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    Our party/private event cocktail menu
    Jen E.

    Marianne's is absolutely fantastic. This review is based on a surprise private event that a friend hosted on November 4 for her husband's birthday. I flew to SF for 24 hours just for the event and I must say it was made it entirely worth it because of this fantastic venue and experience. The decor and vibe is just the right of intimate. There's a classy yet un-stuffy air about this spot. It's located just down the way from The Cavalier; I appreciated the separate, dedicated space. Most of all, I was so surprised how smoothly every ran, and the quality of drinks and food. Usually I've found parties in event spaces have a staff that is stilted, bored, just going through the motions of hosting yet another party...NOT the case here. The bartender was fantastic (I wish I had caught her name), handling the group with ease with her delicious cocktails, while staying chipper/friendly. She greeted me warmly upon arrival, showing me the special cocktail menu for the evening but also gesturing to the variety of other options should I prefer. I wasn't feeling well earlier that day so asked for guidance on a choice that wouldn't be harsh on my stomach, which she happily offered (the "Imperial G&T" was perfect)...just wonderful service. Passed food was also surprisingly good, despite what I was expecting with typical 'bar food' choices: french fry cups, onion rings, salmon ceviche tacos, smoked deviled airs, burger bites, even fried chicken nuggets that just tasted...like elevated comfort food. Platters were circulated broadly and consistently and we all went back for 2nds (and 3rds). Can I just say the other staff helping out that night, running out the food, bussing tables...they also were just as good as the bartender (especially the man who was especially courteous and friendly). Again didn't catch their names but would love for this feedback to be passed to them. Would absolutely return.

    Sunshine M.

    Came on a rainy chilly night after near by dinner. What a chill vibe. Low light chandeliers, candles on top of cherry wood tables and intimate tables for 2. Lots to look at in case your date is a bore. Fantastic drinks and enjoyed sitting at the bar since it was a full house. Make a ressie if coming! Speakeasy vibes located at the end of a random street, east to kiss u less you know

    a martini with olives in it
    Angela L.

    This place charges $25/PER PERSON as a cover charge/just to make a reservation! The fee does not go towards your total bill, which is absolutely absurd. The decor is cool, the room is small, the noise level is good for dates, but there's not much privacy. It's very open and you can easily stare at everyone else. The bartender is enthusiastic and nice, but the drinks have no pop. It's all classic drinks - manhattans, martinis, highballs. There seems to be an attempt at a twist, but there's nothing special, just, I assume - god, I at least HOPE - higher quality ingredients. This place is one of the WORST "speakeasy" cocktail experiences I've EVER had. At $22+/cocktail + $25 cover charge, you easily spend $150+ on a very lackluster and actually kind of infuriating experience. A total waste of money and time. There are so many other unpretentious bars in San Francisco that welcome with you open arms, I do not recommend this place AT ALL. Like, I'm actively telling people this place sucks.

    Entrance
    Alex L.

    This amazing lounge is adjacent to the Hotel Zetta and the restaurant The Cavalier. We had dinner at the Cavalier and were told about the lounge. The server literally took our drinks and walked us to the lounge. The ambience is sooooo chill. Music playing , dark lighting, it's a great place to have a drink. I can't remember exactly what my wife ordered for her drinks but she said they were great. Cool place to end a Saturday night before going back to our room. If you want a fast paced bar/lounge this isn't it, but if you want to chill and enjoy some drinks, definitely recommend this place. We definitely will be back next time we are in Frisco.

    Drink Menu
    Adrianna P.

    Let's be honest, who doesn't love a secret? Who doesn't love Speakeasies? I love secrets and I love secret bars even more, and SF is full of them. Marianne's is a hidden gem in the back of a restaurant, you literally enter through an Exit sign. You can check in at the restaurant or find the entrance on Jesse Street. They accept walk-in's but I recommend making reservations. They have amazing cocktails and delicious bites. Tried the Sticky Fingers - a rye based cocktail and the Honey Bang Me Sloe - Vodka basked cocktail. They are speciality cocktail prices between $14-15. The light bite and apps are great. Brussel sprout chips, tartare, and fried oysters. The ambiance is relaxing, romantic, and warm. There's low lighting and great music playing. Perfect for a date or with friends. Don't be in a rush if you come here, you definitely lose track of time. I didn't want to leave because I loved it so much inside, I can't wait to return. Review #38

    Cassius Clay Rye Cocktail

    As soon as we walked in it was as if we were warped into a different time and space. The perfect chill ambience. Service was excellent by our waiter Ross. I ordered the crafted Cassius Clay Rye cocktail with a black salt rim! Yum yum yum. We will definitely be back! Thank you for the experience

    All lined up for two communal cocktail batches
    Cat N.

