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Cliff House (San Francisco)

1st July 2018 by Richard Bagnold Leave a Comment

Cliff-face bar and restaurants venue on the North West top of San Francisco

It is harsh to be judging a restaurant based on one dish so whilst this score is low, I am acutely aware this is not the whole story as there are multiple other dishes and in two different dining venues.  However I can but only describe the pretty awful Croque Madame (a Monsieur with eggs) that I had here with huge wedge and unevenly cut slice of white toast with loose and careless cheese topping, ham slabs that were stone-cold (causing the cheese and toast to be cold) and overdone eggs.  So that was disappointing in the lower deck (and main) restaurant area, however the good here is a vibrant atmosphere in the more casual restaurant on the upper level and a picturesque view of the ocean which, maybe better on a sunnier and less bird-pooh day (the latter not being very likely).  Based on this, if the downstairs area is the more refined version, I would gentle steer is I would opt for the more bustling upstairs area to make your money go probably further respectively.  Or, simply go in here for a drink as is a cracking view and vantage point for that either way.

Food Grade: 35%

Cliff House
Upstairs dining (1)
Upstairs dining (2)
Downstairs dining
View from downstairs table
Croque madame
South facing view
North facing view
Seaview
Local birdlife making a Mount Fuji of the rocks
The Cliff House

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  • Food Rating - 35%
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Summary

Oceanview
Multiple areas
Atmosphere

Initial food thoughts

Restaurant Details

Michelin Stars: N/A

Cuisine: American

Address: 1090 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121, United States

Website: Cliff House (San Francisco)

Telephone: +1 415-386-3330

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