Gillwoods Cafe — Restaurant in St. Helena

You know it's good when the locals line up on the sidewalk for 20 minutes to get in. Not at all disappointed after putting our names on the writing tablet at the front desk and waiting our turn on the sidewalk. Everything you would hope for in a small town café. Tiny café, tiny tables, clean and simple decor, exemplary local dishes served with charm and experience. From our "busboy" offering beverages the moment we arrived and attentively inquiring about refills during our stay - despite the crazy business of his morning - to our knowledgeable and swift waitress confidently answering all our questions.... staff gets 10 of 10. We ordered egg dishes and they arrived hot, fluffy and with a tender bite. No rubber eggs here. No half-melted or stingy cheese omelet either. Fancy coffee was also hot and perfectly mixed. Our neighbors (I did mention small cafe/small tables) also loved their order of baked goods but did not love the Sriracha-type Bloody Mary. Just a preference. Check came when asked not stuffed under our main dish and no one tried to grab our plates half eaten despite the line of people waiting. Excellent. I'd happily wait 20 minutes on you sidewalk to eat at Gillwoods again! Thank you Gillwoods for making our...

I ordered a chorizo omelette and it was nothing short of AMAZING! It came with hash browns and toast. Cilantro was mixed into the egg and was not overly cooked. The avocado and sour cream on top was not just to look pretty, but it was enough for every bite! I don’t take pictures of food, but I wished I had taken a shot before devouring it all.

The staff is soooo friendly and they are there to meet your coffee refill needs before you get to the bottom of the cup. Speaking of coffee: the coffee is FOR REAL! Much better than any “Sixbucks” (Starbucks) coffee or Evan a specialty coffee shop. The staff is very attentive and well worth over a 20% tip!

The breakfast for a cheapo like me was at the top of my spending limit I put on myself, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat at Gillwood’s! Hands down well worth a $13 chorizo omelette that comes with hash browns and toast with a side of abundant hospitality and love in...

We were a Large party for brunch, had a small wait, but service was great, prices good, not horribly expensive especially for St. Helena, nice choice on menu, loved the fresh squeezed orange juice. Yum, Napa scramble was so good. For me my only complaint was my California eggs Benedict as well as other members of our table who ordered Eggs Benedict was served in the wrong dish, it was served in a small a gratin dish, so very hard to cut into bite size pieces without making a bit of a mess and the English muffin was soggy. Holidays sauce and egg cooked perfectly, canadian bacon hard to cut, so over cooked,? Hope they see this and rethink how they serve. Next time I will ask for a plate and to space them apart. It helps. But,,, We will...