A16 - San Francisco

A16 - San Francisco reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Greg

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Party of four - birthday celebration. WONDERFUL! The food was incredible. I'm still thinking about the sausage pizza - clearly house made, perhaps the best I've had outside of Italy. Everything was incredible. My family raved about the tripe (not my thing) and even the desserts were special. I've had meals in San Francisco that were 3x the price and only 1/10th as good. A16 is a bargain! And frankly, it's made it's way onto my "destination" restaurants along with Zuni and Kokkari.
   

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   Douglas VIP

   New York City20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always delicious , feels like home, abundant portions and fabulously friendly and lovely staff. Shout out to Sunny our server and Federica at the reception desk. A 16 has one of the best and long term in place teams in the city. Which always makes it feel like home when dining there. It’s a pinnacle of dining pleasure in SF
   

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   Kapil

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food as always. Add some more vegetarian options on the menu
   

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   Ringo

   San Francisco2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a reservation for outdoor seating on Mother’s Day, but instead of being seated under their usual covered outdoor area, we were placed right next to the open front door—my chair literally half on the sidewalk, with people waiting in line beside me. It felt like an afterthought. The host ignored my concerns completely, showing no care or attempt to make it right. Our waitress, however, was polite, attentive, and apologetic throughout, which I appreciated. We didn’t stay long—just long enough for the kids to enjoy their pizza, which they loved (it did look great, though I didn’t try it). As we left, I noticed they removed our table setup altogether, which made me suspect we were bumped from a more proper seating area, though I can’t say for sure. It was disappointing, especially since I’ve had much better experiences here in the past. Fortunately, we salvaged the day with a lovely walk over to LOJ.
   

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   Christopher VIP

   London8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   one of the best wine lists on the city constantly curated by one of the most knowledgable and passionate somms
   

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   carol VIP

   San Francisco67 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always great food and amazing staff! Frederica was amazing!
   

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   Giovanni VIP

   New York City3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 9, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The pizza it is always one of the best in San Francisco but this time both pizzas ( 2) were burned . Most probably the oven was too hot....hopefully next time we will go back to a great pizza as it always was.
   

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   Jennifer VIP

   San Francisco42 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   HANDS DOWN -- THE BEST! Wonderful meal at A16 -- from the burrata to the charcuterie plate to the fava bean salad (special favas on the menu!) to the orrechiette to the lamb to the pizza to the best chocolate budino torte. All incredible. Fabulous wine pairings by Shelley and team, got to meet the winemakers who were in the restaurant that evening. So cool!
   

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   Rebecca

   Las Vegas1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Overall, the food was good and we enjoyed our experience. However it was very loud and the tables are very close together. I felt a little over stimulated and claustrophobic in the space.
   

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    Harry VIP

    New York City2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Must have if in SF. Fingerling potatoes and Marinara pizza were spectacular.
    

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