Yum yum yum! Well screw the poor table because rich table is so much better! I had heard mixed reviews about this restaurant but was really impressed with our meal here. It took a while to get this reservation but totally worth the wait. The menu had quite an eclectic mix of items from dumplings to beef tartar to ribeye you really can't go wrong. We started with the homemade bread and the dumplings. While the combination was kind of random, the bread was delicious and the homemade butter was fantastic! My fiance likes really hot food so the chili dumplings really hit the spot. They are only served 1 piece per order so we ended up getting 4! The beef tartar served like a make your own sushi roll was delicious. Totally tasted like raw fish, could have fooled me :) The lobster pasta was phenomenal. Totally hard to believe that there was no dairy in it because it was so creamy. I could have eaten a huge portion of it but gotta watch those carbs. For our last dish, we ordered the cod served with cherries and bok choi. Wow. Such an interesting combination of flavors but it worked. I can't wait to go back! read more

I am giving it 3 stars because of the atmosphere. We sat outside and it was cold. The heaters are too small and it's very blah. The food was fantastic! I don't think they should keep the outside dinning. It really takes away from the experience. read more

Can't go wrong here. The drink menu is extensive, with a "milk wash" category. I had never heard of this before but WOW were those drinks good. The food dishes were creative, unique, and well done. The porcini doughnuts are a must. I wouldn't get the cacio e pepe again, but it was still good. Looking forward to returning to try more of their menu! read more

Rich Table - Sardine chips, porcini doughnuts - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I've been eyeing this place for a long time. Every time I would walk by and see the food, I'd think oh I need to come here and boy am I glad I did! We sat outside and they gave us blankets to keep warm which was SO cute and cozy. Our waitress was really friendly and took the time to explain everything in the menu which we really appreciated. My favorites were the porcini donuts, sardine chips and sea urchin cacio e pepe. Oh and the kiwi mignonette oyster!! The oyster was unlike anything Ive had- who would think kiwi and oyster would work well together but they do. The porcini donuts are packed with flavor so they're delicious but because they're dough they can really filling. So I'm not a huge fan of sea urchin but I was really curious about this cacio e pepe so I tried it. It was delicious and the sea urchin part wasn't overwhelming in my opinion. We were really full from our meal so we went with a lighter dessert of shaved ice and it was the perfect end to a great meal. Light but fruity and refreshing- I highly recommend. This place is on the pricier side but the food and drink quality are definitely worth it. The tiktoks about this place are right, its awesome! read more

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Blown away!! Rich Table is every bit as good to eat in as it is hard to get into. Don't be daunted, don't let this one get by you. Find a way, find the time. The decor is a little bit of farmhouse wainscoting and some tin, but who cares with food this good. We ate at the corner of the bar and it was an awesome seat. I might even request that. The highlight dish for me was the sautéed Brussels with sweet potato crumble. I don't know how you make crumble from sweet potato, but this side dish was just off the charts. Their food is interesting, fresh, memorable and tasty. They'd just added Dungeness crab and sushi rice with nori to make your own hand rolls the night we went and it was superb. A tiny bit of tempura gave the rice some great crunch. The sea urchin pasta was a "must order" according to the bartender who served us, and there's nothing but agreement here. The skewered black cod and pastor veggies was like a great street taco and went over the top when combined with the Brussels sprouts. We got incredible wine advice and a winner from Hungary that pretty much no one would ever ever pick on their own. Or at least, I wouldn't!! Rich Table is comparable to Estella in NYC, better than Girl and the Goat in Chicago, as exciting as the spots on Abbott-Kinney in Venice, CA. read more

We came back here late in 2023. Obnoxious, pretentious service. Food has gone down hill, even the porcini donuts were not as good. Still can't seat you in a timely fashion. Lots of better places to eat in SF read more

Came in tonight for a friend's birthday and ordered so much food! The service was fabulous and the dishes came out relatively quickly so keep in mind as there is a 2 hour limit. In terms of standouts, I definitely recommend the AVAST BAKESHOP SESAME LOAF SMOKED DATE, BONE MARROW ($15) and the DUCK LASAGNA, APRICOT, ARUGULA ($21). They were both deceivingly sweet but savory and a good balance overall. I also loved the DRY AGED RIBEYE, CAESAR SALAD, SF ANCHOVY ($44). The rest of the dishes were either incredibly salty or just kind of basic. The porcini donuts were just Chinese donuts with mushroom dust although I did like the little tiny chives that garnished everything. All in all, I do recommend stopping by at least once! read more

