Celebrated my birthday dinner here and had an amazing experience. We made a reservation a few weeks in advance which is definitely recommended. We ordered a few dishes: toro toast, aged beef dumplings, dried porcini doughnuts raclette, cauliflower, and the sea urchin tonnarelli. The standouts were the toro toast, doughnuts, and actually something that they offered on the house as a birthday treat, the crab congee! The toro was fresh and the milk bread was perfectly toasted. I just wish it was bigger! The dried porcini doughnuts were very unique, fluffy, and just the right amount of savory. The crab congee was definitely the star of the meal. Filling, creamy, and filled with plenty bits of crab meat. Although rich, it felt homey and like comfort food. Staff were so friendly and generous to us during this dinner. They also brought out a complimentary dessert for my birthday to close out the meal. A great place for a celebration! Delicious food and positive experience. Would come again! read more

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Really good food. The service was okay, the waitress forgot our entree and one of our appetizers, but we weren't in a rush at all and it was super busy. I honestly think it was a fluke. They were trying out this corn panacotta and it was absolutely delicious. The dumpling was really good, too. The burrata toast was delicious. The steak tasted like ... steak. Haha. Not much to do there, but I loved the sauce and the tomatoes. They played around with tomatoes and also did a crostini thing with tomato, and it was actually my second favorite thing. The whole night, my top two favorites were the complimentary dishes that they were testing for future menus (corn & tomato dishes I mentioned above). Good ambience, they gave us a fantastic seat next to the window at the front. The bar is cute and the place is small, so it feels intimate. Slightly noisy, but more in a lively way, not a negative way. Lovely way to celebrate my partner's birthday! read more

Hayes Valley staple that earns the reputation! The bread. Douglas fir levain with cultured butter, and it is the first thing you should order. Piney, tangy, still warm, and I would have been happy with just that and a glass of wine. The uni pasta was the other hit. Rich and briny without tipping over, silky noodles, the kind of dish you slow down for. Book ahead! read more

Rich Table - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Came here to celebrate a birthday today. It was quite a fancy dinner with changes of plate and silverware per course. The food amazing and I was not expecting to enjoy things like eggplant. The food was quite unique and had a bunch of flavors. We did a cork fee instead of purchasing wine as it was quite pricey for the pairing for our liking. The room for dimlit and felt very cozy. The food was very filling and worth the cost! read more

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There are some rock chefs in that kitchen. We ordered the tasting menu and it didn't disappoint!! Pass on the truffle egg. It is overpriced and the truffle gets buried by the yoke. In fact, it was so off putting I recommend they take it off the menu. Aside from that everything they sent out was amazing and for the price I felt very generous! The hangar steak recipe was absolutely incredible. I will remember it forever. The Uni Pasta is a show stopper. The service was very efficient and friendly. They really pack you in and it was quite noisy but the food was so good you won't care. read more

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My second visit to Rich Table to celebrate my birthday! I loved it the first time, so I knew I had to come back, especially since the menu is always changing. There were some staple items that are an absolute must, such as the porcini donuts and the dumplings, but we were also able to try some new things such as the beef rendang agnolotti and the duck liver pate! Everything was so delicious. We did also order the pork chop, which was a bit fatty for our taste, but it had a lot of flavor! I also absolutely loved the cocktail I ordered and might come back just for that and the porcini donuts, which was my favorite. We got lucky and a reservation opened up, but it was definitely a bit tough so highly recommend booking in advance! Overall, very solid restaurant, and I'm excited to try their new sister restaurant RT Bistro! read more

Rich Table - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

The staff here is very knowledgable about the menu. Our server was nice enough to ensure that the items I ordered did not contain any of my allergies, like seafood and nuts. The place is small and cozy. You are given a certain amount of time to sit at the table, so just be mindful. I think it would be helpful to make a reservation beforehand. The food overall is very good and packed with flavor. The drinks were probably my favorite, the Rice and Shine was so yummy and easy to drink. I also really liked the pork dumplings. This would be a cute date night place. read more

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We really enjoyed my friend's birthday dinner here! Servers were super attentive, we even asked what knives they used and they presented us all their cool knives. Highlights were the liver mousse toast and the grilled pork chop! I thought the filling of the beef rendang agnolotti was a bit dry, but the flavor was good. I would not order the toro toast again. Vibes were super cute inside - I would definitely come back again for a nice dinner :) read more

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Came here with a group of friends and an opentable reservation! Good - Super nice and bougie! - Food is all pretty good and tasty - my favorite was the donuts and also the ricotta toast and the fried rice had an awesome texture - Short rib was yummy - Staff are really nice Bad - Portion sizes are so so small - Super expensive Overall this was an good experience overall and just left feeling like I overpaid read more

