Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Petaluma

Really great place to stop for dinner on our way to Guerneville! We both had a burger and one of the rotating adult beverages. We very much enjoyed our dinner. The only negative, we asked for sweet potato fries instead of regular with our burgers. We figured there might be a slight up charge, but we’re shocked when our bill came! It was an extra $3.50 for each of us. Probably won’t do that the next time.

Incredible meal! The pork chop is amazing. Service was excellent. This restaurant is always consistent in every part of the experience.

Went back to the Shuckery after our last visit about a year ago. Enjoyed great cocktails and bar menu hush puppies in the hotel lobby beforehand. At the restaurant - our server was very attentive. Had 6 half shell oyster, the claim chowder ($12), calamari mixto ($18) and scallops dish ($20) - all very good but the 3 quarter-sized scallops in that dish seemed too skimpy for the price. It left us wanting. Also although we had reservations at 5:30, at 4:30 we stopped by and tried to move it up to 5pm with the hostess - but were told that they were booked solid and that it wasn't possible. Coming back at 5:20, we were seated right away but couldn't help notice that the restaurant was barely 25% full (and didn't get too many more guests thereafter). Odd service.

Delicious food, ambiance, and great service! We had a lovely night!

I have not had the chance to dine here in a while, but what a great meal to come back to. The special mushroom soup was delicious. Yes, it had cream, but oh so good. The salmon piccata was cooked to perfection. And their famous carrot cake, yum! Service was attentive and allowed us to take our time while eating and meeting over lunch. Looking forward to my next trip.