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Aqua

252 California St, San Francisco, CA | Map it  

94111 37.793400 -122.399300

(415) 956-9662 | View Website

  • Hours

    Tuesday To Friday From 11:30 AM To 02:30 PM Monday To Saturday From 05:30 PM To 10:30 PM Sunday From 05:30 PM To 09:30 PM
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Features

Neighborhoods:
Financial District, Northeast
Price:
$$$$
Cuisine:
Seafood
Categories:
Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:
Fine Dining, Business Dining, People Watching, Notable Wine List, Special Occasion Dining, Online Reservations, Prix Fixe Menu
Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Diners Club

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caw727

Member since Jan, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
2.0
January 18, 2010

Skip it. The snooty atmosphere didn't help us overcome the exorbitant prices and small, sometimes unappealing servings. Service took far too long (took 15 minutes to get our drink order) and food was undercooked despite our ordering request. Our recommendation - skip Aqua.

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bigpenn

Member since Nov, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
November 21, 2009

Disappointing. I was visiting San Francisco for the first time with my girlfriend and asked a local friend to book a reservation. He recommended Aqua but had never been there himself. I heard that San Fran has a wonderful restaurant scene and wanted to visit one of the best. The food was terrible and tasteless. The bill was $600 with tip for 3 people and no one had a good entree. I don't mind paying that kind of money if the food is outstanding. I was thoroughly disappointed and would not recommend Aqua to anyone.

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foodie68

Member since Mar, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
March 29, 2009

Don't Waste your Time. The food is simply overdone/oversalted and absolutely not worth the price. Save your money and go to any one of the better nearby restaurants. Michelin 2 star - you wouldn't know that was the case, so disappointing I feel compelled to write my first online review....

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pinkyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
September 13, 2008

DONT GO TO AQUA IF YOUR HUNGRY. First of all there is a set menu of 3 tiny meals for $75. I ended up ordering the lobster for an additional $40 and when i got the lobster i laughed, It was the size of a hot dog with no bun. . Between the 4 people i was with, the food and 5 cocktails, the bill came out to $600!! And we ate pizza after. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. and to top it all off it was my boyfriends birthday, so i told my waiter thinking he was gonna to do something special. but instead he brings a slice of cake with some writing on it and not even a candle. I don't mind paying $600 for a meal but i would at least like to leave the restaurant feeling full and satisfied.

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mecnyc

Member since May, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
3.0
August 12, 2008

Disappointing. My partner and I ate here recently, and we left disappointed. The evening started off poorly, as 25 minutes after our reservation time, no one had checked back with us on our table, so I flagged someone down, and we were seated. Needless to say, this is the sort of thing that just shouldn't happen at a Michelin 2-star. All would have been forgiven if the food had been up to snuff, but it was very uneven. We had the chef's tasting menu, which featured heirloom tomatoes. A couple of the seven dishes were successful--the gazpacho and the crab with tomato and watermelon--but others were uninspired, while the cod was so oversalted that we would have sent it back if we thought it worthwhile, but we just didn't eat it. Twice during the meal--twice--we were served someone else's dishes. Again, not a big deal, but just below par for such a highly touted restaurant. Perhaps we visited Aqua on a bad night, but we won't know, as we will not go back.

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