I've been to many Max's especially the Stanford mall one at the time but this place here felt really good, spacious and very friendly and enjoyable staff. That is before we even get to the food. I enjoyed my lunch tremendously and will be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ellen Levin
Always great, good for large group, we had 18
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Life is Beautiful
Pot pie was great, but seeing a woman with disgustingly long hair that comes down her back working in and out the kitchen turned me away from this place for good. Where are the hygiene practices here? Long hair flying around food being made and this woman used her bare hands to our sprinkles on someone’s ice cream Sunday? Hair should be tied back and secured in food prep environments and anything that isn’t cooked should required food handling gloves to be used. Never once saw her wash her hands in between going out to customer’s tables and back in the kitchen. This place used to be a wonderful classic city staple and not it’s an overpriced dump trying to hold onto to nostalgia. Also ordered drinks this didn’t come until after our food arrived. Do better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Diana Cosens
We had soup, wedge salad and a hamburger. All was good. Our server was having a bad day. Atmosphere was comfortable. Loved our piano player/ singer. Over all I would stop in there again when coming to San Francisco.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
ja john
Good place to get a good old traditional meal type meal. Also have generous portions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
David R.
I miss the Max's location in Walnut Creek. This location is smaller but everything is there. The great menu, piano with singer. Pastrami on rye and of course motza ball soup! If you just want dessert this is the ideal place for that too, they are large. Try the banana split sundae just bring a few people to share it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J F
Some meals were very below par. One of five meals was good. Service was friendly enough but not that good. Some food was cold. Appetizers came out with entree. Very many better places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Michael Papp
The best place in Down Town for great music and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Ekstrom
Dinner portions are huge! Fries are always fresh and delicious. And the best part is everything is reasonably priced. That's a huge win considering it's in the city. I'm looking forward to our next date night. Had the patty melt its was great! Wife had chicken parm that was fire.
I love this place. The chicken-soup is world-class. That being said, the decor does seem a little more kitsch/retro than it used to.
Service was great, but I usually get takeout. The food is generally tremendous. I hope I get to come back soon when someone is performing.
francis montgomery
I truly frequent this joint for the matzo ball soup. The matzo ball are so delicious, delicate and seasoned perfectly. The broth might be from a box or can but those matzo ball could heal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Robert Rivera
We were a group of three. Two of the meals, meat loaf and crab cakes were passable. The third a Pastrami Sandwich was served on stale rye bread, a slice of cheese that was curled and off colored on the edges, and cold pastrami. Twenty six dollars for a horrible sandwich; no thanks. Too bad Max's was a go to whenever we went to a show, the symphony or after work.
Zelin Wang
Crab cakes: Under-seasoned and bland. Best part was the lightly dressed cabbage slaw.
Chicken wings: Decent
Fish & chips: Under-seasoned and bland. Accidentally gave cocktail vs. tartar sauce.
Tuxedo cake: Not sweet enough and dry. I’ve had better from Costco.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Corva Marco
This server was VERY rude with us, this company needs to do something about it.
Always have it before ballet
I've been to many Max's especially the Stanford mall one at the time but this place here felt really good, spacious and very friendly and enjoyable staff. That is before we even get to the food. I enjoyed my lunch tremendously and will be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always great, good for large group, we had 18
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pot pie was great, but seeing a woman with disgustingly long hair that comes down her back working in and out the kitchen turned me away from this place for good. Where are the hygiene practices here? Long hair flying around food being made and this woman used her bare hands to our sprinkles on someone’s ice cream Sunday? Hair should be tied back and secured in food prep environments and anything that isn’t cooked should required food handling gloves to be used. Never once saw her wash her hands in between going out to customer’s tables and back in the kitchen. This place used to be a wonderful classic city staple and not it’s an overpriced dump trying to hold onto to nostalgia. Also ordered drinks this didn’t come until after our food arrived. Do better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
We had soup, wedge salad and a hamburger. All was good. Our server was having a bad day. Atmosphere was comfortable. Loved our piano player/ singer. Over all I would stop in there again when coming to San Francisco.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Good place to get a good old traditional meal type meal. Also have generous portions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I miss the Max's location in Walnut Creek. This location is smaller but everything is there. The great menu, piano with singer. Pastrami on rye and of course motza ball soup! If you just want dessert this is the ideal place for that too, they are large. Try the banana split sundae just bring a few people to share it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some meals were very below par.
One of five meals was good.
Service was friendly enough but not that good.
Some food was cold.
Appetizers came out with entree.
Very many better places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
The best place in Down Town for great music and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dinner portions are huge! Fries are always fresh and delicious. And the best part is everything is reasonably priced. That's a huge win considering it's in the city. I'm looking forward to our next date night. Had the patty melt its was great! Wife had chicken parm that was fire.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I love this place. The chicken-soup is world-class. That being said, the decor does seem a little more kitsch/retro than it used to.
Service was great, but I usually get takeout. The food is generally tremendous. I hope I get to come back soon when someone is performing.
I truly frequent this joint for the matzo ball soup. The matzo ball are so delicious, delicate and seasoned perfectly. The broth might be from a box or can but those matzo ball could heal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
We were a group of three. Two of the meals, meat loaf and crab cakes were passable. The third a Pastrami Sandwich was served on stale rye bread, a slice of cheese that was curled and off colored on the edges, and cold pastrami. Twenty six dollars for a horrible sandwich; no thanks. Too bad Max's was a go to whenever we went to a show, the symphony or after work.
Crab cakes: Under-seasoned and bland. Best part was the lightly dressed cabbage slaw.
Chicken wings: Decent
Fish & chips: Under-seasoned and bland. Accidentally gave cocktail vs. tartar sauce.
Tuxedo cake: Not sweet enough and dry. I’ve had better from Costco.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
This server was VERY rude with us, this company needs to do something about it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
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