We had a wonderful experience at Ayawaska Hilltop. The restaurant has a beautiful, relaxed atmosphere, and the service was friendly, attentive, and welcoming throughout our meal.
We tried the ceviche, lomo saltado, tallarines verdes, empanadas, and calamari, and everything was flavorful and nicely prepared. The lomo saltado was especially satisfying, with tender meat and a rich, savory sauce, while the tallarines verdes were creamy, fresh, and delicious. The empanadas and calamari were also excellent starters and perfect for sharing.
Overall, it was a great combination of delicious food, excellent service, and a lovely setting. We’ll definitely be back!
LOVED the Novato Ayawaska delicious impressively-gorgeous cuisine, expansive classic Novato rolling hills view, perfect service thanks to personable Ava, fun-personality culturally-influenced decor, lovely airy atmosphere. I felt like I was on vacation in a special international locale, getting exclusive gracious VIP
treatment.
I LOVED Ava’s recommended grilled octopus, which was AMAZING (flavor, presentation, innovation); I have Hawaiian ancestry, taken cooking classes, and eaten at several Michelin-starred restaurants. I usually shy away from eating intelligent creatures, but glad I made an exception while at Ayawaska. My two grad-school friends here for our UCSF reunion had a magnificently beautiful steak fresh colorful salad and perfect-looking empanadas (i took empanada class in Buenos Aires); they were raving about old times vs paying attn to their food, so idk what they thought.
New-looking, modern, clean, style with appealing flair. Was not busy on a Wednesday for lunch. Plenty of parking. Hidden away in a residential neighborhood. Ava said weekends are much busier, especially on outside view decks. (Also said squid/calamari was second choice. Some other seafood, maybe shrimp, was third.) I live in Mill Valley; Ayawaska would be a top hit, here. It’s a schlep for me, but I plan to return (probably with a Costco shopping pit stop added)!
Friendly people answer the phone. Definitely a large full bar available. Could be quite lively when crowded. I thought the prices were competitive and reasonable (most good food costs a lot, nowadays—even at the grocery stores).
The perfect spot for a celebration. We hosted a retirement party here and everything exceeded our expectations — great food variety, a stunning view, warm atmosphere, and excellent service. Highly recommend.”
On our travels we stopped for lunch in honor of Peru’s Idependence day. This restaurant was on its own little hill nicely located to look out onto hills sides and green scenic landscapes. Service was welcoming even though I was insecure of stepping in with traveling comfy clothes. I figured if there was a dress code we’d order To Go. The dishes had good portions and tasted delicious. We were so hungry we even got desserts and they were equally delicious. Overall great experience. My only wish would have been to listen to peruvian music too. They had soft rock in the back ground. Also where we sat by the window table 21 that area attracted flys and before the appetizers arrived my teen boys were knocking them out one by one. Hey it kept them busy and we had unconventional fun time go figure.
Austin Bushnell
We had a wonderful experience at Ayawaska Hilltop. The restaurant has a beautiful, relaxed atmosphere, and the service was friendly, attentive, and welcoming throughout our meal.
We tried the ceviche, lomo saltado, tallarines verdes, empanadas, and calamari, and everything was flavorful and nicely prepared. The lomo saltado was especially satisfying, with tender meat and a rich, savory sauce, while the tallarines verdes were creamy, fresh, and delicious. The empanadas and calamari were also excellent starters and perfect for sharing.
Overall, it was a great combination of delicious food, excellent service, and a lovely setting. We’ll definitely be back!
Keokia P
LOVED the Novato Ayawaska delicious impressively-gorgeous cuisine, expansive classic Novato rolling hills view, perfect service thanks to personable Ava, fun-personality culturally-influenced decor, lovely airy atmosphere. I felt like I was on vacation in a special international locale, getting exclusive gracious VIP
treatment.
I LOVED Ava’s recommended grilled octopus, which was AMAZING (flavor, presentation, innovation); I have Hawaiian ancestry, taken cooking classes, and eaten at several Michelin-starred restaurants. I usually shy away from eating intelligent creatures, but glad I made an exception while at Ayawaska. My two grad-school friends here for our UCSF reunion had a magnificently beautiful steak fresh colorful salad and perfect-looking empanadas (i took empanada class in Buenos Aires); they were raving about old times vs paying attn to their food, so idk what they thought.
New-looking, modern, clean, style with appealing flair. Was not busy on a Wednesday for lunch. Plenty of parking. Hidden away in a residential neighborhood. Ava said weekends are much busier, especially on outside view decks. (Also said squid/calamari was second choice. Some other seafood, maybe shrimp, was third.) I live in Mill Valley; Ayawaska would be a top hit, here. It’s a schlep for me, but I plan to return (probably with a Costco shopping pit stop added)!
Friendly people answer the phone. Definitely a large full bar available. Could be quite lively when crowded. I thought the prices were competitive and reasonable (most good food costs a lot, nowadays—even at the grocery stores).
Christine Martinez
The perfect spot for a celebration. We hosted a retirement party here and everything exceeded our expectations — great food variety, a stunning view, warm atmosphere, and excellent service. Highly recommend.”
Catherine Urday
On our travels we stopped for lunch in honor of Peru’s Idependence day. This restaurant was on its own little hill nicely located to look out onto hills sides and green scenic landscapes. Service was welcoming even though I was insecure of stepping in with traveling comfy clothes. I figured if there was a dress code we’d order To Go. The dishes had good portions and tasted delicious. We were so hungry we even got desserts and they were equally delicious. Overall great experience. My only wish would have been to listen to peruvian music too. They had soft rock in the back ground. Also where we sat by the window table 21 that area attracted flys and before the appetizers arrived my teen boys were knocking them out one by one. Hey it kept them busy and we had unconventional fun time go figure.