Prospect

We celebrated our 3-anniversary at Prospect and it was a special occasion and experience. Seated exactly at our 7p reservation time; in a nice location; able to sit next to each other, rather than across from each other; and they even had a thoughtful anniversary card waiting for us at our table. Very nice touch! Prospect is a well designed dining room, has a trendy decor, plus polite and useful staff. Tito's Lemon-drop for her, Tito's dry martini with olives for him (plus a Pilsner draft to save the server some steps in the future). Drinks arrived in a timely manner--although Tito's with a twist instead of olives arrived. Not a problem (Hi-Dive 45 minutes earlier satisfied the olive desire). She had the pork chop. He had the steak. We both shared. The presentation of both entrees was exquisite. Both cooked to perfection. I've long complained it's hard to get a nice steak in SF that isn't at HOPR or Harris (Bobo's still open? I know Izzy's is coming back soon). Stop your search, Prospect has a wonder beef filet mignon (at an appropriate price). I believe they do Prime Rib on Friday's. Our sides were broccoli & the French fries. The broccolini was a delight with a perfect amount of cheese and a nice sized portion for two people. This brings me to the fries--I made the mistake of reading previous reviews of Prospect. Undoubtedly a very popular item, which are steak fries served with mayo. One reviewer went as far to proclaim the fries "the best ever." Another wrote "best part of the meal." So how could we resist ordering the fries? Silly us--one simple fact we overlooked: most people are stupid (see '16/'24 Presidential General Election results). Duck breast? Steak? Risotto? Pork chop options and the fries were your favorite of the night? Save the fries for the bar--they were fine but nothing Ori-Ida can't achieve in your oven at home. No biggie, but if looking for complex carbs, I would get the fancy bread roll and compound butter. It looked great! One scoop of salted Carmel ice cream with a pair of soft chocolate cookies was the coda. Vanilla ice cream next time. I'd be off-brand if I didn't complain the SF Healthcare surcharge. $12 added to my bill. Wish I didn't noticed before I tipped 22%. Such as life. Great experience! Mayor Lurie repeal that tax!!!

Ambiance- 5/5Comfortable & spacious. Good looking bar area.. Service- 5/5Professional & attentive without being intrusive. Wine-5/5Hats off to Will, the Sommelier, for a good and wide selection, particularly by the glass. Food- 3.5/5A bit disappointing. Started with a barely there Burrata app, but a tasty salad. If spending close to $18 for this appetizer, one would hope to have more than 1.25-1.5 bites of the Burrata when shared. The duck was subtle, perhaps close to lacking flavor. It seemed a bit tough even though it was cooked properly temperature wise... maybe it was related to how the breast was cut or maybe we just got a duck that worked out too much in the open field ? The grilled octopus was delicious- a clear winner of the evening. In fact, dipping some of the duck into the octopus sauce made the duck fantastic! The Hokkaido milk bread was soft and airy- reminiscent of the Hawaiian sweet bread. Glad we ordered this last, more due to curiosity- otherwise we would have been filled up with bread before the dinner.

Disappointed with wait staff, it does not get much worse when dining at a restaurant of this caliberFood 5 of 5Drinks 5 of 5 Wait staff 2.5 out of 5We had 2 birthdays and reservation was at 7, when we were sat with our friend who was sat first I had told hostess and person who sat us that we were 3 not 4.We sat without water 15 min until I flagged down a bus person then sat again for another 10 until flagged down a woman who seemed surprised nobody had come by and said of I did not know you were 3 instead of 4 even though she had been there when we were seated ???? The waiter my friend had met when she sat down did not see for over 30 min from the time we sat down. The woman I flagged down was excellent took our orders for apps and drinks and told us about menu when we had questions. Apps come drinks come and nobody asks us about more drinks and we again have to flag a different person down???? We end up ordering mains from yet another waiter we asked for help from. Now and then our head waiter if you can call him that would come by. We spent our main course without much to drink as it took forever to get two glasses of wine and sparking out, we had ordered them as our mains came out. We were 75% done with meals when drinks appeared. Table cleared and we sat and sat until I said please may we order desert. This place has awesome food awesome drinks and a good as place but we were sat next to kitchen so we got first hand at the bustling of other waiters but we were the forgotten table of the evening.My husband was so annoyed and commented this would not have happened had we went where he wanted to go. The Progress understand service of a higher caliber. This place seems to cater and respond only to the business district and we will not be back.We will stick with places who have better service as no matter how good the food you should not have to constantly flag people down for food and beverage We spent nearly $700 3 people below average service Shame to give them a 3 because food do good but what the heck with service :-(Ordered:3 cocktails 6 glasses wine2 sparkling CrudoBread Octopus RisottoCrab Mains: sole, pork chop and fried chickenCake for desertGood outstanding but having to beg for service not ideal for our birthdays or in general

