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San Francisco · Northern Italian · Nob Hill · Tier III

Acquerello

Suzette Gresham's thirty-five-year two-star Italian.

Acquerello · open Tuesday through Saturday · 5:30pm to 9:45pm · closed Sunday and Monday

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Per reservation Tier III · Very hard

$675 per reservation

The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.

Why this room is hard

It is not a Tock problem. It is a prime-time problem.

Suzette Gresham and Giancarlo Paterlini opened Acquerello in 1989 and built a two-Michelin-star Northern Italian room that has held the stars longer than most kitchens have existed. The dining room seats about forty, jackets are encouraged.

Tock posts seats about a month ahead. The 7-to-8:30pm slots go first. Earlier and later seatings stay available, especially weeknights.

Two stars. Thirty-five years. Jackets encouraged.

The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every Acquerello request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to Acquerello and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party

III

One posted price.

$675 for non-members. $225 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.

What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

You eat.

Walk into Acquerello, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

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No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $225 per reservation