Crab chowder is a sourdough bowl... seems to be a must have when visiting Fisherman Warf. Quick, rich, friendly and the beer was cold.

An affordable place to eat near Pier 39, with the added bonus of a parking discount when you dine here. The garlic fries were a standout--so flavorful! The clam chowder was decent, but I felt the bread bowl could use more soup. The calamari and crab sandwich were also just okay. Overall, it's a reasonably priced spot with good options for a quick bite. One of the servers was really nice! Good for big groups, nice seating inside. read more

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The food and service was great!! We had the fish and chips, smash burgers, and garlic grilled shrimp!! Franko was awesome!! Very friendly and attentive. read more

This is the perfect place to stop for a quick drink before a boat tour. Right by the dock, by the public restrooms, and pretty quick service. read more

Chowder Hut - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Took forever. Cook had our four meals under heat lamps in window for 15 mins before he realized it was for us. I had the clam chowder bread bowl. About three hours later without eating anything else I experienced projectile vomit caused by food poisoning. This happened at 3pm yesterday, finally feeling normal again. If you want to ruin your vacation, get the clam chowder bread bowl. read more

I was by myself & it took half a dozen pass bys to get someone to give me a menu. when the waitress finally came by, she indifferently took my order & then I never saw her again until I was almost done with my meal. I had to flag someone else down to get some malt vinegar. Someone else had already cleared my table when she popped by & mumbled something. I asked for the check. someone else, a cook, or possibly a manager took my payment. The fish was bland, the fries were cold. the best thing about the meal was the $5 beer. There were 2 servers. I think, & a bar tender. They were busy, but not crazy enough to forgo customer service. Their main objective was to get food on the table. Niceties or customer service never came into play. Won't be going back there again. I've had better fish & chips in Santa Rosa. read more

Sat ourselves down and waited 20 minutes until we got our menus. After that we waited about 20 more minutes for no one to come and service us. While others that came in after us got their drinks. read more

The service was quick but we were sitting at the table waiting to be served for a good 10 minutes, even though it wasn't a peak hour. The pink lemonade was delicious and the clam chowder was excellent! The bread bowl was also perfectly moist without being soggy. read more

Chowder Hut - Original Clam Chowder - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Tried out this place for weekend lunch and got their garlic fries, crab chowder, and fish and chips. Food was generally good and freshly made. I especially liked that their garlic fries had strong flavor but did not feel heavy eating them. Food came out quickly and there was just enough seating in the area to grab a table. There is a clear wall surrounding the tables to allow for a view while you eat. read more

Chowder Hut - garlic fries, crab chowder, fish and chips - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

We did a leisurely walk to Fishermen's Wharf after having brunch in the nearby Marina District. I was on a mission for some clam chowder to enjoy at the pier. ATMOSPHERE: The "hut" sits across of the iconic crab stands of Taylor Street. It's a takeout-only spot with outdoor seating and views of the parking lot and street. MENU: Soups, sandwiches, burgers, hot dog, seafood entrees. Beer & wine. FOOD: Original Clam Chowder - $12.79 I'm not a fan of bread bowls as I feel the soup gets absorbed up. They could've served it in a paper bowl but it would've been the same price, so I didn't alter my order. Following our tradition, we took our soup to pier 45 to consume while enjoying the sensory experiences of the area and view of Alcatraz. The thick chowder was mediocre at best as its creaminess, seasoning and protein were lacking. SERVICE: Counter service was fast & friendly. Food delivery was within 5 minutes. OVERALL: If "chowder" is in your businesses's name, you'd better bring it. read more

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Clam chowder was the only good thing. Do not get the crab chowder. Waitress mean. Do not come here.

For a place within the wharf, it is not too bad of a place to visit! The place may look a little bit sketch, but the food is pretty good! Although finding seating can be a little rough, it is not usually as packed as other places around the wharf. There is not a lot of cover from the sun depending on the time of day and there are a lot of birds around, so be prepared to fight some adventurous pidgins. However, I don't mind too much as someone who has eaten street food in the Philippines. Besides, they got some sick street performers nearby so you get to hear that too. As for the food, it definitely carries my rating! It is a solid 4/5 all around and even sometimes a 5/5 based on the price. The portion size is definitely filling, the calamari and fish n chips heal the inner child within me, the crab appealed to my inner Filipino with the immense amount of garlic and butter (obviously an exaggeration it's pretty good), and one of my favorite clam chowder spots. read more

