Velvet Room

3.7 (305)

$31 to $50

Californian

495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102

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About this restaurant

Good for business meals
Hot spot
Great for fine wines

The Velvet Room is a restaurant and event space inside the Clift Hotel. This particular dining space was designed as a sister restaurant to the hotel's other eatery, The Redwood Room. While The Redwood Room takes care of midday with lunch and dinner service, The Velvet Room is open early for breakfast and late at night for special events. The interior is immaculately and dramatically decorated, with leather and wood mahogany banquettes, red velvet curtains and hand-blown Murano glass lamps gently lighting the room. The Velvet Room's breakfast menu was created by Head Chef Thomas Weibull in a joint effort with local farmers and growers so that only the very best seasonal ingredients would be used. Menu items include smoked salmon benedict, centennial French toast and skillet eggs that are baked with spinach, onions, tomato and prosciutto. At night, The Velvet Room becomes a high-end club, hosting social events.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Californian, Organic
Hours of Operation
Breakfast: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 10:00am Saturday and Sunday 7:00am - 11:00am
Website
http://www.clifthotel.com/#/explore/?id=velvetroom
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Thomas Weibull
Private party facilities
The Velvet Room is available to host your next event, large or small. Our Special Events Managers will be happy to review our unique spaces for your next private event or buyout. For more information please contact us.

Location
495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Area
Tenderloin
Cross street
Taylor St.
Parking Details
Valet parking is $20 for the first hour, and $10 per hour after that with a cap at $50.
Public transport
Muni - 38 Geary, Powell Street Bart Station
Entertainment
DJ’s perform Wednesday – Saturday from 9:30pm – 1:30am
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Half Ruby Red GrapefruitUSD 9.00
Seasonal Fruit PlateUSD 15.00
House Granola ParfaitUSD 15.00
organic yogurt, fresh mixed berries
Organic Steel Cut OatmealUSD 9.00
brown sugar cane, walnuts, golden raisins
Breakfast SmoothieUSD 10.00
fresh seasonal fruits, organic yogurt, honey
Organic Raw JuicesUSD 8.00
elixir - kale, cucumber, apple, mint morning revive - mango, carrot, ginger

Sweet

Texas Pecan French ToastUSD 12.00
texas pecans, brown sugar syrup
Clift Belgian WafflesUSD 14.00
fresh berry cream, candied almonds
Buttermilk PancakesUSD 12.00
vermont maple syrup

Savory

Clift BreakfastUSD 24.00
two eggs any style, potatoes, choice of smoked bacon, sausage, or ham
Clift Scrambled Egg SandwichUSD 14.00
chorizo, hickory smoked cheddar, roasted onions, pain de mie
Prosciutto Eggs BenedictUSD 16.00
poached egg, hollandaise, proscuitto, spinach
Healthy BreakfastUSD 17.00
spinach, mushroom, tomato, egg white omelet, seasonal fruit
Smoked Salmon BenedictUSD 16.00
poached egg, hollandaise, avocado
Corned Beef HashUSD 19.00
eggs any style, mushroom, onions, bell peppers, potato, toast
Smoked Salmon + BagelUSD 15.00
caviar crème fraiche, capers, shaved onions

Organic Omelets

Build Your Three Item Organic Egg OmeletUSD 18.00
served with breakfast potatoes & toast. choice of ham, bacon, scallions, onions, tomato, spinach, mushroom, bell peppers, cheddar, chevre.

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Velvet Room.