    We met when we were almost young: I wish it had been sooner. I had Marianne's bookmarked for two years before they opened up to the public. I felt lucky to make a reservation just under two weeks before NYE. The space is intimate, to say the least, so book ahead if you want to come on a weekend night, with more than a few people. The hostess graciously let us squeeze an extra person in - otherwise it's maximum 8 people for one of few booths. Oh you're really such a pretty one: The lounge is an all encompassing comfort. The lighting is dim, sure. When I was trying to convince my friends to come here, the best I could describe it was: a cocktail lounge with excellent armchairs. I never said that I was brave: The cocktails are strong. No understating it. Between ten of us, we ordered two communal cocktails that came out in decanters. We got about two glasses each, and that was enough to make us teeter a bit on the way out. I also indulged in a superb First We Take Manhattan, in honor of my Man, Leonard Cohen. Considering their potency, the drinks were fairly priced. I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web is fastening my ankle to a stone: I didn't want to leave. I fell in love before we had even sat down in our booth. Everyone was gracious. There was a candy dish beside us. We could order fatty fries in red wine au jus. This bar was hitting all the right notes for me. I wish I had gone back already, I want to keep one of the menus. To have cocktails in honor of Leonard Cohen and other greats lost in 2016? This was the poetic end to the year.

    Sticky fingers ($15) ×2, Indian summer ($15), Long island iced tea ($14), Brandy alexander ($14), Honey bang me sloe ($13)
    Elena N.

    After appearing in Eater, one of my friends suggested we check out Marianne's before it was no longer a secret bar. I agreed and we made a same day reservation for Friday, August 26th at 5:45pm for 5 people. They do ask you to put a credit card down since they'll charge you a $25 cancellation fee per person for no shows. Not sure how strict this is, but I showed up with 6 people and we were able to fit everyone in the booth we got. If you're not sure where Marianne's is, when you're coming from 5th, just walk down Jessie past the Cavalier entrance. You'll see a pink door to your left. That is Marianne's. The day I went, there were ropes outside and some of the employees were talking outside, so I found it easily. *Indian summer: botanist gin, jalapeno, cucumber, lemon cordial, soda & basil salt rim ($15) *Honey bang me sloe: barr hill honey vodka, sipsmith sloe gin, galliano, elderflower, orange juice & lemon ($13) ×2 *Long island iced tea: tea infused flor de cana rum, absolut vodka, beefeater gin, cointreau, lemon, ginger & cola ($14) *Sticky fingers: michters rye, balvenie 12 yr scotch, angioletto, sweet vermouth, grand marnier & lemon bitters ($15) ×2 *Brandy alexander: le reviseur brandy, creme de cacao, allspice dram, cream & nutmeg ($13) We basically tried the whole cocktail menu minus one drink. I got the sticky fingers. I am a scotch girl after all. It was nicely balanced. I ended up having a sip of every drink we ordered. If I was in a different mood and wanted something refreshing, I'd go for the honey bang. It was light, but still had a kick. For those who are calorie conscious, you can get diet coke with the long island. *2 minute quail egg: celery salt, crispy shallots & dijonnaise ($3 each) ×2 *Smoked fingerling potatoes: black garlic bbq sauce & malt aioli ($12) *Crispy squash blossoms: roasted peppers, goat cheese & cress ($14) There's a small food menu so you can order some dishes if you need a little substance with all your drinking. I believe it's all prepared by Cavalier. I didn't try any of the food, but everyone seemed to enjoy the dishes. One of my girlfriends was in town for the weekend, so we were celebrating my birthday. I told them when I walked in and they gave me a glass of bubbly right when I sat down. So sweet! Our waitress was such a doll. So friendly. She made our experience that much more amazing. And the bartender too! He was awesome and gave us a couple pours of Bunnahabhain: islay single malt scotch whisky to celebrate my bday. From the drinks to the amazing staff, I had a great time at Marianne's. Everyone here made it one of my favorite bday celebrations so far!

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    Christopher was great tailoring cocktails to your taste and had awesome customer service. The food was good. The ambiance was cool.

