Ristorante Bacco

06/19/08

Good food, good portions, a little pricey, and very high corkage fees.

by SanFranMac at Citysearch

I had a very good meal.. The portions were actually sized for hungry humans. The salad was extremely fresh, and my entree was very good. I ordered a steak, which was a little over-cooked, but I blame myself for ordering "medium". Generally. "medium" at most places means somewhat red. Not here. In spite of that, the meat was very favorful and tender - good quality. My ony complaint was the corkage fee. I went to dinner with a friend who works at a very high-end winery in Napa, and always brings great wine. We were charged $22 corkage for one bottle. That is the highest I've seen anywhere. I think that's out of line, but other than that, I though it was very good. A little pricey, especially with the corkage fee. We each had one appetizer and an entree, and the wine. No desserts, no other bevergaes, and the bill was $100 before tip. $50 per head for salad and entree seems high to me.

• Pros: Good food. Very polite service. Charming ambience.
• Cons: Slow service, even on a slow night. Outrageous corkage fees.

06/30/07

food and wine, great service and nice decor

by zabss at Citysearch

Best burrata around (better than A16) so fresh it melts in your mouth. Good risotto if prepared by the Italian chef(changes every month). Yes the waitress a real Venetian (not like mentioned by Zagatt that the waiter might fake the accent,by the way Zagatt gave a 2006 award to Bacco). Great homemade bread, I love their tagliata angus in balsamic reduction...if you love meat go for it. My favorite dessert is the flavorless cake.Love the ambiance and the service. Bacco is one of my favorite Italian restaurant in town

Updated review. I brought a bunch of hungry Italians on a Wednesday night and we all ordered the truffle risotto (26$ each). It was so disappointing, mushy, overcooked and tastless. I guess the owner or the italian chef weren't around that night. Hopefully this was the only negative dinner we had there. I always tell everbody how consisten Bacco is...

• Pros: fresh ingridients,best burrata
• Cons: maybe parking

02/24/07

Best Gnocchi Around

by thedamsel at Citysearch

For many years, I used to be neighbors with Bacco. Conveniently located around the corner from my apartment, Bacco was my stop for dinner after work. Now that I live outside of SF, I still make it my food destination when I'm in town. Their gnocchi has been, and continues to be the best. Their lamb ragu is a perfection of stewed meat and tomato sauce. Their salads have always been fresh and creative. Also, their wine list is incomparable with any of the restaurants on 24th Street. Bacco will always be our little diamond on Diamond Street.

• Pros: Ambiance
• Cons: Make sure to get reservations, as they get busy in the evenings and weekends.

08/25/06

Rude service, please don't go

by christophercjcj at Citysearch

I lived in Noe Valley for 8 years, ate at Bacco many, many times during my time in SF. The food was always satisfying. After moving away, I recently returned with my wife and 5 year old without reservations and had to stand in line while "regulars" walked past those many in line to occupy the hostess' time, only to be told once they could give us some attention, that they didn't have a table for us. There were at least 15 empty tables when we exprienced all of this. It felt like we were a bunch of tourist at Koi in LA, not returning local regulars.

I'd rather eat mediocre food at Buca de Bepo and have smiling service that's inviting than eat ANYTHING at this place ever again. After the thousands of dollars I've spent in this joint, they treated me and my family like we didn't quite work for them. I've eaten all over the US and have NEVER experienced this level of mediocre, inexperienced service.

Shame on you, Bacco.

• Pros: Pork tenderloin with gorganzola sauce
• Cons: the service

05/12/06

Rude

by nicktortorelli at Citysearch

We (my boss, wife and I while driving around) made reservations and upon our arrival they denied it, telling me I lied.

Despite being empty, they refused to seat us.

• Cons: Rude, Uncomfortable