Fog City Diner

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1300 Battery St (at at Embarcadero)
San Francisco, CA 94111

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(415) 982-2000
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Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
Fog City Diner - San Francisco, CA
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First of all, if you don't want a freaking tiny booth, which by the way they aren't tiny, then be smart enough to call in ahead of time and make reservations!!! Idiots!!! I've bee...

Worst

This is not the american diner I expected--no grilled cheese, blt, etc. Instead, it is overpriced diner nuevo. $7 tortilla soup? $8 side salad? The food is good, but expensive. Se...

Lots of options in the area 5/11/2012

had a recent not so great experience there more
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Good food, bad service 9/28/2010

I went with a group of coworkers to this restaurant during a business trip. In spite of being called a... more
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Good food, bad service 9/28/2010

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I went with a group of coworkers to this restaurant during a business trip. In spite of being called a diner, it didn't have your usual diner fair... more
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peanut butter cups are delicious 8/31/2009

My favs of the night- cheddar biscuits are rich, soft and buttery but, the real deal is dessert. Peanut butter cups and apple crisp I will go back for. more
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look forward to checking this place out 2/11/2009

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The real San Francisco treat! 1/12/2009

This has got to be one of my favorite restaurants in the city. It's a real San Francisco treat when you dine here. Their service is excellent. Their staff is attentive and accommodating. Their food is great. I recommend their Chicken Schnitzel. It's rather Americanized, but still wonderful. Looking that the restaurant from the outside, it simply looks like a mere humble All-American diner. But once you step into the restaurant, you'll be surprised at the interior design. This place is truly a must see and must taste. One disappointment that I have is that they stopped making their creme brulee. That's a shame because it's the best creme brulee I've ever had, and I've had plenty of creme brulee's in my life time. Pros: Ambience. Food. Service. Cons: Not great for groups more than 10. No more creme brulee. more
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not really a diner, small portions, big prices, snooty people 10/27/2008

i guess it was my fault i thought diner actually meant diner, the kind of place that serves homecooked-style comfort food. oh well. money isnt really an issue unless the food is not filling. and this place definitely was not filling. the sandwiches were miniature sized... like something from costco in the sampler platter. not very tasteful either. looked good... very presentable, but bland on the tastebuds. the best part was my meal were the fries. how sad is that?? oh well... wont be back here again.... unless i wanna see snooty people sit around acting rich/fake and pretending that the food is great. more
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inconsistent service leaves a bad taste in the mouth...... 12/11/2006

If you are are a local to the Bay Area, I would say check this place out just to get it out of your system. It's fun. I've been coming here for years now and the food is really good. My only complaint is the service is very inconsistent. My last visit here I got a a stiff treatment from the bartender that made my wine taste sour. I mentioned to the bartender that I was interested in trying out one of their pinot noir, I had never had it and wanted to give it a try. He then pours me a glass. I took a couple of sips and realized it wasn't for me and I told him I wanted something else instead. He looks at me tells me very coldly that I should've asked for a taste so that he wouldn't have poured me a glass. I was taken aback by this. Needless to say this was not the first time I had gotten less than professional treatment here from the staff. The food is good here, but the service is not as. With all of the great choices here in the city I would suggest something else rather than this place unless you don't mind not so good service to go w/ your good but not ""great"" food. more
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Tourist Only! Worst Salad! 11/9/2006

I had to eat in this place without reading any reviews. I ordered Caesar's Salad because I thought nobody cannot make any mistakes on salad. Well, I was wrong. I never see this Caesar's Salad before!!! Actually, they just cut the bottom of romain heart. Then, put dressing over it plus one tiny anchovy. 10-12 crushed croutons. That's it. If they claim it is a ""restaurant"", food should be put decorative, or atleast look good. I felt like I was an idiot to order small Romain heart for 10 bucks. Also, I had to wait for this plate more than 25 minutes. Do not go this restaurant unless you have to. Pros: Location Cons: Price, Food, Service,,, more
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Decent food, comfortable atmosphere, nice bartender 11/6/2006

