Belly Left Coast Kitchen & Taproom - American restaurant in Santa Rosa - 523 4th St, USA

If you enjoy a nice cold beer and sports or a glass of wine after a long day of work to relax your brain, Belly Left Coast Kitchen and Taproom is the place to be! As you can tell from their title “left coast,” they focus their menu and a greater part of their beers and wines towards the west coast like Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. This is your casual, sit back, and watch tv sort of American restaurant. It has two sides to it. One side looks to be more focused on the bar scene and the other side is more family friendly. I love the outdoor lights they hang around their sign as well as the general outdoor seating area. It makes the place look very inviting in the evening. It is located in downtown Santa Rosa next to plenty of other restaurants such as Asian, Peruvian, or French food. It is near the old courthouse square, Hotel E, and even the plaza mall. They have parking alongside the streets as well as two parking lots near the old courthouse square which you do pay the meter for. This restaurant is wheelchair accessible. They have 26 beers on tap, specialty cocktails and you can hire them for private events. They have a theme for each day of the week like wine Wednesday and taco Tuesday. As for the food I had the Surf and turf fish tacos and my friend, although I can’t remember the dish name and I don’t think it’s on the menu anymore, had some sort of pasta that was absolutely delicious. It had a kick of spice to it which I loved and I thought it added to the flavor. The picture will be down below. As for the tacos they were also very good although I think they added too much bacon. Other than that the green sauce on the side went well with it and I love the metal holder they have for the tacos. It really reduces the mess and overall has a better look to it. Our waiter was nice and let us take our time. I would recommend trying and I would give this place another chance myself!

Overall it was an okay experience. They have a good selection on beers. I had the fish and chips, the fish was okay and the fries were really good. Service was slow, not bad just slow.

We were just driving through Santa Rosa and stopped for an early lunch. We needed a dog friendly location and my husband wanted a beer so this one came up. The outdoor patio was nice, but lower tables would be better with our dog. The pork nachos were quite good. The jalapeno sauce had just the right amount of heat for me. The dates were a waste of money. Try them at Fuzio's in Modesto and you'll know why I say that. My husband enjoyed his beer, hazy IPA, and then we were on our way.

Came with a group of four close to closing time and they still let us order last minute. Would definitely recommend their garlic truffle fries, papas bravas fingerlings, cheese curds, elote street corn skillet, wild mushroom truffle pizza, and coconut grove (alcoholic and came in a coconut). Wasn’t a fan of their Mac n cheese, but overall, service and food was great. Vegetarian friendly.

Stopped in here on a roadtrip as it looked like it had the vibe we were going for. Had the pork belly skewers and they were unreal, Carolina bbq sauce was a perfect touch. Would also recommend the Cali Squeeze Beer. Service was very friendly and quick.

Food here was great, the employees were friendly and the beer selection was very good. I'd definitely recommend going here. We tried a lot of the food: Pork Belly Burnt End Skewers - Great! Tuna Poke - Really nice, and lots of Tuna Ceasar Salad - Large and Tasty Chicken Sandwich - Crispy and flavorful Nachos - Solid, but not spectacular Bavarian Pretzel - QUite good, pretty sure it's spent grain and the Beer Cheese was great

It was...fine. We'll probably be back for drinks and the pretzels, which were soft & delicious. The buffalo cauliflower was tasty but the menu said it was breaded, but it wasn't, only fried. The elote dip was kind of bland, and tasted more like onions than anything else. My partner said his pulled pork sandwich was just okay too.

Another great Restaurant Week find! We typically go to the same places that we like but love trying new restaurants with a great deal, such as Belly with their $29 3-course meal. At full portion sizes, there is no reason to not get the pork belly with brussels and potatoes. The artichoke appetizer was a full artichoke, easily shared among a few folks. Fish tacos were loaded and delicious. Bacon and mango salsa are two ingredients I would have never thought should go on fish tacos, but it was so good we left wondering how we haven't had this combination before! Pork belly was very tasty, although a bit too much sauce in my opinion. The chocolate mousse, our usual go-to dessert, was the most disappointing. Placed on an impressive display with delicious cream, the ramekin of mousse was not something we could eat more than a couple bites of because of the sourness and strong alcoholic taste. Fortunately, our friends really liked it, so this is a hit/miss. Pros: great for Restaurant Week dinner, good service, wide selection, live music on Saturday evenings Cons: restrooms are in the area that can be reserved for a private party so going to the restroom gets a little awkward when there's a private party going on