35318 Sun Mar 27 22:40:44 -0800 2005 12 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 161243 And the views, ambience? Sun Mar 27 22:40:44 -0800 2005 0 William Jefferson Clinton 1 161260 One Market can be very good indeed(the recent pasta dish we had was fabulous) but don't expect anything fancy or knock-your-socks off original -- the place harkens back to old San Francisco Cal-Italia in tone. The fruit de mer was the best bang for your buck in that offering that I've had anywhere in town (although I still prefer Zuni's overall), with oysters as pristine and fresh as what you would get down the hall at Hog Island. As far as views, the restaurant faces the front of the building, not the Bay. So it has a nice outdoor seating area, but no spectacular views of the water. It seems to have the largest crowd for after work drinks and I'd guess lunch, but we have taken out of towners there for a business-oriented dinner and they also loved it. Mon Mar 28 09:28:27 -0800 2005 161243 0 Joan Kureczka 2 161262 I think the original post is about One Market, not Market Bar, no? Mon Mar 28 10:37:53 -0800 2005 161260 0 susan 3 161265 OOps. You're right. One Market has no views per se, as it isn't on the water. Mon Mar 28 11:42:27 -0800 2005 161262 0 Joan Kureczka 4 161382 I've been to One Market, I enjoy the food and think it's as creative as many of the restaurants in its price range. As well, when we've sat in the window booths, we've had nice views of the lit Ferry Building tower and the Bay Bridge. No water views, but that didnt' ruin our experience. I also liked the fact that the entrees were in the mid $20s. I'm wary of the places who've now crossed that $30 threshhold. Sorry, I love SF, but it AIN'T New York by any stretch. Tue Mar 29 14:15:03 -0800 2005 161265 0 RanchoGUy 5 161384 Thank God for that. Tue Mar 29 14:49:02 -0800 2005 161382 0 nja 1 161266 Well, as a former President, you might find the offerings a bit dull. :) However, most people who eat there seem to enjoy the food. I'd say it's a solid choice for higher end American dinner fare. Mon Mar 28 11:43:15 -0800 2005 161243 0 JS 1 161270 No views to speak of, and I've always thought of the ambience as being a bit sterile. Mon Mar 28 12:06:58 -0800 2005 161243 0 Ruth Lafler 2 161274 Yes, I've always considered One Market the penultimate "expense account" restaurant, with the requisite formality and cost to impress, but little creativity to distract from the discussion at hand. Mon Mar 28 12:23:09 -0800 2005 161270 0 bernalgirl 2 161281 can't you eat at the counter with view on the open kitchen ? Mon Mar 28 12:57:06 -0800 2005 161270 0 cedichou 1 161289 Yes, it's good. But so are 200 other restaurants in The City. One Market is a vestiage of the high-end comfort food trend that spiked in the mid-90's. A spin-off of Bradley Ogden's Larkspur Cafe, One Market made Meatloaf cool and is almost entirely responisble for the (YAWN) garlic mashed potatoed craze that won't seem to die a pleasant and silent death. If that's your thing, I'd seek out old school places like Original Joe's or The House of Prime Rib--relics that have stood the test of time, have great food, and give you a historical peek into San Francisco's culinary past. You can get garlic mashers anywhere. Tom Mon Mar 28 14:02:15 -0800 2005 161243 0 Tom 2 3471953 Thing is you actually CAN'T get garlic mashers at One Market. That's because they don't serve them. Their mashers are "plain." Sat Mar 08 01:51:24 -0800 2008 161289 96826 Porcini 3 3472722 Maybe they dropped the garlic in the three years since the last post in this topic. Sat Mar 08 10:11:39 -0800 2008 3471953 11369 Robert Lauriston