201 W. Napa St, Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 935-6800
Parking: in shopping center parking lot
http://www.blackbeardiner.com/
Last Visited: 2003
Food: 2 stars
Service: 1 to 2 stars
Atmosphere: 3 stars
Price: $$
Until I read the menu, I didn’t realize that Black Bear Diner was a chain. With Sonoma being such a bear city, it seemed appropriate for Black Bear to open up with its bear statues and the bear flag located out front. The controversy about having wood bear statues displayed about their premises surely woke up the locals, but they’re here to stay.
Black Bear serves typical diner fare. I found nothing impressive about the place except for the wait. We must have waited over half an hour for a table. Once we got our table, the food was of mediocre quality. Even the garlic fries weren’t worth raving about. The service was not particularly fast or attentive (hence the reason I had time to read the menu). In fact, the table that had ordered after us received their salads and soup before we did. We found the waiter to be stressed out and could use some additional training in customer/waiter interaction.
The atmosphere is okay. The menus share history about Black Bear’s start, and in the waiting area, you’ll find lots of Black Bear merchandise. Formally the location of Carrows, you can imagine the atmosphere fairly easily.
Overall, I found Black Bear to be barely bearable. It’s a wonder how they have remained open so long in Sonoma.
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