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    Lore Speakeasy and Escape Room

    4.5
    (95 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    The craft cocktails are fantastic and designed to mimmic Asian dishes…read more Korean Cold Noodles ($19) Probably the most unique cocktail, and equally as delicious. Pandan Vieux Carré ($22) By far my favorite cocktail of the night - very well balanced, spirit forward but also bright and silky. A5 Wagyu & Black Truffle Old Fashioned ($25) This was also fantastic, rich and buttery old fashioned with truffle accents. The A5 Wagyu is sourced from the Niku Steakhouse local butcher shop! Ube Cheesecake ($19) Wonderful dessert cocktail to finish the night. We didn't have time to try the Escape Room connected to the Speakeasy, but we'll be back! There are two rooms, one in the front with a puzzle theme, and another in the back with a Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings) vibe. Staff was friendly and took time to explain the clever menu to us!

    Lore's Wonderland escape room was a fun and delightfully whimsical experience. **This review is…read moremainly for the escape room, as we did not order any additional drinks outside of the escape room.** THE SPACE // Lore Speakeasy and Escape Room has cool themed decor everywhere, from the dimly-lit speakeasy/bar room in front, to the Middle Earth/Lord of the Rings-themed board game room, to the individual bathrooms, and of course the escape room's multiple Alice in Wonderland-themed rooms. Clearly a lot of effort went into building these rooms and evoking a certain vibe for each. THE ESCAPE ROOM // The puzzles in the escape room varied in difficulty - some required us to think a bit more, some required our observational skills to work harder, and others required a light level of physical skill/movement. We were perplexed a few times but never got stuck for too long, as the White Rabbit (played by Phoenix, the live actor/puzzle master) would jump in occasionally to provide clues over the speaker or in person. It took us about 1 hr 20 min to finish the entire escape room; I thought the pacing was good. THE [ESCAPE ROOM] DRINKS // Lore's escape room experience comes with "a flight of themed cocktails or mocktails, including "potion"-style drinks that are integrated into the experience as you progress", per the website. We got to choose one cocktail/mocktail option (Korean Cold Noodles) from a list on the website, and the other two drinks are pre-selected to supposedly fit into the Wonderland theme, with the flavors described online as "berry" and "peach". You can get both cocktail and mocktails for your party, in case some people want alcohol and others don't. We all enjoyed the flavor of the Korean Cold Noodles cocktail, which was refreshing and surprisingly a bit minty in the mocktail version. However, we didn't like the two other two pre-selected themed drinks as much. The "berry" drink gave us cherry cough syrup vibes, and the cocktail version of it was quite strong. The "peach" mocktail drink reminded me of canned fruit syrup; we also were missing the two cocktail versions, though we decided not to ask for them as the mocktail version already was less than impressive. One other missed expectation here was the size of the drinks that we received in the escape room. We were expecting full-sized cocktails, like what they serve in the speakeasy in front. Instead, we found out that the drinks are served in small "vials". Given the size of the drinks in the escape room, combined with us not even enjoying two out of the three drinks, I would preferred to go through the escape room without the drinks at all, and likely pay a bit less for the escape room then. OVERALL // I'd still recommend the escape room as a good one-time experience with a date/friends/family. Just don't expect too much from the included themed drinks! The speakeasy drinks on the main menu do sound unique/tasty, so I might come back again to try those sometime.

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    Cool Middle Earth themed room with lots of seating! Plenty of board games available to play as well
    Cool Middle Earth themed room with lots of seating! Plenty of board games available to play as well
    Our Pineapple Cake cocktail is an ode to Taiwan.
    Our Pineapple Cake cocktail is an ode to Taiwan.
    Borscht: Gin, beets, apple, citrus, dill, egg white ($20) + Korean Cold Noodles w/ brandy, pear, pineapples, cucumber, sesame ($19)

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    The Beehive

    The Beehive

    4.3
    (455 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    Love what + how they do it. It's a neighborhood bar that…read morejust feels right. Food wise I'm drawn to a few favorites like the stellar pork belly banh mi slider, fries and the chicken bites. It's a thoughtful menu w something for everyone. Had a Paper Plane which the bar man furiously shook to an icy froth on the top. Soooo good. Went on St Pat Saturday and was looking for a non frat crew vibe and was really pleased I remembered BH was close by.

    Cool bar with bites in the Mission District. We got there shortly after it opened at 4pm on Friday…read moreafternoon. I was craving a refreshing craft cocktail and got one with the Green Emmanuelle. I liked the cardamom in the Beauty Mark as well that my partner ordered. We ordered shishito peppers and mushroom bahn mi sliders. The mushroom bahn mi sliders were amazing - the quality fillings and taste of the soft bun - I was unexpectedly hit with a bite of spice from maybe jalapeño seeds left but didn't sour my experience. The shishito peppers ended up being extremely spicy as well, those are usually just a few spicy and not the majority. The roasted lemon and salt was a wonderful combo but just too spicy to eat. However, the server very kindly removed it from our bill without us asking. We order the crostini because we were still hungry and that was an absolute hit. Delicious med-soft crostini with luscious berries and sweet honey. I didn't care my hands got sticky as it was soooo good! Great experience, I would be weary if the peppers as I'm a bit spice-intolerant but everything else was spot-on.