I took my Mom out for dinner at Fog City Saturday night. We were told there was a 1/2 hour wait for two. We waited well over an hour and there were plenty of open seats. The hostess was not very pleasant or apologetic about our wait. The very nice and entertaining bartender and the prompt waitress made-up for the aloof hostess. Our food was good. The crab cakes were crispy and yummy. The butter lettuce salad was okay, but a bit short on apple slices and a small for the price $14 (youd expect an entree size). The hanger steak was tender but crispy on the edges (cooked perfectly) and the cabernet sauce was very good. The Fog City house chardonnay by the glass was priced well at $6. The atmosphere was casual and the lighting low so you could enjoy some people watching outside. Pros: Nice atmosphere, good crab cakes, dessert Cons: little over priced, not very nice hostess more
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Worst Food Ever 11/4/2006

My Husband and I were visting the San Francisco area for the first time so we were very excited to find a little diner to have a nice dinner. When we walked in it was not the old little dinner we know. It felt a little odd the people sitting in the place were kind of stuck up and not friendly. The service was fake and not friendly. When we were handed the menu we looked at it and did not what to order, the food was stuff that we would never eat. My husband got the roast and he said that it had to flovor and I got the hamburger it also was tasteless and gressy. We did not enjoy the meal we even got sick from the grease.\r Pros: nothing was pos. Cons: Overpriced and food was not good more
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fun diner 11/2/2006

I love the movie ""So I Married an Axe Murderer""\r and so had to visit this place. Even with reservations, \r we had to wait about 20 minutes, but there were \r some groups who hadn't and were furious that they\r might have to wait an hour. The asiago truffle \r fries were good, though it is a little hard to pay $10 for french fries. more
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Honest, Fun and Great Staff!!! 9/21/2006

First of all, if you don't want a freaking tiny booth, which by the way they aren't tiny, then be smart enough to call in ahead of time and make reservations!!! Idiots!!! I've been there plenty of times and the couple with ""pink hair and tatoos"" are obviously not restaurant people! All the staff that work there are super nice and great! Except for the GM! That's a whole other story! Guests who write these outragous B.S. have some serious issues! I've seen some guests from the moment that they walk in be so rude to the staff, that by the end of their meals they are complaining about what bad service they got. Hello?! Then don't go out and take out your anger on them! And the only reason the servers inform the guests that they don't do ""FREE"" refills is because they want to make it clear to their guests, not because they don't think you can't afford it! What else do you guys want then a more honest staff?! You people need to get a clue! more
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Shocking! 9/16/2006

My husband and I went to the Diner to have a light dinner, as we love to do. Our waiter was one with whom we'd had several times before, always accomodating and very pleasant. As we began to delve into our delicious small plates,;in walks this tacky couple, complete with tattoos and ""shocking"" pink hair (how 80's! stop living in the past!), they looked like they were trying to make some kind of fashion statement helplessly lost between Oingo Boingo! I watched as the server tried to take their order, with much patience, as she just shrugged him off with her ""waters""s fine"" hand and dismissed him. The two then resumed to pout thier way through thier meal, picking and glaring at the gathering crowd of diners around them. She proceeded to devoure her CHEESEBURGER,( not STEAK!), (of COURSE!)to the very last crumb, and as the server asked if he could remove the plates, she immediently grasped for the last french fries and stuffed them in her mouth, then asked for her check( opened mouthed with food, again eek!). The server presented their check promptly, to which she took her eye liner pencil from her purse and proceeded to deface the restaurants property and wrote the server a nasty note on the check presenter! I was mortified! Now that's Klass with a capitol ""K""!! The poor server had no idea why he was so insulted by this ""Klassy"" couple. They never spoke up, asked to see a manager, or even confronted him! She left walking out with a smiley smirk on her face, too , knowing that she purposly left no tip because she was SO broke and gehtto! Shocking! The Fog City Diner is a GREAT place to catch a wonderful little snack, or a full on ""dinner with wine"" ""EXPIERIENCE""! (notice spelling!)\r To that couple, I can only hope they seek more gainly employment, (i.e. $), a college degree, and referance to ""spellcheck!"" Oh, and maybe do laundry more than once a month ! Whew!\r Shocking! Pros: great people! Cons: a little loud more
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WORST SERVICE EVER!!! 9/9/2006

