Walking on Water

Aqua

Comments (0) By Matthew Stafford Wednesday, Aug 29 2001

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Anthony Pidgeon

Pour Me Another: Passers-by can drink in Aqua's grand interior through mirrors and big plate-glass windows.

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Aqua

252 California
San Francisco, CA 94111

Category: Restaurant > Seafood

Region: Embarcadero

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956-9662

Open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.,

For dinner Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 11 p.m.

Reservations accepted

Wheelchair accessible

Parking: possible; valet available after 6 p.m.

Muni: California Street cable car

Noise level: pronounced

Chanterelle bisque -- $16
Scallops and foie gras -- $21
Medallions of ahi -- $36
Steamed rouget -- $33
Peach en croûte -- $10
Ice cream cones -- $10
Morgan chardonnay -- $14.50/glass

252 California (at Battery)

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Aqua's wine list is immense: There are nine pages of pinot noirs alone, with many hard-to-find treasures scattered throughout. At our waiter's suggestion we enjoyed a glass of buttery Morgan chardonnay with the scallops and violet La Bete pinot with the tuna. Both were delicious, but whether they were worth the high price -- $14.50 and $13, respectively -- is between you and your pocketbook. Tea at Aqua makes a good dessert-time option, served as it is in the leaf with ceremony and all the proper accouterments. Not unlike Aqua itself, the service is a modern classic in a town famous for its myriad culinary options.