I'm not really sure how this place lost it's Michelin star. The cuisine is still seasonal, immensely fresh, and completely unique in the diverse food landscape of San Francisco. The highlights here for me were the pastas and the duck. One of the pastas had a tom kha coconut style sauce, which I though was so creative and worked extremely well. The duck was similarly inventive - pairing a tender and crispy duck breast with a creamy tikka masala sauce seems like a bad idea - but they went together incredibly well. Looking at the menu several months later, it appears it has totally changed as the chefs keep it seasonal and interesting, but there was no dish here that I didn't enjoy. The finisher was a perfectly crisp and sweet apple crumble, and a desert they called a 'PB&J'. The PB&J had a base of bread flavored ice cream, topped with a shaved ice style jelly - this combination of textures and flavors for a dish that brings up childhood memories was phenomenal. I'm an ice cream fanatic and the bread flavored ice cream was incredible! Final thoughts - don't let the fact that they lost a michelin star deter you. Rich table is still doing its best work and deserves all the praise it can get. read more

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I think this place is slightly overrated. The food was pretty good, but it was very crowded. The service was top tier though - we volunteered to give up our table for an elderly couple and they gave us some free appetizers. I'd probably go back, but I don't think I would suggest it if that makes sense read more

A truly incredible experience, I seriously never considered that gem lettuce, peas and sorghum could deliver a transcendent moment. Porcini doughnuts? Life changing. The tonnarelli simply wonderful. #richtable #makinglifeworthliving read more

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A favourite of ours -- porcini doughnuts, lovely cocktails, outstanding service and great atmosphere. A must visit if you're in SF. (Docking one star for the "chef recommends" bullshit which accompanies one of the dishes. If you want to dictate how I eat something, send it from the kitchen with someone to spoon it into my mouth. There's no enjoyment or theatre in watching a server take a pristine plate of food and scramble the ingredients together at the table. Just let people enjoy their food in peace, don't pointlessly prescribe this incredibly basic 2019 fad.) read more

*LOCATION* This restaurant is located on a street corner in Hayes Valley. My boyfriend and I took the muni to get there so I'm not too sure how convenient parking is in the area. It looked like it was just metered street parking. *WAIT TIME* Don't forget to make a reservation as far out as you can! My boyfriend wanted to surprise me for my birthday so made this Tuesday 8pm dinner reservation about a month in advance. We arrived 10 minutes prior and were told that our table would be ready soon. While we were waiting, a couple walked in to ask how long the wait was and I think the wait was too long for them because they ended up leaving. My boyfriend and I stood near the bar area and decided to look at the drinks menu first. We were seated shortly after (before we even got to order our drinks)! *FOOD* Both of us decided to order Chef's Picks so we could try a variety of things on the menu. The first few items that came out were appetizers: sardine chips, porcini doughnuts, dumplings, oysters, shinko pears, and this yogurt-tasting spicy thing (couldn't find the name on the menu but i didn't like it). My favorites were the oysters (so plump and juicy) and sardine chips (i was doubtful but they were surprisingly so good!). I had high expectations for the porcini doughnuts because everyone seemed to rave about them on Yelp. They were not bad (more doughy and chewy rather than fluffy and light) and I would probably rank them next on my "like" list. Then came the second course: roasted vegetables, burrata, black cod, and carrot wellington. I really enjoyed the burrata (so creamy with bits of bacon) and black cod (interesting combo with the thai curry but very tasty). The third course was next: uni tonnarelli, chestnut agnolotti, steak (not on the menu) and this potato with sour cream dish (not on the menu either). I had expected more from the uni pasta and thought the chestnut pasta was much more flavorful and tasty. My boyfriend and I joked that the restaurant probably just created new dishes with whatever ingredients they had which is why we couldn't find some of our items on the menu. Lastly, we finished off with dessert: coconut milk ice (not my fav). They also brought out another ice cream dessert with a birthday candle for me! The mint ice cream and cookie together tasted just like a Girl Scout's thin mint cookie but the mint swirls on top reminded me of minty toothpaste (hahaha). *SERVICE* The hostess that greeted us was very friendly and we were seated at pretty much exactly our reservation time. When we got to our little table in the corner, there was a handwritten birthday card for me. It was such a nice and personal touch! Our drinks both came pretty quickly after ordering. I had the green earrings and my boyfriend had a glass of red wine. When we started eating, the courses all came out steadily after each other. The waitress was very friendly and explained each of the dishes that arrived. We never felt pressed for time and was always able to finish our food prior to the next set coming out. *AMBIENCE* The lighting is dim inside and the seats are close together so it's a very intimate setting. The space itself is not that big so I don't think that bigger parties would do well. My boyfriend and I were lucky to have gotten a corner table by the window and enjoyed our more "private" time with each other. Overall, I do think that this restaurant deserves its one Michelin star. Each item is very creative and not a combination of flavors that I would think go together. However, many of the dishes surprised me at how well delicious they were. My boyfriend and I had such a great time enjoying each of the items that we didn't even know we ended up staying there for two hours! read more

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10/10 recommend! Their menu changes constantly depending on what is available at the market/fresh so will never be the same. We got this curry crab dish, sardine potato chips (yum), and a lot of other items I didn't get a chance to get pictures of. I'm gluten free and they were super accommodating to make sure I was able to eat. It's more of a family style place so be ready to share! read more

Rich Table - Curry crab dish - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Amazing food. I came here for Valentine's Day and enjoyed the tasting menu. Everything was on point but the doughnut was amazing. I've been thinking about it all week. Cocktail was super fun. read more

