Best Californian Restaurants in Rio Linda

We had an amazing time. Food, Service, and atmosphere were perfect. In fact, we had such a great time, we almost missed our Candlelight Concert. Our server took note of our time during seating and made sure we were closed out in time.

We had quite the memorable dinner at Ella. To begin with, we ordered the fresh baked bread and butter. The bread was so very fresh, and the butter light and delicious. We also ordered the butter leaf salad with an incredible dressing. The lettuce and vegetables were so crisp and fresh, along with the incredible salad dressing...it was delightful. For an appetizer, we ordered the mushrooms with in-house made fresh ricotta cheese... another incredibly delicious symphony of flavors that melted in your mouth. Our main course was the Salmon, absolutely incredibly delicious! It was lightly grilled on the outside cooked medium.. The salmon literally melted in your mouth like a marsh mellow. By far, Ella is the very best fine dining restaurant in the Sacramento area.

The food here was really tasty. Chef is skilled with developing flavors that aren’t your typical. Recommend the pork belly bites, bucatini, short rib.

We dined on a Monday so everything was very quiet. DH ordered chowder followed by porkchop which was juicy and flavorful. Shared brussel sprouts. I got flat iron - rare - with risotto. Everything was cooked perfectly. If we were to find flaws it would be the scant amount of sauteed spinach served (which is odd given cheapest thing on the plate) but the other portions were fine. Can't beat the boat ambience. Spent the meal watching the seals squabble on the dock on the other side of the river. Highly recommend in Dec where you can walk off your meal watching the Old Sac Christmas light display.

Peaceful spot for pregame happy hour tapas and drinks. Very convenient to arena and not crowded. The food was good and drinks moderately priced. Service was excellent.