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1. CG

   ChristineG

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This was our second visit and again it was outstanding. Food and drinks are amazing and the staff is friendly.

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2. LS

   LisaS

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Delicious plant based food with great ambience and excellent service

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   TaniaR

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Lovely pre-symphony dinner with my daughter. Have eaten here before. It is delicious! Had the sun chokes, spicy rigatoni, mixed beans and all yummy! Highly recommend. Lovely space.

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   johnp

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   2.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall2food2service5ambience4

   So disappointed with this Baia experience. Before the fire occurred, I had enjoyed 7 meals at the place. Food was always great, portions were more generous, but service was always marginal. Last night was my first post-fire meal. Service was outstanding - our server was British and showed up bursting with enthusiasm and looked after us well - but the food was a major disappointment. The menu is heavily weighted to pastas (4 of 7 main courses are pasta) and then there are pizzas, all of which are relatively inexpensive to make but are very expensive on the menu - you might think you were purchasing expensive animal parts at a swanky omnivore's eatery), but they did away with their most loved pasta meal, a robust, cheesy, and generously portioned lasagne. The prices are high - $25 for a handful of mushroom tortellinis that have blasse flavor. At best this was an appetizer. The dessert -- which was supposed to be panna cotta - was three small molds of gelatinous inedible and offensively tasting gunk. We left that $14 dish and departed. Really sad because this place has a spectacular platform - a Pat Kuleto designed interior, a stone's throw from the symphony and opera. It's an ideal location. But after years the chef has shown very little imagination. It's basically the same thing sold at unreasonable prices in a place that is extremely LOUD. They need to take a field trip to Los Angeles and visit Crossroads, or Little Pine, or Plant Food & Wine, or Sun Cafe, for some inspiration in terms of what's possible. There is so much more to vegan fine dining than bread, salad, pizza and pasta! And none need be a fortune. But as it stands today there is more vegan menu diversity at Amy's Drive Through than at Baia. Fingers crossed that Baia steps up and starts to impress.

   BAIAResponded 2 days agoHi John, Thank you for your well thought out and expansive feedback. We are in the process of re-evaluating all of our food processes and responses like yours help us in that endeavor no matter how hard it is to hear. I'm glad you enjoyed Alex and hope that we can make amends in the near future.

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   Beamer2021

   New England

   44 reviews

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   5.0

   44 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Dinner for wife and kids. Fabulous food. Look forward to visiting again

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6. RF

   RobertF

   Phoenix

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food4service3ambience5

   Overall enjoyed our meal and the setting was fantastic. Service was ordinary.

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   Corita

   San Francisco

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Chicory salad and spaghetti—exceptionally delicious. Attentive but unobtrusive, professional service. Music maybe a little loud. But altogether excellent experience.

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   nancyj

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall3food2service4ambience3

   The food has been going downhill since we first started going there. It’s extremely overpriced and tastes institutional and mass produced. They can learn a lot from Wildseed.

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 19, 2023

   overall3food5service2ambience5

   Food, amazing. Bar staff amazing. They were 30 minutes late on our table reservation and the hostess literally said “that’s your problem” so we just ate at the bar. But truly the bar staff was so kind and awesome. That hostess tho - she was mean!

   BAIAResponded 7 days agoHi, Really disappointing to hear this as this is not our standard nor will be tolerated. I thank you for the feedback and for your good natured response. We will look into this and make sure this doesn't happen again.

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10. AB

    AndrewB

    San Francisco

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything exceeded our expectations and our server, Sophia, made it even better

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11. SF

    SFfoodie

    San Francisco

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    First time trying this vegan Italian restaurant in the old Jardiniere space and everything was excellent! Started off with a delicious cocktail and then the sunchoke appetizer. A very unusual preparation and lovely contrast of flavors. I had the rigatoni for my entree and it was spicy and full of flavor. Had a nice glass of Barbera with this. The chocolatto for dessert was rich and decadent! My server was Ernesto, who was very attentive and made excellent suggestions. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience and look forward to returning!

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12. AF

    AmandaF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    The best plant-based Italian food I've had! The gluten free pizza was delicious and the gluten free pasta dish was even better. The pizza crust was some of the best GF I've had!

