Ash's Vallemar Station

Lyssa Lou

WOW! This is the most outstanding service I have ever had. The staff were incredibly kind and the service was quick, and the food was INCREDIBLE. I highly recommend the crab sandwich (real crab and a big portion) and seafood platter. The chowder here was also very tasty and unique. Diner style atmosphere.

Eileen M

This is great food! Clam chowder and Crab sandwich are best of Pacifica. We came for the Wednesday night special (steak). We started our meal with calamari and then my partner has trout (big fish) and garlic spaghetti. Yum! Plus, it’s a historical site - 1905 railway station with lots of memorabilia. This is a great place for throw back cocktails.

Jeff Ho

We came here for their Fri/Sat/Sun after 5pm prime rib $39. It was alright. It wasn't anything fancy. For +$3.50, you can get either a salad or soup of the day. Today was clam chowder. As for the sides, you can choose between creamed spinach or cooked vegetables, either a baked potato or garlic mash potatoes. I asked for gravy on the mash potatoes but gravy was not available. My prime rib came with a bone but my friend's didn't. Both were thick and didn't leave us hungry. As for the meat, it got tedious to eat toward the end as it was a lot food. My guess is around 16oz. The quality was OK. It is not herb crusted nor aged that long. They should have dry aged it a bit more for the enzymes to develop a more complex flavor. As for the dining experience, no wait on a Friday night, unlike HOPR or Westlake Joe's. Vallemar Station puts glass on top of table clothes with paper napkins, yes, that kind of vibe. The bartender lady must be at least 70 years old. The waitstaff is young and energetic. There's a huge TV at the bar and also the dining room. It reminded me of how Val's in Daly City used to be, but a notch lower. Free bread. Service was excellent.

Nikki Stearns

Gem of a restaurant! Super charming ambience, food is OUTSTANDING! They clearly make their food with love. Very reasonable drink prices. Wait staff is attentive, friendly, and helpful. We had the burger, sweet potato fries, and mozzarella sticks, all fantastic. Burgers were cooked perfectly 👌🏼 Took deserts to go (crème brûlée cheesecake and bread pudding) and they were phenomenal! We’ll definitely be returning!

lisa van wettering

Stopped here on a whim. The food was excellent! Service was great and the over all experience was a plus. I 100% recommend!

Janet Mitchell

Big birthday party for me with my family. Wonderful food..drinks and service. Servers and waitstaff were spot on with everything needed. Food..prime rib for me was the bomb! Everyone else got steak and was very happy with thier choices..highly recommend for any special parties...date night or just a great place for food.

grinningbearC

Simple down home surf n turf dining. Seafood is outstanding, and Steaks are mouthwatering. My wife and I make it a point to stop in Picifica and Vallemar Station everytime we fly into SFO. Every meal has consistantly been delightful. My particular favourites are the Crab sandwich for lunch, and the Calamari Dore' for dinner. Take the time to visit Vallemar Station. You will not be disappointed!

Milton Minero

The best prime rib I've ever tried, I recommend it.

We came during lunch on a weekday so the restaurant wasn’t busy. The place used to be a train station and was well preserved. The owner cooked for us. Our server was very flexible and helpful. Service was fast, the crab sandwich was packed with crab, fries were fresh and crunchy, salmon on the salad was a huge portion, the steak was not cut thinly on the Philly cheesesteak.

Rating 3.5 stars The food is good. You need to know that you will have a good meal. Especially if you happen to be waiting in that long line for Gorilla bbq. :) I've included pictures here. We ordered prime rib (medium), shrimp scampi with pesto linguine, clam chowder, and ravioli (child portion). The brownie with vanilla ice cream was super good. The food is solid and the food reminds me of Original Joe's. You know what you're going to get here. The atmosphere is old school but that's not bad. Take a look at the pictures on the walls and the awesome dioramas of Pacifica when trains ran through town. Let me know what you think.

Walking into this steakhouse felt like staying at a Motel 6 with an overall "just getting by" energy. Surprisingly, the clam chowder was a hidden gem: delicious, well-priced. If you’re looking for fine dining, look elsewhere. But if you’re in the mood for decent soup and don't want to wait 45min to an hour for chowder, this is your spot.

