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"A-16 has wonderful food, wine, service, and atmosphere, with a focus on southern Italy, Sorrento south. This is a HIGHLY recommended restaurant!
Loren Buddress"
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for outdoor dining, kid-friendly, late-night find, neighborhood gem, notable wine list, romantic, special occasion, great for lunch, hot spot
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
03/05/2010
(review submitted 03/07/2010)
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"Had the best dish I've ever had here--"Scarola (escarole) Pizza" w. fresh ricotta, crispy pancetta, plenty (on request) of hot chile, and other, less-detectable ingredients. An app of roasted Monterey sardines w. sultanas, capers, herbs, fried breadcrumbs was also first-rate. Squid ink cavatelli (little dumpling-like pasta) w. homemade baccala tomatoes, chiles was pleasant. The fennel sausage on another pizza tasted a bit tired. Chard with undetectable pine nuts, currants, garlic would have been far better had it been cooked a few more minutes. One had to chew and chew! Roasted carrots and turnips were too hard to try to chew. Servers didn't know who got what and even delivered our sides to the wrong table. Music was deafening at 10:30"
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(Good)
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(Good)
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(Fair)
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
02/25/2010
(review submitted 03/02/2010)
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"Though the food was well prepared & innovative, and service was professional, we felt rushed and did not experience the relaxing dinner anticipated before a show at Palace of Fine Arts. Our entree order was taken immediately upon receiving our appetizers and cocktails, and then delivered approx. 10 mins later, with our wine poured before we had made a dent in our cocktails. Had to ask for bread basket, and felt extremely rushed, as though they were trying to turn our table quickly. Had the Funghi pizza (delicious), nettle gnocchi (tasty but too spicy), pistachio cod (delish) and pasta with pork-simmered sauce - good but overrated...definitely not memorable. Good food - but for the price, noise level and rushed feeling, won't be back."
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, notable wine list, hot spot
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
02/13/2010
(review submitted 02/24/2010)
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"I don't live in San Francisco, and have made a special trip to the city just for a romantic dinner at A16. This was our second time at A16, and we were looking forward experiencing more of their wonderful cuisine. Wrong, as we were very unprofessionally explained by the general manager, we had no choice in altering the menu, it was set due to a special occasion. Instead of relaxing us with humor, or wit, or just plain kindness, the general manager explained how A16 was really only interested in turning a profit. What was on the set menu was not much of a choice, since I do not eat meat. Our first experince at A16 made us great followers, spreading the gospel of A16 with many of our friends and family, a mistake we won't repeat."
Special Features: fit for foodies, notable wine list
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(Good)
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(Good)
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
02/14/2010
(review submitted 02/24/2010)
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(Good)
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"Whenever I read SF dining recommendations, A16 keeps popping up. Finally, on our last SF visit, we decided to try it. We were a bit wary of reviews and hotel staff comments about the excessive heat and noise and the crowded tables but were drawn by descriptions of great food. The restaurant was, indeed, hot, loud, and packed... uncomfortably so. Lucky for us, our table for two was in the back "patio" room where we were quite comfortable. The food was good, not great -- delicious Burrata appetizer, fair beet salad, and good pasta dishes. We were glad we tried it but would not hurry back."
Special Features: fit for foodies, hot spot
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(Fair)
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who dined on
02/10/2010
(review submitted 02/21/2010)
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"My cousin used to rave about A16 when it first opened, but I think the rave days are long past. We had the Zuppa, which was heavy handed and uninspiring, the gnocchi was overcooked, and a special pasta dish was pleasant, but not worth having again. The only nice dish was the gelatina dessert, which was cleverly done. The waitstaff were friendly and prompt, but the wine recommendation, while fine on it's own, paired poorly with the meal. Ambiance is fine, but the food was not there."
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
01/23/2010
(review submitted 01/26/2010)
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(Outstanding)
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"We had an amazing meal at A*16. the food was good and the service as well. The fresh Burrata we had for an appetizer is always amazing! We had a small Salumi plate that included beef tounge, although hesitant I tried it and it was so good! It tasted like Corned Beef, and the texture was that of thinly sliced Carpacio, I am a texture person and I was a little weary not sure what to expect it was great! I have have had a few meal here and have never had a bad meal Oh and for sure try the pasta with Anchovy paste, walnut and Meyer lemon, I couldn't get enough."
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, notable wine list, romantic, special occasion, hot spot
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(Very Good)
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
12/27/2009
(review submitted 12/29/2009)
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"Most of the food was very good; would skip the duck meatball entree-not so great; but good service; bit too noisy for me."
Special Features: hot spot
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By an OpenTable.com user
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12/16/2009
(review submitted 12/18/2009)
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"My wife and I went to A16 on a busy Saturday evening. Noise level was higher than I expected from other reviews, but that could be due to how busy it was. When we walked in, people were stacked 2-deep around the bar.
Food was very good. We ordered 3 starters and split an entree. For the starters, we chose the "Roasted chanterelles..", the "Calamari and butter beans..", and the "Minestra maritata..". All were excellent, with the calamari being to-die-for. Highly recommended. For our entree, we chose the "Beef stufato..", which was good, though not as spectacular as the starters.
Wine is sold by the glass or half carafe (perfect, as we could order a red and a white and 2 bottles of wine would have been too much for us). Great service"
Special Features: fit for foodies
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who dined on
12/05/2009
(review submitted 12/07/2009)
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"Expectations were high due to all the hype, and I have to say that we were pleased but not blown away.
For appetizers, we shared some olives, a simple salad and a small bowl of pasta. The pasta was terrific, and if we return to A16, I will stick to that. Pricey though- a very small bowl was $10. Large bowls were $18.
For entrees, I ordered the Cod with pesto. It was fine, but actually a bit bland. My partner had the lamb sausages which were more flavorful, but a little chewy. Our vegetables were chard and potatoes. Simple but good. The bread was terrific.
Atmosphere was festive, albeit a little noisy. Service was good.
This dinner with a small carafe of wine was about $115. A bit pricey for the meal, so we're not sure if we'll"
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, neighborhood gem
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By an OpenTable.com user
who dined on
11/23/2009
(review submitted 12/04/2009)
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