The ambiance was awesome! The service was also espetacular! But the food is to die for! I keep mentioning this restaurant to everyone with a set of ears! Food was fresh, and inquisitive always with a touch of surprise flavor It was a party in my mouth and my taste buds have never been the same since! Super recommend as a must try! read more

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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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

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

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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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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Casual & energetic environment. Efficient service. Lots of interesting and flavorful dishes to try. Be sure to try a lot of their market bites (apps). The pork chop was not that interesting. If you like truffle and egg, get your own smoked jidori hen egg (or 2) read more

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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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It's very hard to make a reservation in this restaurant. Friday night 8pm we passing by we ask the host what is the chance to get a table. the host said 15min. Is our lucky night, we ordered tasting menu plus upgrade , every course The food absolutely delicious , 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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Wow was I impressed by everything at Rich Table! My friends and I got the family dinner prix fix menu and a few of us had the drink pairings with the menu. I chose to let our waitress pair cocktail drinks from their menu with my food and she did not disappoint me. She was super sweet about everything and our tables were cleared and wiped down before the next set of dishes from the menu came out. A couple of us also got the truffle egg. So delicious!!!! From the drinks to the food to the service, I enjoyed everything on the menu and a few extras like the oysters and chicken liver mousse. The place was tight and cozy, but it felt like we were all family somehow. I had a wonderful time and my tummy and mouth enjoyed everything last bit of the place. I am sad that I lost the autographed menu by the staff for my birthday on my way out. I feel so bad and wanted to keep that. read more

The vibes here are so good. The staff is so friendly and I love that it's fine dining quality food without the stuffy/sterile atmosphere and reasonable prices. We ordered the bone marrow tostada, toro milk bread, crab congee, and pork chop. Everything was my favorite bite. It's my fourth time here and I always forget that the menu is Japanese influenced. Love! read more

We've been wanting to try Rich Table for some time now. We were excited for our dining experience. The staff and service were fantastic! I loved the atmosphere and ambiance of the restaurant. The food was a bit underwhelming. I was most excited to try the Dried Porcini Doughnuts but they tasted like air and mushroom dust. Our favorite dish was the burrata toast which was a bummer as you can get toast just about anywhere. My husband was not a fan of the Pork Chop as the flavors were off. The Sea Urchin Cacio E Pepe had good umami, I could tell that the pasta was fresh and handmade. The Panna Cotta dessert was served more like a mousse which was disappointing. Overall for the price I would not return as the food did not meet or exceed the anticipated dining experience. read more

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Even though we ran 15 minutes late to our reservation due to traffic, we really appreciated that they were still able to seat us at the bar! Maybe it was because we arrived a bit late, but we were seated at an awkward corner of the bar right by the front entrance and spacing was pretty tight! ~the food~ - Dried porcini doughnuts raclette ($13): SUPER fluffy savory doughnuts with an airy/fluffy cream dipping sauce. The doughnuts were super fluffy, but still had a nice chew to them. Honestly this might've been our favorite dish of the night. - Sardine Chip with Horseradish creme fraiche ($4 per chip): very fun and cool concept, but I thought the taste was just okay! It really was just a singular potato chip with a sardine, but it was still good! - Black cod collar, mandarin sweet & sour, sesame ($14): pretty good! The cod was very tender, and I think the freshness of the mandarin was a nice touch! - Sugar snap peas, honey mustard, horseradish ($20): super refreshing! Really enjoyed the natural sweetness of the peas, and I think the freshness of this dish balances the other dishes at RT very well. - Tonnarelli, sea urchin cacio e pepe ($32): pretty good! The pasta was cooked nicely and had a nice chew to them. The sauce was honestly maybe a bit too cheesy for us? We couldn't really taste the sea urchin in the sauce as it was very creamy/cheesy. - 21 day dry aged ribeye, black bean, green garlic, crab butter ($34): the steak was cooked really well and was very tender. We were very excited about the crab butter, but we actually ended up thunking that it would be better without it, ad the butter made the dish a bit too heavy for us. - Warm coconut cake with coconut/line sorbet: This was heavenly. The coconut cake was fluffy, with a crunchy top and had such a nice coconut flavor without it being overpowering. Honestly, I would come back again just for this dessert. 10/10. ~overall~ Staff were very friendly and sitting at a bar was pretty nice, but the seating felt a bit too cramped imo. The menu was very fun, unique and seasonal, which I really appreciated! read more