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Excellent attentive warm service! The food was oh my my flavorful!!! The black truffle egg, pork chop, 21 day dry aged ribeye are my faves so far. The birthday dessert was a sweet surprise. It resembled the taste of a thin mint girl scout cookie, but much more delicious and worth the calories! The ambiance was perfect for celebrating my birthday. It was casual and lively in there, while the service and food was Elevated! I have to come back to try the rest of the menu. Thank you to our waitress and all the staff at Rich for brightening up my day! read more

Rich Table - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Rich Table provides a very nice, casual, fine dining experience. Their menu changes so you can expect something new between your visits. On our recent visit, four of us shared a round of small plates, appetizers and pasta/rice. The server took care to explain how the menu works because it was most of our party's first time. The food is definitely inventive. My favorite dish matched bluefin tuna with strawberries. The rice dish was also excellent and topped with watercress. The cocktails we tried were just ok. It was a good experience to try out the concept. I would come back at the next menu change to try something new. I also appreciated how they have a post card of local recommendations ready if you're visiting from out of town. Folding your napkin when you get up from the table is a nice touch. read more

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Was really excited to eat here but sadly left disappointed, though perhaps it was just an off night. The porcini doughnuts were our favorite dish and easily the most unique item we tried. We also enjoyed the mushroom tart, sea urchin cacio e pepe, and the dry aged ribeye. Unfortunately, the service detracted from the overall experience. The difference in attention/tone between tables felt noticeable from the moment we sat down. We were also celebrating a birthday, and while we certainly did not expect anything complimentary, it felt a bit awkward when nearby tables received birthday acknowledgments and we did not, even after ordering dessert. Overall, I do think the food had some highlights, especially the porcini doughnuts, and I wish the team the best. read more

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Honestly if I could give it a 4.5 I would. I really did enjoy this place. I would recommend it but it's not cheap. We ended up doing the tasting menu and what I realized were that the portions were smaller and it would've been better to order à la cart. The sizes of the dishes seem to be much smaller in the tasting menu. As always, I prefer the smaller dishes and less the entrees. The sardine chip was good; donuts, stone fruit. The dry aged ribeye was good but they just aren't that unique unlike smaller dishes. Feels like there's more creativity in the smaller dishes and next time I would just order from that list and skip the entrees read more

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This restaurant is one of my favorites in the Bay Area and the dishes are consistently delicious. Cocktails rotate and are delicious. The sardine chips (pricey) and porcini doughnuts are full of umami flavors. These are staples and stay on the menu. The caviar and cornbread was so so good, a great mixture of sweet and savory. Toro toast on milk bread. If you think of it as a sushi, but toasted bread instead of rice, you can get an idea of the flavor. Fried rice à la plancha: Soo soo good! Definitely get it. The mushrooms and peas were delicious and the rice had a great smoky and crispy texture. Would order again. Fried pork chop: A very substantial cut with Vietnamese undertones. Worth getting if you're hungry. For celebrations, they provide a complimentary mint ice cream dish that is reminiscent of Girl Scout thin mints. This place is always crowded and worth it. Expect to pay $100/pp at the minimum. read more

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The food was decent and we liked some dishes better than others. The service was excellent, especially Erika, our server. She was very nice and friendly. The family style prix fixe menu had enough food for the 6 of us and we were full. I liked the salad, tonnarelli pasta (too salty but was tasty), rice dish (crispy), sardine chips, and chocolate mint cookie bark with ice cream. The rib eye steak was disappointing, chewy and too much gristle. I didn't care for the eggplant with beans. The dumplings were OK as well as the donut balls. We felt neither were standouts. They accommodated 2 members of our group who didn't like spicy and had food allergy with their own small plates of food minus the items they didn't want or couldn't tolerate. The corkage fee was $50 per bottle, as our friends brought their own wine. A couple in the group had dined at RT Bistro the week prior and stated they liked the food better at Rich Table. read more

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Took my parents out for dinner at Rich Table and the environment was very cozy. We ordered 6 items and it was enough for a party of 3. Everything we selected was recommended by our server and was tasty. I can't decide if my favorite appetizer was the otoro toast or the duck pate. The dumpling with the chili crisp was soooo good that I bought a jar of chili crisp to-go. The uni pasta was okay since I couldn't taste much of the uni. The duck and steak were delicious read more

