The Presidio Social Club in San Francisco, California
Enjoy "old school" atmosphere at Presidio Social Club in San Francisco
As you can guess from my previous writing here, I love “old school” restaurants, bars, hotels and other destinations here in San Francisco. We are fortunate to live in a city that has survived fires, storms and earthquakes and thrived.
An incredible area of San Francisco that has thrived is the Presidio of San Francisco, built in 1776 and now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Many of its officer’s housing, airfield and barracks have been either restored or converted to commercial or residential uses.
In Building 563, across from Lucas Digital Arts on Letterman is the Presidio Social Club, located in converted barracks. With its large bank of windows and open floor plan inside, this old school restaurant is perfect for dinner or a large group event.
We stopped in for an early dinner on one of the hottest days this spring and had a great time. They have a long bar underneath a row of fans, combined with the sound of cold drinks being shaken and it felt like we could have been in Hawaii or a plantation setting.
We started with an appetizer of grilled baby squid with artichokes that were fabulous. We ate them way too fast. We skipped salads to go straight to our entrees, though we did get a side of roasted tasty Brussels sprouts. I had their daily special of mashed potatoes and meatloaf while my husband had the grilled hangar steak.
Savory Meatloaf with Brussels Sprouts side
Though we were definitely full, the dessert menu was too tempting to pass up so we shared the home made ice cream sandwiches, served with hot liquid chocolate to pour over them, along with a killer banana cream pie that was out of this world. Easy parking as well makes this a cool place we will return to with friends and family.
Killer Desserts
563 Ruger St
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 885-1888
www.presidiosocialclub.com
Photo credits to my iPhone.
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3 Responses
I’m with you, I love the old school menus sometimes. I get tired of pretentious little plates with melon ball size servings. The drizzle on top and around the plate … really predictable.
Everything you ordered here, I would have ordered myself. And hats off to you for ordering the ice cream sandwiches AND the banana cream pie. I, too, could have never made that Sophie’s Choice.
Thanks! Life’s too short to omit good dessert. I’m definitely returning. Maybe this week.
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