Kris Simpson

What a charming place! Wonderful atmosphere, incredible service and delicious food. Had the lunch lasagna special and a chicken Caesar salad. Finished with a cappuccino and tiramisu. Can not wait to go back!!

+3

Khumar Mardanova

We tried the steak salad, spaghetti, and lamb shank, and each dish was absolutely delicious. The steak salad was perfectly seasoned, the spaghetti was rich and flavorful, and the lamb shank was cooked to perfection.The ambiance was warm and inviting, creating a wonderful atmosphere to enjoy our meal. The service was top-notch, with friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommend this spot!

R Dohe

Excellent meal in a historic building. My friend had the spaghetti and meatballs and said it was delicious. I had a Caesar salad and a caprese sandwich. The salad especially was amazing. Excellent service from a lovely server. Cool atmosphere. Overall, a fun find!

+1

Petya Dimitrova

I loved my little lunch there so very much!!! I totally trusted the waiter with his suggestions for wine and pizza and didn't regret it at all. Had a glass of Primitivo and Prosciutto pizza. Delicious!!!!!! The pizza crust was the best I ever had. The staff is super friendly. They charged my phone and as locals, suggested places to visit through my stay in SF. I liked the vibes of the place. From the pictures and posters on the walls, you can see many memories were made there. Love the place and would definitely visit again when back in San Francisco!!!

Tamir Bermann

Beautiful café-restaurant located in a historic building that is worth reading about. The ambiance is classic and cozy, and the service was very friendly. The spaghetti meatballs were good, but they lacked salt and the depth of flavor I would have expected. Aside from that, I can recommend this place and would consider coming back.

Katja Šviga

The building is more impressive from outside, but also nice inside. Service was nice, but we only had cocktails.

+2

Bill Lin

A restaurant owned by the famous Francis Ford Coppola, yes, the one and only Coppola who directed the all time classic Godfather trilogy!!! The restaurant itself is so "Godfather" if you know what I am talking about, so low profile from the outside, you wouldn't even notice that there's a restaurant inside, but the interior design is authentic Italian style, you will definitely enjoy a cup of espresso here.

+5

Joshua Brathwaite

Overall experience was good. The amount of pasta didn’t reflect the price but the linguine with clams was delicious and the meatballs made from veal were delicious as well. We sat outside to enjoy the nice weather and service was also great as our waiter scooped spoons of Parmesan cheese to our liking on our plate. The Italian soda and complimentary rolls were good also.

+4

Konrad Juengling

Cafe Zoetrope is a cute Italian restaurant in Little Italy in a gorgeous building on the ground floor. The big draw for us to make reservations was the short story vending machine, which is free. For the vending machine, you can select a story in 1 minute, 3 minute, or 5 minute read times. It prints on thick receipt-sized paper (think a thick extra-long Walgreens receipt). You get a randomized short story and it’s a cool experience. The food isn’t anything exciting. It was decent, but nothing memorable. I had the Linguine Alle Vongole, which was fresh clams, white wine, parsley, and red pepper flakes. I added more pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt because it wasn’t very flavorful. For dessert, I had the chocolate mousse, which was more firm than I’m used to, but it wasn’t anything I’d write home about. Our server was attentive, friendly, and knew the menu well. After the short story vending machine, the service was the best part of the experience with the food coming in last.

+1

Maria de los angeles Cabello

The atmosphere was great however the food and the service have so much to improve. The service was nice but pretty slow and inexperienced . We ordered the lamb and it wasn’t good at all. The meat had a strong smell and taste which usually happens when the meat quality is not as great as it should be. The pasta carbonara and pizza weren’t nothing special to repeat. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend to go there.

Opie Frank

Very cute Italian cafe. Loved the atmosphere. Buy that was as far as it went. Started with bread with balsamic & olive oil. The balsamic was thin and very sour. The olive oil had zero flavor and the bread was dinner rolls. Next was a Cesar salad. This was pretty good. For the main course I ordered arrabbiata. I got a little heat from the spice red chili but other than that it was incredibly bland. I didn't even finish it.

Vinie Miller

Nice place but really bad food. The olive oil doesn’t have any olive color, cheese feels hard and fake on pizza. I suggest you get a drink here to enjoy the ambience and eat elsewhere.