Asia de Cuba at Clift

02/14/07

Good food and atmosphere, is you have $$$$

by amyh2 at Citysearch

1000 pt reservation on Opentable help offset the cost. Hip restaurant w/ hip prices. The $30 butterfish and $9 coconut rice were really good, but don't have the 6 dumplins for $20. The food is large plates, so they are right when you need 2 apps and 1 entree (w/ rice side) for 2. $16 Desserts are huge too. The place is dark- so ask for reading glasses and mini light to see the menu. You can hear the conversations next to you and they can hear yours because the tables are so close together. There may be a few tables in the back corner that don't look so cramped. It's more like communal eating rather than a romantic meal. Like the other comments and Yelp say, go on someone else's dime and bring 3 others so you can try more food. You'll enjoy it a lot more.

• Pros: food, hip atmosphere
• Cons: $$price, noise, 1000pt opentable

11/20/06

Good for groups but...

by dewalker at Citysearch

I like a good dunk in deep-fried food once in a while and ADC has a good fritto misto-type starter. Unfortunately, unless you go with at least three other people it's a bit of a waste. Ditto for the other dishes as they are huge; I'd expected very high quality given the prices but I got decent quality and humongous portions. That said, the drinker were generally good and we all had a very good time. Base on three visits.

11/16/06

Good place to get together with a group of friends

by js522 at Citysearch

Food was ok; Service was great; Great place for a casual dinner with friends; Fun atmosphere; Ambience terrific!

11/01/06

All arond good experience

by shlabs at Citysearch

Up in SF on business. Took one of my customers there. Great food, great ambience, and most memorable was the service. My customer is a total JO and the server put up with him. I'd definitely go back.

05/16/06

Food was very good

by kiuleporter at Citysearch

Food was very good and services was ok. We were seated promptly and the food was ok.

04/17/06

great

by vergomez2 at Citysearch

awesome food, great service, good time!!!..service was really down to earth and on the ball...they met the needs of my really picky clients with finesse and class...will be back for sure!!!

04/16/06

This place is worth a try

by wyattwartels at Citysearch

After making the reservation, I was upset to read so many negative reviews. How could this place be so bad? Further inspection was required. Our waiter gave us the low-down of how portions are family style, which was good to know. The choices on both the app and main side of the menu were many, and difficult to nail down. We decided on the Thai beef salad and the duck app, followed by the miso glazed butter fish. All 3 were quite good, especially the salad and the fish. Presentation was impressive, portions were generous. The coconut banana cake that we had would have been perfect for a wedding cake. Huuge. Too much. How could we still fit in our clothes and still look good for the Redwood Room? In all, it was a great dining experience. Always good to prove the downers wrong. Check it out.

• Pros: Presentation, Wine list, food
• Cons: Enormous dessert, A little pricey

03/16/06

Yummy

by elington at Citysearch

WOW... the first words out of your mouth and the last. Absolutely great from start to finish.

• Pros: Everything
• Cons: Nothing

07/18/05

A dramatic, glam theatre of a restaurant for Euro-scenesters, celebrities and the fabulously privileged.

by Joanna Currier at Citysearch

The Scene
Phillipe Stark's soaring, glamorously be-draped space -- complete with a high, crucifix-shaped communal table in etched Murano mirrored glass -- provides an impressive, red, candle-lit backdrop for fashion-forward face time. Towering leather booths and jungle print carpet complete the design-rich atmosphere. If the ambience or prices don't succeed, the open view onto the scene at the legendary Redwood Room lounge will certainly take your breath away.

The Food
Expect dramatic presentations to match the lofty surroundings. Six beef dumplings "two ways" come half steamed with coconut rice, half crispy skewered artfully on sugar cane. A bowl of shredded duck "ropa vieja" is presented with lettuce cups and an array of crunchy raw veggies; thick hoisin port sauce finishes the dish. Waitstaff encourage diners to split entrees, though many -- like the seafood pad thai -- are only large enough for one. The cielo de coco dessert, however, is a towering, full-sized cake that could feed six.

01/25/03

cooooooooooool

by cshane at Citysearch

I love it! the atmosphere was great. I don't mind the crammed seating too much, because the food was great, the server was friendly, and the restaurant had such style. Check it out.