You are here: Home / Archives for Yountville restaurants

R+D Kitchen in Yountville

by

R & D Kitchen in Yountville

The R+D Kitchen in Yountville

R+D Kitchen in Yountville

The R+D Kitchen in Yountville was our lunch stop on Monday, October 19. We are visiting the Napa Valley for three days. The R+D Kitchen  is the newest addition of the three R+D  Kitchen restaurants operated by the Hillstone group. Hillstone also operates the ever popular Rutherford Grill just up the road from the R+D Kitchen in Yountville. The day was one of the most spectacular days in the Napa Valley. The temperature was moderate, but the large puffy white clouds made for a dramatic backdrop to the Valley. Unfortunately, the R+D Kitchen has a limited bar menu for outside patio dining. We decided inside would offer us a better fare for lunch. And indeed the lunch was delightful. Janelle had the Macho Salad, Gloria had the veggie club, and I had the special sandwich of the day: Swordfish with avocado crema and Baja slaw. Crazy delicious! The wine list is extensive and very reasonable. We shared a bottle of Frog’s Leap Chardonnay for $34. The service was excellent. The R+D Kitchen in Yountville is open for lunch and dinner, Monday-Thursday 11:30am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm, Sunday 11am-9:30pm.

More on Yountville

Mustards Grill in Yountville – 31 years in wine country

by

Mustards grill

The pulled pork sandwich with the Ooo-Eee  sauce

I last did a post on Mustards Grill in June of 2008 for their 25th anniversary.  I am overdue for an update on one of the oldest and most popular restaurants in the Napa Valley. Mustards Grill in Yountville has stood the test of time.  Now in its 31st year, it is as popular as ever. It is still owned and operated by the fabulous chef, Cindy Pawlcyn. We visited this past Wednesday for lunch. The place was jumping with wine country visitors and the locals, including some winemakers. Not much had changed at Mustards Grill since our previous visit.  The menu is still much the same and the food is as tasty as always.  The BBQ pork sandwich on the menu (pulled pork, slow cooked) is fantastic with the pork soaked in what Cindy calls her Ooo-Eee sauce. Wow, what flavors! That’s what I had for lunch and it was delicious. The daily fish tostada is another favorite. Crab cakes are also divine. One thing I like about Mustards Grill and Cindy’s other restaurant in the Napa Valley, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena, is the wine list. The wine list is extensive with a generous focus on Napa Valley wines. Perhaps even better are the prices of the wine. Unlike many other Napa Valley restaurants, the markup on most of the wines is quite reasonable. Since our last visit, the Mustards Grill gardens have been upgraded to an extensive degree.  Planter boxes are filled with all types of veggies and herbs, bringing the freshest ingredients to the table. I love the Padron Pepper planter box that must have 50 plants with these small, scrumptious Spanish peppers.  A sign on the Padron planter box reads “Padron Peppers, Que Rico!” I own the Mustards Grill Cookbook and I can tell you from experience the Mustards cookbook is true to the food served at Mustards Grill. Some of my favorites in the book are Grilled Figs with Pancetta, Achiote-Marinated Chicken Breasts, and the BBQ Pork Sandwich pictured above. Visit the Mustards Grill Website for the restaurant hours of operation. Don’t miss it when you are traveling in the Napa Valley wine country.

 

Mustards Grill Slide Show

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

More information on Mustards Grill and Yountville

Inside Yountville

by

The main wine towns of the Napa Valley are Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, and Calistoga. Inside Yountville is the first of a series of short videos designed to give the tourist a quick view of the major attractions of these localities: where to stay, dine, shop, and enjoy other very fun wine country activities. In this video, you will quickly see why tourists love Yountville.

Inside Yountville

Follow these links to view our recommendations for lodging, restaurants, wineries, and other attractions in the Napa Valley.

Yountville is very popular on weekends and during the week in the Summer and Fall months. Be sure to plan ahead to book your lodging and reserve a restaurant table.

Don’t miss:

A tour and tasting at Domaine Chandon
A pastry and coffee at Bouchon Bakery
A walk or jog along the vineyard-lined Yount Mill Road
A visit to Michael Chiarello’s Napa Style boutique shop at V Marketplace
An early morning walk to watch the launch of colorful balloons taking off
A quiet stroll through the Veterans’ Cemetery

Domain Chandon tasting and tour

Domain Chandon Tasting Room

CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY REGIONS:

Carneros • Livermore • Lodi • Mendocino • Monterey • Napa Valley • Paso Robles • Santa Barbara County • Santa Cruz Mts. • Sierra Foothills • Russian River • Sonoma Valley

Sign up for wine country news from Janelle and Joe

* indicates required