R & G Lounge

Definitely going back if I’m in SF. If you ever wondered what kind of Chinese restaurants are good and authentic this place is. You know it’s legit when a group of Chinese family are waiting to be seated. Food wise no brainer get the eggplant and shrimp. Only if you like eggplant. On a cold night get the beef winter melon soup. Warms you up instantly. Dungeness crab may be a miss you dont mind dinging in for the meat.

What a fabulous meal! Incredibly delicious food, really efficient and caring service, and great vibe! We loved the salt and pepper crab, the eggplant, the honey spare ribs, the cumin lamb and the Peking duck! Everything we ate was great!! Not cheap, but really good food!! We pounced on the food before we remembered to take pictures, but here are a few.

R&G Lounge gets two stars from me because the Peking duck experience was really disappointing. For the price and the restaurant’s reputation, the way the dish came out felt careless. What went wrong • The Peking duck arrived at the table with several pieces already missing, so it looked like a half-finished platter instead of a whole, impressive dish. • The duck was not deboned, which made it hard to eat and took away from the enjoyment, especially since Peking duck is usually served in neat, easy-to-wrap slices. Also, the duck arrived at our table as shown in the photo. There seems pieces were missing, I asked our server and was told that this is the way the duck is served. I have never been served a duck in such a way. • Given how well-known this place is for special dishes and banquet-s

It had been about 17 years since I last ate at R&G lounge, because I was kind of boycotting due to receiving poor service so so long ago. With so many other restaurants to try, I was never interested in coming back until a friend told us that he loves R&G lounge so much that he eats here almost once a month, and convinced us all to have dinner there, after we were turned away from 4 Kings. R&G has been around all this time, and lots of people seem to love it, and of course I can forgive poor service nearly 2 decades ago. Has R&G always been so big? They put us in large table tucked away from the commotion. They have multiple floors and even have options for private dining. I can see why large parties plan events here so they can eat the usual Chinese banquet dishes. $65 Salt & Pepper Dung

Has not been back here for over 10 years. Did not know that they only open the basement for lunch. I think they open second floor for dinner and main floor for bar in the late night. Had lunch with a client. Ordered honey spareribs, beef brisket and turnip, dried scallops with melon, and salted fish fried rice. All the dishes were very good and full flavor. However, one dish came short on value was the dried scallops with melon. The portions are smaller compared to other restaurants but have full flavor. I recommend and must try is the honey spareribs. Arrived at 11a on a Wednesday, only two tables were occupied. Most people started to come around 12n and was a full house by 12:30.