Ca’Bianca Ristorante Italiano

Valentines Day in Victorian elegance. My wife and I had a lovely dinner at one of Santa Rosa’s most quaint and delightful Italian Restaurants… Ca’Bianca. Wonderful Italian cuisine, and their pasta is handmade. The owner spent a few minutes engaging us in hilarious discussion about the history of the Victorian Structure and her wonderful family. Thank you for making our Valentines Day dinner so special.

Phenomenal. Came in sat right down and food was delicious. Great service. Awesome atmosphere.

Marco! You never fail to amaze! CaBianca has become our favorite restaurant ~ not just for special occasions anymore. You create incredible menus backed up by incredible food. The service remains impeccable.
I’m especially grateful you took the time to personally greet our guests; this was their first visit & you made it memorable from the beginning. Thanks! It’s very easy to recommend CaBianca to everyone we know. Deb & Greg Michaels

I have twenty-​years of experience with this restaurant, including a retirement dinner my co-​workers threw for me here some 18 years ago. It has been and remains my all-​time favorite Santa Rosa restaurant. The food is excellent, the décor is subtly elegant, the waiters are professional, attentive, and genuinely friendly — totally wonderful experiences every time. The setting is a cozy old home with high ceilings so that noise on a busy night is rarely disturbing enough to keep my old ears from hearing what is said across the table, Most recently I was hosting an old friend whom I hadn’t seen in 40 years. This was the obvious place to take him. We weren’t disappointed.

What a phenomenal experience! All and all fantastic visit. Great food, exceptional service and wonderful atmosphere.
Ask for Alex as your server, he was wonderful. I am too happy and too full to continue this review, go and enjoy yourself!
Bön appétit

I have dined there three times. Both the menu and the wine selection are well-​chosen. The food is well-​presented and tastes even better than it looks. Prices are high, but a fair value – you truly get what you pay for. This is an excellent choice for that special occasion.
The off-​street parking lot is often full, but on-​street parking can be found.

Absolutely love coming here and dining on the porch. It is beyond romantic and the food and service are reliably great!

Slow service, when the food came out it was room temperature.

Home! It’s like you’re home eating with family. Make that friends… family sometimes gets complicated
Well priced, absolutely scrumptious, fresh pastas, meats, seafood. Great atmosphere in a turn of the century Victorian. Off the beaten path of downtown Santa Rosa.
Hosts /​Owners Karin and Marco take time to sit and talk. I’d give 20 stars but limited to five.
Grateful for the reasonably priced menus. Makes it possible to frequent this uniquely delicious establishment. Find it. It’s so worth it.

The spaghetti carbonara was to die for! OMGeeee it was just amazing! I can not wait to come back! It just melts in your mouth Devine sooooooo crazy delicious! Ummmmmmm

There were 6 us, we were there for a birthday dinner. We were seated promptly, bread and water were brought out… and then we waited… about 10 minutes for our drink order to be taken…5 minutes later our drinks came out, after the drinks came out for the table that arrived 5 minutes after us? Waited… waited. waited, it had to be 15 – 20 minutes before our appetizer order was taken, the other table had theirs delivered as out order was taken… I wanted to order entrée’s at the same time and the waiter actually told me to wait until we finished the appetizer… really? Arguing with me as to when to order? I’ve never heard that before… I was annoyed at that. We didn’t place our dinner order until AFTER the appetizers were finished and the plates cleaned off the table. had I been alone with my partner, i would have left at that point. We arrived at 6:25, left at 9:00. I’m all for lingering over a meal… but really. The food was fantastic! The busboys were fantastic Gerardo, our waiter… seemed to be ignoring us, almost like he didn’t want to be bothered with us. And you really shouldn’t argue with a customer who has already been waiting close to a half hour to order food. I’ll definitely go back… just hope the service is a bit better next time
Food is 5 stars
Ambiance is 5 stars

My boyfriend and I dined here for a special vacation dinner. The setting is in an incredibly and loving restored Victorian house, that set the mood. The food was fantastic. The portions were extremely generous. They had no problem splitting a dinner portion gnocchi for the two of us as a pasta course. In addition they had the class to not charge us a fee to split the pasta. They served the largest lamb shanks I have ever seen. (They must have seen we’re both serious body builders who consume large quantities of protein.) The wine selection ranged from reasonable to very special occasion in price. We had a reasonably priced bottle which was an excellent local selection.
As to the people who complained that they were not well received with their children, I can’t imagine what made them think of bringing children to this restaurant. If you can afford this restaurant, you can afford a baby sitter. It’s not a quiet restaurant, but it’s an adult noise. There are restaurants that are for adults only, and this is one of them.

The service is great. Our waiter was friendly and attentive.
We have been here multiple times and have tried a lot of their food.
The good:
Carbonara
Skipper: salmon and dill cream sauce
Pork Marsala
Gnocchi Gorgonzola
Carpaccio
Caesar
What needs improvement is the clam pasta. Everything about it was good, except for the clams. Some tasted weird, some had too much sand (must have been missed in the cleaning process). Maybe they should reconsider the type of clams used. But all in all it was a great meal and an excellent restaurant.