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I'll be honest--Italian food is usually my least favorite cuisine, so I didn't go into Rich Table with high expectations. But this place completely surprised me in the best way and absolutely earned a solid 4 stars from me. What really stood out was how thoughtfully everything was put together. The pasta dish was incredible--the sauce was rich, balanced, and honestly one of the best I've had anywhere. It didn't feel heavy or overly traditional; it had a unique depth that kept me going back for another bite. And the bread dish? Immaculate. Perfect texture, full of flavor, and clearly made with a lot of care. Beyond the food itself, the whole experience felt elevated without being pretentious. The menu is creative and a little unexpected, which I appreciated, especially since it made Italian cuisine feel exciting to me for once. Service was attentive and knowledgeable, and the atmosphere struck a nice balance between cozy and refined. Even as someone who typically avoids Italian food, Rich Table managed to completely win me over. It's the kind of place that makes you rethink your preferences, and I'd definitely come back to try more. read more

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

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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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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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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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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It has been more than a year since I last came here. If you have never been or haven't been in a while I would recommend doing the chefs pick ($125 per person as of Feb 2026) since they do change their menu throughout the year. We did just that for our date night dinner recently and were not disappointed. This honestly remains one of my favorite restaurants in the city. If it wasn't so challenging to get a reservation I would definitely come more often! read more

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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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Oh, our hostess was great, recommend the best dishes with our dietary restrictions as vegetarians. Food was tasteful and delicious with each bite. The pasta and dolma were great pairings to try new foods. read more

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

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Sat at the bar and the service was quite slow and not the best although it was quite busy when I went. The food was a little salty and overly flavored but still quite delicious. The drinks were fantastic and the lighting made the interior have a nice intimate vibe. read more

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Everyone should try this place at least once!!! We came here for a birthday and ordered A LOT--all worth it. We were wowed by every bite. Definitely try the dried porcini doughnuts and oysters. The sambal was a great addition to the pork, and the octopus is phenomenal (though it might be seasonal). Our servers were amazing and this is now one of our favorite restaurants! read more

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Rich Table is one of the best restaurants in SF for a reason! The food is always amazing. It's the perfect place to go to celebrate a special occasion or to take someone you want to impress. I came with a party of 5 so we did the family style menu which was perfect for a big party. It was my first time doing family style (prefix) at Rich Table and it was great. We got to try so many different dishes and it was portioned out well. It's a good way to try a bit of everything. The meal started off with a buttermilk panna cotta, the porcini donuts, the watermelon tom kha, a gem lettuce salad, the sardine chips and aged beef wontons. They were all fantastic. The porcini donuts are always a must get. The watermelon tom kha was very unique and redressing. For the mains, we got the sea urchin tonnarelli, peach alfredo rigatoni, the summer panzanella, and the dry aged rib eye. I enjoyed all of them but my least favorite was the peach alfredo rigatoni. We still finished the dish but the sweetness from the peach was a bit odd with the alfredo sauce. For dessert, we got the mint chocolate sable cookie with mousse and milk ice, and the watermelon granita. Both were tasty, the mint chocolate dessert tasted like a thin mint and the watermelon granita was nice and refreshing. Overall I enjoyed trying the family style menu, it was great way to try some dishes I haven't had a chance to yet. The service is also great, the courses were well timed. read more

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Visited Sept 2025. Enjoyed the food, the vibes, and the service, I'm just not entirely sold on all the dishes that were served. A few dishes that I enjoyed a lot were: - Dried porcini doughnuts (always on their menu for a reason, amazing bouncy texture) - Monterey squid and shrimp coctel w/ tomato and avocado (refreshing) - 21 day dry aged ribeye with pole beans (steak cooked well, flavours worked together) Some dishes were a bit of strange to me, like random flavours were thrown together or assembled just to look cool. I don't have a good palate but this was just what I felt when eating. The crispy pork belly with watermelon, mint and cilantro was a bit disappointing because the pork belly alone was insanely good, to me the other stuff on the plate just didn't really work with it. read more

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Again?! Yes again celebrating my birthday in this special place, this time with my mom! Thanks to Dana who knows how to make it special as usual :) the dumplings and the beignet always worth the trip! Love also seeing my mom's face after the sardine chip 'wow what's that!' read more

