Birdsong - American restaurant in San Francisco - 1085 Mission St, USA

This was my first time in a dining experience like this and it was beyond amazing! Celebrated my birthday here and was blown away. From start to finish everything was well thought out Carefully put together menu. The plate were absolutely beautiful. We enjoyed and we're impressed by all the wait staff and how in unison they were. It was fun being able to see into the kitchen and watch everyone working together to prepare our dishes. Intimate experience very impressed with the while experience. Cannot recommend this fining experience enough. Seriously worth the price.

We celebrated our anniversary at Birdsong couple of days back. The food, presentation, synchronized service - everything was impeccable! The restaurant was so thoughtful to also gift us a hand written anniversary card. Perfect for celebrating your special occasion!

My favorite restaurant in the world. Warm and welcoming, unpretentious, consistently perfect, playfully serious food and impeccably elegant service, detailed and thoughtful without feeling affected or contrived... The whole experience feels clean and modern and sumptuous and surprising and and and. Every time I leave I know I'll be back soon, and I'm already looking forward to it. Check out some of these pictures from my last visit on 6/29/23. It looks like art and tastes like nothing I've ever tasted before or elsewhere. Utter delight.

I visited Birdsong in July of 2021. Today is August of 2023. Why the long wait? When I visited I had only been to a few other Michelin starred restaurants. I had no clue how to compare it to other dining experiences I’d had. I’ve now had enough experience to feel that I can do this review justice. Headline: Birdsong is a sublime experience and worthy of its accolades. Michelin star restaurants are a unique experience. Tasting menus are always going to be a mixed bag. Something's just not going to be to your taste. If you are lucky, other dishes are going to be out of this world. The Menu at Birdsong is no exception; which is good. For me to give 5-stars to a Michelin restaurant there must be something on the menu that is life changing. Let’s face it you’re fighting for a reservation and paying a fortune; if there isn’t something you will carry for the rest of your life it’s not worth it. Peas. I’m not a huge fan of peas. Yeah I like split pea soup, but mainly for the ham. If I see them on a plate I might give a taste if they are vibrantly green. But I’m never going to be swayed to order a dish because it features peas. In fact I’ll probably avoid a dish that features peas. And yet I will remember the peas I had here until the day I die. Unbelievably cooked so they are still crunchy and yet they aren’t raw. Peeled and the skins fried. Added on top of the dish for crunch and texture. But so few!!! My life is incomplete for not enough peas. I don’t remember the wine. I remember the bread and squab. Excellent. It was one star when I visited. It earned its second that fall. Why not three? Atmosphere. Every three star restaurant I’ve visited leaves you feeling like you are on an island enjoying your experience at a safe distance from your neighbors. Birdsong is a little crowded, a little cramped. You’re too close to your neighbors to get that 3rd star. But their loss is our gain. 3-star food for a 2-star price. Highly recommended unless you need the intimate atmosphere to focus on your date.

Hands down one of the best meals I’ve had in SF. The uni cream puff with fermented shiitake and savory butterscotch was life-changing, and is alone worth the price of entry. A close second was the cornbread with caviar. Service was outstanding, and was a pleasure to watch the food preparation from the kitchen counter seats. The interior is spacious and places guests in the middle of nature. Absolutely worth the visit.

The wine pairing with the tasting menu was a great experience. So many favorites but I must say the Sea Urchin Puff…I can have dozens of them!! Delicious!!!

Phenomenal food, service and atmosphere. Definitely an experience you won’t forget. The cornbread and caviar had us scratching our heads at first but it was our favorite dish of the night! Would highly recommend, but just a heads up - this location is very questionable especially after hours. The hostess was kind enough to make sure we had an Uber close by before leaving for the night. Didn’t take away from the restaurant itself but just beware.

Great service with friendly and engaging staff. The dining room is nice with an industrial feel. We had the counter seats which were great as you had a good view of the kitchen. The tasting menu started off great and we were blown away by some of the simpler looking dishes. We were however disappointed towards the end of the tasting menu as the last 3 dishes before dessert were too heavy, getting us to saturation. The lamb we had was over salted which was an absolute shame as we could taste through the salt that the lamb itself was exceptional. This feels like a significant faux pas for a 2 star. The wine pairing was well chosen and really complimented each dish.