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Vastly Overrated
This is a pleasant neighborhood restaurant offering good but not great food. I have eaten here many times and enjoyed it. But the notion that this is the 10th best restaurant in San Francisco is completely absurd and an offense to the truly great restaurants in town. I suspect more than a little social media manipulation is going on to pump up the rating.
Be the first to ReplyGreat seafood!
This place is great! We came here a few years ago when visiting for a conference and we had a great meal overall. We tried some clam chowder, cioppino, and the crab cakes and they were all delicious. The seafood here is great and definitely worth the wait if there's a line. We would definitely come back here again and it'll be on our itinerary every time we're visiting San Francisco!
Be the first to ReplyOysters on the half shell and gourmet crab cakes!
Great spot for an outdoor light lunch. Fast and friendly service, delicious oysters on the half shell, homemade crab cakes and a large salad to share, a treat.
Be the first to ReplyMagical evening.
We were in SF to see our nephew and he brought us here and picked the food. He really made all the right choices. We shared crab cakes, clam chowder,cioppino, and toasted sourdough bread. I don’t know how the crab cakes stayed together, they were all crab and crispy panko crust perfection. Clam chowder should all taste like this. The cioppino was a huge bowl of Dungeness, clams, mussels shrimp and the most amazing tomato sauce. The sauce had a nice anise/fennel flavor and a delightful consistency. We had so much fun in this tiny charming restaurant. It is apparent that every member of the staff cares about their product. Thank you for the best meal that I have had in a long time.
Be the first to ReplyVery good food
Small place, waited 40 minutes for a table, no reserving ahead. We loved the crab cakes. We ordered the Anchor special for $60 with clams, prawns and oysters. It didn't all come together. Good wine.
Be the first to ReplyDelightful experience
I came as a walk in and was lucky enough to find a seat at the bar counter. This place is wonderfully decorated and the staff took time to explain me their top sellers. I was recommended the scallops as a starter and then had the famous ciopino. The fish couldve have been cooked more on point here and some of the mussels had a not so nice flavor but the broth and crustaceans were very flavorful and the broth was exquisite. Nice freshly baked bread and aioli dip too and some good nappa valley wine. Would definitely return, hands down the best scallops i have ever had.
Be the first to ReplyBest Cioppino in San Francisco
It took me years to try this place because the wait is always LONG. Now that I've eaten here, I understand why people wait so long. First, it is teeny-tiny. Thank goodness they've been able to add parklets to increase capacity slightly. When you arrive (and I recommend you do so EARLY), you put your name on the list and then you wait, often more than 90 minutes. I suggest you cross the street to Swirl, buy a bottle of wine, and enjoy it at Swirl while you wait. Anchor also offers a $15 corkage fee, so you can bring in any bottle of your choice. We started with crab cakes and oysters. I tend to avoid crab cakes outside of the Eastern Seaboard, but these were sublime: lightly crispy on the outside and full of real crab on the inside. The oysters were fantastic. I tried one of several types. Most of the food is served in large plates, so it is shareable, as was the Caesar Salad. One serving was more than enough for the three of us. We ordered the large Cioppino, and it was HUGE. In retrospect, the small, which is also huge, would have probably served all three of us, as we ended up taking some of the Cioppino home. The Cioppino might be the best I've had in San Francisco, which is saying something since San Francisco is the birthplace of Cioppino, and many restaurants brag about theirs. To accompany the Cioppino, I highly recommend the garlic bread, which perfectly soaks up the tomato base. This was a birthday dinner, and it couldn't have been a better meal!
Be the first to ReplyAS A 20 YEAR MEMBER OF THE CASTRO COMMUNITY..
AS A 20 YEAR MEMBER OF THE CASTRO COMMUNITY... I have had the pleasure of dinning with you to my hearts content. Today was special, as my partner finally agreed to meet me at your restaurant at 5 PM to wait in line for what is normally your excellent service and hospitality. My heart sinks as to my experience this evening.
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We arrived at 5 PM together. I had earlier been at the Hole in the Wall, where my bartender Matty and usually discus what you are serving on Sunday. It seem that you are both of our favorite restaurant in the Castro. Only Matty is allow to call you in the Morning and reserve for pick-up or seating, (very hard to come by even pre-pandemic) and have his order ready at 7:30. We discuss what is on the menu as I know you where serving red trout and when you sold that, to replace it with stuffed Sole. Shirmp or Crab he did not know.
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Upon my arrival I had head phones on, I wrote my name on your board and was waiting for a seat. Three seats were open at the bar. Your manager, whom as I should by now know his name, greeted us and told us to take a seat at the bar. I was more specific as there was a third individual dinning alone and wanted to make sure you could accommodate him to the best comfort of the three of us. We took our seats that he identified to us.
