The service was great! My 14oz Rib Eye was cooked (M/R) and flavored perfectly. The vegetables, mashed potatoes, and my Berry Bird cocktail I also enjoyed. My husband really liked his Octopus tail, with rappers, and butternut squash was delicious. He just wished it was a bigger meal (more Octopus). Luckily we asked our waitress before we ordered about the size of the dish, so he also ordered a side of smashed potatoes to go with it, and Scrimshaw.
The Beehive in Ukiah impressed us from start to finish. The ambience was stylish, warm and inviting, like a beehive. Every dish felt thoughtfully crafted — crispy wings with incredible house-made sauces, sliders layered with bold BBQ flavor, vibrant ceviche loaded with octopus, and fresh produce. The ribeye steak that was flawlessly tender. The chef’s talent truly shines in this beehive.
Our service went above and beyond and matched the quality of the food. He was attentive, warm, and truly went the extra mile to make the experience memorable. A wonderful spot we’ll be excited to return to.
This was my first visit to the Beehive. It looks quaint and cozy when you enter, but it’s extremely loud inside. It’s hard to have a normal conversation at your own table (the place was very busy). The service was great, which I appreciate. The food was decent. I was told the burger was really good. I had the pulled pork sandwich. The pork was tender and juicy, but a little spicier than I like. Otherwise, great sandwich. The truffle fries were great. I’d go back again.
My wife and I took some friends to dinner here. We arrived early (around 5 p.m.), and the place was almost empty. The service was very good. The music was so loud it was hard to hear each other and talk.
We tried the Pulled Pork Sliders. There were four of us, and they brought us three sliders without mentioning that they came as three. That seemed foolish, to say the least. The sliders were OK, but the buns were tough and not as fresh as they should have been. The pork was tough (which is hard to do with pulled pork since it is almost always tender).
For our main courses, our friends had Chicken Piccata and seafood stew. They both liked their meals. My wife had Chicken Alfredo. She said the chicken was good but that the noodles and sauce were only so-so. I had Prime Rib Steak. It was extremely thin (about 1/2″) and very fatty for a prime rib. The sauces were good, but for $50, it should have been much, much better. First, go with a better cut of prime rib that isn’t so cheap and thin. The potatoes were OK, but certainly not great and the same was true of the vegetables.
The dessert menu was a disappointment. Too many restaurants offer creme brulee as an option, and I don’t think I have been to a nice dinner restaurant in the last several years that didn’t. It’s not that I don’t like it. I just find it a typical, run-of-the-mill choice. The Beehive only had four desserts and two of them were creme brulee, so they really only had three choices. We decided to share the two creme brulee choices, and no one was impressed by either of them all that much. They were OK at best. I would really like to see nice dinner restaurants offer choices that aren’t available everywhere else (and more than three choices).
Our bill was almost $300 for four people (including tip), and our meal certainly wasn’t a $300 meal.
I would like to see this place make it, but I doubt they will unless they improve their food and lower their prices to something more realistic for Ukiah. There are several restaurants in town that are as good or better at lower prices.
Tammie Spence
The service was great! My 14oz Rib Eye was cooked (M/R) and flavored perfectly. The vegetables, mashed potatoes, and my Berry Bird cocktail I also enjoyed. My husband really liked his Octopus tail, with rappers, and butternut squash was delicious. He just wished it was a bigger meal (more Octopus). Luckily we asked our waitress before we ordered about the size of the dish, so he also ordered a side of smashed potatoes to go with it, and Scrimshaw.
Chelsea Lovell
The Beehive in Ukiah impressed us from start to finish. The ambience was stylish, warm and inviting, like a beehive. Every dish felt thoughtfully crafted — crispy wings with incredible house-made sauces, sliders layered with bold BBQ flavor, vibrant ceviche loaded with octopus, and fresh produce. The ribeye steak that was flawlessly tender. The chef’s talent truly shines in this beehive.
Our service went above and beyond and matched the quality of the food. He was attentive, warm, and truly went the extra mile to make the experience memorable. A wonderful spot we’ll be excited to return to.
Amy
This was my first visit to the Beehive. It looks quaint and cozy when you enter, but it’s extremely loud inside. It’s hard to have a normal conversation at your own table (the place was very busy). The service was great, which I appreciate. The food was decent. I was told the burger was really good. I had the pulled pork sandwich. The pork was tender and juicy, but a little spicier than I like. Otherwise, great sandwich. The truffle fries were great. I’d go back again.
Shannon Bradford
My wife and I took some friends to dinner here. We arrived early (around 5 p.m.), and the place was almost empty. The service was very good. The music was so loud it was hard to hear each other and talk.
We tried the Pulled Pork Sliders. There were four of us, and they brought us three sliders without mentioning that they came as three. That seemed foolish, to say the least. The sliders were OK, but the buns were tough and not as fresh as they should have been. The pork was tough (which is hard to do with pulled pork since it is almost always tender).
For our main courses, our friends had Chicken Piccata and seafood stew. They both liked their meals. My wife had Chicken Alfredo. She said the chicken was good but that the noodles and sauce were only so-so. I had Prime Rib Steak. It was extremely thin (about 1/2″) and very fatty for a prime rib. The sauces were good, but for $50, it should have been much, much better. First, go with a better cut of prime rib that isn’t so cheap and thin. The potatoes were OK, but certainly not great and the same was true of the vegetables.
The dessert menu was a disappointment. Too many restaurants offer creme brulee as an option, and I don’t think I have been to a nice dinner restaurant in the last several years that didn’t. It’s not that I don’t like it. I just find it a typical, run-of-the-mill choice. The Beehive only had four desserts and two of them were creme brulee, so they really only had three choices. We decided to share the two creme brulee choices, and no one was impressed by either of them all that much. They were OK at best. I would really like to see nice dinner restaurants offer choices that aren’t available everywhere else (and more than three choices).
Our bill was almost $300 for four people (including tip), and our meal certainly wasn’t a $300 meal.
I would like to see this place make it, but I doubt they will unless they improve their food and lower their prices to something more realistic for Ukiah. There are several restaurants in town that are as good or better at lower prices.