Description:
If you aren't interested in exploring restaurants beyond those in Union Square and want a huge dose of atmosphere with your seared salmon, Grand Café is your best bet. Its claims to fame? The grandest dining room in San Francisco, an enormous 156-seat, turn-of-the-20th-century grand-ballroom-like dining oasis that's a magnificent combination of old Europe and Art Nouveau. To match the surroundings, chef Ron Boyd, a San Francisco native and Domaine Chandon alum, serves dressed-up French-inspired California dishes such as sautéed salmon with French lentils and house-cured bacon or salade niçoise. You can also drop by for a lighter meal in the more casual front room, the Petit Café, which offers a raw bar and similar dishes for about half the price. In fact, I prefer to hang out in the cafe and nosh on pizzas from the wood-burning oven or a big bowl full of mussels swimming in broth with a side of sourdough bread -- it's twice the atmosphere at half the price. There's also a wonderful selection of small-batch American whiskeys and single-malt Scotches.
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User Reviews for Grand Café
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Love this place for dinner
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We always like this restaurant when we visit SF. Beautiful room, good service, and delicious food. Always good!
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- posted on 11.15.12
- by Bunny22314
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Tasty breakfast in an ideal setting
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The breakfast was very good but the salad they served along with the eggs was spectacular! Delicious! The restaurant was beautiful and made breakfast so much more enjoyable.
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- posted on 11.09.12
- by Dawn U
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Delicious and eclectic cuisine in an artistic setting
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This restaurant is one of the most beautiful in San Francisco. The main room is large with high ceilings, beautifully designed, and attractive mood lighting. The menu is at once broad-based...
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- posted on 11.05.12
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
Message from Grand Café
Private Dining is available for up to 32 guests in our Peacock Terrace or up to 190 in the beautiful Hotel Monaco. Buyouts are also available. Grand Cafe, a French-California brasserie featuring contemporary French cuisine influenced by earthy seasonal flavors and wonderful local ingredients. The menu's diverse array of fresh seafood, roasted meats, and theatrical desserts satisfies every appetite. The adjoining Petit Cafe with a lamp-lit cherry-wood bar, wood burning oven and original pen and ink drawings along the walls, provides the perfect backdrop for a casual meal or cocktail, before or after the theater.
- Free weekend brunch parking
- Private dining and events
- Gift certificates
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 415/292-0101
- fax: +1 415 292 0150
Address:
- 501 Geary St
- At Taylor St., adjacent to the Hotel Monaco
- San Francisco, CA 94102
Payments:
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Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7-10:30am; Sat 8am-2:30pm; Sun 9am-2:30pm; Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm; Sun-Thurs 5:30-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30-11pm
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