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Even better than before!! Service was excellent and the entire staff is very friendly. I had the mussels and they were better than sex, well, almost. :-)
If you have not tried the new Senses, I suggest you give it a go.
This is the worst restaurant I have eaten at in years. I don't understand the positive reviews. All the flavors were off, from appetizers to entrees. Cold corn muffin (a faux souffle) -- yuck. Warm shrimp with marmalade in a plastic spoon -- double yuck.
The only redeeming moment came when the waiter brought a little complimentary dish of cookies/sweets. They were delicious, and we ate them so quickly, the owner didn't realize we were delivered any and brought us another.
All else failed. The restaurant is overly ambitious, with the attempts of an amuse bouche and the dish of sweets at the end, but it falls flat on its face
The food is good, I force it on, feed it to my children every day" says the owner in the lead in a negatively focused article in the SF Chronicle.
Makes me wonder as he considers legal action against Yelp if someone shouldn't call Child Protective Services on him.
We stopped in merely because we like to try new things and figured that a restaurant on the same street as Range and Luna Park can't possibly be terrible, but boy were we wrong.
1. The interior yearns to be called pretentious: IKEA thinking its DWR.
2. The food is crap. We ordered scallops for appetizer. They arrived FROZEN INSIDE. We sent them back and, when they arrived 15 minutes later, they were still FROZEN INSIDE. After many apologies from the nice, professional, and worried owner, the entrees came. My sea bass was FROZEN INSIDE. After taking a tiny bite of my sea bass jamba juice, I've had enough and wanted to leave.
The owner was awesome and clearly distraught about our experience. He hand-wrote a gift certificate for a free dinner (this time and next) but its unlikely we'll be cashing it in. On Valencia there are a ton of better options, not excluding liquor store delis.
The first hint of trouble came when we walked in the door - it was a Friday night and the restaurant was completely devoid of customers except for 4 small parties. As we were waiting to be seated, I noticed that the kitchen crew in the open kitchen was standing around with nothing to do, and the chef kept checking his cell phone - probably waiting on a call for a job interview somewhere else.
In my opinion our server did her best to put on a happy face and attend to us. She recommended our wine for the evening, a tasty Sauv Blanc named Gregory Graham, which was probably one of the highlights of our meal. Although the restaurant was empty, it still took a long time to get our food, and they even forgot one of our main entrees. The small plates and entrees we ordered were neither creative nor memorable, except for the steak, which was practically moo-ing on our plates and had to be sent back for re-work. By then the chef had already departed, leaving only his staff to tend to the cooking. Where's the quality control??
After such a disappointing meal, some of us were tempted to skip out on dessert. Fortunately we decided to order it anyway and found that the desserts were much better than expected. The molten chocolate chestnut lava cake and the peaches with vanilla parfait were hits. However, their tea selections were dismal (Bigelow??!! we get that stuff at the office for FREE!). The lack of attention to detail is yet another sign that tells you how hard they're trying NOT to succeed.
If you're looking for ho-hum food at inflated prices, then this is the place for you. Otherwise, save your $$ for the next restaurant to open up at this space....it'll probably happen soon!
Update: Ok, with all the negative reviews, I will probably need to revaluate my own review on another dinner - but... uhm, then again with all the negative reviews - maybe not. It really was good when I went during it's opening week, honest!
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This place blew my socks off. For being a new restaurant, it was phenomenal! The service was really polite, friendly, professional. We didn't have a reservation and were seated promptly.
The interior is soothing, warm, comfortable. Espresso brown and dark chocolate tones, suede banquettes, lighting and candles that compliment the surroundings. High ceilings, open kitchen, long bar table with ample seating down the middle. The place was quite busy, lots of people, you'd think that it would be deafening --- surprisingly no. I could still hold a great conversation with my companion and not yell.
The food - delicious. The presentation of every plate was absolutely gorgeous, just beautiful. It may even surpass many four and five star restaurants.
We started with an amuse bouche of fruit soup --- melon, cucumber, ginger.
