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Drakes Sonoma Coast, Bodega Bay, CA

Drakes Sonoma Coast

4.4
4.4
971 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
The Drake's dining experience is curated professional and sustainably using local produce from the West Sonoma county farms, freshly caught seafood and only the best cuts of meat. Our seasoned culinary team has established close relationships with local organic farmers, fishermen and ranchers creating a delicious and innovative menu. Come in and enjoy the most stunning views of Bodega Bay, the Pacific and beyond.

We take as much pride in our vintners as we do in our farmers, and we hope to share the bounty of our region with every guest. Our wine program aims to highlight some of our favorite local producers, big and small, along with the many varietals we can offer due to the diversity of our land. We hope that all of our guests take the chance to explore the beautifully comprehensive world of wine during their stay. The mixology team has a passion for making great cocktails from seasonal, fresh ingredients and has an eye for detail.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 13 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Californian, Seafood

  • Hours of operation

    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:30 am–11:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 7:30 am–2:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (707) 875-3525

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Private party facilities

    Our Waveside Room has a large stone fireplace and shares the same stunning views of Bodega Bay, the Pacific Ocean and beyond as do Drakes Sonoma Coast and our Fireside Lounge.

  • Private party contact

    Cheri Uber: (707) 875-4403

  • Neighborhood

    Bodega Bay

  • Cross street

    Coast Highway 1 & Doran Beach Road

  • Parking details

    Free on-site parking.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 971 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Wine Country

    Great for scenic views

  • Wine Country

    Contemporary American

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  1. Gypsy

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    We had a reservation for 6:45 but didn't get seated until after 7:00. Tom was a great server but I was surprised that bread was not offered with the meal and instead was an extra charge. They were out of the beets but no other recommendation was made as an alternative. Food was cooked well and tasted good.
  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food4service3ambience5
    Very nice location and restaurant, but the food and service were a little disappointing for the price.
  3. MonicaT

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great service The dining room was nice Thought selection would be a bit bigger but all around nice anniversary dinner
  4. JCDiners

    New York Area

    39 reviews

    4.0

    39 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    The menu, though not expansive, offered excellent options. The food was fantastic! Recommend golden beet salad and mussels appetizers, if like those.
  5. CeciliaK

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Amazing oysters. Coming from a san franciscan that’s a big thing! Cocktails were amazing too. Ciopinno was so so but the fresh halibut crudo was to die for.
  6. Kayla

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Dinner was amazing. Great service and beautiful view!
  7. TerryS

    Central Coast

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall2food3service2ambience4
    Halibut was overcooked. Service was horribly slow. 30 minutes to get a cocktail. 45 minutes for dinner. Clams were very good.
  8. Santinos

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food4service4ambience2
    We miss Lucas Warf due to closing of restaurant and decided to try Drakes. Food was very good but the atmosphere seemed a little quite. Small restaurant with a lot of golden oldies.
  9. SusanB

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Best bet is the fireside lounge. Drakes overpriced for quality of food
  10. DougM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food was delicious, the best we have had in a long while. Service was great and it was a nice room with views of the bay. Highly recommend.
  11. NicoleF

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Yummy food and great service. I had the halibut and my husband had the roast chicken. Both were good. And when hubby asked for a substitution they were very accommodating about it.
  12. Maddog

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Quality of food and service was outstanding! Would highly recommend!
  13. TonyM

    Sacramento

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    I have come to expect less in service than in the past and Drake's confirms my expectations. I was not offered a refill on my coffee, and we had to ask for water. The doors to the exterior were propped open and it was very drafty and cold in the front part of the restaurant. I was given exactly one piece of toast on my bacon and eggs dish and it was not buttered. I believe my expectations may have been too high. I was expecting a high-class meal and service and what I got was more like a golf-course cafe.
  14. CatherineC

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall3food1service5ambience5
    The food was really not good. The dessert was the only thing that was delicious. The rest was not good.
  15. ElizabethM

