1. Suppenküche
8.8
525 Laguna St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 240 tips and reviews
Harold Liss: Go for dinner and order the venison medallions, which come in an incredible sauce. Or go for Sunday brunch and have currywurst - make sure to ask for mayo with the pommes frites!
Noah: Veal medallions and an unfiltered wheat beer is the best way to end a week. Potato soup is great too.
Eugene Aero: Schlenkerla doppelbock oak smoke: 10. Sauteed venison medallions in red wine plum sauce: great texture 8. Red cabbage: good, but too sweet for large quantities 5. Spatzle: too egg-y, personally 3.
2. The Garden Court
8.4
2 New Montgomery St (in The Palace Hotel), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 23 tips and reviews
Trishia Pascobillo: Afternoon tea for two, with champagne was lovely. Had the 100 anniversary tea...loved the florals and warm scones :) The Pear finger sandwich was my favorite.
Soo Wai Eng: Very good Sunday brunch!
Bloomingdale's: There’s nothing more civilized than weekend afternoon tea. Especially if you consume the finger sandwiches and scones amid the splendiferous turn-of-the-century trappings.
8. L'ottavo Ristorante
7.3
692 Sutter St (at Taylor), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 20 tips and reviews
Keith Smith: Great intimate place with wonderful food. Loved the penne with Italian sausage, mushrooms, broccoli and sun-dried tomatoes
Bob Fleshman: This restaurant was run by an Italian family for decades. Ownership, management, and all the recipes recently changed hands--and the service is better. Get the L'Ottavo fettuccine!
Zoe Sullivan: I had the ravioli aragosta, which is stuffed with lobster and a crab bisque. Yummmm. Service is also great. Medium price range. I would say the best quality for your money around these parts.
Yuko: Good neighborhood, atmosphere, service, and food. Great cost performance. Good for relaxing weekend's brunch.
Karen Schneider: A really good bet for out-of-towners--excellent location, reliable food, and a good cause.
Victoria Hawes: Brunch is super cheap! 2 meals and 2 coffees- total was 17!!!
11. The Cheesecake Factory
8.3
251 Geary St Fl 8 (btwn Powell St & Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 456 tips and reviews
Andrew Ossipov: Even the smaller soup portions are huge and very filling. Steak Diane is great and their cappuccino is awesome.
Windows Live Photo Gallery: From the street, enter Macy’s and go up to The Cheesecake Factory, via elevator or escalators. The restaurant has an outdoor area where you can take great overhead photos of Union Square.
Charles K: Good food and drink. Penny does not work here though ;)