Globe Restaurant, San Francisco

On Sunday evening we had an impromptu dinner at Globe Restaurant in SF.
It was not a super busy night and we were seated right away.

The Gov’na started with the Salad Lardon: frisee with warm bacon vinaigrette and poached chick eggs.
This salad was a very large portion and he really enjoyed it. There was an appropriate amount of all elements and the poached eggs really made the sauce once they were pierced.
We were literally dipping bread in the plate juices when he was done with the salad.

I had the Tuna Tartare with fresh basil and black olive tapenade. It was served with some lightly toasted bread points. The tuna was cut into large, fork-friendly pieces and had a very fresh and clean flavor. The bread was perfectly toasted; the inside was very soft & fresh, while allowing a nice crisp crust to complement the tuna.

Gov’na had the Rotisserie Chicken with pancetta and black mission figs. He said the chicken was one of the moistest chicken dishes he has ordered in a restaurant. Again, the portion was huge. It was like a half of a chicken, de-boned on the breast with everything else on the bone.
Had figs, which, it turns out he’s not too fond of…hmmm he didn’t mention that on Friday's ducky dinner…

I had the braised Lamb Sugo over soft polenta and english peas which was smaller in proportion than his meal, but really had a wonderful depth of flavor that comes from the slow cooking. Also, you don’t need a huge portion with a meal like this; it’s so filling as it is.
The lamb was lamby, but not gamey. This was a great comfort dish.

We shared a bottle of 2003 Domaine Les Pallieres, Gigondas.
Total for 2 including tip was $161, the service was great, not too intrusive, but attentive.
In fact, they scored bonus points for chasing me down when we left, I had forgotten my (new) scarf at the table, and they brought it to me.

In any event, I have been to Globe on a few occasions; this was the best meal so far. I’m glad they are still around and still stay open late for dinner.
Well, late for this town anyway.

As a side note, Globe has a special menu on Sunday’s called the Farmer’s Menu. It was quite extensive and looked interesting. Unfortunately, they were already out of some items, so we ordered from the regular menu.

I would most definitely go back in the future.

http://www.globerestaurant.com/