The creative cooking of chef-owner Hubert Keller has brought every conceivable culinary award to this romantic spot, including a Michelin star. His three-, four-, and five-course prix-fixe menus (each course with many choices) include plenty of foie gras, squab, lobster, and truffles to satisfy palates geared to fancy French food that marries traditional with contemporary. The dining room, with its dramatic tented ceiling of 900 yards of draped and swathed fabric, is an ideal setting for the food. In keeping with Gallic tradition, French-born Keller typically stops by each table at the end of the evening, much like a chef in a small restaurant in France.
Posted by kikidesiles from Paris, France on 10/9/08
This was supposed to be a perfect summer dinner in a perfect restaurant, except we could never taste the food or appreciate the service, as the first minutes were also the last one spent at the table.We gave the car to the valet parking, who in fact looked more like a homeless than a **** valet, and realized quickly that we left a wallet in the car, after paying the toll at the GGbridge.We asked for the car right away, but the wallet was gone w/ 2000$,CC, ID ...the evening was spent w/ the police and the manager ..anyway, wat was a big, big disapointment : the way the manager and owner handled the problem, just a few excuses and 2 glasses of champaign while doing the police report, no financial gesture, no invitation, no answer to the phone calls or fax sent back home ;they don't use their own valet parking, they hire a company, and they have no control on the employees.What a nightmare San Francisco became !
Posted by orlew92 from Rochester, NY on 4/16/07
We had a wonderful 3 course tasting with wine pairing. I ordered an appetizer that had mussels in it, but I am allergic. They quickly took it away and replaced it with another. We shared a cheese course and a dessert, chocolate souffle. It was plenty and delicious.
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