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Villa Taverna

4.6 (19 reviews)
Ultra High-EndItalian, Greek
Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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What's the vibe?
Classy
Quiet
Good for groups
Formal (Jacket Required)

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1 year ago

It's a perfectly wonderful private dinner club. The food and service are first class and enjoyable.

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Attended a private event. Beautiful and elegant venue

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Hi Yelpers! Are only members allowed to book here? We're looking for a place to host a promotions dinner. Hoping we could do it here. :)

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As another yelper mentioned, the exclusivity of this private dining club definitely lends some street cred.

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Kokkari Estiatorio - Grilled sea bass, deboned with head and tail removed

Kokkari Estiatorio

4.4(5.6k reviews)
0.2 miFinancial District
$$$$

Beautiful space ; authentic Greek food , very delicious ; really enjoyed this experienceread more

Kokkari is as good as it gets for what I love. Especially Mediterranean/Adriatic: fish, lamb,…read moregarlic, olive oil, & lemon. Of course a Greek emphasis, but lots of intersection with my Croatian-American culinary heart! The smelts are fishy in a good way, nice crunch, texture, tang of lemon, & sharpness of garlic spread. Very difficult to find, never mind getting it right. The octopus & stuffed calamari were the right texture, seasoning, & flowing with olive oil. Finished with some greens. What a treat! Pro-tip: get the smelts, be bold. My wife raved about her moussaka. Artisan. Nice hint of cloves, right amount of yogurt béchamel. The lamb, beef, eggplant (not watery), & potato all stood out. My sons loved their salmon & chicken. I sampled and confirmed. My bronzino was FANTASTIC. This one was big & better quality than I usually buy. I got it with bones, head, & skin. Poured on olive oil, more salt, & garlic. Yeah, gotta use the hands, chew...graciously pulling out the bones, looking as civilized as possible. Folks, this is Mediterranean: a great fish should be eaten like this. Crisp skin, get the meat from the cheeks & head. Again: emphasis on olive oil mixed with fish juices from bones & lemon! We were stuffed and shared a Baklava. Nobody does it better. Except James Bond, 007, but in a different context. 2 glasses of wine & 2 Shirley Temples for kids. The service was excellent. Attentive. We were in the back & it wasn't loud. Classy servers & classy people enjoying themselves. Oh: great portions too. $407, including 20% tip. Great value for what you get. We've come here for special occasions. They've strengthened the bond, we'll be back more often. So reminiscent of what I eat in Croatia when I visit. Thank you Hellas!

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Kokkari Estiatorio - Inside with roasting lamb in the back

Inside with roasting lamb in the back

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Gyros and Tzatziki

Gyros and Tzatziki

4.2(154 reviews)
3.1 miMission

Don't talk to me I'm eating…read more Once in a while a plate of food puts you in a trance enough to sit there eating silently with your friend. Don't talk. Just let me eat first. Thoughts going through my head "how can this taste so good," "I wasn't expecting this tonight," "this is the most tender gyro meat I've ever had," "how nicely this sauce pairs with the rice." Service was so friendly. Walked in for Friday dinner cus it's try a new restaurant night. Surprised it was empty. They got quite a bit of takeout orders but no one eating in there. Only the workers in there. Was greeted immediately with a smile. Wasn't sure if I had to order then seat myself or politely ask to get a table first. Sometimes it's confusing at some places, I didn't want to be weird. Asked for a table then server brought menus to us. But the next person who walked in just ordered and paid right away at the cashier then sat down. So I don't know. I wasn't given water with my sit down meal. Cus I ordered the food without mentioning water, so it must be one of those don't ask don't get kinda things. As requested. FOOD: *lamb & beef gyro plate: what is this goodness! Meat is so tender. How nicely it sits on top of this rice. Pour some tzatziki sauce over both and eat it. Delightful. Comes with a side of seasoned tomato much like a salsa consistency. There was a red liquid salsa sauce too on this plate so you can pick what you want to dip your meat into *hummus with chicken kabob: o what now this is something new I haven't tried! Delicious! The garbanzo beans are blended enough that the hummus is completely smooth. Good salty flavor. Comes with triangle pieces of bread oops I mean pita to dip. I slathered the hummus all over my pita. Pita was swimming in hummus. Why not, cus they give you plenty of hummus in that bowl. How many times did I shout "delicious" throughout and after this meal. Maybe 4 times. Am I talking to myself or to my friend. Doesn't matter. Sangria available in glass, half, and full size So clean inside. Got that new restaurant feel.

I've only had the falafel burger and the falafel plate, and both were delicious. The fries are also…read morereally good. As a takeout place, Gyros and Tzatziki normally gets four stars, but as a restaurant, it's definitely three stars, and I'll tell you why. This place needs better management. Failing that, one of the three guys who is normally working when I come needs to take charge, because the current setup isn't working. You order at the counter, which is common at many San Francisco restaurants. One of the three guys will help you, but sometimes, one of them is just sitting or standing a few feet away from the cash register, but he won't acknowledge your presence. It's as if only people who will actually take your order are allowed to speak to you. Once you do (eventually) place your order, you're in for a wait. If you're eating in, that's all right, because the food is definitely worth the wait, and the small seating area is normally comfortable. If you're taking it to go, however, they refuse to say anything about where to be while waiting. I normally just sit down at an empty table because I know it will be awhile, but when I stand, I always feel like I'm in someone's way. When they're busy, not only does your food take forever to come out, but the service just goes out the window. Again, only three guys working, including the chef, but why does one of the remaining two guys always seem to be so stand-around-looking-dumb lazy? And the funny part is that it's not always the same guy; the one I used to think was a hard worker was sitting in a chair near the back last time I came. It was like he was in a timeout; he wasn't looking at his phone, just yelling random things to the cook occasionally while the other poor guy had to deal with four different parties eating in, plus all the to-go orders. So order it to go before you arrive. Or sit down and try to figure out what's going on.

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Gyros and Tzatziki - Lamb & Beef Gyro Plate

Lamb & Beef Gyro Plate

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4.0(618 reviews)
2.6 miMission
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solid souvla location! first time trying the pork and lamb salads with friends, as well as the…read morefries. all three items were amazing! the fries were especially incredible -- great flavor and crunch. i personally ordered two of my go-to items, the chicken sandwich and lemon chicken soup. the chicken sandwich was really good as usual, but the lemon chicken soup was much saltier than usual and had not as much chicken as i was expecting! not sure if it was the bottom of a batch or just an off day, but this was a bit disappointing to me. either way, souvla is such an establishment that i would still come back. service is friendly and ambiance is what you'd expect at a fast casual spot in the city. pay at the front and seat yourself, they bring out the food to you. would recommend!!

I was on a work trip in the area and grabbing lunch with some colleagues. This is an…read moreorder-at-the-counter, seat-yourself kind of place. I got the lamb sandwich, which was $16 and came wrapped with harissa-spiked yogurt, cucumber, radish, pickled red onion, and feta. The lamb itself was SO tender. The flavor combination was perfect and each ingredient was really well balanced. So delicious. 9/10. It's also a great portion size--I almost couldn't finish it. I probably would've saved half if I didn't have to head straight back to work after lunch. It was my colleague's birthday, and they were kind enough to let us light candles and sing happy birthday, which was really nice. I also just loved the overall vibe of the restaurant. It's very nicely decorated with lots of natural light. I will be coming back to try the other menu items. I would definitely recommend this place!

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