II have traveled the world. Since I am from Argentina I like to check out the Argentinean restaurants in the cities that I travel. We were visiting san fransico and the only Argentinean restaurant in the city is el Raigon. We checked them out on the interent and they looked very professional and great. We were hesitant to going because... more

Expensive and disappointing; steak was pretty tasteless. Lame more

This is a small, crowded and seemingly very popular higher end steak house in San Francisco. It is a little pricey, but the steaks are cooked to perfection. The service was efficent, although our orders did get a litlte mixed up (they comped us for the mixed order at the ned). When you order a steak, you are ONLY ordering... more

Despite the other reviews here, I had a nice (not great though) experience at El Raigon. I asked the people part of our wonderful little tripadvisor.com community for some advice for a steak restaurant for my wife and me to take my parents, and one person suggested this restaurant. The main complaint from the other reviewers seems to be the... more

Good beef, and that's where the good ends. It's too noisy to enjoy your company, the waitstaff is untrained, the wine list may be representative of Argentina, but based on the three tastings we had to go through to find anything remotely drinkable, that's not necessarily a recommendation, the prices are high, the waiting area is small, and the officious... more

Finally a hip restaurant in SF. It feels exactly like being in Buenos Aires, surrounded by beautiful people, tasting excellent malbecs, and having amazing steaks! The panqueques con dulce de leche are the best! more

In a city with thousands of wonderful choices for dining...I would NOT recommend this spot for your dining experience. The hostess at the door does not have a clue about customer service and acts as if she is doing you a favor. We had a 9 p.m. reservation for Saturday night that they forgot to place in their books but... more