About

Beautiful glass lamps and an embossed tin ceiling in Parchetto bistro

Our Story

We invite you to Parchetto (Park-ett-o), Italian for “Little Park,” inspired by the Paso Robles Downtown City Park and envisioned by the culinary team Carole and Santos MacDonal. After 15 years of owning and operating Il Cortile, the duo was inspired to bring another restaurant concept to the heart of Paso Robles.

Our California Bistro’s ethos is garden-to-table, offering menus that celebrate each season with ingredients sourced from local farms and the MacDonal’s home garden. The menu brings together the rustic charm of Italian tradition with fresh, bold flavors that defines California cuisine. Enjoy the rich flavors of in-house dry-aged meats and freshly harvested vegetables.

We welcome you to our historic downtown space that we have transformed into a sophisticated fine dining bistro, with a relaxed atmosphere. The décor combines elements restored from a century ago, with contemporary design that exudes elegance without pretense.

The letterforms of the logo mimic the layout of Paso Robles’ city park

The illustrations represent features of the Paso Robles City Park

Our Team

Shot of Parchetto Head Chef Santos MacDonal

Santos MacDonal

Executive Chef
Shot of Parchetto owner Carole MacDonal

Carole MacDonal

Restauranteur / Sommelier
Producer / Writer
Image of Jesmery Alcaraz of Parchetto bistro

Brenda Jesmery Alcaraz

General Manager
Photo of Nate Dorsey of Parchetto bistro

Nathan Dorsey

Bar Manager

Oscar Benitez

Chef

Amy Holland is an internationally shown and collected artist. She has a BA in fine art from Yale University and an MA from The School of Visual Arts in NYC. She is known for her large, multi-panel abstractions, painted in highly pigmented Urethane paint. Her subject matter is derived primarily from her fascination with the plasticity of memory and the seemingly random (yet very much not random) nature of nature itself. She lives and works in Santa Monica, CA.