Cliff House, San Francisco

at 1090 Point Lobos Avenue, San Francisco , 94121 United States

1. Landmark
2. American Restaurant

Description

The Cliff House is a restaurant on Point Lobos Avenue perched on the headland above the cliffs just north of Ocean Beach, in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It has had five major incarnations since its beginnings in 1858. It now overlooks the site of the former Sutro Baths and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, operated by the National Park Service. On the terrace of the Cliff House is a room-sized camera obscura.HistoryCliff House has had five major incarnations since its beginnings in 1858. That year, Samuel Brannan, a prosperous ex-Mormon elder from Maine, bought for $1,500 the lumber salvaged from a ship that foundered on the basalt cliffs below. With this material he built the first Cliff House.The second Cliff House was built in 1863, and leased to Captain Junius G. Foster. It was a long trek from the city and hosted mostly horseback riders, small game hunters or picnickers on day outings. With the opening of the Point Lobos toll road a year later, the Cliff House became successful with the Carriage trade for Sunday travel. Later the builders of the toll road constructed a two-mile speedway beside it where well-to-do San Franciscans raced their horses along the way. On weekends, there was little room at the Cliff House hitching racks for tethering the horses for the thousands of rigs. Soon, omnibus, railways and streetcar lines made it to near Lone Mountain where passengers transferred to stagecoach lines to the beach. The growth of Golden Gate Park attracted beach travellers, in search of meals and a look at the sea lions sunning themselves on Seal Rocks just off the cliffs, to visit the area.

Opening time

• Mondays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Tuesdays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Wednesdays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Thursdays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Fridays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Saturdays: 11:30- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30
• Sundays: 11:00- 15:30, 17:00- 21:30

Company Rating

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Summary

Cliff House, San Francisco is San Francisco based place and this enity listed in Landmark category. Located at 1090 Point Lobos Avenue CA 94121. Contact phone number of Cliff House, San Francisco: (415) 386-3330