Reviews Cockscomb

Always worth a visit when coming to San Francisco. Warming feeling from start to finish. Best service in town. Can enjoy your meal here on any type of budget. Good vibe, great food, always stellar service. It is amazing to see the rest of the city chopping service staff, while at Cockscomb they are focusing on making their staff better and more efficient. True professionals all around. We had the bacon chop and fresh clams. Absolutely delicious. Wine and cocktail list aren't overwhelming, but ample choices. Will see team again next SF trip. Keep up the good work while the rest of the town is obviously cutting service standards.

Easy 5-star rating for Saturday birthday dinner with 8 people. Upstairs seating was celebratory with a few other large tables. Good energy, but not too crowded or noisy. Interesting and cozy decor and top notch service: staff had masterful knowledge of the menu, attentive but not salesy, always kept the table clean and water full. Pigs head was a winner, although you mate want to split one for a large table, just to give everyone a taste. As a meal dish, the fattiness can become overbearing after eating through it. Scallops were perfectly cooked, in my guess a perfect sous vide with a high heat grill to finish it off. Cocktails executed well, and gnocchi were the best I’ve had in the last few years (which includes trips to Bologna and Rome).

Enjoyed a great dinner on a Saturday night. Started off with a few happy hour drinks. Tried the negroni and it was a bit sweeter than I thought it would be. Also tried the crispy pig ears and a dozen oysters. They were delicious. I really liked the vinaigrette. For the mains, tried the sea urchin pasta and the cauliflower. Both were very tasty. The pasta could have been a bit more Al dente. I think that would have improved the texture. The cauliflower was good but spicy. For dessert, tried the very fruity and refreshing bowl of fruit with lemon curd and croutons. Very different from any other dessert. 👍 Service was excellent. Would come back again!

Really fun and delicious menu! Great energy and decor. The highlights; The best grilled cheese of my life, with tallegio and a fried duck egg. Duck fat cauliflower, al dente and so savory. Dirty potatoes, like the best crispy and fluffy breakfast potatoes you've ever had. Brown butter and sage gnocchi, fried in the pan as the butter browns. Charcuterie, all perfectly seasoned. AND delicious not overly sweet desserts! SO good ❤

Excellent dinner location with an extensive menu. It's buzzing inside and I can see why. The food is excellent. Tried the two daily special which included pork chops, lobster and beef - in addition to the fried squid and pig ears appetizer. All of which were excellent, fresh and full of flavour. The meat was tender and each bite melted in my mouth with flavours. While pricing is on the slightly higher side, it's definitely a great dinner location.

Cockscomb has been on my bookmark radar for quite some time now, but I've just never made much of an attempt to go. Was I missing out big time? No, not really. Was it good food though? Yes, it was. Attention to detail and quality sourcing is an undeniable fact at Cockscomb so you best be sure that you'll be paying a premium for many of these dishes. That being said, the level of service provided is second to none. Dishes were described with impeccable precision, glasses were regularly topped off, and waiters would even refold your napkin if you stepped away to use the restroom! We began our meal with the Hot Mess which is grilled sourdough topped with braised trotters and seared foie gras. It is then drizzled with brown butter pork an jus and garnished with mission and kubota figs. This is easily one of the most decadent things I've had in my life, but it hit all the right notes. The sourdough crust, despite being soaked in an jus and fatty foie gras, still maintained a little bit of crispness. The braised pork trotters then added a little bit of meatiness. Buttery notes were met with the foie gras and also the soft braised pig skin. And the figs then provided some nice sweetness. I definitely could have used some actual bread to soak up the extra an jus/sauce though. This dish was also very popular - at least all 3 of our adjacent tables also tried this. For our shared main, we went with the ribeye wagyu (14 oz) which comes accompanied by diver scallops (locally sourced), roasted baby onions, roasted butterball potatoes, and drizzled with a brown butter green pepper corn an jus. The wagyu was good, but not the best I've had. It was tender, but did not have the melt in your mouth feel that I've experienced with wagyu at Japanese restaurants. The scallops, on the other hand, were definitely one of the best I've had! They were perfectly seared and the peppercorn an jus was a delicious accompaniment for it. As for the sides, I liked the roasted baby onions - they were sweet and slightly carmelized, a perfect pairing with the steak. The potatoes were more hearty but I personally felt they were a hair bit undercooked, a little harder than I prefer. We also added a side of brown butter gnocchi with fresh parm. They were delicious little pillows of potatoes served over browned butter....so what's not to love? And to finish the meal off, we opted for the panna cotta. It was perfectly set and had the right consistency. It's pairing with fresh sliced strawberries and a reduced balsamic vinegar was also very good and not overwhelming, just acidic enough to cut an otherwise very creamy dessert. I've had a similar version before where the vinegar was not reduced nearly enough and it sucked so much, but Cockscomb version was on-point and one that I would opt for again and again! Overall, Cockscomb is a great place to come if you want to try some unique plates and splurge a little.

Decided to finally try this place as it's been on my list for some time. I went with some friends and did family style so we could try several things. The staff were very friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable which made for a great experience. Ambiance seemed to be more for dates but we didn't care because the food was amazing! We ended up getting the Plank Steak, Bacon Chops (added scallops & bok choy per that day's special), and tuna collar (special during that day) plus a bottle of pinot noir. Doing all this family style was probably the best way to do it. Between 4 of us coming in hungry, we had some plank steak leftover (I believe it's 30oz and is served in a large paella dish) but we were still glad we ordered it all. Lastly, we capped it off with the coconut ice cream in a pineapple. After tax & tip it was $480.

A fellow foodie has had Cockscomb on his list for some time, and for good reason. The food was good, especially their version of an elote and the pineapple dessert. The sourdough with lard was amazing and sublimely decadent. The shareable pork and lobster dish was ambitious, but lacking in flavor, which was likely not helped by the large serving of haricot verts covering the pork. I will definitely look forward to try more from the kitchen in the future.

Third time here, great service and awesome food. Steak was cooked exactky as I asked. The service could be a little faster, but probably because they are always busy. Conveniently located as well. They accommodate big groups and bookings on Yelp or the website.