But we couldn't just drive so far north and leave without eating something local so I insisted we find a restaurant, eat quickly and drive like mad back to the city.
Cafe Reyes looked like the best restaurant in town, big, quaint, cosy and it had a coffee grinder as big as a chimney on one side and a wood-fired oven on the other. Very promising, but I didn't go to Pt Reyes for pizzas. I wanted something local. I saw a lady closing her shop and asked her where I could get some oysters (what else, we didn't have much time) and she said "That'll be Station House Cafe." We went there, and we knew we were at the right place. There were no customers at Cafe Reyes (it was about 5 pm) but Cafe House Station was bustling and noisy, tables were mostly taken and people looked like they were enjoying their food.
BBQ oysters, USD12.25 for half dozen. Oysters are best eaten au natural, period.
1/2 pound sweet yummy clams in wine, so good I wanted more but was shot down by my companions.
Popovers. What ARE popovers? They looked like Yorkshire pudding, tasted like Yorkshire pudding but without the drippings and these were simply awesome. So good we asked for another serving, and I would have asked for more but didn't want to look cheap because the popovers (and terrific bread) came free.
These are the best Yorkshire pudding/popovers I've ever eaten. Crusty outside, soft and light inside and very tasty, even without butter. Simple but this was one of the best things I ate in SF.
Chicken veg soup with orzo (ric-shaped pasta), USD3.95. Loved it.
Not giving up on the bad clam chowders that I had eaten in SF, I ordered Station House Cafe's clam chowder (USD4.95) and surprise, it was very good too except it was slightly acidic.
This is two orders of mushrooms, USD0.75 each. This was seriously good. S! eriously .
I would go back to Station House Cafe if I go to Point Reyes again. In fact, I would drive there and eat oysters at Station House Cafe and forget about shucking them myself. The Cafe's oysters are from Drakes Oyster Farm, and they cost less at USD1.80 each. Now you know.
Like a paparazzi-weary celebrity, this pooch ignored me after a while. He was sitting in a car near the cafe.
We passed through many small towns where you can have fresh oysters.
Quality grass-fed meat too.
There were some redwood trees (related to the sequoias) on the way but these were puny compared to the giants further up north. On our previous trip to SF, we went to the Muir Woods National Park and I highly recommend that, especially if you are with your kids.
Yi doggie bagged Vietnamese-style beef and tomatoes from The Other Slanted Door, which she said was way better than The Slanted Door. This was good, like home-cooked beef and tomatoes, but the surprise flavor was cloves, which made an ordinary dish more interesting and aromatic.
Cafe Reyes looked like the best restaurant in town, big, quaint, cosy and it had a coffee grinder as big as a chimney on one side and a wood-fired oven on the other. Very promising, but I didn't go to Pt Reyes for pizzas. I wanted something local. I saw a lady closing her shop and asked her where I could get some oysters (what else, we didn't have much time) and she said "That'll be Station House Cafe." We went there, and we knew we were at the right place. There were no customers at Cafe Reyes (it was about 5 pm) but Cafe House Station was bustling and noisy, tables were mostly taken and people looked like they were enjoying their food.
BBQ oysters, USD12.25 for half dozen. Oysters are best eaten au natural, period.
1/2 pound sweet yummy clams in wine, so good I wanted more but was shot down by my companions.
Popovers. What ARE popovers? They looked like Yorkshire pudding, tasted like Yorkshire pudding but without the drippings and these were simply awesome. So good we asked for another serving, and I would have asked for more but didn't want to look cheap because the popovers (and terrific bread) came free.
These are the best Yorkshire pudding/popovers I've ever eaten. Crusty outside, soft and light inside and very tasty, even without butter. Simple but this was one of the best things I ate in SF.
Chicken veg soup with orzo (ric-shaped pasta), USD3.95. Loved it.
Not giving up on the bad clam chowders that I had eaten in SF, I ordered Station House Cafe's clam chowder (USD4.95) and surprise, it was very good too except it was slightly acidic.
This is two orders of mushrooms, USD0.75 each. This was seriously good. S! eriously .
I would go back to Station House Cafe if I go to Point Reyes again. In fact, I would drive there and eat oysters at Station House Cafe and forget about shucking them myself. The Cafe's oysters are from Drakes Oyster Farm, and they cost less at USD1.80 each. Now you know.
Like a paparazzi-weary celebrity, this pooch ignored me after a while. He was sitting in a car near the cafe.
We passed through many small towns where you can have fresh oysters.
Quality grass-fed meat too.
There were some redwood trees (related to the sequoias) on the way but these were puny compared to the giants further up north. On our previous trip to SF, we went to the Muir Woods National Park and I highly recommend that, especially if you are with your kids.
Yi doggie bagged Vietnamese-style beef and tomatoes from The Other Slanted Door, which she said was way better than The Slanted Door. This was good, like home-cooked beef and tomatoes, but the surprise flavor was cloves, which made an ordinary dish more interesting and aromatic.
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