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Other review regarding the raw and tiny lobster is accurate ...it was tasteless to boot. We also ordered thee steak served cold and absolutely tasteless i mean these 2 dishes were $260 and were absolutely terrible. I'm sorry guys but you won't stay in business unless you address the quality of food. Potatoes were crispy on the outside but raw on the inside. This is clearly a problem. 2 stars is generous given the meal was $800 for 4 people. I don't have an issue paying for quality at all. Honestly if the food is fabulous I don't even care if the service is sub par. The service was good by the way. Everyone was professional. Red alert on food! I hope someone is reading this and pays attention because the menu and concept is good just major quality problem

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Superb staff but the food disappoints. At nosebleed prices, every dish should be excellent. But that's not the case. Very uneven. Some dishes were quite nice, others fell flat. At this price level you can dine anywhere in San Francsico. You'd do better to dine someplace else.

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My lobster was served partially raw and my wife's swordfish was not only a tiny portion but was so overcooked it was dry and tasteless. Our abalone was also undercooked and served in such a small portion that it would have been overpriced if jt were twice the size. One more thing - if you enjoy a nice wine, go somewhere else, the pours are ridiculously stingy. On the upside, the service is pleasant and attentive even though the waiter couldn't explain why the clarified butter accompanying the lobster is colored red. Background music is more appropriate for a burger joint and why are stuffed animal heads hanging off the walls?! Bottom line, spend half as much and get twice as much almost anyplace else, The Angler San Francisco needs to seriously up its game, otherwise it is a loserRichard 3/11/2023

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Dined for the Michelin Star experience and our table was just full of deliciousness. The ambiance alone was great, greeted by friendly staff as soon as we entered through the revolving doors. Someone please tell me what is in the bread rolls? If there is anything you must include in your order, it's them rolls! Consume them while warm and lather that butter on, let this be your excuse to enjoy the carbs. A must order is the radicchio salad and yes, use that cloth bib provided while cutting it to avoid bright magenta splash marks on your attire. Hen of the Woods Mushroom would have to be a filler, tasty but drowned out by flavors of the other plates. Blue fin tuna w/ jelly & sbiso was very refreshing and the enormous single piece of rice cracker to be broken made it much more enjoyable and interactive. The Pacific sea snails: 3 pieces and it has to fall under the delicacy category, the flavor was a standout. I preferred the sword fish steak over the trout, but it might be because of the side sauce it came with that complemented the fish itself. I consider my pear-tini/cocktail as my dessert for the evening and it was quite refreshing.Great place for a group of friends or your special friend, but make sure to make that reservation. Street parking: We did not get as lucky and had to walk a few blocks away, but we definitely got to walk the meal out and see the sights of the Embarcadero, so no complaints.

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The lobster was phenomenal and it's a full on experience. We started with the oysters and of course their bread. The team at angler made excellent recommendations and took great care of us. The chicken is a must have and very succulent.

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Wow. Not a thing on the table that didn't make me drool. To start : the bread is a PILLOW of heaven For the mains : the chicken is really good if you have a big group. This is the main dish that stood out to me the most (which is saying a lot) We also got a few drinks and wine including the Irish cream and a drink that had lime (forgot what it was) Hands down an incredible experience will be back

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I recently dined at Angles on Valentine's Day and unfortunately, it was very disappointing Despite the restaurant being advertised as an extension of the well-known Saison, the only thing they had in common was the prices.The service was badly executed from start to finish. Although we had already answered an email the day before describing each diner's food aversions and allergies in detail, the waiter came and asked about them. They gave us utensils in cup holders so they wouldn't have to set the table for each course. To make matters worse, they even took away our napkins while our elbows were still on them and took away plates while we were not finished.Some dishes were good, such as the caviar from Sacramento delta, the brioche, the tuna with tomato jelly, and the broccolini. However, the radicchio was overly sweet, the trout relish was bitter, and the lion's hand mushroom had an awful Tabasco sauce. Even though the chocolate bar was delicious, it was presented on a bare plate for two people, which was disappointing given the high price of the meal and Valentine's Day.The cost was exorbitant for what we received. For two people, we paid $750, which is far too much for the quality of the food and service we received. I suggest you look elsewhere for a better fine dining experience

