Ame Restaurant Review
St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco
689 Mission St. (Third St.) 
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San Francisco, CA 94105
415-284-4040 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
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 Ame bears the hallmarks of a great hotel restaurant: diligent service, luxurious décor, and a varied menu guaranteed to appeal to business travelers and local foodies. From appetizers to entrées, offerings run the gamut from Asian fusion concoctions to upscale variations on ingredient combinations common to seasonal California cuisine. Nettles, root vegetable purées and roast pork may all appear on the menu, albeit in conceptually highbrow renditions. The restaurant's version of suckling pig has neither bones nor snout; the animal's tastiest parts are sliced, carefully layered like pastry and topped with crusty skin---the neat cubes of meat reminiscent of architectural models looming over a thin nettle lake, a nearby hillock of mashed potatoes rimmed with sautéed wild mushrooms. Some dishes (like the pig) are inspired; others suffer from too many flavors and overblown ideas jostling for supremacy on the same plate, as with the signature black cod floating in a mirin-heavy stock with chewy, superfluous shrimp dumplings. Still, the kitchen rarely disappoints. House-made ice creams further boost first-rate desserts. Specialty cocktails are well-crafted, and at times whimsical in construction. The sashimi and crudo preparations emerge as Ame's strongest suit---particularly a roe-kissed kaisen sashimi salad, slippery cuttlefish noodles tossed with sea urchin and quail eggs, and the tempura "poke."
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