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Categories: Seafood, Live/Raw Food
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPAHappy Hour is from 5pm to 6:30pm Mon - Fri
Serving $1 Oysters, $5 Chowder, Fish Taco's,
and Beer and Wine Specials.
Mon-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Bar Crudo was a perfect double date place because we got so many plates to share.
We started with a dozen oysters, fresh, cold, a little briney, with a perfect mignonette, followed by:
- toast with avocado and uni. I don't like uni normally, but on top of another buttery ingredient with citrusy salad garnish, I wished there were more than 2
- scallops with coconut curry. The only complaint is the plate only had 3 scallops for 4 people. The curry was so delicious that we asked for bread to sop it up.
- prawns in shell (not crazy about this)
- chowder. My FAVORITE! Creamy, seafoody goodness with thyme lightly fragrant in the background. Wish there was more shellfish in there, but had good chunks of firm fish and shrimp
- Butterfish sashimi. I've never had butterfish in the raw before. It was delicious. I really like the firm texture, similar to ono.
We're looking forward to going back soon.
Started with a dozen $1 happy hour oysters. Didn't know this was available when we made the early reservation so nice surprise.
Followed with the 8pc crudo sampler. The most memorable was the salmon topped w/a tiny bit of cream, green tobiko, and a micro sliver of dill. Each piece was two yummy bites. Next up was the lobster and beet salad. The beets were delish! Nice large chunks lightly dressed and dotted with pieces of lobster, pistachio nuts, and burrata cheese. We then ordered our two hot dishes, the "devil" prawns and the seared scallops in a curry sauce. They paired well together with the prawns having a pepper laden spicy sauce, and the curry smooth and creamy as a contrast. Four large head-on prawns were really fresh tasting, and the perfect fodder for the addicting fiery sauce. The scallops were good too, especially the curry which we sopped up with the bread.
The only "dessert" they offered was a cheese plate or chocolate truffles. Not having a real dessert to finish seemed to be the only thing lacking. Service and pacing were fine.
New location = very disappointing.
I used to go to the old Bush st location once a week for excessive plateaus of oysties and prosecco. Never let me down and I always felt I got a steal of a deal with the quality and freshness of their shellfish.
I was really excited to try out the new spot but parking's a biatch in NOPA so that's what took me so long. Last Friday a few girlfriends and I rushed over for the $1 oyster happy hour intending to stay through to dinner. We started off with 2 dozen oysters. Not only were they butchered (stomachs missing, some pieces cut into two), but there were MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SHELL in every oyster.
Ok, I know it's $1 oysters so you can't be too picky, but GOOD LORD even a blind man could shuck better than this!!!!!
So, we did what any oyster lover would do... we ordered 2 more dozen and informed our server there were shells in the last batch (i.e. put a real shucker on the line, lady!).
Round 2: EVEN MORE SHELLS, CUT UP OYSTERS, OYSTERS SO SMALL THEY WERE HARDLY VISIBLE IN THE SUPER DIM LIGHTING!
Desperate to get the bad taste of shell out of our mouths, we ordered more wine and a couple more dishes. They were fine, so no complaints there.... we did however get the wrong bill sent to our table in the end and no apologies about the shells. Oh and we were rushed out of our table because there were so many people waiting to sit.
In summary: Avoid the $1 happy hour. It's just not worth it. Further, I think it stinks that they are trying to get away with serving such terrible oysters. It really brings down the rep of the restaurant and it doesn't help that the new servers are terribly rude!
Pros:
1. The butterfish is delicious
Cons:
1. The portions are too small
2. The service was poor
3. Its pricey for the amount of food you are receiving
Do not go to this restaurant if you are hungry. Go if you have already eaten a meal and would like to treat your anorexic friend to some appetizers (deemed entrees).
