Tolay, Sheraton Sonoma County in Petaluma, CA
745 Baywood Drive at the Petaluma Marina, Petaluma
http://www.tolayrestaurant.com/
Review date:  October, 2010

We were tired and decided to just eat dinner at the hotel restaurant instead of going into Petaluma's Old Town. There's quite a few restaurants there, some of them very good, but we weren't that hungry after a nice lunch and dessert with a good friend who lives in the area.

Tolay isn't large, despite the many menus listed on the website. It’s a pleasant space, but casual, not upscale. We found the duck spring rolls a trifle greasy but adequate, with a decent sweet chile sauce on the side. The mushroom crepe with a fresh watercress salad had an excess of balsamic vinegar drizzled over it, but I was able to avoid most of it. I mentioned it to the waitress, who provided us with great service.

I also had the sauteed scallops, which was three scallops, just barely cooked, served over decent mashed potatoes with a red pepper cream sauce, and a heap of micro-greens on top. It was the best of the three starters I had ordered, and made a lovely small entree.

Carlos got the crab and shrimp Louie salad, which he enjoyed. Even better was the Mighty Leaf hot tea we ordered – he took Earl Gray, I took Breakfast – this is one of the better upscale packaged teabag brands.

Not an elaborate meal, but a decent one. Those scallops would have done a more expensive bistro proud. Three starters, one dinner salad, two beverages, with tip came to $86.