Excellent food, clubby surroundings.
Tables are close together.
Dinner Tuesday-Saturday Charles Condy, the owner of Aqua, the city's premier seafood restaurant, took over this troubled location several years ago and with a stroke of genius, brought in Ron Siegel as chef. Siegel knows his way around a kitchen and he has created a menu with fanciful dishes like lamb seven ways, plus wonderful and changing creations featuring luxury ingredients like truffles and foie gras. When the tender little quail is offered as an appetizer, be sure to order it. The ambiance at Charles Nob Hill is intimate, with gauzy window coverings, lots of dark wood and slipcovered chairs. It's a dress up venue, a former private club located on Nob Hill in a classic Art Deco building, that is perfect for an intimate dinner.