I have been to their new location twice. Both times, my meal was fantastic. If you like seafood, you need to eat here. Their dishes are creative, unexpected, and generally flawless. The crudos are amazing, and both their cold and hot entrees are wonderful. I'm a particular fan of the collar, as well as the trout. But frankly, I am not sure you can go wrong. Extensive beer list, short but well though-out wine list. Gracious staff, nice vibe. *Highly* recommended.
My visit to Bar Crudo was made a couple of months ago, but I remember the whole meal clearly. The meal was so memorable because it was great. Both floors of the restaurant are cozy but we were seated in the more spacious second floor by the window.
We took our time to look over the menu and ordered a glass of viognier and Foret saison to start with. We finally orderd the yellowtail crudo with enoki and daikon salad, scallops,whole sea bass (a daily special) and the seafood chowder. The crudo dish was delicate, bright and had a nice textural contrast from the enoki. The scallops and sea bass were done nicely. To me the pinnacle of the meal was my seafood chowder. It was out-this-world good. I nearly lapped up the vestiges of chowder from the bowl. If they served dessert, we would have gladly stayed longer.
While our waitress wasn't too knowledgeable about her beer and wine list, she gave us nicely paced and attentive service. I loved the meal but I didn't get much food for the sticker price. Keep this in mind if you've got big appetite. If I'm in town again and am in need for some taste bud sensation or comforting chowder, Bar Crudo will be on the top of the list.
The boy and I went to Bar Crudo last Saturday since we have both been wanting to try it for ages.I love sashimi but I get bored by Japanese flavor combos, so we were both very excited.
We were seated upstairs, which was not nearly as cramped as downstairs. It was cozy, but you still had room to have private conversation. We couldn't help but look over at the couple across from us who were like the dining dead they describe in Eternal Sunshine. Both were texting or checking email on their iphones instead of talking to each other... how sad.
The crudo sampler started with the scallop with micro greens and what was very much like a chickpea puree. The flavors with subtle and the textures were perfect together. After that they recommended we try the tombo tuna with lemongrass and siracha. That was probably one of the most delicious pieces of fish I've had in a while. It was extremely fresh and none of the flavors overtook the dish (which is difficult with siracha).
They followed this with a kampachi with hazlenuts and pears. It was sweet and salty at the same time, acting as a perfect following to the tuna. Finally we ended with the arctic char, which had horseradish and wasabi tobiako. It was one of the freshest pieces of fish I've had in a long time and the spice of real wasabi was also not overpowering.
We continued with the lobster, beet and burrata salad with watercress. Dear god please get that salad. It had giant pieces of lobster and they served golden beets with it. Everything was so fresh and the flavors were absolutely perfect together. This came with a very large bowl of mussels simmered in a Belgian beer sauce with scallions and bratwurst. This dish went splendidly with my pint of Rocket Red ale. The mussels were very large, very fresh and came in a huge portion.
We ended with a cup of the seafood chowder and that was the only thing neither of us were crazy about. For me, it was far too heavy and a cup would be great for about 4 people. It had a good flavor, but it's essentially bacon flavored cream that happens to include squid. If I hadn't enjoyed the rest of the meal and much as I did, I might have favored the soup more.
It was casual, but a fantastic evening. The service was attentive and we were very pleased with our first dishes. I will certainly go back, and I'll probably give them a higher rating if I switch out the soup for some oysters or crab instead :-)
I would most definitely come here again... Went here last night, tiny place, loud (unless you go upstairs- it's a little more intimate), basically, come here if you want fresh, raw fish with a twist. The menu is limited...
I had the crudo sampler (included Artic Char, Scallop, Saba, and Butterfish)
-- My favorite is the Artic Char, the texture with the wasabi tobiko made it a wonderful experience.
-- Least favorite: Saba with the hazelnut -- bland, boring.. and.. uh.. not so yummy
-- The Scallop with the celery root puree had a very "clean" fresh taste.
--The Butterfish was with olives (kinda reminded me of olive tapenade but the saltiness was palatable.
