St. Francis Fountain

Delicious. Vegan options aplenty. Bad, BAD coffee. Service is about what you'd expect from a diner. All around good vibes.

The food was very good for a diner. I was very impressed with the wide variety of choices on the menu, as it seems like there are multiple things to choose from for any special diet (unusual for a diner!).

Returned here after some years and it has changed a bit.
An underwhelming / disappointing experience for such a cute diner.

First grief - a broken hollandaise. My pool of butter was served with whole wheat muffins I did not ask for / nor were they on the menu description, and, instead of runny poached eggs I had the sad neglected ones hardened and slapped on from the bottom of the pot.

The server was very out of it. I asked for orange juice and they asked me if I wanted cream with my coffee.

Our food came out late, cold and incorrectly cooked. Our plates were slammed on our table.

I hope they had a better day after that!

What you would expect from a classic diner.. service was speedy and welcoming, and the interior was a classic diner with booths, stools, and vintage diner posters around.. the chicken pesto sandwich was tasty and they've got good vegetarian options as well! It's a bit tough to get street parking around the area though..

A couple of friends ans I came here for Saturday brunch because they had a decent amount of vegan options.

Parking.... Street parking

Ambiance.... It felt like old run down diner-soda-fountain vibes. Not very inviting and I would not have felt drawn to it if I was just walking down the street.

Service... AWFUL. The waitress asked if we were ready and when we said no, she looked upset and never came back. The other waitress who served us looked like also had a bad attitude and seemed like she didn't want to be there at all. It was intimidating just to ask for a Togo box. They don't come and check if you need anything and don't make you feel welcomed.

Food... just fine. The corn beef has was nothing special. My friend ordered the vegan mess and it came with bread toasted with butter. Overall the food was heavy, oil, and not memorable.

I don't think I would return.

Really good food & price (especially considering the area) they also have good vegetarian options so that's always a plus. Very cute vintage soda fountain interior. Always a favorite when I visit the Mission!

Love that this place has plenty of vegan options. I also appreciate that it is convenient to reach via public transit. It's about a 10-15 min walk from the nearest BART station. Came here around 11:30am on a Saturday and we were able to be seated outside. Keep in mind that the whole party must be present before you can be seated.

The menu has sweet and savory breakfast options, as well as savory lunch options. I ordered two vegan pancakes and paid a few dollars more to add chocolate chips. They tasted great! I'm not a frequent pancake eater, but I don't think I'd be able to tell that they were vegan. The saltiness of the butter and sweetness of the chocolate complemented each other nicely.

I also ordered a regular mimosa. Tasted classic! No complaints. They offered more than just the usual orange mimosa flavor, so maybe I'll try those if I come again!

Overall, solid brunch option whether you're vegan or not. :)

Came here on a Sunday morning for brunch for 2 people and there was no wait at all and we were seated inside at a booth. The interior is like a retro diner which I thought was pretty cute.

We ordered the fired egg sandwich w/ sausage and the chefs mess. The fried egg sandwich was honestly better than expected! The egg was the perfect amount of fried and the yolk was not over cooked. Everything was well held together in perfect cohesion with cheese on both sides of the grilled sourdough.
The chefs mess was also really tasty and was sort of like a hash. But I think compared to the fried egg sandwich it wasn't as good.

Overall a nice local brunch diner, would've given it 5 stars but decided to give 4 since the food wasn't anything out of the ordinary and the price was not particularly cheap. But overall still would come here again!

One of the best breakfast brunch spots I've been to since moving to SF.

Stopped by here for brunch with my girlfriend this past Sunday.

What drew our attention to this spot were the vegetarian options that were on the menu. And they did not disappoint.

My girlfriend and I split a few items. We got the :

* Vegan Rancheros
* Devil Burger with a side of Mac and Cheese
* Nebulous Spud

Everything we got was really good. The Vegan Rancheros were perfectly flavored. That was the first time I had a tofu scramble and it was genuinely very good.

The Devil Burger was also my first time having Seitan - this was a highlight for sure. The bun was toasted nicely and extra buttery, the seitan tasted great and was texturally really nice (had some crispy bits), and everything came together really well.

And last, but certainly not least, the Nebulous Spud. This thing was LOADED with toppings and tasted delicious.

To top it all off, the price of everything all together was extremely reasonable (which is hard to find out here in SF sometimes)

Without a doubt this takes the cake as my favorite diner in the city so far. Will definitely be bringing friends here and making more visits in the future.

5/5

The website leaves a lot to be desired so I wasn't really sure what to expect when we got here, but picked this spot for a Friday morning brunch since yelp said they have vegan options. If you're not coming by public transit, street parking is tough but we lucked upon someone leaving right out front after circling the block once or twice. We were told to grab and seat and took a booth. I was in the mood for pancakes so I got the griddle combo which comes with eggs your way and a side and a manzanita to drink. My friend got the vegan mess and we both got coffee.

It's diner fare so what I got was exactly what I expected. No frills, just comfort food which hit the spot. My friend really liked his meal also. I don't know that I'd make this a destination spot but if I was in the area and wanted a bite, I would stop in again.