Skates on the Bay

Skates on the Bay reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Linda

   San Francisco1 review

   2.0

   Dined today

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

   For $100+ per person, our bill was $194 not including tips yet, even though we were not happy - we still gave a $26 tip. And never come back. We were here tonight 4/12/25 res 7pm to celebrate a birthday and we left a note when we made the reservation. Because in the bay, there are MANY good to great restaurants to choose from especially for a $200+ dinner for 2. 1) The lady (hostess) not friendly or welcoming at all. 2) We had to ASK for the littlest things (table bread came after our appetizer when we asked for it, our water glasses were EMPTY and only refilled after we asked for it) and he wasn’t too happy. 3) Do not order their “showstopper cocktail” $34 for 2 was not impressive at all. 4) The food!? The Ora King salmon was not worth the price because we couldn’t taste the difference from the regular salmon. The lobster Mac n cheese $20 came out LUKEWARM!? 5) We had to looked for and waved down our waiter every time! One possible excuse only would be this restaurant is understaffed BUT that doesn’t excused the lack of- not at these 3 dollar signs restaurant. 6) When we asked for to go boxes, he didn’t bring a bag for 2 boxes lol really $200+ bill and not even a bag. 7) The lady who delivered our entrees wow she spoke 2 words, the entrees - not friendly at all. So….the view of the water is NOT worth the prices and poor services from start to finish.
   

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   Bindu

   San Francisco6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Superb server! Very good food! More options for vegetarians please!
   

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   Josette

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   What a lovely experience we had at Skates. From the greeting all the way to the Goodbyes! Food is amazing; extremely fresh and innovative presentation. Restaurant very clean and no residual stale odors. Servers made us feel welcome. Thank you Skates! We will be back.
   

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   HANNAH

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Service was good but food not as good as in the past
   

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   John

   San Francisco2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The young lady who was our waitress was excellent.
   

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   Scott

   San Francisco28 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Excellent restaurant! Food and the setting are amazing. Went for my son's 21st birthday! Everything was delicious. Blackened swordfish, Chilean sea bass, salmon, halibut, and the crab and shrimp linguini were enjoyed by the entire family. Fried banana split to top it off. Will definitely be back.
   

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   Kirsten

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Going midweek was fantastic. Could enjoy the views without the bustle of crowds
   

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   Jeff VIP

   Armenia6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Very friendly attentive staff. Beautiful setting and a menu that appeals to everyone at our table
   

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   kathy

   San Francisco1 review

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Our waitress was great. Appetizers were amazing, but our entree’s were good nothing special. Crab cake was bearly cooked.
   

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    Payal

    San Francisco1 review

    1.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

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

    I was very annoyed because they sat us by the water, but the table was very close to the bathroom that you could smell like that weird bathroom smell and it was very annoying. I also ordered the rosemary chicken that I always order and I guess because things are so expensive. The plates have gotten so small. I was told in advance that it takes 45 minutes to make the chicken that they have on the menu. Seriously I’ve never had that issue before when I went there and that really annoyed me, but I let it go. I was very annoyed about the seating by the bathroom that that’s not acceptable by me. I might rethink making a reservation there again because of the service that I had today. I’m paying so much money for such a small plate of chicken, which was not acceptable with me and I don’t think I wanna go back. Yes I understand that people want to sit by the water, but no one wants to sit so close to the bathroom area either. I didn’t realize that they had put us next to the bathroom area until I started smelling this weird smell. I looked back and they had like a bathroom there which was not OK with me. I didn’t feel like complaining because I was with my younger daughter who is like six and I didn’t want her to feel like I was complaining
    

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