Had dinner at Saison this week, the last one on our list of 2* in the bay area. Overall a wonderful experience and would put it on par with Lazy Bear and Californios as a step above the other 2* (commis, birdsong, acquerello, sons&daughters).
The space is very pretty, and the tables with kitchen view are definitely the way to go. I also really like the trend of fine dining restaurants adopting a more casual and fun atmosphere with 80s/90s music and very personable service.
Food highlights:
– opening bites were excellent, especially the oyster and the crab bite
the caviar dish was a top 3 dish of the night. Generally not a fan of caviar dishes, but this was perfectly balanced and deep in flavors
uni toast is their thing, and it was a flavor bomb indeed. I did feel like the brown butter overpowered the uni a bit, but still great
really liked that they tried to do something different with the proteins. The pork was a unique cut, smoked and then served with an interesting take Brussels sprouts as veg accompaniment. The antelope main was really good and one of our 3 favorite dishes. Great sauce work on that dish. We also got the wagyu supplement that was good but overshadowed by the uniqueness of the previous proteins
Can highly recommend overall
by trianglesaurus