Restaurants near Charles W. Merrill House

One cannot beat their fried chicken, although their prime rib and assorted Italina dishes are also great. Atmosphere is ultra casual Western style, and the service is always top notch. There is a reason why they have been around for about 90 years! One of most go to places for casual dining.

Food was excellent. Steaming hot food when prepared and delivered to our table.

My table loved their dishes but mine was the steak frites which was passable, falling short of preparation and quality. I order it to be medium, but it was cooked to medium well on most of the steak but one side was very rare. I never had such an inconsistent steak like that before. The meat was tough, too. I think I will pass on this dish on my next visit and get the smash burger which looked amazing. The cocktails and deserts were very good, as well.

It's always a great experiece to dine at Shelsbys. Great food, great ambienye. NF

We almost always eat in Oakland, Berkeley and SF because it's hard to find good food and flavors through the tunnel. Hideout nails it. The lamb shank, the fried chicken, the squash all as good as you get in the City. Delicious. Could still use some work on their craft cocktails, but the food was excellent.