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Old San Francisco Steak House - Steakhouse in San Antonio, Texas

Old San Francisco Steak House

4.5 (426 reviews)

10223 Sahara Dr, San Antonio, TX 78216

Event venue
Banquet hall
Steak house

About Old San Francisco Steak House - steak house in San Antonio, Texas

Customer Review Summary

Old San Francisco Steak House offers an elegant setting with beautiful décor, making it ideal for events and large gatherings. The restaurant is praised for its excellent food and attentive service. Many reviewers highlight its historical charm and unique artifacts, enhancing its appeal as a wedding or business venue. However, there are significant concerns regarding maintenance and service accountability, particularly related to bathroom facilities during events. While some guests enjoyed their experiences and appreciated the staff's professionalism, others expressed frustration over issues like inadequate restroom facilities and poor event management. Overall, the venue is noted for its beauty and ambiance but has received mixed feedback due to service challenges during important events.

Key Features

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Payments

  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • On-site parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

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Based on 426 reviews

Don Yeaton

9 months ago

This restaurant is elegant with beautiful pictures, chandeliers, and designed halls and large rooms. It's perfect for presentations to large groups. The food was excellent and service staff was great. We took lots of pictures of our group.The pictures of this friend tells you we all enjoyed our roaring 20's themed event. There was plenty of parking available. I definitely recommend this restaurant highly.

Talent Beyond Belief Production Studios

1 year ago

It’s not a steakhouse it’s a event palace! Amazing food and excellent service. It’s a beautiful establishment and worth the tour free bookings during the week and not too expensive on the weekend . Love the Krystal, our chandelier room and they still have the swing from the old San Francisco steakhouse. They also offer casino nights I saw and they have a bar that is so beautiful. It’s all white. I love it. Beautiful place doesn’t look like too much from the outside but the inside will make you say wow.

Dustberry

The wedding was beautiful and we were very confident in our choice of this place for our wedding...up until the wedding night came. Before the ceremony even started, I, the bride, was informed that a water pipe had burst somewhere around the venue and that the bathrooms upstairs near the bridal suite were out of order. I was assured by the event manager, Erika, that the ones downstairs next to the Crystal Room (that we had spent well over $4000 to have minus the room fee because it was a weekday) would still be working. I believed her and went on with our night. It was very pretty, but I was oblivious to all the problems arising. It didn't come to my attention until after the wedding night and I was talking with some of my guests, that they told my husband and I that the bathrooms had been broken and that none of them would flush. A lot of them were embarrassed that they weren't able to flush the toilets and I feel horrible that they had to experience that while I had no idea. About a week or so after we got back from San Antonio my husband called the venue while I was at work to see if there could be any type of recuperation for the unusable bathrooms, but they sent him around in circles denying their liability and even going so far as to try and gaslight him that the bathrooms WERE working! None of this even mentions the snide comments that were said by Erika to my mother in law and a problem over our cash bar not having Vermouth for martinis because it was "not in our contract" but Vermouth is a MIXER and the cash bar in every part of our contract is only charging us for ALCOHOL used. No where in our contract did it list that we had to pay a separate fee for extra mix ins, and it wasn't even that they didn't have it on hand, it was just that they, for some reason, didn't have it already stocked in the Crystal Room's bar. If none of this had happened, our night would have been perfect but Old San Francisco's inability to take accountability for problems with their venue and making up things that had no prior say in our contract has totally ruined our experience. It seems they really didn't want our business since we didn't pay the max amount of money for as guests or rooms fees. The event manager, Erika, made that clear when she commented to my mother in law that "It's a good thing they didn't pay for the room" when the burst water piped had momentarily turned off the waterfalls outside the room.

Mel Magtalas

5 years ago

Took me so long to finally have this review posted....but it's finally here! I had Nidia as my consultant for the venue. Throughout the wedding planning process, she was professional & helpful when I had doubt in the planning. She helped w/ everything from the venue design to help change between from ceremony to reception. She was very positive all throughout. And a special shout out to Brian, the banquet manager of the night was responsive and professional of the night before and the night of the wedding event. Also, great food services they had that night. I got great feedback that night for all the food, and wish they could have had seconds.

Nathan Hawkes

5 years ago

If you’ve never been to the old San Francisco steakhouse, you are missing out. This nostalgic building is absolutely incredible. A lot of history and visually appealing. They have a lot of older artifacts and American history on display. Nice hardwood floors, art, display guns, old arcade machines, old signs, you name it it’s here. This would be one of the most amazing places to hold a wedding or a business conference. There is even an old swing above the bar for a barmaid to swing on. Incredible. You absolutely need to check this place out totally worth looking at.

Sabrina “TXSabrina” Camacho

I was the wedding officiant recently for a wedding held here and thought the place is quite lovely. Clever use of the waterfall wall to provide a view!

Deborah Mayard Benavides

3 years ago

We had our wedding ceremony here on September 3, 2021. We had 100 guests. This venue is absolutely beautiful! The entry is grand and ample parking is available. The Venue responds quickly to questions and worked well with my vendors (Cake and DJ). We had our ceremony in the Gold Room upstairs. We were allowed to rehearse and decorate the day prior which was VERY helpful. The room was soft, elegant and romantic. The seating was good and allowed guests room to move comfortably. The only complaint is that it was very, very hot. Our Banquet Manager did turn on the A/C but it was not enough. I stood with sweat literally dripping down my neck and back as I said my vows. My hair was wet. I was so afraid that I would sweat through my dress and people would see it. Note - my dress was light and backless. My guests were also dripping in sweat. I was a little embarrassed and had to keep apologizing. Our reception was downstairs in the Crystal Room. Wow!! It’s was so beautiful and everyone repeatedly complimented the decor. This is definitely an amazing place to get married! The dance floor was a great space and our guests loved it. Shannon was so sweet and helpful. She used my preferred flowers and was super to work with. Our Banquet Manager also stayed diligent, organized and constantly checked in on us! The serving staff was quick, efficient and helpful. This really was a great crew! I am so grateful for them. Sadly, this room was very hot also. Every time someone hugged me, I had to apologize for the sweat dripping down my back. Needless to say, my Groom was soaked in a full tuxedo. The food provided by Absolutely Delicious Catering at the Venue was wonderful. We had several guests comment on how delicious and tasty it was. We had the poblano chicken, garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables. I would absolutely eat this again if I could. It really was delicious! Overall, our wedding was perfect and BEAUTIFUL! I am glad that I chose this venue and really appreciated the staff. The only reason I am not giving 5 stars is due to all of us having to sweat all night (. One small note- we were charged for security but never saw this person inside or outside at all. Luckily, we are a mature crowd and didn’t need it. PHOTOS BY: Influencer SanAntonio Stephanie and Lisa on Location Photography

TheDoctor

This place is a legit a wonderful place to have a wedding reception it was large which is good for large parties it was served very well the staff was impeccable and very courteous. The Crystal room was absolutely beautiful it was a great place for the reception I went to on August 16th and it held the guests and the DJ perfectly making enough room for the dance floor and for other guests to enjoy themselves this place is a wonderful place to have a beautiful beautiful reception.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 9 AM–5 PM
Monday 9 AM–5 PM
Saturday 9 AM–2 AM
Sunday 9 AM–2 AM
Thursday 9 AM–5 PM
Tuesday 9 AM–5 PM
Wednesday 9 AM–5 PM

Price Range

$$$