Listed below are links to reviews of Farallon from around the web.
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more from ae.contracostatimes]
| "With an ambience that recalls "Octopus's Garden" and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Farallon manages to be both excessive and elegant at the same time. The decor ranges from corny (waterfront paintings) to understated (a curvaceous opalescent white dining..." |
1 reviews
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more from events.mercurynews]
"At Farallon, Chef Mark Franz serves coastal cuisine with French influence...."
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more from fodors]
| "Sculpted jellyfish lamps, kelp-covered columns, and sea-urchin chandeliers give this swanky Pat Kuleto-designed restaurant a decidedly quirky look. But there's nothing quirky about chef Mark Franz's impeccable seafood, which reels in serious diners from c..." |
5 reviews
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more from foodhoe.wordpress]
"My most recent visit was in January to try the dine about town lunch and the regular tasting menu looked way more interesting… and we ended up ordering that. Not surprisingly, the only duds were the non-seafood items, one was a hanger steak that had..."
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more from frommers]
"Executive chef Mark Franz, who opened the once-famous restaurant Stars with Jeremiah Tower, orchestrates the cuisine. He offers starters ranging from the expected (a variety of very expensive oysters) to the more ambitious (seared breast of squab with roa..."
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more from gayot]
"Well-known among the expense-account and anniversary set for its elaborate décor---undersea fantasias that change from room to room---Farallon"s cuisine has been nicely updated since its luxe, dot-com heyday. Executive chef Parke Ulrich has moved from..."
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more from insiderpages]
| "I don't know which is better, Farallon's food or its out-of-this world decor. Great seafood prepared in both traditional and inventive ways...." |
3 reviews
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more from judysbook]
| "Requests for special preparation of my entree was frowned upon. Don't even think about bringing your kids as they claim to accomodate them, but don't...." |
4 reviews
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more from savorysanfrancisco]
"Parking: Valet; public parking at the Union Square Parking Garage (entrance on Geary btwn...."
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more from search.cityguide.aol]
| "If you're on a budget, order appetizers to share and ask your smooth waiter to send them out separately -- house-smoked salmon and perfectly chewy fried squid are good bets. Or go all-out with a tasting menu paired with generous pours of mostly well-selec..." |
4 reviews
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more from sfbg]
"Also carbon-footprinty, though delicious, was soft-shell crab, available as a starter ($18) on a bed of corn kernels, and as the third of the prix-fixe's four courses, with Puy lentils (a bit overcooked, I thought) and basil-roasted tomatoes...."
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more from sfgate]
"The focal point of the grand dining room is an arched, painted mosaic ceiling from 1924 that capped the pool at the Elks Club. A floor was added between the roof and the pool to give the room an expansive cave-like feel...."
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more from sfgate]
"This time I got a taste of the Farallon I remembered, with imaginatively prepared food and service that was efficient but not overbearing...."
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more from sfweekly]
"The years have been kind to Farallon, whose over-the-top under-the-sea décor, fresh and wacky in 1997, now feels like a classic. The vaulted ceilings and huge sea-urchin light fixtures are almost worth the (hefty) price of admission alone...."
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more from tablehopper]
"I'm not a fan of Tabasco on my bivalves (that is not meant to sound dirty but oh my god that is just wrong) but anyway, they have some tangy homemade hot sauce that Jan Birnbaum and Douglas Bernstein (a sous from Texas) whipped up as a Christmas gift from..."
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more from travel.yahoo]
"The décor at Farallon has an underwater theme, with light fixtures that resemble jellyfish suspended from the ceiling-just one part of famed restaurant designer Pat Kuleto's over-the-top fantasia ...."
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more from tripadvisor]
"After some effort, I secured a dinner reservation at Farallon. Do not call for a reservation more than 30 days in advance, do not call for a reservation on Mondays there may be other rules I did not encounter...."
