Message from Garcon

Warm, boisterous, elegant corner bistro with vintage French fare.-CS
  • Traditional bistro fare
  • Online reservations
  • Extensive wine selection

Garcon offers a traditional bistro fare in a casual yet elegant atmosphere. Such fares include duck confit, onion soup, salmon with Bearnaise sauce. Products are carefully selected, according to origin and quality, priority is given to organic produce.

MarkerGarcon

(415) 401-8959

1101 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Editorial Description by Citysearch
Warm, boisterous, elegant corner bistro with vintage French fare.
Rated 9.2 out of 10 by Citysearch.
5 Reviews by Citysearch: (read all 13 reviews on Citysearch)

friendly service, great mussels 5 Star Rating - World class

I went there because I was looking for a place that serves mussels in the mission. This place is small and great for a date because it is not noisy. I sat at the small bar and Christoph the bartender took great care of me. I overheard them saying that they will stop servig food at 9pm because it was slow that night. So call ahead to make sure they are still serving and to make a reservation. I heard it get's really crowded on fri/sat. I went on a sunday night around 8:30pm and it wasn't crowded.
I had a bucket of mussels, chocolate mousse dessert (share it... it's fabulous) and a glass of wine. I spent a little bit over 30 dollars inc. tip.
I'd say try it!!!

Pros: great mussels and dessert
Cons: sometimes they stop serving food at 9pm
Posted 03/10/08 at 12:55am

je t'aime 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

This place continuously delivers a nice environment, great food, good service, and amazing desserts!
Great place to go when you don't know where else to go.

Pros: Desserts!
Cons: Wish they were open later
Posted 06/06/07 at 5:44pm

Great Customer Service 5 Star Rating - World class

Great Place to experience a dinner at the bar, Great wine List, Great Food, Very Nice Ambiance, Very Profesional staff,
Great Job !!!

Pros: Great Ambiance
Cons: none
Posted 03/21/07 at 8:47pm

The mussels are to die for! 4 Star Rating - Very good

I ate a late dinner at Garcon recently and they were nice enough to accommodate a group of about 15 people without a reservation. I must say, it was a great time. The staff was pleasant and the food was pretty good. The mussels are awesome, I haven't found better ones anywhere else. I must admit that I wasn't impressed with the desserts, they could use a little more work. Overall, a fun place to go with friends. Good food and great fun!

Posted 12/14/06 at 3:16pm

Too bad 2 Star Rating - Wouldn't recommend

Well, I've been looking forward to trying Garcon for sometime. Wish I would have stayed home. For a group of six, none of the appetizers were good (avoid the mussels and proscuitto unless you like a greasy mess). I ordered a seafood dish that had whole peppercorns and a big, uncooked bay leaf. Huh? One person had the steak, which he said was good. The apple tarte stunk; it was mushy and tasted like bad applesauce. The service was okay at times, but not great. Overall, there are plenty of far better Bistros in SF.

Posted 10/25/06 at 12:00am