A nice place for Sunday breakfast/brunch. Nothing fancy but offers good quality food at reasonable prices. Good breads. Parking not much of a problem on a Sunday morning but may be a problem at other times. The earlier one gets there, the better since after a while a line forms and there can be quite a wait for a table. But the food's good and filling so the wait's generally worth it. Has been somewhat redone after a kitchen fire last year and now looks clean and spiffy.

Nice place to enjoy dinner before heading up the block to that evening's presentation at the Castro Theatre. Pleasant garden setting out back with overhead heaters to ward of chill of San Francisco's foggy nights. Quality of food ranged from good to very good during my various visits. Service more than adequate. Wouldn't hesitate to make a return visit.

I'm amazed at how many people have gotten hot and bothered over Noah's Bagels, including the two reviewers above. As a native New Yorker I know very well that Noah's 'New York' Bagels are not New York bagels, but who cares? I enjoy them for what they are and they are always fresh, big and fluffy, and chewy and the 'schmears' are great fun to try. Every bagel I've tasted in San Francisco has tasted different from all others, so who's making the "right" ones??? Some are better than others for various reasons and everyone has different tastes and fortunately those of us who live in the Bay Area are able to enjoy an array of culinary delights and that includes bagels. I don't make great efforts to go to Noah's and am far from a regular customer but whenever I go by one, I generally stop in for a bagel and happily munch my way down the block. Noah's offers a nice selection and I especially enjoy their egg, onion and jalapeno varieties.

I concur with comments made above. I recently dropped by the St. Francis with some out-of-town guests who just loved it. We all enjoyed Sunday mid-afternoon sundaes -- the perfect thing between an early brunch and dinner. Parking can be a hassle sometimes but worth it if you're an ice cream lover, appreciate homemade chocolates/candy and enjoy the 1940s ambience.

I agree with the above reviewer that the food at Sophie's is good but what I didn't like was the service and atmosphere. At the time I visited this restaurant about a year ago, everything was served a la carte and in its own plate or little pan and often sitting in butcher-like paper. I didn't find this cute but rather annoying. My dining partner had a leg injury and since one has to keep going up to the counter to get the various items ordered as they are ready, I had to keep getting up and down. I felt like I worked there! We were there late Sunday afternoon and discovered that various deliveries had not arrived and they were out of every other thing. Since parking had been such a big production and considering my friend's leg injury, we decided to stay and make the best of it but this turned out to be a mistake. Selections were served either incomplete or with substitutions which didn't make any sense. When I questionned this, I found out that the kitchen was out of many items due to the delivery issue noted above although no price adjustment were made or offered. I also discovered that the "Sophie" in the restaurant's title was the owner's daughter who was about 4 or 5 at the time and was running all around the restaurant which was really distracting and annoying and not appreciated by the diners. The three-star rating is for those dishes I tasted which were correctly prepared and very good. Obviously, someone in the kitchen knows what they're doing. Overall, for reasons outlined above, I left this place happy to be out of there and really disappointed with the experience. I suppose I should give it another try but haven't been too motivated since anyone I know who has been to Sophie's came away with a lukewarm feeling at best for various reasons. I hope the owner/manager of Sophie's is or has straightened out the various problems that I (and others) experienced.

Lived in Laurel Heights for 8 years and enjoyed dozens of brunches at this restaurant and they were always good, not spectacular, but consistently good. Service is very attentive and accommodating and prices fair for the portions. Revisited two weeks ago with out-of-town guests and we all enjoyed our brunch meals. Food was slightly better than I remember (possibly due to the existence of Ella's a few blocks down which was not there for most of the time I ate at Tuba Gardens). Still a nice restaurant with a pleasant garden setting and quality of food you can count on. Also offers a separate little garden house for private parties which is always booked (I've never been in it myself).

Great opportunity to sample and enjoy Burmese cuisine. Every entree I've had here has been delicious, interesting and well prepared (and not too spicy). If you want to branch out from the standard Asian fare, give the Mandalay a shot. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Price range reflects brunch prices, not dinner. Brunch/ breakfast here is very good though you need to get here early to avoid a wait since the restaurant's on the small side. An early arrival will ease the parking difficulties as well. Very enjoyable, not yuppified (Bernal Heights location) and nice for a change of scene.

Was taken here for breakfast a few years ago and every time I drive by, I fondly remember that meal and my stomach gets excited. Truly one of the most elegant and beautifully decorated dining rooms in San Francisco offering nothing short of marvelous food. Am looking forward to dinner here sometime. I'm sure I won't be disappointed

One of my favorite Marin County restaurants conveniently located just off H-101. Cozy rustic atmosphere which offers food which is very good most of the time. Have been here twice for dinner and neither my dining partner nor I were disappointed but I've heard complaints from others. I've enjoyed eating here and have never felt rushed. Dining room does have a very crowded feeling about it and reservations can be hard to get. Make them far in advance or try for a Monday evening. Worth the effort.