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This was my first time trying Rich Table, which is 13 years old. I wish I had known about it earlier; it was a fabulous and very eclectic meal. The restaurant is helmed by chefs Evan and Sarah Rich, hence the very apropos name. They serve a menu with influences from all parts of the globe. The restaurant is wildly popular; reservations are essential, even for the bar. To get the widest choice of offerings, I would recommend the "Let Us Choose Your Adventure" tasting menu for a very reasonable $125 (has an optional wine pairing). You get samples of many of the "market bites" and "classic bites" on the menu, a pasta, a main and a dessert. Some of the tastes are not on the menu. If you are a party of 2, they give you a different pasta and main for more variety. And they can make it vegetarian too. The bites I received included: egg with caviar and maple creme fraiche, peach with black truffle and creme fraiche, tuna tostada with corn pico de gallo and serrano peppers, sardine chip with horseradish creme fraiche, porcini doughnut with whipped raclette (a famous bite), beef dumpling with chili crunch, a cucumber preparation and a cracker of sorts topped with peas. My pasta was tonnarelli sea urchin "cacio e pepe". The main was hangar steak with peaches and coriander (they use ribeye for this dish on the regular menu). The dessert was a layered chocolate thing with a creme fraiche-like ice cream, plus a petite honeycomb cookie. Everything was WOW! This place, along with my old fave Gary Danko, will be regular stops whenever I visit SF. And I'd like to try their fast-casual chicken place RT Rotisserie just down the street. read more

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We snagged a last minute reservation to Rich Table, and ordered the tasting menu because we didn't know what to choose. They were really accommodating of my dietary restrictions and served modifications for me when necessary. The service was really attentive and our server was super sweet. I liked that we got to taste a lot of different things with the tasting menu, and the flavors were really fun. However, there weren't any standout dishes on the tasting menu, although everything was good. We also added on a toro toast, which was worth the extra cost. I liked the dessert (creamsicle shaved ice) the most, even though I don't usually love sweet things. read more

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I wasn't sure if there was a point to write a review for an already top rated restaurant but I needed to rave about our experience. Even looking at pictures from other guests a few weeks ago, our dinner menu was different. Rich table is dedicated to a farm to table seasonal experience. I've never loved coriander as much as I did in this meal. Every dish was thoughtful and honored the freshness of the ingredients. Don't skip on the porcini doughnuts or the aged beef dumpling; they're classics for a reason. The front of house was exceptional and the signed menu in honor of us celebrating our anniversary was the cherry on top on an already wonderful night. It's been a while since I've been so wowed by a dinner experience. read more

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Starters were delicious. Porcini doughnuts, bluefin toro toast, and chicken liver mousse were unique and tasty. Entrees fell flat. Got Uni pasta, a chicken persimmon pasta, and dry aged ribeye. Ribeye was probably the best. Great service! read more

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This restaurant may take over for my favorite in the city. Every bite we had was absolutely delicious and the service was amazing! My favorite savory items were probably either the oysters or the porcini doughnuts but the steak and the stuffed shells were also both delicious! The stand outs, however, were the desserts and the cocktails! My Persimmon Granted, which was a play on an old fashioned, was perfect and the pistachio dessert was phenomenal! Can't wait to go back and try what we missed the first time around. 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

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I first went to Rich Table around when it opened. I thought it was good, but not very memorable. The seating at the communal table was nice and I liked the sardine chip. Other than that, I don't remember much. I went back last week and was blown away. We ordered the chef's tasting menu and it was sublime from the start. The starters featured an aged beef dumpling in chili sauce that was deeply tasty and had a nice wrapper with great chew to it. There was also the signature sardine chip and porcini doughnut which were also delicious. But the most surprising dish was a very simple snap peas in horseradish and sweet mustard sauce. This tasted so fresh and clean, it was like summer in a bite. Of the mains, I really liked the koshikari fried rice with fresh summer corn and lap Chong. The corn was very bright and a nice contrast to the savory and rich fried rice. The rice was also the perfect texture: lightly fried with a slight crisp (similar to the edge of a bibimbap). The desserts were also outstanding. My favorite was the cherry granita with candied cherries and what I think was shiso. The granita covered a nice light ice cream, and the candied cherries were very flavorful. On our way out, we bought a loaf of bread to go and some cultured butter. We've been eating it all week, and it is a great way to keep the Rich Table magic going after you've left! read more