From there, first courses: Croustillant of striped bass and mushrooms with ginger coriander infusion. Fish and mushrooms rolled up in phyllo dough, roasted, and sliced. The infusion/sauce went really well with this and was so tasty. I wanted to drink it like a shot. Crab sample plate - mint crab, mouillette of crab butter and chive and cucumber shot --- I think one of its misses - not very fond of this one. Really bland flavors, not enough seasonings, and ... I think they used canned crab. Perhaps this would be better during the season using fresh crab.
Entrees: Herb crusted rack of lamb with eggplant puree, tomato confit and olive jus --- tender, moist, almost fell off the bone. Roasted striped bass with potato scales, green lentil salad and truffle jus --- delish! Incredibly moist, not overcooked, succulent, melted in your mouth like butter- my favorite dish of the night.
Dessert: Lavender mange with blackberry coulis on top of a sugary, graham cracker (?) crust --- texture is in between a mousse and creme Brulee. Sweet but not overpowering.
And last, mignardises: a sweet mini-muffin and a half inch square of a peanut butter brownie cookie. Oh this cookie --- so heavenly, rich, creamy. Moist like a brownie of the inside, but crispy like cookie on the outside. I've had nothing like it before. I do wish though that they gave a larger square, maybe two, one is not enough.
Being only a few weeks old, I was really impressed. Of course, it's gonna have its hits and misses. It takes time to work out the kinks of any new establishment. I've been to Michael Mina the 3rd day it opened and it wasn't so good - really lacking some key aspects. By no means is Senses up on that high of a calibur though. But being a brand new place and visiting in the first couple weeks of opening, it was enjoyable and more reasonably priced.
With so many great places to eat in the Bay Area, why settle for mediocrity? From the looks of the space, Senses definitely appears to be a firm competitor in the SF dining scene. However after dining here recently, I can't say I would go back. The appetizers were indeed tiny and not that tasty, as many of fellow Yelpers have warned. We had the mushroom souffles which can be best described in the words of Sasha A. "These really were not souffles, but tiny hard baked biscuits with what tasted like canned mushroom soup lightly sprinkled on top."
For once I strayed from my usual order of the fish dish on the menu and opted for the duck. That decision was the best one of the night since every one else at my table ordered the sea bass. Opinions on the sea bass ranged from "eh, it's ok" to "not good." My duck was the highlight of the meal. It was well prepared, but the sauce was a bit salty. Luckily, it was on the side, so it could be used sparingly. We decided to give dessert a whirl and ordered the chocolate lava cake which wasn't that impressive to me.
In short, go here if you wish; but consider yourself forewarned, your experience could be mediocre.
Mediocre food at best...at ridiculous prices. Add in a pretentious waitstaff and it's one of the worst restaurants I've been to in a long time.
Had a girls' night out at Senses when it was relatively new, so perhaps they were just getting the bugs out of the system. But I'm not going back to find out. There are too many good restaurants in the Mission...I'd go to Limon, Picaro, Ti Couz, or Esperpento over Senses any day.
Do I have to rate this restaurant with 1 star I'd pick negative stars if I could.
Wow I was shocked to have my first negative experience with a restaurant in SF. The positive thing was it had a nice atmosphere. The food was horrible. I ordered seared tuna that was overcooked and it tasted like it was frozen beforehand, mushroom muffin souffl that was dry and difficult to swallow, goats cheese that did not taste very much like goats cheese. My sea bass entree tasted awful the only thing I enjoyed was the wine and lentils that came with my sea bass.
I will not return to this establishment.
Senses - What senses?
I had senses alright, just bad senses though.....:
- that the waiter was incompetent
1) waiter: What wine would you like with your appetizer? me: I don't know you tell me I just ordered a food+wine pairing menu didn't I?
2) I have to recommend you a great dish, it's the lobster martini - it's the best, trust me. OK, great, we'll have 3 of them for the table. 15 mins later - I am sorry we ran out of Lobster Martini? What the H****??
- That waiting time was bad? 20 mins for our menu, 1hr for appetizer, 1 to 1:15 mins for our main entree.......total dining experience - almost 4hrs?
- The cook was obviously watching TV or listening to the radio while cooking - Would you like some fish with that SALT?
