Ayawaska Hilltop Novato

This is my new favorite restaurant! Definitely one of Novato's finest. I'll start by saying it is beautiful and nicely detailed. The owner(s) and staff clearly know what they are doing and have nice taste. As a designer I really appreciate that aspect of the experience. The Peruvian style menu/cuisine is also a nice addition to a neighborhood dominated by mediocre to decent predictable offerings (I'll still eat a taco any day of the week though lol). The menu selections are full of flavor and so delicious that it's really easy to make yourself uncomfortable...Like i did. Let's talk drinks (haha)... The bar is really nice (like the rest of the restaurant) and offers really unique and what I would think are authentic Peruvian drinks. I'm not super familiar with peruvian culture so I'm taking their word for it. We tried a couple rounds of their Pisco drinks and was really delighted with them. I would love to go back and try others. Finally, the service was really good. Again, not knowing much about peruvian cuisine and culture I asked a lot of questions and our server was really informative and pointed us to some great selections. I'm willing to bet that everything is good there though. I will definitely go back to test that theory and you should too! Edit 04/02/23: I took the wife here for V-day and it had a nice vibe to it. The staff were all wearing nice attire and they were giving out roses to the ladies. It was a nice touch. They had a band that was pretty cool too. At a later time I took the wife out to lunch and we shared a bunch of plates. Great stuff! I highly recommend the veggie empanadas. The steak ones were amazing too. We finished off with a tuna ceviche which was killer! Dont forget the papaya pisco sour!