Questions we are asked at the door

Fifteen minutes past the time booked. After that we may give it away, but call and we will do our best; the room is small and we would rather seat you late than not at all.

No. A reservation online or by phone is enough for up to eight guests. Private rooms take a deposit of a third, because the kitchen buys for you ahead.

Reply to the confirmation email, any time before noon on the day. Later than that, a call is kinder than silence: thirty-six seats is not many.

One. The table is yours for the evening. Nobody is asked to leave at nine; the candle is changed instead.

Yes. Every dish lists its allergens on the menu page, and with a day's notice the kitchen writes a plate for anything the carte cannot cover. The kitchen handles nuts, so traces are possible; tell us in the notes when you reserve.

The carte always has vegetarian starters, a main and a dessert, and at least one vegan dish in each course. Tick the diet on the menu page to see only those, and the tasting builder fits around them.

Because it is written after the market, every morning. A short carte is a promise that everything on it was cooked today from something that was alive this week.

Yes, one bottle a table, with a corkage of $35. Tell the sommelier when you arrive; he will decant it and, if you let him, pour you something to compare.

Write through the private events page. We hold the date for a week while the menu is agreed; a deposit of a third confirms it, and the rest is settled on the night.

On Sundays and Mondays, when we are closed to the public: the dining room, the salon, the bar and the terrace, for up to ninety.

The pastry section makes the cake; flowers and a musician are arranged with a week's notice and billed at cost.

Yes, at lunch and until eight at dinner. We have two high chairs and a short children's plate from the carte.

On the terrace, May to September, with a bowl of water and no fuss. Inside, only assistance dogs.

Street parking on Cannery Row is free after 18:00. The car park on Dock Street is a four-minute walk and open all night.

No. Come as you are; the room is candlelit and nobody is looking at your shoes.

The dining room and the terrace are at street level with a step-free entrance and an accessible washroom. The cellar room and the salon are reached by stairs; tell us and we seat your party in the dining room instead.