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Girl And The Gaucho in Glen Ellen is a two star French restaurant. This inexpensive establishment is one of the popular restaurants in the area. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant features a full bar, catering, and fine wines.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Food and service are excellent. Especially good are the mussels, fries, and grilled cheese sandwich. Other menu items are also good.Always free corkage and NO reservations so there can be long waits...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely love this place. It has a down home diner feel with the exceptional food quality. Service is very good and friendly. It aims to please locals and tourists a like. It is on my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice place, nothing special. The "simple salad", that's what it's called was so small and only greens. Although it was described as having a few ingredients, there was 1/2 cherry tomato. It was so...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Big fan of the no corkage!! The spinach and fig salad are great and the butcher's steak was surprisingly really good. I actually ordered it again when we went there a 2nd time. We went on a Monday and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious, reasonably priced quality food, and as others have said, the free corkage is great. Perfect ending to a great day of wine tasting.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is the best of the Fig properties, hands down... no corkage!!! food is good small bistro or cafe..slight french hand to its american/california take... whats not to like?
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here 3 times for breakfast. Each and every time the food has been great. Taste fresh and is well prepared. The problem is that the service has also been consistently mediocre. On a recent...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were going to check out Jack London State Historic Park but we ended up pulling over and grabbing lunch instead. I'm glad we tried it.LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this restaurant! The restaurant's decor...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All the YELPERs 4 & 5 star reviews are deserved here. The food is wholesome, fresh, well prepared, "fancy" without being precious nor overwrought. On 5-4-2009 I had my 50th meal here. It was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE FIG.I was sad to leave Sonoma County, as it meant no more frequent Fig cafe visits. I always come here for special occasions. This place is awesome for some many reasons. The head...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the fig. I think it's a cute casual place to eat. I don't feel like it's a great dining experience but I've never experienced bad food here. Usually the service isn't anything to write home...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Fig Cafe is always great. I live in the area and it is the place I choose to go when I go to dinner, along with many other locals.
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are anywhere near Glen Ellen, this should be a definite destination. Amazing burger. Seasonal choices. Attentive service. No corkage fee. The fig is the favorite spot of the MBGITW, and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sunday brunch at the Fig has always been our treat for the week! They have excellent food! I recently found out that our favorite server no longer worked there, I was completely shocked and very...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I had dinner here on a recent vacation to CA. We brought a bottle of wine from a winery visit earlier in the day and had the perfect dinner. (Love the free corkage policy!) It's a very...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gayle and I stopped at the Fig Cafe for lunch yesterday just before picking up our Audelssa wine club order. It was a beautiful sunny day and it was great to get out of the house and enjoy the drive...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a couple of times and I like it a lot. I highly recommend it to anyone going to Glen Ellen and vicinity.Laid back ambiance, solid food (the wild mushroom tart, fig and arugula salad,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of the fig restaurants in theory. Their emphasis on seasonal foods and artfully crafted cheese and charcuterie plates warms my cold, bougie foodie heart. But on my recent visit to The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome ambience, food, decor...love the salmon, and the burgers are incredible....if I'm not mistaken you can bring your own local wine you picked up at one of the Sonoma Valley wineries... w/ no...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE THIS PLACE! If you are in the area you HAVE to try this place. I've been here for both dinner and lunch and both are not worth missing out on! The staff is friendly, the place has a great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Came to stay the weekend at Glen Ellen Inn next door but didn't want to pay $1 million dollars for french dinner... so we walk 20 steps next door to The Fig Cafe at 9pm Saturday night for a quick bite...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
No need to make reservations (b/c I don't think they accept them), but get here at 7pm because the place fills up quickly.We had a wonderful 3-course special they were having for a very reasonable $25...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We rounded out our weekend in Sonoma with a visit to the third of the three restaurants owned by the people behind The Girl and the Fig: the Fig Cafe. This cute, cheerful restaurant is the perfect...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute place. I hate fake flowers so the faux sunflower on each table bugged me, but it's affordable, easy and a nice cozy alternative to dropping big bucks on a romantic dinner elsewhere. We went...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute restaurant located near a dentist office so during the day it's a little hard to find but at night, it's hard to miss with the crowd outside. For the appetizers we tried the mussels which came...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The brunch was delicious. Their menu was creative without being too much, the fig & arugula salad was fantastic, the drinks were especially tasty. Luckily when we went there wasn't much of a crowd,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm very partial to figs, so going to this cafe for lunch was pretty much a no brainer for me. I had the fig and Arugula salad, follwed by an absolutely delicious fig dessert. I'll be back on my next...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What can be said about The Fig Cafe that hasn't been said before. It's the unassuming sister restaurant to Girl and the Fig in Sonoma. Two of us were seated immediately on a Sunday evening, nice...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
delicious little cafe in the heart of glen ellen, which itself is the cutest little town. i rented a house there with friends for the weekend, right near the main street in glen ellen. we walked to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute, packed, loud, breezy.A swelteringly hot day in the sonoma area, thankfully this place had some super powerful fans going on that kept us cool all through dinner. There was no waiting for us,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some places just don't need a reservations system because maybe they know people will wait as long as they need to in order to be seated. I guess The Fig knows this, and rightfully so.Food was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool small cafe to go unwind after wine tasting. It has a casual decor with huge ceings and cozy tables.The menu is pretty casual from pizza, hamburgers, pot roast, pork chops, mussels and risotto....