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Was left feeling quite unimpressed with the food here. Nothing that wow'd for the caliber of this restaurant. - "Ribeye": well-done, tough and thin. It was the quality of a strip steak with no marbling, already was a red flag that they don't ask how you would like the "ribeye" cooked. Extremely disappointing (1/5) - Beef dumpling: not much different than what i could get elsewhere. The dumpling wrapper tasted homemade at least. (3/5) - Tonnarelli: the pasta itself was a mushy texture, wished for al dente bite. Barely any urchin flavor, was essentially just cacio e pepe (3/5) - Agnolotti: nice curry rendang sauce, again needed adjustments to pasta for a more al dente bite (4/5) - Porcini doughnuts: fluffy and steaming, this had great texture and the whipped raclette dip complemented well (4.5/5) - Cod collar: nicely cooked, the cod was crispy on the outside but stayed juicy. Great spice coating and the strawberry with radish all worked! (5/5) read more

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Rich Table has earned its place among the modern, upscale, Michelin worthy spots in SF that you can actually share a meal at without it feeling like a stiff occasion. I've been enough times to say with confidence that there are solid go to dishes that anchor the menu reliably, and the seasonal additions keep things interesting and worth returning for. The food is fantastic across the board, and the staff genuinely try to make walk ins work even when it's a tough ask. The energy here is warm and the cooking feels thoughtful without being precious about it. If you can snag a reservation, great, but the team here will do what they can for you either way, which says a lot. It's the kind of place that fits naturally into a regular rotation for those who live in or visit the city often. Not every meal needs to be a grand production to be worth your while, and Rich Table understands that pretty well. read more

We celebrated a birthday here and it was an amazing dining experience! The staff are all incredibly friendly - they offer to take your jacket when you enter and check in on you often! They also provided us a birthday dessert! I recommend the steak! It was a nice medium rare with good texture and you can taste the spices with every bite. All the side dishes we had were all tasty too - I really enjoyed the doughnuts and the mousse toast. Overall very cute date night or place to celebrate an occasion read more

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I really enjoyed my experience at Rich Table. I booked a reservation for the bar and it was right near the kitchen. Best seat in the restaurant! The inside of the restaurant just feels nice to me. I can't figure out what it was. But I felt at home here. Maybe it was the lighting, the nice staff working this evening or the food. It was wonderful. I went with the tasting menu option. Couldn't be happier with that selection. I really enjoyed Rebecca at the bar. Through each serving she was giving me a little more information about the dish and offering recommendations on wine. read more

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Came to Rich Table and generally enjoyed it but it didn't exactly knock my socks off like I had hoped. We started our meal off with the aged beef dumpling and the tuna toro toast. The beef dumpling came first doused in the house made chili crisp. That chili crisp was delicious! It was garlic forward and I also liked the pepitas in there! As for the dumpling, it was good. The dumpling wrapper was supple and not too thick. The beef was well seasoned but it was a meatball. Too dense in my opinion. It lacked the "fluffy" mouthfeel that my parents taught me to seek. As for the toast, the milk bread was toasted a lot more than I expected, it no longer had that desirable pillowy texture even on the inside. There was a good amount of toro though! And the toro was seasoned very nicely. Between the two, it was my favorite. At this point we were met with an extremely long wait. I think 30 minutes or so in, we were told the kitchen was behind and it was left at that. A gesture of house bread would have been nice in my opinion... Eventually the food did come though and at that point, we were starving. We decided to go after the linguine first which was nice and rich from the smoked yolk and the Parmesan. I personally would have liked to see the chanterelles retain more structure because it's a beautiful mushroom but as is, I couldn't tell it apart from a standard oyster mushroom. As for the schnitzel, well it was more of a deep fried bone in pork chop. Not complaining though! It was super tender and juicy and the bitter chicory did a nice job playing off the fatty richness of the pork and the slightly sweet coffee jus. It was my favorite of the mains. For dessert, we got the POG shaved ice. I thought it did a good job with flavors and textures but both my friend and I thought the perilla leaves weren't the move. The licorice taste just didn't play in our opinion...perhaps mint would have been better. All in all, I do think I'd return when the menu shifts seasons. The food was definitely good enough to warrant it despite the wait and the small observations here and there. read more