Everything was great in this place...the food, the service and the ambiance. The only bad thing here was the presence of an old lady (maybe the manager or owner?) who constantly kept yelling out to the staff! Very bad manners. If you need to dress down a staff member, it should be done privately. Other than that, this place deserves a lot of merit for food quality and service!

Sherry A

We came during lunch on a weekday so the restaurant wasn’t busy. The place used to be a train station and was well preserved. The owner cooked for us. Our server was very flexible and helpful. Service was fast, the crab sandwich was packed with crab, fries were fresh and crunchy, salmon on the salad was a huge portion, the steak was not cut thinly on the Philly cheesesteak.

luminescent buka

Walking into this steakhouse felt like staying at a Motel 6 with an overall "just getting by" energy. Surprisingly, the clam chowder was a hidden gem: delicious, well-priced. If you’re looking for fine dining, look elsewhere. But if you’re in the mood for decent soup and don't want to wait 45min to an hour for chowder, this is your spot.

Howard Yang

Rating 3.5 stars The food is good. You need to know that you will have a good meal. Especially if you happen to be waiting in that long line for Gorilla bbq. :) I've included pictures here. We ordered prime rib (medium), shrimp scampi with pesto linguine, clam chowder, and ravioli (child portion). The brownie with vanilla ice cream was super good. The food is solid and the food reminds me of Original Joe's. You know what you're going to get here. The atmosphere is old school but that's not bad. Take a look at the pictures on the walls and the awesome dioramas of Pacifica when trains ran through town. Let me know what you think.

Arnel Baga Silvero

Everything was great in this place...the food, the service and the ambiance. The only bad thing here was the presence of an old lady (maybe the manager or owner?) who constantly kept yelling out to the staff! Very bad manners. If you need to dress down a staff member, it should be done privately. Other than that, this place deserves a lot of merit for food quality and service!

I wasn't going to leave a review at all, I just wanted to forget about it, but Google insisted. Where do I start? We had just rolled into Pacifica that night, dropped our suitcases at our AirBnB and wanted a nice steak dinner. This place popped up in our search. We walk in and the place is pretty empty. There was 1 table, a family of about 10, just leaving. My husband needed to use the restroom, so while he was gone, I sat in the corner at our table, not greeted. There was a young lady (30's) who ended up being our server, training two young kids how to bus tables. She was yelling at them and slamming items on the table, repeating herself over and over, so incredibly rude. I felt bad for the young boy and girl in training. There was no music on and the TV was on, but on MUTE = no atmosphere at all. Just a lady, who appeared to not be sober, yelling across the restaurant and failing at being a trainer. My husband returned after about 5 minutes and he got to witness another 5-10 minutes of this "dinner and a show" before we were greeted. The lady talked so fast and didn't allow us to answer her questions before she would move on or just walk away. A restaurant where I am spending $50 on a steak should at least think about atmosphere and hiring properly *and not using plastic 2oz portion cups on a plate*. "Do you want a drink? I just learned how to bartend. What do you want? How about a cosmopolitann, do you know what's in it, cranberry, vodka...." she rattled on and on. I just waited for a break in her run-on sentence. I ordered a dirty martini which wasnt terrible, but it tasted like she poured well vodka instead of what I ordered, so I didn't even drink it. Wine list is terrible. We ordered calamari, which was a freezer-to-fryer product. It was fine. I'm familiar with the product. But, the sauces were terrible cocktail sauce and a tartar sauce so sweet, it tasted like they used miracle whip (🤢) or it was mixed with left over coleslaw dressing. Nasty. I ordered a rib-eye with a baked potato and sauteed veggies. My husband ordered prime rib with creamed spinach and mashed potatoes. The prime rib was a perfect medium-rare, and HUGE. That was good. My rib-eye was also good. The sides were sides, nothing to write home about. I noticed an older lady by the bar watching the dining room, watching the server, but she never corrected her on her behavior. Then I heard the server mention her mom and grandma. I think the restaurant is being run by mutli-generational family, which is cool, but they need to take their business seriously if they want to fill that dining room. It was 7PM on a Saturday night and after the large party left, only 1 more table came in, a couple who had an issue with the server for some reason, so the older lady was apologizing endlessly to them. We left with doggy bags. Here's the bad part: The next day I started having symptoms of perhaps a little bacterial issue, followed by the next day with more symptoms. The place was dirty, and the staff didn't seem to have the integrity to keep things sanitary, and being in the business myself, I know what to look for, and I am well educated on bacterial, viral, chemical, parasitic and toxin foodborne illnesses. This seemed to be bacterial, which would make sense due to the unsanitary conditions and the meat we ordered. We tried to read the health dept report on the wall on the way out, but they had it covered up in the frame. Why? The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 is because of the potential. With the right management and a team who cares, and a kitchen overhaul, this place could be awesome. It is a historical train station, 150 years old. These ladies do not act like they have an amazing opportunity here. There are many people who would love the opportunity to bring that place back to life.

