EMPRESS BY BOON

What an incredible experience.
As someone from French and Singaporean culture I was blown away by the dishes and the wine pairing. I was incredibly impressed by the wine pairing and explanation by Edgar. I am third culture raised and felt that the start to finish was curated to be for those who want to feel the elegance of asianatic cuisine with the height of French experience. I know that each section is curated to be about the customer from start to finish. Every dish was excellent I cannot recommend this enough.

I want to also highlight the busboys, attentive to each silverware change and requests for new cutlery. It is difficult on a busy day like Lunar New Year to give individual attention. We were received with the attention of family and value of a long term customer.

Thank you again Edgar for every detailed answer to my questions. You truly made the experience

Thank you to the bartender that made all the Harry Potter themed drinks -I am a big fan of the Lumos.

Great Chinese New Year experience here! We enjoy the view to fire works and lion dancing show during our meal as well. Food preparation was elegant. Great service. Welcoming and serving then paying attention. It’s different Chinese cuisine fine dining experience for me. I love the caviar and scallop spring roll. It’s different than traditional Chinese spring roll taste it’s with full of umami flavors. This is such a great spot for Chinese New Year celebration ???? unforgettable memory.

This restaurant is a pass. I echo all the many other reviewers here, over priced if only the food served was worth it. I would not recommend coming here unless you want to throw away $168.00/per person before alcohol + 22% mandatory gratuity (service charge) + SF 9% hospitality tax (for health care for restaurant workers) + State sales tax 8.7% (so add about 40% on top of food before booze).

This restaurant is catered for the unwitting tourist looking for a "Chinese" restaurant experience.

The food is photogenic but ingredients and tastes on the level of the local take out Chinese place that you pay $8.99 for a box of Chow Mein. That is an insult to the take out place actually.

The manager for the Chinese New Year dinner and the Maitre D have no manners. They are both morbidly obese (medical term) men, one is Caucasian the other African American , both appear bored out of their minds, completely disinterested in the customers' experience, e g. where you want to be seated (not by the bathroom, more on that below).

The wait staff are mostly Hispanic and just throw the food down on the table. If you ask what the food is, they call someone over who tells you. Everything is a rush.

This restaurant tells you in email confirmation that they turn tables. Meaning you have an allocated time to eat. So, take your photos, eat and get out.

By the way, the fried egg roll, it's stuffed with egg salad (gooey texture, reminds me of my vomit when I was sick). All the food is served tepid, you leave feeling very ripped off.

A place to write off, one and done but wished the one never happened.

Ps. Don't use the gender neutral bathroom. It's filthy with urine splattered all around the toilet. The floor looks as if it had never been cleaned. It reeks of everything disgusting.

I would say it's the best restaurant of the year in SF. Get the course menu. Please please give it a try. Also try their creative cocktails!

Lovely atmosphere and food… but at these prices I expect more… and the tables need to be refinished… chipped and scarred..,
-And what’s with the miserly wine poor and extremely high prices? This is no Tommy Toys…
You leave the place thinking it was a pleasant experience, but $200 over priced…
I won’t be back or recommend this to anyone else…