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Was staying in SF for a long weekend for the SF Whiskey Society annual event and we booked a late dinner seating at Rich Table on a Saturday night. We have been wanting to try this place for over a decade but never scored a table and planned far enough in advance in the past - so this visit was long overdue. Turns out we weren't exactly "blown away", so perhaps either Rich Table is just "going through the motions" now, or we simply expected more than they can offer. Service was nice, but the menu options seemed like a list of disparate items that really didn't make for a cogent linear meal. Originally, we thought we'd do the chefs menu but it was already 9 PM when we sat down and I had been enjoying many dozens of whiskey's and scotches and bourbons at the Whisky Society event earlier that evening, as well as dim sum from Yank Sing, so my wife and I shared a number of dishes and most of them were decent but seriously nothing all that notable or memorable. We started with the classic Dried Porcini Doughnuts with Raclette, which was made into a frothy cheese sauce and they were good when hot but after a few minutes they became greasy and dense. Some fresh whipped cheese sauce helped but I think this "classic" starter has past its prime. Next we shared a teeny tiny blue fin toro with yuzu on a piece of milk toast and it was fine but for almost thirty bucks it was really just a quarter of a slice of bread - so damn small and exactly as described,...chopped up toro on a thin slice of bread - something better executed at many Japanese sushi joints in town, and probably easier to share. This tiny raw fish toast was followed by the best dish of the night, BEEF RENDANG AGNOLOTTI, PICKLED FRESNO PEPPER, ASPARAGUS, TATSOI - which was genuinely unique and tasty. The solo highlight for the night. Our last dish was really nothing special and quite honestly having just returned from a work trip in Munich, any number of places I ate in did a better job with what was essentially a pork schnitzel ! Their FRIED PORK CHOP, RAU RAM REMOULADE, BABY CHARD, MEYER LEMON NUOC CHAM was essentially a fried pork chop. Yawn. All in all, after years of waiting to check out this well regarded restaurant we walked away relatively unimpressed and likely not to make a return visit. Prices were on the high end and all the menu prices, despite a new menu being generated weekly, for some odd reason doesn't state the actual prices, they add 6.5% Surcharge on top of the entire bill at the end of the meal for "rising costs". Here's a novel idea, price everything on the menu accurately. Otherwise it starts to feel like an airline charging me to bring in a bag, or Ticketmaster's junk fees, or the crappy resort fees some hotels tag on the back end after you stay, for things that you are already paying for and probably didn't want to use or already paid for ! New menu made weekly, how about the actually charges for each dish,...unless you are afraid to honestly show what you are charging for a teeny tiny slice of bread with tuna on top ?! On balance, really pretty average and costly for what it was. Disappointed. Perhaps we caught an off night or a so-so menu ? Unsure but there are plenty of places in the area that try harder and impress us more. And so it goes. Meh. read more

Rich Table - Fried pork chop - nothing special, honestly. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Finally was able to try this restaurant. It was recommended by some friends and I also saw it on an IG influencer that I follow's page so I was really excited to try it. I went alone so it was easy for me to get a reservation but I did hear it was harder for bigger groups so keep that in mind when making reservations. I was lucky and found parking right across the street. It was pretty tight but I made it work. Sat at the bar. Ordered a glass of champagne. Kinda pricey ($25) and didn't know until the bill came but that's partially my fault cause I didn't specify what kind of champagne I wanted so I'm sure the bartender just gave me one of the more expensive ones. It was delicious either way. For appetizers, I ordered two of the dumplings. You can order by the piece but I figured 1 may not be enough. It was $5.25 a piece. It was pretty good. Would have liked some sort of acidity but the flavor was good. It was chili crunch dumping. They didn't skimp on the chili crunch but it wasn't spicy at all. Then again, my spice tolerance is pretty high. I also ordered the toro toast. It was brought out at the same time as my dumplings which was great cause I was able to alternate eating both. This was delicious. But I love most things with yuzu. I could have eaten another but I had more food coming. For my entrees, I ordered the dry aged rib eye medium rare and also the uni cacio e pepe. They brought out the cacio e pepe first. I ate about half of it before setting it aside. It was delicious. Creamy, perfect amount of saltiness and the noodles were cooked perfectly. I didn't want to get too full before my steak came. As for the rib eye, it was cooked perfectly. Seasoned just right. Love when a steak is well seasoned. It was tender and was served with a bearnaise. That was delicious also but it didn't even need it. The asparagus and garlic that was on the side was also cooked to perfection. I was so full, I couldn't order dessert, so that just means I need to come back. Great service, good food and can't wait to come back and try other dishes. Thanks for having me! read more

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Easily one of my favorite restaurants ever. The menu keeps changing so you'll always be treated to something new and different. They do keep certain staples on the menu such as the porcini donuts. Try them once and then move on from them in your next visits :) they're tasty but for me not super memorable. They do taste great dipped in sauces from the other dishes though so you can always order them as your "side of bread" But sometimes I visited the menu has been incredible and we always love feeling satisfied and with happy taste buds. Their current menu (April 2026) has a lovely Hamachi Crudo that comes with strawberries- such a fun pairing! We also enjoyed the miso cod and sea urchin "cacio e pepe" noodles. The service was fantastic and dishes came out quickly. We were also celebrating a birthday and they were kind enough to bring out a complementary dessert which was delicious! Just a note they do not take walk-ins anymore and everything needs to be done via a reservation. read more

