Korin Sanda

10/10 would recommend and return! Every dish was delicious, service was superb and atmosphere clean and quaint. I recommend arriving early to find parking and to put your name on the list posted outside the front door

Thomas Huang

One of the greatest restaurants I’ve ever been to and I’ve been here 5-6 times total. This restaurant nails everything, the food, the decor, the coziness, and the service are exceptional. Very few restaurants know how to strike perfect balance, and yet anchor oyster bar seems to be the rare gem that can nail that. The food feels like a menu that comes out of a 1950s recipe book - there is nothing fancy, special, or new about it but it is simply executed to a very high level. Its as if the food was extracted out of a Julia Child cookbook and done with exceptional quality. So few restaurants understand how to do simple things well, and Anchor Oyster Bar excels at all of them, and thats why it is so special. It is so unpretentious and unassuming with no gimmicks, its exactly how you ought to experience a restaurant. No qr codes, no yelp waitlist, no take out system, its a sit down, speak to a real human being, hear about the daily special, bustling and cozy restaurant that feels like a bit of a time capsule. Its a special place and you should try it once in your life if you get the chance.

Tristen Hill

Went at 2:15 on a Saturday afternoon. No wait when we showed up, but a line up formed around 2:30. The food was unbelievable. Had a dozen oysters and the full size cioppino. The cioppino was outstanding, very large dish my wife and split. Absolutely worth the hype and any wait a person chooses to do. The service was great, super friendly. We brought a bottle of champagne for corkage, and some places are miffed when you bring a bottle in, they were happy and very accommodating and brought an ice bucket to place it in. Short review is definitely recommended.

Nataliia “NSH” Chernysh

We finally arrived at this cozy, welcoming, and authentic restaurant. There were a lot of people there, but we were the first. Everyone waited patiently, and it was worth it. The food was delicious, everything was fresh, and perfectly prepared. The oyster selection was excellent. The staff was incredibly polite and attentive. It was a great day.

+5

Jonathan Koh

So. Good. We started with crab cake which was jam packed with crab meant and the best combination of crispy and crumbly. Was so hard to stop myself midway just to take this photo. And then the seafood cioppino!!! It looked so good, smelled so good and tasted so goo. I didnt even bother with my phone so no photos sadly haha

Diane Del Guercio

Best cioppino and garlic bread I’ve ever had. Everything we had here (oysters, mussels, panzanella, cioppino) was super fresh and delicious. I would definitely come here again. The service was great. the only down side is that there are no reservations so you might have to wait awhile for a table. It was worth the wait though.

Juan Pablo Vaca

Such a lovely, cool place! Great and cute decor, awesome service (thanks, Padro!), and delicious food. Thanks, guys — see you again soon!

Redd Tiger

Heard about this place from word of mouth - it’s all true!! Come hungry - portions are nice sized. Great presentations, flavors are fresh & clean! Get there early because the seating is very limited and waitlist can be long, but well worth the wait! Had the Boston clam chowder, 1/2 order of Anchor Special, and the smaller portion of their Cioppino. It’s big enough to share!!

+3

Christopher Taktak

really outstanding - was not expecting to like it this much! 6 raw oysters / so fresh, yummy, juicy, meaty. wow. outstanding. favourites were the “summer love” the combination salad with thousand island / just to die for. perfect size. filling, fresh, and the dressing was to die for. good amount of fish on there. 10/10 will be back EXPEDITIOUSLY

Kami Naylor

If I could give a million, I would. The spot is cute and quaint, the food is spectacular, and the service is top-notch! I ordered an oyster shooter, house salad, clam chowder, and half size of the Wild Bluenose Sea Bass Puttanesca Pasta 🤌🏽🤌🏽

Teresa

I found best seafood in SF at the Anchor Oyster bar. There’s a reason it’s Michelin recommend. Everything was super fresh and delicious; the raw oysters even tasted sweet. I recommend getting the scallops. We came close to closing time and the wait wasn’t bad. Even though we sat by the bar, our waitress was very attentive. I will definitely be back to try more items on the menu.

+2

Joe Korts

Been coming here for almost 40 years. Shared many plates; everything is always delicious. I wish they would bring back my all time favorite which is the roasted trout in a brown butter sage sauce. One of the best around but has been absent for too many years! Rose, please!!!!

Myhealthyfoodlife “myhealthyfoodlife.com”

Overall taste and service was nice. Oyster was very fresh and all is from west coast ocean so it is different from east coast oysters. Steamed clams are feels like soup it was nice and good match with oyster shooter. Crab cake comes with two sauces and well matched. but waiting time was too long , and they can make some tech tools to consider people who stay outside so long, it's worth too wait but these days weather in bay area was so cold.... but love this place!

+12

Pedro A

We looked for a seafood place on maps and had a few options and luckily we chose the right one! 😊 They don't take reservations and it's a popular place so you may have to wait a bit to be seated. We had fresh oysters, steamed clams/mussels, crab cocktail, crab cakes, the shrimp platter and of course the clam chowder. We all had the oysters which were very tasty and fresh. My son got the crab cakes which comes with tarter sauce, roasted potatoes and a side of chowder. They looked good and he said it was excellent 👌. My mom got the wild prawn platter and she loved them! My wife and I shared the steamed shellfish combo and the crab cocktail. The crab meat cocktail was fresh and went well with the cocktail sauce that had a dab of horseradish in it. It's a very nice starter but not a whole meal. The steamed shellfish was exactly what I was hoping for. The sauce was so good that I ordered more bread to keep eating it. 😋 The clam chowder was good but there are other places in the city that I'd rather go to for better clam chowder. The staff/service was great! We got to sit outside with the heaters on which was perfect for a cool evening. Overall a great experience with really good seafood and a welcoming staff. I recommend it for a date or even a family dinner 👍

+3