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342 Howard (at Fremont) San Francisco, CA 94105

415-908-3900

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SF Weekly
Recommended
Best Surf and Turf
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): New American

Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm

Price: $$$, $$$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express

Features: Delivery, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Street

Description

Housed in a turn-of-the-century brick building in which ships' engines were once built, Town Hall is an urbane, glamorous place whose setting feels like New England, while its American menu betrays certain New Orleans touches (Sazeracs and tasso among them). We loved the duck and the butterscotch and chocolate pot de crème, but the rest of the menu can be uneven.

2010 | Best Surf and Turf

Photograph by Lara HataSurf and turf's expense-account-shattering allure hinges on a fairly straightforward conceit: Meat is expensive, and so is seafood. Uniting them on one plate is really expensive, and therefore luxurious and appealing. For those unable to shell out for filet mignon and Maine lobster at Harris' Steakhouse, a few San Francisco restaurants traffic in affordable, exciting unions of hoof and fin (or shell).Incanto's vitello tonnato with marrow bones and tuna heart1550... More »

Town Hall's New Brunch: A Blissful, Quiet Morning -- for Now

By Olivia Ware | Thu, March 15, 2012

Picture this: It's 12:30 on Sunday afternoon, and you're sitting at a table in one of San Francisco's hottest restaurants. Bossa nova Beatles covers hum from the speakers, easy to follow because aside... More »
Grilled Tri-Tip Sandwich from Town Hall BBQ

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Thu, August 12, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Maybe it's the relentlessly gray weather, but Town Hall BBQ the summer-long lunchtime cookout behind the Rosenthal brothers' kitchen seems drained of some of the tasty it ha... More »
Town Hall BBQ Rained Out Today, Hoping for Tuesday Launch

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Mon, April 12, 2010

Like spring baseball, outdoor barbecue is sensitive to rain delays. Though Town Hall had hoped to restart its weekday al fresco barbecue today, the threat of rain killed the restaurant's plans. Town H... More »

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meatmeister | San Francisco, CA | 7 Reviews

| Mon, June 1, 2009

Year after year, Town Hall maintains a prime status among SF's best restaurants. They have the best meatballs dish in town (roasted veal meatballs), and serve one of the best steaks (a Niman Ranch ribeye) pork chops (tasso-peanut crusted), and lamb shanks in town as well. See http://meatmeister.wordpress.com (search "Town Hall") for individual dish reviews of Town Hall dishes. The decor is great, combining sophistication and quirkiness, New Orleans and East Coast and San Francisco. Service is friendly and smart, and they have a large communal table in front to accommodate last-minute diners in a friendly, no-hassle environment. Don't miss their annual Mardi Gras party, either; it's amazing.

Dinner Menu

Starters

$8.00

Soup Of The Day

$10.50

Butter Lettuce
fuji apples, candied walnuts and pt. reyes blue cheese dressing

$15.00

Tuna Tartare
cornmeal fried green tomatoes, garlic chips, tabasco green onion vinaigrette

$15.00

Piquillo Peppers
blue crab-bienville stuffing, vermouth lobster cream

$13.00

Cornmeal Fried Oysters
herbsaint spinach purée, hobbs bacon and preserved lemon

$15.00

Bbq Shrimp
worcestershire sauce, garlic herb toast

$14.00

Buttermilk Biscuits
prosciutto de parma, red pepper jelly

$12.00

Roasted Veal Meatballs
potato purée, green peppercorn sauce

$13.00

Faith’s Warm Ham And Cheese Toast
poached egg, jalapeño cream

$14.00

Lemon Cucumber And Heirloom Tomato Salad
feta cheese, niçoise olive, tomato crostini, lemon vinaigrette

$14.00

Watermelon And Yellow Pear Tomato Salad
burrata, pickled jalapeños, purslane

Main Courses

$26.00

Wild Louisiana Flounder
french green beans, fennel, spring onion, manila clams, saffron broth

$28.00

King Salmon
corn maque choux, chanterelle mushrooms, spicy red pepper sauce

$26.00

Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Texas Quail
andouille gumbo, brown rice, okra

$24.00

Buttermilk Fried Chicken
arugula, heirloom tomato, country bread salad

$24.00

House Smoked St. Louis Ribs
texas jack bbq sauce, corn muffin and stevie’s coleslaw

$30.00

Grilled Wagyu Flat Iron Steak
fingerling potato puree, cherries, carrots, pickled ramps, bordelaise sauce

$28.00

Beeler Farms Pork Chop
creamed spinach, crispy cheddar grits, white peach chutney, tasso

$27.00

Grilled Hawaiian Yellowfin Tuna
cranberry beans, roasted garlic gremolata, gypsy peppers, kalamata olive vinaigrette

Oysters

Ea $3.25

Miyagi, Ca

Ea $3.25

Malpeque, Pei

Ea $3.25

St. Simone, Nb

Ea $5.50

Bloody Mary Shooter

Sides

$6.00

Warm Jalapeño Cornbread

$6.00

Crispy Okra, Cilantro Jalapeno Aioli

$5.00

Tater Tots, Bbq Sauce

$7.00

Smoked Andouille Jambalaya

$6.00

Blistered Padron Chilies

Desserts

$8.50

Butterscotch And Chocolate Pot De Crème
topped with buttercrunch

$9.00

Town Hall’s Coffee And Doughnuts
warm brioche donuts, blue bottle coffee ice cream, chicory streusel

$14.00

Artisan Cheese Plate
served with seasonal accompaniments

$8.50

Mascarpone Cheesecake With Baked Nectarine
honeyed raspberries, toasted pistachios, cinnamon filo

$8.50

Chocolate And Hazelnut Frangipane Tart
black mission figs, chocolate balsamic gastrique

$9.00

Plum-almond Crostada
blackberry zinfandel sauce, berry sour cream ice cream

$8.50

Frozen Dry Creek Peach Soufflé
coconut pound cake, peach coulis, blueberry compote

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Town Hall Restaurant

342 Howard (at Fremont) San Francisco, CA 94105

415-908-3900

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2010 | Best Surf and Turf

By Olivia Ware | Thu, March 15, 2012

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Thu, August 12, 2010

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