After watching Transformer 3 : Darkside of the moon my friend and I went here for dinner. I must give five stars to the hostess that evening. Reason, I had reservations at 6:15, but the movie ran longer and we didn't get there until 8. So I told the hostess what happen and she was able to hook me and my friend up with a table, we were so happy! Not only we got a table, I got a table with the view the street. It was a very cool effect to enjoy my courses and watch the sun go down and cars just driving buy really cool!. On to the food!!!!!! There are so many great things to say, I don't know what to say. To start the adventure off my friend and I started with drinks I got the Prospector! What a grown up drink, Its a very heavy spirits drink with a great bitter orange after taste! I really loved it. For our first course we the the Foie gras and toast!!! I don't know how to describe this, saying it was rich, creamy, buttery with a hint of liver flavor doesn't do it justice. It is beyond that! Accompanied the Foie gras was pineapple gelee and bits of jalapenos. Once you pair all three flavors together my palate went into orbit! For our next courses I had the Rib eye and my friend ordered the Day Scallops with a bed of farro. I ordered the Rib eye rare and boy it was perfect. I have been spoiled by Mastros with their dry aged rib eye steaks, but the rib eye here was amazing! (for not being dry aged) Fantastic crust, juicy tender full of beef flavor rib eye. When you get quality meats the flavor shows and as I was eating the rib eye it was screaming "I am a top notch cut". The Day scallop dish was great too looking at it, the sear on the scallops was perfect. I tasted a sample from my friends dish and it was cooked to perfection. It came on a bed of farro and it was my first time eating farro. I like it! In my opinion its better then Couscous. I like the texture of farro . After our excellent entrees we got the ice cream sandwich for dessert. This was the perfect way to end an evening of well balanced flavored dishes. The ice cream was a raspberry, but the star here was the cookie outside. It tasted so fresh and so yummy! As I am biting into the cookie I can taste that there was lots of heart n love into it. This is a long review and I don't care, I must give Prospect their credit!!!! I can not wait to come back and have another out of this world experience again!!!! read more

I went back to prospect for dinner after a fabulous preview a few nights before with friends at the bar. I have to say it...these guys are getting everything right. Service, quality, price, decor. You can just feel the thought that went into this place. We sat at the community table. There where about 8 of us and we really enjoy the setting of a community table. It is so spacious and you are not crowded in by people waiting for the bar. We started out with the yellow tail crudo and the black cod to share (there were only a few of us there at this point). I honestly think it i the best crudo I have every had. The red curry on the black cod was perfect. I then had the soft shell crab appetizer and the Pork Cheeks. The portion sizes were spot on. The corn under the soft shell was perfectly cooked and balanced out the crab perfectly. The crust on the crab was so delicious and the crab inside was perfect, moist not dry. The pork cheeks are TO DIE FOR. They just melt in your mouth. The plating includes quinoa also perfect and such a great innovative combination. For dessert I ordered the fried peach dessert. I tried everyone else's desserts, but this was my favorite. The combination of the pastry with the peach on the side and the ice cream was so fabulous. We also had three wines, A Torrontes from Argentina, I highly recommend this wine for those who not fans of oaked wines. A William Feve Chablis (always a great wine) and a E. Guigal Granache. One of the great producers...all of their wines are fabulous and reasonably priced. Finished off with a delicious cup of coffee. I have absolutely no complaints. The staff was knowledgeable and were just attentive enough without being overbearing. The sommoliers are extremely knowledgeable and so helpful. The interior is so warm and inviting while still modern and thoughtful. Keep up the good work! I will definitely be back. read more

Complimentary sparkling or still water was a plus. Wines by the glass and specialty cocktails have a great range. Be sure to ask for the bartender's choice: just name your favorite spirit and what you want it to taste like and they will make you something special. The happy hour crowd came in full force, so we were glad to be seated quickly in the beautiful open dining room. Nearly every table is a booth or banquette, with regular tables near the tall elegant windows. The rear of the dining room was quieter and seemed like a romantic space with more tables for two. Now on to the food... for appetizers, we loved the lobster and gnocchi, tuna tartare, pork belly and calamari and green goddess salad. For dinner, I had the pork with apples and onions, wow! Halibut and Salmon were solid and the mixed roast of Duck was also superb. Made room for dessert, although most of us were stuffed. Tried the sundae on the server's recommendation, amazing... we almost licked the cup clean. Speaking of service, which was top notch, everyone was helpful from the management on down. Everyone stepped out of my way as I was guided to the rest room. Waters were refilled quickly and smiles were everywhere. Even the bussers, who had to change a table repeatedly for a large party (no doubt due to a last minute change in guests) worked quickly and quietly without disturbing our evening. On my next visit, I will make sure to stay for Sunday brunch. read more

