Quiet dinner for 4, near 19th Ave.

[tom in sf]

Hiya houndz,

Been a very long time between posts.

Looking for a quiet place to discuss business near 19th Avenue (Inner or Outer Sunset/Richmond, West Portal, even Geary and the Clement Chinatown area). My guests are driving from Marin and I don't want to get them too lost. Tuesay evening the 28th

I'm pitching a Culinary Adventures business to them and would like to impress them with my food choice, but I just haven't been out much lately, so knowing where to go these days is a challenge.

What's new? What's cool? Thinking about Nopa but it's a bit too loud (I know, it's not really near 19th, but it's SOOO good).

We'd like to relax and have a long conversation without having to raise our voices Open to just about any cuisine. In the $$ range, rather than $$$.

Have any faves?

Thanks in advance.

[Windy]

Hi Tom! Glad to see you back.

Personally I would find both Chapeau and NoPA too busy/noisy. Clementine is a bit more intimate than Chapeau.

How much do you want to impress them with an unusual spot they've never heard of or tried? I'd include both the Old Mandarin and Shin Toe Bul Yi in that category.

Another thought is to go to Oyaji, the Japanese bar izakaya on Clement near the Legion. They have booths, and food is interesting without being too way out.

You might also consider one of the new restaurants in the Presidio. I'm not sure if anyone's reported on La Terrasse since they updated the dinner menu.

[Robert Lauriston]

Here's a report from June:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/35512...

[Windy]

Oh my. So much for revitalizing the menu. (This was the place that reportedly ran out of eggs for brunch.)

[susancinsf]

I've had very succesful dinner meetings at Aziza, during the week (would consider it too noisy on the weekend). Might be on the cusp, pricewise.

[Pistou]

What about The Richmond on Balboa at 6th? Very quiet, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the food each time I've been.

Chapeau is pretty darned noisy unless you can snag that 4 top in the window, and even then I wouldn't call it quiet.

[Melanie Wong]

The Richmond is a good rec for the purpose. At Chapeau, besides the noise, the folks at the tables next to you would be in on the conversation.

[dinnerout]

I was also going to suggest The Richmond, only been once but it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and you could certainly carry on a conversation there without shouting. I am also a huge fan of Aziza.

[Robert Lauriston]

Aziza and Chapeau are easy from Marin. Zillion reports here on both.

Cheaper options, Mandalay, Han Il Kwan, Singapore-Malaysian, Khan Toke, Turtle Tower.

[Gary Soup]

By "19th Avenue" I assume you mean Highway 1 (for the convenience of the Marinites) which is Park Presidio in the Richmond. I haven't been, and don't know how quiet it is, but have read positive things about Chapeau, which is only a block and a half from Highway 1 on Clement.

[tom in sf]

Hey Gary, thanks. Yeah, I know how the names change as Highway 1 goes through the Richmond on out to 280. The exit off the GG Bridge says 19th Avenue, too, just to make it more complex.

Whichever place I land on (thanks for your rec of Chapeau...good choice), I'll definitely make sure they know all of the necessary names of streets and highways.