However, the internet can be a beautiful place. I put my party on the waitlist for both evenings of our trip, AmEx was kind and offered other options in the area and assisted in booking Restaurant at Auberge, which turned out to be fantastic. Reservations open on the 1st of each month for the following month, still at 10AM PST. Finally, the updated booking release is back to normal as well.
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In checking Tock now and given Napa’s reopening, it looks like things are in full swing and back to normal, but they still have courtyard seating as an option to book. Further, at the time there was only outdoor dining or parties of 2-6 could book $800/person dining inside one of the few classic dining rooms they had. Supplements (ie: wagyu), and alcoholic beverages not included and can be settled at the end of the meal. NOTES: you pre-pay for the entire meal, taxes and tips included, you cannot cancel but you can sell or “transfer” your reservation to another tock account and the transactions are all done through Tock’s secure internal platform. Both myself and AmEx had to log on to Tock to try our luck when reservations opened on the 15th for the following month at 10AM PST, seats were gone in seconds and a party of 3 is very hard to reserve, try going with 4, seemed to be the easiest and most widely available even after 10AM. Well, I also failed this time, and American Express Platinum Concierge also failed (at the time in March for April reservations they did not have dedicated AmEx seats given limited capacity). I was admittedly quite buzzed/ drunk by the end of the meal from the delicious wines poured at dinner but also, folks, Napa wine tastings on a sunny hot day can catch up to you real fast and out of nowhere, stay hydrated and sober up before your once in a lifetime dinners. Is it worth it? I definitely think the base menu with a few supplements here and there is worth it. The food, mostly was fantastic, a few small misses, but over all delicious and all 3 of us agreed, the lamb was simply one of the best we had had and my aunt and uncle both normally dont eat lamb. The service is expectedly top-notch, the wine selection is incredible, the ambiance even during COVID and outdoor balcony dining was fantastic.
Unless its for some super special event or menu, such as their seasonal Black Truffle and Caviar dinner.
I dont think I’d necessarily go out of my way to come again, especially because of the stress in getting a reservation and the logistics of actually getting here. Did I think its 3-Michelin Star worth? No, everything was as expected and solid but nothing overly wowed me. So was it worth the experience? I would say, it lives up to its reputation and hype and worth checking out at least once. At first it seemingly was to be the same fate, but the internet helped change that. Further, every time I have ventured to the area and/or have had time in the Bay Area I have tried and failed at getting reservations at The French Laundry, Chef Thomas Keller’s ubiquitous Yountville restaurant. Not my first time, but that last time I was in Wine Country was circa 2014 or so, so it had been a while and actually in my prior visits I had not done Napa proper, mainly stuck to the Sonoma side. In April, I went out to the Bay Area to visit some family and friends, during this trip we had a 2 night getaway in Napa Valley. And now I have had some extra time to catch up on a few posts I had been meaning to do. Have not been traveling as much though that has slowly been changing.
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