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. The mussels are fantastic and the only place I will go when the craving hits. Their cassuolette... out of this world! We've had their scallops (a special one night while we were...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a gem. Like other restaurants in downtown Glen Ellen, it's not flashy. Just subtle and unpretentious but solid and good.Decided to have brunch here on Saturday - it was still early so we were...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I can't say that I've tried the food, but we were disappointed with the Sunday brunch menu - although we were going to tough it out. It really LOOKS like a nice place to eat. The cafe was basically...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food. Mussels - very little oil and lots of fresh delicate flavor. Pizza with smoked salmon - sounds simple but it was sensational. Don't really know what the secret is but it tasted crispy,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dig This Fig!"Complimentary Corkage" -- need I say more? What a fabulous little place in the middle of the Sonoma's Valley of the Moon! Relaxed, cheery, great food, decent service, reasonable...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had a fantastic lunch there a week ago. The spring garlic and tellegio tart (really a thin quiche) was surprisingly subtle with those ingrediants. It came with thin crispy fries and tarragon...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like most of the places to eat in Glen Ellen, The Fig Cafe was rather pricey - 40$ including tip for two of us to eat brunch there. It was, however, quite good. Their bread appears to be homemade, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went here on a holiday weekend (president's day) with a party of 8. Since they don't take reservations, we stopped in around 6:30 ish and we were told it would be a 1.5 hour wait. !!! They...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fair price. We waited only 15 min for our table. Decor is cool, hip, and unique. When we sat down the first thing they asked was if we wanted Sparkling or still/tap water, nice touch. Duck was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is what going to wine country is about! Cute place, nice service, small, fresh menu, yummy food - what else do you need in life??We got very lucky and didn't have to wait for a table for brunch!...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After an afternoon of wine tasting in Sonoma, our group really needed something of substance for our wine-filled stomachs. Enter The Fig Cafe, conveniently located in the tiny winery town of Glen...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Artisan cheese plate = 11.95Juicy burger = 11. 95Perfectly cooked pork chop = 17.95Discovering a restaurant that doesn't charge corkage = PricelessThank god for the fig cafe. It's quaint, serves...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Knock-knock.Who's there?Reservations.Reservations who?Exactly... it's time for the Fig Cafe to start taking reservations.
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cute place. It is on the way to the several of the wineries, so it is a good place to stop for brunch/lunch. This is the "fig" cafe so I opted for the large fig & arugula salad and fig royale....
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
ABSOLUTLY LOVE THIS PLACE! There is a no corkage fee plus the hamburger has to be my favorite hambuger ever! Brunch is also excellent......with the bellini's and mimosa's to accompany your dish!...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here a few times and it is great every time. It is so quaint and the selection of food and wine are quality. I especially enjoyed having our waitress whom I believe her name was Mary, but...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This has become my parents' favorite restaurant. This is where they go when they take us or my in-laws out for dinner whenever they visit us, and one of the places they'll mention when they talk about...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a huge fan of The Girl and The Fig, so we decided to try The Fig Cafe out. It did not disappoint! I had some delicious scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, with a sinful side of french fries. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It was a beautiful drive up Arnold Drive from Sonoma to Glen Ellen for brunch at the Fig Cafe. This is the sister restaurant of The Girl and The Fig and apparently the less formal of the two. Decor...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Besides the earthquake that day, my experience at the Fig was awesome.We sat at the bar and waited for a table, and had the Viognier flight. It was great! Hefty pours of two wines for $10. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the closest restaurant to my parents house and its soooo yummy. I usually always get the salad with figs to start and the mustard chicken as my main. The chicken is amazing! It's one of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was a cute little cafe that had great food and good service. We found it on the way back from the Benziger Winery (it was in a little town where the winery was located). They also had the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the most enjoyable meals I have had in the bay area. Great wine list and everything on the menu was absolutely delicious and in season, most of the ingredients are locally grown...great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a wonderful lunch at the Fig Cafe today. It's a small place that serves a great brunch on Sunday. It has a small menu but each item is delicious. I had the tart of the day: a ham and leek combo...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There's no corkage fee here, so it's an amazing value if you bring your own wine. The menu is similar to the Girl and the Fig, but abbreviated. Their burger is wonderful. They don't accept...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is our favorite local restaurant. Casual, good mix of locals and area visitors, very reasonably priced, reliably good food. Their brunch menu is killer.Local's tip: The Fig Cafe never charges a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hey, it's a bistro...a cafe. If you want to unwind or shoot the breeze and talk and talk where you are not hurried then this is the place. Great assortment of random foods - seasoned fries accompany...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sister of The Girl and the Fig. The Fig Cafe was quite good and (gasp) affordable. Maybe it was the wine flight or maybe I was flyin' high on love and the dusky drive through wine country? The Fig...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2005
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the latin-inspired menu at this restaurant features cuisine from spain as well as various countries in central and south america. a themed menu focuses on five different countries each season. the chef aims to...
gayot.com - user review
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celadon booths, yellow tablecloths, and flowers on each table mean that the latest in the string of sondra bernstein's popular napa valley restaurants seems summery and airy even in the middle of winter....
fodors.com - user review
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girl and gaucho, but the bistro has dropped prices on food and wine. macaroni and cheese, thin-crusted pizzas and braised short ribs...
usrg.com - user review
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rust-colored walls, the glow from myriad hanging lamps, and the smiling servers set a warm, intimate tone at this pan-latin american restaurant. large dishes, such as grilled rib eye or pan-roasted bass, can...
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