Alive Restaurant in San Francisco

Last night I visited the Alive raw food restaurant in San Francisco. A tiny cosy restaurant situated on Lombard Street, a few minutes walk from San Francisco Bay. The restaurant holds only around 15 covers inside and in the time I was there it was pretty much full. This was only around 6pm on a Wednesday evening. They also have a small area outside where you can sit on the more sunnier days. I can imagine this place can gets packed out throughout the evening especially on the weekends. I started off with the Peppercress Sandwiches with Butternut Squash Cream. It looked like 6 slices of baton cut like pieces of garlic bread with a fresh green salad presented nicely on top. The Squash cream was just divine and half way through this meal I was beginning to feel very full. For my main course I had Marinara Torte with Sundried Tomato. A spicier dish which also tasted great, but because I felt so full after my starter I could only eat half of this. I had the rest of main meal put in a take away box for me take to eat at another time. Also, I wanted to make room for some pudding, besides I had a long walk to take back to my hotel! So for desert I chose the Candy Cup Mushroom Cheesecake with a strawberry sauce. As the name states, this cheesecake is indeed made out of mushrooms and you would never think it! I ate the lot.

Overall, I highly recommend this cosy restaurant. But bare in mind this restaurant does get very busy and you may have to wait for a seat. The whole meal including one soft drink and tax came to $44.49. Which is around £24 and well worth the money. They also offer a selection of organic wines. The only down side I found, I felt I little rushed throughout my meal. My main course arrived just as I was finishing my starter and I didn’t really have much time to digest my meal between courses. Other than that it is well worth a visit. For more information go to

www.aliveveggie.com