Birch Rye - San Francisc

Great restaurant! Can't wait to go back! Took a vegetarian friend for her birthday and had a wonderful meal. we started with the Winter Chicory Salad and an order of the Petite Rye Smetana Butter--the salad hit all the right notes with it's citrus-y dressing; the home-made rye bread was great (the smetana butter could have had a bit less salt... Then we had the Crispy Zrazi--this wonderful potato/lentil dish stole the show! The Wild Mushroom Stroganoff was delicious (and so rich, I would suggest sharing... . Two baked rye doughnuts caramel sauce were brought to the table with a birthday candle for dessert. Service was perfect--we enjoyed the entire experience. I can't wait to go back and try some of the non-vegetarian options--which i will have to have with the crispy zrazi. The brunch menu looks awesome, too.......

It is very pleasant and very satisfying to arrive at a place where they serve you with that professionalism with which the staff of this beautiful restaurant treat you and I mention this because I have had the opportunity to go to different four or five star restaurants but they serve you in a normal but here they serve you in a very professional manner, educated and very knowledgeable about everything, offering you every detail of each meal as well as the knowledge of each wine that they give you every detail.. it is impressive. I thank each of the staff who works in that special place, the owner is a very very nice, humanitarian and very charismatic professional person.. my wife and I were impressed BIRCH &RYEIt is very pleasant and very satisfying to arrive at a place where they serve you with that professionalism with which the staff of this beautiful restaurant treats you and I mention it because I have had the opportunity to go to different four or five star restaurants but they serve you normally but here they serve you in a very professional manner, polite and very knowledgeable about everything, offering you every detail of each meal as well as the knowledge of each wine that they provide you with every detail... it is impressive, I am impressed... I thank each of the employees who work in that special place, to its owner who is a very kind, humanitarian and very charismatic professional person. My wife and I were impressed BIRCH &RYE

It is very pleasant and very satisfying to arrive at a place where they serve you with that professionalism with which the staff of this beautiful restaurant treat you amazing

Enjoyed our vegan tasting menu here last weekend. Perhaps some adjustment to the Chicory salad, as half way thru that dish, the flavor felt sour. Good service, nice restaurant . The negative part of our experience- the bathroom has a malfunction flush, with a note on it.

Breakfast egg, bacon and duck fat potatoes: under-cooked, greasy, bland potatoes with a small cardboard-looking/tasting, fried egg and fatty bacon was an embarrassment on a plate. Not kidding! The vodka infused salmon was delicious and the size of a very tiny appetizer $23). Ridiculous!!! The $16 drink was good but not great. The Syrniki dessert was a small serving of deliciousness. The two comped doughnuts were served to us since we were celebrating a Birthday and were much appreciated since it filled us a bit more. I will not be back and do not recommend BandR to others. The atmosphere was lovely and the service was pleasant but a bit hovering. Not deserving of a future Michelin star and not likely to succeed in our current economic climate unless the food improves and the portions, become more generous.. A very disappointing $130 brunch, indeed.