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Great platter dish
My favorite dish at Farallon is the grand prix platter dish. A two-level dish of shrimps, clams, oysters, lobsters and crabs are brought to the table,...
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11/17/2007 Report as offensive
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Good food, atmosphere and service.
Romantic and special. Good food, lively atmosphere and great service. A pleasure to dine here. We will definately return often....
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11/14/2007 Report as offensive
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Disappointing experience
Had a disappointing meal at Farallon in mid-July. Have eaten here a few times with usually good food and service. This time the salad and dessert were...
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8/6/2007 Report as offensive
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Pleasant staff, great food, beautiful decor.
OK, so I felt like I had to write and tell of my positive experience @ Farallon. First things first. We were late for our reservation but they worked ...
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7/18/2007 Report as offensive
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20,000 Leagues away from fine dining
For all of it's 20,000 Leagues under the sea decor, Farallon is 20,000 leagues away from the big league... I had a very disappointing experience at, w...
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6/15/2007 Report as offensive
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Great Service & Atmosphere,Poor Food
My husband and I recently went to this resturaunt for our anniversary and made reservations on the internet. We were very excited when we arrived and ...
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4/9/2007 Report as offensive
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Excellent service, tasty food!
I was looking for a good restaurant in San Francisco for quite some time. Having spent almost two years in this city (after moving here from Europe) I...
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3/25/2007 Report as offensive
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Great Seafood in a Dreamy Setting
My BF and I wanted a nice seafood dinner on a Friday night, so we tried Farallon. It was really good. We started with pork terrine for me and stuffed ...
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3/4/2007 Report as offensive
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I will probably be back.
Based on good reviews and our liking for seafood, my boyfriend and I made reservations to celebrate our anniversary. We parked in a garage about a blo...
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2/16/2007 Report as offensive
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Tremendously Overrated
My wife and I read the reviews, looked at the website, walked by and read the menu. Seemed like a nice place. Expecting a nice dinner, we were greeted...
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12/30/2006 Report as offensive
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Great Service!
I've heard mixed reviews of this restaurant. To me, I only go by the my own personal experiences, within reason, of course. Quite honestly, I was hopi...
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12/29/2006 Report as offensive
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the best dinner in 7 years, no longer...
wow. were we surprised about a client dinner at farallon on thursday night, december 7th, 2006. i had a very special client in town from a part of the...
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12/9/2006 Report as offensive
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Great for a special occasion
My husband brought me here for my birthday and it was an incredible experience. The decor is absolutely fabulous. We split the raw seafood platter and...
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11/24/2006 Report as offensive
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Something's happened to the bar
The drinks, at least, used to be great here. Lately, the old standbys have changed for the markedly worse. The food has always been not what you quite...
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11/22/2006 Report as offensive
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Apps and service great, entrees were weak
Service was great, dungeness appetizer was great. i had the grilled snapper. the fish came not de-boned, which wasn't a problem for me (i was with my ...
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11/18/2006 Report as offensive
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Best food in San Fran!
My girlfriend and I ate here earlier this month. We were seated just a few minutes on arrival by very attentive staff and were made to feel very welco...
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9/24/2006 Report as offensive
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Horrible service
While this restaurant is beautiful (Disneyesque) and the food might have been very good, we were too tired and unhappy to appreciate either. This is p...
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9/22/2006 Report as offensive
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good as advertised
this place is as good as everyone says it is. service is somewhat slow but very hands-on when they're there. the only gaffe was a questionable wine re...
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9/5/2006 Report as offensive
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Great seafood for a special occasion
My husband surprised me with a birthday dinner at Farallon which was exquisite. The food was amazing and the decor is both funky (in the bar area) and...
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7/19/2006 Report as offensive
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Great Every Time
The Citysearch critic who wrote her opinion of the place must have had a bad day. This is one of the classics of San Francisco. I have gone there for ...
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7/12/2006 Report as offensive
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If she likes sea food, Farallon is the ultimate classy spot
So, if you guys like seafood and like being surrounded by all kinds of sea life in fish tanks and wa......
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6/23/2006 Report as offensive
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A SF classic
This has been our "go to" celebration spot since it opened in 1997. It's as fresh today as it has always been. The food is delicious and innovative wi...
