Belly Left Coast Kitchen & Taproom

Great place that my wife and I stumbled upon by accident really.  We were in Santa Rosa to see the Schulz museum but decided to also check out Russian River brewpub.  The wait for a table was ridiculous at Russian River but the hostess recommended we check out belly.  The beer at Russian River was delicious of course, but we just didn't have the time to wait for a table!

anyway, what a pleasant surprise! the food was excellent, the atmosphere was really cool, and they had a great beer selection too.  Service was excellent.  When the waitress found out we were on our honeymoon, she sent a us a ridiculously delicious dessert on the house!  

Gotta say I'm glad Russian River was so packed!

Oh my goodness! Great selection on tap... I had Dogfish Head 90min IPA on tap for the first time here... what a joy.

The food was fabulous... I got the Grilled Cheese with bacon and pear, my husband got a pulled pork pizza. They both were so good we went halfsies, which my husband normally would never do.

The ambiance was great. We came in during lunch on a weekday so it was nice and quiet.

Had dinner there last night.
Great beer list BUT
Ordered the burrata w tapenade and home made bread.
Plate was delivered w/o any tapenade.
Flagged down the the person who delivered the plate and questioned about the missing ingredient.
Response was , "I thought that it was strange that it was missing, let me check"
A Few minutes later our waitress came by to say they have been out of the tapenade since yesterday! When I asked her if there was a substitution she said she would check w the chef.  4-5 minutes later she came back with a thrown together alternative that was in edible.  Luckily we were already 3/4 finished w our dish.
Kale salad was delivered with chopsticks sticking out of the dish.  A sign of death in Asian cultures.

Chef and staff have a long way to go to get their food and service together.