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Incanto
- Restaurants
- San Francisco, CA
About this business
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Location details
1550 Church St, San Francisco, CA, 94131, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
Overall decline – Incanto used to be a hang for me. Now they have smaller portions and it is heavily salted. The wait staff used to be spot on, now it feels like a to-go place. They used to honor the bring a bottle of wine and purchase a bottle of wine for a small group with no corkage fee. Their wine list is nice and extensive but, WAY overpriced. In addition to the corkage fee and lousy service; they add 5% on top of it all. Management was also ill-mannered. The place always being empty is a sign of its decline.
INCANTO HAS DELICOUS FOOD & STELLAR SERVICE – I had been wanting to visit Incanto for quite some time. The chef has created a menu of great dishes using local and seasonal ingredients. Others complain that he serves filtered Hetch Hetchy water but I am glad he doesn't add to the recycled plastic and glass mess we already have. Each dish we had was fantastic from the Pig's trotter w' Foie Gras, Bacon & Roasted Plums to the Roasted Maitake Mushrooms we had for a side dish. Wine choices are all Italian and not familiar to most ... read more
I found Incanto to be OK but not great. Definitely over rated. I knew I was in for pretense when the menu stated that they served filtered Hetch Hetchy water. Any kitchen faucet in San Francisco and a Brita filter can produce filtered Hetch Hetchy water. False advertising. Pretense. San Francisco's tap water comes from Hetch Hetchy. I also found the food to be overly salty, especially the olive oil ice cream. The final insult was an added 5% kitchen service charge that was conveniently added to the check without telling the ... read more
Nice dinner – Shoot, I didn't notice this 5% charge that people below are talking about. But we had a great experience, nice friendly waiter who let me taste the wine I'd asked about (and nice glassware). Liked the bustling room and enjoyed our meal: asparagus app, pasta and pork loin plus ginger cake w/ caramel sauce and gelato for dessert. $90 for that plus 2 beers, tax and tip isn't bad.
Highly unpleasant expirience – We had a reservation for a birthday party at 5:30 pm on Sunday for 11 people . At 8 pm they basically kicked us out telling that there is another party waiting for the same room. At first we felt like they are rushing us a bit with food. Waiters would try to take plates before we even done with the meal. Then waiter spilled wine opening a bottle (now I guess he was in rush too). They brought us a check without us asking for it. We never had some reasonable time just to drink wine and talk. All ... read more
Bad service, 5% service charge is ridiculous, go elsewhere. – Went to dinner with couple of friends on a Friday night. After telling the waiter twice we weren't ready to order because we wanted to check out the entire menu, the waiter did not return for 20 minutes. After finally getting his attention, he told us "one second" and returned 5 minutes later and said, "Now, where were we?" We were hungry, that's where we were. He didn't seem to care too much maybe it was because only one of us was drinking wine. Also, you don't g... read more
disappointing and tacky – Very disappointing. The restaurant adds a 5% service charge to the bill for their staff. Very tacky - why don't they just raise their prices? Probably because they are already too high. Food was boring to bad. My crab pasta was so fishy I couldn't eat it. The waiter never even checked or noticed that my plate remained full. Same of our appetizer, which we did not eat. wine and ambiance were nice, but the overall experience was disappointing.
Very closed to Chez Panisse Cafe – It's like to go to Chez Panisse cafe without the hype. Everything is good there, pasta, salad, seafood dishes. That's where i learnt to love beets: multi-color, not too sweet, tasty and not mushy. It's a place i'd go often if i could afford. The wine list is impressive. You cannot keep yourself from trying some new wines, and that make the check higher...then that makes you think twice before going.
A true restaurant! – What a great restaurant....great creative menus (they change their ever so often and I cant wait to go back to see what they will do nexT! )...extensive wine list....lovely ambience! Overall a truely professional restaurant ...love the wine flights! Kudos!!!
Frequently asked questions about Incanto
How is Incanto rated?
Incanto has a 4.3 star rating with 129 reviews.
When is Incanto open?
Incanto is closed now. It will open tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
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