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Name: Town Hall - San Francisco
Address: 342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
Telephone: (415) 908-3900
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.2

Town Hall - San Francisco

4.2 (2784)

$31 to $50

American

342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105

About this restaurant

Innovative
Romantic
Good for business meals

Town Hall Restaurant is a casual chic restaurant located in SOMA, housed in the historic Meco building, serving New American cuisine with a focus on regional ingredients. At Town Hall, there is a communal table, bar, patio, private room, and beautiful dining room.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Southern
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 3:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(415) 908-3900
Website
http://www.townhallsf.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Justin Minnich
Private party facilities
Exposed brick, caramel wainscoting, expansive windows and an eclectic collection of modern and traditional art characterize the private room. This stylish, sophisticated space is able to hold a variety of events including meetings, rehearsal dinners, festive celebrations, and intimate gatherings.

Location
342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Neighborhood
SOMA
Cross street
Fremont St.
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Muni & BART: Embarcadero station; Muni: 1 California @ Howard, 14 Mission @ Fremont
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Jalapeño Cornbread$9.00
served with honey butter
Fried Okra$9.00
cornmeal crusted, cilantro aioli
Spicy Southern Pimento Cheese$11.00
with grilled levain bread
Buttermilk Biscuits$9.00
House made pepper jelly, butter (add country ham $19.)
Father's country ham, Kentucky$19.00
Served with biscuits, red pepper jelly & butter

APPETIZERS

Fresh Market Oysters on the half shell
- Half dz$21.00
- Full dz$38.00
Butter Lettuce Salad$16.00
topped with bacon bits, apples, candied walnuts, radishes, Pt. Reyes blue cheese
House Made Potato Gnocchi$21.00
Tarragon asparagus cream sauce, fresh peas, asparagus, smoked Tasso ham, parmesan
Roasted corn empanadas$15.00
Roasted corn maque choux smoked mozzarella, duo of tomatillo & chili de arbor salsas
Tuna Tartare$21.00
Cornmeal fried tomatillos, Tabasco green onion vinaigrette, garlic chips
BBQ Gulf Shrimp$20.00
prepared with Worcestershire beer sauce and served on grilled garlic herb toast
Roasted Veal Meatballs$17.00
potato puree, green peppercorn sauce
Strawberry salad$16.00
Arugula, little gem, spiced pecans, feta, poppyseed dressing
Gumbo$14.00
Bay shrimp, white rice green onion

MAIN COURSES

Chili Relleno$26.00
Stuffed with charred kale pesto, fresh peas, mushroom, smoked mozzarella and topped with a Oaxaca nut mole, pepitas and pickled onions
Mediterranean mussels$32.00
Chorizo, jalapeño, poblano, white wine, garlic, cilantro, garlic bread
Blackened American red snapper$39.00
Green goddess, sugar snap peas, corn hush puppies, confit tomatoes, pea shoots
Town Hall's Famous Fried Chicken$31.00
served with mashed potatoes and house made hot sauce
Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop$39.00
Mojo picon sauce, spinach-kale cheese grits, roasted sweet peppers, pickled onion, pot-licker sauce
House smoked St. Louis$32.00
Cowboy baked beans, pickled okra, BBQ sauce, corn muffins
Double-Double Burger$24.00
cheddar, lettuce, marinated tomato, comeback sauce & French fries
Painted Hill Prime Bavette$48.00
Grilled broccolini, crispy potatoes, oregano, lemon, Calabrian chili butter

SIDES

Creamy Mashed Potatoes$7.00
Andouille Sausage Jambalya$9.00
Collard Greens w/ Ham Hock$7.00
Hand-Cut French fries$8.00
Hand-Cut Cajun Fries$8.00
Roasted sweet corn with Calabrian chile butter$8.00
roasted romanesco with rosemary oil$8.00

DESSERT

Butterscotch & Chocolate Pot de Crème$13.00
with chocolate crunch
Decadent Chocolate Cake$11.00
Devil's food chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream
Daily Cheese Selection$15.00
served with pepper jelly, spiced walnuts, apple, levain toast points
Warm apple crumble$11.00
Served with vanilla gelato

