How to Book Spruce, San Francisco (2026)
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Mark Sullivan has been executive chef and partner of Bacchus Management Group's restaurants for more than three decades, and Spruce, opened on Sacramento Street in Presidio Heights in 2007, is his San Francisco flagship. One Michelin star, a Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar, and chef de cuisine John Madriaga on the line; the booking runs on OpenTable with a rolling window.
Mark Sullivan's one-Michelin-star Presidio Heights room with a Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar — book a week out to close a deal.
Spruce is a neighbourhood institution that happens to hold a Michelin star, which is exactly why it is bookable when flashier rooms are not. The Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights crowd treats it as a canteen, and you can treat it as a deal-closing dinner. The mechanics are straightforward.
How Hard Is Spruce to Book?
Reliably bookable with a few days' notice, tight only at weekend prime time. Spruce serves dinner nightly and lunch on weekdays, so demand spreads across the week in a way the hardest tasting-menu rooms never allow. A Tuesday or Wednesday table for two is usually there in the same week; Friday and Saturday between 7 and 8.30 want about a week. The private rooms, the Library for fourteen and the larger room for forty, should be arranged directly and well ahead.
The Platform and the One-Week Window
Spruce books on OpenTable, also linked from its Michelin Guide listing and sprucesf.com, with a direct line on 415.931.5100 and a separate large-party line on 415.931.5115. There is no ticket drop; the calendar runs a few weeks out, so reserve about a week ahead for a weekend and call for private dining. The bar takes walk-ins and is the move for the cult lunch burger without a booking.
If a Friday is gone, refresh OpenTable in the days before service, the same cancellation-refresh tactic that frees tables at harder rooms, or take a bar seat on the night and order from the full menu.
What You Are Actually Booking
Sullivan oversees the cuisine across seven Bacchus restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Village Pub in Woodside, and Spruce is the city expression of that house style: classical American cooking built on the group's own Sonoma farm produce and its house-cured charcuterie. The lunch-only Spruce burger on an English muffin is the cult order; the seasonal three-course dinner prix-fixe is $125, and the Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar is the reason expense accounts end up here. For scores and the longer write-up, read our Spruce verdict, and the San Francisco dining guide maps the alternatives. Spruce ranks among the city's best tables for closing a deal in San Francisco and for impressing clients. In the wider field, see the best fine-dining restaurants worldwide.
Don't bother booking Spruce if
You want a tasting-menu event or a buzzy scene. Spruce is an a la carte neighbourhood classic with a deep wine list, not a multi-hour performance. Diners after the newest San Francisco opening or a chef's-counter spectacle should book elsewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is it to book Spruce?
Not very, by San Francisco standards. Spruce serves dinner nightly and weekday lunch, so demand spreads across the week and a midweek table for two is usually available in the same week. The only real squeeze is Friday and Saturday between 7 and 8.30, which want about a week's notice. Private rooms should be arranged directly. For the genuinely hard rooms elsewhere, see our guide to impossible restaurant reservations.
What platform does Spruce use for reservations?
Spruce books on OpenTable, also linked from its Michelin Guide listing and sprucesf.com, with a direct line on 415.931.5100 and a large-party line on 415.931.5115. There is no ticket drop. Walk-ins are taken at the bar, which is the route to the famous lunch burger without a booking. For how the booking apps compare, read our OpenTable versus Resy explainer.
How far in advance can you book Spruce?
About a week is plenty for weekend prime time. The OpenTable calendar runs a few weeks out on a rolling window rather than a fixed drop, so a Friday or Saturday wants roughly seven days' notice while weeknights are often same-week. Private dining for the Library or the larger room should be arranged directly and as far ahead as you can manage.
How much does Spruce cost?
The seasonal three-course dinner prix-fixe is $125 per person before wine; weekday lunch and brunch run lower. The Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar can take the bill considerably higher, which is part of why the room suits an expense account. If a deposit or no-show charge is a concern for a group, read our explainer on restaurant deposits and no-show fees.
Is Spruce good for closing a deal?
Yes, and it is one of the best in the city for it. Spruce is quiet enough to talk, formal without being stiff, and the Presidio Heights professional crowd makes it a natural business room. Book a banquette rather than the bar, reserve about a week out for a weekday dinner, and let the Grand Award wine list do the work. See more options in our guide to closing a deal in San Francisco.