DINING IN SUTTER CREEK

Our guests often express with a high degree of astonishment, their delight in discovering that tiny Sutter Creek is "blessed with such excellent restaurants," and all of them within "strolling" distance from the Inn!

From "café hearty" to "fine dining"…we doubt that you'll find a better quality dining experience in any vacation or urban area, than we can provide in Sutter Creek. And of course…you will enjoy a fine variety of Amador County wines as part of your dining experience.

Menus from all of the restaurants are available for your perusal at the inn. We recommend however, that you consider letting us make your dining reservations when you book your stay at the inn as, due to the high quality of the eating establishments in Sutter Creek, the restaurants fill up very quickly.

Sutter Creek cuisine ranges from café homemade "hearty" to fine dining. Casual or elegant - one course or five, the quality of the food and the friendly service provide an experience you will not want to miss. Round out the evening with a visit to the ice cream parlor and a performance at the Main Street Theatre.

There are many excellent restaurants in Amador County. The following are our favorites:

Lunch and Dinner Recommendations in Sutter Creek – all within a two minute walking distance from the Eureka Street Inn.

Café’ Via d’Oro – offers fine dining in a “classy” but not “stuffy” environment. Excellent appetizers, steaks and over-all fine California cuisine. The “Café” has been beautifully renovated, offers a full bar and a pleasant ambiance.

Sutter Creek Palace – offers a very good continental menu. Among other delicious items, an excellent portabello mushroom dish and great lamb shanks. The Sutter Creek Palace has an interesting history, beautiful stained glass windows, a beautiful old bar and an attractive and relaxing ambiance whether you prefer seating inside or out. There is live music in the bar on must weekend evenings.

Susan’s Place – Wine Bar and Eatery- Located right here on Eureka Street, Susan’s Place offers an excellent dining experience for both lunch and dinner and the wine bar features many of Amador County’s best wines – most of which are not available outside of Amador County. The ambiance at Susan’s Place is soft and inviting – outdoors or in and in fact, we have a number of guests who visit Susan’s Place more than once on a weekend!

Belotti’s at the American Exchange Hotel – offers hearty Italian cuisine with a touch of “good old American” food. Our favorites are the lasagna made with the freshest ingredients and a very good salmon dish. Enjoy a taste of Sutter Creek history while you dine.

Back Roads Café – offers an excellent lunch – we suggest a “wrap” or a terrific Chinese Chicken Salad.

Thomi’s Café and Eatery – serves breakfast and lunch, great sandwiches and good “café fare”.

Sutter Creek Coffee Roasting Company – Just a half block from the Inn on Eureka Street, offers gourmet coffee roasted right there before your eyes! In typical Sutter Creek fashion of providing “foodies” with both the “new” and the “old,” no visitor need give up their gourmet coffee while out and about in Sutter Creek. The wonderful smell of Sutter Creek Coffee Roasting Company roasting their coffee is familiar in Sutter Creek and is only exceeded by the taste of their excellent blends.

Outside of Sutter Creek

Taste Restaurant in Plymouth – The owner/chef at “Taste” has been featured in such magazines as Bon Appetit and when you sample the fare, you will understand why! The menu offers such items as “mushroom cigars” duck rillettes, rabbit pommery, grilled lamb “Tandori” and even Mediterranean Tamales! Tasty, interesting, and beautifully presented, dining at “Taste” is an experience you won’t soon forget.

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