MarketBar
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 434-1100
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Embarcadero
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-11pm, Sat-Sun 9am-10pm
Editorial Review for MarketBar – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
With dark-wood paneling, a long bar and retro light fixtures, this informal bar and grill evokes the San Francisco of yesteryear. The menu also pays homage to local traditions, with dishes like a crab and bay shrimp Louis salad and grilled wild king salmon from California waters. The rest of the menu pulls ingredients from local vendors, such as a Niman Ranch hamburger and a brimming bowl of bouillabaisse.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitOn sunny days, sit on the front patio and soak in the Embarcadero scene.
When to GoAfter work, this bar buzzes with a happy-hour crowd. For a quiet meal, wait till after the last ferry leaves port.
User Reviews for MarketBar
09/23/2008 Posted by sazza42
We thought this would be a good place to treat ourselves to a fancy meal on a visit to San Francisco and overall it was a success. There were only a couple of other tables occupied, but as we were shown to our seats, our waitress suddenly decided that we couldn't sit where she had placed us and moved us to another table with no explanation. Our original table remained unoccupied for the whole of our meal. The food was lovely, if a little expensive, but the portions were rather small. This just gave us an excuse to order dessert, which was superb - the cheesecake was one of the best I've ever eaten. The only thing that we didn't like was the speed of the service. I have never been hurried through a meal so quickly in my life. We were hoping for a long, chatty, romantic dinner, but the wait staff kept arriving at our table and hurrying us along to the next thing. If we stalled them, they came back two minutes later. Maybe they are more used to business customers rather than tourists?
Pros: Location
Cons: Service is hurried
05/15/2008 Posted by lindymann
I meet someone for a business lunch about a month ago, service was okay. My guest had the sole that was served to them in a small cassrole type dish, the fish had been deep fried. I thought for the $14.95 price he was getting a complete lunch, no ! It was ala carte. I had a small house salad that was okay, but $ 9.50 that's pushing it. This isn't the place for value and the day I sat their it was windy. I'd go look for something else thats not a tourist trap.
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