Reviews

"Italian Food Prepared Well at Palio d' Asti"

"Not many restaurants could make it serving only on weekdays, but Palio d' Asti in the Financial District has no problem.  It's a popular spot for lunch and now the after-work bar and dinner business is growing as well. … Gianni Fassio's restaurant has been a favorite in the area since 1990.  Scherotter's menu features favorites that the San Francisco clientele have come to expect as well as interesting new combinations."

—San Francisco Chronicle, January 2000

OVERALL = ***

Food = ***

Service = ***

Atmosphere = ***

Prices = $$$

Noise Rating = ****

"Such smooth service, so many delicious dishes and a wonderful wine bar: It can only mean good things for Palio—and for San Francisco Diners."

—San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, August, 1998

"In or outside the city, Palio d'Asti gets little press, perhaps because it's never been a restaurant about hotshot chefs and the trends-of-the-month. But make no mistake: It's one of the great restaurants of San Francisco."

—Gourmet Magazine, June, 1998

"Fassio sees his restaurant as an outpost of Italian Culture and everyone benefits."

—Patricia Untermans Food Lover's Guide to San Francisco

"Dreamy Pastas, our of this world risottos and other more exotic Northern Italian specialties served in a fun light hearted atmosphere; it may be Downtown's best lunch spot, but why don't they serve dinner?"

—Zagat

We listened to our guests and we do serve dinner now!

"Diners looking for a sophisticated Italian restaurant with a lot of service, gravitate to Palio d'Asti."

—San Francisco Chronicle

"A great place to enjoy exceptionally good, unpretentious food downtown."

—San Francisco Examiner

"With its lively open kitchen...and bustling, contemporary style...the main dishes have the directness and simplicity that distinguish Italian country cooking."

—Gourmet

"A San Francisco kind of place, great for locals, a touch of class for tourists."

—San Francisco Examiner