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Alta CA
(Now Closed)New American Restaurant$$$$
Civic Center, San Francisco
The experts at Eater and SFist recommend this place
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Mike WinstonMay 8, 2017A great date night spot for before Civic Center entertainment. Cocktails are excellent as are the elevated bar food classics like Deviled Eggs & Cheeseburger. Don't miss the Sundae! WinstonWanders.com
Deviled eggs & burger are the way to go - and save room for the soft serve ice cream. Grab a high top table by the wall and enjoy the old school jams! (Pro tip: the owners are all kinda amazing.)
DensJanuary 15, 2014Packed w/ all the cool-kid tech folks (they're all investors!) and everything I tried on the menu is awesome. Standouts: the 1780 Old Fashioned, deviled eggs, pork trotter (!!), rocky road sundae
Kela DriggsNovember 3, 2016Happy Hour Mon-Fri, 2:30-6pm $6 wine; $6 mojitos & sake cocktails A great restaurant with awesome drinks and a very cool bar setup. Hit the happy hour and stay for dinner
I highly recommend: Persimmon ricotta toast and the deviled eggs. Everything is delicious, including the drinks! Great place for solo afternoon coffee (or soft serve ice cream) with a book.
jonathan gettingerMay 28, 2014The Hen-of-the-Woods Mushroom dish is a risotto-ish dish, with a rustic, cracked wheat porridge as its base and meaty, smoky hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, touched by fire and rich olive oil.
TeresaNovember 29, 2014Pretty much can't go wrong here. Nice date place. Good food and good cocktails. Order the interesting things on the menu. It will be good.
EaterJanuary 6, 2014Daniel Patterson's latest boasts Eastern European-tinged comfort food from chef Yoni Levy, a bespoke cocktail program, and ice cream for dessert (or to go).
Iris NgNovember 2, 2015Vast drink menu and awesome soft serve sundaes! Cherries jubilee in waffle cone is delicious, comes in a 'magic' chocolate shell.
Megan AllisonApril 24, 2017Service has been slow and forgetty every time, but that's fine because you can sit for hours and catch up with a friend over seasonal apps, A+ cocktails & wine and a solid burger.
The Alta Late Night Special is where it's at. Ridiculously delicious burger with bacon, crispy potatoes, a Miller High Life and a generous shot of Four Roses. $23. Never disappoints.
PILAR PRENDESDecember 18, 2015Wow! Great salad with goat cheese and pear! The roasted chicken is a very must!!! And the ice cream cake!!! Have to try it! Great find in sfco!- Iris NgNovember 2, 2015Cracked wheat porridge is $20 but it is large so best to share. Multi-textural and vegan option available, which is what I got!
Tanner ChristensenNovember 22, 2015Amazing cocktails, cauliflower, squid and sausage salad, deviled eggs, can't go wrong at Alta.
Come back for late night food and drink. Serving until 2am every day. Great industry scene at night.
c0uPFebruary 28, 2014Echoing all the tips around great music; they played Radiohead all night! Solid cocktails, though the one with dill and smoked egg white is... interesting.
Hands down my favorite three items while enjoying dinner with my Mother: 1) Smoked Trout, 2) Hen of the Wood Mushroom, 3) Pork Trotter
Vincent TangSeptember 4, 2015Open for late night dinner, which is a huge plus. Delicious pork trotters and burger, friendly folks, + EXCELLENT cocktails.
Stephanie BaerAugust 16, 2014Beef tendon puffs are amazing! If popcorn and a pack of not too powerful pop rocks mated in salt, this is the lovely outcome! Must have!!!
Michelle Hardy SchenkJanuary 9, 2014Brent, who was mixing amazing drinks, is the shit! Order the Roger Rabbit. This drink will dance in your mouth.
Elizabeth BursteinMarch 31, 2017Loved Brown butter char, bacon cocktail, and bitters drink. Deviled egg appetizer also so good
Mario EstradaDecember 6, 2013Enjoy the playlist, it's fantastic jams from high school/college and not too loud. Request Stefan as your server and get the mushroom dish.
Rob D.July 6, 2016House made cola, salmon salad and deviled eggs. Savory. If you're hungry order an extra dish as servings are small.
Timothy HongJune 9, 2017Way too pricey for what you get. Portions are legit tiny. Entrees should be called small plates, with the exception of the burger, which was legit delicious. The tagliatelle was also very good.
DamanFebruary 24, 2015Get the rocky road soft serve. Who would have thought soft serve could be classy.
Craig VillamorJune 15, 2015Good selection of whiskey. They know how to make a proper old fashioned. Beef stroganoff is on fleek.
MatthewAugust 20, 2014The deviled eggs are the best appetizer. They also serve an old fashioned almost the 'right way', but include a cherry so beware. Everything is decent but its all very salty. 20% less salt everywhere.
Must try the deviled eggs! They change the style up periodically and they're always amazing
Menu tries too hard but late night burger is one of best in city. Good cocktails.
James Victor AsheDecember 9, 2016Pumpkin pierogis are great, and the beef cheek may sound weird but it's very good and tender!
Yaron SDecember 15, 2014Food flavors are very saturated, good or bad depending on your pallet. Puffs are great but you'll definitely want to share them.
Roxanne SaeiAugust 11, 2014The bartenders use a spray bottle to highlight certain notes + taste in your cocktail. It's the coolest.
Mick DMarch 16, 2014Best late night spot. Everything was great. Burger is a winner as was smoked pig trotter.
Jonathan EatherlyDecember 31, 2014Get the fashions of 1786 and a order of the deviled eggs. Put on repeat and enjoy.
The staff here is so friendly. Make sure to end your meal with a soft serve!
Outrageously good cocktails and definitely get the ricotta toast. A great chance to pay with Cover
Greg SchechterAugust 16, 2014Beef tendon puffs are delicious. They melt in your mouth. Pay with cover it's awesome.
Toffee ice cream is super tasty. Great bar menu. Unpretentious wine list
Zac WitteDecember 19, 2015The food is delicious. Get the deviled eggs. The atmosphere is just OK and the musical selection started out terribly but got a little better. Justin Bieber is not appropriate.
Brian GrahamJune 1, 2014Everything is really good; the burger rivals the one at Marlowe; save room fir the sundae!
Gabriel FouasnonMarch 8, 2014Pork trotter! The warm dish practically melts in your mouth like the accompanying runny soft-cooked egg.- Josh MateoApril 11, 2015Surprisingly good schnitzel. Looked like deconstructed ramen which makes so sense
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- Mon–Fri
- 11:30 AM–2:00 AM
- Sat–Sun
- 5:00 PM–2:00 AM
(415) 590-2585
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Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
No
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Street
Restroom
Yes
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Dessert, Happy Hour
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Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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Ro Borja - 8.5
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Rebecca Elliott - 9.3
"Unbelievably great acoustics. Defs try to get centre seats!"
Nikhil Chandran - 8.3
"Low-key and casual spot with a wide selection that changes. Fave part - half pours!"
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