Novo

Great spot for a fancy cocktail and excellent dinner. In town for work and gave it a try with a seat at the bar. Friendly and entertaining staff. The spicy margarita was definitely a must have. Started with spring rolls and got the halibut for dinner. Fantastic.

Got here around 6:45 on a Sunday and we were able to get seated super quickly! The food here was fantastic, and the service was great as well!

- Lobster Bisque (3.5/5): This was just fine. It was definitely overshadowed by everything else we ordered
- Green Curry (4/5): I think this also paled in comparison to everything else we ordered, but it was delicious when we ate the leftovers the following day. This wasn't too spicy considering the reputation Thai food has, which was a small delight
- Mixed Greens Salad (4/5): This was alright. The fruit on it was SUPER fresh; I couldn't believe how sweet everything was!
- Ahi Tacos (5/5): By far the star of the night. Would come back here just to order 3 of these
- Korean Short Ribs (5/5): This was our second favorite of the night! Ribs were super flavorful and well cooked. The kimchi wasn't to our liking though
- Creme Brulee (5/5): It's really hard to go wrong with creme brulee, and that holds true here as well. What I was more impressed with than the creme brulee was again how sweet the fruit was - even after eating the creme brulee the fruit was still sweet!

Novo is amazing! We found it based on the ratings but loved that we were guided here. They are dog friendly on the patio. The patio is beautifully placed over a stream.

We are vegetarian but easily found the nachos and veggie burger. Both plates were a homerun. Service was excellent. Thank you!

Parking could be difficult here when it is busy. We got lucky and parked in front but dogs enter through the patio, lol.

Cool place to go in Downtown SLO, Peppered Turkey & Avocado Sandwich was delicious, highly recommend! Patio is really cool as well, with a view of the creek from your table. Waitress was fabulous as well. Definitely try Novo if in town.

Beautiful outdoor patio! Solid drinks and food. Very fresh and flavorful dishes! I especially appreciated that they had several gluten free options!

Excellent dinner. The poke nachos were fresh and delicious. That orange sauce is making me salivate! My wife ordered the halibut. Very beautiful flavor. Great experience!

Beautiful patio area. Stopped over for late lunch. Tried Hummus plate (which is a must have), pappardelle pasta and black bean burger. All were excellent!

Absolutely love this place. Good is amazing and atmosphere is great. I had the swordfish tacos and the avocado shrimp spring rolls. All the food tasted so good. I would definitely eat here again. Wait time was not long at all. Highly recommend!!

Beautiful creekside patio seating alfresco, a little crowded and uncomfortable chairs. The wait was too long because the hostess was confused about where to see this after she called us to come to the table. There bartender where we had to wait for a while was pleasant and jovial and very efficient. The food was okay but nothing to rave about.

Okay so I want to start out by saying the atmosphere and the surroundings of this restaurant is absolutely spectacular. I'd love to give this place five stars but we ordered the salmon and they were out of it. Back to the task at hand, the food we did have which was the salmon bisque soup, the carnitos and the salmon salad was absolutely spectacular. We don't understand why the salmon salad was available but the salmon main dish was not. I urge anyone to stop by and have their food as long as everything is available you will be pleasantly surprised. If we visit the area we will be back.