Pub Republic

We just stumbled upon this place driving by on our way to the coast  and stopped on a lark.  It was 2pm so not too busy.  The menu was very eclectic but great for 2 vegetarians that sometimes eat fish.  I ordered the Ahi sandwich and my companion got the house special gnocchi.  
  I loved the modern clean atheistic of the place.  It was actually very soothing and we relaxed with our beverages while our attentive server helped us.  WE both enjoyed our meal and you could taste the freshness of the ingredients with every bite.
  My companion got dessert....it was a lemon with berrries...but I don't remember what it was called.  I guess it is one of their best sellers and was really good.  The sad part as this might be a one time experience as who know it the GPS will lead us near here again.....what a happy place to stumble upon!!

Very cool atmosphere and a menu full of promise. So many interesting dishes! We had a hard time deciding, but we settled on the tuna poke tacos, the pork belly tacos and a scramble. We're ready, and although the place is quite empty, nobody is coming by to take our order. It took a good ten minutes.

The food arrives, and hmmmm.... It doesn't look as appetizing as we thought. We quickly learn that pork belly is the new code word for bacon. A slice of bacon is cut in half, smothered in an apple-radish slaw, and set atop two regular size corn tortillas. The bacon was out of balance. There was too much tortilla and too much slaw. This dish would work much better if real pork belly, cut in CHUNKS, was placed in SMALL tortillas, and the amount of slaw was balanced.

The tuna poke has other problems. For starters, the tuna was old. The color was a bit grayish and it had the matte finish of day-old sushi. To make matters worse, it was insipid. Some sesame oil and some citrus would have awaken the dish.

The scramble was quite good, as well as the potatoes.

Very hip place, but the food and the service were big letdowns.  We'll probably bypass the place next time we're in the area.

Was in Petaluma two weeks ago around 9PM and was starving.  I had heard of this place and we decided to stop.  The transformation from the previous restaurant was amazing.  The server told us the Chef is from New Orleans and boy did it show.  THe food was great. Southern comfort with a California flare.  Loved the truffle parmesan fries and the pork sliders.  And to top it off Fried Green Tomatoes.... Will definitely return.