Tried this spot for the first time with my boyfriend because we heard that the clam chowder was good. We shared the bowl and both said the chowder was a solid, but the bread bowl was a bit stale. The carbonara that I ordered had pretty big pieces of pancetta which was great and overall portions for the pasta were worth the price. Recommend this if you love something savory! The seafood fettuccine was also super flavorful. Service was friendly and quick and overall the ambiance was casual! This is a great spot for larger parties as well

We ordered one Garlic Dungeness Crab, Cioppino, and Fisherman's Platter to share between three people. It was a lot of food. The crab was good. The fisherman's platter was great. This was my first time having cioppino and it was just ok to me. I just don't think cioppino is something that I really care for generally speaking.

We were in the area on a Sunday night with a group of 12 of us. We were looking around for a restaurant, knowing this area is full of tourist and mediocre food. We choose this restaurant and was pleasantly surprised with the ambiance and spacious restaurant. We were seated in 2 tables that were next to each other fairly quickly. We ordered: Fish and chips - tons of fresh crispy fries and nicely battered fish, very crispy and full of flavor. Highly recommended Clam chowder - nice creamy broth. Recommended Clams and linguine with white white sauce - always a hit or miss with me, but this was also really yummy, sauce was savory. Recommended as well. Seafood risotto- probably my least favorite of the entrees. Fried Calamari - so crisp and tender All desserts were wonderful! We were pleasantly surprised, during the meal, we kept complimenting the dishes and how surprised that the food was good for a 3.7 star rated place

We have strolled by this place dozens of times over the years. It has a large outdoor patio which is great for mild weather and a good sized interior and bar for the cooler evenings. The place feels just right, not too big, not too small, feels like a mom and pop place. The menu is vast and there is a good choice of wine (and other beverages) to pick from. There are many restaurants where I struggle to find one or two items to choose. At Cioppino's there were at least 6 items I easily could have ordered. Even though fish items are dominant (obviously), I choose the burger with bacon just because I felt like it. It was juicy and delicious and the bacon had like a smoked flavor. The fries were spot on as well. My partner had the breaded prawns which were plentiful and delicious. They had that nice crunch when bitten into. We came in early for dinner due to our schedule before it got busy. The highly spirited server was insanely attentive coming by often to offer more water or drink refills and making sure we were doing OK. Given all the retaurant closures along the Wharf, Cioppino's is a survivor and now we know why. Will definitely be back.

11/28/2024: Happy Thanksgiving, Peeps Around The Planet! Meeting BF and Family before heading home. BTW: Ironically, Cioppino's used to be a different venue and different restaurant in the 1990's. Everything has drastically changed. FYI: When entering Cioppino's, the olfactory senses float into scintillating, wafting aromas of fresh garlic, squid, seafood, marinara sauces, etc. . . . Oooof~If I wasn't hungry , I'll definitely undergo an inhalation session; however, I inhaled a barrage of turkey and a gargantuan servings of sides just two hours before arriving at Cioppino's! As Ahnold Szwarzenegger has proclaimed, "Ah'll BE back!"

Mon night dinner at 630 was pretty busy but there were seats available The food came out super fast Casual place, good low key without having to dress up Food was delicious Cioppino feeds 2! We could barely touch our platter The tiramisu was delicious & I actually don't like tiramisu but I enjoyed this one. The rum was not strong. The top layer of cream is very rich. The bad: servers were so busy, we had to flag our server down for water refills and check.