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Wow, seriously can't believe it took me 13+ years of living in SF to finally come to Rich Table. WOW. Five of us came to Rich Table and absolutely went overboard :) no regrets whatsoever!This place is the real deal, and the kind of restaurant you keep thinking about long after the meal is over. We decided to order a la carte, there were 5 of us so you bet we ordered....a lot. We started with the Dried Porcini Doughnuts and Raclette Dinner Bites (I'm still dreaming about these). The doughnuts are earthy, pillowy, and completely addictive. We also ordered the Toro Toast with yuzu kosho on Japanese milk bread, which was elegant and luxurious, and the Aged Beef Dumpling with RT Chili Crunch, which had a deep, savory richness that had us scraping the bowl. The Black Cod Collar with mandarin sweet & sour and sesame was an absolute showstopper for me. The fish was perfectly cooked, the sauce bright and balanced, and the presentation stunning. More, now, please! The Linguine with chanterelle and aged parmesan deserves its own moment. The pasta was perfectly al dente, the chanterelles meaty and deeply fragrant, and the aged parmesan brought this salty, nutty depth that pulled the whole dish together. It felt simultaneously comforting and refined, the kind of pasta you'd want on a cold night and also at a celebration. And the Dungeness "Crab Louie" with blood orange, almond, and yuzu kosho - oh em gee! It arrived served right inside the crab shell, which set the tone immediately. The crab was sweet and fresh, the blood orange adding a bright citrusy pop, the almonds a subtle crunch, and the yuzu kosho tying it all together with a gentle heat and brightness. It's a dish that shows exactly what Rich Table does best: taking something classic and elevating it without losing its soul. The cocktails were fantastic. Rich Table really truly can have their own bar. I got the Root Awakening (mezcal, tequila, carrot, ginger, passion fruit, cardamom, lime) was a perfect starter drink. Service was warm and knowledgeable without being fussy, and the space is intimate and gorgeous. Rich Table is in a league of its own. Come hungry, bring friends, and order way too much - you won't regret a single bite. We are so glad we ordered a la carte; I'm sure the set menu would have been fantastic as well. P.S. service was top notch, ofc. We lucked out with a big wraparound corner banquette. There was a gorgeous solid wood table, and just the right amount of tucked-away coziness for a group of five with way too many dishes on the way. read more

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Very good food. Fine service. The tasting menu is exceptional. Fairly expensive but variety is good and quite filling. The donuts are a consistent part of the menu and the best. The bar is really cramped. Corner tables are ideal. 6.5% add on fee is disgusting and dishonest like so many other restaurants lately. Get rid of garbage fees and be honest. read more

Rich Table - Something delicious. Who knows what you eat. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Last seating is at 10pm and there is not much of a rush to get you out. Super fun and fresh menu that changes often. Although I see thought in the dishes , I cant help like something is missing. For example, the porcini donut was crispy and the sauce paired well but it couldve done with more of a porcini taste (maybe top it with something?). Pork dish was also dry. Would also skip this on the pate read more

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We did the prix fixe menu, and everything was excellent from start to finish. The food was creative, beautifully prepared, and delicious, the cocktails were outstanding, and the service was warm and attentive. It's definitely the kind of restaurant you want to come back to again and again. What impressed me even more was the service after we left. I accidentally forgot my sunglasses at the restaurant, and the staff was thoughtful enough to text us to let us know. That kind of attention to detail says a lot about the hospitality here. The only challenge is getting a reservation--it can be pretty tough! But honestly, that probably says everything you need to know about how good Rich Table is. Definitely a five-plus-star experience. Can't wait to go back! read more

This was a top tier experience. I finally was able to try this in March 2026 for the 1st time. This restaurant has been recommended to me multiple times and for good reason. Service. Incredible. Extreme attention to detail and food sensitivities. Excellent customer service. Very friendly staff. We did the chef's choice tasting menu for $125 pp and boy was it worth it. The amount of food was perfect. We were full but not feeling sick. Almost every dish felt like a very layered flavor and texture experience. Everything was as complex in the best way. The presentation so beautiful!! We were very impressed. This might be one of the best restaurants I've ever been to. The menu is exciting!! This place is not basic in any sense of the word. One word to describe the whole experience : spectacular. This is a rare 5/5 rating for me. read more