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A great restaurant that's on the list of 25 must try restaurants in San Francisco. I asked my sister to make a reservation for us for Labor Day weekend since we were visiting her family in SF. I'm glad that she was able to score us a reservation. The food is great and all the dishes had subtle nuances of flavor. We started with oysters on the half shell (from Washington) and it was creamy and briny. Then we had some appetizers. The dried porcini doughnut was super yummy with the dipping sauce. It was probably my favorite of the night. The grapes in the chicken liver mousse dish provided a refreshing pop of sweetness that cut through the richness of the chicken liver mousse. Even though the description didn't say it had cheese in the dish, the mousse did taste like it maybe had blue cheese in it. Not sure. The beef dumpling was good, not too spicy and the kampachi with the melons was refreshing and served as a great palette cleanser. We then shared the two pasta dish. I have to be honest. While the cacio e pepe was good (though not like the cacio e pepe you get at Rome), I was missing the sea urchin. As someone who loves sea urchin, I really wanted to be full of sea urchin flavor. The Dan Dan bucatini was good, but not the best I've had. The sweet and sour trout was good, but nothing special to write about. They brought a dessert out for my sister since we were using this to celebrate her birthday (which is in a few days) and it was pretty good. We also ordered a chocolate panna cotta to share. It was also pretty good, though it was more like a pudding than panna cotta. Having had real panna cotta several times in Italy, I have certain standards for the texture and consistency of the dish. Overall, it was a pretty good experience and I would recommend the restaurant. read more

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If you're looking for world-class food and awesome service... I'd recommend eating elsewhere. It's not that Rich Table is bad, but it's just not worth the price point or hype IMO. I was so excited to try this restaurant after rave reviews from friends and Yelpers, but my experience was lackluster. My friend and I love to try new restaurants when we're traveling together, and we both agree that there were way better restaurants to try in SF for good food, and this restaurant could only really be deserving of their Michelin star for the quality of the ingredients, which feels like a low bar at this price point. We had the tasting menu 'chef's pick,' and here are my thoughts: Highlights: cocktails and desserts Lowlights: service, value for $$, balance of flavor combos/profiles COCKTAILS - All of the cocktails were excellent. I would venture to say that this place has some of the best cocktails I've ever had. I especially loved the milk-wash cocktails and would recommend trying any of them. If you haven't had milk wash drinks before, just know that they're not actually milky. The drinks have just gone through a process that gives the drink a bit more body, but I'd just recommend going in on one. Who doesn't want an amazing, balanced drink?! Would also recommend the shiso gimlet if you're not into the former. DESSERTS - In my opinion, the desserts nailed it. They were creative, not too sweet, balanced in flavors/textures, and they were unique to what you'd find on an average menu. APPS - These are 'bites' on the menu but came in a sampler platter for us. Overall, 4/5- this course had some highlights for us, but some of the hyped items were not that good to me. Beef dumplings (3/5) - we were told that these are a must have. If you've had good dumplings with laoganma or fly by jing chili crisp, you've probably had better dumplings than these. At $10 for 2 dumplings, I'd say save your money for a dank SF dumpling spot (there's one down the street). Sardine chip (4/5) - love the creamy contrast to the crisp chip but not enough of a contrast to the sardine = a tiny bit too salty (I'm being a little critical here). Porcini doughnuts (3/5) - have you ever been to a cheap Chinese buffet in the Midwest and seen biscuit dough deep fried and rolled in granulated sugar? This is a twist on that, but it's not as good as the OG. Maybe we're supposed to oooo at the umami mushroom infusion, but I'd say these were a little denser and drier than your buffet doughnut. Not to be the thief of joy, but those doughnuts can be made in your home en masse for a few dollars. Panna cotta (5/5) - they gave this to us as a starter topped with passion fruit and it was honestly magical. You could taste the high quality, nutty olive oil, which was a great flavor addition to a creamy dessert with an acidic, fruity contrast. This was foreshadowing for our future dessert courses. MAINS - Disappointing after a hopeful appetizer/drink round. Albacore Tostada (2/5) - I appreciate what they were trying to do here, but after eating fresh fish all week, this fish tasted a day old and the flavor profile was a bit repeatable. If you've had a tuna tostada with some cilantro cream and some sort of sweet, mild fruit flavor, you've probably tried something similar at a lower price point. Burrata (3/5) - bread and burrata were great, as one would expect them to be at a restaurant of this caliber. The dragon tongue beans are good, but they don't add much flavor or excitement. TBH, chewing into them became a bit tedious, and I felt like they were really there for textural value, but I was looking for a little more of a unique flavor profile... anything to make this more... special. Sea urchin tonnarelli (4/5) - worth ordering, but don't expect this dish to blow your mind. You can taste the faint flavor of uni and feel a little more creaminess and umami flavor than your average cacio e Pepe, but if this is the menu's starred/hyped item, I'd say we're not focusing on the standout items. Rib eye (4/5) - quality and preparation of beef was perfect, but the preparation was just fine. Nothing wowed me, but I'd definitely order the steak if I were to come back again. In summary, come here if you have $$ to spend on innovative cooking, but don't expect this to be an amazing, wow moment if you're a foodie. read more

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After a year of isolation, there's no better place to celebrate a reunion with friends or co-workers than Rich Table! With one Michelin star since 2018, this place is a great blend of high quality food and affordability, with their a la carte menu items ranging from $20-45. I came here with some friends I hadn't seen since the shutdown. Since we were looking to mark the occasion, we decided to splurge and get the Chef's Picks menu for $125. Best. Decision. Ever. It was a coursed meal with appetizers, a few main dishes, and dessert. They brought out most of the dishes in shareable plates, so the ambience felt more like I was dining at my friend's home with a private chef, which I loved! For food, my favorites were the appetizers with an extensive assortment of flavors (including the sardine chip and porcini donuts). I also loved the tonnarelli, which was very creamy. The desserts were not that great unfortunately, which would've been the cherry on top of this tasty meal. But the cocktails were fantastic! If you're a fan of tequila and looking for something to pair with your appetizers or mains, I'd recommend the Easy Peas-y savory cocktail! With Rich Table, you get a casual and fairly affordable dining experience with amazing food without all the stodginess that sometimes accompanies other Michelin-star dining experiences. read more

