A must.. MAKE A RESERVATION, even if you have to make it last minute on your phone. We called at 6:30 for a 7 pm res, once there the line waiting was INSANE. We lakes in, seated within 5 minutes.
This place is amazing! Been eating here for years. The menu has changed and has lots of new choices. For dessert make sure to try the frozen vanilla custard
Booked in advance using " Open Table" program. Got good-view window seat without waiting. Satisfied with Crab chowder/ freshly baked sour dough bread, Mushroom soup. Best dish is Garlic crab+mussels.
Had Oysters and a bottle of 2011 Schramsberg Brut - great! Loved the vanillasundae with olive oil and sea salt, too. Friendly service. Would definitely return!
Great Food!! VERY fair price, try any of the crostinibar "tapas" or the calamari fritti, They are worth it! Good view of the bay And very attencious Service.
The yellow tailcarpaccio was awesome. Ordered the seafood pasta took for ever to come out, came out dry like it just sat before coming out. For the being rated the best not sure I'm coming back here.
I can say that the appetizercrabfondue was absolutely amazing. But there was a hair in my chicken Caesar salad. They were very good about it but not a super appetizing thing to find at dinner.
one combo plus a salad is enough for two European stomachs. And it's delicious! (We also shared some calamari fritti among three people which was also nice :-) ).
The free wifi is fast! The oysters are pretty good as is the drafted trumer. The service is super fast and extremely friendly. It's not the cheapest please but not pricy either. Go for the whole crap!
Visiting Fisherman's Wharf & want seafood? Try a fish or shrimp sandwich @ The Franciscan. Take it from a local; best fish sandwich @ the Wharf. Damn good eatin'.
The location is great but the food is over-priced. I did like the unique take on shrimp and chips where the "chips" were roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes.
We ordered the lots of crab, and growing up in the Pacific Northwest we were excited for fresh crab. The crab was not fresh, but had been frozen....and over cooked. The chowder tasted canned.
such great food & wonderful views, but such cheezy 90's vibes (ie the fish themed utinsels, weird glass plates, terrible music, and overall decor)--someone revamp this place!! the menu's awesome!