Eight Tables by George Chen San Francisco - Buy Reservations

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at Eight Tables a few weeks ago. It was an incredible experience. Located above, and tucked away inside China Live in China Town. The restaurant has the same hostess, but a separate entrance. You go up an elevator, through hallways and your dining is opened just past a walls of wine, and a baby photo of Chef George Chen. The ambiance is exquisite with lightly stained tables tucked away for privacy. The mirrors tilted just so you can see the tables of other diners but not infringing on their privacy.The cuisine satisfies all of your senses. Without going into the details of every dish, I'll just say that this experience will leave you appreciating all of those little tastebuds in your mouth. You will enjoy and be surprised with every sensation your experience in each bite. We opted for the wagyu in addition to the regular menu which was more than enough, but worth the extra full stomachs afterwards. I recommend this place for a small party of friends or a special meal. Great experience overall.

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This was my first time dining at this restaurant and I have to say the experience was pretty interesting. I was in SF with my bf and decided to try this chef tasting menu that everyone recommended. Got to this restaurant located in the heart of San Francisco and got a ressy through open table. I recommend booking in advance because the finer restaurants in SF are ore difficult to get a reservation. When we got there we were greeted by one of friendliest host who walked us up stairs to a different section. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful and elegant. I kept telling my bf to take all these boomerangs. So the name of the restaurant gave away its presentation as there were exactly eight tables on the Premises. The chef tasting menu were presented with 15 high end Chinese foods which included a variety of different ingredients and preparation. My favorite were the sea bass, ducks and 9 different appetizers. I personally like our server he was so nice and super attentive. At the end they gave us a free breakfast item along with the menu. The experience was great but I was hoping for a better selection for the food, given how expensive it was for two people :)

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Service was wonderful. Does not make up for the average food (total bummer) at the price range.

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We went to eight tables for dinner on 2/4/2022 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The service (from front desk to all servers) are very professional, warming welcome, nicely introduce all courses..great service as good as Michelle's 3 stars restaurants. The review 2 stars for service only. But we were very disappointed the food tastes & quality. The first course -jiu gong he is good and special & 2nd course-Caviar"Dan Dan" is good. But from 3rd courses, the taste decrease one by one, especially the last main course whole braised branzino. Too badly, only fried , very fishy, fish meat is very woody, no taste, Pea shoots is bitter's. Service was nice to exchange to pork . But pork was very dry and hard to bite, the pea shoots is bitter also.sorry for my English. Below is my experience in Chinese. Just honestly to write what my experience , personal opinion, nothing else.很容易订位置，订好会收到：＂this is Azura from Eight Tables. Our current address is at 644 Broadway through China Live, where the host at street level will escort your party to Eight Tables. Thank you.＂最近停车场：735 vallejo street San Francisco。走到餐厅3分钟左右。一人税前225，加税小费等最后一人$305。米其林二星餐厅价格。服务很好，全是不说中文的服务员包括前台接待。为什么没有说中文的服务员呢？好奇怪！以致于我们都无法好好反馈吃后感！环境不错。但是食物的味道食材质量都不好。严重踩雷。高开低走主菜全垮。第一道九宫格，摆盘漂亮，一口一个，代表各种口味，这个挺特别。第二道clam炖蛋还有金箔味道不错。从第三道起就开始往下走。鹅肝小笼包没有吃出鹅肝味，皮虽簿，馅没汁，不鲜。4是海胆虾肉面包，竟然是辣的，辣味完全盖住海胆味道，及各食材层次感！5面条，非常普通，不鲜。6是熏鸽，肉老，太咸，还没有鲤鱼门20元的鸽子好吃。7.海参配土豆泥.海参没滋没味，还挺硬，远看像皮蛋，近看像皮蛋，吃吃可比皮蛋硬，像皮球塑料橡胶。土豆泥普通。8．全鱼，竟然是炸鲈鱼，也没调好味，上来腥气扑鼻，鱼肉柴，无味。配的是清炒大豆苗，食材问题，大豆苗是苦的。我们和服务员一说，服务员很好，马上换成叉烧肉，但是叉烧肉又再次重击我们，非常干和硬，也不好吃，没法吃。叉烧肉又配了清炒大豆苗，大豆苗还是苦的。还有白米饭，长细米，服务员特别介绍说这米是绝版米，非常稀少了。我们一吃，才知道为什么米会成绝版，因为太难吃了。所有菜全上完了，但是主菜太难吃了，鱼和叉烧都没法下饭，还没吃饱，咋办，拆了包刚刚停车场边上华人杂货店里买的榨菜，勉强吃了半碗米饭。花305，最后靠自带榨菜下饭，多搞笑啊！这个价位，压轴主菜鱼，怎么也应该是wild caught fish, 结果上来个鲈鱼，还油炸，比路边摊的还难吃。再看看摆盘！蔬菜，不奢求有自己菜地种菜供应，但也应该把把关，4份苦的大豆苗！！最后年糕不难吃。比主菜好吃！

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Our incredible experience left us certain that this restaurant is Michelin Star bound! Eight Tables did not only excel in quality of food, but blew us away with the ambiance, service, and decor. We opted to do the 10 course food and wine pairing, and interestingly enough, the fine chinese dishes were paired with all French wines. We felt the pairings were exquisite. Each dish was better than the next. Ensure you aren't driving if you do the pairing because the food portions are small and the wine pours are heavy. Needless to say, we had an absolute blast! Our server was super knowledgeable and passionate about the cuisine (we can't remember his name, from Austria). We especially enjoyed the caviar selection (Dan Ta) and the Tea Smoked Squab. Also to be mentioned, before the meal got started we enjoyed the house Old Fashioned. It is our favorite cocktail, so we review them all over the world. This one had the essence of Pecking Duck and was actually one of our all time favorites. Just unique enough while maintaining the perfect balance this cocktail is known for.All in all, we highly recommend you experience this unique restaurant in China Town!

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My Chinese stomach didn't really like it.Ambience and decoration was great. Service was goodWine pairing was disappointing.I would have given maybe three stars but unfortunately I found a bug in my dumpling which was absolutely gross.The server did take care of the wine pairing (for one person) and the add on for truffle After every accommodation it's still over 300 per person with tax and fee and I expect better quality food and wine

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Went there with family and friends recently for my birthday. All courses were amazing and inventive. Loved the opening degustation course; nine bites with a different flavor for each. My favorite was "numb". I have never tasted anything like it before. Service staff was impeccable and always prompt. Wine pairings were top notch. Would go again.

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Listen and believe all those ONE star review it is true and honest I believe and now the questions is about the five stars review then you say which one is true but I can tell you TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIND OUT WITH UR HARD EARN MONEY STAY AWAY THE BEST CHOICE

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First of all, the restaurant itself is modern, yet classy and each one of their 8 tables feels pretty private. I think there were about 9 courses, but this was more than enough food. The food itself stayed true to its Chinese roots and everything was delicious. One of my favorites was the caviar with silken tofu. So innovative, and it wasn't with creme fraiche! They also have a excellent selection of high quality teas. Service was outstanding, everyone was friendly and attentive, and it didn't feel pretentious at all. The plates for each course were the most beautiful I've ever seen, by a French company called Legle. They even send you home with a goodie bag of their yuzu morning cake and menu.

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