My husband and I were on our first date night in a long time and made a great choice in choosing 3rd Cousin as our first stop. We tried the tasting menu with the traditional wine pairing.Before mentioning the food, I have to note how notable the wine pairing was. Some wine selections seemed surprising before the dish arrived, but made total sense when tried with the dish. I love pairings when they play out like that and imbue…a sense of fun, I suppose. That’s what it felt like to me. I was impressed.The food was delicious, well paced, and, in total, left me full without being too full. The Maine diver scallop dish with shrimp and fiddleheads blew me away. It was perfect. We also savored each bite of the uni creme brulee. Nothing fell flat for us. It was a wonderful ride.The service was excellent and the setting felt like a cozy, local spot. In all, it was an expensive meal, but the quality of the ingredients and the care clearly put into the menu made it all feel worth it to us. We had such a lovely night.
Charlie Liao
Went for restaurant week. Solid new american fare with attentive service. I was a huge fan of the uni creme brulee dish and the flat iron steak was cooked so well! Focaccia was subpar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Harry Zhou
In general, it is a very good place. Decent food. We went there during the afternoon restaurant week. And we really liked uni creme brulee. All other foods were tasty and we had a great experience.However, I will not give a five star review because they charge 7% SF mandates and 20% service fee by default. That's way too high for me to accept. If they raise the food price, at least it's transparent to customers. Adding this amount of service fee by default in the check is not acceptable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Uni Creme Brulee
Catalina Lee
Overall a well curated 5 course tasting menu! The fried oyster was nice and salty. Thai yellow curry crab papardelle was nutty and warm with such soft pasta. Filet mignon was so tender and perfectly cooked to a medium rare on their grill. Definitely some of my favorite items. Well flavored and balanced.Staff was very friendly and attentive, particularly to our large group.Other pretty good dishes could have some improvement. Spaghetti squash fritter tasted overly fried in some bites. A5 wagyu dumpling supplement was not special and the sprouts were awkwardly long. Dessert of hojicha coconut panna cotta while smooth was overly set and thick, and the granola was out of place with too strong flavors where you couldn’t taste any hojicha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Incredible tasting menu ... our table had both the vegan and regular menus (great we could have both) and every dish was a work of art. And a great list of wines by the glass to go with it all.
John Sheehy (Jake)
3rd Cousin offers a well done tasting menu that's both tasty and reasonably priced. Our server was pleasant and helped us with the wine list . The the creamy soup was quite nice, the perfectly fried oyster was great, and the star of the show - the Uni crème brûlée. It was both very tasty and well plated. While the steak and fish entrees were decent, they weren't quite as impressive as the earlier courses. Thankfully, the desserts brought the meal to a satisfying close. Overall, 3rd Cousin is a great choice for a nice dinner out, would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Uni Creme Brulee
T'Andre White
Get your fancy on. The most generous hosts and chef. I won’t mention the price, because if you’re coming, you know you’ll spend money. With that being said, the food was not all delicious for me. The Pappardelle (Local crab, thai basil, lemon panna, yellow curry) was the star of the night. The music was stellar and great birthday experience for my wife.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
hubert s
This place flies under the radar and is an underrated gem. The weekday tasting menu (5 courses for $89) is delicious (and good value) with plenty of options and add-ons to choose from. Weekdays also tend to be quieter in general than weekends or holidays like Valentines day when everyone wants to go out to a nice restaurant. The pappardelle (whether from the tasting menu, where it is dungeness crab, or the ala carte menu, where it is veal) is excellent and I also enjoy the lobster risotto, black cod, 2 oz A5 wagyu supplement (available ala carte as an add-on) and other dishes.
