Our dinner at Niku was amazing. The entire experience was more than I had hoped for. This was my wife's, mother's, and my first experience dining at a Michelin Star restaurant and we were not disappointed. Our waiter was Avery. He made the experience unique and special answering all our questions and fulfilling every request. I had flowers delivered to the restaurant for my wife and mother and the entire Niku staff made it possible from accepting the delivery before opening, to refrigerating the flowers, and having the flowers waiting on the table for our arrival. It truly added to the special evening. Thank you Niku! Next time we are in San Francisco, we will definitely be stopping in again.
Charis
Niku staff was attentive and we love that the kitchen served us pre meal appetizers and extra desserts to celebrate our occasion! Thank you for the wonderful touches, it goes a long way.
Anita
We sat at the chefs table and had an unbelievable dining experience. We were able to watch the chefs' preparing the different cuts of meat, while one of the chef's was interactive and answered any questions that we had. The food was phenomenal. The presentation was perfect and the meats and sides were absolutely delicious. When we are in SF, again, we will definitely come back. Great experience!
Amir
We had an absolutely fantastic experience at Niku. From the moment we walked in, the service was impeccable—attentive, genuinely friendly, and incredibly professional. The food was the real star. My steak was cooked to absolute perfection, with a beautiful crust and a tender, flavorful center. Every dish, from the appetizers to the sides, was delicious. We chose the chef's counter for our visit and had the best view!
DavidC
Great service. Everyone wished my wife a happy birthday. 10/10 for service. Food was good, but didn't think it was worth the price. We did the wagyu tasting menu, with a spread of A3, A4, and A5 steaks. Each were 3oz. We paid $375 for 9oz of meat. You can easily buy A5 wagyu for $99/lb now days, Costco and Jalgachi for example. But everything tasted good, but was it worth the price? Definitely not. If I were to come back, I'll just stick with the ribeye.
Megan
Great restaurant for a special occasion. Service is excellent but not stuffy. All the dishes we had were very good to excellent. There are a lot of thoughtful and fun touches, like getting to pick out your own steak knife, and complimentary amuse and petit fours. If you're a party of two, recommend sitting at the chef's counter and watching them cook sexy steaks over live coals. Niku is a modern classic SF restaurant, and I look forward to enjoying more outstanding dinners there in the future.
michelle
It's was good overall, but service was fair. We had reservations and had to wait over 30 minutes to be seated at our table, and then waited another 1.5 for our food.
Alec
We had such a special birthday dinner experience. The staff were extremely friendly and attentative. The food was absolutely incredible. We ordered the wagyu New York strip with some sides. 10/10 would recommend!
Kay
My husband and I went to Niku to celebrate his birthday and this was easily our favorite experience at a Michelin starred restaurant. The food was obviously amazing (we had the oysters, bone marrow, tsukune, tasting of Japanese wagyu, maitake mushrooms, and koshihikari rice) but what truly stood out for us was the exemplary service we received. We sat at the chef's counter right in front of Chef Alfonso and got to watch his magic and was served by Eric who truly made us feel taken-cared-of. It was quite evident how much they loved what they did by the way they interacted with us. We couldn't have had a better culinary journey at Niku. Thank you to the two of you and the rest of the Niku team for such an amazing experience! 12/12 Highly recommend!
Jack
My daughter and I had a great time! The chef's spoke w us and explained their open fire cooking process and gave us info on Waygu... great food, friendly service, and great ambience. 
Beyond amazing dining experience. To the attentive service, being educated on the beef and ingredients, to the pace of service, to the mind blowing morsels and bites... 5 stars.
Thomas
We ordered from the menu. After some time, the waiter informed us that one of the dishes was unavailable and we had to choose something else. This should not happen at a restaurant of this level - very strange. But the food we ended up eating was great!
Jonathan
Overall it is always a great experience coming to Niku! I have gone a few times now and this time around the food wasn't the same standard as it previously was. Specifically the rice and potatoes. However I would return because I know what this place is capable of in terms creating outstanding meals.
Charlene
This was one of the best dining experiences that I've had! The servers were so attentive and friendly. It's my birthday dinner and we got free desserts and a side. Amazing experience. I would definitely go back!
Michael
So glad we go an early reservation at the counter. We were able to get some time to settle in and experience the space and learn a lot about the restaurant before it started to get busy and loud. The team was so kind, energetic and accommodating. Super lucky to be served by the chef several of our courses and the entire team guided us into exactly the type of experience we wanted to have. could not recommend this place more if I tried. Not sure how it would be at a regular tale but the counter service were we watched them cook was perfect.
