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Animo Sonoma Reviews
Thank you, everyone at Animo.
You were amazing every time. Turbot, duck, porterhouse... gonna miss them
Maybe the best meal I've eaten? The vibe of this
Maybe the best meal I've eaten? The vibe of this restaurant is so good. It's unpretentious, tiny, and feels like you're at home waiting for your friends to feed you from their awesome wood burning kitchen. I wish I'd captured pictures of the ambienc
More photos from our excellent dining
More photos from our excellent dining experience!! make sure to enjoy their fresher than fresh oysters!!
Excellent restaurant.
Great food, great service. Chef Josh is an amazing restauranteur and operator.
Amazing food! The restaurant itself it so cute and cozy
Amazing food! The restaurant itself it so cute and cozy mixed with amazing food and wine selection. I would recommend anyone coming here, everything was absolutely delicious! The servers here were also so sweet and helpful. My partner and I came for
Delicious! Get the fish, you won't regret it.
The mushroom appetizer was perfection
Small, cozy restaurant.
Difficult parking...not much at the actual restaurant. Allow extra time for finding a space. Very helpful, friendly service. We ordered the mushroom app, and it had awesome flavor. The shrimp app was tasty but super heavy on the garlic. We share
Easily one of the best new restaurants in Northern
Easily one of the best new restaurants in Northern California and a breath of fresh air in wine country. Worth a special trip -- Animo is a no brainer for a Michelin star. Service, ambience, wine list, and food were all top notch. Recommend any o
10/14/2023 Sat.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Animo. It was quite a drive about 2 hours one way from the peninsula. We always travel for food because there is nowhere else serves whole grilled turbot that I know of so we had to make the trip up just for that. W
My review of the food is admittedly somewhat limited - I
My review of the food is admittedly somewhat limited - I was able to snag the only available table at 5pm and there were just 2 of us in our party, so we ordered just 3 of the apps. The crudo, the mushrooms and the prawns were all fantastically prep
Animo - fabulous restaurant
This is a fantastic restaurant . Food is inventive with complex fabulous tastes. The dishes are to share. Whole turbot, a fish flown in from Spain, was incredible. The manila clams are a super small plate. Every dish tastes great and presented w
This place was outstanding -- one of the best meals I have
This place was outstanding -- one of the best meals I have had in years. The ambience is warm and inviting, the food is unique and incredible, and the service and kitchen staff make you feel like you're in their living room (I guess you kind of are).
Amazing food and very personable service! Every dish was
Amazing food and very personable service! Every dish was unique! We had a fantastic tasting experience!Thank you, team Animo, for this memorable experience!
What a fantastic experience and memorable birthday meal.
Highly recommended.Low key location, with an open, wood burning dream kitchen (zero smoke noticed by us btw)We were warmly greeted by Heidi and her staff, the experience was great from the start.Delicious appetizers and shared plates, but the Summer
Wonderful evening to celebrate Valentine's Day! The service
Wonderful evening to celebrate Valentine's Day! The service was incredible and the staff was very knowledgeable. We liked how the reservations were spaced out so every table had time to enjoy their meal. Creative food and it was all prepared to perfe
Animo is a true gem in Sonoma.
It's always refreshing to see husband and wife rolling up their sleeves and truly putting their heart and soul into the food they put out and the service. You get this here with the owners. Food is delicious! Don't miss a chance to go! So happy we ca
We scored a last minute, weeknight reservation and could
We scored a last minute, weeknight reservation and could not be more pleased with our overall experience. We were greeted by Heidy who took fantastic care of us for the duration of our visit, making us feel welcome as if we were dining at an old frie
Had a random opportunity for a mini "date night" and we
Had a random opportunity for a mini "date night" and we have been wanting to try Animo. By some miracle there was a reservation open. We've been blessed to have some incredible meals in incredible places and I will admit that it takes a lot
I wanted to love this place and was so excited to go.
Here are just some things I wish I had known before I booked:To start, there is no signage and the parking is bad- its between a McDonalds and a culdesac with only 2 spots of their own so parking is confusing and was tough to find. Not a big deal but
We spent the weekend in Sonoma, and we got very lucky to
We spent the weekend in Sonoma, and we got very lucky to snag a spot on a saturday night right at opening time. The interior was well decorated, with firewood and a stove on one side, and a wall full of apples on the other. Very cool. Be warned the p
Joshua and Heidy have to be the hardest working couple in
Joshua and Heidy have to be the hardest working couple in the restaurant biz. their passion comes through in this excellent dinner.our second visit. had the boquerones, radicchio salad and lamb with broccolini and kimchi fried rice.all prepared to
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* Peter really wants to go, so he increases the bid (or reward) to $200.
* At this stage, the reservation does not exist yet.
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* EternalAnt36, an experienced AT user, has a strong track record of successfully securing reservations and low refund requests, they receive a notification about Peter's $200 bid.
* EternalAnt36 picks up the bid, meaning they will now work on securing the reservation.
* Peter can now talk to EternalAnt36 for any questions Peter may have as EternalAnt36 user fills the bid.
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* EternalAnt36 now uses their connections at Animo Sonoma to secure the table.
* If they successfully get the 6 PM table for four, Peter receives a confirmation that the reservation has been secured.
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* Peter can now enjoy the dinner with his friends at Animo Sonoma!
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