Chouquet's Restaurant

Bright Fillmore Street cafe serves up classic bistro fare with West Coast flair.

(510) 269-4938

2500 Washington St
San Francisco, CA 94115 37.7917 -122.4345

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Neighborhoods: Pacific Heights, North

CHOUQUETS.COM

Hours:

Tue-Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm

Sat-Sun 10am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm

Price:

$$

Last updated 12.05.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Brunch, Outdoor Dining

What People Are Saying About Chouquet's Restaurant

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Chouquet's Restaurant

Owner

Whether a light lunch during a shopping spree, a fine dinner with those close to you, or an outdoor brunch, Chouquet's is your French Pacific Heights neighborhood restaurant waiting to host you.Besides our lunch, brunch, dinner and dessert selections, we have over 15 wines by the glass (including champagne) and over 70 wines with special emphasis on excellent value, smaller vineyard wines from the Pacific Northwest, Oceania, South America, and Europe. In addition, we serve our favorite beers on tap: "1664" from France, Sierra Nevada from California, and a "Guest" beer that changes…

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Featured Review

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Contributor

The Scene – Burnished wood floors and cheery orange accents set the mood at this small, light-filled eatery. A sleek bar lined with mod stools, shiny wood tables set with simple white dinnerware and orange napkins, and big windows make for a clean, modern vibe. The crowd is mostly well-heeled older diners and 30-something couples. Waiters, elegantly clad in all black, amp up the Parisian ambience with a slightly snooty attitude. – – The Food – Familiar bistro faves get dressed up with mint emulsion, fig-honey sauce and California-inspired ingredients. Citrus-marinated…

Editor's Tips

Where to Sit:
Tables on the quaint sidewalk patio fill up quickly on warm days, but the prime view of Fillmore Street shoppers and scenesters is worth the wait.
What to Drink:
A reasonably priced wine list features more than 70 varieties, with an emphasis on smaller, harder-to-find vineyards.
Know Before You Go:
The sole bathroom is unisex; expect a line when the restaurant fills up.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/27/07

Parisan Brunch Spot

by kckraft at Citysearch

As I sat in Chouquet's Restaurant on a sunny sunday morning in the fillmore I couldn't have felt more parisian. With little dogs parked alongside their owners on the streetside patio and intimate tables inside with light pouring it, Chouquet's falls nothing short of perfect. The whole menu looked dilicious and my meal was just what I wanted. Fabulous setting and delicious food. A sunday brunch must.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/06/07

Nice place Good food

by franny67 at Citysearch

I had dinner here with some friends last week and it was really good. There were four of us and we didn't have reservations. We all really enjoyed our meal and I liked the attention to detail in regards to the spices used. The crab salad by the way had to order twice as it was so so good. Anyway, the service was good (which is saying a lot in this town) and the ambience is nice. There is outside seating too so I think that would be nice for brunch sometime..

  • Pros: Great Food and good wine list
3 Star Rating: Average

01/06/07

First and last time

by freshfigs at Citysearch

Had dinner at Chouquet's last night as part of "Dine About Town." My choices for the three-courses included the cauliflower soup, salmon, and for dessert, the chocolate souffle. The soup was rather tasteless -- I can't remember the last time I went to a nice-ish restaurant and had to add salt to my food. The salmon was very good -- a nice-sized portion, cooked to perfection, with a tasty sauce around it. The dessert was sub-par. We needed to ask for our water to be refilled -- in a restaurant with only ~15 tables, you'd think they'd have that covered. What really got my goat, though, was when we realized they were actually charging MORE for the "Dine about Town" prix fixe than their usual prix fixe. The waiter accidentally gave one of us the regular prix fixe menu when we were to decide on dessert. The menus were IDENTICAL, yet the prices were not -- $29 for the prix fixe usually, but $31.95 for the "Dine about Town" menu! Doesn't that defeat the purpose of "Dine about Town?" We pointed this out to the waiter and though he later brought us 2 complimentary glasses of champagne, we were still charged the $31.95 each. Dishonest management + mediocre food = a dining experience I don't intend to repeat.

3 Star Rating: Average

11/17/06

Average

by sobremesa at Citysearch

Service was decent and food was just okay -- nothing to return to. My boyfriend ordered the sweet bread appetizer, which was so hard he couldn't even eat it! They were not prepared properly. My salmon entree was mediocre and my boyfriend's entree -- the vegetable muillfeille -- was overcooked and mushy. Desserts too were just okay. Overall, this is a place to go when all of the surrounding restaurants are booked, but certainly not a destination.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/14/06

I'd definitely take friends here

by jbeckmeyer at Citysearch

I was pleasently surprised by my experience here. The appetizers we had (Chevre tart and Dungeness crab salad) were very very good (I've gone back just for the Chevre tart!). Our entrees (ahi tuna and lamb) were also excellent as were the dessert we shared (Fondant au chocolat). And the wine list is solid too. Overall, a very good evening with some memorable food, cozy ambiance and friendly staff.

Message from Chouquet's Restaurant

  • Heated Outdoor Dining
  • Extensive Wines by the Glass
  • Saturday & Sunday Brunch

Whether a light lunch during a shopping spree, a fine dinner with those close to you, or an outdoor brunch, Chouquet's is your French Pacific Heights neighborhood restaurant waiting to host you.

Besides our lunch, brunch, dinner and dessert selections, we have over 15 wines by the glass (including champagne) and over 70 wines with special emphasis on excellent value, smaller vineyard wines from the Pacific Northwest, Oceania, South America, and Europe. In addition, we serve our favorite beers on tap: "1664" from France, Sierra Nevada from California, and a "Guest" beer that changes periodically.

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