The Warm Puppy Café — Restaurant in Santa Rosa

We stopped in for lunch after spending some time at the museum next door. It was pretty busy during lunch but the crowds disappear fairly quickly if you are there after 1pm, and we easily found seating in a cozy corner during the lunch rush. We each had the breaded chicken strips and fries and they were both fantastic. The chicken strips are full breasts and were cooked perfectly and juicy. That dish comes with ranch but we had to go back and ask for some but no biggy really. The staff was friendly and efficient. The little cafe has a large window area so that everyone has a good view of the ice rink. We arrived while hockey players were practicing and then it transitioned into public skating. One of the coolest things at the cafe are all the stain glass windows with Peanuts characters doing their winter things. Even if you don't ice skate I'd recommend stopping in for a bite and some relaxing cool relief from the...

We wanted to get the Snoopy bowl as a souvenir. Next to the kitchen I saw a bunch of mugs but I didn't see them advertised so I asked and they are $15. I ordered both and a drink. We waited for a long while and when I went up and asked the girl she was like "oh you haven't gotten it?". She went behind the counter and started to make the food. She didn't wash her hands and didn't use gloves but she was touching everything. We ended up tossing out the hotdog and my son was so bummed about it. I don't recommend this place other than to take pictures. Hand hygiene is important and if you look at the workers here none seem to do it. They go from one thing to the next. I wish I would have noticed this earlier and just tried to buy the bowl by itself. We won't...

Sept 2025. Only 62 reviews? It's a 5-star review for a 70-80s style diner/cafe.

The Warm Puppy is a cafe built into the lobby of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena. The arena and cafe were built by Charles Schulz. A museum dedicated to the author of Peanuts is across the street.

A table dedicated to Charles (Sparky) is set aside with a 'reserved' sign waiting for the talented - but humble - genius to arrive.

It's a cafe folks. It's just fine for what it is.

We ordered sandwiches with fries. They were good and reasonably priced. Staff had trouble with English, but they created delicious sandwiches in a timely manner.

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