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    Terrene

    Terrene

    4.1
    (208 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    The food is very good - we've been here twice and had great food all around…read more Our first visit we had some trouble with the service, feeling rushed thru for what is a pretty expensive dinner, but the team there contacted us after (we had a reservation so they had our email) and they made it right by inviting us back as guest of Rob, the Bev Mgr. The 2nd visit the service was impeccable, everything went exactly as we had hoped. We will be back. We can recommend the scallops and the Salmon, the chicken was very tasty. Also, for the food, I recommend the dips and the fresh pitas, so good. We'll be back just for that. Reminds me of the old Berkeley restaurant years ago, Holy Land (IYKYK). Mmmm. Thanks!

    We each ordered the sunrise sandwich - one with bacon and one with sausage. The sausage was super…read morethin and dry. The bacon was fine. The sandwich comes with a small dressed salad and three tomato halves. It was nice. The potatoes served with the sandwich were roasted but served cold and dry. Like they were left over from the night before. Randy enjoyed his mocha. We shared a very dry, flavorless except for the two small bits of jam in them, "cheese" danish. Definitely skip this $7 item that you could get at a circle k for $1.50 and it would taste fresher. You order when you walk in and someone delivers your order and then you're left to fend for yourself. We were able to locate some ketchup for the potatoes on our own. Nobody ever checked on us. This is the second place on this visit that's charging an extra 5% fee so that their employees can have a living wage and health insurance, which absolutely, every employee should have. With the prices they charge, they should already be able to do that, though. I read an article about this fee with many different names and I would rather pay a bit higher of a price and know the employees were taken care of than be surprised by this fee later. Two sandwich breakfasts, a mocha and a danish on top of tax and their healthy sf fee was $63. Steep for the quality we got. Won't be back.

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    Shoji

    Shoji

    4.2
    (555 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    This review is for BAR Shoji (not the Cafe)…read more Wow! Talk about ambience. You need to be 21+ to enter and they do check ID. It's dark and sexy inside. Table setting was gorgeous. Decor is minimal. Menus are scanned using the QR code at the table. Service is excellent! We were approached/reminded that our reservation was for 1.5 hours but the party after us wasn't arriving until later so we can extend our stay for another half hour. That was very nice of them to let us know. We started with cocktails. Beautiful glassware. They may look delicate but these drinks are strong! Very delicious though. We ordered: KABOSU - like an elevated spicy clarified margarita with Thai flavors. Not too spicy. It just adds a kick. This cocktail paired well with what we ordered for dinner. KOHAKU - like a matcha whiskey cocktail SHOJI MARTINI - dry and made with Japanese gin For dinner, we ordered: FRENCH FRIES with Akazu aged vinegar aioli, tobiko - the fries were dusted with Thai seasoning which were flavorful eaten as is but when dipped in the aioli, whoa!!! The tobiko added the right amount of balance to the tang of the aioli. Next level!! OYSTER - the dressing was good. A little on the sweet side. PORK JOWL - tender and so flavorful. I wish it came with rice. The pear and pineapple kimchi was the perfect side. CEVICHE - fish was fresh and the flavors were well-balanced. Loved the giant pieces of nori rice crackers. SHOJI BURGER - this was a nice show at the table. The fondue cheese was yummy. The burger was well-seasoned. Good for sharing. For dessert, we had: HOJICHA AFFOGATO - Beautiful, delicate and delicious dessert that was fun to watch prepared at our table. Lovely experience. Thank you for the great service. The staff was kind and professional. Well done.

    Shoji is a true experience that takes you back to Japan…read more Their cocktails are so good. The chicken sandwich was to die for. The ceviche was bright and zesty. The donburi with Ikura and Uni was creamy and melted in my mouth at each bite. The wings were great too. The hojicha affogato desert was spectacular. I would go back! Amazing vibes and great service.

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    Mocha: Espresso, dandelion chocolate, steamed milk ($6) + Matcha Einspänner: Seion matcha, milk, house sweet cream, kinako ($7)

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    Mocha: Espresso, dandelion chocolate, steamed milk ($6) + Matcha Einspänner: Seion matcha, milk, house sweet cream, kinako ($7)

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