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It's more like 3 for me when it comes to the take-out "Chef's menu." 2 dishes were like the name of the restaurant, too "rich" for me to consume. Please see photos. I had high expectations on my 1st meal as some of my family members have patronized the restaurant with friends for sometime but I have yet to visit the restaurant in-person. The dishes would be fine for eaters with strong taste, which my family members are, but not me. When I was waiting for the food to arrive, I checked online to look for the menu but it only shows when going through the online ordering process? If I had been given the decision to choose, I probably would have passed the current chef's menu as only chicken liver mouse, salad, and dessert are my kind of food. Wish there were --more "cornichon" as each person was given 3 tiny pastries with chicken liver mouse, --English translation to a few French in menusa read more

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One of my favorite places in the city. Great food, great cocktails and amazing service. The ambiance is cozy and welcoming. I love this place and the people! read more

tl dr; Warm inviting experience with excellent food that doesn't feel over the top, upscale but still casual! Rich Table is an incredible restaurant in Hayes Valley serving Californian fare. If you like "new American" in California, you'll love it here. They serve seasonal food with Italian and Asian influences. I'm really glad I came in the summer to enjoy lots of stone fruit, tomatoes, and other excellent produce. A friend and I came here for a special occasion and we participated in the tasting menu. Everything we had was delicious and I would love to come after in the future. After Aster closed, I was disappointed that SF had lost one of its not insanely priced, but still delicious and special restaurants. However Rich Table lives up to the hype! The restaurant itself is full of wood with large windows on the front of the restaurant and an open kitchen. It has a rustic market feeling. Our server was wonderful and was able to strike the balance between being attentive and not overbearing. Bites: We started off with a small selection of the bites. To be honest, this probably my favorite part of the meal. It might sound silly that the start was the best, but I really enjoyed the variety of flavors and textures here. If you are ordering a la carte, the Porcini Doughnuts and Fried Summer Squash were very tasty. Next we had their well known beef dumplings. I was surprised actually at how Chinese it tasted. I was expected more of a twist to it, but it was essentially a large dumpling. Moving on to the appetizers, the Heirloom tomato salad really showed off their use of seasonal ingredients well. It was simple but paired with an interesting pluot tahini. We also had the Hon Hamachi Nicoise salad. This was just fine, I probably wouldn't have been that disappointed if we had something else here. For the pasta course, we had a spaghetti with a sungold tomato sauce. This was probably my favorite dish after the selection of small bites. The dish was this beautiful golden yellow color and the peach added these delicious small bites of sweetness in between the saltiness of the pork sauce. We also had the uni cacio e pepe which is another one of their signature dishes. Don't get me wrong, this was really good but if you didn't tell me it had Uni, i wouldn't have known. It's definitely salty and creamy, but the brininess and the freshness of the uni is lost here. If I were to come back, I would want to try the Lobster Chow Mein. Moving on to the mains, we had the squash dumpling in a curry with some garlic naan. I was impressed with this dish since it was an interesting mix of Indian and American. You can't go wrong with squash in season! We also had the Petrale sole and an off menu korean style short ribs. Both of these were not very memorable for me. The korean short ribs were a bit tough and I expected something a bit different than the classic flavors. I would rather have them at a Korean barbecue place. Usually at these type of places, I typically like the smaller dishes and plates more than the mains, and this continues to be at Rich Table. We ended the meal with two desserts, one of which reminded me of shaved ice and was really refreshing and a great end to the meal. We paid around 150 PP with a bottle of wine which is definitely expensive. However I would want to say that if you want to get a taste of everything, or if you want to order a large quantity of food, the tasting menu is definitely the way to go, however, if you already know what you want, it might be better just to order a la carte. read more

