Wow, he can roll over and look, i just picked the snail up and put him over here...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dante Tomato
severely overpriced for the quality of the meal only items worth price are snails and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Robert Yuen
Extremely bad service, was seated indoors, immediately moved to outdoors where heat was offered under the heat lamp, no water for 30 mins and no heat. Felt marginalized.Left and will not return.
Service: 1
Alexander Budge
Update: This critique stems from the lack of integrity in the owner's business practices, including failure to pay vendors and people. It's a genuine reflection of the business's shortcomings, not fabricated in any way. If your so concerned Andres you should take care of the outstanding bills that you owe.When dining here, anticipate leaving with an appetite still lingering. For proof just skim thru all the reviews.I find it difficult to envision patronizing this establishment and paying a premium for scant portions of food alongside overpriced natural wine. Moreover, the proprietor, Andres, exhibits questionable integrity, frequently reneging on commitments and skimming tips from staff. A quick search on Reddit confirms these claims.There exist superior dining options elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Kiana Thorson
Great place with an amazing selection of wine and food. The staff was extremely attentive and helpful! You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snails with Cashew Miso Butter and Kumquat, Scallop Crudo
Sean Wilkinson
Great staff, but horrible management. You could tell everyone working was underpaid, overworked and exploited.
Keelia Alder
Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, though expect small portions. The service was exceptional too, but I especially wanted to write a review because the bathroom was so amazing! At the end of the night it was still sparkling clean, and it has a bidet (!), free sanitary products (!!), and a hilarious & adorable toilet paper dispenser that made me laugh out loud. If you're a foodie or you want a fun, quirky place to share a drink and snack with a friend, definitely add Snail Bar to your list.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Becca Wallace
The food was absolutely delicious, the vibe was relaxed and welcoming, and the service was wonderful. It was hard to pick a stand out dish they were all so great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jared Doumani
There is some seriously good food coming out of this place. We ate the entire menu, so I know. Service was attentive and seamless. The place has a good feel, kind of homey - the fancy is on the plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cameron Cavallo
Have been here a few times but the current menu is the best so far. The crudités are simple and perfectly fresh. Tostada was also noteworthy. Love this place and will be back.
Waiter was very handsome very nice tentacles. Charming Confit butter escargo. Simply Divine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Odelia Younge
We had a wonderful time yesterday at Snail Bar! We were a group of four and spent a leisurely evening there drinking wine and eating our way through the menu. Daniel was the best waiter and all of their wine and food suggestions were superb! They were also very attentive to our needs the entire time and we felt well taken care of and never rushed. For food we had the seafood platter, the corn pancakes, the pan con tomate (so good we ordered another round!), the snails, the squash, and a few other dishes including the dessert. Everything was fresh and delicious! Highly recommend for an evening out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Librie
Can’t believe the rave reviews the Snail Bar receives. I’ve eaten at numerous Michelin notable restaurants, and Snail Bar does not deserve the distinction.Let’s start with the food, which is expensive and pretentious. We began with crudités, which at least featured fresh-bought produce (farmer’s market that day!), but was presented with a tasteless mayo that added no flavor. Then we shared the Petite Plateau at the waitress’s recommendation. 6 oysters, 4 mussels and a few pieces of thinly sliced fish for $65. While the seafood was tasty, it was remarkably expensive for the serving size. We rounded things out with a folded corn pancake called cachapa that was stuffed with burrata and cost over $20 despite being the size of the palm of my hand. The corn was hand ground and the burrata fresh enough, but the tiny pancake was covered with an odd combination of seasonings and green onions. Wines were decent (just 1 glass each), but at $180 for all the above it wasn’t just the cachapa that left us with a bad taste in our mouths.A key part of the bill is the compulsory 20% tip, which is not justified by the service. I’m a generous tipper, but being forced to pay for service so lackadaisical we had to wait over 20 minutes between our second and third courses seems unfair.The space is pleasant enough, but we wondered whether the rest of the crowd was there to eat or be seen to be eating there.I couldn’t have been less impressed with Snail Bar.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Brian V
Wine selection is very good, they have some pretty unique selections and are very knowledgeable about it.I'm sure the rest of the food is good but I ordered the snails (cause snail bar) and was disappointed. It's not much to eat and they don't do much with them. I would have rather spent $23 on something that has a bit more substance and complexity.It is off a busy street and is a Oakland vibe.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Robert Prather
Seafood platter was wonderful. Server let me know at the end of the meal that there is an automatic 20% tip. Her service was not anywhere close to 20%. To be fair food is 5 starsPost restaurant response: The waitress did not offer a glass change when i switched from red to white. Butter ran out with bread still in the bin, and no butter change was made. I asked for my oysters to be upgraded to a full seafood platter, instead she brought out a whole new seafood platter. I just let it go because when i mentioned it, she froze. For 20% I don't think these are unreasonable expectations. However, if you need to cover down on bad service by falsely saying someone "touched" staff. Well man, God bless you, you need reviews a lot more than me. That being said, I investigated online images and there is a gratuity notification, service still wasn't 20%.If you feel like you have a legitimate claim, please follow up and let's work through the legal system. Happy to prove these kind of unsophisticated responses out through proper channels.
