SPQR San Francisco Tripadvisor Reviews - SPQR San Francisco - Buy Reservations
Getting a Reservation at SPQR San Francisco for Today or Tomorrow is Easy!
Buy a verified reservation at SPQR San Francisco from someone who doesn't need theirs anymore.
If there is nothing that fits your schedule, you can bid on your preferred time.
We only list verified Reservations!
All listed Reservations are reviewed by our team before appearing in the calendar or being allowed to answer a bid you place. That's why AppointmentTrader comes with a included Money Back Guarantee for each transaction.
San Francisco's Best Restaurants that are most frequently booked by customers of SPQR San Francisco
SPQR San Francisco Tripadvisor Reviews
Latest Reviews On Tripadvisor
13 Reviews
0 Replys |
Bad Chef
Went for dinner last night with a table of 9 of us. A few of our friends ordered the Tagliatelle Frutti di mare which is $44 a dish which was very disappointing as the prawns were very over cooked and overall not a very tasteful dish! I think the chef gave up on cooking! The service was amazing though!!!
Be the first to ReplyAn evening of excellence and massive disappointment, leaving me, thirsty for water after eating too much salt
I have eated at SPQR before Matthew Accarrino was hired and a few times after he took over the kitchen. The restaurant is very tight with almost no space between the tables. The decore is a modern twist on 1970’s look that works well. As is often in the case with small restaurants the noise level is quite high and unfortunately, the music selection was in my opinion totally inappropriate for a nice dining experience and far too loud. The dishes seem to be either great or way off. The first course is their focaccia bread and home made butter. The butter was more like thick whipped cream and seems to add nothing to the already oily bread. The bread is very good but it’s hard to get excited and it’s a dull way to start the meal. The set menus at $95 serves so much food that starting with a big peice of oily bread sets you up for getting full half way through. I really don’t think the chef had sat through the eating experience from the customers perspective. This shoukd be manfatory!!! All chefs should on a regular basis sit and eat all the foid that is served. If they did they would portion the food correctly. The set menue includes five courses all of which are rich large and very sslty. Again, starting a substantial five course meal with a large piece of oily bread is perhaps not the best idea. my second course was the grilled octopus. With the exception of the salt load which was excessive on the octopus itself the dish was textbook perfect and spectacular. Unfortunately, there was so much salt on the octopus. It left me feeling like I had drank ocean water. The octopus was otherwise one of the highlights of the meal. At this point, I felt completely stuffed, primarily because of the amount of salt in the octopus dish. Somehow the kitchen ran behind, and there was a long wait before our pasta dish. The restaurant served us a complementary pasta dish while we were waiting for the ones we ordered. It was a pappardelle in a citrus cream sauce with salmon roe. This dish was also a highlight of the meal. The flavors and texture of the pasta were off the charts. This was one of the best pasta dishes I’ve ever had. (I have eaten a lot of good meals) While we were eating the complementary pasta, our ordered dishes came, which left basically no room on the table, which is already on the small side. The timing was terrible. We were halfway through eating the complementary dish when the next course arrived. This is inconceivable at a Michelin rated restaurant. The service was fairly mundane with the waiter, introducing himself by name, and saying he would be helping us this evening. Whenever waiters introduced themselves, I have a feeling the meal is going to be mediocre. The pasta dish I ordered Was made from spinach and was served in a cream glop with guanciale. The pasta looks like green beans covered in undiluted Campbell’s mushroom soup. This dish was a complete let down. The dish looked like it been sitting under heating lamp in the kitchen for 15 minutes before it was served. What was supposed to be cream sauce was now an uneven, thick goop. This dish was also incredibly salty. And made me feel like at this point I did