Old Kan & Beer Co.

Old Kan & Beer Co. reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. LL

   LLOakland

   San Francisco69 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on September 3, 2016

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

   This is a decent restaurant. It's definitely worth a visit but, given the sheer number of better alternatives, it's probably not worth a return. The food was better than average. We both had the pork chop as an entree, a fair portion nicely prepared. I had bourbon pudding for dessert, which tasted as it should have. Service was attentive.
   

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2. JC

   JaneC

   San Francisco28 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on August 28, 2016

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

   I wanted to visit The Dock before it closes in a week. I sincerely hope the planned overhaul improves the place, since the location is pretty cool, but food and service were wanting. We were sent to the brew house next door when we arrived 10 minutes early for our reservation, and promised the host would come and find us (the restaurant was about 2/3 full @ that point). After half an hour in the brew house, we checked again - the host had forgotten us, and seated us in the restaurant (still about 2/3 full). Our harried server did her best getting drinks and dinner orders but both took way too long. She offered to bring us free popcorn when she realized how long we'd waited for food - meals finally arrived in stages, and the popcorn showed up after the food. Three meals were OK, goddaughter couldn't stomach the chicken wings she'd ordered. Maybe the evening was a mess because of the announced closing, but don't hurry over before The Dock closes. Wait for the future iteration.
   

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3. CJ

   CJ71

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 14, 2016

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

   A true neighborhood gem with creative appetizers and succulent entrees. There were also plenty of drink choices including interesting beers and wines. We'll be back!
   

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   Debbie

   Dallas3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 13, 2016

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

   Well worth adventuring into different location--food imaginative and very good.
   

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5. HR

   HannahR

   San Francisco4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on August 4, 2016

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

   We had a wonderful time here. All the food was delicious and the cocktails we fantastic. ** A tip for my Gluten Free friends out there call ahead if you know where this is where you are headed and they will be extra careful about the fryer to ensure you have even more options.
   

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   Tana

   San Francisco11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on July 31, 2016

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

   This restaurant is in a rather isolated location. As such, it should be extraordinary and unfortunately it was not. The menu was standard fare: chicken, salmon, pork chop, hamburger, and a vegetarian dish. What we had was not particularly creative or tasty. Why drive there when a decent pork chop and hamburger can be had in downtown or by the lake? The appetizers are an odd mixture items which seem to have wandered onto the menu from several different countries - Poutine, jerked chicken, Korean mussels. The concept of this place is flawed. It seems like a drinks place that decided it could be a restaurant too. The drinks, btw - cocktails, wine, and beer - are the Dock's strong points. Hardly a destination spot.
   

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   Hank88 VIP

   San Francisco27 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on July 22, 2016

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

   Given the name chef behind this restaurant we were expecting more but found it just average. We read complaints about the service but that part was fine-however the restaurant was almost empty when we were there.
   

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8. JB

   JeffB

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on July 15, 2016

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

   Low-key vibe, nice ambience, interesting and creative menu, terrific food, great service. My 2nd time and I'll be back.
   

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   Christina

   San Francisco1 review

   2.0

   Dined on July 2, 2016

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

   With the exception of the dessert, everything we ordered was overly salted. The food would have been very good otherwise. Chicken was cooked perfectly; nice and juicy inside and slightly crisp skin, but again, wayyyy to salty. Friend got the burger which they gave to him more rare than he likes (didn't ask how he wanted it cooked) and that was overly salted as well. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. Especially for the prices, I was expecting better.
   

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10. LJ

    LiorJ

    San Francisco2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 2, 2016

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

    The food and drink at The Dock are inventive and familiar at the same time. The wine and beer accompany their tastings nicely. The bartenders are attentive, and the wait staff friendly. The Dock is in a 125 year old Oakland building, remodeled to mirror the hip environment of much of Oakland's Jack London, Uptown and Temescal regions. A fun, slightly out of the way pub, to bring out-of-town guests and locals, alike.
    

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