Mastro's Steakhouse

For a first visit, Mastro’s Steakhouse in San Francisco is best understood as a high-end steakhouse and seafood fine-dining choice. It is a $$$$ restaurant with evening hours throughout the week, so the clearest use case is a polished dinner built around steakhouse signatures, seafood, a dressed-up night out.

The value case is strongest for diners who want the venue’s core strengths rather than a quick, simple meal. Signature dishes include filet mignon, porterhouse steak, lobster bisque, seafood tower, Mastro's Signature Warm Butter Cake. If those steakhouse and seafood markers are what the table wants, the pricing is easier to understand; if not, a more casual San Francisco dinner may be a better fit.

Steakhouse and seafood are the reason to spend here

The menu is grounded in a steakhouse and seafood fine-dining format. A first-timer can keep the order classic with filet mignon or porterhouse steak, add a seafood-focused start such as lobster bisque or a seafood tower, finish with Mastro's Signature Warm Butter Cake.

Because the information points to both steak and seafood, the restaurant is most useful for tables that want more than a single steak order. It can work for diners who want a celebratory steakhouse meal in San Francisco and for groups that plan to share recognizable steakhouse signatures.

For ordering, think in broad categories rather than trying to optimize every plate: steak, seafood, dessert. The listed signature dishes, including filet mignon, porterhouse steak, lobster bisque, seafood tower, warm butter cake, point clearly toward a celebratory steakhouse template.

The room suits a polished dinner plan

The dress code is business casual, which fits the $$$$ fine-dining positioning. Plan for an evening meal: hours are 5–9 PM Monday through Thursday, 5–10 PM Friday and Saturday, 5–9 PM Sunday.

Mastro’s Steakhouse has Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence recognition for 2026. That gives diners one confirmed external trust signal, alongside the venue’s steakhouse and seafood fine-dining format. Dress business casual and expect the price point to match a premium dinner.

The practical verdict: choose Mastro’s Steakhouse for a polished San Francisco dinner where steakhouse signatures, seafood, a $$$$ setting are the point. Skip it for a budget-sensitive meal or a casual steak craving. For wider planning, Pearl also covers San Francisco restaurants, San Francisco hotels, San Francisco bars, San Francisco wineries, San Francisco experiences.

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