The Exchange 1874

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   John

   Hawaii

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Their website and online menu looked amazing. The Lodi wine region definitely needs a restaurant like this (as an option to Wine & Roses), and on “paper”, it reminded us of restaurants in Yountville, California. The staff we interacted with at The Exchange were extremely nice (host/busser, bartender, and server) and were obviously working hard, but it was evident they needed more resources to live-up to the “hype” that was generated by the descriptive language of the restaurant’s webpage. No fault of their own by any means, but the staff deserve to have some mentorships and trainings to aid in their career development working at fine-dining establishments. Overall we enjoyed the flavors of our cocktails, appetizers, salads, and mains. But, if you’re going to charge $68 for a 1”-thick ribeye, $54 for a rack of lamb, $28 for 6 half-shelled oysters, and $21 for a grilled artichoke, these are a few things you can’t do: * You can’t have menus that are falling apart; * You can’t have the bartender reading the recipe-book when the cocktails cost $16+ each; * You can’t have the host/busser cleaning tables with a spray bottle of 409 when there are customers at surrounding tables; * You can’t serve shucked oysters without detaching the muscle from the shell and not include a spoon on the tray for the mignonette; * You can’t have a wine list with a Pinot Gris listed under the Pinot Noir heading, and you can’t misspell winery names (Belle Glos, not Belle Gloss); * Your online menu can’t list a dish that you no longer offer at the restaurant (grilled octopus); and * You can’t be sold out of two main dishes on your menu (veal, and wild boar). The Exchange is an adventurous business endeavor. Food-sourcing, staffing, and scheduling can be difficult in a smaller-sized town. We would really love for the owners to fine-tune this project, as it has potential. In the meantime, they should probably remove Alice Waters’ name from their webpage. 3/5
   

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   Caryn

   Sacramento

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was very good and service was fast even with it being Valentine’s Day.
   

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   Ryan

   VIP

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome farm to table menu. Service was very attentive and offered recommendations. Cocktails were delicious.
   

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   Rob Marilyn

   VIP

   Sacramento

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice menu selections with great variety. The Calamari was excellent - steak was a little under done and over seasoned - Chicken Marsala was good but not enough marsala flavor - veal scallopini was very lemony but tasty. We will be back!
   

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   Ninfa

   Sacramento

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I met my friend for lunch at The Exchange and it was a wonderful experience. The food was great. I had the chicken Parm, and my friend had a lovely salad. Our hostess and server were very attentive, and very pleasant. We will be back!
   

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   doug

   VIP

   Sacramento

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on 20 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and a great place to enjoy a meal. Going here will not be a disappointment
   

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   Sharon

   San Francisco

   21 reviews

   3.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on 19 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Interesting place, delicious food, not warm enough! Waited 45 minutes for food, Sunday. One cook. Server great. French Toast very tasty. Will come back again. FYI, music was way too loud.
   

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   Joseph

   Sacramento

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 18 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our new favorite! We brought an out-of-town guest here and everything was wonderful! We enjoyed the bar before dinner with drinks and an appetizer. The Herbed Flatbread was warm with Whipped Burrata Cheese, Bacon Fig Compote, Balsamic Reduction was delicious. For dinner I had a Prime Filet which was perfectly cooked in a sumptuous Creamy Marsala Mushroom Sauce. Our guest had the Wild Boar Fettuccini which I got to taste and it was a hit! The Lamb Chop was a nice thick-cut with Pecan Slaw Honey Mustard Thyme Sauce! Everything was perfect! Our server was great! She had the perfect balance of attentive without being intrusive! We will be back!
   

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   Steve

   Sacramento

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The elevated menu , live jazz , and the ambiance made it such a unique dining experience ! I will definitely be coming back soon !
   

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    arianne

    VIP

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 29 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2

    Steak is great, calamari and carpaccio was good. The pasta and artichoke were not very good. Definitely stick to the steak if you go.
    

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