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Madera is one of the star attractions at the Rosewood Sand Hill, a hotel located on 16 acres in the Bay Area of California. About 35 miles south of San Francisco, the Four-Star restaurant is in an idyllic location, with the Santa Cruz Mountains beckoning in the distance. Taken from the Spanish name for wood, Madera specializes in American cuisine that’s primarily prepared using a wood-fire grill, imagined by executive chef Peter Rudolph, a San Francisco-area native. Whether you’re seated indoors by the cozy fireplace or on the terrace with picture-perfect views, Madera offers local California cuisine with a view.

Madera is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Start your day at the Four-Star California restaurant with breakfast from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., and chow down on dishes like lobster and shrimp frittata and five-spice brioche French toast. Lunch is served Monday to Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., offering items like Acadia blue mussels and grilled Hawaiian walu. Dinner, which is served daily from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., features highlights like sea scallops with smoked chicken foie gras sausage and rack of lamb with eggplant caponata. Lastly, you’ll find brunch on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and it includes the daily breakfast items along with irresistible treats like oysters and Bloody Marys.

The dress code at Madera is business casual, but shorts and sandals are acceptable at the Four-Star California restaurant. However, even if you can get away with a loose dress code here, you might want to step up your fashion — Madera is a fine dining restaurant, after all. Men, throw on a pair of your favorite dress trousers with a button-down or polo shirt; and ladies, don your favorite dress or trousers with a nice top. You’ll find that your business casual look will nicely complement the elegant yet cozy atmosphere at Madera, which pays homage to the Bay Area’s rich history and local cuisine.

If you have to cancel your reservation at Madera, the Four-Star California restaurant requests that you give it at least 24 hours’ notice. While you won’t face a fee if you fail to do this, it’s just common courtesy to give them the heads up. However, keep in mind that cancelling means you’ll be missing out on this award-winning restaurant, which pays homage to the Bay Area’s rich history and local cuisine. Dine on dishes here like rabbit leg confit and shaved crimini mushroom salad, or farm duck breast with baby turnips, mushrooms, parsnip puree, harvest grapes and long pepper jus. And of course, you’ll want to sample some of that famous California wine.

You can get a reservation at Madera by visiting its page on OpenTable.com or calling the restaurant directly. Madera also offers two different dining rooms for private events, both of which open onto private outdoor terraces. One of the rooms accommodates up to 16 guests, while the other holds up to 10 guests; both rooms are available for breakfast, lunch, dinner or brunch. Lunch service will cost you a minimum of $650, and the minimum for dinner is $1,500 (prices exclude tax and service fee). Private dining options include house-cured corned beef hash for breakfast, a Cornish hen rotisserie for lunch, chilled rose and nectarine soup, and three-course dinners ranging from $75 to $95 a person.