Bistro Boudin is on the upstairs level of the beautiful facility in Fisherman’s Wharf.
Downstairs you can buy bread to go. You can eat at the casual cafe that has outdoor seating, and you can also watch the fascinating process of making the bread in the semi-automated kitchen.
Upstairs is the fine dining restaurant with a great view of San Francisco Bay and a classic selection of menu items.
Of course, there’s the Boudin bread, which is what we all come here for, and it’s complimentary. They also have a garlic cheese bread, which we tried, but I felt like the heavy coating of cheese really masked what’s great about the Boudin sourdough flavor.
We began with a Caesar salad, which is made in a very traditional way and was an absolutely perfect accompaniment to the bread and served with croutons made from their bread.
Then we had two classic entrees:
– A generous and delicious shrimp cocktail with extraordinarily fresh shrimp in a tangy cocktail sauce.
– A wonderful serving of four oysters Rockefeller with just the right mixture of spinach and artichoke combining to form a creamy blanket for the perfect fresh oysters.
Service was friendly, and the ambiance can’t be beat.