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This Harborview Restaurant San Francisco restaurant review is from a 2025 visit. The restaurant is located in the financial district, at 4 Embarcadero Center, a 3-minute walk from the Hyatt Regency San Francisco and a 5-minute walk from the Ferry Building.
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Harborview Restaurant Hours and Seating
The restaurant is open for lunch Tuesday-Friday 11:30am-2pm, and Saturday-Sunday 10:30am-2:30pm. Dinner is served Tuesdays-Sundays 5-9pm.
In addition to the indoor dining space, which includes some larger round tables for families or groups, there's outdoor dining on the terrace, weather permitting.
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Harborview Dim Sum Menu and Food
The dim sum menu is extensive:
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The baked bbq pork buns with a crunchy sugar crust are a signature item, so I ordered them. Disappointingly, they were underdone, with insufficient filling. The chain Tim Ho Wan does a much better version.
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The rice noodle rolls with barbecued pork were better, although I've had better versions at cheaper places in San Francisco, let alone NYC and Hong Kong.
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The glutinous rice with meat wrapped in lotus leaf was the best item, with ample meat, although I missed the mushrooms and Chinese sausage that are found in better versions I've had.
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As there wasn't soy sauce or chili sauce at the table, I had to flag down a server to ask for some. Perhaps it was an oversight, but I would have expected this to either already be at the table or to be offered proactively.
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The Verdict
I enjoyed the pleasant ambience on the terrace and polite service, but wasn't overly impressed with the food at Harborview. I've enjoyed better baked char siu buns with a crunchy top elsewhere, as well as rice noodle rolls. The lotus leaf-wrapped sticky rice was the best item, but again, have had better elsewhere that includes lap cheong and more mushroom. While it could be the items I ordered, I wouldn't rush back.
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