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Le Colonial

20 cosmo place, San Francisco, CA 94109
4159313600
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Ranked #157 of 3,890 restaurants in San Francisco
Price range: $5 - $80
Cuisines: Asian, French, Vietnamese, Contemporary
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Good for: Romance, Bar scene, Large groups, Doing business, Outdoor seating, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Dining style: Fine Dining
Cross street: Taylor and Jones
Description: Excellent Vietnamese cuisine served in a romantic French setting reminiscent of days gone by. Le Colonial evokes the tropical elegance of Vietnam in the 1920’s. A great escape with traditional settings, your entire party will delight in the tranquility of our outdoor patios, upstairs lounge, large dining rooms and four private dining salons while enjoying culinary masterpieces that are contemporary twists on traditional French-Vietnamese cuisine. The upstairs lounge serves an extensive bar menu as well as the full dinner menu. The lounge also features a variety of live music and local DJ’s Tuesdays thru Saturdays. Le Colonial superb cuisine received three stars from the San Francisco Chronicle, the “Award of Distinction” form Zagat’s Guide and an “Award of Excellence” from Wine Spectator Magazine. Le Colonial is located in San Francisco’s Union Square at 20 Cosmo Place off of Taylor between Post and Sutter streets.
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North Carolina
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28 reviews 28 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Beautiful restaurant, excellent service and perfect food! Even the sorbet was superb as it was apparently made with real strawberries.

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See 2 more reviews by abosco for San Francisco
Ottawa, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 31, 2013

Great atmosphere - Bogart-like setting. The seafodd specials were quite unlike any others we have seen and wonderful. Staff were knowledgeable about good, complementing local wines from Napa and Sonoma.

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See 3 more reviews by T-gas for San Francisco
san francisco
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10 restaurant reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 30, 2013

The food is great (although a bit pricey) but what makes it is the decor.It makes one feels like you went through a time machine and transported in French Indochina...

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See 6 more reviews by SanFranciscoPatrick for San Francisco
Dallas, Texas
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17 reviews 17 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2013

Have been here many times and it's one of my favorite places to go when I'm in SF on business. Very good food, Great wine list and attentive but not over the top service. Was a little disappointed this time as the weather was bad so i didn't get to sit out on the patio. Still, had a great meal

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See 3 more reviews by DougieG67 for San Francisco
Rocklin, California
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19 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2013

We were in San Francisco over the Memorial Holiday. Our concierge at the J.W. Marriott suggested we have dinner at the Le Colonial Restaurant (French Vietnamese Cuisine). We were impressed and will return. We started with the appetizer platter then the main course of "Ca hap Le Chuoi" which is Chilean sea bass wrapped in banana leaves, coconut rice and... More

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See 3 more reviews by Janice A for San Francisco
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53 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2013

Which is where we often stay when we're in town. This lovely restaurant is in a free-standing building down an alley, but the interior is exquisite. Upon entering, you go upstairs (by steps or elevator) & walk down an open air corridor where you can have drinks and choose to dine al fresco or enter the white table cloth dining... More

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See 4 more reviews by Jdeppman for San Francisco
adelaide
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

When entering from Cosmo Place, this restaurant doesn't seem anything special but as you go upstairs you are transported to a beautiful place reminiscent of colonial Indochina. In fact, as I commented a number of times, you could think you were in an old colonial place in Cambodia or Vietnam, minus the oppressive humidity and the bugs. The restaurant has... More

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Chicago
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5 restaurant reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

Its off the main street on Cosmos Alley in a house. Upstairs is the lounge like a Saigon nightclub from the 20s. Band played swing and people came to dance dressed up like they wanted to party. Good music, everyone having fun, drinks reasonable.

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See 7 more reviews by Love_national_parks for San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

Love their lounge upstairs for a drink before and after dinner. And the foo and service is excellent.

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Austin, Texas
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

Went here during happy hour and sat upstairs. Great vibe with bands nightly. All of our food was amazing and our waitress was attentive and fun. We ordered the happy hour deal with drinks and chef selected appetizers which was well worth it (ribs were the best part). We also ordered the pork belly, sea bass and brussel sprouts which... More

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