not want to eat anymore savory food. The next course was Berkshire pork wrapped in bacon and I was so stuffed and full of salt. I asked the waiter to make the entrées to go and ask that they change my dessert to vanilla ice cream only. My girlfriend took both entrées home, so I have no idea what the meat course tasted like but I’m guessing it was probably good and also salty. The ice cream hit the spot and was a perfect way to end this over-the-top Rich salty, poorly executed meal. There were a few highlights, but the sodium content of this meal was so off the chart. I felt sick, even after drinking 10 glasses of water. Chefs should be forced to eat the food coming out of the kitchen on a daily basis. They should also be forced to sit through the entire set menu experience, so they have an understanding of what customers are experiencing on nightly basis. This restaurant is big unselling you house cured Caviar with a fish selected personally by the chef. I’m sure the caviar is great and I love eating caviar. At $150 an oz it was a bit expensive for my liking. The actual Caviar serving is 1/2 ounce and the price is $75. $75 may be reasonable for a Caviar course but 1/2 ounce is a silly amount of Caviar to eat. This meal could’ve been spectacular if a few things would’ve been changed. If you’re going to have the full menu, then don’t eat the entire piece of bread at the beginning of the meal. There is simply too much food to consume to start the meal that way. The biggest negative of the evening by far was the salt content in the food, especially on the otherwise spectacular octopus dish. Eating so much salt early in the meal, basically destroyed my appetite and made me have a headache and want to drink water and eat ice cream. I had a chance to taste three pasta dishes this evening. There was a radical difference in eating experience from sublime to I’m not going to eat this! While we were still eating dessert, the waiter handed us the bill, which was at least in my opinion, totally inappropriate for a Michelin rated restaurant. Perhaps this was just an off night and maybe I’m sensitive to very salty food. The entire evening experience was a series of extreme highs and extreme lows, leaving me giving the dining experience at three star rating. It was a memorable meal, only because I couldn’t eat my pasta course and needed to take my main course as it to go order because I was overloaded with food, fat and salt. The waiter gave us 20% off the meal because of the salty food experience. That did not leave me feeling like I wanted to go back. There was definitely brilliance coming from the kitchen. The octopus course could’ve been at 10 out of 10 and was close to it if it wasn’t for the damn salt on the octopus. The pasta and cream sauce with salmon roll was also highly memorable. The restaurant is small, cramped, noisy, and salty. I’m sure there are many who’ve had spectacular experiences. The group that owns restaurants is known for having spectacular Italian wine collections. I no longer drink alcohol, so I was unable to participate in what could be an exciting food wine pairing experience. After dessert we were given the house, donuts and small cookies from their sister restaurant around the corner. The donuts tasted like they were made from sourdough, which gave them a unique character. I asked the waiter about this, and he denied sourdough use for the donuts. They definitely have some acidity, and I think he was ill informed about how they’re made. I’m quite certain these are fermented with a bacterial yeast indigenous culture rather than regular yeast dough. If you try to scrape as much sugar off the doughnut as possible, this sweetness is just right. The way they’re served is about a table spoon of sugar too much for my liking. The small chocolate cookies that came with the donuts were one of the absolute highlights of the meal. These were some of the best I have ever tasted. These come from the sister restaurant called Martina. In summary, my meal experience at SPQR was full of massive disappointments with one or two moments of excitement with highly memorable food experiences. In particular the pasta and cream sauce with salmon roe, the grilled octopus(minus the salt overload) and a little free chocolate cookie after the meal were off the charts world class. Pretty much everything else was a disappointment.
