Reviews for Betty Lou's Seafood & Grill in San Francisco, CA

Small place, tremendous family feel to it, everyone working there was excellent on the customer service side, helpful, made... great recommendations and then the food was perfect. I had the Cioppino, and man was that bowl LOADED with fresh mussels, clams,crab, shrimp, scallops? and the broth? perfect. Just enough tomatoes and garlic! Read more

Here will be my favorite spot ever in SF! food was amazing service amazing too, I went after reading the reviews, and it was... much better than I expected. It's more than enough for one person, and the house wine goes so well with the Cioppino. I thinkI will come back to San Francisco again because of this! Read more

We called ahead to make a reservation and we?re fortunate enough that they could accommodate 7 people on short notice. We were... even delayed due to bus reroutes but they held our reservation after I called them. Server was nice and the atmosphere isquaint. Everyone enjoyed their meal but we did have one person who received their entree much later than everyone else and wehad to bring this to the attention of 2 different staff members. I think this is a result of the staffing shortage since itappeared that there was only one waiter for the establishment. I had the salmon piccata. The salmon was a huge portion andcooked perfectly. Also their house Chardonnay was a nice compliment to the salmon. Read more

Great service, beautiful view, and exceptional cuisine! Definitely try the fresh oysters, and ask about the local catches. It... wasn't busy while I was there, but I expect they're just as friendly when the crowds show up. I have become accustomed toexorbitant prices for good food in San Francisco, but Betty Lou's was very reasonably priced. This should make your list ofplaces to eat in North Beach... in San Francisco! Read more

Everything was very good. Service was good. We had a window seat so we could people watch. Arrived after the peak time and the... place was less crowded and more quiet. It is a small place. They take reservations but we just walked in off the street and wewere seated immediately. The calamari and the Bay shrimp appetizers were very good. The fresh sea bass was cooked to perfectionand the Crab Louie salad was more than filling. This is a must place to eat. Read more

Beautiful seafood and wonderful service! My experience at Betty Lou?s was hospitality realized; a warm welcome at the door,... great banter, and fantastic service. We started our meal with a dozen East Coast oysters (blue point) and a half-dozen WestCoast oysters (Miyagi), which came with strong horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemons, and Tabasco or Tapatio on request. For ourmains, I had the branzino special, served with a lemon butter sauce with capers, some garlic sauteed carrots and Brusselssprouts, and a side of scalloped potatoes, while my aunt had the seafood risotto (clams, mussels, prawns, sea scallops, bayshrimp, calamari) and my uncle had Mike?s wok crab (whole cracked crab, scallions, cilantro, garlic, ginger, soy sauce).Absolutely everything was cooked beautifully! We had a great time chatting with our server and the owner, who also recommendedgreat spots just down the street for dessert and coffee. While some might see Betty Lou?s described as ?old-school? and think?outdated?, I?d invite people to see this restaurant as classic, unpretentious, and straightforward. Yes, there are restaurantswith more modern, or contemporary takes on seafood, but I really enjoyed that Betty Lou?s took the time and the care to makesure that seafood is the undeniable focus and that it?s done well. I?ll definitely be back! Read more

Super friendly atmosphere. Staffs treat customers like family and also treat each other very nice which is so important to... me. The pasta was very big and couldn?t finish it. Wish I had more appetite because it was delicious! For oysters we had eastand west coast but the west coast which were half the size were so much more tastier and rich! Recommend west coast obviouslyhehe Everything on the menu looked incredibly delicious. They didn?t have desert menu but kindly recommended a restaurantnearby. Thank you for your incredible food!! Read more

This has got to be one of the best pasta I ever had in US! Perfectly cook all Dante pasta, all the seafood were timed perfectly... and the sauce for the pesto and tomato cream seafood linguine was amazing! Mike's walk crab did not disappoint. Wasn't expectingthe strong ginger taste so this was a refreshing change from the typical garlic butter that we are accustomed to. Very Asianinspired dish and I can taste the shallots, green onion, ginger, soy sauce, onions, chilly flakes and sesame oil. Well done, Iwished they serve coffee and dessert tho :) Ps: we love Betty, very down to earth lady and cheerful! Read more