Restaurants near Broadway Plaza Shopping Center

A former colleague and I dine monthly either in Pleasanton (Strizzi’s) or Walnut Creek (Il Fornaio). Both are great eateries albeit quite different in size and other respects. Today was Walnut Creek. Nice meal, good wines, great appetizers, particularly the calamari. And nice entrees. Topped off with a double espresso to facilitate alert travel home. All in All, another great meal.

Great food and drinks. Service was excellent. We were seated in the dining room in the back because there was an event taking up the high top area.

We frequently go to Pacific Catch and we find the food to be consistently good and the staff very accommodating. It can get noisy at times. I usually get one of the Poke bowls and the tuna has always been tasty and fresh. I love that you can order the bowls with either a salad/rice base or an all salad base without additional charge. The portions are generous. A “small” size is the right amount of food for a meal. Their lobster rolls are fantastic, best I have ever had.

We loved BH Wood-Fired Grill! We went for lunch on a Saturday and enjoyed the Spinach Artichoke Dip, Shrimp Louie Cups, Asian Noodle Salad, and French Dip sandwich. The service is amazing and the food is truly delicious. So glad this is open in Walnut Creek now.

Service & food A++ - the base price for the heart healthy grain bowl is $18.95 before adding in the protein - for three people, one who had hot water & lemon, I had a non-alcohol spritzer with Pomegranate juice, and my other friend had an Arnold Palmer, the bill was $94. With tip (because our server was perfect), lunch for 3 was $115. Not hugely pocket book friendly. Open patio & they allow dogs is another plus - noise level because of location (in a popular outdoor mall) is just what you get. I do love this place as a special treat.