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January 2024 by Gary E E.
Well the building is amazing The stone structure is probably one of the most beautiful buildings in California and a teaching and skills that you learn from the school is world know as one the best . I've only eaten here one time never seen to get there when I could have lunch but many my friends I said it's one of the best reasonable best food you're going to get anywhere
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January 2024 by Salony Widjaja
Nice place to visit. On my list bucket to visit again
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November 2023 by Melody P.
We came here for a school tour. We were greeted warmly as we entered the building. This campus is beautiful. The tour was informative and fun. The campus was beautiful.
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November 2023 by Kevin D.
We've talked about coming here for dinner for years and we finally made it. We really were a bit underwhelmed by the entire experience. The food was fine, nothing wrong but nothing exceptional. It should also be advised that if you book dinner check the time to see if you're able to access the main building. We weren't able to really explore the grounds since the restaurant is in a different building entirely. Again, the food was ok, service also ok, and the ambiance wasn't exactly what we were hoping for but that was likely just due to our not understanding we were dining in a completely different building entirely.
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October 2023 by Kiera Keller
This was our favorite dining experience while in Napa! the food was absolutely delish and the service was amazing. We can’t wait to come back again!
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October 2023 by Ling Ling
Nice place, stop for coffee and sweet after winery testing. Very recommended.
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October 2023 by SA C.
We ate in the Cafe at the Culinary Institute, and not only was I impressed with the professionalism of the culinary students, I had one of the best turkey sandwiches and chocolate chip cookie Ive ever had! I highly recommend stopping there for lunch or a snack to have a great meal and support a great culinary program
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October 2023 by Kristen N.
Don't forget CIA is not just a cooking school. They have Gatehouse restaurant, the bakery cafe (great for lunch, grab and go and the desserts and breads are amazing) and then the store chock full of culinary goodies. They have clothing, teas, spices, pots and pans, knives, kitchen towels and the list goes on and on!! Katy and her staff do an amazing job! Oh and you can even go and buy a glass of wine or charcuterie goodies!!!
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August 2023 by Gastronomic D.
DO NOT ENROLL YOU KID HERE FOR CULINARY SCHOOL!!!! This school sucks!!! Enrolled my son here for school. I am a chef and a grad of le cordon bleu France. Trained in Italy as well as France. We did the tour and I decided to enroll my son. The whole process was horrible!!! No help what so ever! Worthless staff who don't want to deal or help! Everything is go to the portal all the info is on the portal!!! BULLSHIT!! Finally get him enrolled.... Move him up there.... It's a joke! His two room mates were some weird ass people asked for a room transfer no help!!! I paid room and board with tuition and meals. The meals are basically what ever was left over to eat from the classes of the day! Anyone could walk in and eat while in class. If your not in class u must come in with coat and button up shirt which no one told us about so there is another $1500 for clothes and another drive 45-1hour away because there is nothing up there! First day of class my sons car gets hit and run by another student and the school will not help. Had to get police involved to get school video! If someone in the class or lab gets sick they make the whole lab quarantene and do on line classes in dorms! I was paying over 7k a month for this crap! This school Amd reputation is crap! Don't give this school your $$!!! It sucks and your kids will do better elsewhere ! There are plenty of great culinary schools elsewhere for less $$. Do your research!!!! F CIA!!!! My son is a grad of institute of culinary education New York and already thriving!! Helping run my 3 restaurants and making a 6 figure salary at 22!
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June 2023 by Peggy Sue
The school was closed but we stopped at the gift shop to purchase some gifts. It's such a beautiful campus!
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June 2023 by Bella D.
The campus itself was fun to look around at, especially as a culinary graduate. The desserts looked simple yet exquisite, the turkey sandwiches however, they were very very cold yet the bread was burnt. The aioli helped makeup for it but truthfully I wouldn't call it a $12 sandwich. The mocha was meh, if you're someone who loves chocolate from around the world then you know Ghirardelli is not very good. The students were very kind and professional and even took interest to get to know me and my guest. Overall, it was still a fun experience!
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May 2023 by Chris Chen
Fully collected of all kinds facilities for cooking.
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March 2023 by Chris M
Best meal in the Napa area! Make a reservation eat, check out the school, shop and cafe. Wonderful experience and delicious food!
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March 2023 by Joanna P.
Was on a bus tour and we stopped here for lunch. Started with the tour which was interesting. Lunch consisted of Baby gem lettuce, fresh citrus, burrata cheese and pistachio. I had never had burrata cheese before and will be looking for it in TJ's. The main course was roasted Chateaubriand with a Bourguignon mushroom and bacon sauce served with chive-creme fraiche mashed potatoes; rainbow Swiss chard braised with cipollini onions. Desert, Basque cake with macerated fruit preserves. A wonderful experience. Will sign up again if our travel agency offers this area again. Well worth the adventure. Students did an excellent job and presentation was perfect.
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March 2023 by Jennifer S.
We were looking forward to our dinner at CIA Greystone Gatehouse. The other couple we were with has been there many times and it was always the highlight of their trip. Our experience was very disappointing . The staff did not explain what we were eating, where it was sourced, or what/why the wi e was paired with it. They just put the food in front of us, poured the wine from the carafe and went away. My bass was undercooked. I expect so much more for $325 for two! I will have to be strong armed to go back.
