When we arrived in San Francisco, not-so-fresh off the plane, we arrived at the hotel only to find out our room wasn't ready. We left our bags and decided to go wandering, despite being dressed in day-old clothes and needing to brush our teeth. We walked straight down town into the financial district, and stumbled upon Wayfare Tavern by accident. We were so glad we did.
When we asked the waitress at the door what kind of food they served, she looked confused, and said "American?" like she wasn't sure. . . I let out a little laugh. I wasn't quite sure what American food was, but it looked great and the atmosphere had a healthy, active lunchtime buzz, so we took a seat out the front in the sunshine and prepared ourselves to be pleased.
We weren't looking for much food, so we ordered a salad and a bowl of chips, and two glasses of napa wine. Welcome to San Fansisco! I was suitably getting into the swing of things here.
The salad was a nice cos lettuce and ripe avocado with a light dressing. It was simple and unpretentious. The chips turned out to be poutine, with gravy, curds, and pulled pork. I'm one of those vegetarians who rarely feels the magnetic attraction of meat. People talk about the smell of bacon, and I enjoy the thought, but it doesn't sway me to eat it. I sometimes think about a nice tuna steak or a rotisserie chicken, and then I think again. It doesn't do it for me anymore after all these years, but . . . this pulled pork certainly looked good. I pushed it to the side, and had a private thought about why I was veggie, and then happily went about eating the chips.
Although we'd only had a salad and some chips, we decided to move on to desert. Why not celebrate being in the California sun? So we ordered a peach pie with vanila ice cream, and susequently fell in love with the most wholesome country style pie I have ever met. The chunks of peach were meaty (dare I say it?) and the pastry was chunky and satisfying. Now I know what American food is! Not fast food and sugar, but good, wholesome feasting.
The waitress was attentive and had great suggestions for us. You can tell when someone is really listening to you, and it was an easy experience. Although we sat outside, we could see the interior had a woods and greens and florals style pub atmosphere, with beautiful big windows at the front and an internal staircase. The bathrooms were charming, down in the basemet of this amazing building. It's not a huge place, and when I tried to come back a second time during the week I found it packed to the rims with bankers and headhunters. I didn't get a seat on that occasion so it must be a pretty popular place. I would try again!
Add: 558 Sacramento St, San Francisco
PH: 415 772 9060
Web: http://wayfaretavern.com/
When we asked the waitress at the door what kind of food they served, she looked confused, and said "American?" like she wasn't sure. . . I let out a little laugh. I wasn't quite sure what American food was, but it looked great and the atmosphere had a healthy, active lunchtime buzz, so we took a seat out the front in the sunshine and prepared ourselves to be pleased.
We weren't looking for much food, so we ordered a salad and a bowl of chips, and two glasses of napa wine. Welcome to San Fansisco! I was suitably getting into the swing of things here.
The salad was a nice cos lettuce and ripe avocado with a light dressing. It was simple and unpretentious. The chips turned out to be poutine, with gravy, curds, and pulled pork. I'm one of those vegetarians who rarely feels the magnetic attraction of meat. People talk about the smell of bacon, and I enjoy the thought, but it doesn't sway me to eat it. I sometimes think about a nice tuna steak or a rotisserie chicken, and then I think again. It doesn't do it for me anymore after all these years, but . . . this pulled pork certainly looked good. I pushed it to the side, and had a private thought about why I was veggie, and then happily went about eating the chips.
Although we'd only had a salad and some chips, we decided to move on to desert. Why not celebrate being in the California sun? So we ordered a peach pie with vanila ice cream, and susequently fell in love with the most wholesome country style pie I have ever met. The chunks of peach were meaty (dare I say it?) and the pastry was chunky and satisfying. Now I know what American food is! Not fast food and sugar, but good, wholesome feasting.
The waitress was attentive and had great suggestions for us. You can tell when someone is really listening to you, and it was an easy experience. Although we sat outside, we could see the interior had a woods and greens and florals style pub atmosphere, with beautiful big windows at the front and an internal staircase. The bathrooms were charming, down in the basemet of this amazing building. It's not a huge place, and when I tried to come back a second time during the week I found it packed to the rims with bankers and headhunters. I didn't get a seat on that occasion so it must be a pretty popular place. I would try again!
Add: 558 Sacramento St, San Francisco
PH: 415 772 9060
Web: http://wayfaretavern.com/
