Geranium - August 17

Gavin is in town and we decide to walk to a neighborhood restaurant for dinner. In February we had gone to Liberty Cafe with him so it was time to try something new. Geranium, a new vegetarian restaurant on Cortland in Bernal Heights got decent reviews in the Chronicle and it was time to check it out ourselves.

Crisp, clean decor, with wooden tables and an open kitchen awaited us. The menu was small, perhaps just 5 main courses to choose from. We started with the wontons and then I had the All American "eat" loaf - a huge plate of bean and lentil meat loaf with garlic mashed potatoes and onion gravy. Texture was good, as was the taste but very nutty and so by halfway through I was done. It was a huge portion. Nino was extremely pleased with his lasagna - spinach, tomatoes and ricotta in a white sauce. (Mains were $11-$15)

Dessert was incredible - a vegan peach and berry cake with berry compote.

The review in the Chronicle mentioned the service as lacking polish which I would agree with. We were asked 4-5 times if everything was ok - a little much. I also heard the server tell the next table about daily specials that we were not privy to.

All in all, the dishes we had were really good but the small menu may hold me back from visiting more often.