Restaurant Recommendation? (San Francisco: professionals, pricing, food)

[humboldtrat]

Originally Posted by mdwstrnkid

Gary Danko would be a nice place to take your client. I've been there a couple of times and had fabulous dinners there. They are usually booked a ways in advance, but you can put your name on the waitlists as there are often cancellations (they call for confirmation a few days before the reservation and often get a few cancellations). I dined there about a month ago and was able to get a last night Saturday evening reservation (@8pm) due to a cancellation.

San Francisco Underground Travel - Brutally Honest Reviews of Hotels, Restaurants, Activities, and Transportation - I have never been there but I won't pay $100+ for a meal .

[bob13bob]

chowhound is much better source for this information.

[bluebeard]

I don't know why you'd purposely seek out an expensive restaurant. SF has plenty of great, expensive and non-expensive places. At the very least you'd say money doesn't matter, not that you'd prefer it to be expensive.

[psychprof]

Zuni cafe is where I take friends when they visit the city, and they love it. Esp the popular roast chicken and bread salad.

[City Boy]

Slanted Door, but you better hurry and make reservations. Gary Danko is so overpriced. You ready to shell out 300 for two people?

[fizbin]

Originally Posted by City Boy

You ready to shell out 300 for two people?

If it is worth it. The most I've paid for two was over $500 (including wine and drinks) and it was worth every penny - best meal I ever had.

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by fizbin

If it is worth it. The most I've paid for two was over $500 (including wine and drinks) and it was worth every penny - best meal I ever had.

No meal is worth $250 per person. Even if I was a millionaire. What could they possibly do to make it cost that much? Nice waiters?

[fizbin]

Some would say that no painting is worth $140 million, or that no baseball card is worth $2.35 million, but in both cases someone thought otherwise.

My little luxury meal pales in comparison. Total of eight courses spread over three or so hours, each one paired with a high-end wine, each one an example of the best of the best. Marinus at Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley. Highly recommended at least once.

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by fizbin

Some would say that no painting is worth $140 million, or that no baseball card is worth $2.35 million, but in both cases someone thought otherwise.

My little luxury meal pales in comparison. Total of eight courses spread over three or so hours, each one paired with a high-end wine, each one an example of the best of the best. Marinus at Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley. Highly recommended at least once.

True, but at least with a painting you can look at it forever and it appreciates in value, same with the rare baseball card. But food is gone after a few hours and you're left hungry the next day.

[fizbin]

Originally Posted by City Boy

True, but at least with a painting you can look at it forever and it appreciates in value, same with the rare baseball card. But food is gone after a few hours and you're left hungry the next day.

Enjoying the fond memories and the extra poundage - priceless!