Park Chalet Restaurant Review:
Locals pass warm weekends on the spacious lawn and patio of this coastal beer garden to sip award-winners from the adjoining Beach Chalet brewery while taking in live music. When the fog encroaches, patrons scurry indoors to warm themselves near the atrium fireplace. An overhauled menu emphasizes populist coastal pub fare, and excels in gentle tweaks to lighter dishes. We appreciated the...
"It's all about the view" say those who "make the trek" to Outer Sunset to "ogle the ocean" from a "lovely old building" with "fantastic WPA murals in the lobby"; the consensus on the American fare is "decent but not memorable" and "service is shaky", but the "breathtaking" setting ("high-quality" "house-brewed" beer) "keeps people coming back."
Beach Chalet Restaurant Review:
The draw here is not the food, nor the notable house-made microbrews. Instead, it is the spectacular 180-degree view of the waves crashing on Ocean Beach. The vintage beachside building does triple duty as a historic site and two restaurants: Beach Chalet upstairs and more casual Park Chalet brewpub downstairs with outdoor seating on Golden Gate Park. The foyer’s small museum features a written...
Facing Golden Gate Park, this Outer Sunset hangout "welcomes all" with an "outdoor vibe" and "house-brewed beer" to accompany "tasty" midpriced Californian grub served by a "happy staff"; unlike the adjacent Beach Chalet, there's no water "view", still, sitting on the patio with the "ocean air in your face" is "heaven."