My second Michelin-starred disappointment in a week. DEFINITELY first world problems here. Nonetheless, the saying goes something like "don't meet your heroes" I think -- well, Rich Table was certainly not my hero, but I have now lost count of the number of people (friends, strangers) who recommended Rich Table to me. So when we finally went, the saying turned out to be true. Sadly, it wasn't just OK, it was actually quite bad and unfortunately tarnished what should have been a lovely anniversary night. Needless to say, I won't be going back, as there are too many great SF restaurants (Mourad, Coqueta, Octavia all immediately come to mind) but for the rest of you that might care about the things I care about, here it goes: Ambience: Arguably probably polarizing -- it is very loud inside. To be fair, I probably should have read up on this beforehand. Making it worse though is that we were seated next to a table of 5 bros whose drivel was only drowned out by the clearly-drunk woman who came and started talking to the waitress at the top of her lungs right next to me. Ok not so great but maybe the drinks would make up for it. Drinks: My first try was a cocktail (think it was called the Raspberry Beret), which was delicious in the sense that it was basically just juice. Given that I like a little alcohol in my $12+ drinks, I went for a Hendrick's martini on my next round later in the evening. Two issues: 1) they use the tiniest cucumbers ever -- seriously, they might as well not be there, and 2) the bartender put vermouth in my dry martini. To make matters worse, as you will see below, we got the tasting menu with one pairing for my partner, while I decided to have cocktails. The wine pairings were about as good as something you could quickly grab off the wine shelf at Target, but to make matters worse, the waiter first made a big deal of the fact that we only wanted to order 1 pairing (just either tell me you do or do not allow it, but I don't need the lecture) but when we confirmed that that is what we wanted to do, he made it a point to only speak to my partner about the wines. It was as though I was a stuffed bear; like seriously, at least make eye contact once in a while as I'd love to hear where the wines are from or whatever. So Strike 1 (the ambience stuff was subjective so I won't give it a strike) for drinks, and Strike 2 for service. Food: Here's the thing. All of the above could have been outweighed by a delicious meal. It wasn't. First off, we were often waiting between meals, or my partner got the wine pairing too early before the food actually came (how is this a pairing then?). This isn't acceptable when paying this much money and for a place with a Michelin star. I'll mix this with Strike 2 for service. But the food, oh the food. Let me preface this by saying I LOVE salt. Like if you have ever been around my for 5 minutes while eating you would know this. So how shocked was I when the food had way too much salt. Enough to make it inedible. After the second dish that I literally couldn't eat, I told the waiter who apparently relayed this to the chef. I was really hesitant to say anything because, as I told my partner, I knew their solution would probably be to say I'm super salt-sensitive and not put any salt. So I wasn't surprised at all when some dude (he didn't intro himself as the chef so I have no idea who he was) came with our next item and said not to worry, they "put no salt". Ugh. Turns out though, they definitely did put salt but they just put the appropriate amount and it was great. Aside from the salt issue, the dishes were basically hit or miss. Hits: Bread and Butter, Beef Wontons, Croquettes, Oysters, Beef Agnolotti, Cod. Misses: Falafel (if you've ever been to Clover in Boston and had their falafel sandwich, this was like that but way worse), Sea Urchin pasta (simply put, sea urchin is just disgusting), Avocado salad (Seriously, look at the photo, this was inedible partly due to too much salt and partly because it was basically a block of unripened avocado (they didn't even cut it) with salty mush poured over it and some leaves/flowers), Sardine Chips (the sardine part in the middle was good, the chip was super bland). So, Strike 3 for food, you're out. If you do go though, probably don't do the Tasting Menu nor the Pairing. Just stick to a few of the better items on the menu and you'll probably be fine. But here's the thing, are you trying to pay all this money (and have to try so hard to get a reservation) just to be fine?. PS. Due to the salt issue, they actually ended up giving me a free wine with the final two items (the meat entree and the dessert cubes, which, spoiler alert, sucked). This was nice but unfortunately one of them was something that was not called Port but resembled all the horrible qualities of Port. Some points for that but overall our waiter was just not very friendly or welcoming so I don't give too many back. Strike remains for service. read more

