03/05/08

Lovely Spot

by dtw

B BAR is the best place to retreat from the city just by walking a few blocks down the street. The venue is very chic yet service is warm and charming. The drinks are well concocted and you must try the Love On which guarantees you will say aaahhhhh when you see it. I usually go to meet friends for happy hour but its a great option for dinner and a movie since its next to the Metreon.

• Pros: Oasis form the city streets
• Cons: Difficult to find the first time

07/13/07

Damned with faint praise...

by gcheng

Not a venue for large parties... and very poor management and customer relations headed by a very clueless GM Don Riley and private party coordinator - Kevin Best --- definitely does not live up to the expectations of his name....

I really feel sorry for the very attentive wait staff and talented bartenders. I really was reluctant to pay the 20% gratuity that was automatically charged but did not want to punish the staff for the inadequacies of management.

After an 8-week advance reservation for indoor seating for 15, the day of was told party moved outdoors since another party of 20 had contracted for indoor seating and therefore given priority.

We shivered through main courses while watching the empty seating of 20. Then as we hovered over coffees, GM Don Riley had the gall to comment ... "It's actually a bit too warm inside, just now." As we shook back circulation into our extremities for the rush to warmer climes... the party of 20 had yet to arrive... And yet, not a word of apology or compensation...

Don't get me wrong... the food was fine, the location - a nice oasis and the drinks - yummy!... but the way Don Riley and Kevin Best handled their F***-up on our reservation really hampered any eventuality of an enjoyable dining experience.

• Pros: Great location... away from city traffic but convenient,
• Cons: GM Don Riley and Kevin Best

05/26/07

Not Romantic

by starmeblu

It was my boyriend's b-day and I wanted to surprise him and take him somewhere new....according to the only review it was the best experience ever and super romantic and plush. Walking in it was a very industrial looking place....nothing romantic about it....it felt like I walked into a coffee house. The waiter was very sweet when I (confused) asked if there was another dinning area....he said that , pointing to the 6 or 7 small tables was it. the tables were not even dressed!. To be fair we walked out and did not try the food, so my review is about the ambiance, not food or service.

The W was amazing! they even made him a birthday plate.

• Pros: good for drinks with friends
• Cons: not a place for dates or any kind of romance

05/01/07

Great location and good food!

by jmorrow

Before heading to the movies at the Metreon, we wanted to grab a bite to eat, but didn't feel like going too far, and definitely didn't feel like the sports/yuppie/conference-attendee crowd at Jillians, se we ventured out back into Yerba Buena Gardens to B Restaurant. What a great find! It was a beautiful Sunday and we sat outside overlooking the park with the waterfall and church in the background. The service was great and the food was awesome. They have a great brunch menu and make a killer bloody mary. If you are like me and are constantly looking for somewhere where you can sit outside on a nice day (or night!), you should check this place out.

• Pros: Awesome patio, great atmosphere and location, great food
• Cons: a little bit pricy

Yerba Buena Gardens location of the popular eatery features more upscale dining.

by Contributor

In Short:
A bit tucked into a corner, this Boxed Foods Company installment uses rustic American, European and Asian flavors and a tantalizing view to lure SOMA denizens past its glass walls. Once inside, customers are treated to seasonal dishes and cocktails, thanks to mostly organic produce from farms within 115 miles of San Francisco. Small plates whet the appetite, but with upholstered armchairs and a candlelit stone wall, romantic diners might stay through to Sunday brunch.

12/24/06

Excellence

by kimberliw

It has been quite some time since seeing something so impressive open in the city. The views, the service, the food & wine, and ultimately the EXPERIENCE that going out should be. This place is so comfortably beautiful inside and out that it caught our eye on a Sunday walk through Yerba Buena Gardens. We stopped for brunch on the terrace and with such a large outside dining area it was easy to get a table overlooking the waterfalls. This brunch was the best I have had and with a unique menu that I would go back for next Sunday. I had the eggs diablo sered in a skillet with just the right amount of spice and my companion had the steak and eggs which was actually perfectly cooked and thinly sliced filet. I have also met friends at the bar for happy hour and appetizers with the same excellent food and service. Everyone was so nice and hospitable and the prices are a really great value for the quality that you get. What a refreshing addition to this neighborhood.

• Pros: Everthing
• Cons: None