Marlowe

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   Matt

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Food and service was fantastic and the drinks were great. The noise was so bad tho, we had to shout to hear each other almost the entire meal!
   

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   Philip

   San Francisco

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I used to love going to Marlowe, and just went back yesterday after several years. I still loved it. I’m going back more often. The food, drinks, service and ambiance are all excellent.
   

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   Ellen

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 15 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   It’s a tiny place . It’s expensive and the noise level inside is off the charts . Have to yell to have a lunchtime conversation. Even when the lunch crowd send out, they turn the music up to compensate. BUT… hands down MARLOWE has THE best gourmet burger and fries in San Francisco. Good desserts too. yummy & very attentive waiters .
   

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   Olga

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 15 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great, attentive servers. Nice restaurant good food, small serving portions
   

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   Caitin

   San Francisco

   1 review

   vip
   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Not enough staff for the amt of ppl. Great ambiance tho
   

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   Gerardo

   Denver

   7 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 1 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Excellent food! One of the best burgers and shrimp cocktails in SF—fresh, flavorful, and perfectly prepared.
   

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   betty

   San Francisco

   48 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   48 reviews

   Dined on 30 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   excellent service and a very tasty meal - a real neighborhood gem.
   

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   KurianJ

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 23 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Burger was less impressive than usual and they ran out of fries as lunch. Something was off.
   

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   erin

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 19 October 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   I ordered chorizo baked eggs. There was NO chorizo it was substituted with shredded beef. It was obviously the left overs from the week baked eggs vs what was depicted on the menu. I would have said something but I was a guest and didn’t want to embarrass the person paying. I also recommend the burger to two of the people. Neither liked it. Too much horseradish. Such a disappointment. Will not be going back. Restaurant wasn’t even full for brunch. I guess the writing is on the wall.
   

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    Ruth

    San Francisco

    155 reviews

    4.0

    155 reviews

    Dined on 13 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    My favorite thing about Marlowe is that they continue to offer the brilliant dessert of their predecessors, the Vacherin. This is the best dessert ever. It has the perfect balance of textures (from crunchiness of the toasted almonds and the meringue contrasted with the softness of the ice cream) to the sweet and bitter (of the chocolate sauce and the coffee ice cream) to the hot and the cold temperatures (the hot chocolate sauce and the ice cream), it is a complete delight. Their other food is also good. I do think the poulet vert should come with accompanying bread (or at minimum a spoon). There is so much soupy goodness that accompanies the chicken, that it makes sense to pair it with something that can soak it all up. Their salad is a bit small for the $20 cost -- it is more like a side salad you'd get as part of an entree, but it is delicious. The service is attentive and professional, and the space is tasteful and cozy without being too closed in (the enormous windows to the street provide an openness and a little "street theater" while eating.
    

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