South Beach Cafe — Restaurant in San Francisco

Yuc. Hated it. I ordered the Cannelloni, it was served cold. The stuffed pasta contained cold ricotta cheese and either raw or powdered garlic, it gave me heartburn. It was then topped with cold, chopped tomatoes and four slivers of un-melted Parmesan cheese. Not at all what I expected. The whole thing might have been better of it was baked for a five minutes. I had three bites and that was enough to give me the worst heartburn, ever. We also ordered the Caesar salad which was full of water and barely had any dressing. What little dressing they did put on the Caesar salad had absolutely no flavor. I was so hungry, I ate the salad and a few bites of the Cannelloni, but I wish I had not. This might be a nice place to stop for a plain sandwich at lunch, but the dinner service was awful. The owner might be Italian but there is nothing authentic about the food. She should take a look at things before they go to the tables and please, rethink the recipes. My daughter's Caprese Sandwich was okay, but nothing special. It was bland and again, half baked. Cold hunks of Mozzarella cheese and less than desirable, cold tomatoes. I hope they get tit together, it's a cute spot. The menu looked great but it seems like nobody cares about the food. No heart, no...

The South Beach Cafe is a good location for those who want to remain close to AT&T park but still want to distance yourself from a lot of the crowd.

This place is almost always guaranteed to be open when you're there to catch the game.

But beware, if there is a soccer game going on, good luck finding a seat because it's going to be packed.

Food selection is more around pizza, salad, sandwiches, and breakfast items. I would try out the pizza, it's flat thin crust that is pretty decent. However, the down side is that it's not always consistent - so it depends on how many people there.

Breakfast is decent, but a bit overpriced in my opinion. And they serve salad with their breakfast (if you order the eggs). It's strange for breakfast, but at least you'll get your veggies.

Coffee is iffy. I don't like it because it tastes too watered down, but I haven't tried it in awhile, so maybe it was just a bad brew ehen I got it?

Overall, this place is more of a convenience of location. If you are willing to go a bit further, check out Towns End or...

If I could give this place 6 stars, I'd still want to give them 7. The top of the scale just isn't enough. The pizzas were good. Really good. But the lasagna was mind blowing. Probably the best lasagna I've had. The hazelnut truffle: amazing. The canoli? More flavor than I've ever had in a canoli. Tiramisu? Amazing. But better than the food was the service. Some of the best service I've ever had. We were there for a birthday, and our lovely host ran outside for a hot minute to find a lighter to light some birthday candles. I don't live in SF, but this has been my favorite of many outstanding food experiences during my visit....