Price does not match the quality and service. It looked like the waitress doesn’t want to work here. Basa tasted really good, but salmon was not good and too small for 20$. We got the smallest serving of bread I’ve ever seen. Interior is old school but looks nice. I would not come back and wouldn’t recommend. A tall guy with dark short hair should get a raise, he is the only person who was genuinely friendly and did a great job.

Ann Chovy

I wasn't going to leave a review at all, I just wanted to forget about it, but Google insisted. Where do I start? We had just rolled into Pacifica that night, dropped our suitcases at our AirBnB and wanted a nice steak dinner. This place popped up in our search. We walk in and the place is pretty empty. There was 1 table, a family of about 10, just leaving. My husband needed to use the restroom, so while he was gone, I sat in the corner at our table, not greeted. There was a young lady (30's) who ended up being our server, training two young kids how to bus tables. She was yelling at them and slamming items on the table, repeating herself over and over, so incredibly rude. I felt bad for the young boy and girl in training. There was no music on and the TV was on, but on MUTE = no atmosphere at all. Just a lady, who appeared to not be sober, yelling across the restaurant and failing at being a trainer. My husband returned after about 5 minutes and he got to witness another 5-10 minutes of this "dinner and a show" before we were greeted. The lady talked so fast and didn't allow us to answer her questions before she would move on or just walk away. A restaurant where I am spending $50 on a steak should at least think about atmosphere and hiring properly *and not using plastic 2oz portion cups on a plate*. "Do you want a drink? I just learned how to bartend. What do you want? How about a cosmopolitann, do you know what's in it, cranberry, vodka...." she rattled on and on. I just waited for a break in her run-on sentence. I ordered a dirty martini which wasnt terrible, but it tasted like she poured well vodka instead of what I ordered, so I didn't even drink it. Wine list is terrible. We ordered calamari, which was a freezer-to-fryer product. It was fine. I'm familiar with the product. But, the sauces were terrible cocktail sauce and a tartar sauce so sweet, it tasted like they used miracle whip (🤢) or it was mixed with left over coleslaw dressing. Nasty. I ordered a rib-eye with a baked potato and sauteed veggies. My husband ordered prime rib with creamed spinach and mashed potatoes. The prime rib was a perfect medium-rare, and HUGE. That was good. My rib-eye was also good. The sides were sides, nothing to write home about. I noticed an older lady by the bar watching the dining room, watching the server, but she never corrected her on her behavior. Then I heard the server mention her mom and grandma. I think the restaurant is being run by mutli-generational family, which is cool, but they need to take their business seriously if they want to fill that dining room. It was 7PM on a Saturday night and after the large party left, only 1 more table came in, a couple who had an issue with the server for some reason, so the older lady was apologizing endlessly to them. We left with doggy bags. Here's the bad part: The next day I started having symptoms of perhaps a little bacterial issue, followed by the next day with more symptoms. The place was dirty, and the staff didn't seem to have the integrity to keep things sanitary, and being in the business myself, I know what to look for, and I am well educated on bacterial, viral, chemical, parasitic and toxin foodborne illnesses. This seemed to be bacterial, which would make sense due to the unsanitary conditions and the meat we ordered. We tried to read the health dept report on the wall on the way out, but they had it covered up in the frame. Why? The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 is because of the potential. With the right management and a team who cares, and a kitchen overhaul, this place could be awesome. It is a historical train station, 150 years old. These ladies do not act like they have an amazing opportunity here. There are many people who would love the opportunity to bring that place back to life.