3.7

(305)

3.7Food
3.8Service
4.0Ambience

Noise • Moderate

305 Reviews

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sdka
Greensboro / Winston Salem / Highpoint6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 November 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent Thanksgiving dinner. Would eat there again although we here it is closing.
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KathleenM
San Francisco Bay Area11 reviews
4.0
Dined on 15 November 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The Clift is always great for dramatic interiors and dramatic dining . . . We actually ate in the Redwood Room which I prefer.
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DonnaP
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined on 2 November 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Nice spot....on Yelp the reviews mixed reviews.. Glad we experienced it for ourselfves😄😃
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SFLocal Gold
San Francisco Bay Area76 reviews
5.0
Dined on 2 November 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food & unusual drinks were amazing. Great location for a special occasion
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Central Kentucky9 reviews
2.0
Dined on 15 September 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Not very good at all. Service is slow. Food is subpar. With so much good food in SF area, skip this one.
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traveler88
Sacramento / Sacramento Valley4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 7 September 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good food and decor. Lobster Mac and beet salad was yummy. Service was great. Only downfall was the bar was soooooo loud it was like club scene not a good spot for a romantic quite dinner past 9pm
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vincentNJ Gold
San Francisco Bay Area67 reviews
3.0
Dined on 7 September 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
This was my second time dining here and I absolutely love the space. It's sad because this restaurant has the potential the be great! First I would brighten it up at bit as it's too dark. There were only 4 tables dinning and still waters, drinks and ordering or asking for a new napkin was like pulling teeth. I saw staff members standing around doing nothing while one or two staff members ran around all flustered. The food was good but not great. I want to love this place because I like it and think it can be a great place but they need better staff, a revamp in the menu and more inviting decor. I will return but hope they step up their game.
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Foodie13
London27 reviews
3.0
Dined on 7 September 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
We booked this as someone recommended the bar and we thought the restaurant looked cool. However despite serving a table for 8pm on a Saturday we were one of only 4 tables in the restaurant. The wine list was good and food good, however it was all a bit expensive for a restaurant lacking in atmosphere. In fact the quietness of the restaurant accentuated the fact that the bar was so busy.
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BetterBooking
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 17 August 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We had two family, altogether 9 persons with 2 Groupons and enjoyed a dinner here. Food, service and ambiance were all great. Will definitely recommend this place. One thing that cost a star would be the lighting, it is too dark for my liking. Can't even take good food and group photos with the dark room there. Otherwise, I would give 5 stars.
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tgoodee Gold
San Francisco Bay Area14 reviews
3.0
Dined on 15 August 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Used to be a vibrant place full of energy. ..while the food was good the place was dead and most of the hand full of customers where tourist
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Californian, Organic
Hours of Operation
Breakfast: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 10:00am Saturday and Sunday 7:00am - 11:00am
Website
http://www.clifthotel.com/#/explore/?id=velvetroom
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Thomas Weibull
Private party facilities
The Velvet Room is available to host your next event, large or small. Our Special Events Managers will be happy to review our unique spaces for your next private event or buyout. For more information please contact us.

Location
495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Area
Tenderloin
Cross street
Taylor St.
Parking Details
Valet parking is $20 for the first hour, and $10 per hour after that with a cap at $50.
Public transport
Muni - 38 Geary, Powell Street Bart Station
Entertainment
DJ’s perform Wednesday – Saturday from 9:30pm – 1:30am
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Velvet Room

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Menu

Breakfast

Market BreakfastUSD 26.00

Fresh Start

Half Ruby Red GrapefruitUSD 9.00

Seasonal Fruit PlateUSD 15.00

House Granola ParfaitUSD 15.00

Organic Steel Cut OatmealUSD 9.00

Breakfast SmoothieUSD 10.00

Organic Raw JuicesUSD 8.00

Sweet

Texas Pecan French ToastUSD 12.00

Clift Belgian WafflesUSD 14.00

Buttermilk PancakesUSD 12.00

Savory

Clift BreakfastUSD 24.00

Clift Scrambled Egg SandwichUSD 14.00

Prosciutto Eggs BenedictUSD 16.00

Healthy BreakfastUSD 17.00

Smoked Salmon BenedictUSD 16.00

Corned Beef HashUSD 19.00

Smoked Salmon + BagelUSD 15.00

Organic Omelets

Build Your Three Item Organic Egg OmeletUSD 18.00

Reviews

Additional information

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