Ahh, California. How can you not love it? It's sunny, everyone is nice and the food is amazing. I was on a girl's trip to Sonoma with some good friends and after a lovely hike in Marin Headleads, we stopped for lunch at the first place we saw in Sonoma which happened to be Park 121. This place was perfect because it was casual, had outdoor seating and most importantly had lots of wine.
True to any place in Sonoma, they had a great wine menu but they also had very lunch friendly food options like fresh sounding salads, sandwiches, cheese plates and pastas. We were all starving so we started with a meat and cheese plate ($16) and I got the grilled chicken croissant sandwich ($12) and of course, we ordered a chilled bottle of pinot noir rose to kick everything off. What I love about food in California is how fresh and simple everything is not to mention that they put avocado on everything! Heaven. The meat and cheese plate was simple but delicious. We got manchego, camembert, and prosciutto and it came with a bunch of warm bread, breadsticks and a yummy quince paste and spiced almonds. It was a wonderful start to our meal. On to my sandwich - I'm trying not to eat so many carbs these days but there's something about a warm buttery croissant that gets me every time. Not to mention this one had super juicy sliced chicken breast, melted pepper jack cheese, avocado, fresh ripe tomato, daikon sprouts, and an outrageously addictive chipotle aioli. Everything about this sandwich screamed California as its best. I inhaled the entire thing in a matter of minutes. The chicken was incredibly moist that I felt like I was eating chicken that just came out of a rotisserie. I also have to give a shout out to the salad too. The dressing was out of this world good - it was great tangy citrus vinaigrette. Everyone at the table commented how delicious it was and the couple at the table next to us asked if they bottle it because they wanted to take it home.
The rose was also great and the service was friendly. My review might be a bit gushing and overboard but it was such an idyllic way to kick off a wonderful weekend in Wine Country. It's hard to compete because there are so many fabulous places to eat in Sonoma but if you are looking for a very casual and relaxing start to your trip, I definitely recommend making a pit stop at Park 121. Total bill: $27/pp with tax and tip
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