Sebastopol’s former French Garden, which later became Gravenstein Grill (8050 Bodega Ave.) before closing in December 2023, is slated to reopen later this spring — as Mansoor — according to its new owner, Matt Sadati.
Sadati describes the restaurant as a “flambé house,” centered on dishes finished tableside with fire, among them bananas Foster, crêpes Suzette and saganaki, a Greek cheese dish.
“I want to bring something that is missing to Sebastopol,” said Sadati, a Walnut Creek-based developer who has operated several Bay Area restaurants. The restaurant’s tagline, he said, is “where fire meets soul.”
The kitchen will be led by Zack Ghidotti, whose experience includes restaurants in Sonoma County, Tucson, Arizona, and Asheville, North Carolina.