Franciscan Crab Restaurant

If you love seafood like I do the Franciscan Crab Restaurant is definitely worth visiting. We arrived right at opening time... The hostess seated us promptly. The first thing we got was a Bread Bowl Clam Chowder. The bread was warm and fresh and the soup was without equal. The view of San Francisco Bay is spectacular. Finally our main course came. We ordered Crab, Shrimp, and Mussels combo. I can not overstate how impressed I was with the food.

Absolutely hands down my favorite restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf. The view of the Bay is incredible. The ambiance and decorations are top notch. The restaurant and bathrooms were very clean. The service, drinks, food and dessert were all amazing! I even love their mermaid tail designed silverware. We went the first day on the way to the Red & White fleet sunset cruise but ended up eating elsewhere not realizing what a gem this was right next to the cruise. So the next day we went back for a full meal. The Dungeness crab was so good! And the clam chowder in a bread bowl is a must try! Busy place but we never called ahead for a reservation and were sat immediately. Although in busier months, I would verify. I’m sure this place gets packed as good as it is!!

This place was the perfect end to the day, so absolutely adorable, with the semi-private booths, red leather seating and binoculars attached to dining areas, so that one can get a close-up view of Alcatraz, or the antics of passing sailors on their vessels. The food was highly over priced for what you get but the service was alright and the wine was inexpensive, relative to the food so, obviously we drank our sticker shock away and stuffed ourselves with all things seafood. I'm not crabby about it!