Firefly Restaurant

In town for work, and chose to meet here for dinner with a friend. It's nots a big place, but it's cozy. The service was great; waiter was attentive and knowledgeable, and answered questions we had about the menu. Cheesy buns were to die for. If I were traveling I would totally have gotten some to go for my husband. All the food was good, overall. The smore dessert was pretty tasty.

Came with a group of 5. You can feel that farm to table concept with the long tables, cozy decor plus great vibe for meeting with friends.The menu had good vegetarian options. There were a few meat/fish options as well but nothing gravitating me to that direction. The vegetarian options looked more appealing.Griddled daikon radish cakes with mushroom and scallion stir-fry... loved it! Loved the texture !Sweet potato-poblano kugel with black bean chili, crispy shrooms, chayote, pepita-cilantro salsa and cashew crema... it was good, flavorful... the mushrooms elevated it.I'm a carnivore but would definitely come back to try some of the other vegetarian options. Good service, excellent vegetarian options make this a pretty solid option when trying to accommodate food preferences.

Went here for dinner with some friends and overall had a good experience. The service was great and the restaurant is cozy and has a unique style, and I'd say the food also had a unique style to it.We started off with the Firefly seed loaf with yummy spread, which was honestly delicious, but I felt it was a bit overpriced.We then had the Coconut curried summer squash and crimson lentil soup with plum chutney. This was a pretty basic lentil soup, but would pass on it and try something else next time.We also had the Japanese sweet potato tostones with citrus gjnger glaze. This was by far my favorite thing I had here and can't recommend it enough. The potatos were cooked perfectly and the flavors were out of this world. Sooo good!For the main I had the Furikake crusted ocean trout with cool tahini-miso rice noodle salad, garlicky baby bok choy and chili crisp. This was really good and full of unique flavors. Would definitely recommend.Overall a nice option if you're looking for a new, unique place to dine.

Best gluten free restaurant ever!! It has been hard trying to find places that are actually gluten free. A lot of places don't take gluten allergies seriously, so it makes it difficult. Almost everything on the menu is gluten free! They take the proper precautions to avoid cross contamination!

I want to give this place a 5 but they fell short in one regard - we made a reservation well in advance and still had to wait 25 mins for our table. The kitchen was appropriately timed for apps but too slow for entrees. Our overall turn took about 2.5 hours. With that, food was excellent! I got the Moqueca Baiana, which was something new/unique I've never tried. Delicious, especially paired with salsa which our runner recommended. My party also got the fried chicken, the quinoa stuffed squash, and Furikake trout. All of it was delicious - everyone loved it! I also didn't mention all of this is gluten free. Our apps were sooo good. We got baked mac n cheese, the cheese buns, and sweet potato tostones. Baked Mac had a great crunch, cheese buns had such a good seasoning on the outside and were incredibly fluffy and tostones were fried with perfect texture. We also got dessert which I failed to take a photo of. Lots of good GF options!! Loved the key lime pie. Loved the brownie paired with Frosted Flakes and ice cream! Our server was really good, he was friendly, had good recommendations, and knowledgeable. The price here is what I would expect for quality and service. No issues there!Again, love the menu and service here. However the kitchen was just too slow. I would try it again because enjoyed the menu.

Great outdoor seating and service- heat lamps work well and you can control from your table! Food was plentiful and delicious. Started with the cheesy rolls, daikon cakes and chicken livers- so tasty! Mains were the special brisket dish and the Mac and cheese. Fantastic. Our doggo received his own blanket and handmade treats and enjoyed his welcome and attention. A lovely evening out! I can see bringing visitors here as well for a comfortable neighborhood meal.

Never disappointing, it's hard to get past the starters. Creative spreads on crusty or gooey bread. The fried chicken is not to be missed and the trout is light and flavorful. Meatloaf reminds me of mom 's.Such accommodating servers. Thoughtful, pleasant, available but not hovering. We adore this place for its fresh food, innovative take on old favorites and moderately priced wine list.

This place was great! The salad were really A+. We had one with kale and a miso dressing and another that had lots of blue cheese. I'm both cases the flavors and textures were spot on. The serving size was large-- enough to share or you could do solo as a main course For our mains we had a vegetarian bouliabase and I thought it was very clever that they made something so flavorful. Two in our party had meatloaf and it was good with ok polenta. Finally one had fried chicken with gluten free cornbread. The chicken was of and cornbread too dry However, even though there were some misses overall flavors and textures were thoughtful and good and now I know the best types of dishes to order here. If you are vegetarian or vegan or gluten free diner, this place is a must visit. But if you have no allergies it's still great! Bathroom: grade A! Single serve non gendered. Clean. Cute decor. Music. Feminine products gratis Service was very attentive. Thank you.

PARKING AND SERVICEwe made reservations-- this is necessary. Parking is street parking, there was plenty as it's in sort of a residential neighborhood, but was a bit tricky as we were in a minivan. Would recommend using a smaller car and bringing a fiend that can parallel park. The servers were very pleasant-- they left water refill jugs on the table and checked on us frequently. However, I didn't like that they kept leaning over my service dog. They should have approached the table at another angle rather than stepping over him. This caused an incident where a server dropped a sharp knife by accident and it almost speared my SD who was directly underneath them. It's also not accessible. I suppose a person with a wheelchair could dine in the initial room, but the main dining room is up a pair of short steps. The bathroom door opens inward meaning that there isn't much space to exit if you've got an assistive device. The bathroom was nice, with free period products and separate trashes for green and recycling. FOODThe food was good. A lot of it is Jewish soul food which is great. The kale salad and the blue cheese salads were both enjoyed by all. We found the cheese buns to be fine but not out of this world, but the carmelized onion jam they came with was fantastic. Being gluten free, I appreciated the opportunity to have the same choices as everybody else. I ordered the fried chicken and asked them to replace the mashed potatoes it came with as I can't have potatoes. They gave me sautéed spinach which was an excellent choice of substitution. The dish was adequate for me personally. The other people I dined with were in love with the food they ordered so I felt like my dish in particular was an outlier. The chicken was seasoned but I wish it came with a sauce of some kind. The spinach was good but very salty. The slaw it came with was really nice, I'd have it again for sure. I liked the honey they gave me for the cornbread-- very floral. The cornbread itself was dry and crumbly. It really could have done with some bits of fresh corn to moisten it up and add much needed corn flavor to the bread itself. I also got the ginger cinnamon mocktail for $14. It was interesting and certainly gingery and a great replacement for an alcoholic drink-- same sort of flavor profile and vibe as a dry white wine. I couldn't taste the cinnamon. They brought a small dish of ice cream to celebrate our birthday, which was very kind of them. WORTH IT? SAFE FOR GF/CELIAC?I'd go back if somebody else was paying. Great place to take somebody gluten free-- not a celiac safe kitchen as some of their wares are not gf. I had a mild reaction, not bad but definitely some cross contamination.

Love Firefly and go there whenever in SF. Cozy neighborhood restaurant nestled into Noe Valley with excellent menu and chef! Had the Sea Trout which was cooked to perfection! Wonderful atmosphere and service all 3 times I visited! I'll be back!