Also had: Spicy Yellowfin Tuna-- wasn't spicy at all O_o it just reminded me of eating poke tuna, with less flavor, but very fresh.
We also ordered the Seafood Chowder w/ Bacon-- it's really rich.. so if you don't really like too creamy, too rich flavors, I would say not to get it.. otherwise, it's really good.
We also got the Mussels- My least favorite :( lots of shell, lots of beards weren't taken out.. made it kinda gross... :/
The waitress we had was super awesome and fun! she even drank with my friend. Cool chick.
Next time: I'm going to get lots of artic char, scallops, tuna, seafood soup and i want to try the hokkaido scallop with coconut curry :D
Bar Crudo is a perfect example of what life should be all about: fresh food, great ambiance, fantastic beer & wine and good company. Seriously, the food here is amazing. Places like Bar Crudo are one of the many reasons why we live in this beautiful city.
Make sure you try the Scallops and the Char.
If you love sushi, you'll love Bar Crudo. I'm absolutely addicted. The freshest seafood prepared with imagination.
LOVE:
Arctic Char: The most perfect slab of raw fish topped with horseradish cream and wasabi tobiko, it is literally a party in your mouth!
Lobster & beet salad with burrata cheese topped with microgreens: Generous portions of lobster and burrata cheese, the contrasting flavor and texture leaves me wanting more everytime.
Uni & Avocado Toast: I am not a fan of uni at sushi bars, but put a generous serving of uni on a crispy crostini with some avocado - LOVE! Something about the crispy costini texture that makes this dish work, so much better than serving uni with rice.
Seafood Chowder: Rich, creamy, flavorful and choke full of fresh calamari, fish, mussels and shrimps. Sinful but worth the calories especially on a cold day.
The above dishes are mindblowing good, I've also tried the Head-on Louisiana "Devil" prawns and the seared Hokkaido scallops, both well prepared & good but not as extraordinary and inventive as the others mentioned.
I take my out-of-town guests to Bar Crudo as a shining example of creative S.F. seafood and the reviews have been glowing! I'll be back (at least twice a month :))
I cant decide if places like this are why I want to live in the city or why I do not live in the city. You see, I want to live in the city for the little fact that places like Bar Crudo could be a stones throw from my future apartment. On the other hand place like Bar Crudo would send me into debt cause I would eat here at least once a week and twice on Sundays......
See my problem......
I had a fabulous Japanese white beer ( who knew) Bar Crudo raw fish platter, cheese platter and the best damn chowder ever. Seriously, get the damn chowder - it is a seafood love fest in a spicy bacon cream base. And the cheese? I am going to sound like an idiot when I go to Whole Foods and try to describe to them what i had in hopes of buying some of it myself.
Restaurants like this is why the city is what it is.....and why it is everything San jose is not.....sadness
The raw seafood platter is refreshing, crisp, creative and amusing. Gives the tongue so many flavors and texures it is difficult to resist. However, WARNING, if you are not a sashimi lover, you should not get this. The "slimy" texture of the raw seafood made a non-sushi lover a little queasy at dinner. Also, their seafood chowder is a comforting meal and dessert all in one. Did I say I love cream? This is a most satisfying meal on a cold, rainy San Fran evening. Please order the chowder. Please. The scallops with spicy curry is also delicious. I thought it was a meal but it's actually more like a small tapas plate.
The ambiance is minimalist but hipster. It was a great way to spend a special birthday with a loved one.
I feel as though the more I cook, the more I taste, the pickier I become.
I'm pretty sure that's what happened at Bar Crudo. For what I consider to be a rather nice place to dine, Crudo somehow fell short of providing a high quality of flavor and an array of creativity when presenting their dishes. I'll begin on a high note, because there were a couple of aspects of Bar Crudo that I enjoyed. First, the service was kind and all in all attentive. Second, the beer and wine selections are great, and I had fun trying to decide what I wanted. And in the end, all three of the beers I tasted were delicious. Finally, the selection of oysters are phenomenal.