What 2,784 people are saying

Town Hall - San Francisco 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

4.2Food
4.0Service
4.0Ambience
1.1Value

Noise • Energetic

2,784 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 10, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our dinner was fantastic! We were celebrating a very special ocassion and you guys made it all better thanks to the attentive manager Violet and our server Sunni and all your wonderful staff. We had well balanced delicious cocktails made by Drew, incredible tasty food for an excellent value. We are looking forward to come back with all our friends and family in the near future.
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Clif
San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 6, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
All I can say is that our server Jill made the entire night. The food is fantastic, but the service was even better.
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RebeccaJ
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on February 4, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and service were great (as always)! We had a working lunch for a party of 7. The server was perfect. He was attentive, while giving us space to work. Also, we were also celebrating the promotion of one person in our group. The server overheard us talking, and gave him a couple tastes of a delicious and rich chocolate cake. Those small thoughtful gestures really make all the difference, thank you!!
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OpenTable Diner
Washington, D.C. Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 3, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent as usual!
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SauceQueen VIP
San Francisco Bay Area12 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 1, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
I've eaten at Town Hall many times over the years and went because I consider it a reliably good place. This time, I had a mixed experience. It was a Friday evening, early-ish and the restaurant was half full. Our server was slow to get us menus and slow to take our drink order, and told us that the bar was busy and so our drinks might take some time. They did, and when they arrived, they were watery and did not taste good - and we ordered different cocktails. At $13 each, we would have been better off drinking water. They took the cocktails off the check, but we would have perferred to have been served good drinks. It also took some time to get our wine that we ordered to make up for the cocktails.The tuna tartare and veal meatballs were both excellent. The two salads were ok but not expertly dressed; they lacked a proper bite of vinegar and were again watery. Our server was slow and didn't seem to like us. We had to grab the bus boy a couple of times to get services. Overall, it was not a great experience. I'm hoping this is an anomaly, as Town Hall has been one of my go-to places in SoMa.
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OpenTable Diner
California Central Coast3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 1, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Our waiter was not engaging nor personable. However, the other wait staff was attentive and on point.
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gregjordan
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined on January 31, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Upscale casual ambiance. Food was hot, good. Get the biscuits, for sure. Really good service. OpenTable reservation worked out great here so our table was ready during a busy lunch hour. Seating at the bar looked popular. Outside seating had heating lamps and a plastic tent. Short walk from my office. I'll be sure to return.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
1.0
Dined on January 30, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
We had one of the worst experience ever trying to get seated. We had a 615 reservation but arrived early at 530. So we went in and asked the reception if we could get seated earlier. We were told guests are being seated close to their reservations and we need to wait at the bar... but we realize most of the tables are empty with a “reserved” tag that says 615, 630, etc. Our group thought it is odd that we can’t get seated when one of these tables is obviously reserved under our name (plus we saw that lady bringing group after group in). But when we asked again, she was passive aggressively giving us some attitude and that is uncalled for, to put it mildly. There are lots of great restaurants in the city and we do4 have to take this kind of pathetic service. Not going to dine here again.
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GregC VIP
San Francisco Bay Area17 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 26, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
It was a disappointing evening. I had ribs which hadn’t been cooked long enough to fall off the bone , you had to pry it off. The service was awful. Our waiter never smiled once, forgot our side of roasted vegetables and when we pointed it out, h got a strange look on his face and finally said he’d look into it. They finally arrived after our entree’s were finished. They did take it off our bill. When the waiter took our orders he took the men’s orders first. It was strange. The place was only half full the entire night. It’s sad it’s gone so far downhill.
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dine2
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 22, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Had a great experience and Nina our server was the best!
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342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105

Additional information

Cross street
Fremont St.
Neighborhood
SOMA
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 3:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Southern
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Muni & BART: Embarcadero station; Muni: 1 California @ Howard, 14 Mission @ Fremont
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Justin Minnich
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.townhallsf.com/
Phone number
(415) 908-3900
Private party facilities
Exposed brick, caramel wainscoting, expansive windows and an eclectic collection of modern and traditional art characterize the private room. This stylish, sophisticated space is able to hold a variety of events including meetings, rehearsal dinners, festive celebrations, and intimate gatherings.

Town Hall - San Francisco

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

SNACKS

Jalapeño Cornbread$9.00

Fried Okra$9.00

Spicy Southern Pimento Cheese$11.00

Buttermilk Biscuits$9.00

Father's country ham, Kentucky$19.00

APPETIZERS

Fresh Market Oysters on the half shell

Butter Lettuce Salad$16.00

House Made Potato Gnocchi$21.00

Roasted corn empanadas$15.00

Tuna Tartare$21.00

BBQ Gulf Shrimp$20.00

Roasted Veal Meatballs$17.00

Strawberry salad$16.00

Gumbo$14.00

MAIN COURSES

Chili Relleno$26.00

Mediterranean mussels$32.00

Blackened American red snapper$39.00

Town Hall's Famous Fried Chicken$31.00

Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop$39.00

House smoked St. Louis$32.00

Double-Double Burger$24.00

Painted Hill Prime Bavette$48.00

SIDES

Creamy Mashed Potatoes$7.00

Andouille Sausage Jambalya$9.00

Collard Greens w/ Ham Hock$7.00

Hand-Cut French fries$8.00

Hand-Cut Cajun Fries$8.00

Roasted sweet corn with Calabrian chile butter$8.00

roasted romanesco with rosemary oil$8.00

DESSERT

Butterscotch & Chocolate Pot de Crème$13.00

Decadent Chocolate Cake$11.00

Daily Cheese Selection$15.00

Warm apple crumble$11.00

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