Cafe Florian

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   karen

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   The quality of the food was not as good as it used to be to be.
   

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   Mitchell

   VIP

   Sacramento

   85 reviews

   3.0

   85 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Went for Christmas brunch. Have gone yearly for a long time (except during the height of COVID). At $75 per adult plus tax and automatic 18% gratuity, it just isn't worth it any more. The quality of the food is average at best. There are slightly fewer choices than in the past. The crab legs were overly wet from being frozen (just poor quality), most of the main hot foods were dry, and the desserts were nothing special (lacked a lot of flavor). The prime rib was good. The restaurant serving staff is nice and they try very hard - just not worth it any longer.
   

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   Maria

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   There was no turkey, no ham. We use to go to Cafe Florian before and it is not the same today. Before there was a lot of selection for desserts, there was an omelette stand., there were lots of selection of bread, and ice cream stand.
   

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   marie

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 15, 2024

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

   Food was all cold. You can hear the different people talking about cold food. $200 for 2 adults and 2 kids, definitely not worth it. Crab soggy, which is hard to do. Will be sticking with pinstripes!
   

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   venice

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 15, 2024

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

   Foods were very good, only my husband was disappointed for not having the fresh oyster which we usually have when we eat on Sunday brunch at cafe florian.
   

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   Janet

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 28, 2024

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

   I've been taking friends and family to Cafe Florian for Thanksgiving for the last few years. We all love it! My guests especially commented on how courteous the staff was. Thank you for another wonderful experience. Thanksgiving at Cafe Florian is the highlight of my year.
   

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   Alisa

   Las Vegas

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on November 28, 2024

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

   EXCELLENT Thanksgiving Day brunch that had everything you would want. Turkey with all the trimmings, ham, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, bacon, waffles, green bean casseral, pumpkin ravioli, lamb, yams, steak, prime rib, snow crabs, oysters, jumbo shrimp and various salads, cheeses and breads. The food was very tasty and the service was great. I highly recommend that you make reservations 2 months in advance, if you ever want to go for a holiday meal.
   

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   Ryan

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 28, 2024

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

   Our family had made Cafe Florian our tradition for holidays for the past few years, we’ve celebrated Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Thanksgiving every year here. In times past, we’ve always loved the abundant food selection. This year, it was a far cry from what we’ve known. Food quality and selection were way down from years past. This year, we also brought friends to Thanksgiving here, and frankly it was embarrassing to have had them experience Cafe Florian at its lowest. I found myself eating charcuterie at a seafood buffet. Overall, it feels like Cafe Florian has lost its touch. I will definitely be looking for other options in the future for my holiday celebrations.
   

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   Carolyn

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 28, 2024

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

   We have hoing to Cafe Florian for several yeats during Thanksgiving. We went today at 10:30 am. We were looking forward to the same lavish spread but this time there was no dungeness crab. They had Alaskan king crab and it was placed with the shrimp cocktail. We were disappointed, of course. Somebody in our group lamely said, prehaps no dungeness in season yet. Oh well. However as were finishing up at 12 noon, the dungeness crab came out! We felt short changed! We paid same price but did not get the same food choice. I talked yo the manager and expressed our concern. I hope they don’t pull this bec we really enjoyed CF for many years although there are many other choices.
   

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    Melanie

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2024

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

    This is our favorite place for a family meal. Some of the dishes were empty and we had to wait 30 minutes for the trays to refill. It took too long. Service was great.
    

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