Great restaurant's in San Francisco

WineJunkee

I'm going to San Francisco for a day with the girls (12 and 8yrs old) in the city. I am looking for a recommend for a GREAT restaurant (and I am not talking chicken strips for lunch.) Tonga Room is only open for dinner and that was our first choice. Any recs?

::Thanks::

CarFar

A little more direction would help, type of cuisine, area of the city, price range... Since you were looking at the tongs room I may suggest top of the mark at the Mark Hopkins across the street from the fairmont where the Tonga room is. Tadich grill is a good lunch place, although it is a bit of a business lunch spot, so Maybe not the atmosphere you want. Also maybe epic roast house or water bar. None of these are like my I want a nice dinner out in the absolute top rated place in the city recommendations, but they are very good food, IMO. SF has a TON of good food.

cassandrae913

I agree with PP that you need to give a little more detail. The Tonga Room would not fall on my list of great restaurants at all. Are you looking for something super fancy? In that area there are the following: Sons and Daughters, Cotogna, The Big Four, Fleur d'Lys (Michelin Star) and The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton ( Michelin Star).

 If you want good food that the kids will like, I would suggest Perrys. There is on the Embarcadero and one on Union Street. It was my favorite as a kid. You might also want to try Gott's Roadside at the Ferry Building-amazing gourmet burgers which are more kid friendly. Tony's Pizza in North Beach is amazing and there are gelato places nearby.

PinkHighlighter

Also, far out is the date?  If it's this weekend, a number of the better restaurants will be all booked.

Lorita

Boulevard is excellent...