Wow, he can roll over and look, i just picked the snail up and put him over here...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
severely overpriced for the quality of the meal only items worth price are snails and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Extremely bad service, was seated indoors, immediately moved to outdoors where heat was offered under the heat lamp, no water for 30 mins and no heat. Felt marginalized.Left and will not return.
Service: 1
Update: This critique stems from the lack of integrity in the owner's business practices, including failure to pay vendors and people. It's a genuine reflection of the business's shortcomings, not fabricated in any way. If your so concerned Andres you should take care of the outstanding bills that you owe.When dining here, anticipate leaving with an appetite still lingering. For proof just skim thru all the reviews.I find it difficult to envision patronizing this establishment and paying a premium for scant portions of food alongside overpriced natural wine. Moreover, the proprietor, Andres, exhibits questionable integrity, frequently reneging on commitments and skimming tips from staff. A quick search on Reddit confirms these claims.There exist superior dining options elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Great place with an amazing selection of wine and food. The staff was extremely attentive and helpful! You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snails with Cashew Miso Butter and Kumquat, Scallop Crudo
Great staff, but horrible management. You could tell everyone working was underpaid, overworked and exploited.
Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, though expect small portions. The service was exceptional too, but I especially wanted to write a review because the bathroom was so amazing! At the end of the night it was still sparkling clean, and it has a bidet (!), free sanitary products (!!), and a hilarious & adorable toilet paper dispenser that made me laugh out loud. If you're a foodie or you want a fun, quirky place to share a drink and snack with a friend, definitely add Snail Bar to your list.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was absolutely delicious, the vibe was relaxed and welcoming, and the service was wonderful. It was hard to pick a stand out dish they were all so great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There is some seriously good food coming out of this place. We ate the entire menu, so I know. Service was attentive and seamless. The place has a good feel, kind of homey - the fancy is on the plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Have been here a few times but the current menu is the best so far. The crudités are simple and perfectly fresh. Tostada was also noteworthy. Love this place and will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crudit
Restaurantji Recommends
Waiter was very handsome very nice tentacles. Charming Confit butter escargo. Simply Divine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a wonderful time yesterday at Snail Bar! We were a group of four and spent a leisurely evening there drinking wine and eating our way through the menu. Daniel was the best waiter and all of their wine and food suggestions were superb! They were also very attentive to our needs the entire time and we felt well taken care of and never rushed. For food we had the seafood platter, the corn pancakes, the pan con tomate (so good we ordered another round!), the snails, the squash, and a few other dishes including the dessert. Everything was fresh and delicious! Highly recommend for an evening out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can’t believe the rave reviews the Snail Bar receives. I’ve eaten at numerous Michelin notable restaurants, and Snail Bar does not deserve the distinction.Let’s start with the food, which is expensive and pretentious. We began with crudités, which at least featured fresh-bought produce (farmer’s market that day!), but was presented with a tasteless mayo that added no flavor. Then we shared the Petite Plateau at the waitress’s recommendation. 6 oysters, 4 mussels and a few pieces of thinly sliced fish for $65. While the seafood was tasty, it was remarkably expensive for the serving size. We rounded things out with a folded corn pancake called cachapa that was stuffed with burrata and cost over $20 despite being the size of the palm of my hand. The corn was hand ground and the burrata fresh enough, but the tiny pancake was covered with an odd combination of seasonings and green onions. Wines were decent (just 1 glass each), but at $180 for all the above it wasn’t just the cachapa that left us with a bad taste in our mouths.A key part of the bill is the compulsory 20% tip, which is not justified by the service. I’m a generous tipper, but being forced to pay for service so lackadaisical we had to wait over 20 minutes between our second and third courses seems unfair.The space is pleasant enough, but we wondered whether the rest of the crowd was there to eat or be seen to be eating there.I couldn’t have been less impressed with Snail Bar.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Wine selection is very good, they have some pretty unique selections and are very knowledgeable about it.I'm sure the rest of the food is good but I ordered the snails (cause snail bar) and was disappointed. It's not much to eat and they don't do much with them. I would have rather spent $23 on something that has a bit more substance and complexity.It is off a busy street and is a Oakland vibe.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Seafood platter was wonderful. Server let me know at the end of the meal that there is an automatic 20% tip. Her service was not anywhere close to 20%. To be fair food is 5 starsPost restaurant response: The waitress did not offer a glass change when i switched from red to white. Butter ran out with bread still in the bin, and no butter change was made. I asked for my oysters to be upgraded to a full seafood platter, instead she brought out a whole new seafood platter. I just let it go because when i mentioned it, she froze. For 20% I don't think these are unreasonable expectations. However, if you need to cover down on bad service by falsely saying someone "touched" staff. Well man, God bless you, you need reviews a lot more than me. That being said, I investigated online images and there is a gratuity notification, service still wasn't 20%.If you feel like you have a legitimate claim, please follow up and let's work through the legal system. Happy to prove these kind of unsophisticated responses out through proper channels.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2