Early saturday dinner. Decidedly older crowd at that hour. Given a great table and though a little bumpy in the beginning the service smoothed to a delightful time. Honest, engaging and downright friendly. Lovely The menu is straight forward. No cryptic 8 words or anything like that. House drinks inventive and delicious. Soft shell crab and the trotters to start. Man these are meant to be shared. The trotters deeply rich and fulfilling covered with shaved head. The crab was light not greasy but nothing to flip over. Bottle of Volnay to complement the rib-eye and duck. Perfect match. The wine list is very well selected and hit with 100%. There are some gems. The 3-way duck was massive. The rib-eye very smart and petite. Overall the plates are busy with complementary flavors that in less capable hands would be a mess. Here things are focused and distinct, well balanced and smart; but certainly on the richer side of the spectrum. Desserts - do save room. And the room itself is open and airy. Prospect is a great second date place. You know you like the person, now see how things go in a formal yet relaxed place where manners count. By 9 when we finished the room had filled with a fairly wide array of characters. Young, older, tourists, locals, regulars and wannabes alike. Everyone looked to be having a blast and really, what else counts? read more

Great atmosphere! Came for a belated birthday dinner. We sat next to a party of 12 girls on a night out for a bachelorette party. They were a bit obnoxious but I don't think it was the restaurants fault. I had the Foie Gras and it was delish! My partner is a picky eater so she stuck with the Goddess salad. She's plain jane so if a plain salad impressed her, you can bet it's yummy. She was looking forward to seeing purple broccolli on her plate. Don't know why, she wouldn't have ate it. She had the steak entree and it was tender and cooked perfect to her liking. Medium rare. I had the scallops. I always try to get seafood whenever I can. The scallops melted in my mouth. My favorite part of the evening was the dessert. I couldn't decide, so i did order two to go. the popcorn and s'mores. Those were yummy as our late night snack. At the restaurant I ordered the pistachio angelfood cake. I could eat the entire thing but i was stuff from dinner. My partner ordered the mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwich. She like it a lot. But it was 3 sandwiches and was stuffed too. She wanted to take it home, but we knew the ice cream would melt. Nice evening out and i can't wait to go back and be with 10 other girls to be loud and obnoxious. read more

I finally finally finally made it to Prospect last night. It was so great, it moved me to write my very first Yelp review. I have belonged to Yelp for a while and use it constantly but have never been moved to write a review. My friend and I showed up as a walk in and started at the bar. I had the Prospector and she had the Solstice, bother were excellent. Even though they had said it would be half and hour before they could seat us we were on our way to a table in 10 minutes. The restaurant was packed on a Thursday night and felt much like a young hip dining hall. Very New York. I loved that even with it's size and the modern decor, high ceilings the sound was still thought about. You could tell they invested some money into the acoustics because although it was loud we could still hear each other. I ordered the beef tongue carpaccio and the petrale sole both were amazing and the sole was cooked perfectly. This is some of the BEST food I have had in SF by far. Friend is a safe diner and ordered the asparagus and chicken, both were great for being so (ahhemmm) boring, she refuse to taste my tongue, her lost. We were too full for dessert but it's cool because I will surely be back. Such a fun place to eat and people watch! read more

I have now been here twice... Once for happy hour and drinks (they have the best secret happy hour in the city as far as I'm concerned). Finally made it for dinner on Thursday night with a friend and we were in bliss. I know they change their menu often because I was looking at their facebook page and had the crepe all set in my head. Upon arriving there was no crepe and I was so bummed BUT low and behold there at the bottom of the page was osso bucco. YUM, it was bar far the best I ever had. We also had the trotters, I never thought I'd eat trotter and shaved head but wow it was so good. The market veggies, the name down plays this dish a lot and the crab and beats. My friend ordered the chicken entree, she loved it I didn't try it because I couldn't look up from my own plate, I could eat osso bucco every day! We squeezed in a choco-peanut molten lava cake for dessert. Loved the space, reminds me a lot of New York, it's very dining hallish and young (not too young) You can't really get this kind of creative "foodie" cuisine at this price anywhere in the city. Not that I can think, although Commonwealth is probably pretty close! I can not wait to go back. read more

