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Lord Stanley, San Francisco, CA

Lord Stanley

4.2
4.2
84 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary European
2065 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

About this restaurant

  • Innovative
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
Lord Stanley, located in San Francisco, offers award-winning European cuisine in a casual atmosphere. The beautiful sunlit dining area is where guests will enjoy either a full dinner or the tasting menu for something lighter. Lord Stanley has been given a Michelin star and was voted the third best restaurant in the entire country by Bon App�tit in 2016. The menu at Lord Stanley includes starters like onion petals in a sherry vinegar or smoked olives with fenugreek and espellette. Main dishes include pan fried monkfish, served with curried almond and scallions, as well as slow cooked short rib, served with turnips and kohlrabi in a Szechuan-inspired sauce and red wine jus. Don�t leave without trying the goat cheese tart with black garlic and lavender.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary European, Californian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday 5:30pm - 11:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Rupert and Carrie Blease
  • Private party facilities
    Lord Stanley offers semi-private dining on the mezzanine which holds a communal table that seat up to 14 people. This can be rented out for special events and/or prix fixe dinners.
  • Neighborhood
    Nob Hill
  • Cross street
    Broadway
  • Parking details
    There is a paid public parking lot at the Walgreens on the opposite corner, as well as street parking.
  • Public transit
    Bus stop outside restaurant at 2065 Polk street, line number 19.Nearby bus lines include the 47, 49 and 12.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 84 people are saying

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

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2
4.2 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

84 Reviews
  1. RohymahN

    San Francisco12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 29, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Most of the food was great. The morels mushrooms was extremely salty, my raspberry purée for the dessert was strangely salty as well. Beside that, everything else was amazing. The highlight was the confit foie gras, the cabbage, and the crab with truffles and egg yolk. The service was good, food came out at a good pace. Love that it was casual dining for a Mechlin star restaurant. It was very welcoming and comfortable. I will bring my husband here for a date night the next time we're in town.

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  2. MichaelC

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 25, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Got the tasting menu for my partner's birthday: very fine dining with interesting (and not over priced) wine pairing. Great experience.

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  3. WilliamB VIP

    New York City6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 25, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Continuing to evolve in the best way possible Creative cuisine beautifully prepared and presented

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 22, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Had a wonderful time for our anniversary dinner! Service was excellent!!

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York City2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 18, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious tasting menu. Recommend the wine pairing. Complements the menu very well.

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  6. Betty VIP

    San Francisco27 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 15, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    A great meal overall, but some common-sense details were overlooked. We were a party of three and selected the tasting menu. We also had one order of the fois gras to share. The server brought two pieces of toast - i would think given the amount we were spending for the entire meal, an extra piece of toast would not be too much to ask for. Second lapse of attention came when they brought the petit four - two chocolates or a bed of cotton candy. Didn't they know we were a party of three? I guess they did not even bother and really wanted us to leave!

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  7. LaCyndaL

    San Francisco9 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on May 8, 2016

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    This is my second time at Lord Stanley and it is still wildly disappointing. The first time was shortly after it opened and even though it wasn't impressive, it seemed to have potential. I decided to revisit the restaurant since it gets good reviews and maybe they had worked out the quirks. I was wrong - the second experience was worse than the first. The service was poor, the menu wasn't interesting, and though what we ordered was good, 'good' doesn't cut it in SF - especially at that price point.

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  8. dougat49

    San Francisco35 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 8, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Food and service were excellent. There is obvious great care and pride of ownership in both areas. Wagyu beef tartar was a revelation and even the simplest dishes (peas) were exquisite. Service was attentive and well-informed as to the dishes and the eclectic wine list. The only drawback, which I feel I have to mention, is the volume in the room. It was borderline painful, hence my "very good" overall rating.

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  9. Greatest

    San Francisco9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 8, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Thi was our first visit - my background is F&B- This place ROCKED IT OUT! You should really try it . Ours was a date night and we were pampered by a great server team. The Food was a smooth train of high quality craftsmanship. Worth the triple $ spend.

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  10. chefXS VIP

    Los Angeles42 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 7, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is just simply one of the most creative I have seen in SF You can see How passionate the team is !! Love the selection of wines from Savoie !!

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Google Map for Lord Stanley

2065 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Broadway
  • Neighborhood
    Nob Hill
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday 5:30pm - 11:00pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary European, Californian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    There is a paid public parking lot at the Walgreens on the opposite corner, as well as street parking.
  • Public transit
    Bus stop outside restaurant at 2065 Polk street, line number 19.Nearby bus lines include the 47, 49 and 12.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Rupert and Carrie Blease
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Lord Stanley offers semi-private dining on the mezzanine which holds a communal table that seat up to 14 people. This can be rented out for special events and/or prix fixe dinners.
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