Summer preserves, nasturtium, rye and poppy crisp. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Now this was just sad! It was wedge of dry(ish) cheese accompanied by a dry nasturtium leaf (which I don’t even know if it’s edible like the flowers) and a dry cracker. Are you kidding me right now?
Brioche, sunflower seed, bay laurel. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Meh… again.
Black caramel. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Meh…
Cabbage, quince, sunchoke, hibiscus. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
This tasted fine, but it was another lifeless dish for the night. Where’s the soul in this place? Ugh.
Carrot, satsuma, shiitake furikake. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Again, this was forgettable. The pork was cooked ok (perhaps on the dry side of perfect), but it lacked a nice punch of flavor. The carrots were nice, but all the flavors just didn’t come together.
Crispy potato, salmon roe, bacon vinaigrette. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
This was one of the more well-rounded and developed dishes from our Aster visit. The egg was beautifully cooked and presented, and everything tasted delicious together. I actually felt comforted by this dish unlike some of the others during the evening.
Persimmon, pepita, marrow. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Meh, this was forgettable. I liked the texture of the pureed squash soup, but it was a bit thick they didn’t pour enough on top to fill the edges. This dish looked more like roasted persimmon topped with a squash sauce rather than a proper soup.
Maitake mushrooms, brussels sprouts, comte cheese, rye. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
I liked this enough, but it really wasn’t memorable when thinking about dinner afterward. I remember that it tasted fine and the dumplings were nice and firm (not gross and mushy), but besides that I couldn’t remember much more. Hmm…
Blood orange, fennel, sourdough. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
I really liked the presentation of this, but I felt that this dish came our unfulfilling and hollow. The smoked albacore was good as was the other ingredients, but the dish felt disjointed and unsatisfying.
Pomegranate, pistachio, cultured cream, arugula. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
I was expecting more from this. It was kinda boring and didn’t feel as refined as it could have been. Perhaps it was the sad, wilted arugula that put me off.
Sourdough with house cultured butter. $5
I’m always a little annoyed when you have to pay for bread, but this bread was SO good!
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