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A couple months ago, I got to sample a number of Rich Table menu items cooked up from their cookbook. If you hate brussels sprouts, their Brussels Sprouts Caesar will change that--I ate way too many in one sitting. I've also had their porcini donuts at Outside Lands and sampled RT Rotisserie chicken. Safe to say that all of these little tastes were just part of the journey that plopped me at one of Rich Table's lovely wooden tables, watching the servers carrying colorful plates with beady eyes as I ate course after course. When I came in for a 5:30 reservation, the restaurant was relatively empty, but by the time we left at 8pm, there were people lined up outside waiting for a spot. We opted for the Chef's Choice menu so that the paralysis of choice would be taken out of our hands. I think it was the right way to go because we got to sample 6 delicious dishes and were stuffed at the end. However, if there is a specific dish you really want to try (like the sardine chips, which sadly were not included), maybe go a la carte. Course 1 was a beautiful appetizer platter of porcini donuts, fried pickles, fried squash, oysters, and panna cotta. My favorite was the panna cotta, which was light but creamy. It was also a surprise because I thought it was popcorn just judging by the topping. They followed it up with a plate of beef dumplings. Please throw all caution to the wind and make sure you roll these around in the sauce that comes with them. The sauce is what takes them to another level. Without it, they just taste like normal Chinese dumplings with a thicker skin. Course 2 was an heirloom tomato salad and a salmon nicoise: This was kind of disappointing. The salad sauce looked vaguely pukey and salad was just a few strips of sashimi interspersed with hardboiled egg. This is what I think is wrong with "deconstructed" dishes because it feels like an excuse to give you fewer ingredients and try less with melding them together. Course 3 was an Indian-style squash dumpling and sole "bouillabaisse": I loved cutting into the dumpling and seeing this creamy squash filling. The naan was obviously heavily buttered but tasted great smeared with the curry sauce. The mussels soup poured on the sole was really delicious and fragrant, but the flavor didn't really permeate through the fish itself. Course 4 was PASTA. This was THE best course of the night. The Szechuan chow mein was unbelievable, especially with the chunks of fresh lobster. Also a fan of the sea urchin cacio e pepe, though that was a bit too rich. Course 5 was shortribs and a coleslaw and biscuit dish. The short ribs were strange to me because I expected them to taste sweet, but they were salty throughout. I kind of forgot about the coleslaw because my taste buds were so occupied with the biscuit. THAT BISCUIT. It was so tall and fluffy, and liberally salted (in a good way). It seemed absolutely sinful to eat it with the honey butter. Course 6 was a melon ice and chocolate / vanilla mousse and ice cream (??). At this point I was really full, so I appreciated how light and refreshing the melon dessert was. There are weirdly long gaps in the appetizer and main course. The entire dinner took 2.5 hours, and we had to ask the server to rush the check to us because of other commitments, so make sure you set aside enough time to fully enjoy yourself! read more

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Over the years we have enjoyed many special occasion meals here and this past visit was the best so far! New chef (or returning cook promoted to chef) is putting up approachable yet wild creations, memorable flavors and textures to say the least. And NOT expensive. This is truly Michelin Star food that anyone can enjoy. Sit at the bar with Tiff and Larry and if you're lucky, sit near the kitchen so you can watch all the action :) We had such a lovely visit, thanks to everyone! My favorite restaurant in San Francisco, always has been and still is after all these years!!! read more

2019-09-20 visit, this place still rocks my socks. My birthday meal this year and one of the few Michelin star restaurants I've been back to since I'd usually want to try something new. Things that resonated with me were that I still love the casual feel, with lots of dishes meant to be eaten with your hands. Rock and Roll in the background. Dishes meant to dazzle on your tongue that are interesting but aggressive. Portion sizes are generous for the price point, particularly for a Michelin star restaurant. Standouts this visit included the Porcini Doughnuts, Chicken Liver Mousse with Fried Green Tomatoes, and Grilled Avocado with pluots and popped sorghum. Everything was on point once again, maintains five stars. read more

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My friend and I had an amazing experience at Rich Table for his birthday. Everything we ate was delicious and the service was excellent. We were both pretty full having just completed a clam chowder tour, but we shared the beet salad, uni cacio e pepe, bread and butter, and a few desserts. The uni cacio e pepe was one of the best dishes I've eaten in awhile. We also ordered the shiso gimlet and one of the milk cocktails which were also perfectly executed. The staff were also kind enough to bring my friend a celebratory birthday dessert. It was such a great dinner and nice evening that I made a reservation for the next month on our way out the door. read more

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Drinks were great, the dumplings and pasta were good, but I judge an upmarket place by it's steak; the steak was sweet, overly fatty and just not good unfortunately. Nice ambience and pleasant staff. Decent meal but nothing outstanding imo. My partner loves this place though! read more

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

Rich Table is officially a 5 star in my book! I was craving this place on a Friday night and decided to try my luck for a walk-in. We arrived at around 5:30pm and got seated 1 hour later at the bar. Their staples, which are also my favorites, are the sardine chips, dried porcini doughnuts with raclette, and bread and butter. I may have been hangry, but all the dishes were extra tasty today. If you come here, you must order these things. A favorite of mine from last time is their chicken liver mousse. They apparently change up their dishes every 3-4 months so when they brought out the mousse, it on top of a black sesame cake. I was caught off guard. I'm not too fond of black sesame used in savory dishes, but it was an interesting combo. My friends loved it, but I thought the black sesame overpowered the mousse. Everyone at the bar was ordering the cornmeal crusted soft shell crab with tartar sauce and green tomato so we gave it a try. The cornmeal gave the crab a really good crunch. It tasted like an elevated po'boy. I would probably pass on this next time since we had ordered so many carby things already. For our pasta dish, we had the campanelle with summer squash, goat cheese. I loved the creaminess from the goat cheese and it had a light citrus sauce. By now, we were pretty stuffed. Our last dish was the 21 day dry aged ribeye, crispy potato, garlic, shishito pepper. The last time I was here, the steak was served poutine style. It was not my favorite. This time, it came with this super rich sauce. The crispy potatoes gave it the perfect crunch. Although the steak came out medium-well (we ordered medium rare), it was still as tender as can be. The service at the bar was really attentive. They did run out of the IPA which sucked. Rich table remains one of my top casual Michelin star restaurants in the bay! read more