We often struggled coming up with our "favorite restaurant in the city" because many places have their pros and cons, but Prospect may just be it and here is why: location: it's too close. (if we had to complain) service: absolutely amazing. We love the staff. The management here is top notch. food: just too good. Out of all the fancy items, our fav is the Prospect burger. Our usual order, which we highly recommend, is the burger with house fries, bottle of Portuguese red wine, then chocolate Ho Ho or Sundae with espresso and Old fashion to wrap up. atmosphere: we sit at the bar because it's more comfortable and we prefer sitting side-by-side. It also feels more romantic. The decor is definitely fancy modern, but definitely not too foo-foo. Music is also just right; not loud, not boring, not annoying. bar drinks: always good. Our favorite drink is Old Fashion and Prospect makes the best O.F. All the bartenders are very talented and some of the nicest people you'll meet. We love Prospect so much that we come here after our date-night-dinner for the dessert, or drink, or sometimes 2nd round of dinner (if the previous restaurant was bad...) read more

Every time I visit SF I stop here. Either for just cocktails, which are amazing or for the food (sometimes both). The food here blows my mind. Think NYC attitude with the careful preparation with SF ingredients. This is one of the few places you can find this balance and it's amazing. This last time I was in (Friday I think). I had the goat, WOW! I think there were 5 different styles on my plate. It said mixed roast but I had no idea it would be so mixed. I was really impressed with this dish. When I get back to NY I can't wait to tell my writer friend to pop in next time she's in SF so she can write about it on her food blog. This dish blew my mind. I love the scene and the space, it's very NY and I think it was daring of them to go that route. Seems like SF isn't quite ready for this look yet. They seem much more comfortable with the old school comfort look of places like BLVD, which I also love in that old school klnd of way. Anyway, to anyone looking for a great spot Prospect comes highly recommended. Have the prospector cocktail and take in the scene. read more

Usually I eat at restaurants because of the food, combined with the ambiance, last night I ate at Prospect in San Francisco, a new restaurant by Nancy Oakes. I am a people watcher and while there I was aware that I was surrounded by serious foodies, although I could not tell by overhearing their conversations, but by the way they were enjoying their food. The only people I could hear were the ones I was sitting with. It was crowded and open but the din was muffled. Executive Chef Ravi Kapur provided the sophisticated guests in his restaurant with plenty of choices from fresh, local, farm to table options and created a décor with sleek contemporary furnishings combined with warm colors, comfortable seating and modern art from MOMA, and even an acoustic ceiling that muffled the echos of human voices. I slowly savored each bite of delectably prepared and aesthetically presented foods, perfectly seasoned, sauced and/or herbed. It was an experience I want to have again..and again. read more

Great food...Mediocre service. We went for brunch few weeks ago. The restaurant is pretty & the food is great... and that's why we are coming back for Valentine's day. Hopefully by then... we are going to be lucky to have a nice friendly waiter. Our waiter last time was so stiff, cold and inattentive. One of our friend asked him if he could took pic of our group and he said something like: he can't because he is going about to take our orders. He said: it's my first day.... with unfriendly face. Who does that??? He seriously need to take a chill pill... The whole time his face & attitude was so cold. Look buddy... if you can be friendly or at least FAKE IT... being waiter is a wrong occupation for you. However.... when he gave us our bill... he presented the bill with the smile. So... i guess he can be nice or friendly. I am going back to this restaurant because of the food, the place and the host/hostess and hopefully my rating will go more than two after that. read more

I have been dying to try this place since I got into town. I hear it's from the Blvd crew, I have yet to try Blvd. Finally tried it last night and LOVED! The place is gorgeous with a cool and relaxed vibe. Open and airy with people chatting everywhere. We sat at a table but I'm excited to go back soon and try the community table. The drinks were great I tried the Candace and the Roxanna, didn't get to spend too much time at the bar but it was full of people laughing and talking. I would definitely go back for just the bar atmosphere. The food was the icing on the cake for me. I went in with no expectations. The ingredients are key here and you can tell everything is carefully chosen. We tried the green goddess salad, the buffalo carpaccio, the crepes and the wagyu beef. I honestly have no complaints and can not wait to go back. Didn't get a chance to try dessert but not worried because it won't be long before I do. Would recommend this place to anyone. read more

