Hana Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Rohnert Park

We will never go back, nor reccomend this restaurant. Four of us "dined" here tonight. Two of us received entrees and the other two of us received ours 45 minutes later! When we had placed our orders, our waitress had warned us that the kitchen is backed up and that our meals MAY not arrive at the same time. That was an understatement! We figured a 5 or 10 minute difference, which while not optimal, would be okay as we were already there and had finished our appetizers and we wanted to make the most of our time together. After 1/2 hour of waiting for our remaining two meals, as the other two in our party had finished theirs, the staff repeatedly began clearing their dishes; but were refused as they wanted to wait for our meals to arrive so we weren't the only two eating at a cleared table. I then asked our waitress if our meals were coming and she became flustered, reminding me how she had warned us that the meals MAY not come out at the same time as the kitchen is backed up... how it wasn't her fault as she had checked with the kitchen... and then repeated that she had warned us. After another ten minutes of waiting, my husband asked the status of our meals, and again she reminded him how she did tell us the kitchen is backed up. He pointed out that the party of four to our right, who arrived after us, received all their meals, as did the party of six behind them. Our waitress got testy and defensive, again reiterating that she had informed us the kitchen is backed up, etc etc.

So we finally got our meals. Our meals were truly nothing special. We had eaten much better Japanese food elsewhere in the area -- not sour grapes here - just truth. Very disappointing, not only due to the ridiculous serving conditions, but also the flavors. Another friend recommended Hana. After we had finished, we were charged the full menu prices, but she did give us two complimentary small scoops of raspberry sorbet to share. That made it all worth it.. One of the worst dining experiences we...

Exceptional dinner at Hana Japanese Restaurant in Rohnert Park tonight. 🍱🍣🍚

I ventured out with a friend for our first Japanese experience in 1.5 years! We chose Hana, a restaurant we both had enjoyed independently in the past and were excited to try together.

Chef Ken Tominaga's Hana has a reputation for being one of the best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area and it never suits to live up to that reputation.

We sat on the back patio, which overlooks a golf course, in a private "box" (originally installed to be COVID safe).

The menu is wonderful and overwhelming. It reminds me of bars I enjoyed in Tokyo - a melting pot of all things Japan.

We enjoyed the Japanese version of fried chicken (karaagé) and a rich and decadent Hawaiian ahi poké (a tuna tartare which we added a quail egg on top).

For our entrees, we each had bento boxes ($32 each). We chose from a mix and match selection of dishes for personalized boxes. For one of my selections, I chose tonkatsu - a fried pork loin. One of my favorite comfort dishes that reminds me of my time nibbling bento boxes on the train in Japan.

Our server expertly curated our sake for our personal tastes - we each had two glasses and they were absolutely delicious. One was so good, we asked to see the bottle for a photo: Yamato Shizuku Junmai Daiginjo (the kind of sake that will make you fall in love with sake if you haven't already).

We felt unrushed and extremely full and satisfied. If you're looking for delicious, fresh, quality Japanese cuisine with a laid back patio or an elegant inside experience, Hana is the place in Sonoma...

OMG SO GOOD!

My partner and I were in the Santa Rosa area for his belated birthday celebration; we were looking for a Japanese restaurant and came across Hana online. Already the sake beckoned and their high reviews just sealed the deal.

When we arrived, we only had to wait for a few minutes. The restaurant had a healthy busy-ness about it, but it wasn't overwhelmed and there were still a fair number of tables available (and they were comfortably spaced out). The only downside is the table that we were seated at was near a service area so there was a lot of hustle and bustle from the wait staff, as well as people walking by in the corridor right next to the table.

The food was superb and it was so pretty to take pics of too... but I'm jumping ahead. He and I both decided to get Omakase. We didn't see it mentioned on the menu so we also asked the server if there was a sake pairing for the Omakase - and lo' and behold there was! We ended up sharing a pairing between the two of us which was enough to get the taste and can still comfortably drive afterwards.

For the dishes, they were able to accommodate my partner's shellfish allergy and constantly checked in to see how things were going. Although we had our "main" server, one of the chefs(?) came to serve most if not all of the dishes. He gave a detailed explanation of each part of the dish and answered any questions we may have had as well.

Overall, great experience (especially for just randomly coming across Hana) with friendly, generous staff and I look forward to coming...