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Farm-to-table Modern American cuisine is the prevalent style in the Napa Valley and Sonoma County, but this encompasses both the delicate preparations of Yountville’s Thomas Keller, whose restaurants include The French Laundry, and the upscale comfort food served throughout the Wine Country. The quality (and hype) often means high prices, but you can find appealing, inexpensive eateries, especially in Napa, Calistoga, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa.
A loungelike covered outdoor space with a backyard-party vibe and an accessible reggae soundtrack, Robert's pairs palate-piquing cocktails and smart local wines with inspired takes on tropical cuisine. Tapas-sized plates might include plantains, fried cornmeal dumplings, and a grilled-shrimp salad, with Jamaican jerk chicken, a pork belly slider, whole grilled fish, and a salmon poke bowl approaching entrée proportions.
