Bellanico Restaurant and Wine Bar

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   LeeA

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s our favorite place for great food, excellent wines, and quiet conversation. Also, the deserts are a notch or two above bay area standards.
   

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   Paige

   VIP

   San Francisco

   75 reviews

   5.0

   75 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had taken this restaurant off our list after a poor service experience over 10 years ago. Yes, we are that way. Tonight more than made up for it with really delicious food and exceptional service. We had the pork belly appetizer, which was perfection. The chicken with white beans was tasty, primarily due to the lemon confit that added just the right hint of brightness to a tender chicken breast. The spaghetti with Bolognese was good, if not remarkable. But we’ll be back due to the rest of the high-quality food and the great service. I can’t eat gluten and the server started to put a dish down and realized that the kitchen had plated it with the pasta she had requested off. While it took a little longer to get back then I would like, I appreciated that she noticed it and fixed it right away.  That was the pork belly, and in the end, it was totally worth the wait!
   

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   Robin

   VIP

   San Francisco

   39 reviews

   5.0

   39 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful return to thr best Italian food in the area ! Startes of potaoe leek soup, chicken liver pate, then pasta woth a meat ragu, followed by the mango panna cotta. Everyyhing was perfectas well as reasonably priced.
   

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   Vicki

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always fabulous service and amazing food. Great wine list and great excellent pairing recommendations.
   

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   Mbk333

   VIP

   San Francisco

   193 reviews

   2.0

   193 reviews

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I don’t think I will ever subject myself to such a dreadful evening. Most imminent is to wait wait eait for first a salad to be served. Then to WAIT an enormous time for the entrees. All amidst a racquet and with a dirty table that we had to ask to be cleaned and ask again, “Where is our food?” After going here for years, I realize it has deteriorated to not being civilized or a pleasant eating establishment.
   

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   Robin

   VIP

   San Francisco

   39 reviews

   5.0

   39 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had not been back for years so we were very happy to see the restsurant really thriving!!! The menu is excellent, wonderful potatoes& lerk soup was out starter. Thrn mussels which was amazing, very plump and meaty. Then pasta one with meat ragu and one with tomatoes and bacon. Very different sauces but both quite good. They have a special processca from Italy which we had never had before. It is very smooth!!! T he desserts were perfectly decadent too! Chocolate made to order cake, small dinut balls with angliase and bittersweet sauce and a pannacotta. All wonderful
   

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   Claudia

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 5 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bellanico continues to be my go to choice for an excellent meal at a tried and true neighbor hood restaurant.
   

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   Jeff

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Prix Fixe New Year's Eve menu; everything was very good. A few dishes were outstanding. My favorites were the red wine-braised short ribs and chocolate bread pudding. The wine pairings were all excellent. Inside seating is pretty noisy when it's full; outside is more comfortable, but chilly even with the heaters - wear warm shoes or boots :).
   

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   Christie

   San Francisco

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A delightful neighborhood restaurant: excellent food, service, and cozy ambience. We had brunch on a Sunday. Lots of delightful choices!
   

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    Joey

    VIP

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 28 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    "And there it was, mountains of duck. And not fatty duck either, but juicy tender breasts of duck." -Elaine Benes, Seinfeld da Scene: Gotta give some love to the neighborhood joints. The everyday spots get overlooked sometimes... consistently good, with little twists thrown in. Whenever in the Glenview, ya gotta stop in. Me and my girls, Friday night AND the college kiddo picks up the bill?! It's a WIN!! da Grub: pro tip - book 5:45 on weekdays and you can squeeze in a Happy Hour order before dinner. We did the fried Meatballs, salmon Cannoli, and duck liver Pate with some white wine and a Negroni. Strong offerings, you can do some damage if you do the whole hour. LOVED all 3... but the pate is exquisitely decadent. Dinner was 2 orders of Casoncelli stuffed with rabbit, Gnocchi Cipollini, and the Duck confi. all went well w/ a Tuscan red. Where the Casoncelli and Gnocchi bites were delicate & light, the Duck over the black risotto was hearty & rich plus you get both breast & thigh to enjoy. Dessert? Yes please! Not an after-thought here, prepared with as much effort as the mains. Chocolate Souffle Tangerine Panna Cotta, and the Olive Oil/Squash Torta were perfect endings. I rarely get espresso out since I pull a great shot @ home, but they can work the $2000 espresso machine too! I asked for a short espresso, and got a deep, almost syrupy shot and perfect crema... had to get a 2nd one! da Service: Thoughtful servers, attention to detail and precision execution. You can hear the orders being expedited, I fully expected to hear "Yes Chef!!" Dishes timed correctly, never felt rushed, elevated but not pretentious. On the way out the gent in the Chef Whites asked if everything was good and if the espresso was to my liking, apparently he likes his the same way. RUN, don't walk to join them for either a happy hour bite or a lingering dinner, you won't be disappointed!
    

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