Tenderheart - San Francisco

Another fantastic meal before a show at the Golden Gate Theater. Service is great the food is wonderful. Plus just a block away from the theater.

THe restaurant was listed as an Asian restaurant but it is not. The menu is small but the food was very good and enjoyed a nice fish dish.

Had a great dinner before a show at The Warfield. Our server was great, asked what time we needed to be out the door for the show and managed the food service really well. There was a great deal on a 3-course meal for the table (shared starters and individual entrees desert but given time constraints we went ala carte. All the dishes were really good, the beef dumplings being the least appreciated. The burger is a good deal (and tasty! at $18, the wild mushrooms were delicious, chicken wings were great, little gems salad and the burrata were really good as well. Highly recommended for a meal close to the theatres. There are plenty of seats at the bar and along the kitchen so a walk-in is a good option.

Booked a reservation to take my parents to dinner ahead of a play at the Orpheum. At the beginning of the meal our server asked what time we would ideally like to finish dinner to make our play, which I appreciated. We chose the winter tasting menu for $45 a person (three appetizers, choice of one of three mains, and choice of one of two desserts). The portions were slightly on the smaller size (fine dining vs chain restaurant) but the quality of the food was excellent and we didn't leave hungry, so felt this was an amazing value especially for the city. I had a gin cocktail, Golden State City, which had hints of tropical fruit but was not too sweet, and was quite good. We added beef dumplings to our appetizers, but unfortunately the kitchen forgot this dish. We decided we didn't need the fourth appetizer however and we were not billed for it. Appetizers included milk bread with shrimp infused butter (added a rich umami flavor), ~12 leaves of little gems salad, and a delicious plate of fried artichoke balls that were quite unique and tasty. My mom had the sea bass entrée, which she said had delicious crispy skin. My dad had the Schezwan spiced pork shoulder, which was melt in your mouth, and I had the cavatelli. Dessert was either carbonated grapes, which was served in the form of an ice with some whole grapes included, and chocolate pudding, both with vanilla ice cream. Servers during the dinner were very attentive, even with a large Christmas party that came in after we were seated. We had finished dinner and the server brought the check, but told us not to take too long since the table was reserved. We still had 15 minutes until the time we told them we would like to finish dinner to make our show, so this was a unexpected, and I was a bit disappointed to end the dinner on a low note and to feel like my parents were being hurried out. Overall though I would say it was an positive experience with excellent food.

The food was not great. The most tantalizing items were on a special menu that had to be all or nothing (appetizers, entrees and desserts). The food we ordered was on both ends of the spectrum. The spices were way over the top on the chicken wings. But the chicken entree was bland beyond belief. There are so many better choices in that area. So disappointed.