Elke T
I came for the valentines day dinner this year.First off, let me say I was happy when I saw there was a vegan specific option for this dinner and given the michelin rating I was pretty excited. It's hard to find any sit down very upscale dining experiences that cater to vegans in the bay.When i arrived, I noticed there was no vegan specific options on the menu for the night only vegetarian and omni. I was told the vegan meal would be some of the vegetarian with substitutions and there was a specific entree and dessert. This was the first red flag.What followed was some of the most depressing food I've had in a long time. The first dish of potatoes and beets was fine but nothing out of the ordinary for a decently cooked versions of those veggies.The second pasta dish was a step down from there with sauce that literally just tasted like straight up tomato (nothing else) despite being told it was a sofrito sauce (which usually is just a blended paste of good stuff not it's own sauce) but i couldn't taste anything but tomato anyway. The pasta was cooked well and the veggies were just present. But all together it felt like something i would have made for myself on a busy college night.The entree was wildly underwhelming. None of the vegetables seemed to be seasoned at all and the tofu was just like warmed (maybe baked?) but it had no color on it aside from what it was marinated in and 0 texture. It was like they took it out of the package, make some score marks and tossed soy sauce on it and then just steamed it for like 2 min. If there wasn't a sauce on the plate the veggies would have been aggressively bland.Lastly the dessert was supposed to be a sorbet but was basically just frozen grapefruit juice, the texture was super icy and not smooth at all. IMO closer to a granita.If this is what you're going to offer for vegans then please just don't ever offer a vegan option. I'll go somewhere else or just cook my own meal. It was honestly insulting given I had paid $500 for the two tickets to the dinner.And to boot, the whole time my girlfriend and I were there, we saw who we assumed to be the chef going around to all the tables to chat except ours. It's like he knew the food was trash.All that said, if you eat meat I'm sure its great but if you're a fan of plant diets stay far away from here. And to the chef, maybe try visiting any of the numerous delicious vegan spots we do have in the bay (maybe like lion dance cafe, or tane, or taqueria la veganza) so you can see how to cook something with a depth of flavor and some texture that's all plant based.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Fernando Lucas
Felt extremely disappointed and ripped off. This was our fourth time here in the last sixteen months or thereabouts. We knew going in this is a pricey place, but our recent experience was the last straw. We were charged about $975 for a vegan dinner! For a total of two people! Three wine flights (that were hit or miss) were baked into the price. My brother swears by this place and I was also pleased the first two times we went. The last time we visited, they had an excellent sole dish, the other seafood we tried was elevated to perfection. Their sides and soups were gastronomic masterpieces. Fast forward to a few nights ago were we were forced to wait an hour PAST our reservation time (they overbooked, tables weren't being turned quickly enough- per host). After being relieved to finally be seated, we were served a three course meal of tiny portions of tofu, broccoli, mushrooms and a so so pana cotta. Again, I'm aware this isn't the Cheesecake Factory, we didn't come here to get stuffed! We came to have a nice intimate dinner, what ended up happening is we had to walk around the neighborhood for an hour (one person in our party is disabled and it made things cumbersome), then we sat down to a microscopic, insanely overpriced meal. I get it, I worked in the restaurant business for years. Every establishment, high end or not, has its off nights. I just wish we were't taken for an thousand dollar ride on a very special night.Parking: Impossible to park in this neighborhood. A taxi or a Lyft are ideal to getting here.
Took my s/o here on Valentines day, had to wait 20+ minutes outside despite arriving on time because the restaurant was seemingly overbooked.The situation became more disappointing when we were crammed into a table inches away from the next one, making it feel like they were prioritizing quantity over quality of guests.Though the food wasn't terrible, it definitely left a lot to be desired considering the price-point. My steak arrived at my table barely warm.To sum up, our Valentine's Day dinner at this restaurant was a very large letdown for the $500 price tag(with no alcohol btw).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Allie
We had a really delightful meal with a fantastic server. This was definitely on par with the michelin starred/guide restaurants that we've been to. For 2 people, we ordered and enjoyed the uni crostini, octopus (one of the best we've had), kale fritters, lobster risotto (half portion), cod, and filet. A really superb meal.
Amanda Barr
Hosted a business dinner here and absolutely coming back! the food was incredible staff and head chef Greg are so kind and have created a wonderful atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Housemade Foccacia
Maeve K
I was visiting my cousin who lives in the Bay Area. I’ve never been to California before, and this was the first fancy restaurant I’ve been to. We reserved a table for NYE, and we were immediately greeted with smiles and positivity. We brought my cousin’s dog, so we sat in a cozy outdoor seating arrangement, which was heated. The servers were very kind and knowledgable about the menu. Everyone working there seemed content and happy to help, even with the reservations full. The food was incredible, and the textures and flavors of each component harmonized perfectly. I unfortunately didn’t get a picture of the Wagyu steak, but it was exceptionally phenomenal. I am from Montana, and I’ve had Wagyu before, but… WOW. I loved it.Dietary restrictions: Before we ordered, our server asked about allergies and dietary restrictions. She was attentive to us, even when we informed her that we were fine.
This restaurant is an experience! My boyfriend and I really enjoyed recently visiting the restaurant. While we didn't go for the tasting menu, we really enjoyed everything we ordered. Some standouts included the uni creme brulee, the A5 dumplings and the truffle ravioli. My boyfriend really enjoyed his steak as well. The only downside is I wish they were more generous with the wine pours, but we will be back again.