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

The best time ever tonight with the family. Best part of dinner was the family and the pork chop. I know it's during covid and we all want to give our support. We supported by coming here. Personally I've never had a stellar experience but coming here tonight really just left a bad taste in my mouth as well as everyone at the table. Few reasons for the reluctant review. 1. Whoever the manager/supervisor was tonight was really just a piece of shit who shouldn't be working hospitality. Not only was he talking down to his servers who were serving us in front of us, he was speaking to our table like kids with parents who don't know how to communicate with their kids. If you're going to "discipline" your staff, do it behind closed doors. Instead of belittling them in front of your patrons support them and step in to assist rather than bitch at them in front of us. Very unprofessional. Furthermore, it wasn't a big deal for him to do that to his servers. That was right before our first course of the "Family" style menu. Left a bad taste before we even got to take our first bite. 2. When ordering our drinks, I asked for something stiff. Two rounds in a row, what was recommended to me was a soft sweet drink. I asked after the first drink (fool me once) for something way stiffer... something strong... another soft drink comes (fool me twice). Now we ask for liquor neat since apparently there was nothing stiff on the menu. That can be forgiven... maybe the server's preference of drinks off far different from my own. 3. The price vs value vs quality vs quantity was distasteful. Actually, I'd advise all my friends against coming here. Covid Family style and pre fixe menu for 95 per person. You get 6 one biters type of dishes plus a levain for first course as a group and everything was super salty besides the bread. Next, 3 pastas... chanterelle gnocchi, duck "lo mein" or 撈麵 to be precise, and Sea Urchin tonnareli. Gnocchi not bad... but can't really mess that up but also nothing we can say is wowed over. Duck Lo Mein was salty and I mean it's a lo mein. In Chinese it literally means mixed noodles... where you're literally mixing in whatever protein you're making your dish. In this case duck. Last is the sea urchin tonnarelli where the sea urchin didn't shine and you get none of that fresh ocean sweetness that sea urchins are hailed for. Not sure why you'd use an ingredient like sea urchin if you're not going to highlight its most prized characteristics. Salty also. Disappointment. 4. 3rd course was a ribeye steak, pork chop with spring rolls, potatoes, and a chicory salad. Ribeye was just a ribeye. Please sharpen your cutlery. Cutting up that steak was the best workout anyone at our table has had since SIP. Pork chop was amazing and juicy with Asian influences of Vietnamese food. The spring rolls that go with it got us scratching our heads. If you're going to do a Vietnamese fresh spring roll do it right. It's comfort food. The rice wrap was way too soggy or at certain bites dried up. It's supposed to be a nice elasticity and chew to the rice wrap. At least do that simple bite proper if you're going to take a page out of our book. *Question... Does a 2 top get a whole ribeye steak just like we get one steak of ribeye on a 6 top? Does a 2 top get a whole pork chop like a 6 top? Or is the menu different depending on how many people are at the table? And even if that's not the case, I can't imagine paying 95 per person before tips and tax for this current menu while sharing these dishes. 5. Dessert wasn't particularly memorable. We left most of it on the table. So for food alone, it came out to 800 for 6 people after tips and tax. Including drinks came out to 1300 entire tab. Let's do the math. A one bite type of first course of six things plus bread. House made levain which was moist but really just way too dense and cut in 4 slices when they knew we had 6 people. Weird. How much would you pay for each dish? I gave it a very high average of 25 a dish. That's 150. Second course of pastas, we decided to give it a high average of 30 a dish totaling 90. Third course of protein and salad we gave it a high 50 each protein totaling 100. Desserts let's say they go for 15 each totaling 90. 430 total and that's being overly generous with the prices. After tips and tax would be about 540 vs 800 tonight for food alone. I get it if it's a stellar experience but the food really was overall blah and the manager/supervisor made us really want to say something to him especially for talking the way he did to the staff. Being in the industry ourselves, we just didn't see how this was worth 1300 with drinks for 6 people even during covid where we would love to support everyone. Robbery is probably more how we'd describe this experience. Spending isn't an issue... it's the lack of reciprocation in value that ruined it for me and my friends. read more

I had a fantastic dinner before a concert at Rich Table and I've become a huge fan! Among a diverse menu, my favorites were the fresh oysters, an avocado and peach salad meant for the the gods and tasty caviar that touches your soul. These are my favorite things to eat in general and they've gone above and beyond with taste and flavor to make them their own. Not to mention, their hospitality is phenomenally kind and patient. I look forward to my next visit and I highly recommend you dine at Rich Table. read more

Rich Table - Oysters and a glass of rose bubbly. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Went to visit Rich Table on Saturday night with a girlfriend. Sat at the bar with a lovely bartender. Drinks were amazing gin cocktails made the old fashioned way with egg whites. Yum :) The appetizers and meals are so unique and plated with such care with an open kitchen view. Felt good energy all around the restaurant. Can't wait to visit again next time I'm in San Fran! read more

Finally I have found my favorite in SF for now. Each dish was impeccably presented & offered variety of flavors & textures. Loved the duck, & cod, sardine chips, barrata & that bread with homemade butter is crazy good. Beef dumplings, albacore app, mushroom dumpling also good. Split favorite on the pasta dishes - uni pasta very rich & would've liked more uni taste. Sesame linguine preferred by our party. Service friendly & efficient. Love the price with quality of food which is rare currently post covid. We will be back & hopefully regulars. Ambiance also enjoyable - casual & music nostalgic from my era. read more

The most complete tasting menu I've ever had. They bring you to the table almost the 75% of the dishes on the menu. With a whole plate of different starters. A couple dishes for the first course, a salad, pasta, second course and dessert. So you can have a whole experience and have the chance to try almost everything (perfect if you go dinner by yourself). Was nice recognizing some of the Spanish / Italian flavors in some of the dishes. Another ones were so greasy for me. My favorites: - porcini doughnuts - gazpacho panna cotta - pasta (any kind) - the cod read more

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First, our server Taylor was amazing. Attentive and informed and navigated a gluten-free dining request from one person in our party. Big shoutout to Taylor! Overall, we enjoyed all the dishes but if we were to pick top 3 it would be the pork BLT entree, the duck breast entree and the beef dumplings. Followed by the incredible panna cotta dessert. We enjoyed the starters like sardine chips (more appearance and novelty than flavor) and tomato pie (wish it were baked) but felt they missed the mark on a unique combination of flavors that were to be had by reveling in the entrees and dumplings. Highly recommend! read more

