La Pantera restaurant in San Francisco

[David Hall]

Does anyone remember La Pantera in the North Beach area of SF? I was
last there about twenty years ago (maybe 25...). It was a lovely
family-style Italian restaurant. They had no menu that I recall; you
ate what they prepared that day. You were seated at large tables with
strangers and they served delicious Italian food in the Italian style:
antipasti, a primo, a secondo, and dessert.

Does anyone know if it still exists? I've looked for them online and
can't find them in any of the "yellow web pages".

Thanks.

David

[Pilgrim]

In article <36646A48...@ix.netcom.com>, David Hall
<dmh...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Does anyone remember La Pantera in the North Beach area of SF? I was
> last there about twenty years ago (maybe 25...). It was a lovely

> Does anyone know if it still exists? I've looked for them online and

> can't find them in any of the "yellow web pages".

I haven't thought of La Pantera in years. Alas, it is long gone. I can't
place in my mind's eye what is now in that location.

Our favorite memory was (about 35 years ago) of being sat at a table with
6 to 8 "older ladies". When they put the platter of chicken in front of
my husband, the woman to his left grabbed the platter and sent it to her
left, making sure that "the man" at the table didn't take more than...or
even his own...share of the main course.

I can't place in my mind's eye what is now in that location. Thanks for
the memory.

Pilgrim

[melodynb...@gmail.com]

Yum. My mom took me often. She had the cute baby bottle of wine, Shirley temple for me! the ravioli and veal Parmesan was so good! the waiter was an older man there for years, gray hair. The sign is still there or the tile by front door, well it was there a while back! My great aunt worked at the gold spike!

[bini...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, David Hall wrote:
> Does anyone remember La Pantera in the North Beach area of SF? I was
> last there about twenty years ago (maybe 25...). It was a lovely

> family-style Italian restaurant. They had no menu that I recall; you
> ate what they prepared that day. You were seated at large tables with
> strangers and they served delicious Italian food in the Italian style:
> antipasti, a primo, a secondo, and dessert.
>

> Does anyone know if it still exists? I've looked for them online and
> can't find them in any of the "yellow web pages".
>

> Thanks.
>
> David




I USE TO EAT AT "LA PANTERA" BACK IN 1967 WHEN RENA, THE RED-HEADED OWNER--WHO LOOKED GERMAN--WOULD COMMANDEER HER RESTAURANT LIKE A GENERAL..."YOU SIT HERE. YOU SIT THERE." WE SHUT OUR MOUTHS AND OBEYED BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE IN FOR A FABULOUS, HEARTY, ITALIAN DINNER--HOMEMADE RAVIOLI'S, CHICKEN BAKED IN HERBS, SCALLOPINI, ROASTED POTATOES IN ROSEMARY, RISOTTO, GNOCCHI AND A BIG SALAD FOR THE ENTIRE TABLE OF 6. IF RENA WAS IN A GOOD MOOD YOU COULD GET SECONDS. THIS IS THE NORTH BEACH I CHERISHED. HOW SAD THAT THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THE "GOLDEN YEARS' OF SAN FRANCISCO.

[mpmer...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, David Hall wrote:
> Does anyone remember La Pantera in the North Beach area of SF? I was
> last there about twenty years ago (maybe 25...). It was a lovely
> family-style Italian restaurant. They had no menu that I recall; you
> ate what they prepared that day. You were seated at large tables with
> strangers and they served delicious Italian food in the Italian style:
> antipasti, a primo, a secondo, and dessert.
>
> Does anyone know if it still exists? I've looked for them online and
> can't find them in any of the "yellow web pages".
>
> Thanks.
>
> David

David: I remember La Pantera. Yes, it was a wonderful little family and family style Italian restaurant. My father and mother took our family there. Sad to say it isn't there any more to the best of my knowledge. I remember it still being open in the early 80's but not later than that. Marleen

[Bob Magruder]

La Pantera was owned by a family who also owned the Navarro Inn located in Navarro between Boonville and Fort Bragg. My parents lived in Navarro. Both were great Italian restaurants.