My husband and I were on our first date night in a long time and made a great choice in choosing 3rd Cousin as our first stop. We tried the tasting menu with the traditional wine pairing.Before mentioning the food, I have to note how notable the wine pairing was. Some wine selections seemed surprising before the dish arrived, but made total sense when tried with the dish. I love pairings when they play out like that and imbue…a sense of fun, I suppose. That’s what it felt like to me. I was impressed.The food was delicious, well paced, and, in total, left me full without being too full. The Maine diver scallop dish with shrimp and fiddleheads blew me away. It was perfect. We also savored each bite of the uni creme brulee. Nothing fell flat for us. It was a wonderful ride.The service was excellent and the setting felt like a cozy, local spot. In all, it was an expensive meal, but the quality of the ingredients and the care clearly put into the menu made it all feel worth it to us. We had such a lovely night.
Went for restaurant week. Solid new american fare with attentive service. I was a huge fan of the uni creme brulee dish and the flat iron steak was cooked so well! Focaccia was subpar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
In general, it is a very good place. Decent food. We went there during the afternoon restaurant week. And we really liked uni creme brulee. All other foods were tasty and we had a great experience.However, I will not give a five star review because they charge 7% SF mandates and 20% service fee by default. That's way too high for me to accept. If they raise the food price, at least it's transparent to customers. Adding this amount of service fee by default in the check is not acceptable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Uni Creme Brulee
Overall a well curated 5 course tasting menu! The fried oyster was nice and salty. Thai yellow curry crab papardelle was nutty and warm with such soft pasta. Filet mignon was so tender and perfectly cooked to a medium rare on their grill. Definitely some of my favorite items. Well flavored and balanced.Staff was very friendly and attentive, particularly to our large group.Other pretty good dishes could have some improvement. Spaghetti squash fritter tasted overly fried in some bites. A5 wagyu dumpling supplement was not special and the sprouts were awkwardly long. Dessert of hojicha coconut panna cotta while smooth was overly set and thick, and the granola was out of place with too strong flavors where you couldn’t taste any hojicha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Incredible tasting menu ... our table had both the vegan and regular menus (great we could have both) and every dish was a work of art. And a great list of wines by the glass to go with it all.
3rd Cousin offers a well done tasting menu that's both tasty and reasonably priced. Our server was pleasant and helped us with the wine list . The the creamy soup was quite nice, the perfectly fried oyster was great, and the star of the show - the Uni crème brûlée. It was both very tasty and well plated. While the steak and fish entrees were decent, they weren't quite as impressive as the earlier courses. Thankfully, the desserts brought the meal to a satisfying close. Overall, 3rd Cousin is a great choice for a nice dinner out, would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Uni Creme Brulee
Get your fancy on. The most generous hosts and chef. I won’t mention the price, because if you’re coming, you know you’ll spend money. With that being said, the food was not all delicious for me. The Pappardelle (Local crab, thai basil, lemon panna, yellow curry) was the star of the night. The music was stellar and great birthday experience for my wife.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place flies under the radar and is an underrated gem. The weekday tasting menu (5 courses for $89) is delicious (and good value) with plenty of options and add-ons to choose from. Weekdays also tend to be quieter in general than weekends or holidays like Valentines day when everyone wants to go out to a nice restaurant. The pappardelle (whether from the tasting menu, where it is dungeness crab, or the ala carte menu, where it is veal) is excellent and I also enjoy the lobster risotto, black cod, 2 oz A5 wagyu supplement (available ala carte as an add-on) and other dishes.
