Vega — Restaurant in San Francisco

I have been coming to this restaurant since I 1st moved to SF 2019 and it is now our favorite place to go in SF on a date night! Everything there is great here, but I want to start with what I think makes this place one of the top spots in SF! I go here to see familiar and always smiling faces after a long day at work, after a flight or when I want to taste food like the one my Nonna used to cook! TY Vega for being so kind and making this place homey!

Now the food..

Antipasto: I always get the Carciofini Ripieni and it comes with an amazing salad to start things going, their minestrone and octopus is great too!

Primi Piatti: My favorite dishes are the Gnocchi Alla Boscaiola, the Carbonara, Fettuccine Al Ragu Di Cinghiale, and the Capellini Al Granchio.. although.. they always have an amazing special dish for us to try!

Specials: If I had a wand, I would add the involtinis to the menu ohhhh woooow.. I had to order it a second time to take home! Its so hard to find involtinis not made with tomato sauce! I also love that they usually have a mushroom pasta dish in this menu and most days I go for it!

Wine: I just let them recommend one and I have never been disappointed (yet) :)

Dessert: Yes.. their tiramisu, and all deserts are great but.. we were surprised by their sorbetto! You can tell it was made with fresh berries and it was nice and light!

Overall: You can tell that this restaurant cares about their people and the food, real Florentine authenticity, with a family dinner atmosphere! Their bread is from a local business nearby and their olive oil selection is always perfect! Looking forward to coming...

Really enjoyed the food. We went as a family of 5 and had a reservation at 5:30 pm. Early I know, but we have kids and sports and all that! Ha! We had the sea bass special with risotto and English peas, the fungi lasagna special, the fungi pizza, carbonara and ravioli special. All were excellent dishes. They also have a very decent house red wine that is cheap and delicious. Comes in handy for a big family. The resto is a bit dark inside, but halfway through the meal they did bring candles. Lots of wait staff which were very attentive. The only reason this isn’t 5s across the board is the constant pressure to finish your course, move to the next and get out. The manager was literally hovering over the table and asking us to speed up. After dinner, we asked for desert. They gave us menus but had absolutely no time to read it. The manager came over and immediately asked what we wanted. Rushed, we ordered the chocolate cake (for the person who had left for the restroom but we felt so pressured we figured we’d make a call), cannoli and the lemon sorbet. I’d describe the desert as mid, and definitely rushed. Similar to the other courses. We paid, left a great tip and left. Overall really good food and decent service. However turning over a table of 5 in less than an hour when they ordered 3 full courses and drank wine + non-alcoholic beverages was...

The Boscaiola was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had in the Bay, maybe top 5 for me The gnocchi was the perfect texture and give, with a fresh richness to the sauce of white truffle oil and porcini. the sausage brought out a hearty, crunchy fatness to it all that had me kissing my fingers chef style !

What a wonderful time here all around. The owner, Vega, was there, and she was so welcoming, generous and fun to talk to! As well as our amazing waitress Julia.

We also had the canneli and calamari, I’m a bit more of a softer bean sort of gal but the calamari was perfectly seared and lightly seasoned with a powerful punch.

My friend’s dishes, the veal cutlet/mashed potatoes + the zucchini rigatoni were delish dishes as well that they ate up in a split second. Great dishes. BUT I truly was blown away by the Boscaiola, highly recommend.

The bread was fresh and wheaty in a cottage core classic style. paired so well with everything, including the beets and burrata. The burrata when eaten at same time as beets was perfect, burrata by itself was great but could have used more seasoning.

ALSO! Divine Wine Wednesdays = HALF OFF the bottle of wine,...