Aquitaine Wine Bar & Bistro

We celebrated a friend's Birthday here recently and were happy about everything. We were able to actually have a conversation because it wasn't noisy inside. The food is delicious and the staff took time to answer questions about the menu and made some excellent recommendations. It's also easy to take public transportation since the church street station is close by.

Great food, owner very personable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs, Steak Frites, Garçon Burger

Atmosphere is traditional conventional French bistro (which I do appreciate). Wine bottles on one wall. Printed menu but worthwhile additions on blackboard brought to table. Relatively quiet on a Saturday night. Wine selection nice enough, although personally I always like to see more California wines (i know - it's a French restaurant!). Wine prices were reasonable. Food is a mixture of entrees and shared plates and nice appetizers. You can make these up to suit almost any taste. The fried cauliflower was superb. Lamb sliders were excellent. Stuffed mushrooms were excellent. Staff was all very friendly and attentive. A wonderful dining experience!

Wine was great. I really love the vibes!!!! Will try to come back 🩷🩷

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our duck pate was frozen solid in the middle and had an unpleasantly grainy texture. The waiter dismissed that information and didn't offer anything else instead. While the coq au vin was quite good, the cassoulet was watery and bland, with tough beans and stringy meat. Very disappointing given the reviews.

Our lunch at Aquitane was delicious and our waiter was friendly and attentive. We shared the dishes we ordered: fried cauliflower, roasted fig salad, crab stuffed mushrooms, braised eggplant, and cassoulet. Everything was fresh, flavorful and perfectly prepared.

Best Mac and cheese in SF! Andrew the owner was so accommodating and the food was excellent. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was excellent. We had several different wines and everyone was very pleased. My friend has a mocktail she loved. Service was warm and non-intrusive.

The food was amazing! The service was ssslllooowww. On balance, we will return, but next time we'll prepare ourselves for the leisurely pace of the staff.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Very hands on personally done with home made duck pate and old style whole chicken and potatoes roasted. Excellent beet salad! Reasonable priced wines for purchase and good choices by the glass. $35/bottle corkage on own bottle brought in.

We had a nice and relaxing Mother's Day Dinner. The wine and charcuterie were a great start. The Pate de Maison was amazing! We enjoyed the Sunday special chicken dinner, with salad, and pommes de frites. The herbs on the chicken made it a quite special dish. We finished with the creme brulee, which capped off a great meal.

We had a lovely time at Aquitaine, excellent wine selection and price, delicious French country comfort food, and personable and attentive staff. We will be back.

Quaint French restaurant on Church Street. Beautiful decor and exceptional food. I went to brunch and was served the best frittata I've ever had, served in a cast iron pan, crispy cheese covered a creamy, cheesy egg and spinach interior. All topped with a perfectly dressed salad with orange bits. Definitely will return.

Their coffee machine was broken. There was only one person waiting on the diners so he was overwhelmed.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Great food, great atmosphere, excellent French wine selection from the South West of France. Thank you André. We'll be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5