Le Central

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   David

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   This is the first time my wife and I visited Le Cantral. I found out about this place from an article in the SF Chronicle a few weeks ago, it sounded like just the place we like for French cuisine. Overall the restaurant had a wonderful ambience. The manu perhaps could be a little more extensive but perhaps they change the menu every so often. My wife had the escargot and their signature cassoulet."Most excellent" I had the onion soup which was outstanding and the bouef bourguignon which is my favourite french dish so I have high stanbndards where this is concerned. The beef was very tender and lean which is what I wanted but there wasn't enough sauce so it was a bit dry. Nevertheless overall we had a fantastic experience celebrating my wife's birthday, we would definitely go back.
   

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   Antonio

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   The beef Bourgueneon could’ve use more sauce or gravy. Next time I order the same dish, I’ll ask for Additional sauce.
   

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   Julie

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   This was my first visit to Le Central and I'm now a big fan! The food was delicious, the wait staff and others were friendly and helpful, and it wasn't annoyingly loud. This is what fine dining was meant to be, at least in my opinion. I look forward to going back so I can try their other options!
   

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   Tom

   VIP

   San Francisco

   54 reviews

   4.0

   54 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Le Central is an institution and is consistently very good. I had the onion soup and the Salade Lyonaise, both delicious. The waiter was professional and did an excellent job. I've been eating at Le Central for years and look forward to many more meals there in the future.
   

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   Chantal

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Delicious food prepared in the standard/classic French style. Wines by the glass are very expensive given the size of the pour. Overall, highly recommend for a classic dining experience which is getting harder and harder to find.
   

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   angela

   Alabama

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Great food and service. Reminded us of being in Paris. It was loud because there was a table of 14 guests celebrating the Holidays
   

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   Kathryn

   San Francisco

   44 reviews

   4.0

   44 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Lunch yesterday was delicious and fun. Definitely an older local crowd- us included . My two friends and I had sole meunière and a glass of champagne. The service was excellent. Noise became deafening as the restaurant filled up, but festive! The bread served ( I think an 8$ charge) but horrible. Get another bakery to supply it- we have so many wonderful bakeries.
   

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   PhillipC

   VIP

   Chicago

   47 reviews

   2.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

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

   Last year was great. This year for my birthday was horrible . Maybe because they were busy . No excuse for rude employees .
   

   Le CentralResponded 6 days ago

   Hi Phillip, We are so sorry you had a bad experience I have sent you a private note, hopefully we can resolve this issue.
   

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   Akiko

   VIP

   San Francisco

   55 reviews

   4.0

   55 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

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

   I was worried that it would be noisy, as our reservation was the same day as Santa Con but it was quiet and the service was great. The only disappointment was the Tarte Tartin, the pastry was soggy due to the apples on top. It was an apple pie ala mode, flavor was really good, but I was expecting something lighter.
   

   Le CentralResponded 6 days ago

   Akiko, Thank you for the nice review. we are sorry you didn't enjoy the tarte tatin but can assure you the pastry is supposed to be on the bottom, we are sorry if you were expecting an American style apple pie a la mode.
   

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    Dan

    VIP

    San Francisco

    57 reviews

    4.0

    57 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2024

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

    Great spot for pre-theater dinner. It was a busy night so service was great at first, but turned spotty. Other servers were happy to pitch in though so it all worked out ok. The deviled eggs and oysters were really tasty and fresh. The salmon was ok, we like it cooked a little less. The mussels frites were great and the broth with the bread was delicious.
    

    Le CentralResponded 6 days ago

    Thank you for the kind review Dan, Sorry that the service got "spotty" our servers work as a team, so I'm glad to hear that others helped out. Also, our apologies on the Salmon, we generally cook the salmon medium, if it was more than that we are truly sorry. Feel free to specify medium rare or even rare if you dine with us in the future, we would be more than happy to accommodate.
    

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