Wildseed, San Francisco – Palo Alto

Reviewer: Foodnut.com Wildseed 2000 Union St San Francisco, CA 94123 415-872-7350 Wildseed Website

Trendy Plant Based Food in the City! Why did we dine here? – Wildseed’s motto is Work out, Veg Out. A trendy new 100% plant based vegan (No eggs!) restaurant in the Union street shopping district from the Back of the House Group (a Mano, Lolinda, Delarosa, Beretta, Super Duper, etc). They also have a location in Palo Alto’s Town and Country Center. We have dined at both locations.

Also check out our review of BAIA vegan restaurant in Hayes Valley.

• Our #1 Vegetarian restaurant is Encanto in Portugal

Perfect spot for the crowds that the Marina is known for. (I reminisce about Prego that was in this spot in the 90’s!) The restaurant was fairly new and already packed.

Summary – Wildseed’s food did not leave us wanted a steak afterwards. Hearty and satisfying. The service rushed us along on one visit, the other one had sluggish service. Save money by eating in the bar during happy hour.

Insider Tip – Go for Happy Hour

Cuisine – Vegan
Location – San Francisco Union Street
Opened – 2019

Food Picks:

I GOT UBE Cocktail ($14) rum, cachaça, banana liqueur, lime, coconut milk was way too sweet and not even purple. 3/10

Blueberry Dream cocktail ($12) gin, elderflower liqueur, blueberry, mint, lemon, seltzer was not as sweet but had an after taste. 7/10

Polenta Cakes ($15) cashew, tomato and mushroom ragù, garlic, coconut parmesan hit the spot for appetizers.  Nice texture and tomato sauce. 8.5/10

Curried Cauliflower ($13) muhammara and toasted almonds, cilantro seemed like it was using reused oil. 6/10

Ensalada Andalusia ($17) butter lettuce, chicories, toasted almonds, coconut bacon, black ash cashew cheese, sweety drop peppers, smoked paprika, agave and sherry vinaigrette is a good sized salad with some interesting ingredients. 8/10

Orecchiette Alla Pugliese ($21) broccolini, garlic, beyond sausage, chili flakes, coconut parmesan (cg) was a bit on the water-side and lacked very much faux sausage. 7/10

Ceviche Of King Trumpet Mushrooms ($11) leche de tigre, avocado, mango and seeded chips was recommended by our server. The sliced mushrooms soaked up the flavor and did not even taste like mushrooms. Nice crispy chip. On the spicy side. (7/10)

Spicy Yellow Curry ($19) ginger, turmeric, Thai basil, root vegetables, chard, eggplant, forbidden rice was also a fairly spicy dish. Very nice rice and rich coconut broth. Eggplant didn’t really taste it should! (7.5/10)

Rigatoni Bolognese ($16) mushrooms, ground Impossible fake meat, chard, parmesan (cg) plus sub gluten free penne $2 – Look like a normal rigatoni. Not a lot of meat, but nicely done pasta. Large portion size. (7/10)

Warm Chocolate Cake ($12) beet and chaga, Gio’s chocolate gelato, coco nibs (cg) is surprisingly like those decadent molten chocolate cakes. Half baked cake with really nice gelato. (8/10)

Strawberry And Rhubarb Crumble ($14)  almond streusel, oat milk vanilla ice cream is well done with very hot strawberry’s contrasting the cool ice cream. Not too sweet. 8.5/10

Passion For Melons ($8) harvest peak sharlyn, canary, cantaloupe melons, passion fruit sorbet was a nice tropical mix of fruits and sorbet. Smooth and mellow. (7.5/10)

I got ube ($14) was a fair dessert. Not a lot of flavor. 7/10

Just OK:

The Reset Salad ($14) kale, frisee, beets, cucumber, green beans, sprouted nuts and seeds with turmeric, black pepper vinaigrette is fine, but why get a normal salad when you have lots of other options? (6.5/10)

Beet Poke ($9) macadamia, baby cucumbers, ponzu, sesame & seaweed crackers was average, nothing special (6/10)

Would not reorder:
Mojito ($11) was not particular great. Not much flavor (4/10)

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