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13. RP

    RaviP

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious and great service

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great date night. Lighting, music, and service was amazing.

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15. IK

    IraK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Ravioli, mozzarella sticks, and blueberry gimlet cocktail were great, though gimlet was a bit too strong for me.

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    Ballet2023

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    We love dining at BAIA. The courses are delicious and the servers are friendly and helpful. We have dined there 3 times before the ballet and plan to return. Our friends who have joined us enjoyed their experience too.

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17. MT

    MichaelT

    San Francisco

    18 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    The restaurant is beautiful, and noisy. I was hoping the food would be more sophisticated but it was pretty pedestrian. Cocktails were great though.

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18. KL

    KLS1

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience2

    We were seated under the stairs in a corner which wasn’t great. But the food and service was very good. Our first time there.

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19. G

    Guym

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience5

    Bottom line is that I would not go back there again. The ambiance is great(5!) but the food and service is not good. Food: dishes were fresh with good ingredients, but simply not tasty. Service: disappointing. Explanation of menu items was lacking, we did not get our starters together, and the cocktails came long after we finished our starters. As a Vegan going to a vegan restaurant I was hoping for better and more original vegan menu than non-specialized establishments.

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20. H

    Hooked

    Sacramento

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great dining experience! Enjoyed mushroom small plate dish, spicey sausage pizza and a panna cotta dessert with an oat cappuccino. Delicious!! Every bite. Note that Happy Hour drinks and bites are only served at the bar (so we passed in order to order from the broader menu).

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21. NH

    NatHoov

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience5

    The food here is good. The meatballs are delicious. The service was not great, they were slow and not very friendly. Unfortunately myself and someone else in our party found hair in our pasta.

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22. E

    Elliott

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a show at the Sydney Goldstein in a short window of time. The entire team from the hostess, server and chef, all made sure we were taken care of and finish on time. Plus the food and drinks were incredible and the atmosphere is lovely. An experience like this is a rarity and very special. We will be back!

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Western NC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Absolutely divine food - we stayed for hours and our main guest (for the business dinner) didn’t realize the food was vegan until the appetizers were finished. Truly phenomenal spot!

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24. BM

    BarbaraM

    San Francisco

    52 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding meal! 4 of us ordered 3 appetizers, 4 pasta dishes and all 3 desserts. Great cocktails to start. Wonderful evening! We'll be back.

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25. BD

    BoiseDiner

    Boise

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    What a great find! With a location right next to Davies Symphony Hall and War Memorial Opera house, it is a convenient place to have dinner before a performance. We had a great vegetarian meal and washed it down with some great cocktails. They have a great wine and spirit list. They even accommodated our late arrival due to traffic. We had the meatball small plate with a salad and pizza. Thumbs up to all entrees. Will definitelyy be back

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26. SJ

    SJB2

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience5

    We recently visited a restaurant and was extremely disappointed with the poor service we received.

    BAIAResponded on March 7, 2023So sorry to hear about your recent experience. Could you elaborate a bit more so we can identify what went wrong and therefore help fix the problem.

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27. BG

    BeckyG

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and delightful atmosphere! The restaurant was busy and a reservation is highly recommended.

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    sophlauren10

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    I used to really love this restaurant however it seems it’s gone downhill. We arrived at 7:10 for our 7:15 reservation only to be told they were running behind schedule. We got seated around 7:30 so not too big a deal. After that our waiter spoke to us maybe 3 times. We ordered right away and the food came fast it was mediocre at best (not sure if they changed chefs). We got some drinks as well with no straws we waited about 10-15 minutes for our waiter to come but he never came so I myself got up went to the bar to get us some straws so we could 1. mix our drinks 2. drink our drinks. After we finished our meal we sat around waiting for about 30 minutes until finally I went to go ask the hostess for the check. Terrible service and mediocre food :/

    BAIAResponded on March 5, 2023So sorry to hear Sophia. We do appreciate your feedback and I would say you are right for the night in question we were caught with not as many servers as needed. We do appreciate your comments and are already and work identifying how we could have made last night for you and all of our guests last night.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3

    Good food but not meant for kids. We had to wait for 30 mins for our table and our daughter was starving by the time we got our food. They comp'd our drinks which was a nice gesture. We will be back but only when we have enough time to wait for our reserved table.