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My friends recommended that I try this place in Hayes Valley and it was good but I'd only come back for a couple of the dishes. Aged beef dumpling with chili crisp - probably one of my favorites of the night. The chili crisp was so good I could just eat it on its own Toro toast - this was okay, it didn't feel like the toro complemented the toast very well and I'd still prefer it on rice Chanterelle pasta - I'm not usually a fan of mushrooms but this pasta was very good. Noodles were al dente and flavor was good Pork Schnitzel - while I did prefer this dish to a typical schnitzel, the acidity of the sauce and vegetables was a bit too much for me. POG shaved ice - this was probably my least favorite food item of the night, which is disappointing cause I usually enjoy POG. I wasn't a fan of the shiso leaves and the jellies reminded me of vitamin gummies. At least the guava and mango sorbet scoops were good Lastly, i'd recommend not planning anything after- the food took a while to be served (we got seated at 5:45 and didn't finish dessert until after 7:30) read more

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I came here on a weekday night and it was really busy. The restaurant is on the smaller cozier side but I like the vibes here a lot. The staff are also really sweet but when I went, there was a staff who was in training and he was shadowing but it felt a little unprofessional and the staff didn't let us know either. In terms of the food, I really enjoyed the truffle egg with crème fraiche a lot and a really great starter to the meal. My second favorite of the night was the dried porcini donuts! Definitely get those here, it the restaurant classics too. Overall I had a great experience and I recommend coming with a group of friends or family! read more

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Best meal we've had in awhile! Great new find for us. Easy 5 stars. Rich Table has been around for years, but I had always been hesitant to try due to some of the less than stellar Yelp reviews. Glad we took somewhat of a chance, because the food was outstanding and service was super friendly and welcoming. Fantastic dinner spot that we will undoubtedly be back for, especially since my daughter's chorus is the next block over--perfect! Quite literally, every dish we had was super delicious--so much so, that there was no star dish of the night, because they were all stellar! Even my 6-year old's buttered noodles were fantastic--to be fair I don't normally even try her buttered pasta, but it surprised me that she didn't like it, so I tried it and realized the reason was because it was super tasty (she's more of a plain boiled box pasta type of girl)! I'd actually order that dish again just for me lol... housemade pasta in a super creamy slightly cheesy peppered butter sauce--a superb cross between cacio e pepe and Mac n cheese. This totally set the tone for what was to be a scrumptious dinner. Chicken liver mousse and pear on a soft almond cookie--what a unique and great combo. Definitely get this. Bluefin toro on toasted milk bread. Pretty presentation and even yummier than it looks. Porcini dusted bread rolls with cheese foam dipping sauce. Melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Good portion and heat was retained in each piece. State Bird Provisions has a lackluster mundane version of this. Uni cacio e pepe. Super saucy and lick-the-plate tasty. [Thai] pork chop was super unique and flavorful. Maybe a bit too flavorful--I think a nice pickled daikon salad and fresh herbs would balance the dish and offer some reprieve between bites of the flavor packed chops. Overall I'd order all of these dishes again. Service also couldn't have been better--big kudos to the waitstaff! Thanks for a wonderful dinner, and we'll see you again soon! read more

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One of our top meals of the year! I haven't been here in years and was excited to see Rich Table still killing it. It was boo's first time and he loved it. We were tempted to just go with the tasting menu but the main was the steak which sounded the least interesting so we chose our own adventure. The tasting is definitely the way to go for a solo diner though. COCKTAILS $17 Rice and shine - sweet and slightly savory, nailed the mango sticky rice Almond joy to the world - also fantastic, too sweet for my taste but boo loved it CLASSIC BITES Sourdough & cultured butter $5 - good obviously but not a must if you're saving room for more bites! Sardine chips $4/ea - just brilliant Porcini donuts $13 - seemingly simple but a masterpiece of a hot puffy yeasty cloud dusted with umami bomb of dried porcini, dipped in a light raclette - a must. And bc we are monsters who finished the raclette before the doughnuts (boo was double dipping bread with butter AND raclette), they brought up additional raclette we also finished. Aged beef dumpling $5.25/ea - very good but I eat a lot of dumplings so would opt for other bites in the future PASTA Uni tonnarelli $32 - perfectly al dente, rich and satisfying except I didn't get much uni flavor. Was eyeing the lemon ricotta habanada pierogis which may have been more interesting ENTREES Miso black cod $41 - can't go wrong with miso black cod and this had an awesome kick of wasabi Grilled pork chop $37 - some pieces were a little dry but great big Thai flavors DESSERT $15 Pistachio cake - The cake was v good, super pistachio, came with very sweet cream I didn't need but boo ate it all. Chocolate ice cream was mild. Not a very unique dessert but solid. Service was helpful. We were planning to attempt walking in but signed up for reservation notifications on OpenTable and lucked out on snagging bar seats a couple days out! Bar seating is really tight though, and I'm XS. Hard to get in and out of your seat right. 6.5% SF mandate. read more