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Phenomenal food and experience! I've been wanting to try this place for ages but could never grab a resy. I got super lucky and nabbed a spot right before Christmas! I was surprised that the bill came out to a reasonable amount for the quality of the food, meld of the flavors, and chef's creativity. Dana was super knowledgeable informing us on all of the dishes and directing me in the right direction to make some amazing choices tonight! Dungeness Crab - outstanding dish. The textures of the oro blanco, spaghetti squash, and crab just melted so well together and the flavor of the red curry gave a complementary punch to the crab! Porcini Doughnuts - heaven on earth! Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside paired with whipped raclette sauce. The cross-section of the doughnut had no irregular holes, the mark of a good dough! Uni Pasta - the sauce was amazingly thick, creamy, and blended the uni so well, but I think the pasta dough was kneaded a little too much when I got it! I would have liked to taste a softer pasta. Duck Breast - I only had one bite but it had a nice crispy skin, was expertly cooked, had a punch of spice, and went extremely well with the apple pairings on top! Hushpuppies - another great dish paired with whipped salmon spread. really wish I could have eaten more of these. Sardine Chips - I was most impressed with the horseradish spread that came with it. I'm not a huge sardine fan but it was tasty! Bread and Butter - soft yet dense on the inside and thickkk Butterscotch Panna Cotta - a little on the sweet side but the consistency was light and gooey. Would have loved to wash this down with some milk I would have ordered all the items I ordered again except maybe swapping out the butterscotch panna cotta. I'll definitely be coming back again next year to try a different menu rotation! Give Rich Table their Michelin star back! read more

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Absolutely amazing food and service. The staff were so kind and helped me celebrate my birthday. We showed up early to our reservation and were able to be seated within 5 minutes. Our server made great recommendations and made sure we were comfortable the entire time. Can't wait to go back. read more

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

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A huge thank you to the chef, GM, and our server Dana for a memorable evening and meal! I had booked a reservation through the GM who was able to accommodate my party of three at a specific time. Dana was happy to go through the menu with us and gave great recommendations. We ended up ordering a few items to share: bread and butter, brown butter figs, burrata with a peach mostarda and pretzel, plus the lobster chow mein and sea urchin cacio e pepe. And, compliments of the chef, we had the chance to try several other bites and sweets! A few highlights among the bites included the figs (a great summertime appetizer), shosito peppers, burrata, and porcini donuts with raclette. My party enjoyed the lobster chow mein and tonnarelli which were both delicious, and we also had the squid 'bolognese' which was a nice balance to the other pastas as it had a red sauce. The squids were crispy and added great texture to the plate. We also had a trio of desserts to cap off our meal: peaches and cream with a housemade biscuit and buttermilk ice cream, mixed melon and mint sherbet, and an off-menu mint chocolate sable that is probably one of my favorite desserts now! I also really enjoyed the ice cream from my last visit, so it was great to have some again in the peaches and cream. The mixed melon mint was my party's favorite as it was a light and refreshing treat. Everything was fantastic and the team at Rich Table went above and beyond to make this a special dinner for my party! For a memorable dinner in Hayes Valley, I highly recommend Rich Table. I'm looking forward to my next meal here! read more

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Came in on a Monday night with a reservation. The restaurant was busy, despite the rain. Service was efficient. Menu consisted of pastas, appetizers, bites, entrees and a degustation. My boyfriend and I ordered one dish from the bites (brandade hush puppies), one from appetizers (burrata), and two pastas: the tagliatelle and tonnarelli. Both the appetizer and hush puppies were delicious, consisting of contrasting flavours, and were cooked well. The burrata was silky and fresh, accompanied with complementing ingredients. Both of the pastas were excellent, cooked al dente with great firmness, but the tonnarelli was both mine and my boyfriend's favorite of the two, which was rich, creamy, and flavoursome. Highly recommend! read more

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I say every meal was really good. I love the uni pasta. It was flavorful in a different way. It something different because I never had uni pasta before so I think it was the my favorite dish of the night when I went here for my birthday. All the dessert here is a must get as well! The strawberry cheesecake was the best thing on the menu too! I think it's the best cheesecake I ever had. I would order to go if they were selling it by slice! read more

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So let's be clear first - my ratings are based on overall experience, and not necessarily saying the food alone is 5 stars. That being said, the food is pretty great too. We came here for dinner for Father's Day, my treat. I had heard about this place multiple times previously and thought that for a party of 6, this seemed like the best fit (and not as hurtful to my wallet as some other places!) FYI - for 6 people, my bill was only $404 (pre-tip).... and we were ordering like pigs! (So not a bad price structure at ALL!) Overall, I was pretty happy with the meal and more importantly, my family was too - which is the whole point. :) Service: We had a lovely waitress helping us out. She was also a genius. She memorized about 15 different orders in one go with 6+ drinks on top all without writing a single word down. She brought out the food correctly and was very attentive and conversational too, and she also brought us two decadent chocolate desserts on the house! I don't know what her name was, but she was Asian and had her hair in a casual updo. Props to you, lady!! Seating: I had made a reservation and was seated immediately upon arrival. Ambiance: Definitely lower on the rating scale, but still very pleasant. The place is like...shabby country chic. White wood benches, dim lighting.... cute, but nothing that screams "fancy!!" (And that's ok, if that's all you're looking for). Ambiance CAN be romantic with the dim lighting. Food: All that really matters, right? So let's start in order... (pics included) Bread and Butter.... I'll pass next time. Butter has a nice cheesy richness to it, and the most intoxicating butter scent, but the bread was pretty average and I just don't think it's worth spending $5 on when there's better things to be eating. Sardine Chips: Everyone at the table LOVED it. Apparently it was the top dish everyone loved that night. It's definitely cute and clever. $2 for a chip also doesn't sound bad (until you order a ton of them) Porcini Doughnuts: My personal ABSOLUTE fave. Wow. I think it must be covered in mushroom flavored MSG because that shit was like crack. It literally tastes as addicting as MSG does but with delicious mushroomy aroma and the softest dough. (It's probably not MSG, but it's just as delicious as if it were). And dude... everyone at the table ALSO loved it to death. Oysters: My boyfriend had these. He said they were amazing. Xiao Long Bao: Please skip. Go to Din Tai Fung in San Jose instead for a good XLB. This was....possibly one of the worst dishes we had that night. It was still good, but just...not quite right nor recommendable. Pea Perogies: My entree. So good! Creamy, liquidy, bursts of yum come out of each perogi. There were delicious morels on top and the best herby sauce. Char Sui Pork: My boyfriend's entree... probably the best entree. Damn. That was some juicy, JUICY pork with the best sauce on top. No complaints. 10/10. Beef angelotti: Could have been better. It wasn't bad, but no one in my family is a fan of beef in vinegary sweet sauce, and that was the taste. Black Cod: Lovely presentation. Comes with this corn mash that tastes like Chinese Corn egg drop soup (I loved that fact). Fish was superrrr tender. Taste wasn't bad either. 8/10. (Good, just not perfect). Ribeye: Didn't try it, but my brother had it and said it was the best ribeye ever. I guess that's a compliment. Softshell Crab Lo Mein: Not bad! 9/10. Pretty unique combo. Softshell gives good texture next to bouncy noodles. Also, there was a good flavor and this strange herbally level of flavor on top...almost mintlike. Sounds weird but I really dug that. Tajarin Entree and Burratta appetizer: Great vegetarian options. Panna Cotta: Not bad. I've had better. Wouldn't order it again personally - the fruits on top were a little too tangy for me. Cherry Ice: Didn't sound interesting on paper, but damn! My fave dessert. That mint+almond+ sweet sorbet combo was pretty damn amazing. Cocktails: We had a couple and nothing was amazing. Pretty average. Maybe go for a wine instead. Overall, Food and Ambiance were a 4/5 but the whole experience was definitely a 5/5! I would come back just to eat a million porcini doughnuts. read more

