Ravens' Restaurant

About Ravens' Restaurant

Ravens' Restaurant is the vegetarian restaurant located at the Stanford Inn by the Sea. They feature the best in vegetarian and vegan cuisine. They recognize that most of their guests are not vegetarians and have been challenged to produce satisfying and delicious meals for those often suspicious of vegetarian dishes. In order to accomplish this, they have assembled chefs from throughout the United States in a co-creative, cooperative kitchen in which they work together with the common goal to nourish and satisfy, while reducing their impact on the environment. All of them are committed to preparing outstanding cuisine, supporting sustainable agriculture and organic farming through their purchasing, minimizing waste and recycling all manufactured items and food wastes.

Although organic produce is becoming more widely produced outside the United States, providing year around supplies of commonly seasonal produce, their approach has remained essentially seasonal. What is available in northern California is generally what they serve. All of the dairy products and eggs served are organic, and the restaurant also makes use of a certified organic garden on the property. Using French intensive, biodynamic, and organic methods, they raise a wide variety of lettuces, cabbages, spinach, radishes and gourmet vegetables. Some beds are used to provide cut flowers and others are rose beds. They are also experimenting with a wide variety of fruit trees, learning which will flourish on the coast.