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Best value in the pier area..Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays..$5 beer tastes the same as $11.00 beer at Applebee's. Appetizers are excellent amd service is better. read more

Chowder Hut - Happy Hour Menu. - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Service: We were seated right away despite it being very crowded on Labor Day weekend, because we were a party of 2. Service was quick and efficient! The ambiance was very nice, especially because we were seated next to the window and had a wonderful view. Food: Clam chowder was mediocre and you can probably find better elsewhere at the pier. Bread was cold and a bit tough. Fish tacos were unexpectedly yummy, with a good crunch and flavor. Would probably not come back, just because there is better food nearby, but it's not a bad option when other places are too crowded. read more

Chowder Hut - Original Clam Chowder in a bread bowl, fish tacos in the background - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Came here since I was exploring the pier and the crab chowder sounded interesting and I do love bread bowls. However, I was left feeling disappointed. The crab chowder was average with very little crab flavor and the sourdough bread was so dry and stale. I could not eat much of the bread. Definitely would go somewhere else if I was craving chowder next time! read more

Chowder Hut - Crab Chowder - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Love that the sourdough bread for the chowder bowl comes from the Boudin Bakery right across the street! Service was good and located on Pier 43 1/2. read more

We were planning on just getting a snack to go, but the rain was coming down rather hard. The server asked if we wanted to sit inside, outside, or get something to go. We couldn't help ourselves: we sat inside... service was insanely fast, lots of open seats. Granted, this is literally 30 minutes before the restaurant closed on a Sunday, but the bartender was extremely friendly and put our orders in right away. We got to enjoy one quarter of the game with full found... the Ambiance is exactly what we needed this evening! read more

Chowder Hut is located near Boudin, a touristy location that I would consider the standard for clam chowder bread bowls. I visited Chowder Hut with a friend to try their clam chowder bread bowl, fish and chips, and spicy fish sandwich - both with garlic fries. The clam chowder was a big disappointment and tasted quite bland. The bread bowl was on the same level and only edible with the clam chowder. The fish and chips were on the blander side, which is rare since I usually think restaurants tend to have heavy hands with seasoning. Most of it tasted fishier than I had expected, though bearable with lemon and sauces. The garlic fries were thankfully good, though one could only eat so much of those. The best part was the display case of food towards the front so that you could know exactly what you were getting - appearances only of course, because the taste wasn't as good as one would have expected. read more

Chowder Hut - Fish Sandwich, Fish and Chips, Clam Chowder Bread Bowl - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Tasty clam chowder bowl one of the better ones i've had. fun environment to be eating over there read more

Chowder Hut - Original Clam Chowder - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great spot for a quick bite! Service was attentive and fast, so was the food. Staff is constantly checking on tables and cleaning. Food was quite tasty, got the clam chowder bread bowl plus fish and chips. read more

Chowder Hut - Original Clam Chowder Fish and Chips - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Food is good and quick. Happy hour is a nice deal. Nice location for sure. Service is friendly. Only one person working bar and table but very nice and efficient read more

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Clam chowder didn't have any clams or anything. It was so bland and horrible. Do not go here.

My true rating is a Zero star. We ordered two cokes and the fried shrimp and fried calamari baskets and both baskets were drowning in oil. $50 later had to pick the breading off the shrimp...looks like they refried the shrimp...yuck! read more

Chowder Hut - Fried Shrimp with fries baskets - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

Beer on tap was very skunky, not good. 3 stars because they were showing the USA game. read more

Chowder Hut - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

a nice place to get some fish and chips as well as a place to get a nice bowl of clam chowder. Not the best I've ever had but certainly a nice treat for a weary traveler. Definitely worth stopping in for a bite. read more

Came on a weekday and stumbled upon this place next to pier 39. Great touristy location. This review is primarily for their happy hour. Gotta say you get the best bang for ur buck here. Got the Rum Runner and a house margarita. Both were delicious and we also shared some fish sliders which was surprisingly very good. Highly recommend to check out their happy hour! read more

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The service was horrible they need to get new workers the waitress didn't even get our order right she brought all of our food but the tenders we waited for about 30mins and we finished our food not only that she couldn't comprehend her mistake She's very forgetful and horrible service The food was also very bland crab sandwich didn't even taste like crab! read more

