"Tuesday Lunch With Linda In The City By The Bay" recently stopped at the Plant Cafe Organic at 3 Embarcadero. The restaurant is very unique with Bay views and a menu that has fresh local fun food.
Our server Moez was very helpful in selecting some menu favorites. The chef started us out with two of the favorite appetizers. Shitake spring rolls with carrots, tofu, cabbage, basil cilantro rice paper wrapper, and roasted onion peanut sauce were prepared to perfection. There were 4 large pieces and the presentation was elegant and pleasing to the eye. The crab cakes with tomato and avocado salsa with avocado crème fraiche was also delicate and presented in picture perfect form.
For our entree, we decided to split the signature Plant Burger. It is house made from lentils, mushrooms, beets, cashews, and bulgur wheat. It is served with roasted onion, leaf lettuce, tomato chutney, aioli, mixed greens and herb roasted potatoes. It was very good and more than enough to be split with two people.
For dessert, the chef prepared an assortment of the most popular sugar sensations. Raw Raspberry Cashew Cheesecake with coconut, pecan-date crust, and blackberry pepper sauce was only to be topped by the Concord grape sorbet and Eggnog Sandy with hazelnut, caramelized apples, bourbon caramel, and cranberries that definitely gets you in the Holiday mood.
The Blue bottle French press coffee is also a great ending to a "healthy and decadent" lunch experience.
From the web site, "the Plant café organic, at Pier 3, is a casual upscale café and restaurant. Situated on San Francisco's Embarcadero, minutes walk from the Ferry Building, it offers both open and covered outdoor seating along the waterfront and Embarcadero. Sourcing ingredients from many of the same farms you'll find at the nearby farmer's market, The Plant prepares local seasonal fare, with the Pier 3 location offering a large selection of fresh sustainable seafood and refreshing cocktails.
Powered in part by rooftop solar power, the kitchen and cafe are separated 'from the full service restaurant and bar by a covered outdoor underpass. Our kitchen and cafe provide mezzanine seating above for casual intimate dining with views of the bay. The full service restaurant and bar denote a casual elegant atmosphere for any occasion, whether it be a lively weekend brunch, large dinner party or private dinner. With adjoining covered heated outdoor patio, diners inside or out enjoy views of the Bay."
For more information and to make reservations at one of their 4 locations go to:
