Restaurants near Blue Willow Lavender Farm

This is a tough one because it was Christmas Eve and very busy so I want to give some slack, but then again we know what date Christmas Eve is and that it will be very busy so it is possible to prepare for that chaos, which makes me less sympathetic to the issues we encountered. Pros: incredibly kind staff. Genuinely kind. Food was good (not great). Some elements were fantastic, some missed the mark. For example, my short ribs were melt-in-your-mouth delicious but the vegetable side was not roasted enough so the texture was off. The toast served with the caprese burrata was chewy rather than toasty but the flavors were incredible. Cons: timing was way off. We waited for awhile after we were seated, no offer of drinks or apps. By the time we were served we knew our entire order so got that in right away. The staff kept bringing dishes to the wrong table, forgetting orders, getting orders wrong. Nothing major or un-fix-able, just that attention to detail and timing that makes a nice restaurant a pleasant experience was lacking. My French 75 came without the lemon twist and the guy at the table next to us got a lemon twist in his olive martini. I asked for a recommendation for a wine that would work with salmon and short ribs so my husband and I could share a bottle but the waiter brought individual glasses instead and they didn’t come until we were halfway through our entree. If we wanted individual glasses, we would have selected wine that went best with each of our dishes. Little things like that consistently happened throughout the meal. One other thing that was less than stellar was the seating. The tables were less than 2’ apart. Just far enough apart to squeeze a server in between but close enough I could hear every word the tables on either side of us were saying, which was distracting. Overall, it was good and I would go back but I hope they work on really paying attention to detail and timing. It’s the difference between a good experience and a great one.

What a great evening! Great food (wedge salad, filet, mashed, vegetables, drinks, and deserts), great service, and wonderful atmosphere. Staff were all dressed like classy Santa’s helpers and Santa (most realistic in memory) stopped in for photographs.

We celebrated a wonderful holiday lunch with my dad, our table was spectacular with the view of the mountain and water. Food was delicious , homemade pasta was excellent & our server Lynn was fabulous. We look forward to coming back. Cheers!

The food was amazing. The drinks had a slight hint of pine to them which sounds strange but was uniquely refreshing!

Booked our table a month ago, was really excited to visit, The pink door doesn’t let us down. The Food was soooo good and we definitely ordered too much for two, we went straight with 4 Fresh Northwest oysters, Bagna Cauda(Hot Bath), Squid Ink Tonnarelli and Mama’s Meatballs; end up packing it for dinner the night as well, but it was so satisfying. Bagna Cauda (Hot bath) is the most amazing, knowing it’s just a “dip” for veggie, however, it’s different —- you have to try it to know how good it is.