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558 Sacramento (at Leidesdorff) San Francisco, CA 94111

415-772-9060

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Critics'
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Best Counter Dining
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): American, California

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

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout

Serving: Dinner
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: No Parking

Description

The puffy, slightly pear-shaped popovers that arrive with your cocktail aren't the most memorable aspect of a meal at celebrity chef Tyler Florence's Wayfare Tavern. Conceived as a fancy turn-of-the-20th-century bar, the multistoried restaurant's menu includes a brawny Hangtown Fry; unctuous steak tartare; fried chicken; with unfussy slabs of meat and fish aplenty. Its rooms hum with business lunches and stylish imbibers. There are heirloom tomatoes on your plate, rustic antlers on the wall, and a whole lot of iPhones blinking. It's old California, rendered all splashy and new.

2011 | Best Counter Dining

Now that cooking has become entertainment and cooks our favorite performers, the counter is no longer the worst place in the restaurant to sit. Some counter spots require reservations, while others are the only seats you can easily score. Eat by yourself, and you're dining with company. Sit with a friend, and there are a million activities to comment on. Just remember: If you're eavesdropping on the cooks, they can probably hear you, too.Bar Crudo655 Divisadero (at Grove),... More »

Wayfare Tavern's Poutine

By Carina Ost | Fri, October 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 In case you missed it, last week was Thanksgiving Day in Canada. We can't say we know what Canadians eat on the big day, but we do know what our favorite Canadian dish is: po... More »
Why Do You Review Some Little Mexican Restaurant When You Should Be Tackling Wayfare Tavern?

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, August 12, 2010

Today's "Ask the Critic" comes courtesy of J. B. at Grub Street SF, who writes in his weekly summary of restaurant reviews around the city:In a summer rife with so many notable openings, both large an... More »
Fresh Eats: Saving the Gravenstein, enjoying the Wayfare's Hangtown Fry

By Jonathan Kauffman, John Birdsall | Wed, August 11, 2010

Saving the Gravenstein By Jonathan Kauffman To the people who know them, Gravenstein apples are pie apples. One of the first varieties to appear in the markets in late summer, they have a bright acidity and a gorgeous aroma that survives even af... More »
Wayfare Tavern's Hangtown Fry

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Wed, August 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Maybe it's because Tyler Florence is accustomed to playing to a national audience on Food Network that six-week-old Wayfare Tavern feels so regionally nonspecific. The Feder... More »
Poppin' Fresh: Wayfare Tavern's Airy Alternative to Bread

By Andrew Simmons | Mon, July 26, 2010

Saucers crowned with puffy, slightly pear-shaped popovers seemingly trumpeted the breakfast-y side of Wayfare Tavern's all-day menu the huge, disc-shaped Hangtown fry, the steak and eggs but we can't ... More »

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David1191 | San Francisco, CA | 5 Reviews

| Sat, January 8, 2011

This place is awesome. The light airy buns they serve with fresh whipped butter are so flavorful and if you try one thing on the menu.
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Mia713714 | Los Angeles, CA | 11 Reviews

| Sat, January 8, 2011

Great food, great vibe

Dinner Menu

Starters

$16.00

Steak Tartare
organic fresh chopped beef, french mustard dressing, egg yolk, garlic popovers

$12.00

WARM BLOOMSDALE SPINACH SALAD
honey-black pepper dressing, smoked egg, asian pear, lardons, toasted sunflower seeds

$14.00

Salt Roasted Bone Marrow
rutabaga jam, grilled sourdough, parsley

$9.00

Deviled Jidori Eggs
mustard yolks, capers, celery, crisp shallots

$13.00

Cauliflower & Oyster Soup
crisp marin oyster, brussel leaves, preserved orange, olive oil, thyme

$10.00

Organic Butter Lettuce Salad
palace hotel’s green goddess dressing, shaved radish, petit tarragon

$14.00

Monterey Bay Sardines
roasted garlic, parsley butter, herb bread crumbs, lemon

$12.00

CHILLED ROASTED BEETS
toasted barley, winter citrus, di stefano burrata

$16.00

Tomales Bay Mussels
herbsaint cream, pork belly, sweet potato, celery salt, grilled toast grilled toast

Entrees

$22.00

Organic Fried Chicken
buttermilk brine, roasted garlic, crisp woody herbs, lemon

$27.00

Scottish Salmon
cannellini beans, preserved tomato, marin clams, lemon thyme, beet greens, chorizo

$20.00

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad
roasted beets, shaved fennel, frisee, creamy citrus dressing, pistachio, crispy quinoa

$29.00

Grilled Bone-in Pork Chop
black pepper spaetzle, braised cabbage, spiced apple pulp, grained mustard cream

$19.00

Petaluma Chicken Paillard
grilled organic chicken breast, heirloom tomato, smoked bacon, frisée

$29.00

Guinness Braised Lamb Shank
horseradish whipped potatoes, orange glazed carrots, toasted barley, watercress

$19.00

WILD MUSHROOM PAPPARDELLE
whole grain pasta, swiss chard, poached farm egg, parmesan broth

$27.00

Steak Frites
santa maria tri-tip, truffle butter, watercress and french fried potatoes

$26.00

White Sea Bass
buttered potato puree, sea bean salsa verde, caviar, grilled lemon

$19.00
With Sunny Side Up Petaluma Egg $2.00

Wayfare Burger “le Grand”
grass-fed proprietary grind, marin brie, roasted onion, smoked bacon, brioche

Raw Bar

West & East Coast Oysters
half dozen -or- full dozen sauces: cocktail, lemon and hot sauce

Half $18.00
Whole $30.00

Chilled Maine Lobster
lemon garlic butter

Sides

$8.00

Shishito Peppers
white anchovy, toasted garlic

$8.00

Baked Macaroni & Cheese
jack cheese, garlic bread crumbs, chive & smoked olive oil

$8.00

French Fried Kennebec Potatoes
parsley & sea salt

$8.00

SAUTEED WINTER GREENS
toasted chestnuts

$8.00

Roasted Brussels Sprouts
smoked bacon, pommery mustard

$8.00

Yukon Gold Whipped Potatoes
organic butter, cubeb pepper

Desserts

$9.00

Gooey Brown Butter Cake
fresh figs, local honeycomb, lemon verbena ice cream

$9.00

Pumpkin Pudding
harvest grape jam, pecan clusters, cinnamon/port ice cream

$9.00

Caramel Pear Tart
cream cheese melt, fried sage, coriander ice cream, nilla wayfares

$9.00

Candy Apple
white chocolate, popcorn ice cream, thyme

$9.00

Wayfare Tavern Chocolate Cream Pie
scharffenberger chocolate pudding, salted caramel ganache, devil’s food cake

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Wayfare Tavern

558 Sacramento (at Leidesdorff) San Francisco, CA 94111

415-772-9060

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2011 | Best Counter Dining

By Carina Ost | Fri, October 22, 2010

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, August 12, 2010

By Jonathan Kauffman, John Birdsall | Wed, August 11, 2010

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Wed, August 4, 2010

By Andrew Simmons | Mon, July 26, 2010

David1191 | San Francisco, CA | 5 Reviews

Mia713714 | Los Angeles, CA | 11 Reviews