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House of Prime Rib
1906 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
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“A beef with service, not the beef” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
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“RESERVATIONS ONLY. Do not do a...” DineSite.com
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“the first cut that i got- the...” DineSite.com
“Best prime rib I ever had. I h...” DineSite.com
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#50 of 3,042 restaurants in San Francisco
  • Cuisines: American, Steakhouse
  • Average price*: $ 40
  • Neighborhood: Pacific Heights
  • Recommended For: Business, Child-friendly
  • Address: 1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
  • Phone:  (415) 885-4605
  • Fax:  (415) 921-0854
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Traveler Description: The House of Prime Rib often hosts the San Francisco 49ers, and is a tradtional prime rib house. If you're looking for delicious prime rib, creamed... more »
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“boring serve”
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3 of 5 stars
dolbiker 1 contribution
Oakland
Jun 8, 2009

Cocktail waitress and cocktails great. Room too hot, too noisy. Server, has obviously been there too long. Bored with serving us, actions too quick, too mechanical. All he was interested in was serving food mechanically. Did not have meat cut at table side with NO good explaination as to why? Very expensive and I have had better quality meat at... more

“Decent, not spectacular”
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3 of 5 stars
Lefcourt 34 contributions
Boulder, Colorado
May 22, 2009
0/2 found this review helpful

Had the prime rib (of course). It was pretty good, but far from the best I've had. Side dishes were pretty good, and in huge quantities. Great restaurants for post-triathlon levels of hunger. more

“Their table-tossed salad...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
May 19, 2009

Their table-tossed salad is arguably better than the prime rib itself! more

“Made reservations but...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
May 15, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Made reservations but waited for half an hour for table = free drinks and dessert more

“A Landmark Worth Re-Visiting”
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5 of 5 stars
moveablefeastSF 14 contributions
San Francisco
May 4, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

It has been several years since I had been to the House of Prime Rib on Van Ness, and it was like walking down "memory lane". Of all the "old stand bys" this resturant has never failed in the quality of it's food, the impeccable service, and one of the BEST martini's in all of San Francisco (I have mentioned... more

“fulfills my meat and...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Apr 3, 2009

fulfills my meat and sides needs more

“I'm not a fan of prime...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 24, 2009

I'm not a fan of prime rib but it was pretty damn good. more

“Exquisite. Very classy...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 22, 2009

Exquisite. Very classy. Great service. and the steak is undescribable more

“generic- a SF landmark...”
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2 of 5 stars
Kholleran 55 contributions
Mar 15, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

generic- a SF landmark apparently, but the meat was mediocre, and the sides horrible- great service though more

“Lots of locals”
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5 of 5 stars
JennyLind 7 contributions
State College, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 2009

Obviously a favorite special occasion place for locals...lots of happy birthday singing! And we can see why. Great food and atmosphere. Loved the Yorkshire pudding - almost as good as my English grandmother made. more

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House of Prime Rib Address

1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 885-4605 Fax: (415) 921-0854
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.