The Stinking Rose

“The food was fabulous in a gitchy environment with servers on point.”

Gabriel Munoz★★★★★

A San Francisco classic for Italian food, and the perfect restaurant for garlic lovers. This dark red vibey secret is located in North Beach and gets pretty busy so be sure to make a reservation. But the food and experience here is outstanding! The sizzling prime ribeye was to die for, great selection of wines, and of course don't forget the cloves of garlic bathing in a pool of olive oil over a hot flame. Vampires beware, there is garlic everywhere and in almost every dish. This place is a must see gem and a staple of SF Italian cuisine.

Melinda Antirien★★★★

Parking $25 around the corner. Food.. pricey. Husband loved his steak, mine was a bit plain and small. The bowl was huge, the portion small. Especially when adding $17.99 for crab to basic noodles, the Rib Eye was the same price! Unfortunately still shells in my crab and tasted fishy. Only other bummer was the pole i was sat behind upstairs. I couldn't see anything at all. I had to literally get up to look downstairs or around. Other than that it was good. The staff was very nice and friendly. They kept our water topped off! Very nice. For the price I should have ordered something differe

Raj Alaparthi★★★★

While sightseeing in San Francisco, a friend insisted that we stop by the The Stinking Rose, and I’m glad we did. The restaurant has a unique concept—garlic is the star ingredient in virtually every dish on the menu. We ordered the Garlic Chicken Pizza, while the kids went with the Fettuccine Alfredo. The pizza was surprisingly good, with a generous amount of garlic that enhanced the flavor without overpowering it. The Alfredo was creamy and kid-approved. The interior has an older, nostalgic charm and definitely feels like a classic San Francisco establishment. The quirky décor and garlic-th

Steven Starr★★★★★

It's been 9 years since our last visit, and we were thrilled to learn that our favorite garlic restaurant has reopened. The new combined restaurant is spectacular, and was packed on a random winter Sunday evening. The service was super courteous, and food as good as ever. We tried the pot stickers, cremini mushroom pizza and tomato alfredo gnocchi. Perfetto! We're ecstatic they're back-- and we miss the meatballs!!!