We had reservations here on a weekday for dinner and the place is amazing! We came here after work and were allowed to leave our backpacks at the front.Walking into the restaurant, it felt super upscale which I didn't expect and was so happy. We ordered some appetizers which were the burchata and scallops.burchata - I think you can never go wrong with it and I loved the veggies that came with it. Overall, it was yummy!Filet - This is so yummy! I had mines cooked medium well and it came out perfectly.This place is yummy and perfect for an upscale feel; however, I don't find it amazing.

Great place for happy hour! Had their mezcal margarita and it was so good. The service was super friendly and efficient! Great neighborhood bar feel. Def coming back!

The fries are amazing and my favorite dish of the night! I visited Prospect with a group of 7 and we enjoyed it. The ambiance was great. Service was good overall, with some slight misses. I think our server was new. I had the risotto with seared scallops and fries. They were both done very well, but the fries were the star of the show for me. My friends tried the sole, pork chop, and duck. They all loved their dishes! I would definitely return to Prospect and highly recommend.

Prospect is located in San Francisco & opened in 2010 from James Beard award-winning Chef Nancy Oakes, Chef Pam Mazzola and Kathy King of Boulevard Restaurant a few blocks away.I had a business dinner with a colleague from India who spends more than 250 days traveling between India, NYC, Dubai and San Francisco. He has a very sophisticated palate given his world travels.We met for a mid week dinner meeting at Prospect during early December where the restaurant was packed with locals and visiting guest during the festive holiday season. The restaurant was deck the halls with bright lights inside and out; a Christmas tree and other holiday decorations. Very warm setting to bring in the holidays. Perfect.We order a nice glass of red wine and whiskey. I asked our server Travis for an entree recommendation and he said his favorite was the scallops risotto, roasted carrot puree, French round carrots, parmesan cheese pinenut relish, mirepoix butter. They were a beautiful presentation and very well prepared, delicious and amble portions. My guest partner order a filet mignon, tamari braised cippolini's, chive & parmesan potato cake, roasted romanesco horseradish cream, au poivre sauce and he really enjoyed it but needed a "go box" due to the portions.For desserts we asked Travis again for his recommendation given his entrée were perfect! He suggested the Pumpkin cheesecake and his favorite the Affogato ice cream sandwichespresso ice cream, dark chocolate cocoa nib cookies, fudge sauce. Magnificent! Bravo!It's been over 5 years since my wife had been to Prospect----same on us! We shall return soon to enjoy it's majestic cusine again the the near future!

Went here for a work team dinner and we had a great time. The vibe inside is very elegant, and feels upscale. Service was wonderful; the staff we interacted with were very knowledgeable about the menu and great about giving us specific recommendations. They also have complimentary coat and bag check, which is perfect if you're coming from the office. The food was pricey but impressed me a lot! I enjoyed pretty much everything we ordered. My favorites were the hokkaido milk bread with the whipped plum berry butter (so soft and flavorful!), the northern halibut (a small portion but surprisingly super filling), the grilled pork chop (very tender), as well as the braised duck & pork meatballs. Would definitely recommend this spot for a nicer celebratory dinner or date!

This is one of my favorite restaurants in SF. The ambiance is unmatched. The food is incredible. They are famous for their duck -- GET IT! I promise you will not regret it. The desserts are delicious as well.

Tried this place for the first time and I have some mixed feelings.The management and staff are awesome. Even the patrons here are great, but the food on the other hand seems to need a little help.Whenever I see "Fried Chicken" on the menu I'll come a running. Especially when the menu on the website says "Fried Chicken Friday".The "Fried Chicken" came out quick, but not very warm as well the sides. My expectations was what I saw on the previous pictures, but I think the hot sauce and honey should have been on the side as there was no crunch and the breast was boneless another disappointment. The guests sitting next to me who are regulars said that the way it was made before was much better after noticing the disappointment in my face. lol I didn't know I made that obvious.I will try Prospect again, but I will try the burger and the steak as the regulars advised me.