Nightbird

Had an amazing experience/dinner at Nightbird for my birthday. I really enjoyed having multiple small serving of a variety of food. I particularly liked the quail egg, crab dish, and the squab coffee & donuts. I know they've got a new menu for the holidays and I'm very tempted to go. The service was wonderful as well. They moved our table when we thought it was cold and were very friendly in explaining the dishes to us. This is a rather intimate setting and was generally quiet. With that said, there was one table that was a bit more boisterous and, because it's a small place, we needed to be okay with it. I like all the bird and owl decors.

We ate at the day of the dead in honor of chefs tasting menu -- japanese, Californian, Mexican mix We loved the quail egg, spot prawn-tomato-wasturtimu, pain de meurte, chawanmushi, crab mole-roots, tamale, squab, wagyu shortrib-potato-crunch, peach match dessert (so decadent!), Vanilla foam ice cream w chocolate crumbs and burnt chocolate sheet -- intricate, elaborate. Yum!

Truly amazing experience. Kim Alter is a phenomenal chef and eating here should be on your MUST list. I’ve been three times and each time is not only special but fun. Being surprised and delighted by food seems rarer and rarer, esp in a great food city like SF. But each bite and sip at Nightbird is enticing and surprising in the most fun way. The service is warm and friendly and professional, you feel really cared for, while you get to look forward to each course. I’ve had some of the best bites of my life there - just blown away by multiple courses. Also the wine pairings were inspired!

If you a special dinner to celebrate - even if it is as simple as celebrating life, this is the place. Chef Kim and her team take you on a culinary journey with their attention to detail, artistry on the plate and care that you can feel. It will make you slow down and savour the moment with every bite and sip. It was my absolute pleasure to be able to meet tableside with a warm and genuine conversation about Haskap berries. What a delight! Thank you! Nightbird is a must in San Francisco.

If you want a five star experience, look no further. This is absolutely, without a doubt, the BEST MEAL I HAVE EVER EATEN!!! The service was outstanding, the meal phenomenal and the restaurant beautiful. Every course was thoughtful and served with excellent wine parings. They make a point to accommodate any dietary restrictions. And that doesn’t mean they just remove the restriction from your meal. They actually substitute it with something just as delicious and at times I thought, surely this has to be dairy…but it wasn’t!!! All the staff is well versed in their menu and parings. I never had an empty glass and each time we were done with a course, it seemed the next was just around the corner. I cannot say enough about how wonderful this restaurant is. Make your reservation now! You won’t regret it.

Nightbird is one of my favorite restaurants in the city and while I rarely dine out anymore it remains a space that consistently provides good food, service and atmosphere. It is intimate and quiet enough to have conversation and consistently impressed with its food. I deeply appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail present with each dish.