The Iron Gate

I came here for the first time in 2017 to celebrate a friend's promotion. It was my friend's favorite place and has since also become my favorite place as well. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is reminiscent of a more sophisticated time in American history (think of a restaurant thank Frank Sinatra would eat at). In fact, the waiter that served us that night had mentioned that the Iron Gate was Frank Sinatra's favorite restaurant in the Bay Area and that he had served Sinatra on a few occasions. Whenever Sinatra played at the old Circle Star Theatre in San Carlos, he would ask his driver to take him to the Iron Circle afterwards.

Pro: Ease of booking, Attentive waiters Cons: Cheap seating, no natural light Both: food - some are great but others not

We've been to this restaurant several times for dinner or to the bar to listen to live music on Saturday nights. The restaurant has an old school setting, which was nice. The restaurant in general is pricey. This was the first time that we went for lunch. Everything for lunch was delicious, and the service from Ignacio excellent. We started with a glass of Moet champagne, which was very good. For an appetizer, we had fried zucchini blossoms that also had crab inside. This was so good, we wanted to lick the plate. For lunch we had a Dungeness crab sandwich and fish & chips and both were on the daily lunch specials. For lunch they also offer a 3 course prixe fixe menu for$37, which I would have tried except that I wanted their bananas foster for dessert, which they make tableside and is sooo good. You can see live musical performers on Saturday nights in the bar for a fee.

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