Northwoods Public House

Staff is clearly trying their best, not sure what it is but it’s just an odd experience. Bar below is the wait area but it doesn’t clearly say that. They will radio the bar to tell you when your ready upstairs for dining. We were told a 45 minute wait but then after 25 minutes we got a table in a 1/4 full dining area. May have been short staffed, idk. Food and beer was decent. Coke was watered down. I got the calamari sandwich and it was very rubbery. Staff was extremely courteous and attentive though.

Stopped in for just desert. Several options were offered strawberry shortcake, lava cake, cheesecake, milkshakes. They had a demo displayed of the strawberry shortcake. It looked very tasty so I ordered it. My husband ordered the cheesecake. The waiter came back to say that they were out of cheesecake. Bummer. He ordered the lava cake instead. Both deserts looked amazing. My husband said his lava cake was good but very sweet. It came with vanilla bean ice cream which I ended up eating because the strawberry shortcake was bland. The whip cream wasn't sweet, just tasted like milk and the strawberry layering was just unsweetened strawberry pie filling. It was sour instead of sweet. On the upsid...

Discovered a wonderful restaurant on my way back into California today. Quiet and understated, casual but slightly elegant. Nice but respectful staff. Excellent craft beer, and wonderfully delicious food! Since I 'd had a late lunch, I didn 't want a big heavy meal in the evening. Under salads on the menu was listed beef tenderloin and shrimp on arugula. That sounded like just the ticket. And it so was! Little mounds of micro greens dressed with a slightly sweet vinaigrette, a trail of thinly sliced medium rare beef tenderloin interspersed with tender fresh tasting shrimp. Along with it, I enjoyed a wonderful craft beer. Can 't recall the name sadly, but it was something of a brown ale with...