Water Street Bistro — Restaurant in Petaluma

What can you say ? I come to this little gem of a place because the owner is so passionate about putting the finest ingredients into her food , and it shows .

She serves warm fantastic bread and ultra high quality butter with your order . Everything is made on premises , maybe except for the fantastic bread that they serve .

The crab bisque is super , and I’ve never had a bad quiche . Prices are fair and service is always with a genuine smile.

It’s great to find a place where you can really taste the love in the food .

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that everything I order has slightly less salt than most institutions that I always feel oversalt dishes . The chef lets the high quality ingredients bring the flavor across without using salt as the crutch to trick you into thinking something tastes better than it does. We Americans think salt means flavor , and it is but only when used properly . The chef here understands this, and I appreciate it. Great food...

I had another fabulous meal & experience here today. The bistro was the most crowded I’ve seen it in a long time, however Stephanie was so great at multitasking & patient with the customers I have to applaud her. The ambience of the restaurant is simply charming with many French accents throughout. I had one of the best quiches ever - so light & fluffy with spinach & feta. My friend loved her eggplant sandwich. And the complimentary bread is consistently delicious (served with real butter). The one and only issue was the salad dressing on my spinach salad. It was so incredibly sour I was unable to eat it. And I really wanted to. My friend tasted the dressing and completely agreed. I mentioned it to a staff person but he didn’t say anything. It won’t stop me from coming back, I...

A little hidden gem of petaluma downtown. This place offers a casual lunch and breakfast as well as lots of different pastries. Their quiches are well known and most of sandwiches and other dishes come with a side of salad. Opens at 8/8:30 am to 2:30 pm on Wed-Sat(or earlier if there’s a special engagement). Closed on Sun, Mon and Tue. We had a several pastries, chicken salad sandwich, spring carrot soup, and pulled pork sandwich. All very delicious and wanted to try other dishes soon. It’s not visible from the Main Street so you could totally miss it if you are looking at the building number only. The bistro is located behind the building and...