Chez Spencer B-Day for “T-Day”

Ok, so after living in San Francisco for about 5 years now, I finally made it to Chez Spencer for dinner about a week ago. I  went with a group of 6, and it was for a birthday celebration for a friend.  We got there a little earlier than our reservation, and sipped on a bottle of champagne while we waited to be seated. These next few words will probably get me banned from this restaurant, but while were waiting in the outside room sipping on our champagne along came a rather large black RAT! This wasn’t one of the cute ones that were in Ratatouille. Truth be told, it scared me half to death, and I was left standing and looking on the floor most of the night.

Aside from the rat moment, however, I must say that I enjoyed the food and wines quite a bit.  I had the wood seared venison, and it was delicious. It went down well with Cabernet that we ordered, and it didn’t have that gamy taste. For what you pay, however, the portion size is really small. Definitely not an “American-sized” portion.

If you’re looking for a pricey restaurant with good food and a long wait, then this is it.  All in all, I’d give it 3 out of 5 stars. 5 out of 5 for the taste, 2 out of 5 for the price, and 1 out of 5 because I saw a rat on the premise.