Torc is a contemporary American Restaurant that offers a seasonal daily changing menu located in downtown Napa California. The Atmosphere is classic with an open kitchen and with an impressive wine list. I noticed that they have a busy bar.
Rock and roll fills the air but it’s not too loud and is at a comfortable level.
What drew me into Troc were not all the many recommendations from the locals but it was the truffle offerings I read about.
We tried the $39.00 peigord truffle grilled cheese sandwich to start out with.
The bread is grilled nicely to perfection and the plate is embellished with truffle scented aioli that’s dusted with fine French crushed red pepper.
This sandwich is light with cheese and stuffed with a generous layer of truffles. I’m very excited to try my first bite because I’ve enjoyed peigord truffles many times from the original Binkley’s Restaurant that was once located in Cave Creek Arizona. This kind of truffle can have such a great flavor that it makes your mouth try to suck up all the flavor just like a vacuum cleaner to suck in all that flavor even after you eat it. I bite into this sandwich and although its a nicely prepared sandwich for whatever reason the truffles are mostly tasteless. Every few bites I got a little of the truffle taste…….. I know that fresh truffles do lose their flavor quickly….I also know that truffles come dried , canned, bottled and frozen….I should have asked questions about the truffles before I ordered. It also is common for restaurants to show you your truffle before it’s served to you but that didn’t happen here.
For dinner I went with the house made spring green ravioli gigante.
The ravioli look amazing and are covered with black trumpet mushrooms, wild arugula pesto, pistachios and flowers.
The plate is stunning to look at…….but is best to eat with your eyes. The pesto is very busy tasting with bitter arugula, mint, basil, pistachios, raw flowers and several other flavors. Inside is just as busy…..
My husband had the house made rigatoni with Winkler Farm boar sausage sugo, spring onions and pecorino Romano.
This one was much better received.
Service was friendly and food arrived in a timely order. This restaurant was highly recommended to us by almost every local we met.
That was my trip to Torc in Napa California.
www.TorcNapa.com
Everything is subject to change and your experience may or may not differ.
