Comments on: Tin Angel Cafe restaurant review (evening follow up)

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:45:56 +0000

We went to Tin Angel Cafe for the first time this past Friday and loved it! The spinach & fontina soup was simply stupendous; my hubby said it was The Best Thing he has ever tasted. Our various chicken entrees (Saltambucco & Al Forno) were very tasty and not drowned in sauce. The Strawberry Rhubarb bread pudding was fabulous. I would go there just for that. We were going to split one bread pudding between the two of us, but ordered a second one before we had even finished the first! Will gladly go back anytime. The only drawback is that we don’t plan ahead and make reservations very often. The small size of the restaurant makes getting a table on short notice questionable.

By: A. Bennett

A. Bennett — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:21:50 +0000

I have only been to the Tin Angel twice. The first was an OK experience. The second time, we were turned away because we didn’t have reservations — it was a Wednesday night and the place was empty! The said they expected guests with reservations in 45 minutes!!! and couldn’t seat us. I was actually a bit stunned. I have never had that happen anywhere before. It was bizarre. We left and won’t be returning.

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:44:57 +0000

Glad to see you liked it Danny, especially seeing as it sounded like a special occasion of sorts.

The Tin Angel is definitely one of the highlights of our local restaurant scene.

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:03:50 +0000

Finally tried Tin Angel over the weekend (first “grown-up” dinner out without baby in tow!) I would say this is high on my list of must-try places for when guests are in town. Despite a sort of awkward set up inside (our table was in plain site of the restrooms nestled in between two support beams), my wife and I were very impressed. We both started with the speck-wrapped shrimp with apricot vinaigrette. I am definitely going to try to recreate these on the grill this summer. Stephanie had the lamb chops with raisiin chutney. Not a big fan of sweet and savory myself, this dish was perfectly executed. I had the most succulent beef tenderloin I’ve had in recent memory on top of a bed of blue cheese potato gratan. Awesome. Only downside was the cheese plate we finished with. I felt the cheeses were fairly standard and it didn’t seem like they featured any local cheese (a blue, a very small bit of brie and I think a manchego – the waitress didn’t tells us what they were). I have to also mention that my dirty martini was one of the better versions I’ve had in the valley – just the right blend of olive juice and vodka, which they told me was a special organic vodka. Overall really great. Can’t wait to go back this summer and see how the menu changes with the season.

By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:44:53 +0000

The main point of the comment was that everything on the plate was great, fresh and delicious. The carrots, the squash, the asparagus, all of it.

By: Wen

Wen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:41:14 +0000

That may be why I found them so especially delicious Rod.

By: Rod Schiffman

Rod Schiffman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:17:08 +0000

Those green beans look more like Hericot Vert. I know that’s just French for green bean, but they are not the same. They are a basically a different clone. They are thinner, have more flavor and are not as stringy.