bistro clovis or cafe della stella

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> 	i'm looking for opinions on both of these san francisco
> restaurants. good? bad?

I ate at Bistro Clovis for the first time last week, and had a really excellent meal. For the first course I had a mousse of smoked fish, which was delicious if a bit lighter than I expected. My friend had vol au vent with escargot, which I didn't get to taste because he hoovered it in too quickly so he wouldn't have to share it. For the main course, my friend had the lapin a la moutarde, which was surprisingly tender with an extraordinary sauce. I had duck in a peppercorn sauce, which was also fabu. Dessert (tarte tatin, which takes quite a while for the to prepare; if you're in a hurry order it when your main courses arrive) was excellent. Good wine choices, but a small list.

Ilona

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Cafe Delle Stelle I have not eaten at and nothing I have heard or read makes me want to very much (not that anyone has ever said it is awful).  Bistro Clovis is reasonably good, but nowhere near excellent.  Pretty traditional bistro fare, acceptably prepared but not very inventive.  Decor is appropriate but not memorable, service can be a bit distracted.  Over the years I've had some dishes that were excellent but many others that didn't rise above the ordinary.  If I wanted to eat in that neighborhood, I would consider Clovis, but I wouldn't exclude other options.  After all, Zuni isn't that far away.

Mark Alan Miller

Allix and Mickey wrote in message ...
> i'm looking for opinions on both of these san francisco
>restaurants. good? bad?
> thanks,
> allix
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