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I have dined in Rich Table three times, and each of the times were just as good as the others. (Btw, third times the charm to finally write a review). Rich Table has been one of my favorite restaurants in SF, and that's saying a lot since the dining scene in SF is incredibly diverse and high quality. What I love about Rich Table is that it is a Michelin star restaurant that serves a fusion of Californian, Italian, and Asian food, all without being at all pretentious. What they do well is they take comfort foods we love, and elevate and serve them in ways that are absolutely amazing (e.g. Porcini Doughnuts, Caviar with tater tots, chicken liver cannoli, etc.) Here are my favorite dishes I've tried here on separate occasions PORCINI DOUGHNUTS: This is a must order for any diners. It is one of my favorite snacks/appetizers in SF. It is fluffy, moist, and coated in dried porcini power, giving it an amazing umami flavor. What takes it to another level is the Raclette sauce that is served with it. Oh how I could drink this sauce, so light, creamy, and perfectly complements the doughnut CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE CANNOLI: This is in not your ordinary Cannoli. Rich Table changes up the typical Italian cannoli by making a savory dish rather than a sweet one. This savory pastry was incredibly; from the chicken liver mousse oozing out of it to the crunch from the pistachios, each bite was so rich that only a few would keep you satisfied. CAVIAR WITH TATER TOTS: Rich Table's menu changes regularly, but they always offer a dish that involves caviar. One of the times I went, we ordered their caviar with tater tots. The caviar was served in a bowl with egg yolk and creme frieche, and it came with a bowl of house made tater tots. Yes it was the most sophisticated tater tots we've ever had, yes we never expected caviar could go with tater tots, and yes it was one of the most delectable and memorable dishes we've had. TONNARELI SEA URCHIN CACCIO e PEPE: We love Cacio e Pepe, so we were intrigued by uni cacao pepe. We were pleasantly surprised by this dish, the subtle flavor of the uni went well with the peppercorn taste and creamy idiazable cheese they used. The housemate pasta was also cooked really well- perfectly al dente! TAGLIATELLE WITH CHENTERELLE MUSHROOMS; Another amazing mushroom dish by Rich Table. The sauce was composted of chanterelle mushrooms, huilacoche butter, and sherry. Huitlacoche is a type of Mexican mushroom that only grows on corn and issued to add flavor to many Mexican dishes. The huiltacoche butter combined with the chenterelly mushrooms made for a umami rich dish. The sherry was also a nice fragrant addition and Brought more depth to the mushroom flavors BURRATA PEACH with SOFT PRETZEL: Here's another unique dish. This dish comes with a large soft pretzel and a bowl of burrata topped with peach mostrada (basically carmelized peaches), and sesame seeds. We loved dipping the soft fluffy pretzel into the sweet, peach filled, buratta. The sesame seeds also balanced the sweetness of the syrup. Yum! SQUASH DUMPLING CURRY with GARLIC NAAN: Did we mention that Rich table serves dishes influenced from a variety of cuisines! Their garlic naan was not your traditional naan, yet it was thicker, dense and more buttery- still amazing! Though the naan wasn't authentic, the curry sauce that the squash was served in was delicious, creamy, and filled with spices, and potent with that familiar Indian curry flavor we know and love. The squash dumpling reminded us of a falafel, and was flavorful yet light, balancing out the heaviness of the naan. The photos we post show all these dishes and other dishes that we didn't write about but were still good! We will definitely be back soon enough so that we can say that we've tried the entire menu!! read more

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I've been hearing a lot of great things about Rich Table and finally made it out here. The unfortunate part is that I came here on one of the hottest days in SF and there's no air conditioning. So let's just say that didn't complement the dining experience very well. The staff were all great; welcoming and accommodating! The space itself is nice and has a fairly simple aesthetic. Now the food..Rich Table combines my favorite cuisines - Californian, Italian, and Asian! A friend and I shared 4 dishes and the portions were very filling. We had the porcini donuts, burrata with peaches and pretzel, bucatini, and the cod. Overall, the meal felt very carb heavy (perhaps it's the items that we ordered). The donuts were delightful, light and airy. The burrata and peaches was my favorite dish, very refreshing. The bucatini was alright, I mostly liked the focaccia with garlic spread that came with it. The cod was a bit underwhelming. It came in a salad of greens and it didn't feel like there was great synergy among the chosen ingredients. Also, I wish we would've asked for the plates to come out together, because I may have liked the bucatini and cod better together. The meal was fairly spread out and we didn't have time for dessert because we had to catch a show. Overall, I thought this place is alright but it didn't wow me to the level of definitely needing to come back. read more

