Independent Restaurant & Bar

Went here for dinner with a group of 12. Food and service was exceptional. They have indoor and outdoor seating available. We sat inside. Great food and wine options. We started off with a salad which was good, not over powering with dressing. Ahi tower was yum perfectly seasoned. Main dish we shared the Hawaiian ahi crust which was a deconstructed sushi on a plate. Concept was good and did not disappoint. Portion of meat vs sushi rice was good. Dessert bread pudding was yummy. Warm and not very sweet. Our server was awesome and fun. He had great recommendations on food and drinks.

this is my second time at the independent, and i will say that i love that they use fresh and local produce, and high quality meat and fish. it totally enhances the dining experience! so lets get into the details: FOOD if you’re an app person, HIGHLY recommend the summer caprese salad. i believe it’s seasonal, but wow.. those tomatoes were SO sweet with the perfect texture. i could’ve had a plate of those alone. the mozzarella with the fresh basil and maldon sea salt, topped with 12 year aged balsamic?! if your mouth isn’t watering reading that, go ahead and read it again 🤤 the caesar had the most amazing homemade croutons & the garlic chips are out of this world. the only reason i gave 4 stars is because my salmon was overcooked; it was pretty dry and $45, that’s really unfortunate 😩 the

Our family visited Independent restaurant for lunch while traveling back from Tahoe to San Francisco Bay Area. It exceeded our expectations! Service is great, food is crazy delicious. It was 95F outside, and we still chose patio as we were dining with our dogs. And guess what, patio has a separate AC and it was really comfortable even in that hot weather. The dishes were unique and beautiful. We ordered tuna tartar, chicken skewers and kids ordered burgers and fries. Everything was super fresh and delicious. Bloody Mary - perfect! Not too salty, not too spicy, just as it should be in a perfect world. Will definitely visit this place again.

We were recommended to dine here by a local business owner while heading back to the Bay Area from a weekend in Tahoe, and we’re so glad we stopped by! We were traveling with our two small fur babies and were looking for a place where we could enjoy a meal with our puppies. The food was fantastic. We had the mushrooms and Thai chicken skewers for appetizers — both were excellent — and the lemon caper salmon for our main course, which was absolutely delicious. Great experience overall, and we would definitely stop here again!

Every time I have gone to the Independent, I have always had exceptional service and food. The drinks and dishes were well spaced out and came out in a very timely manner. Our server, Trevor, went above and beyond to provide amazing service. You must check out this restaurant! I highly recommend the bread pudding.