trevor01

Hi
Can anyone please tell me the best way to get to the Beach Chalet Restuarant from Fisherman Wharf area. We need to arrive at about7pm on Saturday. Is a taxi the best option or can we take a bus? And what about returning. Thanks in advance

Trevor

Michael

You can take the 5 Fulton to La Playa and walk from there to the restaurant. Leave early and enjoy the ocean air or look around in the ground floor of the building.

BayArea

But why???
the Beach Chalet is AWFUL!!!! Please say you're not planning to have dinner there, just a drink and an appetizer (the only way you'll get a table).

trevor01

Bay Area
Is it really that bad? We have booked a table over the net, thought it might be nice to eat and see the ocean. Have you a better suggestion. Open to suggestions.

razzledazzle

Consider taking a ferry from FW or the
Ferry Bldg. over to Tiburon or Sausalito. www.blueandgold.com - or -
goldengateferry.com. There are many restaurants where you can dine on the water. If you want to see the ocean and are carless, you could go over to Chrissy Field from FW and have a lovely stroll. If you don't mind excellent vegetarian food-you could book a table at Greens in the Ft. Mason complex-views are good! Other great views are out at the Legion of Honor-you'll see the Marin Headlands and the "west" side of the GG Bridge. If you keep going in that
direction-you will come to Ocean Beach-
and the Cliff House (which may still be under renovation?-yet I think you can eat there?). Others will know the current state of the Cliff House better than I.

kikahead

The food is REALLY bad. So is the service.

SAB

Another don't eat at the Beach Chalet. Plus if there is any fog Ocean Beach will be cold and windy and not very pleasant at night.

BayArea

If it's a nice day, my very first suggestion would be to take the ferry or drive to Tiburon and have dinner at Guaymas. About the same price as Beach Chalet, food is an order of magnitude better. Also, you can actually look out onto the water.

Beach Chalet's other dirty little secret (aside from the cruddy food) is that because you're looking straight out west the sunset burns in, and they have to pull the blinds. You can't really see the ocean due to the window shades if it's before sunset.

Unfortunately, food at the Cliff House is not markedly better than the Beach Chalet.

If it's foggy, it really doesn't matter where you eat, there won't be any views.

trevor01

Thank you all. Saved us a dissapointment.Will cancel reservation and possibly go to Sausilito.

eroz

We just had Breakfast at the Cliff house yesterday and it was great, though pricey. It's under renovation but we weren't bothered by it. I'd recommend a reservation for dinner, the sunset from their dining room would be awesome! Guymas or Sams Cafe in Tiburon woudl also be nice.

viamar

The food and service are pretty bad , the beer is ok but the WPA murals are beautiful. It's worth a stop to see the murals if you are in the area but eat somewhere else. In California we have saying "the better the view the worst the food" not always true of coarse but beware.