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Was excited that they were taking orders for Thanksgiving night so placed an order five days ahead for my family so we don't have worry about cooking for everyone. During the pandemic we recognize it's tough for restaurants and want to give our support. Checked mid-week to show that my order was confirmed, but wait... On Thanksgiving day, just chilling with the family but got an email from someone i don't know. Decided to click on it and turns out they canceled my order because they decided to not open for the day. This was at 10:35AM the day of Thanksgiving. WTF???? Their excuse was they had set the system up to not take orders as they are closed but something went wrong. Sounds to me you didn't get enough orders to decide to close up for the day??? During Covid you have no excuse to know your orders for the week because your business is all about take-outs. How do you not have known of an order that was placed five days ago until the day of? More importantly you don't even have the basic courtesy to pickup the phone to apologize for a major mistake and just send an email hopping I got it and not show up? Maybe they are too "rich" to care about their customers. No sincere apologies for messing up people's thanksgiving. Definitely not thankful for these fools who only really have one job to do but still manages to mess it up. No matter how good your food is. People are not going to support you for screwing people over. read more

We had a lovely meal at Rich Table this evening. We shared: - the sardine chips: perfect amount of salty - caviar: our favorite! - porcini doughnuts: interesting, savory take on a doughnut, but were a bit heavy for the meal with the cheese dipping sauce - heirloom tomato salad: wouldn't have been disappointed if we didn't order - beef dumplings: delicious! - uni cacio e Pepe: lacked uni flavor - lobster chow Mein: quite good The service was a bit slow (we were seated at 7:30 for a 7:15 res). But, the food was worth it. read more

Rich Table - Caviar, a bit of a sardine chip, and the savory doughnuts on the far right - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Visited Rich Table on a Sunday around 10:15 pm. Had a reservation for 10:30pm but were seated right away given there was some empty tables. Parking can easily be found on the streets during our visit. The waitress was full of energy even though we were the last customers of the day and gave us great recommendations. We started with the two pieces of sardine chips which is a must. They are delicious even though I'm not a fan of sardines. Next we had the doughnuts with cheese, again delicious. As for our last bite we went with the a spare with sesame again delicious. As for the appetizer we went with the beef pastrami which was good but compared to our other dishes is our least favorite, thought it didn't have much going for it relative to the other dishes. The star of the evening was the green pea malfatti which is something new to us, the taste was a amazing and I would say it is a must. For our final dish we went with the lamb kebab which I thought is great but had better given I grow up in Kuwait. Here are my ratings: Sardine 8.5 Pastrami 8 Doughnut 8.5 Asparagus 8.5 Malfatti 9 Lamb kebab: 8/10 read more

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Went here a while ago and want to go back soon. So much things to love about Rich Table. Really nice consolidated chef menu and a clean industrial wood setting. One thing I noticed about SF restauranteur (some, not all) is that they have a lot passion for this industry. Service has been absolutely PHENOMENAL and the food is just so FRESH, FLAVORFUL, AND COMFORTING. RT is definitely one of those types of restaurants. read more

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This was my first dining experience at Rich Table and it was a mixed experience. The positives: - The food was well prepared. The most notable dish was the black cod although the desserts were uninspired. - Attentive staff -- they came at just the right interval so as to be attentive without being obtrusive. The negatives: - We had to wait 30 minutes after our reservation time to be seated. I suspect the restaurant overbooked or took walk-ins when they had no space. The restaurant did give us a free round of drinks and an appetizer while we waited but we would have rather had our reservation honored closer to the time on the reservation. - The seats were uncomfortable. Half the seats were on a flat wooden bench with no cushions. My bottom was hurting after 30 minutes on the bench. - There was no air buffer between the door and the seating area. Every time the door opened, half the restaurant was buffeted with freezing cold air. I spent half the meal huddled in my seat with my jacket on. Given the price point, I think it's reasonable to expect a more comfortable environment for dining. The menu could also use a little work. read more

Oh em gee! So glad I gave this place a try... from decors to customer service to food and cocktails quality, our first time dining experience at Rich Table was absolutely amazing. This place is quite cozy but trendy at the same time. I like the contemporary wooden touch on the decors. Thanks to a dear friend of us for making the reservation 2 months in advance. According to her, reservation can be difficult for popular dates and time slots. They do take walk-in first come first serve-but I wouldn't try my luck lol. Let's talk about food quality tho: every dish was well-constructed with great flavors. From appetizers to main courses to desserts,the words " omg so good" were consistently used at our table hahA ( must order sardine chips and dried porcini donuts- mmm so delicious!). We tried 4 of The pasta dishes on the menu and they were all delicious. Tho if I have to pick one, I would go with the Campanella with lobster roe. I thought the pasta pieces in this dish look like little dresses- I know what an imagination lol. In fact, I dreamed about the dishes and woke up to write this review haha Rich table is onmust-come-back on my list. read more

