Alta CA - Permanently Closed

Alta CA - Permanently Closed reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. LY

   LocalYokel

   San Francisco16 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on November 11, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food here was decent but the service was pretty spotty. We noticed the restaurant automatically charges a tip and then the tips are pooled for the staff to split. We wonder if that could explain the service quality? Not a lot of incentive to do a good job.
   

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   fredarep VIP

   Sacramento208 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 11, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We love this place before a concert or performance at the Civic Ctr. They understand how to move the dinner along, the plates are great for sharing & not too expensive, it's not fussy food but very well designed. it's a little hard to find on Market St. because there's not a big sign but it's cozy inside. We love their appetizers especially. And the soft serve ice cream--which all of their dessert revolve around.
   

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3. ML

   MilesL

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 10, 2017

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fun evening dine with a great vibe!
   

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4. SW

   StevenW

   San Francisco25 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 10, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Music too loud. No need in busy space. Tuned it up as crowd got louder so crowd got even louder and on and on.
   

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5. G

   Guilhermedico

   San Francisco45 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 5, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Good: service, pinot noir by the glass, roasted chicken, strawberry shortcake, coffee Meh: limited pinot noir selection by the glass, appetizers, sole Bad: limited menu offerings, high price My overall rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars
   

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6. JB

   JamesB

   New York City12 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on November 2, 2017

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Simply horrid on most counts. Terrific servers but that's it!
   

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   SFEater123

   San Francisco14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 15, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   The ambience at Alta is strange--a thrift store chic playing ironic '70s big hair band hits. We had a reservation but they seated us at a high bar table. They changed it when we asked. Food was excellent, as was service.
   

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8. SF

   SFMom

   San Francisco9 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on October 15, 2017

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   The food was good and interestingly spiced, so I'd give them good marks for that. The desserts however, were limited to a list of variations on a soft-serve sundae, and both that we ordered were over dried out cake bases. Not that great. The service was friendly but had some big flaws. During part of the meal, we had a server's behind in our faces and nearly in our drinks. When we were both finished, we sat in front of dirty plates way too long, with multiple staff walking by and not picking them up. It was not a matter of being too busy, they were just that inattentive. Saw one server on her phone steps away from us while we were still waiting to have the table cleared. The reservation required a credit card to hold and the terms stated they would charge $20 a head if we didn't show. That type of hold is misplaced for a restaurant of this caliber. To top it off, the bill arrived with an 18% gratuity already added and the server did not point that out. Like they are hoping people won't notice and inadvertently way over-tip. We normally leave 20-25%, so they low-balled themselves by doing that. Though the food was decent, the serve errors and the "we think we are so great" credit card hold on the reservation plus the unannounced automatic tip all left a bad taste in our mouths. Won't be returning.
   

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   rjw123

   San Francisco2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 12, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The Petrale Sole was excellent. The brown rice puffs with avocado and espellete was underwhelming as the puffs were too greasy and there was very little avocado. The candy bar sundae was good.
   

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    nicknamerequirementsredic

    San Francisco20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 6, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Great food. We shared 6 courses and all were great. Size of portions has wide range. The cheese plate was laughably small. Outside of this, all was great.
    

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