Be the first to ReplyTop draw food and wine
From the moment we arrived the server greeted us warmly . We were not happy with our original table ( which was squashed and behind the front door ) and she gladly moved us to a more comfortable table . We ordered our first drinks and the waitress explained everything on the menu in detail. We all had the 4 course menu with a wine pairing Superb food with great wine in a small but atmospheric restaurant. It’s was very reasonably priced and would get back in a heartbeat
Be the first to ReplyI wanted to like this place badly
We were celebrating and reserved for our family. It was early. There were not a lot of diners yet. Our server talked so fast. It was difficult to understand what he was explaining with the music so loud in the background. We also were not given too many choices for the wine. We wanted white to go with the first two courses abs red for the rest. We ended up taking whatever he told us. He only suggested one white and one type of red. Like I said, the back and forth conversation with him was so hard. Looking back, this was strange because they had a full bar. The amuse bouche was novel. Pickled veggies and grapefruit. Then there was the asparagus soup which was cold, creamy, and light. Perfect for summer. The salad was red everything - red cabbage, red beets, etc. It was all right. There were two pasta choices. The Calabrian chili malfadine was better. The other choice did not taste well put together. If anything, it felt unfinished. Like they forgot something to make it all come together. The risotto with truffles was good. Creamy. But it had more sauce than risotto, for some reason. My salmon was a little dry. Maybe cooked just a little too long or it sat on the counter before getting served. My husband’s pork dish was just ok, he said. Our dessert, the panna cotta was good, smooth and not too sweet, as it should be, with fresh strawberries. We did not get the rose sugared bombolini that was on the tasting menu list. I wish I enjoyed the food more. The company was great though.
Be the first to ReplyDisappointed with Policy
I have fond memories of SPQR and had booked a reservation for a weekend back in the city (we moved away a few years ago). We had to cancel 34 hrs before due to storm + flight issues and we were charged $60. It is my fault for not seeing the two day cancellation period, but as it was 1.5 days I had hoped they would work with us and they did not. I am sympathetic to the restaurant and would expect this charge with a no show/last minute cancellation but it unfortunately left a bad taste in my mouth.
Be the first to ReplyExtremely Disappointing
We booked SPQR for my birthday dinner and we were excited about getting into a Michelin Star restaurant to celebrate this occasion. Side note, we are local San Franciscans so we've been to many excellent restaurants in our beloved city. That said, SPQR was a huge disappointment! The restaurant offers a Prix fix 5-course menu. Once we were seated and oriented with the menu, the server brought an amuse-bouche which was nothing but a bowl of pickled vegetables. While I get that the purpose of an amuse-bouche is to cleanse the palate, I was hoping for something more creative than a metal bowl of pickled carrots and cabbage. The menu is octopus heavy which is also disappointing as we really prefer not to eat octopus. The first course was a winter Caprese with burrata and pumpkin seed pesto. This was ok but it was very heavy and looked very bland on the plate. Also, the chunks of pumpkin were undercooked and too crunchy. Next was a salad that was beet heavy with complimentary radicchio. I liked this dish but it was nothing special and something that I feel I could have easily executed in my apartment kitchen. For the Primi course, the three of us tried something different. All of the courses were super salty and we served in large bowls and was lukewarm. Again, for a Michelin Stared restaurant, this course was just OK. For the mains, we all ordered the same thing: Rock Cod brassicas and citrus "zabaglione". Here is where I will comment on the service. We waited a very long time for this course to come out, so long in fact that my spouse mentioned it to the server. By this time, it was getting very late and we just were ready to skip this course and move on to dessert. The dish did come but the fish was overcooked and served over roasted broccoli and cauliflower. Nothing good to say about this dish. Dessert was good but by this time it was 22:30 we were ready to leave. We took most of the dessert home in a takeaway bag. Overall, I do not recommend SPQR to anyone. There are many excellent restaurants on Fillmore St. and looking back, I wish we would have booked Delfina over SPQR which is a constant and excellent Italian restaurant.
Be the first to ReplyA Great Surprise
A friend told us about this little gem so we had to try it. The tasting menu was fabulous, our waiter along with the owner picked out some outstanding wines at a great price. We were lucky enough to sample a couple of extra fishers as well. A great surprise, will be back next time I am in SF
Be the first to ReplyNot Worth the Time and Money
We came for the Christmas Eve ‘Feast of the seven fishes’. Nice concept, bad execution. The service was haphazard and forgetful. A member of our party did not get his wine pairing, dishes arrived too quickly (maybe they wanted to turn over the table?). Most importantly the food was mediocre, often overcooked, cold when it should be hot. Hard to believe it has a Michelin star.
