Compact restaurant with hard-to-get tables serving short menu of market-driven Californian cuisine. Based on 615 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ No delivery
Address:
3870 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: (415) 621-3870
Website: http://www.frances-sf.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 5:15–9:15 PM |
| Saturday | 5:15–9:15 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5:15–9:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 5:15–9:15 PM |
| Thursday | 5:15–9:15 PM |
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Reviews
Sayak Das
Frances in San Francisco deserves an enthusiastic 5-star review for its consistently exceptional dining experience. From the moment you step inside, the cozy and intimate ambiance sets the stage for an unforgettable meal. The attention to detail in the décor and the warm lighting creates a welcoming atmosphere.
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Metinee Ding
Came here with some friends for a group dinner, and while the food was tasty, it definitely underwhelmed. There were several pairings that were just strange (petra sole and pasta, mole-ish and squash) and just didn’t quite work. The chicken was also very underseasoned, with only the caramelized onions and chantarelle mushrooms attempting to give it a flavor boost. We also paid $6 for 5 pieces of sourdough bread. Much like its sister restaurant Octavia, Frances kind of fell flat for us unfortunately!
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Philippe Hakimi
A well curated dining experience with a fantastic, eclectic staff and beautiful dishes. The prix fixe is well balanced, with a great mix of fish, meats, but also pastas and vegetables. A must try!
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Jory Sandusky
Just moved back to SF after 3 years away and this place remains one of my favorites in town. Warm, knowledgeable and passionate service, amazing food with seasonal ingredients all in an intimate and beautiful space. So lovely!
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Henry Shao
Been here like a dozen times. Food is always solid here. The food selection is sometimes small. It is usually difficult to get a reservation here but they recently added outdoor seating that I think now or is easy to get a table here. They changed the menu to a family style prix fix menu, which is interesting. The food was solid. It is very odd that I had to keep asking for serving spoons and sharing plates and it was hard to get them and I had to wait for them a number of times during one meal.
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Craig Angell
Frances is a very fine restaurant. The dishes were very good to excellent, but it felt like everything was overly flavored -too many flavors with no simple foods to balance out the experience. Service was very good. The noise level was way too high to have a five star experience
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Rebecca Avery
This was our one special meal while in SF on a trip – it was great! We got the chefs tasting menu and each of the 7 dishes were excellent. We could tell there was something extra about the dishes, a careful balance of flavors that’s nearly impossible to replicate at home.
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Esther Yeoh
Frances definitely know how to wow with the best starters and dessert.
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Jean Ng
table is hard to get so make your reservation ahead ! i got to say the baked clams were so good i can order few more for myself and the beignets with maple chive creme fraiche, oh la la. the appetizers are slightly bigger than tapas portion and is good for sharing. the mains were okay-ish especially the snapper i ordered and both mains took more than awhile to arrived and we were both so tired from jetlag we didnt order any desserts to end the night. oh bread was not offered or should we request ?
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shital dalsania
The restaurant is very small and quaint!! Perfect for a romantic night.. they are extremely accommodating in terms of us moving our reservation around and willing to make the necessary changes if we didn’t like any..
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