Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Cole Valley

The food quality at Octavia is very high. The chefs really know what they’re doing. We had a pre-fixe menu for Christmas Eve dinner and they accommodated dietary restrictions with advanced notice. They actually called a few days in advance of the reservation to confirm the dietary restrictions which was really nice. We had 9 courses I think and they were all delicious. My favorites were the soup and the pasta dishes. The service was also very good, the servers were very attending and accommodating. There was one dish I didn’t eat much of because it had radicchio in it which I don’t like, and our server offered to have the kitchen make me a replacement dish with a different lettuce instead. The only negative of Octavia is that it feels very cramped. The space is small and they squeeze in a lot of tables so you’re sitting basically on top of other diners and it’s a little awkward. Everything else was great though. I would definitely recommend Octavia as a good place for special occasions or bringing out of town visitors.

Had a lovely mid day meal for the holiday. Everything about it exceeded expectations.

Second time being here but I brought more of my family this time and it was incredible. I would get everything again, service was amazing too. Would recommend to anyone!

Always have wonderful experience at Rotunda, food is excellent, great customer service, comfortable and positive energy, very clean and beautiful inside, love white tablecloth .

Exceptional good, great service, didn’t feel rushed at all. Server made some excellent g suggestions for both food and drink. It’s a lovely place and we will be back.