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Came into this restaurant on a damp, cold, and brisk November night after attending an event earlier. It was a small, cozy, and rustic space that was warm to be in, as well as receiving an inviting, friendly greeting from the host staff, so I knew it was going to be a good place to eat and enjoy while being sheltered from the elements outside. We were greeted by our server, who was very friendly & well-informed of the food & drink menu, as well as the business model & operations of the restaurant. It's quite simple as outlined by the banner at the top of the menu: "go to the market, see what's good, and cook it." Everything was fresh and tasty, and the flavors in everything that we tried were good, some were bold, while others were more delicate & subtle. Presentation of each dish was excellent, the service from everyone running our food out to us was top-notch, and everyone & everything was friendly, engaging, informative, and inviting. The only drawback for me were the portion sizes, certainly tiny, each dish left me wanting more, and the price for these sizes seemed pretty high for what they were giving you, but I guess these types of restaurants are more for sampling, savoring, and enjoying, rather than feasting, gorging, and stuffing. Good thing that Thanksgiving is right around the corner to do all of that :P To start, we both ordered the same Shiro Popular with Japanese gin, shiso, and lemon. It came in a nice delicate glass with some sort of ground peppercorn & salt attached to the rim like a margarita. It was very tasty & satisfying, and a good way to warm up to start our meal. The ambiance inside the restaurant was very busy, loud, and quite dim, and the place was really jumping despite it being the final 10pm seating. I guess they stay busy from opening right up to closing time, which is always a good sign of a popular, in demand restaurant. I asked about what time they did close, and the waitstaff told me "officially at 11pm, but we invite you to stay as long as you want or need to, even if it ends up being really late." This is such a nice gesture of hospitality & appreciation towards their patrons, and made the experience feel like being welcomed into somebody's home. Like I said, they were all so nice here. Then came the presentation of the plates and table settings. Everything was so clean and utility, they brought us out numerous silverware despite us being only a party of two. The chopsticks were a game changer. Serrated & textured at the ends to insure a Velcro grip on thst slippery food, so as to not drop it onto the table, or into your lap, so nice and I've never seen sticks like this before. In fact, I was so impressed, that when I asked the waitstaff where they sourced these clutch design utensils, they simply offered me to keep them and to take them home with me. Another great, friendly gesture from the folks working here. The chopsticks also sat on a cute porcelain panda lying on the table, but I don't think I was supposed to keep that as well! (I didn't) ;) Then, the food came out. We ordered the mixed marinated radish & kohlrabi with tofu & cashew sauce, the somen sesame noodles, and the Albacore tataki to stay in the Asian fusion food theme we had going on starting with our cocktails. Everything was very good, especially the radishes and the Albacore tataki. Radishes were crunchy and the cashews were whole. The Albacore slices were thick and fairly plentiful, and buttery with a hint of tangy to the taste. The somen noodles were kind of disappointing, an extremely small portion, and not much flavor, it taste like a bite sized white rice noodle, and the tomato & gin & sesame flavors were so watery that I could barely make them out. I would not order this appetizer again, but I'd order double portions of the others next time. We lingered for a while after our dinner, well past closing time, and were never rushed to pay our tab and leave. The staff did prepare their closing & cleaning duties, but we were still checked-in on & engaged by a crew of people with going home for the night certainly on their minds. Very good, friendly service here, never rushed, always inviting. Using the bathroom before we exited, I spied some sort of signage on the wall directed towards the staff to always please the customer, make things right, and keep their focus on creating a great expeience. Rich Table certainly did that and when above & beyond the call of dinner to make our experience here very impressive & positive. It really felt like having a fancy dinner in someone's country home, with warm wooden rustic interior with comfortable dining area. The staff really treated us like they were welcoming us into their home for dinner & shelter, and I was most impressed by that. read more

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Went for a date night. Started out strong with good service and a fun menu. We ordered a few small bites, 4-6 dishes to try, including the pear salad and hamachi toast - probably the best bites of the night. The rest were forgettable. Our mains were the uni pasta and aged ribeye. This is where I was disappointed. Uni pasta was solid but one note, got a bit tired of eating it and not very uni forward tbh. Steak was under seasoned AND over cooked - making it very tough, I think my boy friend said he had better steak at sizzlers. Waitress also never asked how we wanted it cooked. Overall, vibey place with a playful menu that was not executed well. read more

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