Reviews for Robin in San Francisco, CA
Good sushi, but staff were a bit prickly. Sushi chef was quite kind, but difficult to understand and didn’t know many of the... Japanese words for the various pieces. Read more
Unbelievable food experience. Staff is great -- kinda wish I could hear them a bit better over the music, but the music is... great. We did the full sake pairings and desert and everything was just outstanding. They really get creative - in tasting,pairing, presentation. They take into account your likes and dislikes and really produce art on your plate. Read more
I cannot say enough good things about Robin. The 2 times I ate here were the best 2 meals of my life. They did a wonderful job... creating a custom menu for us that was our desired price point, included our favorite things, and allowed us to try new thingsthat we loved! Each course is served on beautiful handmade ceramics that elevate the food. The meal ended with the mostdelicious coconut soft serve ice cream. I truly can't wait to visit again! Read more
We tried the premium tasting and you get a crazy amount of high quality fish for the price. The plating is well done, the flavor... combinations are incredible, and there's a hefty list of wines/beer/sake. The staff was really friendly and did a great job ofexplaining the dishes to us. Bonus points for having the greatest hip hop soundtrack playing the background during dinner! Read more
4.5 star service, 4 star food, 3.5 star outside ambiance & comfort, 3 stars pricing / value for the money. Rounding up the... average to 4 stars. Service was friendly and accessible. Food was universally tasty, but at times over-complicated; Ioccasionally craved more simplicity vs. a powerful mix of competing flavors. Outside seating, well, that's really mostly beyondthe control of this restaurant, but street noise was annoying, and the over-loud restaurant music just added to the din. Atleast the heat lamp was very effective. However, I find the both the price AND the pricing structure of this restaurant tobe... unfortunate. Our otherwise lovely waitress started the night out with something like this: "Our dinners range in pricefrom $89 to $189, with over 100 options! You just let us know what price point you're most comfortable with, and also note whatfoods you want or don't want..." My friend and I were a bit puzzled. Without a menu or really anything to really guide us, wejust said, "Um, no cilantro... and, er, we like uni and toro?" "Great! Then, how about $125 per meal?" "Er, is that the extrafor the uni and toro?" "Well, the price depends upon the both the amount of food and the specific dishes you wantand..." "Okay, um, sure, $125 is fine." Like, is this "Let's Make a Deal" or? This just felt uncomfortable and confusing tome. So this -- paired with a shared sake flight -- ended up costing us $425 in total for the 2 of us, which frankly feels a biton the high side for the food we ate. What really got my goat, though, was that this restaurant separately itemizes (andincorporate into the suggested gratuity) a 5% "SF Mandate Surcharge" for which there's absolutely NO reason, much less anymandate to break out. I know they're not alone in doing this but it's a rude & IMHO unclassy move that one would NEVER see inJapan (or, frankly, most anywhere outside of SF). Please, just be up front with pricing rather than nickel-and-diming (and hi Read more
Fantastic food and excellent service. They offer sake pairings if you want them. The menu is on a sliding scale from $100 to... $190. There is no sign for the restaurant except a neon abstract pink bird inside. Read more
Wow! What an incredible experience. The food was absolutely delectable and the staff were amazing. (Including the owner Adam,... who was a pleasure to talk to and meet!) If I could recommend anything, it is to go big or go home at Robin, you won't regretit. Read more
Wow, impressive omakase. Well, being a ceramic hobbyist, i LOVED the way each dish was paired with a different and unique hand... made dish, well matched in color, texture and shape. This type of attention to details ENHANCED my visual experience. I loved my3D teacup so much, i wish i could've taken it home. The waitress was friendly without being intrusive and SUPER knowledgeableabout what is served as well as fish in general when questions were asked by my date, who fishes. A very lovelyexperience! Expensive? yes. Worth it? For sure. Read more