Fringale

06/25/09

Top Class

by AlexxxB at Citysearch

Genuine French (Basque-French) cuisine at its best.

Fringale is still my favourite in Frisco with Tripp Mauldin as head chef!

• Pros: Service, fare, atmosphere
• Cons: The bill...

10/14/08

Great restaurant.

by solaar29 at Citysearch

Fringale is one of the true hidden gems of San Francisco. I've been there twice, on two different dates. if you want to charm and impress company, this is a great venue. Great french fare, sweet people and service, and a good wine selection. highly recommended!

09/27/08

Very bad service

by Raj9999 at Citysearch

We went to Fringale for dinner though food is good service is too bad . Its not good treatment for guests where you want to spend some time with friends. Infact they rush you up in all aspects. I don't really recomend if some one looking to go for this resturant. Its better to train their staff to be more polite with guests.

• Pros: Thumbs down

09/23/07

Eat quick and get out

by 115go at Citysearch

I made a reservation several weeks in advance to celebrate my mother's birthday at Fringale. We had hoped for an enjoyable dinning experience but all night we felt somewhat rushed by the waiter (asking us for our order directly after we sat down, etc). After we had finished our main course and were enjoying our champagne, WE WERE ASKED TO LEAVE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR THE TABLE. WE HADN'T EVEN LOOKED AT THE DESSERT MENU YET!! I have never been treated so rudely and inappropriately in a restaurant. And to call themselves a French/Basque restaurant is an utter disgrace. The food may be good, but San Francisco is filled with excellent restaurants that treat their guests properly .The owner has his priorities completely backward. Needless to say, I will never go back and I strongly recommend avoiding Fringale.

09/23/07

Good food.

by flirty2b at Citysearch

Dined there last night and the food was great. Our server was good and had a good sense of humor, despite he forgot a few items that were ordered. The flour less chocolate cake is to die for. Over all the experience was good. The only thing that was a concern was that we had ordered a drink with kettle one and we saw the bartender use stoli instead but still got charged for a kettle one =(.

• Pros: Great deserts.... flour less chocolate cake
• Cons: Forgeting a few items.

09/21/07

Absolutely delicious food

by pokerplayer1234 at Citysearch

You will not be disappointed. The food is outstanding. The ambiance is great. The service was fantastic. Our waiter Stephen had recommendations when we asked. He was also quite charming and personable. We arrived early on a weekday and we had reservations, although at 6pm there was hardly anyone in the restaurant yet. However, by the time we left the place was quite full, so I'd recommend reservations. For appetizers our table tried the prawns and the foie gras. Prawns were good, but the foie gras was melt in your mouth delicious. For entrees we tried the mussels, the duck, and the australian sea bass. The duck was just average. The mussels were good and had a delicious spice to them. The best of what we tried was the sea bass--absolutely devine. For wine, we tried a bottle of Saint Estephe bordeaux which was very good. For dessert, we tried the truffles, chocoloate cake, and custard gateau. I'm a huge chocolate fan, but even I had to agree that the custard gateau was the most fantastic dessert of the three. All in all, a very good experience.

• Pros: Absolutely devine food
• Cons: A little crowded--the tables are close together

06/11/07

Great food in an intimate setting

by bill77 at Citysearch

One of the best meals I've had in a long time. The food was amazing. Everything we ate was terrific. The portions are small but the perfect size if you want to enjoy three full courses. I felt it was reasonably priced. I can understand the comments about service. There is definitely a "french aire" to the attitude but our service was wonderful and the waiter was great. We had them call us a cab (essential since no cabs go by on their own) and another table got the cab before us. The manager was so upset by this (although I do think it was the other couple's cab) that he stood in the street for 15 minutes to get us another one. The place is very small so they are under pressure to turn their tables and I think this is where some of the problems come from. We went early to enjoy the bar (which only had 5 stools) but they quickly ushered us to our table since we had reservations. Understandable since we noticed many locals were coming in to eat at the bar.

• Pros: Great food
• Cons: A bit isolated- hard to get cab

06/08/07

Wonderful staff, great food

by matttheman at Citysearch

I went to Fringale after a number of recommendations. My group and I were pleasantly surprised. The staff was very accomodating and our window table was ready within 5 minutes. The food was fabulous, especially the shrimp and duck confit. You can tell everything is fresh and made in house, no frozen or canned food here...Their wine selection is very nice with many different selections. Our waiter was very knowledgeable not only with the food but with the wine selection as well. All in all it was a wonderful experience. We will for sure go back.

06/05/07

Avoid at all costs unless you need to be degraded and embarrassed

by legaleaglesince1975 at Citysearch

I read all the great reviews for this place and then I decided to have dinner there with my significant other. When you enter the place you feel small, and when you leave you feel even smaller. The attitude on the staff was such a turn off that I simply turned around and left never to return. I never tasted the food because the service and pompousity was so incredibly thick, it is impossible to feel welcome and keep an appetite especially when there are so many other better places in the city.

• Pros: I didn't have to stay and put up with the incredibly rude staff.
• Cons: I saved myself some money and found a better french place in the city.

05/08/07

Great food Great service

by renee76 at Citysearch

My date took me to this little gem for my birthday last week It was Fabulous. Service was perfect as well as the food. The foie gras terrine is to die for as well as the prawns in pastis, we could not stop wiping the sauce with the bread... it was just Too delicious. The entrees were just as delicious. I had the halibut with was perfectly cooked & my date had the ribeye steak which he loved! The vegetables were cooked perfectly. Our waiter was very attentive which we really appreciated because it is hard to find great service these days, especially on a Friday night. Dessert was also to die for, especially the hazelnut mousse cake which came with a candle and "have a great birthday" wish from our waiter. The wine list was substancial and the waiter was always nearby to refill our glasses. We will definately go back.

• Pros: food, service, ambience
• Cons: can't think of any