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Ugh... I really wanted to like this place... but unfortunately left very disappointed and with a bad taste in my mouth (literally and figuratively), especially for an anniversary. I'd like to think that we are open to new flavors and such, but seemed like there was something off in every single dish we ordered; maybe I just don't know what Californian food is :/ Venue / Service: the inside had a modern feel, though a bit dark inside with the grey wood accents. Seats were spacious enough that you don't feel claustrophobic. Servers were very attentive too, always filling water glasses when they were half empty and checking in frequently. Felt so bad telling them that we were dissatisfied with our meal and they were nice enough to bring out a dessert for free. Food: overall, things seemed out of balance, whether it was portion size, proportion, or flavor. -- BREAD & BUTTER (Douglas Fir Levain House Cultured Butter)($2.50) - Has a great grainy taste to it, and the butter slightly tastes of cheese. Think twice about getting this and any other carb-heavy appetizer (see below), because this is a sizeable piece of bread. Made me think fondly of the bread and butter from Lazy Bear and wishing I could have that instead. -- DRIED PORCINI DOUGHNUTS, RACLETTE ($9) - interesting concept, and flavor combo was quite interesting. The porcini flavor surprisingly went well with the raclette dipping sauce. However, the doughnuts themselves, while very savory, were a bit on the doughy and heavy side (I prefer mine light and fluffy). -- SARDINE CHIP, HORSERADISH CRÈME FRAICHE ($2 per 1 chip) - one of our favorite dishes of the evening. Not for those who don't like fishy tastes, but the salty, briny fish on a chip went well with the light cremem fraiche. Wish we could have had more of these to make up for our meal. -- CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE, DATE, PICKLES, LAVASH ($9) - weird flavor profile. Wanted to like this, but the mousse itself was a bit on the mushy side (I like when it has a bit of firmness to it so it's easy to pick up / spread) and the pickles didn't quite work well; the sour taste was a huge turnoff for us. Basically we took one bite and put it down. -- BEEF TARTARE, SMOKED EGG YOLK, GREEN GARLIC ($17) - another decent dish of the evening. The egg yolk added a nice richness to the beef and the green garlic was great. We liked how they added a lot of greens on top as a sort of palette cleanser. Not mind-blowing, but not one of the worst dishes of the evening. -- TONNARELLI, SEA URCHIN CACIO E PEPE, IDIAZÁBAL ($18) - really wanted to like this one since I love sea urchin and the pasta was cooked beautifully, but unfortunately the black pepper completely overtook the dish. Couldn't even taste the sea urchin butter b/c there was way too much pepper -- ALASKAN HALIBUT, SPRING PEA, SHIITAKE, MISO SOUP ($34) - again, beautifully cooked fish. Unfortunately, we weren't crazy about the miso broth on top of the fish, which almost had an overwhelmingly sour taste to it. Pretty much tasted like straight up vinegar and barely any miso. Wanted umami so badly but ended up with curling-my-toes sour. One bite and my boyfriend couldn't eat it (and he hates wasting food). -- DRY AGED RIBEYE, ASPARAGUS, BLACK GARLIC, RAMP ($36) - ugh... why did they ruin a beautiful piece of steak??? Beautiful medium rare, lot of bright veggies, and then the sauces dumped on top of the meat killed it. The black garlic puree almost tasted like hoisen sauce that was sweet and sour, which was incredibly strange to add on to a ribeye (and I love black garlic). Few bites, and we put our forks down in defeat. Is it sad that I took most of these leftovers home and was able to repurpose them into actually tasty leftovers? To sum up, left incredibly disappointed due to what seemed to be a lack of balance in the dishes. I'd rate this place higher for service alone, but the meal unfortunately was a huge let-down. Who knows- maybe I'm not being creative enough flavor wise, but most of what we ordered was a bit weird, even for me and my open-minded boyfriend's palette. read more

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Rich table, what a true SF restaurant with all the vibes to go with it. Save this place for a nice dinner outing with a small group of friends or a long needed catch up with an old friend. The service deserve 5 stars from the moment we walked in till we left. About 90% of the staff are really helpful and friendly and everyone seems excited about the food they serve here. Onto to the food....a bit overly salted for some, but overall it was a nice dinner. Our chefs tasting for 2 came with more than enough food to leave you stuffed and it also lasted about 2 1/2 hours. I personally would recommend going ala carte and ordering dishes that peek your interest. For the good stuff...we liked the uni and bucatini pastas, thought the burrata tostada was a bit extra and too drenched with sauce, the sardine chips had awesome flavor, but a bit soggy. My personal favorite was the beef dumpling, packed with soupy oil and flavor. The steak poutine at the end was also good and was cool to see the twist poutine. Could probably skip the chicken liver puff pastry, hard to eat and a bit salty and the hamachi was nice but nothing to write home about. At the end of the day, if you're looking for a great time out on a date night or are feeling social and want to be a lively SF staple, Rich table is your spot. read more