My first Yelp review! I loved my time here so much I wanted to make it a point to finally write my first review. A friend brought me in when visiting from NYC. I'm embarrassed to say I hadn't even heard of the place. He had read about it in a magazine he said. He was super excited to have the goat. Unfortunately they didn't have it when we went because the menu changes daily. Bummer. We ate at the bar and I was boring just had the burger and a few of the snacky items. My friend had the black cod and the lamb chop, which he said was amazing. The service was great and the vibe and energy so much fun. I really loved people watching in such a big space. My friend said it reminded him of NY. The only bad thing, the bathroom is far away from the bar and the cab at the end of the night was reallllllly hard to get. read more

This may become one of my new faves in the city. The space is nice, open and airy with a youngish croud but not too hip. Definitely seems like a croud of people who like good food and drinks. We had: Softshell and loved it, perfectly crispy on the outside. Buffalo carpaccio was a little nervous about this but was amazing and the fried oyster thing on top was great Potato dumplings, which were like the best gnoccis I've ever tasted Wagyu, so so tender and the lamb which had a fall off the bone rib on it YUM! The cocktails we tried were the vicious cirlce and the candace, the first was bit a too strong for me but the second was a little too sweet for my friend, over all they were both very interesting and unique. I can't wait to go back! read more

After an amazing weekend at Outside Lands, my boyfriend and I wanted one last meal in SF. We had heard that this was a hot spot for brunch so decided to try it out! We loved it!! All of the food was fresh and you could tell it was farmer's market driven which is how we love to eat! To start with, we got the Ricotta Doughnuts. A-mazing. Luckily we were sharing, bc I could've eaten just that all morning haha. Next, I got the Prospector and my bf got the fried chicken sandwich. We shared eachothers plates. Very hard to say which I liked better!! My bf said it was the possibly the best chicken sandwich he's ever had. Great food, and really fun vibe. Perfect place for an SF brunch!! read more

I went back to Prospect for brunch and had the best time! I tried everyone at the tables dish and they were all amazing! Especially the duck hash, and I dont even particularly like duck. Additionally, they serve banana bread instead of plain bread during brunch... very classy :). I additionally tried quite a few drinks that were just heaven. Another day I came in just for bar food and I highly recommend the pastrami sandwich. It was heaven. All the drinks I got that night were great too! I cant recommend this place enough. I know that I give 5 stars to alot of places, but Prospect is by far my favorite. read more

So disappointing! Over priced for what you get. The leek and garlic soup consisted of 3 spoonfuls of liquid in a large bowl topped with a tiny boiled, sliced potato. Ridiculously small portion! The sole was salty and slimy - awful! ( I am shocked that the chef allowed such a disgraceful dish to leave his kitchen) The foie gras, pork and gnocchi, saved the day. The room at the end of the one side of the restaurant, close to where we were seated, seemed like an afterthought (somewhat like the "kid's dining room" at an hotel) - it ruined the entire ambiance of the place. We will not be returning - ever! read more

3.5 for the food and wine selections. It opened a couple weeks before my birthday. The atmosphere was a little pretentious. (The female server had us seated far out of reach of the ambviance at low seating chairs hidden behind the counter. Bad move, when you have a large group of attractive women, entering any drinking or eating establishment). That's meant to be funny. But it's really the truth. The kind gentleman, whom I believe was the host- later arranged for us, a better counter space. Young 40's or late 30's kind of crowd. It was a nice experience. read more

I'm still dreaming about that crispy egg and mushrooms... Unbelievable food, attentive and fun service, and killer cocktails. The desserts are unreal, especially the ice cream sandwiches,peach pie,and I cant forget the cherries, mmmmmmmmmm! The dining room is so gorgeous and relaxing, and the bar has a great buzz. Very affordable appetizers if you want to come and hang out for a quick drink and a beautiful menu/wine list if you want to stay for the full experience which I'm about to do next week! Highly recommend it! read more