Secco - Hilton San Jose

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   Carolyn

   San Francisco

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   I’ve been going to the Hilton before downtown shows as the location is great. When it re-opened after Covid the service and food has gone downhill and prices have gone way! Pre theater dinners can be crowded from about 5-7:00 and they don’t staff for full tables. It’s a long wait to place an order and long wait for food. Getting the check is tough too. Before Covid the menu had several good salads, perfect for pre theater. The new chief has chosen salads that don’t appeal to me at all. So sad to see the direction it’s gone. Looking for a new spot with better service and menu.
   

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   Marlene

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Perfect location for brunch before the Nutcracker. Great food! Validates my parking. Fabulous!
   

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   Bertram

   New York City

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   When we arrived with our reservation for two, e asked if we could combine with another group of 3. The host was very nice and pleasant, and helped seated us in a different table for 5. Great service there! I ordered fish taco and that’s very good. Nice location and relatively good food.
   

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   Marisa

   VIP

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to grab brunch right across from Hammer theatre. Food and service are also top notch.
   

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   Melody

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   It's a great location with a pretty limited menu. The food was fine and the cocktails were good. I personally didn't like the timing of the meal service. We did not tell them that we were in a hurry, but the service of the food felt rushed, with the cocktails lagging behind. Our salads came out before we got our cocktails. Our entrees were served before I finished my salad, and the cocktails arrived with the entrees. We did not have dessert.
   

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   jessica

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 23, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We arrived late for a birthday dinner for my elderly mother, and Armando and staff could not have been more accommodating and friendly. Truly kind and warm in every little interaction—made my mom feel very tended to and seen, which is not always the case. Armando reminded me about parking validation which I would have completely forgotten. The decor/atmosphere was really cute with the round booths and overhead planters. And our meals were good - both the pasta primavera and fish tacos - and not absurdly expensive. Overall a great option if you’re headed to a show at the convention / performing arts centers right next door.
   

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   Cristina

   VIP

   San Francisco

   130 reviews

   3.0

   130 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely space, close to the CPA. Short staffed. Drinks are pricey. for example -My glass of wine was $21 But it really is pretty and the it's the closest restaurant to the Center for the Performing Arts.
   

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   Kristin

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 4, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We dined here before our broadway San Jose show and the service was super fast and the food was excellent!
   

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   Horace

   VIP

   San Francisco

   29 reviews

   4.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on November 4, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The fish tacos were very good and the quesadilla was good. They were under staffed on a Sunday night and this made the service slow. However, with a 5:00 reservation they got us out in plenty of time to make our Broadway San Jose show at 6:30. They are almost across the street from each other. Restaurant was very quiet.
   

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    Mary

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Experience was great! Staff was wonderful. We arrived early and they seated us anyway. Food was delicious. Location was perfect. I will definitely go again!
    

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