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Impeccable service - these folks are like a well oiled relay machine. While you have one waiter at most places here you seem to have anyone that's willing to help you (quick!). Decor is really nice. read more

Let's get straight to the point. Most of my yelp friends had an amazing time at Rich Table. I beg to differ. I did NOT have the same experience that everyone was raving about here. I concur that the porcini donuts and sardine chips were the shining stars of the menu. The crispy fried sardine tucked into the potato chip was cute in presentation and delighted in taste. The fluffy porcini donuts dipped in the dense, melted raclette pushed my taste buds into the stratosphere. However, our pasta entrees fell flat. For the prices they charge on housemade pasta, it should be more than decent. Even with the addition of shaved alba truffles on my gnocchi didn't elevate the dish for me. Also, I'm turned off by restaurants who charge for bread and butter! I praise them for the well mixed cocktails. The gin based cocktail with rosemary and lemon called From Within was phenom! Thank you for the thoughtful service and the gratis birthday dessert, but Rich Table is a one time visit for this yelper. read more

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This place has high-quality seasonal food, and many of the dishes manage to incorporate salty and sweet in amazing unique ways, and the texture of everything is good as well. Extremely friendly talkative staff, willing to detail any item on the menu. The space is good too, small and cozy. Overall, great place for more quality food. I would recommend trying the doughnuts and whatever fried rice dish they have! read more

An overdue review, but I was looking at photos from a dinner at Rich Table and remembering what a wonderful experience it was. We were a walk-in sat at the bar and had an extremely genuine, enthusiastic bartender serve us. She was so well versed in her knowledge of the menu and obviously took pride in her job. I can't blame her at all... the food was absolutely incredible. We were on a R&D trip from NY and felt very inspired by the food and service. Thank you for a memorable experience and maintaining such a high standard during these difficult times. read more

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

Went to rich table to eat the menu. The service is awesome and the food is amazing overall. Drinks are on the spot too! Definitely a great place for a date and it's super casual too. Make it your local date night restaurant! We had 1. Caviar with latkes This is overall good but not mind blowing. The latkes and Apple butter kind of drown out the caviar. 2. Porcini donuts Probably some of the most amazing things I've had. Definitely have to get this no matter what. I'd probably just eat a bunch of these just for dinner. 3. Chicken liver mouse Was really rich and creamy. Definitely a thing to get. With the bread you're just going to scoop up every last bit. 4. Beef tartare It was good but just not amazing. I felt like it was super peppery so it was hard to taste the meat. Usually the meat is the star since it's tartare. 5. Sea urchin tonnarelli Definitely good but the sea urchin did get a little lost. Was a little too watery. Would of preferred creamier with a little more sea urchin flavor. 6. Rib eye Ok this was amazing. Definitely get if you're here. Everyone was just perfectly cooked read more

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

Unbelievable !! Been awhile since we have been here and it is better than ever. Food perfectly balanced. Service impeccable, thank you Jonny and Larry!!! Def crush the Perigord Tart and Fried rice. Shiso cocktail... bomb. Two words describe it all... "lil bit". read more

The food and service was amazing! Highly recommend Rich Table. The flavors of all the dishes were on-point and the menu was filled with delicious vegetarian options. My favorite dish was the butternut squash tostada (not vegetarian), a must try. Thank you Rich Table and to Chris our server for such a memorable night! read more

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We really enjoyed our experience here once we were finally able to get a reservation! We got the dried porcini donuts with raclette cheese sauce which had a really delicious umami flavor, the aged beef dumplings with a chili crunch, the uni cacio e Pepe, and the spinach lumache. The dumplings were excellent, but we did find that the chili sauce was not very spicy and was a bit too salty. We found the food overall a tad bit over seasoned, including the pastas. That being said, the flavor of the pastas were really really good, the cacio e Pepe was not fishy at all which uni tends to be. The pasta was also PERFECTLY cooked, with just the right amount of bite to it. Overall, very good food but not sure its quite worth the price, despite their Michelin star, just considering how many mom-and-pop restaurants there are in this city that are equally good if not potentially better. read more

This was our first time going to Rich Table with a reservation. We were a little late to our reservation but were seated promptly outdoors. The pacing between the receiving the menu, ordering, and the appetizers, main course, and second course coming out was perfect! We also indicated that we were celebrating and the attention to that detail during our dinner was wonderful. Often, when making online reservations and restaurants will have a section asking if you're celebrating any occasion. Half of the restaurants in the city do very little with that detail, which I find odd. Why ask if it isn't pertinent to the experience? I often feel it builds up anticipation and it is a letdown when the waiters or staff don't acknowledge it. That being said, Rich Table staff and our waiter were extremely attentive and it did feel like a special dining experience. The food at Rich Table can be a hit or a miss. To start we ordered their Sardine Chips, Mushroom Donuts, and Carpaccio. We ordered the first two before and knew that they would be delicious. They did not disappoint! The green strawberry carpaccio was interesting! I think it's seasonal and we enjoyed the green flavors with the fish. We then got the Negi pesto, which was nice. It grew on me as we continued to eat it. The grilled Negi was a nice touch and the pasta was cooked to perfection. Otherwise, it was nothing spectacular. Just a warm bowl of very good pasta. Lastly, we got the mushroom empanadas. Like I said - the food could be a hit or miss. Unfortunately, this one was ... ok. Unlike a regular empanada, they did a masa exterior so it tasted a lot like a corn tortilla and the inside was a ground mushroom filling. The textures were good, crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside, but I felt like it was missing the complexity of flavor. The cocktails here are solid! If you're looking to try good California cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere, come to Rich Table! read more

