Black Sheep Brasserie

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   thomas

   VIP

   San Francisco

   29 reviews

   4.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   First time for us. We really enjoyed all the food we ate. Gnocchi appetizer, Wedge Salad, Tomahawk Pork Chop, Hamburger and fries. Really excellent. Now this was a colder January evening, and the temperature in the restaurant was chilly.....we left our puffers on.
   

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   Dara

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Food was amazing and our server was lovely. My primary issue was that it seemed like the service team was incredibly understaffed. It took a long time for our server to help us, and it was definitely because she was CONSTANTLY rushing to help all of her tables. I empathized with her but it still did result in super slow service for us.
   

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   Eric

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on January 2, 2025

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

   The food was pretty good, although disappointingly they were out of the first two things we wanted to order (including the seasonal fish), so we had to go with a third choice - short ribs for $42, which were tender and tasty. What really got my goat, however, was the abusive pricing on bottled water. As soon as we sat down, the server asked if we'd like sparkling or still water. Since she didn't want sparkling water, my wife answered still water, not realizing that she was ordering bottled water. They brought us a 28 oz bottle of Saratoga water, and charged us $12 for it, although the street price appears to be around $2.50. A 380% markup seems excessive to me, and of course they ask you in a manner such that you might well not be aware of the price when you answer. In my wife's case, she was not even aware that she was ordering something she would be charged for (and I just let it go, not wanting to be cheap, but wrongly assuming they would not charge so much for such a thing). An honest restaurant would volunteer the price of anything else they offer you that's not on the menu. Otherwise, it's a cheap trick to squeeze a few more dollars out of you.
   

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   Judi

   San Francisco

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on December 22, 2024

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

   Love this neighbor eatery . Menu selection is great something for everyone and if you like burgers this is also a great place. Their fries are the best and their onion soup delicious
   

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   Natalie

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on December 8, 2024

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

   Went early on a Saturday night. Our waiter, Jorge, was very charming, and efficient. I hadn't been to this restaurant in years, as my past experience wasn't good. I was surprised to find that the menu had extensive choices, and all looked delicious. I ordered the short ribs, which were fabulous. My partner, who is paleo, had the filet, and she loved it. We enjoyed the brussel sprouts, and the fried olives. Minor complaint; the olives were a bit overfried. As with all restaurants lately, it is expensive. The food was quite good overall.
   

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   Marna

   VIP

   Central Coast

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 5, 2024

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

   Unfortunately, this is not the same brasserie as it was previously. The wine selection and food menu were much more “middle of the road”. We were served a wine that had gone bad. The food was fine, but in the past for many years it was a reliably excellent French bistro - no more. We probably won’t return.
   

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   Sarah

   VIP

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

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

   Excellent food and ambience was nice. We will be going back and adding it to our rotation of places we like in San Jose.
   

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   JOHN

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 24, 2024

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

   Great food, great service, nice choices, very attentive, Nice place for a celebration
   

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   Michael

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 23, 2024

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

   After years of absence, I was pleased to see a roast chicken on the menu and indeed enjoyed the choice. So now the Black Sheep can actually count as a "French" restaurant; chicken being given the same dedicated care in France as the Japanese pay to the feeding, harvesting, transport and preparing of fish. My companion enjoyed her hearty beef rib on risotto. I was disappointed to see my "go to" menu item at the previous days at Black Sheep, moules frits. (mussels & fried potato sticks) to be dropped from the choices in the new menu...perhaps it will be slipped back in soon.
   

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    Neil

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2024

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

    The food was absolutely amazing. We had a wide variety of apps and mains and enjoyed them all!
    

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