I came for the valentines day dinner this year.First off, let me say I was happy when I saw there was a vegan specific option for this dinner and given the michelin rating I was pretty excited. It's hard to find any sit down very upscale dining experiences that cater to vegans in the bay.When i arrived, I noticed there was no vegan specific options on the menu for the night only vegetarian and omni. I was told the vegan meal would be some of the vegetarian with substitutions and there was a specific entree and dessert. This was the first red flag.What followed was some of the most depressing food I've had in a long time. The first dish of potatoes and beets was fine but nothing out of the ordinary for a decently cooked versions of those veggies.The second pasta dish was a step down from there with sauce that literally just tasted like straight up tomato (nothing else) despite being told it was a sofrito sauce (which usually is just a blended paste of good stuff not it's own sauce) but i couldn't taste anything but tomato anyway. The pasta was cooked well and the veggies were just present. But all together it felt like something i would have made for myself on a busy college night.The entree was wildly underwhelming. None of the vegetables seemed to be seasoned at all and the tofu was just like warmed (maybe baked?) but it had no color on it aside from what it was marinated in and 0 texture. It was like they took it out of the package, make some score marks and tossed soy sauce on it and then just steamed it for like 2 min. If there wasn't a sauce on the plate the veggies would have been aggressively bland.Lastly the dessert was supposed to be a sorbet but was basically just frozen grapefruit juice, the texture was super icy and not smooth at all. IMO closer to a granita.If this is what you're going to offer for vegans then please just don't ever offer a vegan option. I'll go somewhere else or just cook my own meal. It was honestly insulting given I had paid $500 for the two tickets to the dinner.And to boot, the whole time my girlfriend and I were there, we saw who we assumed to be the chef going around to all the tables to chat except ours. It's like he knew the food was trash.All that said, if you eat meat I'm sure its great but if you're a fan of plant diets stay far away from here. And to the chef, maybe try visiting any of the numerous delicious vegan spots we do have in the bay (maybe like lion dance cafe, or tane, or taqueria la veganza) so you can see how to cook something with a depth of flavor and some texture that's all plant based.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Felt extremely disappointed and ripped off. This was our fourth time here in the last sixteen months or thereabouts. We knew going in this is a pricey place, but our recent experience was the last straw. We were charged about $975 for a vegan dinner! For a total of two people! Three wine flights (that were hit or miss) were baked into the price. My brother swears by this place and I was also pleased the first two times we went. The last time we visited, they had an excellent sole dish, the other seafood we tried was elevated to perfection. Their sides and soups were gastronomic masterpieces. Fast forward to a few nights ago were we were forced to wait an hour PAST our reservation time (they overbooked, tables weren't being turned quickly enough- per host). After being relieved to finally be seated, we were served a three course meal of tiny portions of tofu, broccoli, mushrooms and a so so pana cotta. Again, I'm aware this isn't the Cheesecake Factory, we didn't come here to get stuffed! We came to have a nice intimate dinner, what ended up happening is we had to walk around the neighborhood for an hour (one person in our party is disabled and it made things cumbersome), then we sat down to a microscopic, insanely overpriced meal. I get it, I worked in the restaurant business for years. Every establishment, high end or not, has its off nights. I just wish we were't taken for an thousand dollar ride on a very special night.Parking: Impossible to park in this neighborhood. A taxi or a Lyft are ideal to getting here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
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Took my s/o here on Valentines day, had to wait 20+ minutes outside despite arriving on time because the restaurant was seemingly overbooked.The situation became more disappointing when we were crammed into a table inches away from the next one, making it feel like they were prioritizing quantity over quality of guests.Though the food wasn't terrible, it definitely left a lot to be desired considering the price-point. My steak arrived at my table barely warm.To sum up, our Valentine's Day dinner at this restaurant was a very large letdown for the $500 price tag(with no alcohol btw).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
We had a really delightful meal with a fantastic server. This was definitely on par with the michelin starred/guide restaurants that we've been to. For 2 people, we ordered and enjoyed the uni crostini, octopus (one of the best we've had), kale fritters, lobster risotto (half portion), cod, and filet. A really superb meal.
Hosted a business dinner here and absolutely coming back! the food was incredible staff and head chef Greg are so kind and have created a wonderful atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Housemade Foccacia
I was visiting my cousin who lives in the Bay Area. I’ve never been to California before, and this was the first fancy restaurant I’ve been to. We reserved a table for NYE, and we were immediately greeted with smiles and positivity. We brought my cousin’s dog, so we sat in a cozy outdoor seating arrangement, which was heated. The servers were very kind and knowledgable about the menu. Everyone working there seemed content and happy to help, even with the reservations full. The food was incredible, and the textures and flavors of each component harmonized perfectly. I unfortunately didn’t get a picture of the Wagyu steak, but it was exceptionally phenomenal. I am from Montana, and I’ve had Wagyu before, but… WOW. I loved it.Dietary restrictions: Before we ordered, our server asked about allergies and dietary restrictions. She was attentive to us, even when we informed her that we were fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Risotto Animal Style, Scallops
This restaurant is an experience! My boyfriend and I really enjoyed recently visiting the restaurant. While we didn't go for the tasting menu, we really enjoyed everything we ordered. Some standouts included the uni creme brulee, the A5 dumplings and the truffle ravioli. My boyfriend really enjoyed his steak as well. The only downside is I wish they were more generous with the wine pours, but we will be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5