Harris Restaurant

Message from Harris Restaurant

In-house dry aging and an old-boys' club setting guarantee diners a juicy rib eye to remember.

Private Room Dining
Live Music Thur-Sat Nights
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For nearly a century, the landmark address of 2100 Van Ness Avenue has hosted some of the finest meals on the West Coast. When Harris? Restaurant opened in 1984, in the old location of Grisons, it continued the rich tradition of luxurious dining in a comfortable sophisticated environment. In fact, Harris? was ranked as one of the nation?s Top 10 Steak houses by the Wine Spectator. Our sister restaurant is Cacti Grill located in Novato, California http://www.cactigrill.com/

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Harris Restaurant 65 reviews (888) 584-8430 2100 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94109 www.harrisrestaurant.com Write a Review Edit Business \| Upload Photo \| E-mail to Friend	Editorial Description by Citysearch The Scene The throwback decor has the trappings of a venerable steakhouse, with oversized half-moon booths, a skylight banquet room, starched white tablecloths and a nostalgic mural of rural California dominating one wall. Amiable waiters coddle a clientele of Midwestern emigres and carnivorous tourists. The Food Like the decor, this traditional steakhouse menu makes no concessions to the modern palate, unabashedly celebrating monstrous slabs of meat and stiff martinis. Garlicky Caesar salad is crowned with a whole anchovy, and time-honored shrimp cocktail is served with a lightly spicy cocktail sauce. Expertly cooked mesquite-grilled steaks are the kitchen's stock-in-trade. The Harris cut is a hulking, bone-in New York that's nicely marbled; the buttery filet mignon is achingly tender. Culinary relics like melt-in-your-mouth prime rib, steak Diane, and steak paillard in cognac demi-glace also make appearances. Desserts include brioche bread pudding and creme brulee. Rated 8.0 out of 10 by Citysearch.

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65 Reviews of Harris Restaurant in San Francisco Have experience with this business? Write a review What did you think of Harris Restaurant? Check Spelling Minimum required characters left: 150 (maximum 5000) Title: Rating: Click a star to select a rating New to Insider Pages? Create a Login: (or do you Already have an account ) Your First Name: Your Last Name: Zip Code: Your Email Address: Your Password: Re-enter Password: Get the Insider Scoop Newsletter. Find out about great deals, local recommendations, new site features and more! Already an Insider Pages Member? Enter your Login info: or do you need to Create an Account Your Email Address: Your Password: What is a Quality Review? Try answering these questions... What did you purchase from Harris Restaurant? How would you describe your personal experience? Are they a good deal? Why? Would you recommend them? What tips would you give other customers? Harris' Restaurant 5 By Cathy H. \| Top 100 Reviewer \| Rank: 7 Harris Restaurant I know no other restaurant that serves the best steak ever besides this one. They serve the thickest and juiciest steaks you have ever had. My favorite choice is their filet steak. Posted 02/14/09 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Good steakhouse 4 By Mike T. \| Insider \| Rank: 23,921 Harris Restaurant This place is an overall great steakhouse. The food is delectible and anybody who loves steak would love to eat at this place. Great service and atmosphere and great food. Posted 10/31/08 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Pricey but worth it 5 By Karina H. \| Insider Expert \| Rank: 9,365 Harris Restaurant This is a place that everyone should go to at least once if you are a fan of red meat. Whether it be for a date or a celebration, this restaurant has some great pieces of meat that has been aged for over a month. Would go here again if I could afford it! Posted 10/28/08 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Harris' Restaurant 5 By Stephanie L. \| Insider Guru \| Rank: 768 Harris Restaurant This is a delicious steak house. I only go there for special occasions because of the price. The room is beautifully decorated. You really feel special dinning here. Posted 10/06/08 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Latest reviews by Citysearch: (read all 61 reviews on Citysearch) extensive menu By gbullard The bone in filet. That's what it's all about. They have an extensive menu, sure, just about anything you can ever ask for, but just go and try it, you'll be hooked like I am. Posted 02/10/09 Great steak dinner! By stevenroz We ended up here after House of Prime Rib messed up our reservation and so glad we did! We had a great meal & service! The prime rib, scallopped potatoes, & creamed spinach was so delicious. Staff was attentive and prompt. A really great meal. We sat on the lounge side (same menu) and heard a very nice jazz duo while dining. Posted 12/28/08 Forget POMPOUS Harris' Restaurant and find a steak place that cares about diners! By anothersanfranciscofoodie At a time when other restaurants are lowering prices, Harris' has the hubris to be RAISING theirs!!! I guess they feel that they are so good that they can afford to do so or that people are so stupid as to not notice. Well, this diner noticed! Also, I had made the reservation two days beforehand and requested mashed potatoes, something commonly served at steak restaurants. Well, when I arrived I was told that I should have called the chef three days in advance if I wanted it. Does anybody know the chef's tel. number???????? I certainly do not! I could have made mashed potatoes in 5-10 minutes so why is it so hard for the chef to prepare? Has it become an exotic dish that one must fly in from New Zealand? Needless to say, this will be my last visit to Harris' for a LONG TIME, if I ever even choose to return. Cons: Attitude from Maitre D' Posted 12/21/08 Best Steak in the city! By jjtamayo I have been to many steak houses in SF, and Harris is by far the "Best of the Best". I keep trying new places to see if they can out do Harris and haven't found one yet. Hint: Try their "Sidecar". The best I've had anywhere. Pros: Steak, Martinis (Sidecars are Great!) Cons: Make reservations. Books up quick. Posted 04/01/07 For such a stellar reputation not a stellar performance! By mmcapper I was waiting to write my review. I sent a complaint letter directly to Harris steak house after my less than adequate dining experience. To my surprise... i promptly received a personal phone call back from the General Manager who was very apologetic about my terrible dining experience. I won't go into detail. But the long and short of it was... I felt rushed, some of the items my fiance and I ordered were sub standard and needed to be returned. Our wait staff was more or less one foot out of the door even though we were still eating at 9:30pm. I'm sure this was a flook event. And I wish it didn't happen to me. But, I'm not sure if I would give Harris another chance and I'm not sure if I would recommend it to a friend. The General Manager did guarantee that he would correct and make the staff aware of my unhappiness. And promised me an amazing dining experience if I ever were to come back. lastly, thank you to Harris GM for at least taking the time to call me up and personally apologizing to me. Posted 01/22/07