Routier — Restaurant in San Francisco

Confused why this was rated high.

I ordered 3 dishes, chicken liver, fried squid, and mutton. Only the chicken liver tasted good because it had a mixed flavor of maple sweet, liver salt, and nut fragrance then became super sweet when I just completed 1/8 of it. As an appetizer has a sweet and sour tone, I decided to leave it there and had my second dish.

Second dish was fried squid cube with curry like creamy soup under them. Super oily the soup and not crispy the squid or flavorful. Soup tasted ok but oily squid plus oily soup made things worse. And what unbearable was there was a mold on the leaf and although they changed it for me but claimed that that was just the normal look of the leaf. I am pretty sure the normal leaf back didn’t look like this. See photo.

Then the third dish came, even horrible. Horribly salty made my tongue hurt and and it also had some maple syrup flavored sweet that was too sweet. I told them it was too salty and they asked how did I want to do with it. I didn’t want even stay there longer because the waiter sent it to the kitchen and then hold it back by giving me an explanation. Same thing like the leaf mold. I don’t need an explanation of why it was not salty or why it was not a mold but a solution. For example, you could just remove the mold leaf and gave me a new dish directly instead of hinting that I was wrong twice. I hope I brought a salt measure and directly gave him a precise number of how salty it was.

I was really tired of this came and forth conversation and decided to leave. I was told by people that I shouldn’t pay for the food I couldn’t eat nor the tip.

Went to a highly reviewed restaurant but found some food that disappointed you was one of the most unhappy things in the world. I heard that the crab cake was good but I didn’t order it. Maybe it’s just that I by chance ordered all of their low...

Hey! Routier🇫🇷 is finally checked off my list after being on it forever! 🥹 Highly recommend booking ahead—it’s a San Francisco hotspot! 🌁

Here’s what we ordered: Chicken Liver Mousse 🧀
With caramelized onion, red currant compote (with a hint of fenugreek), and crunchy caramelized multigrain crisps. The portion was huge—we couldn’t finish it! 😅

Hen of the Woods Mushrooms 🍄‍🟫
“Au poivre” style with egg yolk and crushed potato. A unique dish, unlike anything at other places—definitely a must-try!

Dungeness Crab Pavé 🦀 🥔
Signature crispy potato pavé with spiced Dungeness crab and preserved lemon mayo. The crab was fresh and delicious!

Pork Confit 🐖
Pork shoulder confit with braised cabbage, roasted carrots, and black trumpet jus. The pork was so tender—loved every bite!

Duck Confit 🦆
Duck confit with heirloom apple, turnips, pumpkin, and sour orange jus. The skin was nice and crispy, and the veggies balanced the meat perfectly.

Strawberry “Napoleon” 🍓🍰
Strawberry “Napoleon” with vanilla mascarpone and lemon curd. The buttery cookie with the creamy mascarpone and that tangy strawberry-lemon combo was a hit!

Overall, I’d rate it: Food: 4.5/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 4/5 Can’t...

OVERALL: 5/5 Food: 5/5 Drinks: 5/5 Service: 5/5 - Excellent Ambiance: 5/5 - Like a cozy French bistro. Only thing missing was a roadside table looking out.

Have been meaning to try this place since it opened during Covid years, but somehow never made it there. Finally was able to make it for a birthday celebration of a very special friend. Everything was perfection. B Pattisserie is my favorite pastry shop so of course this had to be good.

We had.. Dungeness crab pavé, - Crisp cubes of fried potatoes with a crab mix on top. Heavenly bites Eggplant with fresh ricotta - California halibut sashimi - So light and fresh with fresh yellow tomatoes Hen of the woods mushrooms "au poivre", egg yolk, crushed potato - Delish! Melon Salad - Yummy! Corn risotto - Creamy goodness Seared scallops Seabass Special Softshell crabs with Padron peppers Strawberry "Napoleon" with almond cream, apricots and blackberries - This was my favorite Another dessert with a scrumptious pistachio cream and strawberries - The pistachio cream was to die for.. Peach Crumble Dark chocolate mousse, coffee crumble and chantilly

8-20-2023 - Dinner...