Lombardi's | Gourmet Deli & BBQ

Fabulous BBQ place! Excellent location right off 101 on route to Bodega Bay. Excellent bone-in beef ribs. Tasty and juicy. Sold out quickly on weekends. The pork ribs are also good, but we love beef better. The tri-tip sandwiches was a bit too saucy for me though. Very efficient service system with ordering, paying, and picking up in separate lines. Salads, baked goods, and drinks are easily accessible on the open cooler displays like in the grocery stores. So we could just grab, pay, and start with small bites outside while waiting for our ribs to be done. Spacious outdoor seating with a lawn for picnic if you bring your own blanket. Clean bathrooms. Overall we had a great experience and will go back again.

As a very critical barbecue eater, especially since barbecue isn’t light and every bite counts calorie-wise, here’s my honest take. Chicken: Cooked to perfection. Tender, juicy, and packed with smoky flavor. This is a 5 out of 5. Oysters: Large and juicy. Slightly too salty, but still very flavorful and something I’d order again. Brisket: Good overall and very tender, but it didn’t quite blow me away. Pork ribs: These may have been an off batch, but mine were a bit too dry and overly salty. Overall: I like all the flavors. The gigantic smoker definitely makes the barbecue outstanding. It was just leaned a bit too salty for my taste.

Amazing restaurant with smoked meats and great food Worth driving 40 minutes to this amazing restaurant. Ample parking. Lovely garden picnic seating. Balcony seating. Large variety of take away deli foods,salads,deserts etc. Very nice wines and drinks. Great to select your bottle of wine to enjoy in the picnic area with the great food. Restaurant has large smokers serving absolutely delicious smoked meats. The food is absolutely delicious and fresh. Great place to spend with family or a group. Highly recommend

I LOVE BBQ and this place has the best ribs! Super moist, meaty and so tasty. Their chicken? Not so great, kind of dry. We ordered a full rack of baby back ribs and half a chicken. We got 2 chicken, so had to go back and show our receipt and the boxes and they were a little annoyed with us. But half chicken is $8 and the rack is $30, so we definitely wanted it. All their other food is pretty good though salads, deviled eggs, pies, cakes, sandwiches. We will make the drive for those ribs. If you go though, be prepared for a busy place, this place is a gold mine!

I’ve always enjoyed Lombardi’s and have been a loyal customer for years, but I was disappointed by the lack of response after I reached out about a possible food-related issue. I visited on October 19th around 1 PM and ordered three BBQ oysters, a half pound of tri tip, and a spinach salad. Earlier that day, I’d only had black coffee, and later that evening I became ill and unfortunately lost my meal — it seemed to be a short-lived case of food poisoning. I emailed the team the next day, mainly to let them know so they could check on the oysters or salad ingredients and ensure everything was safe for others, but I never received any acknowledgment or reply. I’ve always liked Lombardi’s and hope this was an isolated incident, but it’s disappointing not to hear back after sharing a concer