Iuliia Shchegelska

Price does not match the quality and service. It looked like the waitress doesn’t want to work here. Basa tasted really good, but salmon was not good and too small for 20$. We got the smallest serving of bread I’ve ever seen. Interior is old school but looks nice. I would not come back and wouldn’t recommend. A tall guy with dark short hair should get a raise, he is the only person who was genuinely friendly and did a great job.

Redjade 916

We ordered fish and chips. We ate two small pieces of fish. No taste. The coating not done. Fries were good.

I dined at the restaurant with 4 people. The inability to split checks was disappointing. We spent 2 hours there, encountering subpar service. The beer tasted stale, the baked potato was overcooked, and the vegetables were extremely overdone. We ordered salmon and 3 steaks, yet it took 1.5 hours to receive our food. Additionally, we were not provided with straws and napkins initially, which added to the overall inconvenience of our dining experience. The only great thing about the restaurant were the chairs on wheels.

The restaurant is super old and dirty. Its part bar, part restaurant. The waitress was super rude. First thing she said was "we're only serving lunch. Are you gonna stay?" I felt like I did something wrong. Dont know why I stayed. Scared maybe? Anyway, I ordered the burger. It was two small pattys. They were dry and flavorless. My water had a bug or dirt in it. I will never come back. I honestly don't know how this place is still open.

The people up front were nice. Firstly, the website menu prices were like $10 less then my photos, which sucked. Secondly, the food is not fresh. Our mozzarella sticks came out still with a frozen center. I shared a seafood combo with someone. Well the fish was so so. The calamari rings were not edible. I was excited to try prawns, but one wasn't devained and they did redo it but the next one still had telling signs it too was not cleaned. The scallops were good without the breading. The ocean was right there for the seafood not to fresh. The history of this place was neat. $45 wasted. (It seems like the good reviews are from locals that have gotten use to poor food quality. I'm not a local nor do i come from a land lock state) The food was disappointing.

After hearing nothing but raves about this place, I finally tried it and was highly disappointed. I ordered Cannelloni and it was horrible. My husband ordered steak and prawns which he did enjoy. We went on a wednesday evening. My husband and I h.g.h ar CV the entire restaurant to ourselves. There wasn't another living soul in the place beside us and the staff the entire time. Service was good. Menu a bit pricey. I may try it again if someone else is paying.

Oksana Eastman

I dined at the restaurant with 4 people. The inability to split checks was disappointing. We spent 2 hours there, encountering subpar service. The beer tasted stale, the baked potato was overcooked, and the vegetables were extremely overdone. We ordered salmon and 3 steaks, yet it took 1.5 hours to receive our food. Additionally, we were not provided with straws and napkins initially, which added to the overall inconvenience of our dining experience. The only great thing about the restaurant were the chairs on wheels.

Mike Moya

The restaurant is super old and dirty. Its part bar, part restaurant. The waitress was super rude. First thing she said was "we're only serving lunch. Are you gonna stay?" I felt like I did something wrong. Dont know why I stayed. Scared maybe? Anyway, I ordered the burger. It was two small pattys. They were dry and flavorless. My water had a bug or dirt in it. I will never come back. I honestly don't know how this place is still open.

Bethany Butler

The people up front were nice. Firstly, the website menu prices were like $10 less then my photos, which sucked. Secondly, the food is not fresh. Our mozzarella sticks came out still with a frozen center. I shared a seafood combo with someone. Well the fish was so so. The calamari rings were not edible. I was excited to try prawns, but one wasn't devained and they did redo it but the next one still had telling signs it too was not cleaned. The scallops were good without the breading. The ocean was right there for the seafood not to fresh. The history of this place was neat. $45 wasted. (It seems like the good reviews are from locals that have gotten use to poor food quality. I'm not a local nor do i come from a land lock state) The food was disappointing.

was peaceful protesting for a school organized activety on the side of the highway, we are walking by and the owner comes out and does sieg heil at us 10 times over?? she proceeds to cuss out highschoolers and calls us savage and berates female students especially it was very unnecessary and extremely inappropriate to do sieg heil at a bunch of high schoolers.

Theora Cheatham

was peaceful protesting for a school organized activety on the side of the highway, we are walking by and the owner comes out and does sieg heil at us 10 times over?? she proceeds to cuss out highschoolers and calls us savage and berates female students especially it was very unnecessary and extremely inappropriate to do sieg heil at a bunch of high schoolers.