I would have loved to give more stars, but unfortunately, I cannot because of the terrible service we received during our dine-in experience on August 13, 2025, during happy hour. When we arrived, there was only one bartender and one server, which I understood and didn't mind. However, as soon as we walked in, they completely ignored us no greeting, no acknowledgment. The place wasn't busy at all; most people were just waiting for their bills. We ended up going to ask for menus ourselves, trying not to bother them so they could be ready for our order. Still, the server was extremely rude and ignored us again when we approached her. After about 10 minutes, it was already 5:50 PM, and we were worried our happy hour order wouldn't be placed in time. We then went to the bar to ask for menus, but the bartender was also rude, telling us to "go back and sit down" before we could even finish asking if we would still get the happy hour price if the time passed. Not long after, a white family came in, and the server immediately greeted them with a smile and gave them full menus while she only brought us three menus for a party of six. We stayed only because the clam chowder is good. Five minutes later, the bartender came to take our order but kept interrupting us rudely and showed no friendliness at all. We did get the happy hour price, but the crab chowder was too sweet, the fish portion was small, and the chips were mediocre. When we finished eating, the bill didn't come, so I went to the bar to pay. The bartender threw the black bill envelope toward me and pointed to the tip percentages for me to add. I declined and put zero. When I asked for a receipt, he grabbed both copies, ripped them up, and walked away without a word. Our total bill was $179, plus over $6 automatically added as a service percentage. The place is clean, and the clam chowder is good, but the service was horrible, and the staff were rude and unprofessional. I left feeling disrespected and discriminated against. read more

they have a sign out front that says $5 draft beer and $6 margaritas all day. apparently you're supposed to already know that means only monday-friday and no holidays. you would think they would have that in their sign. manager was extremely rude. i even said i wasn't trying to cause issues and was very kind when i asked her about it. ended up paying $33 for mediocre beer. bad service all around. read more

Great food and great service. Jenna and Margery were awesome- great recommendations and service!

Great food. Everything was made fresh to order and not Busy at all. You can order at a to go window and sit down or you can go inside the restaurant and be served by a waitress. We especially loved the fish tacos and calamari. read more

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This is a great option to grab a quick bite to eat while you're strolling around Pier 39 and its nearby destinations. Not sure if we were hungry or it's a really delicious sandwich (prob both), but I recommend getting the crispy fish sandwich...there's also a spicy option for those who enjoy that. Flavorful, fresh and pippin hot. I love how they add pickles to the sandwich....guess that's my new found love now....adding pickles to fish sandwiches. The clam chowder in a bread bowl is a San Francisco staple...you gotta get it! Perfect for a cold, chilly day and let's face it, that's the typical weather here in SF. There's some outdoor seating but it may be easily occupied during peak times. For something quick and easy, I def recommend this place. read more

Chowder Hut - Delicious fish sandwich. Love the addition of pickles. - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

