Overview
Category: Restaurants, Traditional American, Californian, French, Seafood, $$$$, Business Dining, Date Spot, Fine Dining, Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, View Dining, Waterfront Dining, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Hours: Wed.-Sun. 5-10 p.m.
Reservations: Online Reservations Available
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining
Features: Private Party
Alcohol: Full bar
Price: $$$$
Cuisine(s): California
Payment Types: American Express
Extra Info: Parking: Public lot across from Pier 39; 6 hours validated. Muni: 15, F.
Reservations: Accepted
Payment Types: MasterCard
Payment Types: Visa
Serving: Dinner
Cuisine(s): French
Payment Types: Discover
Attire: Casual.
Parking: Forbes Island offers a partial validation if you park in the official Pier 39 lot, $8 for up to six hours.
Know Before You Go: Make reservations, and when you arrive, use the phone at the dock to call for a $3 ferry, often driven by Forbes himself, that will take you to the restaurant.
The Extras: The restaurant specializes in personalized, catered events --guests are invited to rent out the whole island, or simply one of the dining rooms, for a unique wedding reception, company party or other celebration.
Editorial Review
Tourists and locals alike enjoy this unique dining experience at the city's only floating-island restaurant.
Chelsea Lin at Citysearch on 08/20/08 
Long regarded as a premier location for first dates and romantic anniversaries, the restaurant has proven itself as a favorite for all types of special occasions. Built in 1975 as a floating home for Forbes Kiddoo, the man-made island…
User Reviews16 User Reviews (View All)
Wonderful Experience
Karla Tuttle at Citysearch on 10/25/10 
Our family and that of our future Daughter-In-Law went to Forbes Island on Friday, 10/22/10 for our son's upcoming wedding rehearsal dinner. \r After much research, my husband found Forbes Island on the internet and scheduled an on-site…
Tourist Trap
pardner at Citysearch on 06/23/08 
Having lived in San Francisco for 30 years I had never heard of the place. We had friends who had read about it in Sunset Magazine and were visiting from out of town and wanted to go. Food mediocre at best and I found the "captain" a…
Don't even bother
daisy214 at Citysearch on 05/27/08
I want to start by saying that I am not from San Francisco. I am from Illinois and was getting married in San Francisco. This was a very small wedding so I wanted to go somewhere special. After searching through review after review I…
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