Busy, family-run joint offering BBQ sandwiches, plates & deli food, plus local wines & porch seats.
Shuli
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.
… moreLillian L
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.
… moreEric Stander
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
… moreShelli Risley
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!
… moreJennifer Madden
No words to describe how fabulous and flavorful the BBQ and Oysters are here. A must visit place whenever we’re in the area! #7 Killer Joe’s and Smiked Oysters every time.
… moreRobin Caudillo
Absolutely amazing food. The customer service was just as good. I tried barbecued oysters for my first time and absolutely love them. We had the pork belly sandwich which only is offered every two weeks. It was amazing. I highly recommend Lombardi’s for anyone who is hungry or just wants to stop for a bite to eat and enjoy some amazing barbecue!!
… moreWhitney Farrer
Great Deli! Had the grilled chicken sandwich. Chicken was cooked perfectly. Soft Roll. Very tasty. Their sandwiches are big so come hungry. Service was very good! They also have a large selection of picnic style salads, which are delicious. I had the picnic potato salad and the spicy macaroni salad. Wait times were very short.
… moreB
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 concern that could impact customer safety.
… moreJuan Gonzalez
Great barbecue place in Petaluma great to grab and take home and feed the whole family. Stopping in if you haven’t, you could eat outside as well.
… moreJoslynn (Anxiety Girl)
We come from Sacramento to get this barbecue. It is worth the price and atmosphere. There’s not enough shade The staff could be nicer inside but the guys at the barbecue are really cool. I suggest you don’t order inside, It’s kind of a lot of eye rolling. Maybe just order your food on the phone ahead of time. Keeping interactions with the counter staff to a minimum.
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