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5/7/2006 Report as offensive
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The best seafood restaurant in the city!
I have dined in most of the highend restaurants in the city and Farallon is the one I will always go back to. The Food is always amazing and the menu ...
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5/2/2006 Report as offensive
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not impressed
My experience at the Farallon did not come close to matching it's reputation for a wonderful dining experience. Everything I ordered was horrible. I s...
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4/4/2006 Report as offensive
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worked for me
I went into Farallon last night (Tues) with a friend who i was trying to impress. Did not dissapoint. Everyone who worked there looked happy and came ...
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3/30/2006 Report as offensive
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farallon
talk about touristy and gimmicky... man, i was so hesitate about going to this restaurant and final......
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3/17/2006 Report as offensive
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Waste of money
So over the top in price and food that was good, not great. Service was average. Requests for specia......
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12/19/2005 Report as offensive
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Fabulous Farallon
The Farallon restaurant, and Tavern on the Green in New York, have only one thing in common more or less, judging by reviews: Atmosphere. Otherwise, F...
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10/28/2005 Report as offensive
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User Review
This place is absolutely gorgeous. The service is professional and felt like I was catered to at every whim, even if excessively so. We didn't have a ...
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9/27/2005 Report as offensive
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must have been there on an off night...
having had our share of top notch dining experiences throughout the world, our dinner at farrallon this past sunday night was, well, not even near the...
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9/21/2005 Report as offensive
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you may get what you don't wish for
very expensive, small portions! I don't mind paying the price, but I don't like to leave a restaurant hungry....
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8/20/2005 Report as offensive
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Why complain about the Price
When I was unable to get into Masa, I called Farallon and booked a table for one. I had been to this great place only once before and although not my ...
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8/20/2005 Report as offensive
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Excellent restaurant
I have eaten in all the best restaurants in California. Great ones in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Farallon is one of the best. The food was excelle...
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7/15/2005 Report as offensive
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Great meal!!!
Every aspect of our meal was perfect at Farallon. The food was outstanding and the sercice was better than any I've had in the city....
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5/18/2005 Report as offensive
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Go for a drink only
I think this restaurant is sooo pretty, I absolutely love the decor. That being said they really need to work on their food portions. I am a 115 lbs. ...
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5/17/2005 Report as offensive
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Overrated
I brought out-of-town friends here, and I can't believe I wasted their one SF dining experience at Farrallon. The decor was different, but not in a go...
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2/16/2005 Report as offensive
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Under the Sea...
Popped into Farallon for a Thursday lunch and the DineAboutTown special. Decor is the big draw here, the Lost World of Atlantis motif gets you ready f...
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1/6/2005 Report as offensive
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Poor Experience
I had guests from out of town and had heard that this was a nice restaurant. I was extremely disappointed! The service was about as bad as I have ever...
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1/3/2005 Report as offensive
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Dont waste your time and money!
For a restaurant of this caliber to server the main entree 45mins after it had server the starter dish is not acceptable! Other than our order being d...
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12/29/2004 Report as offensive
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Disappointing
If you are looking for a romantic dinner, Farallon is not the place. Though the place is beautiful, we could barely hear each other across the table! ...
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9/6/2004 Report as offensive
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Superb!
My wife and I have been here a total of 4 times now since we moved in November of 2002. On all occassions we have had fantastic food and service - not...
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1/3/2004 Report as offensive
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underwater gala
Some friends and I went for a birthday dinner, and needless to say, b-day girl was very happy! From the funky hip decor, excellent service, and fantab...
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12/12/2003 Report as offensive
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Excellent
1st time in SF and the only restaurant I'd go back to (out of seven). Atmosphere was excellent. Food was excellent. Service was excellent....
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10/29/2003 Report as offensive
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loved it
went last saturday for a dinner for two. rib eye was cooked perfect med rare, salmon carpacio was phenomenal, and the service was good [ono could have...
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9/29/2003 Report as offensive
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Farallon Knows Seafood!
When my husband doesn't know what he wants to eat, he orders the Tasting Menu. In this case I can't imagine a better meal. From the extraordinary smok...
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9/13/2003 Report as offen |