Great ambience, excellent service (Megan, I believe), great selections for food and drink - cheddar biscuits, rib eye, smoked carrots and rice and beans. All were excellent, flavorful and beautifully plated. We will certainly come back
We walked into an empty restaurant and were sat right away. The hostess was very nice and gave us some water. The waitress came by and grabbed our drink order and told us the sepicals. This took about 20 min for this interaction.The menu seems base a bit of a southern style, which it great and sounds delicious. It just seems a bit lacking of main dishes from the south.The shareable plate are good and have plenty. The spicy pecans are spicy and delicious. The meatball is huge and could be a meal itself. I would like to see it with more sauce or other toppings. The special was what we had, and it was delicious.The drinks where unique and you could tell they used homemade stuff. The menu of drinks is good, and the wine list is good too.The service was good and the whole process was slow going, which I like, and would be like a southern restaurant.Overall the experience was good, the food was good and the drinks where good. I would try it a least once.It great to see the Owl back and running again, but it does feel different.
Our party shared a few of the offerings of the new menu that just started last night when we were there. The Pea Shoot Salad was the best salad I have had in a very long time. The Roasted Peach Farro salad was yummy too. My niece had the meatball, it was a very good. Then we had the Crispy Prawns with with grits. The Prawns were great but the grits were not to our liking.(personal preference) OH, and the Lavendar cake was wonderful!Overall the dinner was a hit in our book. Make sure to stop in and try the new menu. We can't wait to try the other offerings they have. We truly enjoyed our dinner.
A year ago I had dinner with my friends here and thought it was a special place to eat dinner for my 60th birthday. A week before my birthday, I made a reservation for 7 pm for 5 people. We walked around Grass Valley and asked if we could eat at 6 instead of 7. They said no problem, but seated us in the bar area. I asked, if we could get a table on the other side. The waitress said that there is no space and not at 7 pm either. The seating on the red leather benches is for special occasion and that should be fun for us. The problem was, that I sat on an awkward chair and my family on the bench. I moved to the bench to feel included and it was quite tight and not festive at all. I felt disappointed that this happened on my special occasion. I made a reservation to sit on the other side and not cramped like that! The food was good, but I really couldn’t enjoy it.
Service was discombobulated.My husband ordered a flat iron steak and got a ribeye. The steak was great but he hates celery and sweet potatoes which happened to be the sides. So a different lady approached our table rudly proclaim "so you had an issue with the steak"..yea. we did not order it... and we were charged for it. About a $15 dollar difference.I had scallops which were done perfectly but the celery root salad was single layered spread along half of the plate, single layered. It looked like they were filling space with match sticks. Sooo little food when compared to the steak dish.Would I return? Not sure...
We visited this incredible restaurant while on a cross country trip. Wow! The creative menu, locally sourced ingredients and food, excellent presentation and outstanding service made this a dining experience we will long remember! Beautiful environment made it even better!
We had a great dinner tonight and even better service. Megan (I hope I spelled your name right) took great care of us. We will be back. Xoxo
Personally I didn't feel the menu had a very good selection and prices were extremely high. When asked what was good, the immediate suggestion was, of course, the most expensive - ribeye steak at $54. We ate sub par salads and left for another restaurant to have dinner.
I enjoyed my entire dining experience with Watershed at the Owl. Ambience of a booth in low lit bar with old world swag had me totally relaxed. Food was served hot and fresh. Breads and salads were delicious. Oysters in the half shell were especially fresh and crisp with flavor. Staff was friendly and not over bearing while you relaxed over cuisine.
Everything was yummy. London broil, squash, quail. Service was excellentChef was on the floor checking on everyone