The Lodge at Dawn Ranch

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   Jennifer

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What an amazing experience! The food was fun, surprising and most of all delicious! The staff were kind, engaging and very thoughtful. We were celebrating our 1 year anniversary and they were very celebratory with us. Including complimentary champagne. A Gluten free menu was provided for us and all the items were perfection. The atmosphere was cozy, comfortable and welcoming. A new favorite for sure, and we will be back!
   

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   Kendra

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food is really delicious and wait staff very experienced. The lodge it’s in is really lovely (tho it got hot eventually sitting by the fire with the heat on, even in February). We found the drinks the best and would go back to the extremely cozy bar for happy hour in a heartbeat. Also would return to try the testing menu when we had larger appetites. If you’re staying at the hotel like we were, in the morning it’s equally cozy for breakfast especially during the week when they’re just serving cafe style and not brunch.
   

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   Sergio

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I’m so excited to see more upscale dining in this town I love. The lofted restaurant had a very relaxed and homey feel. The lighting and decor matched the exquisiteness of the food. The staff was amazing and so accommodating thank you Meghan and the manager for all of the amazing service. We ordered their signature sourdough with dill butter, endive salad, pasta and the star of the show - their wagu. Cooked to perfection in a buttery chimichuri and pear. Truly will be dreaming
   

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   Jessica

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   INCREDIBLE food and such an accommodating staff! They let us sit in a separate room near the fire so my wife and I could read our books during dinner and it was so lovely and peaceful! The food was OUTSTANDING one of the best meals we’ve had at a hotel. I’d recommend some dishes but I hear they change often, we got lots of aps as our meal so we could try lots of different things! And the wine selection was superb. 10/10 would come again!
   

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   Johannes

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Absolutely stunning meal. Fantastic appatizers and the main (duck with squash mole) was one of the best single dishes I’ve had in a very long time. Appartizers (sourdough, scallops, polenta) on par! In addition, extremely cozy vibes and very friendly staff. Could not recommend more and would say this is worth a day trip from the Bay for the meal alone
   

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   Layne

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and service was excellent. It was intimate and not overcrowded. Would definitely dine here again!
   

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   Karoline

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely place! Will definately come again. Our services was very knowledgeable and gave great advice. We will definately come again
   

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   Kathleen

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a wonderful weekend here. The highlight was the dinner on Friday night. So good! We shared several plates and loved everything! The tuna tostada a was amazing! The sourdough bread with dill butter was incredible. We shared the polenta, a gorgeous salad and the chicken with mushrooms. Best meal we’ve had in a long time. We ate on the dog friendly patio and we were grateful for the heaters. It was lovely!
   

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   Kelly

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was wonderful! Nothing was fussy, just delicious and delightful. I can hear the fresh bread crackling now. The staff were wonderful, especially Megan. Do yourself a favor and stop in.
   

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    Vivien

    VIP

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The exec chefs are a married couple, one from Brazil and one from Argentina. Their food is so brilliant and just tasted so good! The sourdough is incredibly soft and the crust is so delicate but crunchy. We loved the scallops and the polenta. Everything tasted so special and different than how we've had it before. Meghan was our server and we felt so cared for! She brought us out so many different types of tastings of wines and we settled on an amazing Argentinian Chenin-Blanc! The only note we had was one of the servers (not Meghan) came by and asked us to identify our ethnicities and proceeded to share tropes that she identified with them. We felt extremely uncomfortable. Meghan kindly came by afterwards to apologize and check in on us. But we did hope that other diners in the future will not have to experience that. We would love to come back and experience the food in the future but hope that this is addressed.
    

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