Daily Candy recommended this place? Who paid them? Who is sleeping with the editor?
Run, run, run away from this place - let a competent restaurant owner take over - please!
It's been nine months since Senses opened, and the combined reviews appear to indicate that inconsistency of service still plagues the place.
Perhaps the owner should focus on his hiring, training and personnel management practices. Maybe then, critics will focus on the food instead of the service.
Food was good. The service was abysmal. There's enough places in SF with good food and good service that it's not worth going to a place with decent food but crappy service.
We asked the waitress about the lobster "martini" She explained it was like a shrimp cocktail but then when we got it, it was like a lobster bisque. Good thing I have no dairy issues.
The second question threw her for a loop -- tell us about the seafood in the seafood casserole. First she said it was like a risotto and then she had no idea what kind of seafood was in it. Well -- guess what --she said the wrong kind of seafood and it was more like a seafood stew/cioppano than a "casserole."
Good lord people -- know what's on your menu. Rule number 1 of being a wait person!
This place is horrible. If I could only rate it on the negative star scale...
I highly recommend dining across the street at The Last Supperclub instead..
If you are looking for the worst possible place to dine, then this is it! I had better food at Sparky's diner than the slop that was included in the $25 Prix Fixe. I had the Brie Ravioli which was served luke warm followed by a rather dry serving of Chicken jambonette. We eat out alot and this was by far one of the worst meals I have had in San Francisco in the past 5 years.
I ate here about a month back and the food was really good. I had the steak which was great, and everyone else in our party enjoyed their meals and the wine that was matched to each dish.
If someone has had a bad experience, it makes sense to write about it...but some of the reviews are NASTY. E.g the pet food reference and some guy linking the restaurant to his girlfriend breaking up with him (look in the mirror for the problem mate!). I agree with the mob mentality comment - we need to be constructive here, rather than just throwing pot shots from the safety of your PC.
Has it not had been for that expensive wine list, I would have given it 4 stars.
Rack of Lamb is seriously one of the best I have had in really long time.
Seabass was forgettable. It could have used more flavoring. Filet Mignon was great. My friend ordered it more cooked that prefer, but I liked the taste of it regardless and it went well with pomme lyonnes (fancier potato gratin).
It was the $20 corkage fee and expensive winelist that inflated our bill more than necessary.
Deserts were decent nothing amazing except for a curiously fun jasmine infuse brulee (which was part of trio of brulee, vanilla, tarragon, and jasmine).
Chicken on the menu (stuffed with truffle stuffing was lacking the truffle flavor) faint at best.
Wow! I read the previous reviews and I wonder if I am reviewing the right restaurant? A friend and myself ventured into Senses by accident, we were nervous because it wasn't jam packed on a Friday night. The menu at the door was inviting so we gave it a shot. We both were very pleased with our meals. We ordered Fix Prixe, she had the lobster martini, salmon, and creme brule; I had the duck confit, black prawn risotto, and the chocolate lava cake.
The only two complaints I have are, they brought me out the wrong appetizer, I was given the asparagus, but when I pointed this out to the manager he told me to keep it and soon followed it with the correct one. And the other is the black tiger prawns seemed more like regular shrimp, but the dish was still a great; an excellent impact on the Senses.
We both left full and satisfied.
I was a little hesitant when I was able to get a reservation on Friday afternoon for that night but was pleasantly surprised. We went shortly after they had opened so maybe the word had not gotten around.
The room is cozy and inviting and there's a family-style table (all the rage these days!) in the bar area, followed by the open kitchen. I believed it's designed by the same person who did Limon, so it's a similar feel. The lighting was doing something funky but the owner said it was an electrical problem that would be fixed. (more on him later)
Overall, the food was delightful. The goat cheese, the mushroom souffle, crab plate were hits while the the foie gras wasn't getting rave reviews from the table.