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This spot is pretty good overall, and since I lived right next door for a couple of years I ended up coming by twice, which says something because I'm selective even when something is that convenient. It's a solid value with consistently great service and food, and it feels like a place that knows what it's doing without trying too hard. I really enjoyed the anchovy chips, and while the Asian-fusion dishes were fine from my perspective as an Asian, they didn't stand out as much as the American-Californian dishes. Those, on the other hand, made a much bigger impression, which says a lot considering I've been a Californian my entire life and don't say that lightly. read more

Rich Table - Anchovy Sardine Chip, Horseradish, Creme Fraiche Dinner Bites - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

We arrived for our 5pm dinner reservation and it was not super busy at all. We were warmly greeted and promptly seated in the corner table. We chose to dine at Rich Table for my girlfriend's birthday, and the staff truly made the night special. We started with their well-known small bites and especially liked the porcini doughnuts, sardine chip, and burrata garlic bread. My only complaint is I wish the portions were bigger! We got the sea urchin cacio e pepe and tajarin as mains and they were slightly underwhelming to us. The flavor was alright, but nothing stood out to make us want to come back. What really highlighted our night was the dessert and staff. I'm personally not a huge sweets person, but their panna cotta was so good -- it had the perfect balance of sweet and crunchy with the oat crumble. They also brought us a complimentary off-menu thin mint inspired dessert that was also really good. The waitress said if you know about it you can order it. Overall, the food was solid but the staff really made my girlfriend's birthday dinner special. They were constantly checking up on us and even went above and beyond with the dessert and signed menu to take home. read more

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Had to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve $150 dining credit by December 31, so I snagged a 9:15 pm reservation last week through OpenTable with notifications set to celebrate a late anniversary. The vibe of the restaurant was not quite what I expected. Not so much upscale, but leaning more rustic modern. The interior is small and very busy/loud. Service was excellent. Super attentive and genuinely knowledgeable. Our server Erika did a fantastic job describing each dish and guiding us through the menu. They surprised us with dried porcini doughnuts with raclette on the house, which was such a thoughtful touch. I am a classic over orderer, and Erika was refreshingly honest and told us we could skip one of the bites. I really appreciated that she was not pushy or trying to upsell unnecessarily. At the end of the meal, they gave us a menu signed by the entire staff to celebrate our anniversary, which was a very nice gesture. They even gifted us a Japanese sapling tree, which was incredibly sweet, unique, and memorable. No restaurant has given us such special treatment for a celebration before. What we ordered: Burrata with citron ginger tapenade, almond, and Douglas fir garlic bread ($23): Just okay and I would skip this. The toppings felt a bit all over the place, and the flavor profile did not really come together for me. Sardine chip with horseradish crème fraîche ($4 each): Nothing special. The horseradish crème fraîche was the highlight, but overall it mostly tasted like a salty chip. Aged beef dumpling with chili crunch ($5.25 each): Tender and packed with flavor. Definitely on the pricey side for a single dumpling, but very enjoyable. They also sell the chili crunch to take home for $9. Dried porcini doughnuts with raclette ($13 originally, but on the house): Loved these. Warm, soft, and fluffy with porcini dust adding depth, and the raclette was delicious. A must order. Tajarin with Perigold black truffle and pomegranate ($36): Tasty, but a bit bland overall. I was expecting a stronger truffle presence. Tonnarelli with sea urchin cacio e pepe and Idiazabal ($32): Probably the most popular dish on the menu, but it did not wow me. The uni flavor wasn't really there for me and it leaned on the saltier side. You can definitely tell the pasta is fresh and made in-house. This was what I was most excited for so I was definitely a little disappointed. Miso black cod with Japanese curry, winter radish, and wasabi ($41): A unique and well executed take on a classic miso black cod. The fish is cooked to perfection and melts in your mouth. One of my favorite dishes of the night. 21 day dry aged ribeye with roasted garlic beurre blanc and Meyer lemon ($49): A must order. The steak was cooked beautifully and paired extremely well with the brown butter style sauce. Overall, the food had some highs and a few misses, but the service and thoughtful anniversary touches really stood out and made the experience special. We did end up leaving with four boxes to-go, and the amount of food we ordered was more than enough for two people. One thing to note is that there is a 6.5% surcharge added to the bill. read more

