As mentioned yesterday, the final day of our vacation was spent in Napa to visit D’s parents. D’s brother and sister were also there, so it was a family reunion of sorts.
After church on Sunday morning we stopped in a park in Yountville before going to Ad Hoc for brunch.
Last time we really enjoyed Addendum, so we were looking forward to this adjacent restaurant.
The menu is pre fixe and the menu changes all of the time. I was hoping that day wasn’t the fried chicken and waffles since we already had tried the fried chicken. Luckily, it was hangar steak and eggs.
Too bad I didn’t take a picture of the menu, because I can’t remember most of the detailed description of all of the courses. The food is served family-style and everything tasted so fresh and delicious. This was a garlic bread-crostini type of thing with charred scallion butter.
I believe this was an endive salad with some sort of smoked fish.
The hangar steak and eggs. There was also a side of crispy potatoes.
For dessert: plums with crème fraiche and coconut rochers (macaroons).
The kids were able to order a kid’s meal of pancakes and bacon for $5, so they shared one meal and had a little of our food as well.
The pancakes were served with more of the crème fraiche. The bacon seemed dry and overcooked, which is strange considering the restaurant’s mascot is a pig.
Yountville was really crowded and parking was difficult. While waiting for D to get the car, we waited in the little wooded area behind Ad Hoc.
The kids had lots of fun at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Then it was time for dinner at Redd Wood.
Interesting décor. It is an upscale Italian restaurant, so we had pasta and pizza. Our waiter was quite chatty and jealous that n was sleeping during the beginning of dinner because his two year old son doesn’t take naps.
It was nice to get away one last time before summer ends. Can’t believe tomorrow is September and school is starting next week!