Lale — Restaurant in San Francisco

We went here two days ago for brunch. We were disappointed by the inattentiveness of the staff (getting water took over ten minutes, even after we ordered our food), but the food was alright in my opinion, so I overlooked the service part. As someone who has always been and is still in the service industry, I understand that staff gets tired and mistakes are made. However, I don’t overlook dishonesty. I always tip in cash. I know how much it’s appreciated. We paid with a card and wrote “ cash” on the tip line, leaving the cash (19%) folded in with the receipt. This morning upon reviewing our bank account we were surprised to see that an additional credit card tip was added to our total. We called and were given a super nonsensical explanation for this, and are still waiting on our refund of this additional gratuity. I’m pretty taken aback by this and obviously won’t be going back here, but more importantly I’d like to encourage everyone to double check their statements because this kind of activity is...

Im not sure if it was just because we were there for a painting night but this was the worst Mediterranean food Ive ever had. The falafels were raw and tasted like flour (not chickpea flour either but raw unmixed white flour dough). The hummus tasted cheap like store bought or mix and had no real flavor. And the filo cigars were also a soggy greasy mess. I saw that they have great reviews from other people and usually don't do Tuesday dinners so maybe it was a different chef or something or we just happened to order all their worst dishes but it was awful. My husband and I both had upset stomachs and it felt like rocks were sitting in them the morning after. Again it seems like people love them for brunch and regular dinners so maybe try them out but if you're there for a wine and paint night make sure to eat elsewhere beforehand. Oh btw the staff was lovely, I really cannot say anything bad about them as they were super attentive...

Located in Inner Sunset below Golden Gate Park, parking is doable. We went on a Sunday around 11:30 and there was still an inside table left for 3. I never saw more than one or two parties waiting, especially as there were outside tables. The turnover is slow though; there were people who came before us that were still sitting there when we left.

There was no service, but the workers were nice enough. They seemed understaffed. We got the Turkish sausage flatbread 🫓. The sausage was smoked and there was a decent amount of other toppings as well. The Jerusalem eggs benedict had perfectly poached eggs, and the hollandaise sauce wasn't too heavy. The Dutch baby was a bit too dense for me. It tasted like Hawaiian custard butter mochi.

There was tabasco sauce, maple syrup, and orange candied peels in syrup (plus other condiments I didn't use) conveniently already on...