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Most often when I dine at a prix fixe fine dining restaurant, I'm either just full or barely full. My boyfriend and I made the mistake of finishing all the bread and caviar for the first course which filled me up 1/4 of the way already. The courses just kept coming and each dish was massive. Towards the end, the wagyu was literally an entire steak. I was so insanely full before the steak course that I wasn't even able to enjoy any of the steak or desserts. My three stars are not coming from the fact that there's is too much food - more food is definitely better than not having enough food! I genuinely felt the dishes were very mediocre. Some dishes were too sour or just a little odd. For example, we had a whole cabbage that we were supposed to cut open and dig in while the cabbage was coated in this red sauce. For the price of over 250$ each, I will not be revisiting this restaurant.

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The best scallop and the best oyster EVER. The staff was incredibly attentive.

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Date of Visit: 2/15/2023Definitely a must-visit if you love seafood!Located on The Embarcadero by the bay, Angler is the seafood restaurant by Chef Joshua Skenes. Skenes opened Angler in 2018 after he left Saison, and earned Michelin 1 star in 2019. Angler is a sea-life focused restaurant with view of the water and Bay Bridge. In the center is the wood burning hearth and open kitchen, with few water tank on the side with abalone, eel, lobster, etc. There is another dining room focusing on the land, with lots of taxidermy which are very eye-catching. Tea Punch $18I got the tea punch with rum and champagne based, with jasmine and nigori. Sorgente Extra Dry Prosecco $15Bluefin Tuna with Tomato Jelly & Shiso $23Very special appetizer with two parts, bluefin tuna with jelly and shiso, which you can mix them together and place on the shrimp cracker with seaweed powder. Parkerhouse Rolls & Cultured Seaweed Butter $13Love the parkerhouse rolls, slightly salted.Pacific Sea Snails $20We got the sea snails from the live tank. Three sea snails with butter sauce inside. Highly recommended. 2019 Mira Chardonnay $22Grilled Monterey Bay Abalone $40Really love the abalone! With sauce made with abalone liver on the side. 2016 Château Moulin-à-Vent Angler $20Whole Salt & Pepper Sea Bream $54Whole grilled sea bream with salt and pepper. On the side there are a piece of lemon and butter sauce. Whole Grilled Maine Lobster $90I got the whole grilled Maine lobster, and it was about medium or medium rare. I prefer fully cooked lobster.Slowly Grilled Hen of the Woods Mushroom $18Whole mushroom in chilly sauce as the side. 2017 Krater Cellars Cabernet Franc $18Coconut Sorbet $16We both love the coconut sorbet! Sweet and sour in coconut shell, refreshing and memorable.

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An amazing experience, was so happy to get a last minute reservation.Service is attentive and courses were timed well . Everything we ordered was delicious . The Embered oysters really stood out , spicy . For dessert the coconut sorbet was a creamy delicious dream . A must visit for seafood lovers .

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Hmmm - I don't quite understand why it has quite a few negative comments. I've spent 6 weeks in California recently, was in many places and definitely it is one of the best. Everything is top notch, from ambience, service and - the most important - food. My only regret was that there so popular I couldn't get the table the next day ...