    BAIAResponded on March 7, 2023So sorry to hear of your recent experience. We did back up on reservations that night and very sorry you got caught in the wait. We are reviewing our reservation system currently to make sure that doesn't happen again. Again our sincerest apologies.

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30. LB

    LenB

    Portland

    15 reviews

    2.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall2food4service4ambience3

    For three of four people in our party we ate good pasta dishes. However the fourth person on our party has multiple food restrictions and there was nothing on the menu for her to eat. We had reviewed the menu ahead of time and there was a grilled vegetable dish that was listed on the web but that dish was no longer offered. At one point we asked the waiter if the kitchen could ask the kitchen to slice up half an apple, an orange, and a kumquat, all of which was on the menu on different dishes. We were told that the kitchen was too busy, so one person in our party ate nothing. For a vegan restaurant to not be able to deal with this let alone not be able to provide a plate of cut fruit is ridiculous. If that was not enough one in our party ordered one the signature drinks when we placed our food order, and that drink was delivered after our food was delivered 20 minutes later. Clearly the restaurant is either understaffed at the bar and a kitchen that is not sized for delivering food to the number of customers in the restaurant at 6pm at night. Again, the food was good when served. Just service and food options are limited. Personally I feel no need to pay for this experience again.

    BAIAResponded on March 7, 2023Hi Len, So sorry to hear of your recent experience. This is clearly not our standard and not acceptable all around. We will review our policies and what we could have done better and be better for it. Our sincerest apologies.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Pre-Theatre

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32. K

    Kristin

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Hands down, this is one of the best vegan restaurants I've ever been to. I've had dinner here which was OUTSTANDING and this was my first brunch. The food was perfection, the service was even better and the restaurant itself is gorgeous. This is my new favorite restaurant in SF!!

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    creekrose

    San Francisco

    90 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    90 reviews

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience3

    Butter lettuce salad mushroom ravioli & radiatore all excellent. Chocolate dessert was less interesting. Our waitress was very good but clearly had too many tables. Pasta arrived before our salad.

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    Always love the space. Food was good, not great. Our server was abrupt and just not very good, though she did get us out in time for our performance. Eg, we had to ask for serving utensils for shared items; coffee arrived without spoons or (oat) milk; when we asked for more water, she refilled a couple of glasses (not the third) then clunked the bottle on the table; ie, she exuded attitude. Also, the walls and dinnerware are all dark as well as some of the food, so with the dim lighting, it wasn’t easy to see what we were eating. Dessert menu was printed in maybe 8-pt font in grey ink, which made it extremely difficult to read.

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35. C

    Cyndy

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Baia prepares vegan food in an amazing variety of delicious recipes. One person in my group needs gluten-free choices and another has to avoid foods with lactose. In both cases, their food requests were easily accommodated and they loved their appetizer, salad, main course, and dessert! Baia is located across from Davies Symphony Hall and is a perfect choice for dinner before or after a performance!

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36. CP

    CristinaP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing as always . I would love to see a greater variety of cocktails

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37. RG

    RobynG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Great food and great service as well. Would highly recommend

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38. PF

    PhillyFrank

    San Francisco

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Best Vegan food ever. “Meatballs” were the best.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Surprisingly delicious for a plant-based restaurant. Our vegan friends were visiting, so we were exploring food options across the city. We ordered the chilaquiles, BLTA, pizza, and crumb cake. All dishes were delicious, but the crumb cake stole the show! It was served super warm with “cream” that tastes just like the real thing. The service was great (we went for brunch), with friendly servers. Ambiance was fantastic as well! Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for plant-based food options.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Had a great time getting dinner and drinks here. Everything was so good. The vibe and the music were great - almost Gatsby-esque. Was really impressed with everything we tried - the fingerling potatoes, mozzarella sticks, spicy sausage pizza, butter salad, mushroom ravioli, panna cotta, and chocolate dessert were all fantastic.

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