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I went to Rich Table knowing two things: 1. It's expensive (it's in the name) 2. I should arrive slightly full so I don't get carried away given portions of these restaurants Somehow, despite ordering over five items, I managed to leave hungry. That alone deserves a case study. There was a power outage, so I skipped entrees, not because I wasn't hungry, but because none of the available options felt worth committing to emotionally or financially. In hindsight, this was foreshadowing. I ordered two bluefin tuna toro blocks at $25 per piece. Each block was about an inch thick and maybe 3.5 inches long. Sounds promising until you realize it was mostly buttery toast topped with the saddest, thinnest suggestion of tuna imaginable. The flavor was fine. Not bad, not memorable. But at the end of the day, I paid $50 to eat bread and ask myself, "Wait, was there tuna on this?" Next was sliced pear with Thai coconut curry drizzle, over $20 and the exact price has been blocked out for self preservation. I'm a grown adult now, but my Asian mother used to slice me more fruit than this on a weekday. The sauce was aggressively citrusy and somehow overpowered the actual pear, but sure, it tasted fine. Mostly I was just impressed by how little fruit can cost that much. Albacore tataki, or however you spell it, was the best dish of the night. Very citrusy, lots of celery, tiny portion, $25. I liked it enough to take one piece home, which says more about portion size than generosity. Still, this one gets a pass. Then came the aged beef dumplings. $5.25 per dumpling. Let me repeat that. Per. Dumpling. This is truly unhinged pricing for aggressively mediocre food. They emphasize their in house chili crunch, but I am 99% sure I've had the exact same thing from Trader Joe's. Honestly, you could skip this entire meal and just go to Trader Joe's. Service was great, truly, but I did feel subtly pressured to order more when I was already losing interest. This was supposed to be a special occasion dinner recommended by my concierge, and I had high hopes. I was especially sad about missing their famed donuts due to the power outage, which might have been the one thing to emotionally save the night. Overall, I wouldn't come back. Not for a regular meal, not for a special occasion, not even for the donuts. For the price, go literally anywhere else and at least leave full. read more

Rich Table - Here is my aesthetic photo. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

I got lucky and was able to score a last minute reservation on Open Table so I was finally able to try Rich Table. It is a really cozy, bustling, warm space. The moment I walked in, I was greeted by our friendly host who made sure to make us feel taken care of. It was a little wait before we got sat, but it was a super busy night and I could tell all of the staff were doing their best. The food was all, as the name states, very rich! Portion sizes are on the small side but you still leave feeling extremely full with all the creamy dishes. The staff also surprised us with 2 extra sides on the house which was very sweet. Our server was also very prompt and personable. After this experience, I can see why this is a staple in the SF dining scene. read more

Rich Table - Tonnarelli, Sea Urchin Cacio E Pepe, Idiazabal - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

My husband and I had a rare date night since my mother-in-law was visiting and could watch our kids. We had a credit card benefit that needed to be used, which gave us $150 to spend at a select number of restaurants. Rich Table was on the list, and I had always wanted to try it. I had read lots about it from their James Beard nomination and prior Michelin star status. I was really excited to try it! We snagged a late-night reservation, and we're seated in a cool window seat. We opted to splurge on the tasting menu! To drink, I had a milk-washed cocktail, which was outstanding. When our server described it as a drink without tannins, I was sold! Usually, I don't love the ending note of an alcoholic beverage, but this drink actually left a better taste in my mouth at the end than its first notes on the tongue! Wow! It was fabulous. It was so smooth, and my husband was quick to notice the impossibly perfect, clear ice cube. The tasting menu featured some greatest hits I had heard all about, including the porcini doughnuts and the sardine chips! I loved the entire starter array that was brought to the table! There were so many delicious bites from the Hog Island Oyster shooter to the albacore tataki! I was a little surprised I didn't love the sea urchin pasta more. It was certainly good, but not as memorable as, say, the very interesting fried rice a la plancha and the very interesting curry! I felt the same way about the 21-day-aged ribeye. It was good, but forgettable. They really shine at their small bites! I'm really happy the tasting menu featured so many of those. The meal started so strongly, but then it lost a little steam on the mains and desserts for me. I love their use of fresh seasonal ingredients and using them in avant-garde ways. The team is very innovative! The dishes were very creative, and the staff and service were outstanding. I was heading to the bathroom, and a staff member was walking by, and they even opened the door for me. Plus, the entire restaurant signed a menu for me when they heard it was my birthday! The table over was celebrating a wedding anniversary, and they gave them a treasure to take home as well. We had a really great time here. It was a really nice experience and a great restaurant to celebrate a special occasion! I highly recommend it, and it was great to do the tasting menu to try so many items. Also, I was looking for the price of the tasting menu so I'll include it here: it's $125 for the tasting menu. read more

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This was one of our most extraordinary dining experiences in San Francisco. The food was exceptionally delicious, each dish a stunning culinary feast. The restaurant thoughtfully provided several complimentary appetizers, adding a finishing touch to this already remarkable experience. The bartenders were warm, friendly, and highly skilled, creating amazing cocktails; the manager was also incredibly attentive and friendly. From beginning to end, everything felt exceptionally special. It was a truly unforgettable experience and a must-visit destination in San Francisco. read more