Educated Palate

Loved this place! The food was fantastic. The atmosphere quiet and quaint. As others mentioned, the staff is in training and will stumble through your order, but they are earnest in their quest to learn and desire to serve. We all start somewhere. Be patient with the little foibles and have a fabulous meal at a great price. Highly recommend!

First visit was delightful! Their fall buffet reception costs $30 (tax included) and was worth far more. All of the dishes were absolutely delicious, and the presentation was perfect. The highlight of lunch was the dessert room. I can only describe it as dessert heaven! Dozens of different miniature bite sized pastries and parfaits and baked goods. I wish I had a separate stomach for dessert so that I could have tried everything.

Great menu, great service from the SF City College Culinary School students. Ate here three days this week and the quality of food and service was consistently excellent. One of the days I did try the Chocolate Mousse desert and it was amazing. The menu has a reasonable amount of variety, but was the same during the entire week. I highly recommend Educated Palate if you're looking for something a but different, relaxed, and very conveniently located at 4th and Mission.

As part of San Francisco City College's culinary training, students obtain first-hand experience in participating in a restaurant business by working in this facility. I feel as though we have received 5-star quality food, service and ambiance for very reasonable prices, whenever we have come here. I recently had a perfectly cooked poached salmon entree followed by a scrumptious pumpkin mousse. All I could say is - "YUM!". The staff is attentive to your needs and make you feel very special. We plan to come back soon!