Ernesto's (SF/Outer Richmond, Italian)

Ernesto's, (415)386-1446
2301 Clement St.
(@ 24th)
San Francisco, CA
(Outer Richmond district)

Price: $-$$$
Rating: 5.5 (Rating & price key)
Last visit: 07/15/04

Good-looking menu, but my friend Christina & I were disappointed on our dinner visit. Service was totally scatter-brained throughout, with asked-for items like parmesan cheese arriving several minutes after our entrees, my water being refilled but Christina's ignored, and so on.

My manicotti filled with beef, veal and pork was tasty enough, with a mild chunky tomato sauce on top, but Christina's tortellini in cream sauce was very, very bland.

Our desserts of tiramisu (too bready) and cheesecake (alright) did little to lift our opinion. Decor is on the non-existent side (literally - there is nothing at all on the walls save for the light fixtures). I may return one more time to see if I have better luck, as they're fairly close to my place, but our first impression was not a particularly favorable one.