Reviews for Zuni Café in San Francisco, CA

Slow paced restaurant perfect for our party and those who don't like to be rushed. Great food if a little bland. For appetizers... we had, bread and butter, Tuscan melon and figs, anchovies with celery and cheese, all delicious appetizer choices. For entreeswe had a duck sugo and skirt steak, served luke warm and a little too bland. The duck easily could have worked better as pulledpork or lamb. The wine bottle didn't make its way until after the appetizers had been served. The service and staff were topsbut our waiter was a novice or a little inexperienced. The ambience was excellent and it more then made up for these smalltrifles. We will definitely come back with friends for a birthday celebration or such. Read more

This iconic eatery really lived up to its hype. The team are really friendly and very attentive, I felt well looked after and... valued throughout. The food from start to finish was amazing. I wouldn?t normally order fried figs to start or roast chicken formain but both were recommended and neither disappointed. The chicken was the best I?d ever eaten. I finished with a beautifullylight berry sorbet for dessert which was the perfect palette cleanser and sweet treat to end on. The cocktails were alloutstanding. I can?t wait to go back. Read more

The food and service at Zuni Café are wonderful. The ambient noise is too loud. Next time I'll take noise cancelling... headphones to converse with my table mates by video. Read more

Now a disappointing, pale imitation of the long-running, glorious bastion of California cuisine that was Zuni. The logo may be... updated, but the menu hasn?t really changed. The food, service and overall vibe are now soulless and loveless. Zuni rests on itslaurels: the oysters were mediocre; cold shoestring fries were brought to the table; the piccolo fritto has been reduced tomere onion rings; and - the dish I was delighted to wait an hour for -- the chicken for two -- is now somehow smaller, underseasoned, and frankly, not worth the slog through all the requisite appetizers. The Chicken For Two?s bread salad is now madewith some sad commercial loaf and the dish is missing the acidity, and peppery chicken-fatty-ecstasy of its former self. Ourwaitress literally couldn?t recommend a wine. Don?t go. Remember Zuni as it was. Read more

Beautiful space with amazing natural light and great people watching. Oh - the food was great too! Caesar is a classic and... lives ups, while the tower of fries was also a hit. We learned something new that day - there are fries that can be eaten lateras leftovers. ???? Read more

Went here for a brunch. Still many empty seat if you go slightly earlier. Didn?t try the chicken because of an hour waiting... time. But the burger and pizza is good. Burger is juicy and flavorful. Pizza is thin, and chewy. The fries is very crispy butmaybe it?s thin so soak more oil? The cafe and cocktail is good for a brunch. The cafe itself is nice. Large glass storefrontallows sun bathing the table. Read more

Enjoyed dessert better than I did with the entree. The dinning room exudes a warm wood fire feel; twas cozy, and invites... intimate conversations. Service overall was great. Food here is good, but technique was rather sloppy. The sea bream neededless time. The potato was slushy and needed more cream. Spinach over done. Unsure of the intention, the steak was served aspieces. It also seems that there was very little thought for presentation. Overall not impressed by the flavor. Thankfully,,the Eton Mess and Gateau Victoire turned the experience around. Creamy with delicious fruit, every bite had good balance ofsweet and tart. The Gateau was not moist enough but the whipped cream was its redeeming quality. TLDR: Dinner missed the markbut, dessert, service, and atmosphere was well enjoyed. Read more

Went for lunch on a weekday. We made a reservation online the previous week, but there was seating available for walk ins when... we went there. It is hard to find parking around the area, so I suggest getting there by public transport. The inside of thecafe is beautiful. We were seated on the upper floor and had some nice views of the restaurant. The restaurant is located in acorner unit, with lots of windows and tons of natural light. That was super nice as it was a sunny day outside and it was greatto be able to enjoy the sun. We walked around after finishing our meal and really liked the kitchen and bar area. The wait staffwas very professional and friendly. They explained the menu thoroughly and were eager to answer any questions we had. When iIclumsily spilled some water, they offered to change our table top, which was very generous of them. Based on what the staff toldus, the menu changes daily, with a few dishes such as the Cesar salad and roasted chicken available at all times. So, come withan open mind and do not expect to order dishes you had seen online. We ordered the broccoli and burrata appetizer which wassavory, tangy and delicious. We also ordered the mushroom soup, which was good, but not great. The mushroom flavor was not verystrong. For our main, we ordered the fish (don't remember what type) with brown sauce. It was very, very good. The brown saucewas soooo good, with the capers. It came with (steamed?) carrots, brussels sprouts and potato, which tasted really bland and itseemed that they had just been thrown on the dish at the end. We shared it between two people and they were nice enough tobring us two plates. Next time we come here, we want to try the Roasted chicken. We saw it coming out of the brick oven rightbefore leaving and it looked soooo delicious. Read more