Walter Hansel Wine Bistro

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   Brittny

   Phoenix1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Visited from out of town and came for our anniversary. We had a lovely dining experience and the halibut dish was among the best I’ve ever had! The warm bread and butter was a nice way to start the meal. They served a little sample of a French onion bisque that was very special.
   

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   Pamela VIP

   San Francisco12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was outstanding and the service was great. We thoroughly enjoyed our first time here, but it won’t be our last!
   

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   Albert VIP

   Washington DC24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a great first visit! We loved the laid back vibe great wine and food. Sat at the bar and thoroughly enjoyed view into the kitchen and attentive service. Will definitely be back.
   

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   Heidi VIP

   Palm Springs16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love this place! Its always so good, and love the complimentary soup shooter. Food and service is always great
   

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   Blaise VIP

   San Francisco25 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The five of us enjoyed a delicious meal, with friendly professional service. Great wine, great food in a comfortable setting in a beautiful rural setting surrounded by vineyards!
   

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   Dianna VIP

   Cincinnati37 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 28 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   A hidden gem! Absolutely loved this place. Restaurant appears unassuming, but has such a Wow factor in both service and food quality. Everything we ate was delicious.
   

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   Keren VIP

   San Francisco55 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 24 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We tried Walter Hansel Bistro for the first time to celebrate my husband's birthday. We decided to do the prix fixe menu, and we were not disappointed. Prior to dinner, we were given a carrot/ginger soup shooter which was delicious. We started with the Vietnamese beef carpaccio...which was a large portion and delicious. We both enjoyed the Caesar salad. It was a HUGE portion, and the flavors were all fresh and crispyi. A delicious salad. I had the sea bass, served on top of what was like lyonnaise potatoes with sauteed spinach and a delicious, buttery sauce. Wonderful. My husband got the NY Strip with a green peppercorn sauce, cooked perfectly. For dessert, I had a scoop of the Apricot Champagne sorbet and the raspberry sorbet (I have to findwhere I can buy these for home). My husband opted for a cheese plate in lieu of the sweet. He was served a triple cream brie...and he ate every morsel. We enjoyed our visit and we will be back, because we saw a few other dishes being served and they all looked fabulous.
   

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   Chelsea

   San Francisco6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One of the best restaurant experiences in a long time. Everyone we encountered was amazing. Food was outstanding! If you are thinking about going…just go! Hopefully you get Denise as your server!
   

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   Nicole

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Walter Hansel is hands down the best restaurant in Sonoma county. There isn’t a single thing on the menu I haven’t loved. We are always treated like family when we visit so that’s why we always come back. Can’t recommend this place enough!!
   

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    Jean VIP

    San Francisco692 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 21 March 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Tomato bisque and crab cake starter were outstanding. Salad was disappointing, however; greens were not fresh and starting to brown at the edges - this was chopped romaine, not whole leaves as a Caesar should be. But the lightly pickled fresh anchovies were divine, could have eaten a dozen of them! Duck breast was a little too rare and the fruit sauce was overly sweet. Fish was oddly chewy and full of tough tendon although flavor of the fish itself was fine. Don't overlook the gelato/sorbet for dessert - the Apricot Chardonnay sorbet tastes like the essence of Blenheims, the finest apricots; and the Maple Butter Pecan gelato was chock-full of toasted chopped pecans...both were yummy! Service is always excellent at Hansel. Just FYI for newbies: if it is dark out when you visit, do NOT try to park outside the lot (i.e., alongside the road). There are drainage ditches running parallel to both roads and you'll risk breaking a car axle.
    

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