San Francisco: Campton Place Restaurant; restaurant review

San Francisco

Enjoy the meal of a lifetime at this two-starred-Michelin restaurant

Campton Place Restaurant

Located downstairs off the lobby of Taj Campton Place San Francisco hotel at Union Square, Campton Place Restaurant serves breakfast and dinner daily, as well as brunch on the weekend.

entrance to dining room at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

Executive Chef Srijith Gopinathan has earned two Michelin stars by using refined techniques and unexpected flavor combinations.  His Cal-Indian cuisine blends California’s hyper-fresh produce with the complexity of Indian spices, and he tosses in some French style.  Campton Place Restaurant is recognized as the only Indian-influenced restaurant in the Western Hemisphere and Europe to obtain this honorable designation.  With a bank of comfortable booths and plenty of colorful fresh flowers, this lovely restaurant is the perfect spot for a celebration.  It even provides little cushions on which ladies can rest their purses.

purse cushions in dining room at Campton Place Restaurant
in San Francisco, California

Here is a reenactment of the over-the-top brunch I enjoyed.

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

green froth of arugula, green apple, and avocado--
a light, refreshing, and cool palate cleanser with flavors burst in the mouth
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

tiny ricotta and black bean vada--
light as a beignet, and served with curry leaf chutney
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

hot sauce made special to our taste by the chef,
who heard from the waiter that we like hot foods
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

“Chips and Eggs”--ultra thin, delicate Kennebec chips,
with Greek yoghurt aioli and two kinds of smoked trout roe 
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

charred Shisito peppers with roasted garlic and togarashi
(we had to be careful--every 6 to 8 of these peppers are super spicey-hot)
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

signature hot round naan buns made in the tandoor oven (they look like bagels),
plus homemade butter and precious Australian black truffle
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

hamachi crudo (raw fish) plus masala yogurt sauce with jalapeno, melon, radish, blood orange 
  and
heirloom cucumber salad with grilled peaches, feta, black salt, summer relish
and puffed poha (beaten rice)
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

delicious floral Turnbull Sauvignon Blanc wine
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

dry O’Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon with black cherry notes
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

roasted New York steak with sweet corn mousse, mitake mushrooms, truffle jus,
and charred scallions
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

delicate gulf prawns in coconut curry with papadam squares and stone fruit chutney
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

Figs and Verbena:  black mission figs  with pistachio and lemon-verbena ice cream 
and 
elderberry cheesecake with lychee-elderberry glaze and strawberry-vanilla ice cream
with chai
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

Langetwins Moscato dessert wine
at Campton Place Restaurant in San Francisco, California

This feast was extraordinary.  It is a pleasure even now reliving it through photos.  And it must be said that the waiter, Luke Morrison, added panache to the event.

The more casual Bistro and Bar also is serviced by the same kitchen, but does not take reservations.



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images ©2019 Carole Terwilliger Meyers