My boyfriend and I decided to dine here because it seemed unpretentious and homey for the Financial District.\r The minute the hostess set eyes on us (me with shocking pink hair) and my boyfriend (with neck tattoos and lip piercings) she decided to seat us in the tiniest table at the far end of the restaurant, when there were MANY MANY tables near the front. \r Thats not all...She sat us next to a huge dinner party! I could barely hear myself think!\r And when we didnt order $6 bottles of Stella the waiter HARDLY paid any attention to us.\r We waited TOO long for our food. My steak was overcooked, and we never ONCE got a refill for our iced teas.\r WORST DINING EXPIERIENCE EVER! Pros: Innovative Menu. Cons: Horribile Service, Overpriced. more
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Are you kidding me? 11/19/2005

First, the positives. Most of the food was good. The spicy prawns were average. The service, in the beginning was good. However, like previous postings regarding fog city diner, the service quickly became slow and non existant when our table of 8 only ordered appetizers and lower priced meals. The one larger meal was okay (chicken). I asked for a refill on a severn up, and the snooty waitress said, we do not give free refills. I guess I appeared to her that I could not afford a refill? I then told her yes, I will have another. I waited 15 minutes- no soda. I then asked our regular waitress, and had to wait another 15 minutes. She brought the soda, and set in on the table and walked away....so sorry, it took so long. The best service was when the bill came....very quickly, I might add. more
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Snotty service with average food 7/10/2005

If you're want overpriced food with snotty service/waiter, this is the place to go! My girlfriend and I went in to have something light to eat at 9.30pm. Not feeling very hungry since we've already had dinner, we ended up ordering 5 apetizers between 2 of us. From then on the waiter became ice cold and acted like he was doing us a favor. Not even bothering to look at us and finally tossing the check tray when we requested it. It's not like we came in only ordering one coffee and a slice of cake to share. - What's with the snottiness?? You better come in famished to get good service. Pros: nice atmosphere, cozy Cons: service, price more
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Plesantly surprised 3/7/2005

I was a skeptic prior to coming here - there was so much hype around this tourist attraction that I assumed it would fall short of expectation - however, i was very pleasantly surprised. Definitely the most luxurious diner i've ever been to - and the dishes were creative while maintaining their American roots. The jalepeno cornbread with pepper jelly was fantastic as was the monte cristo. Of course, it's a little pricey, but well worth it as a treat. Pros: Food, atmosphere Cons: Pricey more
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SF Classic Reborn Again! 2/1/2005

Like many of you, i had chalked the Fog City up to being solely for tourists and ""diner food"". So untrue. With the rising new star chef, David Seawell (formerly of Boulevard) at the helm, the food at Fog City has gone ""comfort cuisine"". Chef Seawell blends classic american with ecclectic influences to make a simply sublime menu. The sea bass with crab hollondaise and garlic noodles is mouth watering and he puts his own unique twist on salads.. for example, the Tijuana caesar with creamy dressing and tortilla crisps. For an appetizer, try the ""monte cristo"" with speck and housemade mozarrella! Sure to be the buzz of the town. Also, service is attentive and the atmosphere is bustling. A must try!! more
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Mixed Bag 2/10/2004

Gotta say I was somewhat disappointed by the food. Ambience was excellent, but two fish dishes were both overcooked, even following a discussion with our server while ordering on the merits of not overcooking fish. How ironic -- and frustrating. Not surprisingly, our server disappeared following the delivery of said fish. Am willing to chock it up to a bad day for the kitchen staff, but would think twice about going back. Pros: Pleasant Staff, Nice Wines by Glass more
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  • The Scene
    From outside, this eatery looks like a traditional Middle American coffee shop, complete with aluminum siding. The interior, however, is luxe, with a spotless...

  • 12/8/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10pm; Fri 11:30am-11pm; Sat 10:30am-11pm; Sun 10:30am-10pm
  • Payments: Visa, Master Card, Discover, Diner's Club
  • Neighborhoods: Fisherman's Wharf (North Waterfront), Northeast, Fisherman's Wharf
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