The food was great, very welcoming, comfy place with very reasonable prices. Service was pretty good (with the exception of our waiter forgetting to tell us the specials, I overheard them, and asked him). I would recommend this place... more

My husband and I just returned from a trip to San Francisco, where we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. On the recommendation of the concierge at the Fairmont, we ate at this Italian restaurant. What a treat! The atmosphere was cozy but sophisticated, the service was just right and the food was wonderful! For starters, I had the tomato and... more

Went to this place on a romantic weekend dinner, totally off trip advisor reviews.....OMG did it live up to the comments!!! Quaint little ristorante tucked away in the Knob Hill region of SF. Service was totally willing to work with us because we were running late and shifted our reservation by 20 minutes or so. Decided to split a carbonara... more

6:15 pm reservation( this is normally the first seating right??)...Arrive at 6:30 and hostess says " we are running a bit behind....shouldnt be too long" I said " but we had 6:15pm reservations" .....at 7pm handed menus and said we should probably order and then when your seated your food will come sooner( knew we had to go to a... more

Love this place more

My third favorite Italian restaurant in The City. more

Good Italian restaurant with a romantic view of cable cars coming up and down the street. Request a table next to the window in the front of the restaurant. My favorite dish there was the crab ravioli with lobster sauce. more

Venticello - excellent food, small but cozy, very nice neighborhood. Have dined there twice and will go again. Service was pretty typical for an Italian restaurant...a bit slow, but pleasant. The pork medallions are wonderful, carbonara is to die for, they serve a tasty, smooth cosmo. more

nice restaurant hidden in the Nob hill more