Now, Bar Crudo is loud, like amazingly loud. This is a trend in many restaurants, but it's something that I personally have a hard time dealing with. I was able to carry on a conversation, so it wasn't detrimental, but it was still distracting. They overcooked their scallops, which is unacceptable in a restaurant the caliber of which Crudo is claiming to be. And the "coconut curry", which turned out to be a lackluster version of Thom Ka, while tasty, ended up being the sauce for two separate dishes on the menu. Lastly, the Seafood Chowder, which everyone raves about, was the saltiest, most bacon-heavy liquid in a bowl I have ever experienced.
So Crudo, baby, it looks like we won't meet again, but thanks for indulging me, and thanks for amazing oysters and beer.
Loved everything about it. Great service, excellent drink selection and the sauces were all really stellar.
Highly recommended.
I read all the great reviews on Yelp and sure enough, this place was outstanding. The place is small and it's long and narrow. We arrived at 6.30 and the place was about 1/4 full. By about 7.30, it was packed.
Lobster & Heirloom Tomato Salad ($17) - 4 stars. This was a freshing start. Lots of tomatoes, basil, white corn, fresh mozzarella and lobster. The lobster was a bit bland, but everything else had loads of flavor. Tomatoes and corn were super sweet and the Mozzarella was soft, mild yet flavorful.
Arctic Char ($12) - 5 stars. Amazing. It comes with 4 thinly sliced fish, like a sashimi, topped with horseradish cream and wasabi flavored tabico. The fish is very fresh. It's richer than a typical sashimi/sushi due to the cream. It's a very nice combination.
Seafood Chowder ($7 a cup). 5 stars. Probably the best chowder I've ever had. It was amazing The chowder was very rich, but did not have any flour in it like the typical chowder. It had squid, fish, mussels, shrimp and smoked bacon, which gave the soup a very distinct flavor.
Louisiana Devil Prawns ($12). 4 stars. This was tasty and surprisingly spicy for a non-Asian place. It tasted more Asian (Thai, Sichuan) than Cajun. The dish comes with 4 prawns with shell and head still intact, basil, cilantro and chili peppers.
Chocolate Plate. 4 stars. This was great. 6 pieces of handmade dark chocolate with raspberry, caramel and peanut butter fillings. The chocolate was soft and the fillings were nice. The best one was the caramel.
The food was all very nicely presented. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera tonight. This place also has a huge list of Belgium beers. The service was very friendly. With 3 glasses of beer, our bill came to $86 before tip.
This place is a raw food / seafood lover's paradise. I will be back. 4.5 stars overall.
What a orgasmic experience!!! Crudo smapler is a must, oysters on a half shell with presecco and belgium beer!! Ah.... End ur with a seafood chowder!! Delicious!
Erin our beautiful server was awesome! And Mike the sushi chef was very educational. He explained our crudo special perfectly!
LOve this place!
Love the seafood/bacon chowder soup. Incredible!! The crudo sampler is a must do as well. Sort of like sashimi without the wasabi and inventive garnishes.
Got the lobster salad a couple times. First time with heirlooms - it was melt in your mouth delicious. Second time with beets - this time, not awful but the lobster was a bit overdone and the beets just didn't go as well with the lobster meat as the tomatoes.
Great beer selection though very pricey - be prepared to spend $20-40 on a 22oz bottle of beer. Or just stick to the drafts (still pricey at $5-9 a glass tho).
Service has always been top notch. Not someplace I'd go to all the time because of the prices but definitely a once-in-a-while treat.
Not so great. Small portions built to share yet served without a serving utensil. Slow, loud and just not impressed. It was so bad its not even worth spending time writing about it.
Save your money and get a world class dish at beanbag cafe or just hit NOPA.
With so many great reviews I was expecting great food, but I walked away somewhat disappointed.