Entree wise we had a hard time deciding and settled on ordering individual entrees as well as "one for the table," which turned out to be a grand decision. With the extra entree we ordered the lobster stew. One word: divine. Our individual entrees were neglected until we tip-toed around who would have the last bite. I might have been better off staying with the lobster as my lamb, despite what everyone else has written, wasn't my favorite. The the crust was a bit think and a too salty for my palate (and I like salt). Otherwise, everyone else was happy with theirs (duck breast, fillet of beef and stripped bass)
As for the (co-)owner, Teo, he was a tremendous help in navigating the wine list. I can't recall the exact bottles but the split of bubbles is a great way to start (or end) the evening. Otherwise, ask him and he'll be happy to help out. Maybe he'll hook you up with a creme brulee!
It's barely a month old and, as with most new restaurants, is working out some kinks but will be a great addition to the Valencia culinary corridor.
Senses is new, so I don't want to be too hard on them, but my meal here just wasn't that memorable, and the place just isn't very interesting. it's sort of a bland stereotypical fancy restaurant.
Unlike other places that have opened up and down Valencia recently (Dosa comes to mind), Senses just doesn't feel connected to the neighborhood vibe or community. It's apparently designed by the same people who did Limon, but it just doesn't seem to fit.
I'm usually really psyched when something new appears in my oft-traveled Valencian route, but I'm not excited about Senses.
This place has always been somewhat of a mystery to me. It opened at some point last year a few blocks from my house and was always empty. Not only that, the menu was fairly ridiculously priced for its location. So it was no surprise when it closed its doors a few months back. And according to the previous reviews, it was not big surprise why....
Then, a few weeks ago I noticed that its doors were open once again, and this time there seemed to be a few more diners. I stopped to look at the menu and low and behold it was almost reasonably priced. I decided to look it up on Yelp to find that on top of its changed menu, they have a great happy hour!! Point being, this place has been reinvigorated.
A friend and I went here on Tuesday to grab dinner. The staff was fantastic, and even though we arrived a few minutes after Happy Hour ended (730), they still gave us happy hour prices. I got a great glass of wine for $5, and a very reasonably priced gourmet meal. Definitely try the pecan crusted salmon :) Not only that, we got the chocolate mousse for dessert and it was to die for.
It doesn't get 5 stars because the entree portions were a little on the small side. Even though the menu says everything is small plates the waiter assured us that all of the meats/fishes are main dish sized. Also, if it were not for happy hour prices the meal would have still been a little over priced. But all and all a fun (and tasty) dining experience.
I went to Senses with 2 friends over the weekend. As others have noted, this is the new take on the old Watercress space. I really agree with Peter H's characterization -- the presentation was excellent while the food seemed to meander between California Asian Fusion and French.
I had the potato bass, which was good but not as good as the same dish at Isa. The shrimp appetizer was very nicely presented, but the orange marmelade didn't do much to add any punch to the dish.
The hit at our table was the lamb. It was a bit fatty, but very flavorful and tender.
Our waiter was pleasant and attentive. Service was good but not great.
Overall, I would rather dine at Garcon if I am in that neighborhood.
4 stars for presentation, 3 stars for food. Because it's a restaurant and not an art gallery, it get's 3 stars.
As I walked in to meet my coworkers, I thought, "Man this place looks kinda dumpy." I was pleasantly surprised once I walked in, as the space is quite nice.
However my two friends sat completely alone in the restaurant, while the staff hovered around a bar. I think they may have been going through the Classifieds looking for new jobs. I mean seriously, we were the only people in there. And the second I sat down the boys said in unison "They don't have booze. We're thinking about going somewhere else." So I had a glass of wine while we waited for the rest of the girls, and then we packed up and headed to Garcon.
The menu only looked okay, and just ordering wine was a bit of a challenge.
Me: "I'll have the Pinot Gris please."
Cute French Speaking Waitress: "I just warned your friends not to get that wine. It's very sweet."
Me: "Um, okay, how about the Pinot Grigio then."
CFSW: "We're out of that."
Me: "Okay, let's just work our way up from the bottom and you just bring me the first acceptable white you have on hand. Thanks."
