Left Bank Santana Row

Left Bank Santana Row reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Michelle

   San Francisco1 review

   1.0

   Dined today

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Ordered raviolis - No taste whatsoever. The food quality over the years has changed from excellent to very poor!
   

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   nicola

   San Francisco39 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food quality was fantastic last night and I prefer the slimmed down menu although I did always enjoy the Trout Almondine which is no longer served. The waitress was lovely and congratulated us on our anniversary and also helped me to use the new Vie de Vine app to redeem my coupon. There was a great jazz trio playing in the bar and they were very good, so we had a fabulous night out and will be back again soon
   

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   Blake

   San Francisco1 review

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   LBB has long been a 'go to' for us but not anymore. They've changed the menu and in doing so veered further away from French food, but more importantly, they must have different suppliers b/c the quality was not good - which when you add to higher prices made for a unsatisfactory experience. They also had live music in the bar which was so loud we couldn't carry on a conversation. My salmon was poorly cooked, everything was too salty and the wait staff kept coming to take plates when were still obviously eating.
   

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   mariec VIP

   San Francisco21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   It’s been a couple months since we came back. Last time food was so so, I can say kind of went downhill. Service though has always been pretty good. But yesterday was soooooo much better. Food was good. Service was also very good. It was Roberto. I watched him. He really looked around and paid attention to all his tables outside. Overall I saw an improvement. I also met one of the managers Alex. I spoke with him. He was in the kitchen. My guess was checking on all. I have been coming here since forever and since the beginning of Santana Row. I will definitely come back. It’s just a fun place to be. I had my 3 furry kids in their stroller. So we love sitting outside. Feel like Paris for sure. Keep it up Left Bank. You will get back all your regular customers to come back for sure.
   

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   Michael VIP

   San Francisco47 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall, the food and service are very good. The kitchen just needs to pace things better so you don’t feel like you’re being rushed — which is weird for a French bistro.
   

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   Dame Sheila VIP

   San Francisco17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 5 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food but the bartender didn’t quite know how to make a champagne cocktail. Instead of putting 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters the sugar cube was soaked which made the drink not very pleasant! 😣
   

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   Jennifer VIP

   San Francisco6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We would highly recommend the French Dip and the French Onion Soup!!! We sat in the last booth and had a great time.
   

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   Jen VIP

   San Francisco20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We came in for a post memorial service family brunch. We were promptly seated at our reservation time. Our server was friendly and responsive. We lingered for a while and never felt rushed. We appreciated being able to visit with each other and enjoy the atmosphere. Thank you
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Central Coast1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Hostess was very rude, had a reservation for 8 pm standard seating. She had an attitude when offering to seat us outside. Kindly said no, she then sat us down in the bar. Table was not set, so she grabbed place settings from another table and slammed the glass cups down on our table. Me and my sister felt very uncomfortable at dinner all night, but didn’t want to complain and make a fuss.
   

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    RondaH

    San Francisco8 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Loved the special anniversary treatment! The food and the service was good. It’s noisy in the restaurant though.
    

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