" (and on carts) at this "luscious" Healdsburg "palace of gastronomy" where chef/co-owner Douglas Keane ushers forth "transcendental" New French prix fixes and "grand tastings" laced with "unique Asian-fusion flavors", "exceptionally" served with tableside "theatrics" in an "ornate" dining room "worthy of Paris"; abandon "all thoughts of sticking to a budget", but it's "a steal" considering you're getting "dinner and a show" that "should be called 'Sigh-rus'!"; P.S. à la carte dishes and "splendid drinks" are available at the bar.

In a town teeming with "choice restaurants", Charlie Palmer's "high-end" New American in "beautiful" Healdsburg "stands out" with its "imaginative", "exceptional tasting menus" (and à la carte dishes) prepared with "fresh local ingredients", as well as "attentive service" and an "enchanting courtyard" overlooking the Plaza; "free corkage" on Sonoma bottles "helps keep the bill tolerable", and if a few feel you're "up a creek" if the "famous chef" isn't around, most agree this is a "top-class" "California dining experience."