eleven b&b at 11 wharf road - Bolinas, California

Silva S.

Pizza, salad and wine were great. Loved the olives too as soon as you sit down. Unfortunately the service (as others have written) is terrible. I guess it depends on the waitress. The table next to us was visited by their waitress a dozen times and they were asked how they are and where they’re from etc. Our waitress never came to our table again after taking the order. Never refilled our water, never asked how we were. Nothing. I had to walk in the restaurant myself and order another glass of wine. At the end we received a bill with 20% gratuity automatically added for absolutely no service whatsoever. This is seriously shocking. The atmosphere out front is lovely and I would come back again for the food and wine but they need to get their S together.

Christopher C.

The restaurant here is a hidden gem within the Northern California food-scene.

Local, farm-fresh vegetables showcased in wonderfully crisp and refreshing salads. Sourdough crust pizza, the best treat after hiking/camping in nearby Point Reyes. The meatballs, near heaven.

An excellent selection of California and rare-find European wines. The Georgian orange wine, a treat. Friendly, professional and knowledgeable serving staff and sommelier.

Bryn M.

I booked a stay at the AirBnb here in May and was unable to make my stay last minute due to the hospitalization of my traveling companion after an accident on the drive up. I was pretty disappointed with the response I got from the folks at Eleven. Given their cancellation policies, we didn't try to ask for a refund - we just asked that they send us a note on AirBnb saying they couldn't refund us so we could get money back from my credit card company. After several email messages with no response, I called and was cut off on the phone - one of the women who owns the place told me she was "very busy running a restaurant" and didn't have time to discuss this matter with me. 12 emails and several dismissive phone calls later, I still have not gotten the message on AirBnb or email. Seems like they don't really have time to manage their AirBnb. ||||As a side note - the AirBnb notes one of the major benefits is being right above the restaurant. Even before everything happened with my partner's accident, we saw on Instagram that the restaurant was closed the night we were supposed to be there. The hosts had not communicated that to us, which seems pretty important since the restaurant is a major draw of the rooms.||||If all went smoothly, I'd guess this would be an awesome place to stay! However, due to the quite rude customer service we received, I will not be coming to this AirBnb or restaurant.

Amber P.

[Copy and pasted from my AirBnB review, in they refuse to post it or remove parts of my review.]||||I rented both rooms in this AirBnB for one night for a whopping cost of $538.09, after taxes and fees.||||There were stains on the duvet. The walls are full of holes, scuffs, chipped paint. The towels are thin. The biggest issue, however, is that the listing fails to tell you that the restaurant below these rooms (which is run by the hosts) becomes a club for locals at about 8:45pm at night. ||||We ate dinner at the restaurant around 6pm. The food was okay. The waitress was rude. There was no music playing. We were in the rooms after dinner, around 7pm, and there was no music playing and no voices could be heard from the restaurant.||||At 8:45pm, the restaurant starting blasting music so loud that it vibrated the floor of the upstairs rooms. At 9:20pm, there was an "Open" sign still out front of the restaurant. There were plenty of people in the restaurant speaking so loudly (presumably over the music) that we could hear their conversations upstairs.||||Around 9:25pm, I called the emergency number provided by the host and sent a text message to that number. I received no response, however, the music was turned down slightly in the restaurant.||||Around 9:50pm, I decided to reach out to AirBnB's neighborhood support. After going through that process for about 35 minutes, I communicated to the AirBnB support that we just wanted the music to stop. They said they would reach out to the host and asked me to record the noise. Within 60 seconds of getting off the phone with AirBnB, the music completely stopped. Within another 2 minutes, there were no voices to be heard in the restaurant. We checked less than 10 minutes later, the restaurant was closed, locked, and dark. So, the noise stopped in direct response to my complaining to AirBnB neighborhood support that the restaurant is listed as closing at 9pm, but was clearly continuing to operate, at louder levels than its 5-9pm operating hours, well past 10pm. ||||The following morning, the host then had the nerve to text me back, after ignoring me the night before. She affirmatively asserted that the restaurant operates until 11pm and there were "paying customers" there until 10:20pm. She also admits to being in the restaurant until 10pm the night before, when she ignored my call and text message. When I told her that she misrepresented the rooms by listing the restaurant as operating from 5-9pm, which I supported with screen shots, she became defensive and arrogant to the point that I literally had to tell her to stop texting me.||||My advice is to avoid this place entirely. If you are in the situation I was in, where you don't realize that the restaurant becomes a club at 9pm for locals, contact AirBnB and threaten to leave. AirBnB knows this is fraud, but because we stayed the night, we lost the grounds to get our money back. My strongest position to get at least some of my money back was when I was on the phone with neighborhood support around 10pm at night, because if I had left then, I would have won a charge back easily with my credit card company.

Dan C.

I'll start with the positives. The room was very nice and comfortable and the location is pretty much in the center of town. The pizza at the restaurant was also good!
As for the not-so-goods, well the rooms are right above the kitchen. So, even though the restaurant closes at 9pm, the kitchen workers played their music very loud as they cleaned up (I'm assuming that's what they were doing.) The music kept us up until midnight. Second, Google indicates that a free breakfast is included. That is not the case as we were informed when we inquired as to when breakfast was served. Finally (and the kicker), we had dinner at the restaurant which, as I said, was pretty good. The service was just okay though, so we left a 10% tip. Yeah, not our usual 20% but still a socially acceptable tip. The owner (I think) confronted us outside the restaurant asking why we left such a small tip. Very awkward, but we told her why. She then accused us of leaving the small tip because we were upset about the no breakfast thing. It was very weird and made the rest of our stay uncomfortable.
I would say that, if you are going to Bolinas, find another place to stay.

Amanda V. F.

Very quaint and comfortable. Above a restaurant, with very kind and friendly servers. Comfortable queen bed and claw foot tub (no shower). Wonderful small town, few food options if that’s a deal breaker, and town shuts down at 9pm. Great spot for relaxation and surfing.

Nick D.

What a great find! We had dinner here Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. Simple but satisfying food; lovely service and a really fun and interesting selection of natural wines. The decor is great and I’m sure the rooms would be good too! Open as bar and restaurant Thurs-Mon 5-9pm. Highly recommended!

Liz A. M.

We ate here last night after hiking nearby. We absolutely loved the entire dining experience. The food we great, reasonably priced, and well presented. The service was perfect. The ambiance and lighting was so romantic and quaint while still being very modern. I live in SF but I can't wait to come back! I want to bring all my friends.