The Hero Ranch Kitchen

Exceptional California cuisine. Every dish offers interesting combinations of seafood or meat, vegetables or fungi (shrooms), and sauces informed by careful restraint, to showcase the fresh ingredients without overwhelming. Thai tacos, mushroom stuffed with sausages, & pear salad were standouts (alas they were long gone by the time we thought of photos). Suffice it to say the presentation was also first rate. In addition to the starters, we also ordered scallops and seafood gnocchi for main, and chocolate bomb (which I found too sweet due to the caramel espresso sauce) & bread pudding for dessert. Each dish had an element of intrigue or surprise, and all of them delivered. The evening was accompanied by friendly, capable & attentive staff, plus real attention to detail like honoring our request to be seated near a heat lamp and having our small dog along. All this in a relatively casual setting,completely lacking in pretense. What an utterly pleasant experience. Features: Half of the s

We went after looking at the ratings. Even though Saratoga is a lovely place but I didn’t like the food at all. We ordered lamb chops, chicken marsala and chicken sliders. I felt like the food was cooked a while back. The sliders were cold and dull. I have had way better food at other places like flower. So for a given amount of money I paid, I was a very bad experience. Serving cold and stale food.

Add HRK to your list of fine dining establishments and you won’t be disappointed. My wife and I finally made it back after several years, and we’re glad we did. We booked an early (5:15pm) table for a light bite. They open at 5pm, and the restaurant was starting to get full even at that hour! I strongly suggest reserving a table well in advance regardless of the time of day or the size of your group. We specified outdoor seating. When we were taken to a table towards the back of the patio, we protested (gently) and were immediately redirected (graciously) to a table a bit closer to the door. It was a much better location but we still felt cramped. Plexiglass dividers between tables are a good idea these days but they add to the somewhat claustrophobic feeling. Our extremely friendly and upbeat server definitely got the owner’s message about the importance of “personal interaction”. She may have been trying a bit too hard, but we didn’t mind. Everyone on the HRK staff was equally cheerf