We had the Crudo sampler and I was expecting it to blow my mind from reviews. But everything was just ok. The biggest disappointment was the salmon in the Arctic Char. Salmon is supposed to have tons of flavor and be so buttery it melts in your mouth! But this was not the case at all. The salmon was SO bland and I was very disappointed. And since I don't really care for horseradish, I took half a bite with and without. The second bite I placed some of the wasabi tobiko on the salmon, but the tobiko was too wasabi flavored. I honestly did not see what the big deal about this platter and at $24 for 8 pieces, I would probably pass.
The Seared Hokkaido Scallop dish was ok. Nothing great or bad about the dish. It tastes like something I've had before though, but the microgreens overpowered the taste of the whole dish so if you get this, you might want to opt out of eating those.
The best dish was surprisingly the Seafood Chowder. It was really flavorful and the seafood in it was cooked perfectly! Especially the yummy mussels. Yum.
Service was really good, but were a little slow in refilling my water especially since they were filling everyone else's around me that my cup became dangerously low and I almost asked for a refill. Almost.
This place does have Happy Hour and they have a great deal. $1 for Point Reyes oysters, $3 beers, and $5 for a cup of their Seafood Chowder!!!! That is by far the best deal ever. So if I were in the area and were to come back here, it would definitely be for their chowder, some oysters, and beer. I would skip on the rest of the menu.
I was really looking forward to this seafood outing as I had heard so many wonderful things from a lot of different people.
I thought the new space was just so-so. Too much white on the walls, SLOW SERVICE. I also was not expecting it to be so damn loud.
That aside I thought the food was good, but nothing really wowed me...and that's what I was expecting.
Great beer selection
Solid oysters and the spicy yellow fin tuna crudo was great.
I wasn't so impressed with the hot dishes as the head on devil prawns were a bit of a mess, both in presentation and in consuming.
I found the seared hokkaido scallop to be a bit better than the prawn, the spicy coconut curry definitely carried the dish.
I still think Swan is the spot for oysters, but it sounds like Happy Hour at Bar Crudo might be a good next try.
All and all enjoyable, but wont be rushing to go back
Not that this place really needs an 1863rd glowing review, but I finally--FINALLY--managed to go here, and, yes, it does live up to the hype. We went for the $1 Point Reyes oysters and $5 chowder (and $5 glasses of good-ass wine) at happy hour, and I have this to say: best effing chowder I've ever had. I was unaware that squid could actually be edible without a solid deep-frying until tasting the delectable tentacley goodness in this soup. You must try it. That is all.
Tried it out cuz we were going to see Mos Def at the Independent across the street.
We were seated upstairs which was bloody defeaning and impossible to carry on any sort of conversation with person next to you. Very uncomfortable.....why do they not have some sort of sound insulating material on walls?
Food was mediocre at best. The lobster beet salad was small and pricey and not all that. The yellowfin tuna was good if not exceptional. The hamachi entree was also mediocre.
I might add that I felt sick afterwards and most of the day today.
Anyway, for the prices charged and quality of food, I ain't going back.
Kudos to Bar Crudo. I bet someone already wrote that somewhere in their review, hahaha! Whatevers, I laughed out loud, or I mean, LOL!
The hostess was kind of strange and told us that they had run out of fish stew, but later on during our meal I saw a few tables ordering the fish stew. We didn't bother questioning it.
My man ordered a few oysters that our very helpful waiter helped explain the flavors, the uni on toast and the curry scallops. I ordered the cold tuna salad plate and the raw arctic char and the raw butterfish. All the dishes were really good, and the tuna dish was really different. It came like a deconstructed tuna salad sandwich and when you ate the tuna with bits of egg, pepper, cheese, and green bean on top of the crustini, it all tasted like a delicious sandwich. The only dish that wasn't as flavorful was the butterfish, and the texture wasn't as nice as the arctic char.
Perhaps we'll go back for the elusive fish stew and the nice waiter.
Pleasantly surprised to find this place. I want to go again.