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I knew what was on the menu because I had discussed your menu with Matty and started to order. I did not know what my partner wanted as an entree, let him order and then I order a dozen oysters, a Ceaser salad to spilt between us, and my entree. Then I ordered a split of champagne, (for the oysters) and a split of chardonnay for the entree. To which your maire d', the waiter who has always acknowledged our presence, offered us extra glasses of wine, if not bottles of the same wine we were dinning with on the house, refuse to serve us. We did not confront him or cause a scene, but said I guess we will not be dinning with you tonight and left. No argument, no words, we gathered up our belonging and left.
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The sad thing is that for twenty years we have always been a recongized customers. Never over the thousands of dollars in tips and food created an issue in your restaurant.
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It is funny, because while traveling through Uganda and Rowanda chasing the Mountian Gorillias, we ran into a couple from Houston. In conversation with each other, we identified our favorite restaurant as yours. Through the next six weeks we kept on running into the same couple in different locations in both countries. Your restaurant made it easier for us to have a connection and say hello every time our paths crossed.
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This is the memory I will keep. Yes, you have the best restaurant in the Castro. But restaurants in San Francisco, except yours, do not have a 60 minute waiting list at 6 PM and if they do, they take reservations. Secondly, to have a cocktail while waiting to be seated seems to be encourage by staff to cross the street and go to the wine bar or given an estimate of the wait time, offered to have cocktails at the many other bars in your vicinity.
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I am offended as is obvious by this note. I don't think you will see it and it will be business as usual. As a person of color in the Castro, this happens much to often. Even by persons of color.
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My name is Matthew Hudson and I have been a patron of yours for twenty years. I have supported you by lunching when I can during the pandemic. I have seen you with your clientele and admire you as a strong upstanding female business owner in the Castro. But I did not deserve the treatment I received tonight and am pained as it is hard to forgive the events.
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Sincerely, Matthew F. Hudson, San Francisco, CA. 94117,
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三藩市食海鮮出名相信大家都知,而佢其中一個名菜就一定係Cioppino 意大利番茄海鮮湯,當年有好多意大利移民咗嚟三藩市做漁夫,如果某啲漁夫嗰日冇收穫,佢就會拎個煲,問其他漁夫將嗰日賣剩嘅海鮮俾佢,番到屋企加埋蕃茄同酒去煮湯俾屋企人做晚餐,絕對係充滿義氣同愛嘅故事!呢間Anchor Oyster Bar個Cioppino好足料同鮮味,啱哂點包食!佢其他生蠔同海鮮都好新鮮㗎!
Cioppino is one of the staple foods in San Francisco. It was developed in the late 1800s by Italian migrant fishermen. The Cioppino in Anchor Oyster Bar was amazing and super flavourful. Of course, the oysters were very fresh as well!
Fantastic Seafood Spot
The Anchor Oyster Bar and Seafood Market is the real deal--genuinely fresh local seafood including oysters, crab, salmon, shrimp, and other seafood dishes served with homemade sourdough.
The fresh Dungeness crab was outstanding, served hot with drawn butter or garlic butter, or cold if you like. Also started with an excellent Caesar salad.
The Ciappino also looked amazing.
The restaurant is small and cozy, with a counter and just a handful of tables, so you may have to wait, bit it's worth it.
Service is friendly and helpful and prices are fair for the quality of the seafood.
In the heart of the Castro on Castro Street.
Loved it
Small cozy place with great great atmosphere and delicious food (been in businesses "40 shucking years")
Gets busy - first come first served.
Excellent food, service and decor
Had a late lunch ( belated birthday treat) for my partner and I, food and service were excellent, the atmosphere was also first class, we are heading back on Saturday for another treat, looking forward to some fabulous food and cocktails.even gave my partner a birthday cake , made his day.
Be the first to ReplyConsistently great. Old faithful.
Consistently great. Old faithful. Ive been coming here for years, and always a great meal. Fresh fresh seafood, and while tiny and crowded, well worth the wait. Wear your skinny clothes, as it gets tight in there!
Be the first to ReplyGreat little gem of a place.
Great little gem of a place. Seafood was some of best we have ever experienced. Small place with efficient and friendly service. This is a serious seafood diner, if you understand that going in, you will love it. If looking for white table cloth and ambiance, do yourself and them a favor. We will return when back in town.
Be the first to ReplyGreat spot for dinner
Enjoyable dinner with colleagues. Sign your name on the outdoor whiteboard and wait for them to call you. We were there on a Monday night and had to wait less than 10 minutes. I had the scallop special and it was very good. Nice wine selection - especially for such a small space. They have 3-4 tables and a bar seating area so I imagine waits can be long at times.
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