Resturant Files: Monti's

Restaurant Files: Monti’s
Location: Santa Rosa
http://www.starkrestaurants.com/montis_rotisserie.html

Early last week, in the midst of holiday shopping at Montgomery Village, my friend and I were overcome with hunger. We decided to grab lunch at Monti’s.

Monti’s, located in Montgomery Village in Santa Rosa, is one of a couple restaurants owned and operated by the Stark restaurant empire.

In addition to Montie’s they also operate Willi’s Wine Bar, Willi’s Raw Bar in Healdsburg, and a steakhouse in Railroad Square.

Willi’s (in Healdsburg ) is one of my local favorites.

I also like Montgomery Village. If I need to shop in Santa Rosa, this is where I go.

The village is an assemblage of specialty shops including purveyors like Sur La Table (so fun to get lost in this gem of foodie fabulousness), home décor boutiques, clothing shops, patisseries.

After lugging our bags to the car, we settled in at a bistro table on the outdoor patio.

We ordered the following:

• House Made French Fries Tossed with Gorgonzola & Rosemary $6



• Monti’s Cristo, Westphalian Ham, Gruyere & Sweet Onion Jam
on Toasted Brioche $12

• The special sandwich of the day – a rotisserie turkey sandwich on brioche with tomato chutney.



The Monti Cristo, enjoyed by my lunch companion, was purported to be “sooo soo good” andworth its weight in every delicious calorie consumed. She likened the taste to a warm French toast with a savory twist.

I had the special sandwich. It, too, was good. I requested it on ciabatta bread and it arrived with thinly sliced rotisserie turkey, red onion and the chutney. It was understated but good.

Both sandwiches came with (what I assume were house-made) pickles and olives. They were a bit spicy and a nice twist

The fries were great: crispy, salty, layered with gorgonzola cheese and rosemary. A perfect addition to the sandwiches.


What’s happening in Healdsburg?

http://www.healdsburg.com/PDFs/HolidayCalendar2009.pdf