I have no idea how they're staying open.
i had to find out for myself - was this restaurant a 1 or a 5! the yelp reviewers here seem to be torn. well let me be the one to tell you all that the 1 is the more accurate rating.
i didn't give it a lowly 1 because it wasn't TERRIBLE. but it really wasn't good. it was like the very low end of mediocre. the service was terrible. not like they were nasty, but like we had to finally ask to order after about 35 minutes and we waited nearly that long for our "small plates"/appetizers. in the end, although we were all still hungry and wanted dessert, we had to leave without it after practically begging for the check because we didn't have time. the person who brought out our food (and the silverwear for our food) repeatedly gave the wrong things to the wrong people and then looked confused while consulting the piece of paper that was supposed to tell him what went where. and the waiter didn't notice when he dribbled wine (thankfully white) down my back while pouring it.
And the food was nowhere close to good enough to make up for it. Our friends got the sea bass small plate and only 2 of the 6 little roll things had ANY sea bass in it! literally none in the other 4!!! (they did bring another order when the friends mentioned it and the second order was much better.) the food was uninspired. in some cases the wrong flavors were overpowering - way too sweet when you want and expect savory etc.
i was with 6 people, and none of us had a meal, or even a flavor or piece of a meal, that made us excited. too bad.
Make the Bad Man go away.
I would rather play Russian roulette with a nail gun than return to this bad dream. The service is so bad that you want to laugh, not weep, because new levels of incompetence are rarely illuminated so brightly.
The food is marginal at best. There is more salt in their dishes than the salt lakes of Utah. One of their signature dishes, "Tiger Prawns," were baby shrimp for the love of all things holy. The scallop appetizer was worth the one star that I was forced to give at gun point. The dessert was on par with a McDonald's apple turn over...you know...the 2 for $1 type.
This place must have deep pockets to have survived this long. Run in the opposite direction of this Titanic of eateries...run for your life.
it's a pathetically sad day when these mean spirited ugly destructive venemous comments should be contrued to be reviews and even more to be allowed or supported by yelp?? it doesn't help the situation or serve anyone's best interest. it just appears as a bunch of angry losers venting their frustration and destroying what someone else has tried hard to create.
i've enjoyed many delicous meals there. my experience with the service was welcoming. i enjoyed the effort they put in to update the space with the modern finishes of zebra wood & cork floors and warm earthy colors.
there's a lot of hard lessons in this story. i hope twice as much grace and wisdom can be learned from it.
Watercress redux, i'm afraid - and latter-days-Watercress, to boot. People here seem to rave about Watercress, but then why, pray tell, did it go away?
When Watergate (which i never went to) became Watercress, moving up to its fancier digs on Nob Hill and leaving the good old Mission with its less formal cousin, i rejoiced. the menu looked good, the prix fixe price was amazing, and although the place looked a little stuffy, i had high hopes. And i did like it the first time i went - delicious fusion food, and you could not get a better deal. after a few times, tho, it started to feel a leetle bit like an Olive Garden (from what i remember of my first & only time about 20 years ago) - the food just started feeling very formulaic after awhile. And the more i went, the less people there were - it started to feel like it was dying. (ok, poor choice of words - I understand the chef died, so maybe that's why the food, in my opinion, went downhill. but i guess whoever they got to replace him was stuck doing the exact same food the exact same way.)
unfortunately, this new incarnation feels like much the same place. i THINK the owners are the same, with a new chef - but i don't really know. the decor is snazzier, warmer, has a beautiful bar, but when i went one Wednesday night the place was a morgue. only one other table was seated; i think maybe one other party came in while we were there.
our server was very nice and friendly. at my query, she said they get busy on weekends. we had the pre-fixe option of 3 items w/wine pairing, which i THINK was about $45 apiece. We'd each already ordered a nice fruity crispy cool glass of sauvignon blanc, which happened to be the pairing for our appetizers. So far, so good. My starter was the lobster martini, my friend had scallops. Now, the lighting is rather dim, which did not help to lessen my impression that i'd been handed a vomit cocktail. It was sort of a yellowish lumpy mushy saucy thing, much like baby puke, not adult puke, in a martini glass. Senses? I senses someone threw up in my glass! I nevertheless braved a bite (a little baby puke's not going to keep me from lobster). in its favor is there were rather large & copious chunks of tender lobster over mashed potatoes. the sauce, however, was really really tart - almost like some sort of berry coulis. it was very odd. not BAD, just odd. but the lobster was succulent and plentiful so i ate it all up. my friend's scallops were s eared over some type of truffle oil thing, and were decreed excellent.
