PeaceOut

For your first evening, you will be close to the Farallon restaurant in Union Square it is very pricey for dinner, but it has an amazing happy hour hors d'oeuvre and drink menu. I think they call it "7 for 7" or something like that. You can Google the restaurant and find this menu. It is offered every day, around 5 till 7, but check their site for sure.

We were there in June and it was so nice. You could easily make a dinner from two appetizers.

TomasS

Hi Evagem94,
I don't have much to contribute, but I wanted to say thanks for asking these questions because Iam going to be in SanFran the same long weekend to watch the same Niners vs Eagles game with my wife. Got some great advice here.

mztery

I thought Zuni was closed on Sundays?

ANd true the Sutro baths are not baths, they are the old expose d cement pipes that used to be the baths.
However if you go up there consider reservations at the new Cliff House restaurant - quite good and nice ambiance.

And you know the beaches are not for swimming right?

mztery

my bad..zuni closed on monday not sunday

easytraveler

If you're going to the ball game, dress VERY warmly. Bring blankets. A windbreaker with hood would be good. Layer your clothing as it may start out warm, but you'll think you're in Siberia by the end of the game.

I'm going to the open air opera there this Friday and will be wearing my winter jacket, gloves, scarf, and possibly will bring a blanket. Also a thermos full of hot chocolate.

If you end up at the Cliff House, dine on the Bistro side. It's got better views, less expensive menu and IMHO the food is better.

mztery

same what easytraveler said above - dress warm for the game; eat at bistro side of cliff house

sf7307

If you want to be warm at the game (it's a late afternoon/early evening game, right?), wear boots -- Uggs and a little fleece blanket will serve you well!

Evagem94

Thanks again to all who replied. We are getting pretty excited about the trip. We learned the hard way many years ago to dress warmly for Candlestick Park. We went to an afternoon baseball game and I have never been so cold and miserable!! We also know that we will not be swimming in the beaches. Our friends have not seen the Pacific Ocean and we are trying to find activities to fill our time since we have done almost all of the tours/touristy things through the years. We have already started talking about the layers we would need - and coached our friends so that they do not learn the hard way.


One new question regarding the City Guides Tours. If we join a tour and decide part way through that we want to go our own way, will this be perceived as rude? We would not want to insult the guides but may not want to be "locked" in to the full tour.

easytraveler

The most diplomatic way IMHO is to tell the tour guide before the tour starts that you might have to leave earlier.

At the end of the tour, the guide usually hands around an envelope for donations (not for the guide, but for the entire project).

If you have to leave early, you might want to make your contribution up front before the tour starts - just ask for the envelope and put your money inside. (You could leave without making a donation, but, in my book at least, that'd be a tacky move - even a couple of dollars would be better than nothing)

Then, sometime during the middle of the tour, catch the tour guide's eye, smile, wave goodbye and leave. This way, you're not announcing to the whole world you're leaving.

That's the way I'd do it, maybe another Fodorite has better ideas.

yestravel

I agree with ET. However, that said, we just had a terrible guide on SF City guide tour and after over an hour, we walked. Couldn't take it anymore. BTW this was my first bad experieince with this group.