Mochica

Mochica reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   heather

   San Francisco4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

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

   Food was delicious and beautifully presented. Service fast and friendly.
   

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   Donna

   San Francisco4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 21 February 2025

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

   Relatively small and relatively quiet dining area. An energetic bar scene sounded like fun for the people who were there, but did not impinge on the dining room. This was around 7:30 PM. Very good wine by the glass if the Albarino is representative. Very generous wine pour. The seared Ahi tuna and vegetarian paella were both excellent. The portions were generous. Dessert was good though I don’t remember what it was called. I don’t mean to ding it by giving it four stars for value for money, just to be clear that it’s not cheap. Two of us paid $82 each to share the two entrées, three glasses of wine and one dessert, including a 20% tip. We highly recommend it.
   

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   Michael VIP

   San Francisco12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Food quality was great. Cocktails were delightful. The service was good, but could’ve been better as in being friendlier. The noise level was acceptable with lots of people bustling around. Overall, a very good experience.
   

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   Gary

   San Francisco4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Last night on Valentine’s Day, my wife and I had a 5:45 PM reservation. We have been to Mochica a number of times and have always enjoyed the experience. As we approached the entrance, I noticed the happy hour sign which ends at 6pm. When we sat down I mentioned to the server that I would like to take advantage of their happy hour and ordered two Pisco sours. He then told me that because it was Valentine’s Day that they were not offering happy hour specials. He seemed to be referring to the appetizers, so I said, well we would just like drinks. He then said he had to check with the manager to see if we could get our drinks at the happy hour price. He returned shortly after saying that there was no happy hour today because of Valentine’s Day. We went ahead and ordered our drinks, but my wife and I woke up this morning thinking that If there was no happy hour offerings, then why have a large display at the entrance mentioning the Monday-Friday happy hour. I’m sure that most restaurants look forward to Valentine’s Day being one of their busiest nights, but this practice of misleading customers put a damper on our evening. 
   

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   Miguel VIP

   San Francisco16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 10 February 2025

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

   Fantastic service, beautiful location, staff was very attentive and flexible, definitely coming back.
   

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   Carlos

   San Francisco1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 5 February 2025

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

   The trio ceviche tasting menu was delicious and the ambiance inside was inviting and fun.
   

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   Sunita

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 December 2024

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

   We had a wonderful evening at Mochica. The Pisco sours were great, as were the ceviches. My third time dining here and everyone always loves this restaurant. Food excellent with an extensive and interesting menu, service good and pleasant ambience. Highly recommend.
   

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   Kent

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 12 December 2024

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

   Excellent food and outstanding service - our server was attentive without being overbearing
   

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   holly

   San Francisco19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 December 2024

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

   This is a delightful neighborhood restaurant with fresh delicious food and a fun cocktail list. We had the basil martini and a smoky mescal drink with smoke added at our table. The boulliabaise was flavorful, as was the steak with onions and tomatoes. The yucca chips were fun and at our request (not on the menu) a lovely salad was presented with an assortment of veggies and fresh varied lettuces. Everything was well done and the service was very attentive. It is a pretty well decorated space with high ceilings so noise was at a minimum. Definitely recommend!
   

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    M

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 18 November 2024

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

    It’s a gem of a place. We went here for the SF Restaurant Week. The food was very delicious. Drinks were great. Service was very attentive and friendly. Definitely would come back here with friends.
    

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