Happy Hour is from 5pm to 6:30pm Mon - Fri
Serving $1 Oysters, $5 Chowder, Fish Taco's,
and Beer and Wine Specials.
Read the above on yelp and decided to check out the happy hour last Friday only to be told the happy hour is only Mon-Thurs. Bummer. So my boyfriend and I stayed anyway, ordered a couple of drinks, the butterfish, the spicy prawns, half dozen oysters and I think a tuna dish. It was all very very fresh, tasty and they have an amazing beer selection. For two beers, a glass of wine and the four dishes was about $100. I gave it three stars for either the false advertisement or a misinformed server.
OMG! The wonderful toys and gadgets, I could have brought for myself, if only I never known about Bar Crudo. Curse you, Yelp!
Bar Crudo is hands down the best seafood restaurant in Bay Area.
Heaven forbid, that was I sick and tired of the japanese style sashimi. I've only been eating sashimi with soy sauce & wasabi, all my life. Only time, I had a chance to experiment was when I tried low sodium soy sauce.
But who knew you could put sriracha, green onions, horseradish cream, dill, mint, and vinaigrette on raw fish.
English pea puree, chive blossom, and lemon zest on scallops?! who thinks of this stuff? Oh yeah.. over 40+ import beers from Europe. *drooooooool*
Vibrant, colorful, going strong after only a few months open this amazing little seafood resto/bar is exactly what I was seeking to get me over my humpday!!! Extensive menu of beer!!!
Point Reyes Oysters(http://www.yelp.com/bi...) were on special for $1. So, we got 24! If you are going to go, you gotta go all out, right? I enjoyed these greatly!!! Great way to start the Happy Hour here(http://www.yelp.com/bi...) which runs from 5-6:30 pm. With select drafts on special for $3. I killed like 6 of 'em in my race with the clock! But, Patricia, my server was always attentive of my glass:) And, I might add she was fantastic at describing each dish to us!
They serve tapas style here so the plates are small but it gives you a chance to get lots of flavors in at a sitting! Ordered the Lobster Salad with beets (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) OMG!!! Huge chunks of (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) Lobsters in here!!! Can you taste it??
Also got the Seared Scallops(http://www.yelp.com/bi...) which were a mouthful(http://www.yelp.com/bi...) with each bite in a sauce that made me want to drink it and lick the plate!
Oh no....I didn't stop there...My favorite dish was the Trout(http://www.yelp.com/bi...). Wonderfully prepared and filled with bite after bite of delicious and satisfying morsels. I didn't want to leave this place...so I stayed for one more dish! Ordered the small Chowder( http://www.yelp.com/bi...). Which also was on special during Happy Hour. Huge pieces of clams, fish, potatoes in a thin but savory chowda broth!!!
I've said it before and I'll say it again..
I love the Western Addition!!!
We had the best waitress here. Two single, charming guys love nothing more than to be charmed by a cute, punked out waitress. We left feeling like a million bucks... even though we were each down about fifty after our appetizers, entres, and glass (not glasses) of wine.
Fifty bucks! Sure my strange balls of raw meat were tasty, and the tiny microscopic oysters were, well, oystery; my trout was delish, but it's just a piece of fish; and the wine was only slightly-above-average... but $50 before tip is an awful lot to spend on a Tuesday night dinner.
Sure, I like Bar Crudo: cool location, cool minimalist interior, interesting minimalist food... but next time I go here it will be on a date... after I've won the lottery.
This restaurant is getting abnormally low rating simply because of my allergies: small portions at high prices.
How good can you rate a restaurant that gives you a mild case of food poisoning? Maybe I'm completely weaksauce but towards the end of our meal, I started to feel nauseous. As soon as I got home (40 mins later), I threw up and had diarrhea. And so did my boyfriend (minus the throw up). No joke. Anyway, I will try impartially rate the food as I was eating it.
