Scoma's

Worse than Long John Silvers. I have no idea why this restaurant has such good ratings. Yes the location is nice... The seafood however is awful, Which I would imagine takes quite a bit of effort considering the restaurant is located right on the pier.

We had very high hopes for this restaurant as it has great ratings on every site we could find. It was overcrowded, we were seated back to back with another couple. Everyone that passed bumped into us or hit our chairs.

When the waitress finally remembered we were there, she dropped a glass of soda on my wife which broke and spilled all over her clothes. She did apologize and had the table remade.

Our clam chowder appetizer was good.... And thats about it. We then receveied our overcooked hard shrimp dinners. My wife had the fried shrimp, which were so overcooked she could barely bite through them and I had my shrimp and scallops which was just average.

We sent my wifes meal back and they refused to credit us our funds and kept insisting they would make us a fresh one. The fresh one they made us while better than the original, once again was nothing to write home about.

Finally after 90 minutes of waiting for a drink, hard shrimp and having broken glass and soda spilt over us we received our $90 bill. We didnt even get a credit for the drink which was spilled on my wife.

All and all it was a lousy experience. The service was awful. The food, on its second attempt was medicore, and the atmosphere, might have been nice if we were not getting bumped into every other minute.

With all of the amazing choices for seafood in San Fran I would avoid this place like the plague. Better off to let this hidden treasure stay hidden and sink to the bottom of the sea…

Expectations exseeded. I went there with no expectations, but I was actually very impressed! The view is marvelous, i love the watching the water while i'm having a dinner or luch or whatever time during the day. So peaceful and beautiful place!

I loved the Mozzarella sticks that are melting in your mouth...

And the Tunna with butter-soy sause -mmm you should taste it!

The veggeatbele dishes are delicious as well, my friend is vegeratian and she appreciated it.

We will be definietly back to Scoma's!…

Great Italian Seafood on Fisherman's Wharf. Scoma’s is fantastic! I found Scoma’s through online reviews before a trip to San Francisco. My wife and I ended up going to Scoma’s the first night of our 4-day trip. It was a very unassuming restaurant without all the hoopla of many other Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants. Tucked away down an ally to Pier 47 next to Castagnola’s, Scoma’s is almost completely hidden from the hustle and bustle of Fisherman’s Wharf. The exterior of the restaurant looked very casual –different than the interior. It had a more sophisticated interior with dark woods and white linen table cloths. Although they welcome casual dress, we were glad we wore something nicer. We found the servers to be very professional and well seasoned in their knowledge of the menu. We put faith in their suggestions and ended up sharing the Pasta Fisherman’s Style dish. Their servings are huge and we recommend sharing unless you’re generally a big eater. The meal was so good, we ended up going back again before returning home. The next time we went for it and shared the Crab Cakes appetizer, Lazy Man’s Cioppino and topped it all off with their specialty Tira Misu and port wine. Whoa… I still can’t forget the flavor of that Cioppino. Honestly, the pasta sauce was what really made the dish so good. Our server told us that Scoma’s has been at that location more than 45 years and is one of the oldest restaurants along Fisherman’s Wharf. Because of that, they get first dibs from the fishing fleet. The restaurant has its own fish processing building right outside the kitchen. The seafood literally comes off the boat, gets cut, cracked & filleted and brought to the kitchen within a distance of about 50 feet. It doesn’t get any fresher than that. One other great asset about Scoma’s… free valet parking. Overall there was nothing that we wouldn’t consider exceptional about Scoma’s.…

Always Consistent!. Some of these reviews....I wonder if we went to the same restaurant! Scoma's portions are HUGE. You always leave with a to-go bag. Although a tad pricey, it's worth it, as the staff is friendly and professional, knowledgable and well trained. The seafood is fresh, and the shellfish saute is so very good (not sure where the frozen food comparison came in from another reviewer). The bar is a welcome place to wait for your table (which you will likely have to do, unless you come when they open...we go at 11:30 on Sat....and you can get right in). The views vary, but you can get a table with a decent view. Clam chowder is very good, pan seared fish dishes are really good, as are their fried oysters. My husband loves their cioppino. Valet parking will take care of your car quite well....no worries. Ambiance is subjective. I like the old pictures from the 70's and reminiscing and being reminded of sports figures and old horse racing days!…