This place came highly recommended, and it really is a gem. The place can get crowded since it isn't a large space, which can result in a noisy location, but it just adds to the ambiance. The food here is decadent, and i think the apps are the stars of the show. The bread and butter! Yum the bread is awesome. The sardine chip with horseradish creme fraiche was wowzers...unique and delicious. I thought it would taste fishy but it didn't at all. I can eat a bag full of those. The porcini dusted doughnuts were awesome too. That sauce that you dip it in...mmmmmmmm drool..The grilled hamachi was buttery. The pastas that we ordered were mehh. Forgettable. Def come back here for the chips, doughnuts, and bread! read more

Rich table is one of my favorite places in the city. -- casual earthy atmosphere. We sat on a long table with one other party, divided by a beautiful bouquet of flowers -- WILD FENNEL LEVAIN, HOUSE CULTURED BUTTER -- must have. dense with subtle flavor. Great consistency on the butter. We even took the leftover home. -- BURRATA, CUCUMBER, BURNT STRAWBERRY VINAIGRETTE -- the cucumber was a refreshing balance to the dish, surprised both of us in adding a lightness in this dish. highly recommended -- GARGANELLI, OCTOPUS BOLOGNESE , BEETS, SCALLIONS -- solid pasta dish, nothing extraordinary though -- SARDINE CHIPS with HORSERADISH -- pretty good, not as good as other reviews indicated. a bit too spicy and oily for my taste We also had two glasses of pinot noir from Au Bon Climat in central coast and it was quite good. complementary to our dishes read more

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My wife and I returned to Rich Table for her birthday and were welcomed with open arms like we were family. The hostess, Dana, had saved us her favorite table in the front window. Every person in the house from servers to busboys said "hello Robert & Kathy, welcome back." We had only been the one time before for our anniversary. We truly felt like Rich Table was our "Cheers." With this warm welcome, the food was just as wonderful as the first time. We started with the Shiso Popular and Sounds A-Pealing cocktails...so good. We could not resist getting the Porcini Doughnuts with Raclette again. They are most delicious and addicting savory treats imaginable. They had one order of SINGAPORE SOFT-SHELL CHILI CRAB SANDO, MEYER LEMON EGG SALAD left and we went for it. The crab was huge and perfectly fried. The open face sandwich was on a terrific milk bread with the egg salad and the chili sauce covering the entire dish. It was a very different preparation, quite delicious, although the chili sauce might have overwhelmed the crab a bit. We then split the CHICKEN AND SHRIMP WONTON "EN BRODO", YELLOW GARLIC CHIVES, SHRIMP XO SAUCE and the MOREL MUSHROOM FRIED RICE, GARLIC BUTTER, PICKLED GARLIC SCAPES. This was an inspired pairing. The wontons were delicate and tender in a wonderful broth. The fried rice was the best we have ever had. The rice was delightfully crunchy and it was loaded with morels. What a taste treat. We were practically licking the bowl. We had a bottle of a wonderful Brundlmayer Gruner Veltliner with dinner. For dessert we had a swirl of strawberry and lime sorbet and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. To celebrate Kathy's birthday they brought her the most delicious chocolate dessert pictured at the top of this Yelp page. With the incredible warm welcome, the spectacular food, and the great service, Rich Table shall remain our favorite restaurant in the City. read more

Remember this restaurant used to call PAUL? It was a good date night spot when I was living in SF. Rich Table a team of hubby and wife, successfully transformed this spot to a star. Tiny, cramp, noise and squeezing elbows to your neighbors, not an ideal for my style of dining out nor a Michelin Star of comfort! However, the food did the job and so the wonderful hospitality of manager James. Uryu. Chef Brandon Rice was there when we visited. He meticulously executed all the dishes perfectly. Even though we didn't have a reservation (which was a mistake on our part), the bar did it just fine. Luckily, manager Janes was able to squeezed us in an hour later. The food was fantastic. I love the small bites: macaron, caviar, soup, chicken, and steak. The wine is small but well crafted. Try anything pasta, house-made delicious! The cocktails list is a must try. They can also whip up whatever for your liking! Nice bartenders too, good service all around, and I also love the open kitchen where I can watch chef Brandon Rice works and the aroma from the kitchen. I can't wait to come back to try other dishes on the new Spring Menu. Note: park somewhere else and Lyft here! No valet nor parking in this part of town. read more

