Farina

... ale ...

ugh, with so much anticipation and cool decor i should have known. this place is a waste of time and is extremely week. strikes: priced higher then delfina, portions are mini mini, for is not tasty in the least. effectively tasteless food for a huge amount and not much of it.

i had some forgettable cheese bread and cured ham. ordered a first plate of ravioli (end of getting 6 tasteless raviolis) of which i could not even tell what that were filled with.

verdict: big time yuck-o

... gina ...

even though i didn't pay a cent for this dinner (per usual, ale lost credit card roulette), this was one of the most disappointing meals i've had in san francisco. we shared a focaccia appetizer, which i liked - but i suspect this was because of the melted cheese. looking at the appetizer objectively, however, it was not fantastic. pretty much paper thin grilled cheese.

i had the halibut entree - which i think was by far the best entree at our table. however, it was entirely mediocre.

frankly, even if they slashed their prices in half... i would not go back. the food was THAT underwhelming.

our server was really nice. i hope she finds a better place to work.

verdict: yuck