Brunch at the Ferry Building

During our second stint in San Francisco, we had brunch at the Ferry Building, which is a location for many restaurants and shops selling mainly food and drinks mainly from farms in the area. The building was easily accessible from our hotel via a short walk to the bus stop where we boarded the F Line to our destination. The F Line of San Francisco's Municipal Transport is serviced by electric trolley buses and the historic street car rail transit that are probably among the last of their kind in the world still in full operation as public transportation.

Typical rail vehicles servicing the F Line stopped in front of the SF Railway Museum, which is a stone's throw from the Ferry Building

 Facade of the Ferry Building

 

Ferry Building clock tower

The Clairvoyant already had an idea of where we were to go for brunch and we proceeded to look for the restaurant where she and a close friend had coffee during a previous trip to San Francisco. She couldn't recall the name of the restaurant so we ended up checking out the different establishments hoping she'd remember the place from its looks and menu.

The restaurant turned out to be Boulette's Larder that was located at the end of  one of the alleys within the Ferry Building. At the time we got to the place they were already changing the breakfast menu and we quickly made reservations for lunch, which, we were informed, started at 11:30 AM. 

Returning to the restaurant at 11:30 AM, we found a line already forming at the door for others who similarly had made reservations for lunch. We were all seated at a long table inside the premises and near the kitchen where one could see the staff working up the different items on the menu for the day. It turns out that their menu changes everyday and so one day's offerings would not necessarily be the same as other days'. 

 Breads sourced from the Acme Bread Company with sweet organic butter on the side

Pasta with chard stem ragu (I forget exactly what this was that the Clairvoyant ordered as the menu appearing on the restaurant's homepage is also changing regularly.)

Beer braised chicken legs with mustard seeds, radicchio, cabbage and sage

Our brunch was again a very delightful experience considering we were on the homestretch of our US vacation. We enjoyed our meals (we also shared each other's orders so we could taste each dish without the technicality of splitting orders, which is discouraged by the restaurant). The servings were generous without being too much as we have found in other places where we have had lunch or dinner. Boulette's Larder is definitely another place where we won't mind returning to everytime we're in SF.

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