Our dinner at Niku was amazing. The entire experience was more than I had hoped for. This was my wife's, mother's, and my first experience dining at a Michelin Star restaurant and we were not disappointed. Our waiter was Avery. He made the experience unique and special answering all our questions and fulfilling every request. I had flowers delivered to the restaurant for my wife and mother and the entire Niku staff made it possible from accepting the delivery before opening, to refrigerating the flowers, and having the flowers waiting on the table for our arrival. It truly added to the special evening. Thank you Niku! Next time we are in San Francisco, we will definitely be stopping in again.
Niku staff was attentive and we love that the kitchen served us pre meal appetizers and extra desserts to celebrate our occasion! Thank you for the wonderful touches, it goes a long way.
We sat at the chefs table and had an unbelievable dining experience. We were able to watch the chefs' preparing the different cuts of meat, while one of the chef's was interactive and answered any questions that we had. The food was phenomenal. The presentation was perfect and the meats and sides were absolutely delicious. When we are in SF, again, we will definitely come back. Great experience!
We had an absolutely fantastic experience at Niku. From the moment we walked in, the service was impeccable—attentive, genuinely friendly, and incredibly professional. The food was the real star. My steak was cooked to absolute perfection, with a beautiful crust and a tender, flavorful center. Every dish, from the appetizers to the sides, was delicious. We chose the chef's counter for our visit and had the best view!
Great service. Everyone wished my wife a happy birthday. 10/10 for service. Food was good, but didn't think it was worth the price. We did the wagyu tasting menu, with a spread of A3, A4, and A5 steaks. Each were 3oz. We paid $375 for 9oz of meat. You can easily buy A5 wagyu for $99/lb now days, Costco and Jalgachi for example. But everything tasted good, but was it worth the price? Definitely not. If I were to come back, I'll just stick with the ribeye.
Great restaurant for a special occasion. Service is excellent but not stuffy. All the dishes we had were very good to excellent. There are a lot of thoughtful and fun touches, like getting to pick out your own steak knife, and complimentary amuse and petit fours. If you're a party of two, recommend sitting at the chef's counter and watching them cook sexy steaks over live coals. Niku is a modern classic SF restaurant, and I look forward to enjoying more outstanding dinners there in the future.
It's was good overall, but service was fair. We had reservations and had to wait over 30 minutes to be seated at our table, and then waited another 1.5 for our food.
We had such a special birthday dinner experience. The staff were extremely friendly and attentative. The food was absolutely incredible. We ordered the wagyu New York strip with some sides. 10/10 would recommend!
My husband and I went to Niku to celebrate his birthday and this was easily our favorite experience at a Michelin starred restaurant. The food was obviously amazing (we had the oysters, bone marrow, tsukune, tasting of Japanese wagyu, maitake mushrooms, and koshihikari rice) but what truly stood out for us was the exemplary service we received. We sat at the chef's counter right in front of Chef Alfonso and got to watch his magic and was served by Eric who truly made us feel taken-cared-of. It was quite evident how much they loved what they did by the way they interacted with us. We couldn't have had a better culinary journey at Niku. Thank you to the two of you and the rest of the Niku team for such an amazing experience! 12/12 Highly recommend!
My daughter and I had a great time! The chef's spoke w us and explained their open fire cooking process and gave us info on Waygu... great food, friendly service, and great ambience. 
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Beyond amazing dining experience. To the attentive service, being educated on the beef and ingredients, to the pace of service, to the mind blowing morsels and bites... 5 stars.
We ordered from the menu. After some time, the waiter informed us that one of the dishes was unavailable and we had to choose something else. This should not happen at a restaurant of this level - very strange. But the food we ended up eating was great!
Overall it is always a great experience coming to Niku! I have gone a few times now and this time around the food wasn't the same standard as it previously was. Specifically the rice and potatoes. However I would return because I know what this place is capable of in terms creating outstanding meals.
This was one of the best dining experiences that I've had! The servers were so attentive and friendly. It's my birthday dinner and we got free desserts and a side. Amazing experience. I would definitely go back!
So glad we go an early reservation at the counter. We were able to get some time to settle in and experience the space and learn a lot about the restaurant before it started to get busy and loud. The team was so kind, energetic and accommodating. Super lucky to be served by the chef several of our courses and the entire team guided us into exactly the type of experience we wanted to have. could not recommend this place more if I tried. Not sure how it would be at a regular tale but the counter service were we watched them cook was perfect.
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