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We were looking forward to dining at the Angler after reading the largely positive reviews online. Unfortunately, a big disappointment. We arrived for dinner and sat inside. The restaurant was moderately busy at 20:45 but not by any means packed. We were given with the menu (small menu to start with), only to be told that they “sold-out” on some of the starters and on 4-5 of their main fish dishes. Also, the black cod “was on the small size” (whatever that means - not enough for 1 person?) I had to take the scallops, as a starter, from the mains section at 25USD each!! 4 scallops = 100USD. My wife took a tuna tartare “minced” and mixed with a fruity jelly. Both were tasty. For mains, I ordered the only fish left on the mains menu - the sea bream, which I admit was cooked nicely and was very tasty. My wife had to resolve to the lobster and oh-boy they found a way to ruin the dish. The menu states “grilled lobster” and no other information. The seemingly helpful staff, coming and going to the table numerous times had little knowledge of the dishes and did not volunteer the detail that the lobster was overwhelmingly covered in Harissa butter! I felt sorry for the animal that died only to be treated that way. A waste of a fresh lobster. There is a huge selection of wine, all overpriced, local or imported. The ambience and dining experience I left last, as what makes a restaurant good is the food and the Angler failed on that. But if you want to charge over 500USD for a couple to dine with you and pretend you offer a fine dining experience, you cannot have the cutlery in a can in the middle of the table for the customer to reach or play the loud cheesy 80’s music on the speakers. It felt like eating in a Burger place but paid more than I ever had for celebrity chef dishes. The manager tried to rectify the experience by offering a desert, which was a nice gesture. I really hope we caught them on a bad day but I fear we didn’t.

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Ate this evening for dinner and left still hungry, underwhelmed and quite honestly disappointed with the whole experience as well as being $430 lighter. We visited as a couple and started off with the Caviar as well as couple of cocktails. Cocktails were very good indeed. Caviar itself wasn’t bad but the accompaniments were average. Next starter was a cold fish dish with fruit, taste was good but portion was small. Then came a cabbage salad, as part of the cabbage salad they provide an extra napkin with two clips and a string to place round your neck, the dish itself was tasty enough but ultimately just red cabbage with onion and garlic. Taking off my ‘bib’ i managed to get a metal splinter from one of the clips, immediately showed the staff who seemed a bit taken back and confused as to what to do, after directing them to find some tweezers they came back with a sewing kit and some disinfectants. Despite a few somewhat cursory ‘checking on you’ there was very little in consideration, no one came over as a manager to ask if there was anything they could do. Whilst I realise it was just a small splinter to be honest im surprised even at the lack of care and consideration. I do wonder how they would deal with something more serious should that arise. I had 2 scollops at $25 each and a bit of fish for my wife. We left still really rather hungry and the portions were small, service charge too high and overall an underwhelming experience. The best bit really was the cocktails. I’d suggest somewhere else for seafood unless the menu has something you are desperately after. I won’t rate this as poor or worse as it doesn’t deserve that but it certainly wouldn’t get any visit recommending from myself.

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Impeccable service and delicious seafood menu The ember roasting gives the food a different flavor than in other restaurants

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Every detail in the service was simply amazing. Best food I've had in San Francisco. We loved our waiter Hichem and his passion for food and fine dining, he shared such cool tidbits about the restaurant. So lovely. We'll be back soon, everything we had was so delicious and exquisite!

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First off, the service and room are perfect, comfortable, cozy, pro wait staff no doubt. Hence, the rating. But, a restaurant of this caliber has to manage the menu much better. Just about everything was sold out on a Saturday night. I don't care that this happened on what they deemed to be the end of their week. This is Saturday night! Top restaurants know how to keep inventory on hand. Big failure in my opinion. They offered free drinks, while appreciated, is not why we were there. Either you can deliver on the menu or you can't and they clearly could not. For example, we wanted Embered Oysters, sold out, but they had fresh oysters available. Apparently, they can't ember the fresh--which raises another question--what exactly are they offering as the ember variety?What was served was very good, don't get me wrong, but what we ordered we didn't want but had no choice as everything we did want was sold out. We also experienced this on a previous visit: we ordered oysters, we're told they were sold out, and then a party seated after us right next to us were served the very dish we were told was sold out. Completely unacceptable, should have walked out level failure. At this price point, Angler has to improve or we won't be back.

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