The food was WOWWOWWOW! I was traveling through wine country and have to say that this is a MUST DO while you’re there. It’s too good to miss!
I had the cantaloupe & prosciutto appetizer and the pesto sauce they spread across it was just amazing — not really pesto-​y but just enough. The whole dinner was fab, wine was good (of course!). I think anything off the menu will just be great. I only had an app and a dinner special myself, but everyone at the tables around me seemed just as pleased.
One family at a neighboring table were regulars, so definitely a great choice for travelers or locals!

Italian dining at its finest!
From the unique Victorian home setting, to the amazing food and service, this place is a must go! We take friends, family and even co-​workers for ambience that allows for easy conversation, relaxation, and satisfied palates. The wine is list is superb in addition to their fresh made daily dishes, bread and desserts.
Our waiters are friendly and attentive to detail. We’ve never leave disappointed whether we are a party of 3 or 13!
You really must go find out for yourself how wonderful this place is!

Had a fantastic dinner here. Great ambience, excellent service from James, and the food was delicious. I’ll definitely be back to try some of the other things on their menu. They also have a welcoming bar area if you just wanted to stop in for a drink or glass of wine.

I had been looking forward to Restaurant Week for over a month, and when I finally got the chance to go out to dinner at one of the restaurants participating I jumped at the chance. I chose Ca’Bianca on a whim, it had been a few years since I had been there and it had always gotten great reviews from a friend. We should have known better then go there when we were told how long the wait would be, AFTER we requested two high chairs.
Despite this, a friend and I dared to venture out for a nice dinner with our one year olds in tow. We get there and shortly, with less than a five minute wait (funny how the wait suddenly disappeared when we could witness the empty tables), are escorted into a back room. The atmosphere was nice, dimmer lights, candles at the table and attentive staff. In the room with us was a larger party of seven or eight, celebrating a birthday, a table of two women and an expectant couple. No one was whispering, so there was a slight din of chatter and conversation around us, one where if you paused you could hear the conversation around your table fairly clearly. I mention this to set the mood for you so you can understand what I’m going to say next.
When we started to eat, our children were happy and not exactly the quietest. There were a few happy shrieks. But we kept them as quiet as possible and where attentive to their needs, even sacrificing a cup of water so my son could dig out the ice cubes. It came obvious fairly quickly that our presence was not welcome, as the ladies in the table behind us glared anytime our sons made a peep and the party behind us made snide comments. In the end I requested my desert to go and tried to quickly leave.
I was pulled aside by the Maître d on my way out, despite my waiters best attempts to avoid this confrontation. The Maître d did his best to «school» me in how inappropriate it was to bring my child out to Ca’Bianca and how I had ruined the romantic dinners of the patrons around me. Ie: the party of seven-​eight behind me, and the more than two person groups out in the main dining area. He requested that I go home and «think about my actions», as though I was a child, not a patron who had thoughtlessly dropped more than $ 50 on my personal dinner. I have never felt so ashamed and embarrassed in my life, and it was not a result of the actions of my child that led me to feel that way.
I apologized, in what I hope was an equally condescending manner. Apparently there had been an expectation of every guest there that night that they would not be disturbed by the sounds of children. I would make some comment about hoping everyone felt ashamed of themselves, but I doubt anyone did.
Our waiter and staff were fabulous, they talked to our children in a warm way, and where polite when my friend asked if anyone had complained. The food was delicious, I had the Polenta appetizer and beet ravioli for dinner. I have no complaints in that department. If you want good food, go here. Just don’t bring your children unless you feel like taking a chance that you might be treated like scum.
Edit: I was actually sincere when I apologized, I just wish I had been as condescending. It is never my intent to disrupt others or inconvenience any one. Hence why I attended to the needs of my child. I just wish everyone had not already decided that I was in the wrong for even daring to bring my child out to a restaurant.

Very nice location in an 1876 Victorian in Downtown Santa Rosa. It is elegant with beautiful décor including original chandeliers in the main dining area. This is where you can go for a romantic diner or special date. We had started with the Burrata and argula appetizer which was fresh and delicious. Then we ordered the Wild Salmon with potatoes gratin on the regular menu and Chicken crepes filled with spinach as a special. Both dishes were well prepared with the Salmon both flaky and moist not dry or over cooked. The desserts were sublime. The Panna Cotta was the best we have had outside of North Beach. We will definitely return for our next romantic night out.

Ambience is great! Very cute old Victorian house setting with quick friendly service.
We had the raviolini and the gnocchi. The raviolini was great. I would have liked if the gnocchi wasn’t in a meat sauce.
The flourless chocolate cake was also delicious and rich

Loved the meal — I had the Lamb Shank, my friend had the NY Steak — both were delicious, but the lamb shank was the ultimate meal for my birthday. I was glad to have Damien as our server, he was perfect, engaging, knowledgeable without being overbearing — superb service and food down to the bread served.
We started at the bar and the barkeep has this really odd looking beard with no personality. Then the owner came out, a good looking man, but then also had a negative presence — so we hurried to the table and everything from there on out was exquisite. I Highly recommend this place. We went a bit early around 6:30pm and the place was quiet on a Thursday evening. I imagine a bit later is more interesting and upbeat.