for dinner i had the duck confit. dry dry dry. good lil green french lentils beneath a dry, at times crunchy, duck leg. my friend had steak, which i did not try, but he claimed to like. we eschewed the suggested wine pairings, being philistines, and stuck with our yummy sauvignon blanc all the way thru. that's how we are.
i was too full (having idiotically stuffed myself with bread) for dessert, so i ordered the tarte tatin to go. I did take our server's suggestion of having the port for my in-house dessert. So this part was cute: at the table next to us, i'd seen 2 tupperware containers near the end of their meal. i thought, how funny, they bring their own tupperware to take their leftovers home! turns out the restaurant was out of their to-go boxes, so they were giving away little Glad-throw-away containers. i found this endearing for some reason. I promised to bring mine back.
i don't remember what my friend had for dessert, and by the time i got to my tarte tatin (the next morning) the apples had slid off the crust, and the crust was hard as a rock (not Senses' fault). so i don't know how mine was either.
the thing is, i'd LIKE that place to do well, be good, prosper, and be busy, REALLY i would, as it's about a block & a half from my house - and i like having nice restaurants near me. i hope it doesn't become one of those locations that host one failed restaurant after another, where the taint (not the choad) of failure lingers and strangulates all new life . . .
oh: 3 of the lights in the women's bathroom were out, so it was very dark in there, and they were out of hand towels. i told our server and she said oh, ok! and i'm sure she took care of it. but please - they weren't busy - that should have been taken care of hours before they opened.
my friend and i had an argument the next day. he said that the food was ok but the pre-fixe deal was not worth it - he didn't leave feeling, ohmygod, that was so much food for the money! what a deal! i told him no, pre-fixe only works if the food is good AND you get a good deal. it shouldn't be, "oh wow, look at all this crap we're getting for $9!" if that's all you want, go to Applebees and get their Three Course Combos for a limited time.
anyway, i just left there thinking . . . EHHHH.
so, i don't think i'll go back. Which means they probably won't get their tupperware back. Sorrreeee .
If you are even thinking about going to Senses, please don't. This place is a mess. I had dinner there with a bunch of friends and they ran out of everything (beer, wine, sea bass, desserts) you name it. The time between course was approx. 45 minutes at the least. The plates were cold, service was horrible. Oh and they don't have a floor manager to complain to. No really, no manager. Why do people open restaurants when they clearly are not prepared for it. Stay away from Senses. Save yourself.
The BEST rack of lamb I've had in a long time, melts in your mouth! Love the contemporary sleek interior design, dark wood and abstract art. Cozy chic ambiance reminiscent of NYC. The place was full but not too loud at all. To my surprise, overall food quality was great but it seems to vary by dish. Prawns hot small plate was excellent though not sure the marmalade or carrot juice shot added much value, but they get brownie points for being so creative. Beautiful presentation of dishes. The duck entree was cooked too medium, could've been more medium rare. Chocolate lava cake was good, like typical good choc souffles, loved the cardamom ice cream with it. Service was very attentive.
It might be too soon to tell but so far so good. Watercress has just re-opened as Senses. New chefs, contemporay french menu, new name and fresh decor are all on the right track. My votes for food are the scallops with celery root, the roasted bass with potato scales and the herb crusted rack of lamb. The desserts are also great - new pastry chef is responsible for those. My hopes are high. Let's see where they end up.
In reply to Sean S's last posting - why would you intentionally misquote what was written in the article?
the link to the article in the chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/...
It seems to me like mob mentality is taking over YELP. How much can you really trust what you read here?
It was okay but I did leave hungry...thank goodness we headed over to Mitchell's for ice cream after. The entrees were really small. Appetizers were not bad for the price. Wouldn't go back.
