Excellent Service, Food and attention to detail! As you know... my favorite restaurant ! Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jackie Sotelo
Hands down one of the best restaurants in SF! Always hits the mark!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacquelyn Pruet
Pro tip: Sit at the bar facing the hearth — it’s hands-down the best seat in the house. Watching the line work feels like dinner and a show.
The standout dish was the local, seasonal sand dabs — cooked to perfection. Bravo to the kitchen team. Another unexpected highlight? The tiny house rolls. I usually avoid carbs, but the chef (not to be confused with the head chef/owner) personally encouraged me to try them. I’m glad I did — they’re clearly a staple for a reason. Don’t skip them.
Service-wise, the real stars were the folks running the line. One in particular stood out: a young African-American woman who briefly took charge during my visit. She had total command of the team and interacted with guests — including me — with warmth and professionalism. A rising star, no doubt.
Coffee service also deserves a mention — an excellent Americano that wrapped the meal beautifully.
Why not five stars? A few things. The front-of-house team felt a bit aggressive and not quite as polished as the kitchen staff. Not rude — just not operating at the same exceptional level. Same goes for the $22 cucumber salad — nicely plated and refreshing, but it didn’t quite justify the price tag. Everything else on the menu felt worth it. This one left me scratching my head.
Overall: beautiful ambiance, top-tier kitchen talent, and memorable dishes. I’d absolutely return — and I suspect regulars may experience even better service over time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Razvan
One of the Italian I’ve tried so far. The food and service are just amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly White
I loved the chefs counter seating and watching the food being prepared.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bridget Nguyen
Staff are professional, attentive, and knowledgeable
Mustaffa Mansoor
I had dinner at Cotogna last night and, as always, the pizza was absolutely delicious. server Emile was fantastic attentive, friendly. I also want to mention Antonio, the assistant server, who was very helpful throughout . Great food, great service, definitely be coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cat Lott
Just go. Order everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Are You (Arizchu)
Really rude staff will assault you and push you into the street for trying to use the public sidewalk. Think they’re special because they have “high end” customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Shridhar Ramachandran
Terrific place if you are vegetarian. Corn Triangoli was to die for. Squash pizza was pretty good. Chocolate cremoso was the perfect finish. Wines were excellent. Service and vibes were top notch.
Only cons were that the Old Fashioned was really tiny and the bathrooms were not the cleanest. Not enough to take away from 5 star experience though.
The atmosphere, service & drinks at Cotogna were excellent, but the lobster pasta missed the mark. The pasta was tougher than al dente, the dish didn’t really taste like lobster, and the high price made it disappointing overall.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jennifer Yuen
Amazing pasta (one of the best in sf), particularly enjoyed the seasonal corn triangoli.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Zaid Imam
Excellent experience at cotogna; started with the cucumber salad, the corn triangoli, the lamb sugo pasta and then had the lamb, incredible flavors and excellent presentation, would love to come here again
Excellent Service, Food and attention to detail! As you know... my favorite restaurant ! Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hands down one of the best restaurants in SF! Always hits the mark!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pro tip: Sit at the bar facing the hearth — it’s hands-down the best seat in the house. Watching the line work feels like dinner and a show.
The standout dish was the local, seasonal sand dabs — cooked to perfection. Bravo to the kitchen team. Another unexpected highlight? The tiny house rolls. I usually avoid carbs, but the chef (not to be confused with the head chef/owner) personally encouraged me to try them. I’m glad I did — they’re clearly a staple for a reason. Don’t skip them.
Service-wise, the real stars were the folks running the line. One in particular stood out: a young African-American woman who briefly took charge during my visit. She had total command of the team and interacted with guests — including me — with warmth and professionalism. A rising star, no doubt.
Coffee service also deserves a mention — an excellent Americano that wrapped the meal beautifully.
Why not five stars? A few things.
The front-of-house team felt a bit aggressive and not quite as polished as the kitchen staff. Not rude — just not operating at the same exceptional level.
Same goes for the $22 cucumber salad — nicely plated and refreshing, but it didn’t quite justify the price tag. Everything else on the menu felt worth it. This one left me scratching my head.
Overall: beautiful ambiance, top-tier kitchen talent, and memorable dishes. I’d absolutely return — and I suspect regulars may experience even better service over time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
One of the Italian I’ve tried so far.
The food and service are just amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved the chefs counter seating and watching the food being prepared.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff are professional, attentive, and knowledgeable
I had dinner at Cotogna last night and, as always, the pizza was absolutely delicious. server Emile was fantastic attentive, friendly. I also want to mention Antonio, the assistant server, who was very helpful throughout . Great food, great service, definitely be coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just go. Order everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really rude staff will assault you and push you into the street for trying to use the public sidewalk. Think they’re special because they have “high end” customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Terrific place if you are vegetarian. Corn Triangoli was to die for. Squash pizza was pretty good. Chocolate cremoso was the perfect finish. Wines were excellent. Service and vibes were top notch.
Only cons were that the Old Fashioned was really tiny and the bathrooms were not the cleanest. Not enough to take away from 5 star experience though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The atmosphere, service & drinks at Cotogna were excellent, but the lobster pasta missed the mark. The pasta was tougher than al dente, the dish didn’t really taste like lobster, and the high price made it disappointing overall.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Amazing pasta (one of the best in sf), particularly enjoyed the seasonal corn triangoli.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Excellent experience at cotogna; started with the cucumber salad, the corn triangoli, the lamb sugo pasta and then had the lamb, incredible flavors and excellent presentation, would love to come here again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
regular here, i always have a great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and service. Wine list exemplary.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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