Celedon Napa CA
Michael:
Celedon restaurant is located in downtown Napa California and as many times as we have been to Napa, this was our first time visiting this restaurant. It is a sister company to Cole’s chop house (which is awesome by the way) also located in Napa. It is a nice place but a little unusual looking initially. It is kinda like a remodeled warehouse when you first walk in, but it appears that there is a more traditional style eating area toward the rear of the building. We were seated in the warehouse section and never really sought out the opportunity to look at the other section.
The staff were kind and professional and we actually moved our reservation up by two hours wanting to get the evening started. They had no problem with that and upon arrival we were seated immediately. Menus were provided as we were seated and bread and olive oil were on the table within 5 minutes. Having visited a couple of wineries early that day, we both passed on the wine list and went straight for the jugular…..entrees! Even though Rib Eye steak is pretty much a given on many restaurant menus, and as my wife commented “you can get a steak anywhere”, it isn’t something that usually is on Celedon’s menu, so I went for it.
The steak was prepared medium rare and done exactly the way I like it. The quality of the meat was not the best I have had and I would personally rate it at about a 6 on a scale of 1 -10 (10 being the best). Last year I had rib eye at Cole and it was about an 8, very good. Anyway my steak at Celedon was served with asparagus, onion rings and mash potatoes and was a very filling meal. I can’t say that I left super impressed, but it was a good meal.
Freida:
After much research, I finally settled on making reservations at Celadon for our anniversary dinner in Napa. There are several big name restaurants in the Napa Valley, but this one was close to our bed and breakfast and had a nice variety on their menu. We had dined at their sister restaurant, Cole’s Chop House, a few months earlier and really enjoyed the food. Our original reservations were for 8:15pm, but after a full day of wine tasting, we decided we needed sustenance, and we needed it soon. I called and asked if there was any way to move our reservations up, and they were able to accommodate us no problem. We sat in the atrium like seating area that housed a fireplace and glass ceiling. It was nice, although I wish I would have peeked inside to see what it looked like there. We ordered the calamari to start with. We love calamari, but find that few can live up to the calamari we had a Chart House in Monterey, which was really fresh and perfectly breaded and fried. This calamari was also good. The chili sauce on it was a nice twist, although towards the end I thought it overpowered the taste of the calamari.

For my main course, I ordered the moroccan inspired lamb shank. This was a thing of beauty and oh man was it tasty. The almonds and the golden raisins with the couscous added nicely to the richness of the lamb. I really enjoyed this dish. The portion they gave was plentiful and I could not finish it all…but don’t you know I was happy to box it up and take it home!