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience4
    Dined for dinner & breakfast during a mid-week stay for my husbands birthday. Thankfully his food was excellent: oysters & cioppino (dinner), and granola with fruit for breakfast. I had the vegetarian bowl for dinner which was fine, and the egg sandwich (breakfast), and it came without cheese, which basically makes an egg sandwich, so it was bland and dry...and $20. The service was really what turned the experience negative. The hosts were disorganized and unclear where to seat people with reservations. We were shown a table by the window only to be asked to move because it was reserved for a different reservation with a larger party. Understandable, but for a birthday dinner it was disappointing to have to move away from the window. The waiter wanted to take our order before our drinks came, we didn't get any candle or acknowledgement of my husband's birthday, which was embarrassing when both tables around us were given desserts with candles and loud "Happy Birthday" from the staff. When we left, we stopped at the bar to get a drink to take back to our room. The bartender said "I can't help you, I just closed the register." When another colleague heard this, she quietly started to open up the register to help us. The bartender loudly complained "I just want to go home!" The server at breakfast was nice enough, but seemingly had no short term memory. We had to repeat things multiple times, and I never got part of my order, plus the missing cheese from the egg sandwich. I know there is a shortage of staff these days, so I want to be understanding. But for the prices it's hard to stomach.
  16. Magee

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    The steak was undercooked and tough. Caesar salad was good.
  17. savorynurse

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    We had brunch there for my son's birthday. The view was absolutely amazing and the wait staff were very friendly. The food was just above average and the noise level in the room got a little loud once it filled up. That view though.
  18. Neil

    San Diego

    60 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    60 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    We enjoyed our meal at Drakes. It was a good meal just not super interesting and a little overpriced for what you got.
  19. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    For the price I would have thought the quality of the food preparation would be a little bit better. The halibut crudo was excellent and beautifully presented with edible flowers. But the garlic vegetable soup was described such that I thought it would be blended smooth, instead, it was chunks of carrots with the tops still on and leftover mushrooms floating in a garlicky broth, it was tasty, but looked awful. My hubs pork chop was huge and came with roasted Brussel sprouts. The chop was so tough, he had issues cutting it with a steak knife. Service was great, view was gorgeous. It didn’t feel worth the price or saying something about tough pork or leftover veggie soup.
  20. MariaW

    San Diego

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent experience. Fresh food delivered like art. Amazing presentation and taste. All staff were friendly and welcoming. Got lost in the view and the flavors. Thank you!
  21. Patricia

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    We have dined there in the past and it was very good. I started with a Caesar salad that was almost shocking. This salad should be crisp and clean. What I received looked like it was pulled out of the garbage-Grilled romaine is not pretty! it was sprinkled with diced anchovy and served at room temperature-horrible. My husband had a nice beet salad. The halibut entree I wanted came on spring garlic. I don't do well with garlic, and the kitchen offered a substitute, I was told vegies or brown rice, but what came was black rice, very hard and tasteless. The desert was great-a very interesting presentation of cheesecake. The bar was full and noisy. Our table was by the open door to the bar, we received the brunt of the noise. Our waitress was very pleasant and accommodating. However, the restaurant was badly understaffed and the wait time for service was too long. It is a lovely special night out restaurant that needs a more traditional chef who is less experimental and more traditional but can create an interesting food to table menu. All and all a bit of a disappointment. To the restaurant's credit it is a challenge to place upscale dining connected to a pub style restaurant. I wish them well and obviously since the restaurant and casual dining were full, something is working! Patricia Berry
  22. Delish

    San Francisco

    105 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    105 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service, beautiful views and delicious food and drinks . Will definitely return for more
  23. Jillian

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Reserve your table for breakfast the Belgian waffle is a must. If you can’t stay here make sure you enjoy the dining experience any time of day.
  24. RobBK

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice dinner experience. Very good food and service and of course amazing views.
  25. PaulU

    Portland

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience4
    Just a lot less than what I was expecting...and I wasn't expecting the world. Less-than service, not highly trained, slow, selection of menu was less than ideal.
  26. ClayW

    Austin

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience4
    Food was excellent. Service was very poor. When our waiter came up he went straight into what was not available and just asked what we wanted and didn't greet us at all. He brought us our appetizers and the next time we saw him is when he brought the check. I don't consider myself a high maintenance customer, but for these prices I expected better service.
  27. SylviaP

