Scala's Bistro Dinner, San Francisco

Back to Scala's Bistro for dinner again. We have been here many times, probably each time we come to San Francisco. Sometimes, it's not my choice to come, but when you go with others, you just have to follow the rests.  It is a rather dark place and it is challenging to take pictures. My Leica did quite a good job with taking pictures with very minimal lighting.

We had Fritto Misto to start with.

A pizza was ordered by Miss K, but we participated a little bit.

Who else, but DH, orders Seafood pasta,

My order was Ricotta Gnocchi, served with roasted forest mushroom, asparagus, parmesan brood and fine herbs.

Lunch At Scala's

Scala's Bistro on Powell St. is rather an easy pick for DH to have a meal. I no longer am too excited about the place but felt a bit indifferent. We were in San Francisco, we stayed in a nearby hotel and the restaurant was just a block away. Why not? I could not think of any other place to go at that moment.

DH went for Linguini with clams and I picked Cobb Salad. Big portion for me.  We ended the meal with a cup of Cappuccino. 

Lunch at Scala's Bistro

DH and I had lunch at Scala's Bistro, San Francisco, after having dinner there a couple of nights earlier. We requested a  table by the window and we got it. The place was very quiet when we got there, it was still quite early for lunch. I like it that we were seated in a place that is bright and able to take nicer pictures. I had Chicken Roulade (below) this time and DH tried the Pan fried Halibut that I had earlier for dinner. A little too tasty, but overall, it was quite an enjoyable meal.

Going For Third!

Our last dinner in San Francisco was at Scala's Bistro (again), we just could not help it. It was our third time there. DH had his eyes on linguine since the first time we went to the restaurant and he finally he had what he wanted, Linguine with Clams. After some consideration, I decided on having Pan Roasted Chicken Breast. Both of us were happy with our choice and it's time to go home, back to Singapore. That's it folks!

Scala's Bistro, First Time!

This is Scala's Bistro's Bostini Cream Pie. We ordered a small bite as were so stuffed by the time we finished our dinner. We simply could not help it. It looked so gooey-chocolatey, because it was, it was so delish! Although, it's a small portion, we had to really stretch out our tummy to fit it in. I knew then that I had to come back for more.

When you are in a place that you are not familiar with, asking someone with great familiarity could do you a favor. DH likes to ask where to eat, his question to the concierge normally would consist of, where's the best Italian around? Then he asked them to make a reservation. That's how we got to know Scala's Bistro.

It was our first meal in Scala's. The place was packed, we were glad that we had reservation. Upon waiting shortly, we were led to our table and got a basket of bread and a nice experience of having great meal commenced...

This is their Fritto Misto (calamari, white prawns, padron peppers, fennel, green beans, sherry-cayenne aïoli). It's a generous amount and very yummy way to begin our meal with.

DH was in the mood for pizza, he had Pizza Margherita.

I believe mine was Seabass with fingerling potatoes and beans. I like it so much, it was really superb.

Miss K loves gnocchi and had it served with basil pesto, pecorino, nasturtium flowers, pine nuts. It must have been great, she cleaned up the plate very well.

Striking both....

Where we live here, we don't get to see many stretched limousines around. In fact, I don't think I have seen one here. There should be some, somewhere. In the big cities in the USA that I have been, like Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, New York, Chicago and many others, they could pop up in many places. The limo in the picture was the first limo we saw after we landed in San Francisco last month and for the fun of it, I took a snapshot of it. Later did I know that the limo was parked right outside Scala's Bistro, the restaurant that we frequented during our stay in the city. How interesting!