The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel in San Francisco, which recently reopened after a renovation, has introduced upgraded food-and-beverage options.
Fredericks, an onsite eatery named for Frederick C. Clift, the original owner of the property, will officially launch by the end of July, serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Chef Daniel Corey, formerly of Luce at the InterContinental, will be executive chef of both Fredericks and the Redwood Room.
The new restaurant has a black-and-white floor similar to how the space looked in the 1920s, as well as neutral walls with exposed brick, also part of the earlier space. The floor itself was the inspiration for the rest of the decor, which has a classical look from the hotel’s original restaurant while echoing the vibe of modern-day San Francisco.
Guests can grab food and drinks designed to complement the offerings in the Redwood Room, including coffee, pastries, snacks, comfort food, and wine, beer and cocktails on tap. The restaurant has an area for quick to-go orders with high seating, and smaller tables to sit. The remainder of the restaurant has a combination of booth, banquette and square table seating.
The Redwood Room reopened earlier this month with a revitalized look. The room retains its namesake redwood walls and lighting but updated its furniture, flooring and wall art. The new Art Deco-inspired furniture, a salute to the post-Prohibition era when the lounge opened, is toned in cool neutrals to let the original redwood millwork shine. The new bar is manufactured from an 800-year-old redwood tree found by a custom woodworker in Montana. Additional recessed lighting was added, and the mural behind the bar has been brightened up. The original Gustav Klimt paintings (reproductions created by students of Klimt, under his direction) uncovered onsite during the hotel renovations also have been restored and rehung.