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    I've helped with events on the property but this was my first time eating there and it was superb. The service was wonderful, the meal was perfectly presented and delightful. It made my son 30th birthday unforgettable.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wedding anniversary.
  29. peter

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    The mushroom soup was amazing and the butter squash ravioli was perfect though a small portion of five small raviolis. We had a reservation and the restaurant was pretty empty with a few customers scattered throughout the entire restaurant. We were directed to a secluded corner and I was disappointed seeing how much ample room there was to enhance my customer experience by providing us a better view. I eventually asked the waiter and he was kind enough to check. Throughout the nite, the restaurant remained scattered with customers who came in and out but nothing that would preclude the host from offering a better seat than what we had! Had I not asked, we would have been staring at the walls and each other. Being in the customer service field myself, there is nothing greater than having a host who has the autonomy to enhance the experience and wow me so I return again, specially when it’s not a busy nite. During the hour and a half, the restaurant was never full with plenty of tables with great views. I will never however understand why we got initially stuck in the corner on a Thursday evening.
  30. Bobo

    San Francisco

    79 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    79 reviews

    Dined on March 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food here gets better & better, as they have been able to acquire more help post Covid. Beautiful preparation & presentation + fresh, local ingredients. We enjoyed a dozen miyagi oysters with a lovely mignonette, butter lettuce salad with superb Green goddess dressing, divine Tuscan white bean soup with a drizzle of pesto, always yummy steamed clams with chorizo + toasted bread. Server Thomas is professional, helpful and delightful. And the view is unsurpassed. Can’t wait to return!
  31. foodie

    San Francisco

    139 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    139 reviews

    Dined on March 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    And the view was spectacular as well Great food and service, nice pacing, lots of choices, locally sourced when possible
  32. sonomacountydiner

    San Francisco

    36 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    I could only support 3stars on service, as it took almost 1/2 hour from order to delivery of our cocktails! Food service was very good and waiter was accommodating and not intrusive. I enjoyed the duck breast, it was done to perfection and was surrounded buy a very flavorful rice and perfectly done carrots. Beautiful setting overlooking Bodega Bay. Very romantic.
  33. Stephen

    San Francisco

    22 reviews

    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall4food3service3ambience4
    The view of the ocean was really great and the windows opened so you could smell it as well. The service was great great. We both enjoyed all of our food, minus the soup which was watery. If you book right when they open for dinner, 5pm, it is quiet and romantic. As the restaurant starts to fill, it gets a little noisier. We will be back.
  34. CatA

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall2food3service3ambience4
    Server in cocktail lounge not very happy. Food and drink overpriced. Beautiful view.
  35. AuntieCF

    Sacramento

    12 reviews

    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Way too much butter used in the mashed potatoes! The seabass was overcooked and the blackened spice overwhelmed the fish even though I asked for light blackening. The meals are overpriced as is their wine list. We go here because it is a nice restaurant but the menu is limited. Please have more fresh fish options without too much seasoning. Also, we miss the chicken
  36. Felines77

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Service was outstanding.. food very good. Would definitely return.
  37. CharlotteH

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful time had by all
  38. suggnek

    San Francisco

    116 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    116 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A superb gem on the water. Has become our go-to place for special occasions. Food is perfectly prepared ( steelhead, filet). Service is friendly and professional. Will return soon.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Thank you for a very peaceful evening, Our food, drinks and view were absolutely amazing! Everything was awesome! Special thank you to Kelsey our server and Cody our bartender, we look forward to your wonderful service again sometime. Soon!
  40. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and staff!

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Drakes Sonoma Coast offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (707) 875-3525.

Drakes Sonoma Coast is rated 4.4 stars by 971 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 13 times today
Google Map for Drakes Sonoma Coast

103 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay, CA 94923

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Coast Highway 1 & Doran Beach Road

  • Neighborhood

    Bodega Bay

  • Hours of operation

    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:30 am–11:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 7:30 am–2:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Californian, Seafood

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking details

    Free on-site parking.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (707) 875-3525

  • Private party facilities

    Our Waveside Room has a large stone fireplace and shares the same stunning views of Bodega Bay, the Pacific Ocean and beyond as do Drakes Sonoma Coast and our Fireside Lounge.

  • Private party contact

    Cheri Uber: (707) 875-4403

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