Sent down the road to this restaurant by the Buckeye Roadhouse parking guys who suggested it as an alternative to waiting over an hour for a table at the Buckeye. Good recommendation guys! My dining partner and I greatly enjoyed this restaurant and the wait for a table was only fifteen minutes or so. I had a risotto dish which was great (of course, I was starving which probably helped). Desserts were very good and so was the coffee they served. Never even knew about this place before being directed here by the Buckeye parking guys but glad they clued me in.

A little bit of New York City in San Francisco. Have been going to this place for years and never experienced a disappointing meal. Salads, sandwiches, hot entrees, cold entrees are all well-prepared and hearty. Very substantial portions, particularly with respect to desserts which are fun to share (the Niagara cake is amongst my favorites). The ice teas are fun too -- brewed in a little individual teapot and then poured over ice in a glass (you can brew the tea to your liking and pour when you're ready). Max's offers a very diverse menu sure to please all tastes and budgets. Good place to go to before the opera or symphony if your budget's a little tight after paying those ticket prices. Also nice to come back to afterwards for coffee and dessert (coffee has improved, but could improve some more and I wish they'd get rid of those stupid little 'half and half' mini cups). The weekend evening entertainment is either fun or intrusive, depending upon your point of view and tastes.

Concur with comments made above. In addition to various other meals, have also enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner here three years in a row. Gabbiano's offers a limited but diverse menu on this holiday and assumes that not everyone wants turkey and stuffing (theirs is very good but so are the other items on their holiday menu). So if you're looking for a nice place to go to on Thanksgiving, consider Gabbiano's. If you have out-of-town guests visiting, they'll enjoy the views as well as the food.

Have tried this restaurant a number of times over the years and have come out feeling as though I/we was/were ripped off every time. When Green's first opened, the food was better, the portions were slightly larger and the prices lower. Overall, the quality of the food has fallen considerably. While there are a few items that are still very good, much of it is not and, as such, ordering in this restaurant is too much of a 'hit and miss'situation. If you 'miss,' you end up paying an awful lot of money for mediocrity. Entrees are priced at the high end of the range noted above and the prices of quite a few spill over into the next range. Who is pricing these items? We are talking about vegetables!! Yes, the views are lovely and you'll have plenty of time to enjoy them while you wait around for your "reserved" table and while you sit around waiting for the serving staff to get going. The staff at Green's does not understand the 'reservations' concept. The reservation system should in part be used for traffic control and as a gauge of how much food to have on hand. At Green's it is used for neither. Having people with confirmed reservations wait around a half hour for a table and/or running out of food is inexcusable when it happens frequently. Green's has regrettably become a study in mediocrity!

Food is good but not as good as it used to be. If you're already in the area (and parked), it's worth a stop for an in-house meal or take out. Not worth driving across town for, however.

Entrees are priced at the high end of range noted and some beyond. Entrees are good to very good although presentation and flavors can run on the bland side. Overall, good fish and seafood and if you tell your waitperson that you need to get to the opera or symphony and the start time of the performance, they'll get you out the door on time. Haven't yet tried the shuttle since I didn't know about it (no one mentioned it to me during any of my visits).

Based on the reviews above and the high (4.0) rating for this restaurant, a co-worker and I ventured over to Ann's Cafe for lunch. Bette Davis' famous movie line: "What a dump!" came to mind. We were both dumfounded at this place. I eat out a lot and have been trying to remember when I last had food this bad or when I was last in a restaurant that was so dirty and rundown. What are the previous reviewers talking about in their rave reviews??? The food (when we finally got it) was nothing less than awful (the quantities were substantial, but it was terrible so what's the point). We sat for almost an hour before someone finally asked us what we wanted and almost another hour before we finally got our omelettes (which ended up having to be packed up and we took them with us). When I finally ate my omelette, I was stunned at just how bad it was and threw out the whole thing. At the restaurant itself, we were served canned soup and the whites of iceberg lettuce -- by the time we got these items, we were so hungry that we ate them in spite of our better judgment. The only thing that was decent was a little piece of sheet cake which was packed with the omelette. I paid $10 for a little square of sheet cake. What a waste of time, money, and gas!!! Fran, the cook, reminded me of an eccentric old aunt who means well but doesn't know what she is doing. She throws all kinds of ingredients on the grill (whether they go together or not is not at issue at this cafe), overcooks it, adds no seasoning of any kind and then puts it on a plate and serves it up like it's a masterpiece of culinary art. How could anyone who knows food call this good cooking or even cooking at all? The appeal of Ann's Cafe is the amount of food one gets for the money. If you don't have a lot of money and don't know the difference between quality and quantity not to mention value versus price, then this is definitely the place for you. A 4.0 indeed! What a joke.

Milano's is a few blocks down from the Grand Lake Theatre and is a nice place to go before or after a movie. It's pleasant and the food is generally good and fairly priced for what it is. Filling but not fantastic.

Good food, interesting decor. Good place for lunch or dinner before/after movies at Jack London Cinemas. Good brunches as well. Downside: service can be unpolished, depending upon who your waitperson is.

Dim sum is consistently very good. Service is what dim sum type service generally is -- it sort of comes with this kind of cuisine. I've never experienced outright rudeness, just a little abruptness or language difficulties from time to time. Again, this goes with the territory. The food is worth it -- give this place a shot.