Salt Wood Kitchen and Oysterette

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   Kc

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Food was average at best. Under-salted and lacking flavor. Odd presentations and /or poorly executed plates. Service was stilted and a bit unprofessional. Restaurant was beautiful but loud and wasn’t even busy.
   

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   Sharon

   Central Coast

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The food was hit or miss. The risotto was terrible and the minionette was horrible. But the short rib was great and sides were excellent.
   

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   Allison

   VIP

   San Diego

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on December 19, 2024

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

   Amazing service from start to finish beginning at the hostess stand. We never had to worry about whether our server was coming back to check on us, he also had an assistant server who cleared plates and checked in on us as well. (The check in’s were not overbearing). Food was phenomenal, we had the 14h NY strip, clams, oysters, olive bread & sea salt and a bottle of Daou Cab. Great ambiance, cool setting - there is even a display of oysters on the wall with rocks behind a metal bar caging. The bathroom also had a unique approach to soap- used an essential oil infused salt! Highly recommended and will definitely return on our next trip to Monterey!
   

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   Jeff

   Dallas

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   This experience was phenomenal. We will be back again tonight.
   

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   Corenna

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   I came here for breakfast and dinner. The staff was really friendly. Morning service took for ever to get our food and our check. Dinner was a little bit better. Then towards the end of our dinner took forever for our server to come back. One of our side dishes was cold and forgot an item. Took a while to get our check.
   

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   Goldee

   VIP

   San Francisco

   42 reviews

   5.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2024

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

   We sat at the bar. It was pretty busy in the restaurant but the noise level was decent even with a live musician in the corner(happy we weren’t sitting too near) excellent service and food. Great splittable portions. We had grilled and chilled oysters both so fresh! Caesar gem salad was a two person split and we ordered the lobster pasta, also splittable. Also ordered the olive bread with sea salt butter.
   

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   Karen Rae

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 27, 2024

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

   I ended up having to eat alone but it was a great experience! The food was great! My aged steak was maybe a bit overcooked and came out as medium well instead of medium rare. Loved the hot oyster with the passion fruit ibérico butter! I could have made an entire meal out of those! Great cocktail choices!
   

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   Peri

   VIP

   Central Coast

   63 reviews

   5.0

   63 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2024

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

   I've been telling people about Saltwood all day... We got there late because there was a traffic tie-up but they could still seat us at a nice table. First off I enjoyed washing my hands with the salt scrub they provide in the restroom. Then we ordered cocktails from their menu.. both were excellent. Our friends arrived and chose the $18 burger special with fries and their choice of beer. We ordered chilled oysters for $3 each but large, served with two different sauces. I ordered a bowl of clam chowder, which was super creamy and delicious, with big chunks of clam throughout. It was probably the best I can remember having, though I'll need to go back to Fisherman's Grotto to compare. The Grotto offers 6 oysters for $16, which is another reason to go back there. Overall I highly recommend Saltwood (parking is way better here than Fisherman's Wharf but requires a drive to Marina.) There's no view to speak of but the decor is fresh and uplifting. The servers are very thoughtful and we will definitely be back.
   

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   Karen

   Las Vegas

   289 reviews

   4.0

   289 reviews

   Dined on November 25, 2024

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

   We ordered a sampling of the grilled oysters. All oysters were teeny-tiny. There was more topping than meat. Flavors were okay, nothing special. The fried monterey rockfish was outstanding. Coating light and crispy. Fish moist and flaky. 3 pieces came with plate. We opted for salad instead of fries, which was nice and fresh.
   

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    Beth

    VIP

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2024

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

    The food was amazing. The whole fish was off the chain! The service was a bit off, but not bad. If you are fussy about service, you may have been annoyed about a few things. We were there with friends and having a great time so it wasn't an issue for us. Quality and value were spot on.
    

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