I went there a couple days ago (9/18/25 at 4:24pm) in SF and was exploring Fisherman's Wharf. There were other restaurants around that section but I noticed this restaurant. Little did I know I was stepping into a bad experience there. I was greeted by this nice lady outside with a microphone as she was saying explaining to the public that it was happy hour and advertising what kind of food they had there. The food pictures looked promising as well. The location was pretty nice too with nice outdoor seating. The service besides the nice lady at the beginning was not good. There was a man that was working the registers that WOULD NOT take my order as he was super busy talking to the lady employee with the microphone. He would not stop talking as I was waiting in line. I was the only one waiting outside and it felt pretty awkward waiting for him to finish up his story. Even the lady employee was trying to stop him so he can help me with my order but he just kept going. She kept backing up so I could go and order but he just kept talking and talking. I stood there for a minute in silence just waiting. After she insisted that I can go ahead and order, the man stopped talking and looked at me in disgust as I came up to the window to order. It looked like he was pretty mad that he didn't get to finish his story. I went up to him and his gave me an eye roll and he straight out just said, "what do you want?" in a rude manner. I was taken aback and stared back but just continued to be nice and respectful. I told him want I wanted a spicy fish sandwich and he just plopped the credit card swipe scanner right in front of me with attitude. I was still just stunned at his behavior. He didn't even really input the information on it and didn't really help me when I was having problems with the card swipe scanner. He just stood there stared at me. I hit a couple buttons and it went through and he immediately snatched the scanner and gave me a receipt without saying anything else and went back to go and talk to the other employees in the back. Oh man... I literally felt like I wanted to get a refund and go to another local restaurant right across the street who was happy for me to be there. I didn't get his name unfortunately but his description was a mid-30s man, Indian or middle-eastern descent, he wore bandana or a hairnet and he had a couple earrings. Apparently a police officer came around and talked to him as if they knew each other and I guess the employee had a brother or twin brother that worked around the area in the food industry as well that the police officer knew. That's basically all I could give with descriptions of this male employee. The sweet Hispanic lady with the microphone was Donna or Debra... or a name that started with the letter D. She was really nice and kind unlike the male employee at the register. As for the food review, the spicy fish sandwich was 3/10. Price was $20.10 or so for a fish sandwich with a handful of fries. Not much fries to be exact. The fish was super bland and not seasoned. Had to eat a lot of ketchup to at least get some flavor. The coleslaw in the sandwich wasn't very good either. The seasoning and dressing on it felted watered down. Terrible terrible choice of food. I should have left right when I was getting bad looks from the male employee at the register. If there as a half star, I would give it a half star for the terrible service and unprofessional behavior. I work with customers and clients all day as I am a barber and I can tell you those employees are lifeless and don't care about those coming in for a bite to eat. Only one the was very nice to me was the Hispanic lady employee outside with the mic treating me like a human being. SHE WAS THE ONLY GOOD OF THAT EXPERIENCE!!! Please don't go here unless you get off on employees being rude to you! If you see a talkative man working the registers, AVOID HIM AT ALL COST! GO AND ORDER INSIDE WHERE THE BAR IS! read more

Chowder Hut - Spicy Fried Fish Sandwich - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

My friend and I both got food poisoning from our meals. We immediately started cramping and felt so sick. I was in and out of the bathroom for 3 hours and my friend felt sick for even longer. The service was ok, but our waitress was rude. The food was very greasy but it tasted fine, however I would not go back. read more

Chowder Hut - Traditional Classic Crab Sandwich and Fish and Chips - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

It was just okay. Prices the same as similar nearby but the food definitely wasn't as good, so it felt overpriced. Most obvious room for improvement is the bread for the sourdough bowl, it wasn't warmed and would have been a lot better that way! We didn't dislike anything per se, but if in the area and wanting fish and chips or chowder, we would go somewhere else. Service was fine and the seating seemed like outdoor only. read more

3.5 stars Good for quick eats- walking around the peer and getting hungry & you want something warm. ** We got: - calamari: why'd it come with fries too :( we wanted just calamari with our drinks - clam chowder: sour dough bowl is yummy! But where's the clam? We probs got 2 halves out of the whole bowl A good place to swing by to grab quick eats. But overall, nothing crazy special read more

Chowder Hut - Clam chowder boil & calamari - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

This spot was recommended to us because of their quick & friendly service. Well, they weren't lying! You seat yourself & are promptly brought menus. Our server took our order & within 5 minutes our food was brought to the table, which was great because we were so hungry! The calamari was so crispy and delicious & the chowder in bread bowl was hot & flavorful. Though full, our server was very attentive & constantly stopped by to check how we were doing. read more

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We ordered the calamari extra crispy. It was delicious. It comes with fries. The fish was very tender and was fried crispy. We upgraded the to garlic fries. Very good! read more

Chowder Hut - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I thought this place was just ok!! I always walk past this place in Fisherman's Wharf and this time I decided to try it out. It's pretty much an outdoor restaurant with a small, simple menu. You seat yourself wherever you want, and the service was pretty quick. I went with the grilled fish tacos, they were just ok. Pretty much a no frills place, all in all, it was ok by me!! read more

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4 stars for a "fast food and relaxing atmosphere". We wanted something quick but also wanted to sit rather than street food so we tried this place. The glass walls def help with keeping the wind down but still be able to see the view and be outside. And walking in there are fire pits to sit by. We go hot dogs and chili since it was a little chilly outside. I asked for chili on my hotdog and they accommodated. The hotdog has a lot of meat to it. Fries were pretty good. Crispy and tasty. The chili does have beans in it just fyi. We also got lemon drop drinks which were actually really good and refreshing but small. read more

Chowder Hut - Hot dogs and chili - Seafood Near Me - San Francisco, California

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