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So I recently went to Rich Table with the girlfriend for dinner and checked out this newly minted one Michelin Star establishment. It was a normal Wednesday and I was able to make a last minute reservation the day of... although it was for a later time slot (9:45). We got there 10 mins early but were not seated until 10 o'clock or so, so prepare to still wait a bit even with a reservation. As far as food goes, we had the foie gras pie and beef tartare for appetizers. The foie gras pie had intricate flavors but I personally prefer foie gras in a more simplistic form so this dish didn't appeal to me very much. The beef tartare had an interesting twist because it had ikura, sushi rice and seaweed to tie the whole dish together... I thought it was pretty good but the ikura kind of masked off some of the flavors of the beef. For the mains, we had the sea urchin pasta and the ribeye. The pasta was probably my favorite dish of the night, as it had a very nice mixture of uni and peppery flavor. As for the ribeye, the steak was cooked nicely but there were a lot going on with tomatoes and battered oysters sitting on top of the steak..... personally, I thought that wasn't necessary and sort of took away the star of the dish (the ribeye). Sooooo, my final verdict is..... Rich Table didn't "wow" me but since the menu constantly changes, I may be back to try out some other stuff. read more

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So happy to have tried Rich Table after wanting to come here for awhile. Everything was on point from food, to service, cleanliness, and covid precautions. Service was timely and everyone was very friendly and let us know what measures they were taking because of COVID and they stuck to their guidelines. Food was amazing. We ordered the donuts, chili beef dumplings, sardine chips, and bread and butter for apps. We got the tonnarelli pasta and rock cod for mains and a couple cocktails. Highly recommend the sardine chips. Something so unique, tasty, and nice and crispy. The donuts are popular for a reason with an umami flavor and perfect texture. The pasta and rock cod were flavorful and pasta texture nice and al dente. There were slices of grapefruit with the rock cod dish and was the only thing I didn't love with that dish but am not the biggest fan of grapefruit anyway so probably am biased. Cocktails were balanced loved the rye not. Highly recommend trying Rich Table if you haven't and can't wait to come back again. read more

Rich Table - Tonnarelli, Sea Urchin Cacio E Pepe, Idiazabal and the Rock cod dish. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Yes yes yes, perfect place to end my stay in the City. Every plate was as good as the last, if not better. Sardine chips, porcini donuts, Pasta, Panna Cotta!!! Omg new favorite restaurant. The Kitchen was fascinating and warm. Service was amazing, thank you Tiffany. Ambiance was lovely. Look, I can't say more, just come and eat here! read more

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Learned about the Rich Table from the foodie show "Check, please Bay area" and have been wanting to try. Finally we were able to book an early Sunday dinner on the Chinese New Year's day as all of the other days were booked a month in advance! My friends and I were sure glad we did give it a try as everything, from the service to the atmosphere and foods were five stars all the way! Every dish we tried was amazing and delicious. Also the portions were substantial to be shared and still felt satisfied and full. For the price we paid (very reasonable), and for Michelin quality (1-star in 2019)) dishes they executed, Rich Table totally blew us away! Scott our server (for last Sunday) was so helpful in recommending keto friendly dishes such as ribeye steak and steelhead trout, both dishes were cooked perfectly and plated beautifully. The ribeye (medium rare) was tender, juicy, very well seasoned (non bland) with a buttery crab beurre blanc sauce. The steelhead trout looked and tasted like salmon and was crispy on the skin and tender and flakey inside. The pork schnitzel reminded me of our Taiwanese fried pork cutlet (炸豬排）that I grew up eating; only fried perfectly crispy and not greasy at all. And the portions of the proteins were so substantial I had half of the steak left over that I packed home for the following Monday's lunch! Even some appetizers can be keto friendly if you focus on the fats and proteins of those dishes and skip or only takes a tiny bite of the carbs there. The hush puppies that came with the proteins were crispy with crab filling inside. They were fried just right instead of too greasy and were just two bites small so I tried one anyway (even though Scott did tell me to "not to cheat" on carbs as he is watching, lol...) Loved the chicken liver mousse baklava with pastchio and kumquat. There's a tangy sauce in there that makes the flavor pop. He also had the chef put the pork belly separate from the buttermilk biscuit for the pork belly sandwich we ordered so that I didn't need to eat the biscuit. The sardine chips with horseradish creme fraiche were delicious. The donut shaped Saseme Delicata Squash was lower in carbs and was perfectly crunchy burst with Asian (sesame) flavor, which came with a big bowl of fish roe sour creamy dip, which is delicious and keto friendly too. We had four of us at the table and devoured everything within minutes. The chefs here are a young couple and you can see them working hard in the open kitchen. We were definitely impressed by how talented they are in creating these delicious dishes. The chef's tasting menu is a good way to go too if you want to try more dishes to be shared with a few people at your table; you will leave with a full and satisified tummy without breaking your bank account. To me Rich Table is right up there with Octavia and Lord Stanley (both 1 Michelin Star restaurants as well) and exceeding Gary Danko (also 1 Michelin star) in my book, and a good choice if you want to impress someone. read more

