Cesario's
Cesario's
a plate of seafood and rice
Calamari Fritti
Cesario's dining room with beautiful leather booth
Entry and seating area.
Wine collection.
Bar area
Complimentary bread
Dining room
Indoor seating.
Chicken Parmesan
Lovely intimate atmosphere
the interior of a restaurant
$20 lunch special looks very good--lobster ravioli
a bowl of soup on a plate
drink
a plate of clams and bread
Calamari Fritti
Linguine vongole. Yes, there's linguine under all that.
Penne pasta in Beef and veal bolognese sauce
Herbed Garlic and Parmesan Bread
Lamb Shank
MMmmm limoncello cake!
food, shellfish, oysters, oysters and mussels, mussels
Stephanie G.
Feb 14, 2025
My friends and I were looking for a late dinner and saw this place had availability. As soon as we walked in, we were met with old school traditional Italian restaurant. It's a quaint place! We started with the crab cakes, garlic bread, calamari and lobster bisque (what can I say, we were hungry!) the crab cake was more cake than crab, though they had great flavor and crispy texture. The calamari was just ok, they were a little bland, though the sauces and grilled artichokes that accompanied them were tasty. The lobster bisque was jam packed with lobster flavor, but that's all you tasted. There wasn't any other flavor, especially no salt. Not to mention there wasn't a single piece of lobster in the soup! That was a miss. The best app was the garlic bread! One thing I can say, this place isn't shy with the portion sizes. For dinner I ordered the risotto, which was tasty! Nearly every bite had a piece of seafood, which I loved! I feel this place is worth a try! Food rating Calamari 5/10Garlic bread 9/10Lobster bisque 2/10Crab cake 6/10Risotto 8/10Customer service 7/10Ambiance 8/10
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Bob K.
Dec 1, 2024
Blondie, The Wife and I decided to see Union Square Macy's all decked out for Christmas, maybe for the last time? I picked Cesarios, which is a block away, because Italian is one of the few things we can agree on. I got a 4:30 reservation for three on a Saturday night, no problem. We didn't realize how small and cozy the place is. From the outside, you just feel like going in, since it has that beckoning comfort look on a chilly night. The host, an elderly gentleman, seat d has right away, and took my wine order right away. He set the tone - polite dignity. I ordered the house red Italian, which was slightly sweet, so I handed it over to Blondie to try. They liked it, so I ordered the basic chianti to replace it, which was lovely. Both were $13 for a good pour. The bread was tender, and served with butter, which I prefer to oil. The bruschetta was piled to the ceiling with tomato. The app special was a mushroom soup, with The Wife and I shared. It was outstanding, and piping hot. For dinner I had linguine vongole, which had at least 25 clams. The wife had eggplant lasagna with a side of spaghetti. Blondie had a creamy penne dish. A tureen of Parmesan was delivered with the meals. The clams was cooked perfectly, far better than the last place I had this dish last weekend. Everyone was over the moon about their food.Desserts sounded excellent, so I had cannoli, Blandie had cheesecake, and The Wife limoncello cake. I also had coffee and port, while TW had decaf cafe au lait. We finished soooo happy with our choice of restaurant.One small note - there was a flickering overhead light, which should be replaced. Other than that, it was exactly the cozy delicious spot it appeared to be from the outside. And quite reasonable too.
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Konrad J.
Oct 2, 2024
What a delicious find! I had the Conchiglie with Smoked Salmon for $26, which has salmon, seashell pasta, tomatoes, dill, and light cream. The salmon was tender and the sauce was light and flavorful. The pasta was served al dente, which worked well for the dish. Overall, it was delicious. The Cape Cod I had was heavy on the vodka, which is my preference anyway. A good deal for the $10 drink. The space is small, which gives a nice cozy feeling because of the Italian decor, including interesting shaped and extra large wine bottles. It's a good sign a restaurant is a keeper when you already want more and it's the same evening!
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Audrey L.
May 13, 2024
Good, Italian restaurant with great service.We ordered the calamari, carbonara, and bolognese.The carbonara was our favorite. Both pastas weren't heavily seasoned/salted. We had to add salt and pepper to our portions (which is better than our dishes being made too salty.)The ambiance is mellow, warm, and inviting. The service is prompt and friendly.Great place in Union Square to satisfy your Italian food cravings.
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Milou I.
Dec 29, 2024
If you're in San Francisco, you have to try this place. We came here because it was next to our hotel but we were amazed. The restaurant looks like it's family owned. Super cute and cozy. The owner is amazing. Great service. Our table was ready in perfect timing. We arrived early so the owner told us to go next-door to the lobby of the hotel and wait. To our surprise that Hotel had a little museum. He came personally exactly at 7:45 to get us because our table was ready. Food was amazing!! Omg. Loved it!! Will be coming back! Get the carbonara !! Musttt
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Jake A.
Dec 20, 2024
The salmon piccata, risotto, and sautéed spinach was truly amazing! Everything was cooked perfectly and had so much flavor.
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Neil M.
Nov 17, 2024
We ate here before seeing a show at the Curran Theater just a few blocks away. The restaurant was outstanding. I loved the ambiance - you feel like you are in Europe. The food and service was absolutely top notch, starting with delicious warm bread. We split a Caeser salad and then both had fantastic entrees. We then split the cheesecake - which also was fantastic! When we return to San Francisco in the future, we will book a dinner again. 5 stars!
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Margie L.
Dec 10, 2024
Cesarios has great service and is an intimate small restaurant. The prices are good and the food tastes great and I love their calamari - it comes with some artichokes as well. The Conchiglie pasta tastes great, but could be a tad rich so I couldn't finish it. Highly recommend!
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Janet T.
Jan 17, 2025
We showed up with no reservation on December 26 with a party of six, which included two children. We were immediately seated and well taken care of by staff. ALL of our meals were excellent. I had a pasta dish with Gorgonzola which was great. I cleaned my plate, which is rare. Highly recommend Cesario's.
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Fritzie A.
Mar 2, 2025
Excellent food and service. I had the chicken Parmesan and my boyfriend had the special. Both were delicious.
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