Sampler (arctic char, kona kampachi, butterfish, scallop) - Can't decide what appetizer to get? This is perfect because all the fish is fresh and prepared in a way that's easy on the palette. The green tobiko on the arctic char is exquisite!! That stood out to me the most.
Oysters ($2.5 each) - I forget which kinds we had but we just asked them to give us two pieces of three different oysters. Loved those tiny bites however this might have been the food poisoning culprit.
Steak Crudo - Hefty portions. You get four mini cylinders of meat with five slices of crispy crostini. Each of the four meat shapes are topped with differently with horseradish creme fraiche, pepper, quail egg, and spanish anchovy. The first couple bites is good but if you're only sharing this with one other person, then this gets quite overbearing.
Uni and Avocado Toast - $10! The dish comes with two huge pieces of crostini topped with two huge slices of uni EACH. If you've had uni at a Japanese restaurant, then you know that this is a spankin' deal.
Seafood Chowder - I actually think this was put me over the top. Staring into the toilet bowl of barf, it resembled this dish. I know... TMI! Even though people rave about this soup, I thought it was mediocre in flavor. They make sure to include at least one piece of seafood: squid, oyster (well I got 3 of this), shrimp, fish mussels and then oysters and bacon too. I felt like some of these items was just a bit overcooked.
If you're into yuppies, an extensive wine/beer list, and exquisite small bites, then come here. But I'm just not quite into the sophisticated and uptight environment. Where is the fun in all this?! Another big no-no was that every other table had bread and butter except ours. Boo.
Seems like a lot of dissenters (sashimi purists, etc) are complaining that it's just over dressed sushi. I think one needs to take other cultures raw food dishes into account here. Crudo from Italy and Spain, ceviche from South America, are all represented here in ADDITION to Japanese style offerings. I like the diversity of the ingredients and I'd argue that the skilled use of acid, oil, spice, and most importantly salt, are done quite well here. Things we tried:
-Artic Char - horseradish cream, wasabi tobiko, dill
-Kona Kampachi - peaches, chili-lime vinaigrette, avocado mousse
-Butterfish - salmorejo, jamon serrano, quail egg
-Hokkaido Scallops - english pea puree, lemon zest, chive blossom
-Spicy Yellow Fin Tuna - ginger, soy, sriracha, green onion
-Rhode Island Fluke - jalapeno, basil, mint, citrus, coconut milk, chicharrones
-Head-On Louisiana "Devil" Prawns - shishito peppers, basil, cilantro, red chile brodo
Aside from the Yellow Fin, which you CAN, frankly get at most Japanese places, everything else was quite tasty. Price/portion ratio may not be the best but that's always going to be the case for seafood here of this quality. Item list is also a tad on the short side. Our waitress was super awesome (yes those are the technical terms I'm using to describe her), which made the particularly warm crowded night go along better. Best bet is to make reservations as it's a packed house for sure. 4.25 stars
I have eaten here once so far and I can already tell it's going to become one of my favorite places in this city. I love seafood and everything here tasted very fresh but one of our favorite dishes was the heirloom tomato salad..... AMAZING!!!
It's also down the street from me!!!!
We had a birthday party here last week. Since the dishes are tapas size, we have a chance to sample a lot of the dishes. I have to say the quality of the fish is so so. Second grade sushi quality at best.
The char was very good
The steak crudo was unique
The oysters were unremarkable
The scallops were tasteless
The yellow tail was nothing to writ home about
The octopus in the octopus salad was bland
When the best you can say about a raw sea food place is that the sauces make up for the fish, something is not right. The sauces should complement and bring out the subtle flavor of the fish, not over take and cover up the main attraction.
However, do have to give it an extra star for the creative sauces that help sell the second grade quality fish as top quality sea food.
First off, I'm absolutely thrilled that they moved to the neighborhood. Bar Crudo is definitely an awesome addition to our beautiful 'hood.
Ok, enough Western Addition love...let's get back to Bar Crudo.
