Restaurants near Cape Mendocino Light

We have been coming to Restaurant 301 for almost 26 years. We had our wedding reception dinner here in 1999. We have seen the impact of Covid on restaurants. It has been challenging. Fortunately Restaurant 301 has weathered the storm. We had an absolutely delightful and delicious Prix Fixe tasting menu dinner with paired wines on Friday May 9th, 2025. Our Hostess was informative, attentive and paced our meal perfectly. It began with amuse-buoche trio paired with a Rosé brut. This was followed by a starter course, entrée course and dessert. The starter and entrée course are paired with 2 wines per course. To be clear these are tasting pours, but I would say by the end of the tasting menu it is the equivalent of 3 glasses of wine. The Chef is talented and inspired, each course was exquisite. The 301 is back! I’d recommend trying the Prix Fixe dinner WITH the paired wines (if you enjoy wine) as a special night out or anytime you want to enjoy a spectacular meal.

Nice setting along Eel River. Sat inside but outside seating looked nice also. Had trout almondine and pork tenderloin which were both delicious and well seasoned. Shared the seasonal apple foster which was excellent. Will return.

The view is amazing, of course. And the meal was excellent. One of the top restaurants in Humboldt County.

Everything was great but The lamb was pretty fatty.

Everything was great, except the Fettuccine needed more garlic. Our waiter was fantastic and apologized for the salad being late, and didn’t charge us for one of our desserts. We are new to the area, and are so glad we found Gabriel’s-we will be back!!