Stones Throw

Food quality 5/5 Food was delicious, served perfect temperature and timing was good between dishes. Atmostphere 5/5 Very European style restaurant great for taking dates or meeting SO's parents etc. Comfortable and homey feeling while still remaining upscale Price 5/5 Reasonable for the food quality and taste Unique* Deserts here are styled and adult versions of childhood favourites. The restaurant asks you at the end if you could make a suggestion for a future desert and will invite you back to try it if they pick and make your suggestion.

Delicious food! Started off with the duck pate and summer squash starter. Both were so good, we decided to get the heirloom tomato starter as well! Octopus was tender in the middle, and had great accompanying flavours. The orange dessert was a very good elevation of a typical creamsicle, and the cake had a great blackberry sorbet to cut through the sweetness of the chocolate! All in all, great meal!

My review is only for their brunch service. Our party of 5 selected the following: 1) pecorino romano, liver pate, pickles for our bread to be shared: a tiny pile of pecorino romano cheese, and an equally miniscule pile of pickled romanesco cauliflower adorned the thin smear of pate along the edge of the plate. It was so thin that we all thought it was part of the design of the plate. Everything on the plate is excellent, particularly the pate. However the portion was so miniscule considering it is intended to be shared. We ordered an extra side of pate for $4. This came with fabric basket contained 4 types of bread (cheddar bread, biscuit, rustic, white) - all good, but none were outstanding 2) short rib frittata: I would not recommend this dish for several reasons. Essentially a deconstructed frittata, the rectangular blocks of egg "frittata" is dense, and certifiably bland. The ribs were dry and cried out for a savory sauce. The two in our party that ordered this dish agreed that it was the least favorite. 3) fried chicken: I have mixed feelings about the fried chicken. The sauce is delicious, with a very mild spiciness. The crumb of the fried chicken is obscenely thick, closely resembling biscuit dough that has been deep fried. The chicken inside, although quite small, is well salted. The biscuit-y exterior is tasty and perhaps would have been better served as biscuits and gravy. 4) huckleberry pancakes: delightfully fluffy and rich, but definitely replicable....and also there was no huckleberry. 5) cinnamon apple doughnuts: cinammon sugar beignets with a side of thinly sliced apples soaked in a syrup, which is unnecessarily sweet. Perhaps due to the expectation that the apples would be interested in the dough, I was slightly disappointed. However, as they were freshly fried, they were pillowy soft and quite good. Overall the food and service are average. While I would hesitate to return, would be interested to try their dinner menu.

A great place for food and drink. Family style is a great way to go here as all their dishes are easy to share and it's worth trying as many things as possible. I recommend the PAN-SEARED STRIPED BASS, SQUID INK CONCHIGLIE PASTA and the BRANDT FARMS PRIME BAVETTE STEAK

Located in a quiet section of Russian Hill. Once a month they do an invitational Chefs tasting. Really enjoyed the Michelin rated Commis and Hawker Fare chef last night. Menu included Rock Shrimp Goi, Pork Sausage and veal cheeks. Desert was a mango rice pudding. Each of the 5 dishes was paired with a nice wine. Mostly whites but one red. Service was excellent and am already looking forward to seeing who next months chef will be.

Was not impressed by the brunch spread here. It's a good place for groups and affordable but the taste of the food is very average. There are better brunch spots in the city however, they do let you make reservations.

Try the puffed potato, steelhead trout and da burger (see the photos). Gets busy so please make a reservation even on weekday evenings. Portion size is not huge so be prepared to order a snack/starter and a main per person. Came as a party of 4 for dinner. Had di Stefano burrata (I always love my burrata cheeseball), duck pate and mousse (no idea where the mousse went but the duck pate was good), puffed potato and eggs (one of my favorite here, potato ball with eggy dip), squid ink pasta (I wasn't a fan of this, nothing fancy), charred spanish octopus (get it for the sake of the novelty, tasty and chewy too), steelhead trout (looks like salmon actually but it is not, prepared very well, soft, moist, flavorful), "da burger" (burger with sesame bread and beef and cheese, really loved this one too). Be prepared to spend money. Had a bottle of brunello red wine for USD88. Total price USD61 per pax for a group of 4 (including tax and tips). Did not have space in the tummy for dessert.

Not perfect. We came here for their three course breakfast, which is bread+savory/sweet spreads, then your choice of entree, then doughnuts for dessert. Come hungry because it is a lot of food. Breads were the best part of the meal, the spreads are an excellent variety and all delicious. The entrees leave a little bit to be desired - very heavy for breakfast fare, and used a tad too much oil to cook. The fried chicken as pictured had a good crisp on it, but the lack of a spoon made it hard to drizzle gravy onto it. And I remain confused as to how I am supposed to eat the poached egg - it was a good egg, sure, but was I supposed to mix it with the gravy...? Doughnuts were good, but I didn't get a picture. Anyway, service was impeccable, water constantly refilled inobstructively. Overall good place to get breakfast and catch up with friends since it takes time for the service of the courses, but come hungry.