I grew up on Pacific Cafe in San Francisco. The Marin location when I was back home had closed. But this place was my date night, Restaurant. They never let us down. I live now in San Diego and it sucks compared to the Bay Area. I miss home, but I'll be back to visit next month. I will go to the Pacific Cafe. Thank you for still being open..

Though I've lived in the Bay Area most of my life, and SF proper for 7, I'd never been here until a family dinner last night with 2 adults and a 7 year old. We were all so pleased with the experience, nevermind the 45min wait. Free wine (and we got refill!), quality chowder and fish, the best shrimp scampi I've ever had, and a complimentary ice cream for our kiddo. I loved that most patrons were 65+ and you could sense that they've been going there for generations. It was a slice of SF history and I'm so glad that they made it through the rough Covid years. We'll be back!

My favorite SF Cafe since the 1970s... Our go to place for birthday celebrations. Very consistent, great service, friendly staff and visitors. Large portions, free glass of wine, choice of soup or salad with entree. Entree comes with vegetables or choice of boiled red potatoes or fries. Dana All the French bread and butter you can eat... My favorite French bread! When you consider the wine, large salad or soup, bread and entree with a side, this is a good deal for a seafood restaurant. Our Favs... Fried oysters (in season... Fall,winter) and fried calamari. Their appetizer squid vinegret is awesome as is the chocolate cake. And I love that they have fabric tablecloths and napkins. This makes it even more special!

probably the best in the richmond for a nice seafood dinner imo! if you can do better than Pacific Cafe i would love to know where!

The best thing I can say about the Pacific Café is that after a 15 year absence I could detect no change to their timeless mixture of neighborhood charm and simple delicious seafood. Don't come expecting trendy menus and presentation, after 50 years they know what works: fresh seafood, served in a variety of classic forms. Salads, soups, bread service, just like your parents (or grandparents) would have ordered in the mid 70s. There's a good reason for the ever present wait (and free glass of wine for your trouble): it's a San Francisco gem.

Happy 50th anniversary, opened 7/4/74, for this iconic legacy SF restaurant. One of my favorites over the decades. When I found out they were celebrating their 50th, I called up my BFFs and headed over for dinner. The men loved their sole newburg and ate every last bite with rice pilaf. I jumped at the fried oysters with rice. The breading on the 6 oysters didn't hold up as well compared to the past but they were fresh and delicious. BFF loved her baked scallops with fries. I was a tad disappointed with the chowder. It was more starchy-potato-y tasting than seafood but still decent amount of clams. They gave everyone a tiny complementary bit of their celebration cake. They now have a raspberry drizzled cheesecake and no longer carry Zanze's. Mr. Z deservingly retired a couple years ago and the recipe was sold to the owners of Little Joe's where you can find boxes of the cake in the freezer but it no longer tastes the same. But glad to know local Mitchell's ice cream still served here. We're big fans so we had to purchase their 50th anniversary t shirt. 100% cotton, $25. Can't wait to come back for dinner again. Happy to see the staff and Frank, the mgr, who has been there 49 years!

The pacific cafe has been in operation since 1974; they are approaching their 50th anniversary and celebrating this coming week. I was a little disappointed because the effects of Covid -19 and the economic impacts they've had to make some menu changes including fish options due to the cost of products today. As a result the fish option have been scaled back. However this is a group of employees that own, and work this business and have worked together as a family side-by-side all this time. You see the same familiar faces in the kitchen and dining room. It's a secret place no one likes to talk about because it's so popular for locals who know about this spot. I only gave them 4 out of 5 because of the menu limitations. The food is always great.

Came to the cozy and charming Pacific Cafe on a date night and we were delighted. The atmosphere is unfussy, the staff is absolutely wonderful (right down to offering to loan us an umbrella when it started pouring as we began to leave), service is fast and the food is delicious and fresh. We shared a cup of creamy clam chowder and the crab cakes to start. Both were terrific and the crab cakes are very rich. Following that, I had the filet of sole newburg which was piping hot and full of flavor, while my SO had the grilled snapper... also fantastic. Parking is not too difficult and just know that there is always a line right when they open. Get there early, enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and have fun! It's now a favorite spot, and I look forward to returning.

We were back! Fabulous Freshest Seafood! We started with the Caesar Salad and a cup of Clam Chowder. I enjoy this chowder in particular because no cornstarch or flour is used to thicken (or at least you do not taste it)...just long simmering with potatoes. The salad is simple and studded with very tasted croutons...definitely NOT manufactured. We ordered a combo of the freshest Scallops in Garlic Butter Sauce and the freshest Halibut grilled...with a side of Rice. Here is a hack...we poured some of the garlic butter sauce on the rice...which was marvelous! We also ordered our fave Crab Cakes...with no fillers! It was so good that we ordered another onr to take out. We were so full and satisfied that we took our dessert to go as well. This institution (since 1974) is on our rotation. Kudos to Frank!

Our go to seafood restaurant in San Francisco! Been coming here a long time and the food quality has always been fantastic! Pro Tip: COMPLEMENTARY white wine while you are waiting for your table, so make sure there's a line when you arrive.. although we have never been there all these years where there was no line .....