Alta CA - San Andreas

Excellent food and great service. Don't miss the smoked trout on toast and the beet salad! read more Excellent food and great service. Don't miss the smoked trout on toast and the beet salad!

The atmosphere at Alta is quite unique, with a thrift store chic vibe accompanied by playful '70s big hair band classics. We had a reservation, but they initial... read more The atmosphere at Alta is quite unique, with a thrift store chic vibe accompanied by playful '70s big hair band classics. We had a reservation, but they initially seated us at a high bar table. However, they promptly moved us when we requested a change. The food was outstanding, and the service was equally impressive.

The Petrale Sole was excellent. The brown rice puffs with avocado and espellete was underwhelming as the puffs were too greasy and there was very little avocado... read more The Petrale Sole was excellent. The brown rice puffs with avocado and espellete was underwhelming as the puffs were too greasy and there was very little avocado. The candy bar sundae was good.

The food was excellent. We ordered six courses to share, and each one was delicious. The portion sizes varied quite a bit; however, the cheese plate was surpris... read more The food was excellent. We ordered six courses to share, and each one was delicious. The portion sizes varied quite a bit; however, the cheese plate was surprisingly small. Aside from that, everything else was fantastic.

We were pleasantly surprised by the food at Alta CA. We made reservations here because it was walking distance to the Orpheum Theatre for our 8 pm show. I had w... read more We were pleasantly surprised by the food at Alta CA. We made reservations here because it was walking distance to the Orpheum Theatre for our 8 pm show. I had warned Alta CA of our show time when making the reservation and they acknowledged it when we walked in. The service was just a bit slow between dishes, but it all worked out with time to spare to talk to the manager after regarding their pending move to a new hotel at the end of the year. We started with their deviled eggs. I'm not usually a fan of deviled eggs, but these really changed my mind. Yummy! The TOMATO-BREAD SALAD (cucumber, red onion, feta, wild arugula) was the best. Fresh heirloom tomatoes, yum! We had the STROZZAPRETI (spicy bolognese, peas, smoked maitake, parmesan), which was delicious, although a bit salty. For dessert, we opted for the cookie plate as we thought this was a quick dessert to bring to the table. They must have cooked the cookies upon order as it took awhile to arrive. They were good and went well with our coffee. I look forward to checking them out in their new location. There isn't many good places for a before show dinner in the Market Street area. This is one!