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You.must.eat.here. First, let's get this out of the way. If you are looking for a romantic and intimate place, go elsewhere. This place is VERY LOUD. With crowded seating, I was a part of three different conversations and it wasn't pleasant. I'd recommend sitting at the end of the bar to minimize the noise pollution. And the drinks. If you are looking for stellar mixologist-inventions, again, this is not your place. Ok. Now that's out of the way. I'll say it again. EAT. HERE. We had the dried porcini donuts, chicken liver banh mi, the aged beef wonton, tonnarelli sea urchin (with their in-house made gluten free pasta) and the steak. It was all exceptional (minus the pasta which was good but not exceptional). This is my most memorable meal all year, by far. What sticks out to me is that everything was seasoned perfectly and the flavors were pleasantly vibrant. The two things that REALLY stuck out were the donuts and banh mi. They both were extraordinary and are two small bite plates that you should definitely order. I am looking forward to returning again and again. read more

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great service and nice intimate spot. food preparation was beautiful and well executed. giving four stars because nothing i ate was truly "wow" worthy. everything was tasty, but nothing to write home about read more

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I had a great dinner here last night with a few friends in the cutest booth. This was my second time and glad I came back and learned that the menu is always changing with fresh ingredients except the classic porcini donuts and sardine chips are always there. Food faves: Small bites Porcini donuts - can't go wrong with these Corn tempura- fluffy almost popped corn with great spicy seasoning Asparagus with egg- amazing! Pasta Bucatini w Gouda- not enough Gouda Tagliatelle w beef- sooooo good! Rich incredible sauce Meat Ribeye- perfectly cooked, tender and delicious Dessert- chocolate ganache and strawberry sorbet Both worth it! I'll definitely come back again! read more

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The service and staff were absolutely wonderful. We really enjoyed all our experience at Rich Table. Food and cocktails were great. The duck was amazing! read more

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Top notch food, experience and service. Thrilled with our evening dinner date here!! Delicious, fun and relaxing. Special place!

I absolutely LOVE the Chef's Tasting Menu here. Now, Rich Table had been on my list foreverrrrr, I just wanted someone to eat with! Not that I mind eating alone, but a tasting menu is way more fun when you compare notes. So, the first time I was here was with a Seattle friend that was visiting and we got here early enough to snag dinner seats at the cozy little bar. So lucky, we got seated without reservations! Having been here a second time, some of the Bites were different but no less delicious than when I had the Chef's Tasting Menu the first time. Some of my favorites the second time around were the aged beef wonton, fermented cabbage with pastrami spiced mustard, and the savory black sesame macarons (#omgidie). The few things on the menu that seem to be regulars that I really like are the sardine in a chip blanket, and the cacio e pepe with sea urchin butter. I do have to say though, the first time I came I enjoyed the vegetarian tastings more than the meat tastings. The meat dishes the second time around were executed better but if you're vegetarian there's a lot to enjoy here. There's a whole tasting menu of reasons why they have a Michelin Star! :) The honeycomb bite at the end steals my little foodie heart. I'll tell you, bring a Benjamin or two for tax, tip, and drinks. read more

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Douglas fir bread? Yes please, and more. Sardine chips were hilarious - and tasty. Mushroom bites - even more tasty. Oysters - delectable. Porcini doughnuts were very curious and tasty. The black cod with asian pear / sunchoke / crab broth was AMAZING. The chitarra with dungeness crab / mandarinquat / shisho was also exemplary. The bucatini with octopus is worth skipping - I'll go to Kokkari next time for octopus. Pastas were on the small side, so we didn't feel too bad ordering a nice large steak to share - and what a wonderful idea that was. I'm not normally a huge steak person but the steak was amazing. The three of us cleaned our plates. In fact, my favorite pictures from the evening was the post-dining picture of all of our empty plates. Good service. read more

Rich Table - We left Rich Table very satisfied with our meals. - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

I was looking forward to trying this place, and hoped the food was going to be amazing. Everybody seems to talk about the Sardine Chips and Porcini Doughnuts, but I really didn't think they were anything special. The Sardine Chip is $2 a piece, it's a big chip with a sardine enclosed in it. Interesting concept, and that's about it. As for the doughnuts, I was not a fan. It was a salty piece of beignet that smelled really good, but I didn't like the flavor. However, I think everybody should order one of their pastas. I had their Tagliatelle with Aged Beef and Green Curry. It was delicious. The pasta was perfect, the beef was tasty, although the curry flavor was very slight. While we wanted to order dessert too, none of the items caught our attention. It's sad when a dessert menu is so disappointing. We went across the street and bought a slice of Russian Honey Cake from 20th Century Cafe instead. Open kitchens are great and all, but they need a better ventilation system with it. It was so hot in there. read more

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The steak was amazing, it was as if a steak married French onion soup. I thought thar was a good place to start. This was one of the more interesting meals I've had in San Francisco. There were a lot of interesting coupling of flavors including the bagel seed pasta, pate and chiros as well as the tar tar. Definitely worth a try! read more

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Wow! Yummy! We couldn't decide what to eat so we let had the CHEFS PICKS. Everything was so beautiful and tasty. The atmosphere is casual and lively. Staff are very nice and service was great. We will definitely come back! Crowd is vibrant adults. Tight spaces - no baby stroller space and no baby changing table. read more

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