For first course selections, we liked the lobster martini ($14) but the duck breast carpaccio ($8) and scallops & truffle ($12) were somehow disappointing. For main courses, seafood casserole ($16) tasted like a Thai version of Tom Kha (coconut soup). Service was causal and non-pretentious. Be sure to arrive before 7pm and you could get the prix fixe three course ($32.00) for half price.
If you don't like reviews then move to a country that doesn't allow free speech. Your service is horrible, seems like it's a reflection of you.
i dont typically write reviews but thought i should warn others. my friends and i go to a lot of restaurants and our experience at senses was among the worst, if not the worst.
the services was horrible. we waited to be seated, waited for someone to take our order, waited to get our food and waited for our check.
when we ordered a bottle of white wine, the waiter first said that the wine was not good. we said we'd try it anyway (a friend of mine has experience in the wine industry) then he changed his tune and said they didnt have it. we asked for another wine which they also did not have. waiter tried to get us to buy most expensive red wine on the menu.
we ordered 4 apps and 4 entrees (not prix fixe) and shared among 4 of us. the foie gras was flavorful but presented poorly. the entrees lacked flavor, especially the seafood casserole and prawns. could not taste any coconut. we ended up adding a ton of salt in an attempt to save the meal.
when we finished our meal, waiter offered dessert. we declined but he brought a "comp" dessest for 4 of us to share. when got our bill, waiter had charged us for 4 prix fixe meals instead of separate (which was cheaper). after pointing out to the waiter, he claimed confusion and thought we wanted prix fixe. no adjustments on our bill made.
given sf's fabulous restaurant, i dont think senses will be around for long
My cousin & I went to Senses last night while visiting SF from Beverly Hills. SF is known for its great restaurants, but this sure isn't one of them. It is hard for me to even give this place 1 star. Don't waste your hard earned money on this place. Service was terrible!! The food was cold & over priced for what you got. The place is cool looking inside, but that sure will not keep the place opened with bad food & bad service. Hopefully they didn't spend too much on the remodel. They are going to have to get their act together quickly before the word gets out that it isn't a place to eat at. As of right now, pass on eatting at this place.
honestly ive been to senses a year ago and then 6 months ago and then last month and then last week. Honestly senses started to be very good but now its the worth restaurant. They called french food??? are you kiddin me?????? french food witrh thats kind of shit in san francisco??? gash if it is, burger king its fine dining and 9 stars and macaron michelkin?????? dam. im sure they will make more money by selling french fries all day then tryin to make food. So i hope yelp read those post because its not a good idea the help bad restaurant for their reputation. so please yelp do somethin about thats. We all wasting time and money and we are all done with thats.
Nice first impression, good selection of wine. (unfortunately, they were out of many choices) Starters were small, and the steak was better than the lamb. It was OK...
This is one of the poorest meals I have had in a while. Being in the "hood" I was excited when Senses appeared on Valencia. How disappointing though! Our meal began with a flavorless first course followed by our second course being served well done, when asked for medium rare. The creme brulee was less of a custard and more of a soup. On a positive note the service was good, but sadly did not make up for the food. I would not recommend Senses to anyone. Ultimately, it was a waste of money. Go to Range and enjoy yourself.
The re-launched Senses deserves an entirely new review because it really is like a new restaurant. In its original incarnation my opinion went from a hearty five stars to a disappointed one star, so I was surprised to see it had reopened after what felt like its inevitable shut down. I took the word of the couple of yelpers who had been in since it reopened and gave it a shot and I'm glad it did. The fried calamari was delicious, as was the salmon and pork loin. The entrees aren't huge, but are priced well--I didn't feel like I was getting ripped off (unlike the "old" Senses). The wine list is small but solid and very reasonably priced. The service was excellent. I'm happy to see that Senses has transformed itself into a very solid neighborhood restaurant.
2.5 to be fair. The best bet is the martini lobster with sweet potato. Foie gras is decent, but not too thrilled about their seafood casserole. Order a glass of cab and maybe the loud table in the corner will settle.
It was a nice meal with friendly service, but nothing really wowed me, I have to say. I had the lamb since that's what people seemed to rave about, but it was just okay. Good wine list.
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