Be the first to ReplyGreat Experience!
This was an amazing experience and one of the best meals I've ever had. The service was impeccable and the wine pairing was perfect. The value is unreal!
Be the first to ReplyDefinitely Not Worth the Money Spent
Not only does SPQR pale in comparison to the other Michelin Star restaurants in San Francisco, but it pales in comparison to itself. I visited several years ago and enjoyed myself so thoroughly that on this trip I brought a friend; that was a mistake. While the food was average for a high end Italian restaurant, the service was horrible. It took 40 minutes from when we sat down until our appetizer arrived. Over 2.5 hours on a five course meal and one of those courses was a salad (albeit a good one). And listening and watching some of the other patrons we weren’t the only ones experiencing service issues. It’s bad when you leave Michelin Star restaurant some $$$$ later and the best course was the bread and wine.
Be the first to ReplyCramped quarters
We visited San Francisco for our 15th anniversary, and since a cousin and his wife live there, we met up for dinner at SPQR. I'm slightly above average in height and our cousin is 6 inches taller than me? We were sat in a table that was squished in against the front window on one side, the host stand on the other, the wall on the third side, and very close to the table behind us. It was a challenging environment that marred what would have been an exceptional evening. The food and service saved the day. The tasting menu is not something I normally do as I don't usually enjoy the items offered, but this one didn't seem to have much that I wouldn't do and was happier for it. Each dish was expertly crafted, visually appealing, and most importantly delicious. Like Dickens wrote years ago, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".
Be the first to ReplyFantastic evening
It was a very special evening from start to end. We did have a great table with view of Chef Matthew and staff...it was amazing to watch. We did the 5 course tasting menu (and we had a lot more than 5!) and did wine pairing. Everything was very good and the service was just outstanding. I would highly recommend the SPQR. Also, you'll see from other reviews we've spent a lot of time in Italy, and we can attest that the gnocchi (w/ black truffle) was as good as anything we've had in our Italian food adventures. A++ evening.
Be the first to ReplyThird Visit For Me - Excellent!
Third Visit For Me - Excellent! Since my wife’s corporate offices were moving from San Francisco to Chicago, we knew that our dining nights in San Francisco were numbered, so we had embarked on return visits to memorable restaurants from our monthly trips to that city by the bay. SPQR was high up on that list, so in October, we found ourselves at a little two-top (almost too small for us, and our wines), back at 1911 Fillmore Street. I had first dined at SPQR solo, on an evening, when my wife had a dinner meeting. That seems to happen a lot. I had been so impressed that I was back with her, in 2018, and now in October, 2019. The restaurant is small, with a nice bar on one side, near the rear, with tables occupying the entire front area, and is decorated in what I would typify as whimsical artwork, everywhere - take a good look at each piece. SPQR stands for “Senatus Populusque Romanus,” translating to “The People and Senate of Rome,” and the menu is Italian, though more than Rome is represented by Chef Matthew Accarrino’s wonderful food. The wine list is very heavy on Italian wines, but broadly represent the entire country, and very nicely. While I know my way around a wine list pretty well, I again let the Sommelier do the pairings, and they were great. I think that the only dish, which was a repeat, was the Octopus, as we both enjoyed it greatly before, and had recently returned from Portugal, where we had so many great Octopus dishes - again, this one did not disappoint, in any way, and the Italian twist was well-received. Our service was excellent, with great pacing. The venue, while small, and filled by mid-meal, was still rather quiet. The table spacing is a tad cramped, but then SPQR does not have a lot of floor space to begin with, and is very popular, so they have maximized the real estate they have, and we never felt cramped. Just another great meal, and so glad that we were able to include them in what will likely be our “swan song,” of revisiting the best, of our dining experiences in San Francisco.
Be the first to Reply