Spruce

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   Colleen

   San Francisco

   13 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   This is what an excellent dining experience is about. From the greeter at the front, full of warm welcomes on a rainy evening to the general manager re-seating us due to a wobbly table we had the most amazing evening. Service is excellent, Christian and the house managers were attentive polite and professional. The sommelier as well chose our white and red wines and nailed it! The food goes without saying, we had pear salad, crudeo and pasta. The special white truffle pasta as a share was amazing. Duck, scallops, lobster pasta as mains. Benigets for dessert with a vanilla and dark chocolate sauce. Cocktails also supreme, old fashioned, martini's and a Paper Plate! We really had such a wonderful time and it reminded me of the wonder of our city and the talented restaurant chefs, and servers in the Presidio.
   

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   Andrew

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Amazing service, ambiance, kid friendly, not too stuffy, and great bar drinks.
   

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   William

   Los Angeles

   50 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   50 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Wines are heavily overpriced. The appetizer salads we had (quince salad and the pear/endive salad) we were mixed on. pear salad came with red radiccio, not endive. Quince salad was not very tasteful. Otherwise the entrees.....lamb and the scallops were outstanding. Ldt's not even talk about the chocolate tartelette and the beignets which were both a fabulous way to end the evening. Best part of the evening was our server, Erik, who was professional while being so friendly and a wonderful conversationalist....so enjoyable and relaxing for us not to have a stuffy server who takes no interest in the client .
   

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   Jackie

   San Francisco

   20 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Timeless elegance and exceptional service. An iconic restaurant in San Francisco that makes any occasion feel special. Great menu and cocktails.
   

   SpruceResponded 6 days ago

   Jackie, Thank you so much for the kind words! We are always happy to host for any occasion - big or small! Thank you again for dining with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! Spruce
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York City

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Make sure you know whether you are sitting in their outside room. This was not communicated in the reservation. This was super cold and not something we will do again - paying a chunk for dinner to be cold the entire time ain’t cool. Super lame bummer.
   

   SpruceResponded 6 days ago

   Hello, Please look out for a follow-up reply from us. Thank you, Spruce
   

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   vishal

   San Francisco

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Amazing experience. The food was excellent. Part of our party was 45 late due to traffic and they accommodated us gracefully.
   

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   SpruceResponded 6 days ago

   Vishal, Thank you so much for choosing to dine with us here at Spruce this past weekend! We are so glad that you enjoyed everything and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! Spruce
   

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   Jackie

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   We went with a group of 6 for a girls dinner and had an absolutely wonderful time. It was a great atmosphere and the service was excellent. It’s pricey, but you get your monies worth.
   

   SpruceResponded 6 days ago

   Jackie, Thank you for joining us for a fun Saturday night dinner with friends and for taking the time to leave such a nice review! We are so glad that you enjoyed everything so much and we would love to welcome you back to Spruce in the near future! Spruce
   

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   Mary

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on 14 November 2024

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

   Gracious handsome thoughtful tasty. The gougeres were ta die for. You
   

   SpruceResponded on 16 November 2024

   Mary, Thank you so much for dining with us and taking the time to leave such a nice review! We are so glad that you enjoyed everything so much and we look forward to welcoming you back to Spruce soon! Spruce
   

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   Janet

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 14 November 2024

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

   Spruce is a SF institution with a great reputation, but the pris fixe $125 (?) menu was uninspired. The corn puree that accompanied the Hokkaido scallops overwhelmed with its sweet flavor. Radicchio salad's oily dressing lacked a distinctive flavor and the radicchio dominated the delicate roasted quince (really couldn't tell what we were eating -- came across as mild pear?). Duck breast and clam chowder were more successful. Cocktails were nice and <$20; wine was wonderful but circa $125 (Sonoma County pinot noir and 1/2 the price of the other option the sommelier brought us!). Ambience was much noisier than expected -- asked to move table away from the center of the room. Service was inconsistent and inattentive; not sure if the lead server ever asked us how things were going. First course arrived before we even finished our amuse bouches -- cocktails felt very rushed. And no inquiry about wine order -- we had to reach out and then wait for assistance. Lots of SF restaurants do better for a similar price.
   

   SpruceResponded on 16 November 2024

   Hello Janet, Look out for a follow-up reply from us! Spruce
   

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    EvaM

    San Francisco

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on 12 November 2024

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

    Birthday dinner. We were coddled the whole night. Everyone from our waiter to the sommelier and servers was superb! 2 courses were only ok… tagliatelle with white truffles was on the cold side, diminishing the overall flavor. Pear salad with blue cheese and frisée was average. Cauliflower risotto was fabulous! Lamb was very good! Wagyu beef very tasty. All sauce reductions were excellent.
    

    SpruceResponded on 16 November 2024

    EvaM, Thank you for joining us for your birthday celebration dinner and taking the time to rate your experience! We are so glad that you enjoyed the experience so much! We look forward to welcoming you back for future celebrations! Spruce
    

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