pretentious. That is the best way to describe this restaurant. From start to finish it was a constant reminder that you should be honored to be there. The only reservations available were at 9:45pm. To make a reservation you encourter a 48 hour cancelation rule and must secured it with a credit card. The restaurant does not take calls, so you are stuck with this reservation. They text you 24 hours in advance to confirm, which is odd given the 48 hour minimum. We arrived a bit early and we're shuffled to a little standing area where we needed to move everytime one of the people at the bar needed to sit or move... They offered to get us a drink, I requested water... The hostess made a face and never brought us water. When she came to seat us it she said, "Patricia and friend" like who says that, if you don't know the other parties name or relationship just say that the table is ready. We were seated in a awkward corner behind the front stand. So everytime someone needed to look at the iPad it was as if they were standing over you. I finally got a carafe of water, which was lovely... Except it seems you get one and they don't refill it. Ordered a cocktail and it was meh... Had a weird taste that I can't really put my finger on. When our waitress came for the food order we selected a assortment of various appetizers. We wanted to wait for the main course to see if we were still hungry, but she said the kitchen likes it if all food is ordered at the same time. We selected a main. The appetizers came and their porcini donuts, which I remember being fantastic, were meh and flavorless. As if they forgot to fully season them. The trout canolis were good, but a copy of another local restaurant. The beef dumplings were very good and very filling. Here is where things got even more interesting... We were tired and full at this point. We had the audacity to request that the main we were essentially forced to choose be done so we could take it home with us. We were informed that they don't really do to go, and that she would have to check. We were then told that the kitchen was waiting on us to finish our appetizers before the main went in. We asked, could we just cancel it then. But it turns out they had already started it, but we could take it to go but she needed to warn us it would be bad if not fresh. She also offered to cancel it, and we took her up on that offer. She awkwardly cleared our plates and brought the check. Overall the energy is not good. As the youth would say the vibes were off. This was not a fun or friendly experience, but a we as a restaurant are gracing you with our existence and you can take it or leave it. The reservations and lack of flexibility is annoying, the wait when you arrive is annoying, the inability to order appetizers followed by a main is annoying, the rules that you can't take away what you ordered is annoying. Take your money elsewhere than this annoying place, there are far better options. read more

Wow. Heads down now my favorite restaurant! Super friendly staff and delicious food. I really had no complaints. It was my first time- and our waiter made it really easy for us. She explained the menu and was generally really sweet and attentive. My favorite dishes were probably all of them but definitely the doughnuts and the sea urchin pasta. The depth of flavor was amazing. I felt like a master chef judge! This was not on the restaurant but we had this table next to us that was really rude to the waiter. She didn't get her steak the way she wanted it so she threw her cutlery and dish across the table like a child throwing a tantrum! The waiter came by today fix it and she did it again. We felt bad for the waiter because she wasn't her cheerful self after that experience. It was great to see how professional everyone is. Highly recommend this place. Might come here for my birthday dinner next year! read more

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I haven't been this excited about a culinary experience in such a long time (especially a raved about michelin-starred one) - great food and service. We did our research of the menu by our fellow Yelpers and other sources on the Internet while taking recommendations from our server - we were not disappointed at all! Everything was great, but the doughnuts... Wow, I've never tasted such a thing in my life. Highly recommend! read more

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After hearing friends rave about Rich Table, I finally booked this spot for my 4th anniversary with my partner and boy am I glad that I did. Service was prompt and very friendly and they really paid close attention to the pace of our meal to make sure our dishes didn't pile up on the limited table space (this is dining during a time with parklets). MUST TRY: - Dried Porcini Doughnuts: OH MAN. These are so freaking good that I didn't even get time to get a photo. They're just the right balance of crunch and chew and the dried porcini adds such umami. The raclette is also just rich enough with a hint of sweetness to help provide a contrast to the donut. - Chicken liver mousse: I think the side that they serve this with changes but ours came with a cinnamon roll. I thought it was a strange combination at first; I mean, chicken liver mousse and a higher quality Cinnabon roll? Boy was I mistaken because the combination was absolutely fantastic. The sweetness from the cinnamon roll (delicious on its own) was just the right counterpart to the funk of the chicken liver mousse. Absolutely get this if you love liver mousse/paté of any kind. GOOD: Burrata: Hey, it's burrata so you know it's going to be good. Combined with some curry sauce and you get quite a unique taste profile. Crispy Pork Belly: Again, it's pork belly, you really can't go wrong. It's juicy, crispy, and tender all at once and the pluot hoisin adds some nice sweetness to balance it out. PASS: Uni Tonnarelli: It hurts me to put this here because people seem to rave about it. Growing up in NY, I love pasta, and ever since moving here and falling in love with sushi/omakase, I love uni too. But some about this uni cacio e pepe just wasn't quite right. It wasn't all that creamy and the cheese was much oilier than uni pastas I've had at other places; almost like the sauce wasn't emulsified properly. The pasta itself didn't have quite the right bite despite presumably being handmade. I hate to say it, but this one was a pass for us. Overall, we really enjoyed this meal and we have a good selection of go-to dishes to get even as their menu rotates. read more