Tadich Grill
San Francisco, CA 94111-4370
Phone: (415) 391-1849
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Front Street
Editorial Review for Tadich Grill – by Jane Tunks
The Scene
The historic restaurant's ambience draws heavily on its Gold Rush roots, with glossy dark-wood paneling, bentwood chairs and enclosed booths, complete with a doorbell to ring the curmudgeonly waiters. An endless parade of solo diners perch on stools at the long counter.
The Food
Tadich's traditional seafood may not be the best in town, but shrewd diners can get a satisfying meal. Colossal Pacific oysters' flabby flavor can be detected even when loaded up with the Rockefeller's Parmesan, spinach and butter. Instead, start with greaseless fried calamari or a meaty Dungeness crab cake. Nostalgic local specialties are the best entrees: Sweet, moist sand dabs are delicately pan-fried to a golden crisp, and seafood cioppino brims with clams, prawns, scallops, bay shrimp, whitefish and crab meat. Otherwise, ask the waiter what's fresh that day--broiled fish, such as inch-thick swordfish, can be overcooked, but the kitchen has a deft touch with pan-fried and sauteed seafood.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThere is a minimum food charge of $10.50 per seat.
When to GoTadich Grill doesn't accept reservations. Avoid prime mealtimes to be seated quickly.
Where to SitGroups of four or more should ask to sit in the private booths.
What to DrinkA dozen wines by the glass are available. Corkage is $13.
User Reviews for Tadich Grill
10/25/2007 Posted by foodiemcfooderson
I even considered giving them a star because of the food. The service was the worst. My water was NEVER refilled. My mom ordered soup, and when everyone's food came, they told her it was NO LONGER available. So she had to order something different that came out AFTER we were all done. Terrible terrible service. Finally got to a point where we asked for the manager - who was just awful. I mean said sorry as he was walking away. JUST AWFULLLLLLLLLL!
09/21/2007 Posted by good_lil_devil
Overall, the experience was less than favorable. Upon arriving at Tadich Grill Restaurant with my boyfriend, we were greeted by a gentleman who took our name down for a table. The bar service was actually the best part of the experience since our bartender was kind enough to actually provide excellent customer service, as should be expected for a higher end establishment. When we got seated at our table, we waited up to 15 minutes before we could even get a server to greet us and acknowledge that we were there. There was a ceramic bowl of lemons that looked like they had been sitting there since the lunch crowd, and it was now 7:30 in the evening. Trying to remain in good spirits, when the server did finally arrive at our table, I asked a few things about the menu, specifically about the sauteed crab leg dish. I wanted to find out if it was already shelled for the dish. The server responded by saying yes, it is and also added that this way, they can turn the table over faster. Sit, eat, go. What???? Repulsive. A dinner that costs an average of about $30 per plate should be handled better than "sit, eat, go". So I went with the sauteed crab legs and my boyfriend had the lobster tail. The food came to our table with the poorest presentation I had ever seen. The vegetables were overdone, the rice was bland, and the crab meat was tough probably because they cooked and shelled it with the early morning prep. My boyfriend's very expensive lobster ($50) was tough and overcooked, accompanied by a mediocre stuffed tomato and the same disgusting vegetables. I would not recommend this place beyond the bar scene.
