The Progress - San Andreas

What a spot. The anchovies are the star of the show, but a wide selection of small plates (tapas style) and a strong selection of oysters and other cold dishes... read more What a spot. The anchovies are the star of the show, but a wide selection of small plates (tapas style) and a strong selection of oysters and other cold dishes makes for an awesome menu. Great wines and beers on the menu to compliment the food. The onlydownside is that they don’t have a full bar, so the cocktail options are very limited.

Highlight dinner from our trip. My wife and I are from New Orleans and know good food and a proper dining experience. This place had it all. The food, drinks, a... read more Highlight dinner from our trip. My wife and I are from New Orleans and know good food and a proper dining experience. This place had it all. The food, drinks, atmosphere, wait staff and architecture were all excellent. The only thing that could have beenbetter was the pace of the food. It wasn?t paced consistently but not enough to drop it a star. Would 100% reccomend and goback.

The food at The Progress had the most unique flavor combinations and dishes that I have ever tried. The presentation was stunning and the staff are very helpful... read more The food at The Progress had the most unique flavor combinations and dishes that I have ever tried. The presentation was stunning and the staff are very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu and answered all of our questions. They made sure weordered enough food to get full since the portions are generally on the smaller side. My favorites were the caviar potato cloudand the masa dumplings. It is a pricier restaurant but well worth the experience.

I wanted to love this place because I adore the ambiance, the drinks and the service, but the food is just kind of average. The duck is a wow, and we liked the... read more I wanted to love this place because I adore the ambiance, the drinks and the service, but the food is just kind of average. The duck is a wow, and we liked the seaweed noodles, but everything else we ordered was just average. This is one of those placeswhere the food sounds innovative and fresh but in reality the ingredients just don?t work that well together and they end upjust tasting kind of bland. The portions are incredibly small too. With the four of us, we pretty got one bite per person fromeach dish except the half duck which had huge portions. We ordered: half duck: recommend! seaweed noodles: very unique andpretty tasty potatoes with nori: good crispy tofu: meh, pretty underwhelming dumplings: not good halibut: very average tempura: very bland We also went to the sister restaurant State Bird Provisions a few years back and didn?t like it.

The food was pretty good, a nice balance of flavours, but it felt like it was lacking some complexity that other restaurants have. Our server also gave off a st... read more The food was pretty good, a nice balance of flavours, but it felt like it was lacking some complexity that other restaurants have. Our server also gave off a strong impression that we were inconveniencing him by asking questions or adding extra foodinto our order part way through the night. I'm sure it complicated his evening, and I'm sorry for that but the eye rolls, andstanding next to our table sighing and tapping his foot made for a very uncomfortable experience. Overall, the meal was decent,but not Michelin guide worthy. I would recommend looking for something else.