I've been here a couple of times without reservations (early evenings on a weekday) and we've been able to get a seat at the bar without a problem. I am obsessed with the lobster and tomato salad! The lobster is sweet and goes so well with the rest of the salad. I've also had the rainbow trout, which my husband thinks is one of the best trout dishes he's ever had. The seafood chower doesn't skimp on the seafood and has a great smoky flavor from the bacon (yum, bacon!).
The sampler platter, though, were just that...samples. I wish they were slightly larger because they are so good that 2 bites each (yes, they are that small) isn't enough. But, I guess that's reason to order the raw dishes by the plate.
I really like Japanese fusion (think Nobu, etc...), so this place seemed worth a try... and it blew me away. If you're a sashimi purist, and think that raw fish should be served on its own without any embellishment, then this is the wrong place for you - there are plenty of places for that. But... if you like all sorts of crazy sauces/embellishments being added to your raw fish and are looking for flavors unlike anything you'll find elsewhere, you really gotta head to Bar Crudo.
We got the Crudo Sampler (loved them all, especially the scallops), the lobster/heirloom tomato salad (with burrata.. so good!), and also a special they were serving that night which included bone marrow and sturgeon (both delicious, but the marrow was especially a rare treat)
Now I understand why this place has a 4.5 star average on Yelp... very well deserved! I'll be telling my friends about this for weeks.
Even though I am giving this restaurant a 4 star due to the quality of the seafood, I really don't see what all the hype is about. The restaurant specializes in tapa style seafood plates. While this concept might have been novel a couple of years back, one can go to trendy japanese restaurant and order plates very similar to those found at Bar Crudo at a lower price point.
Glad I came, but do not see numerous return visits.
Bar Crudo and Nopa are two of my fav restaurants in SF. Needless to say..I was pretty excited to discover that Bar Crudo moved to the Divis corridor...just across the st from Nopa.
On Saturday night the 4 of us girls went to check out the new location--and had an amazing meal...The beef tartare was outstanding..and the seafood stew was deliciously sinful. The only drawback is that no matter how much food we order..I can never seem to get enough!
Holy Jesusssss....this place is insane.
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Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end -- Bar Crudo rocks the beginning, sputters in the middle and falls flat in the end.
Dish #1: The Crudo Sampler -- basically sashimi with a bunch of extra unnecessary crap to accessorize raw fish that doesn't need accessorizing. Still yummy, don't get me wrong, but I'd rather just have sushi.
Dish #2: Lobster tomato salad -- love it -- simple, great ingredients, tough to go wrong here.
Dish #3: Curry scallops -- perfect sear on the scallops, nice happy medium between cooked and raw, great curry sauce.
Dish #4: Dessert -- oh wait -- they don't serve dessert. None. Zero. Zilch. How unsatisfying! Seriously, Mr. B. Crudo, the least you can do is put some f'ing sorbet in your fridge -- is it really that hard?
If you're looking for a very well executed set of appetizers, come to Bar Crudo... just plan for dessert elsewhere.
This restaurant is pretty amazing. Not only was the service good, but the food was delicious. I had the oysters, chowder and blanking on the name but some type of seared jaw of a fish and it was all well-prepared, fresh and cooked to perfection. Real horseradish is always a plus so when I saw the cooks grating that shit, I almost peed my pants.
Although small, the space is pretty cool and I like the chairs they have there. Reasonably priced for the quality of the seafood.
The only reason why it's a 4 star and not a 5 star is their lack of happy hour. I went here during the first week it opened, and clearly recall the servers and flyers in the restaurant say there were going to be doing a $1 oyster happy hour. I have not seen this yet.
Fantastic, fresh, full of flava, and modest prices are the perfect finishing touch.
I recommend ordering family style - tackle as many different dishes as possible. The seafood chowder is a standout, as are the oysters, butterfish and arctic char.
The scene is unpretentious, and laid back...can't wait to check out the new space on Divisidero. Have high expectations, but am confident b/c this place never fails to deliver.
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Category: Seafood
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