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The Chevice de Pescado (fresh lime marinated white fish) is a popular choice. Try the guacamole made fresh and served with fresh soft tortillas. Colibri Mexican Bistro was born out of owners Eduardo & Sylvia Rallo’s longing to share the same Central Mexican dishes they grew up eating. After a successful 18 year run in Union Square, our authentic cuisine that you know and love will be making a grand return to the San Francisco restaurant scene. “My wife and I were really just trying to bring something that brought a lot of the memories, a lot of the recipes from the family that represented the authenticity of the cuisine,” Rallo recalls. The ambiance in Colibri Mexican Bistro is that which we associate with Mexican restaurants, clay-like earth tones, dark-stained wood, and art from south of the border. Unparalleled, Delectable Mexican Cuisine. Castro helped bring back those flavors that Rallo and his wife were looking for, he says, that they weren’t finding in the restaurant scene back in the early 2000s when Colibri launched. Many of the former Colibri staff came back on board including chef Edgar Castro, who hails from Mexico and trained under chef Nancy Oakes. Josh Sanchez, The SVL Agencyįor those who remember Colibri’s food, expect much of the same Mexican food that it was known for, Rallo says. The decor, the colors, and the colonial feel only added to that, Varsic adds, noting that the building is one of the oldest in California history. Colibri’s cuisine and design are influenced by Mexico during the porfiriato, a time period where there was a “tremendous amount of French influence in Mexican culture,” Rallo says. The move to the officers’ club struck Rallo and operations manager Gabriela Varsic as quite the match. They began the search for a new home, eventually reaching a deal with the Presidio Trust to lease out both the officers’ club and a still-unopened spot as part of the in-progress Presidio Tunnel Tops. But when the hotel converted into supportive housing for the homeless in October 2020, the group didn’t want to leave the 18-year-old restaurant behind. The restaurant closed down during the March 2020 shutdown, and restaurateur Eduardo Rallo and his partners took the downtime to renovate Colibri. Colibri Mexican Bistro is a Presidio Officers Club restaurant offering Central Mexican dishes for brunch, lunch, and dinner with a bar and outdoor patio. It’s been a tough ride for the restaurant, which was previously located inside the former Hotel Diva on Geary Street. I was happy with my food, my cocktails, my wine selection and the bar tender let us taste some great Tequila. My last vist with Katt we ate at the bar and we were treated like Royalty. They celebrate the traditional cookery of Mexico and utilizing their philosophy of purchasing local organic and sustainable ingredients.After a year and a half long pause in service, Union Square mainstay Colibri Mexican Bistro has landed in a new location: the historic Presidio Officers’ Club, the former spot of Tradi Des Jardins’ Arguello. Delivery & Pickup Options - 2614 reviews of Colibri Mexican Bistro 'You dont hear the term 'Mexican Bistro', often, but Colibri is just that. The foundation Colibri’s cuisine is simple: Rustic Mexican inspiration combined with California ingredients and prepared with expert technique (and a whole lot of love). If one sincerely desires el mejor, the finest of exotic elixirs, perhaps the most complex and exciting spirits in the world today, consider the heritage, the history, the culture of México’s national spirit, the pride of an entire nation, and at the very least, be sure the bottle says 100% Agave, hecho en México. Today, this beautiful, historic destination is a hospitality venue for weddings, celebrations, and meetings. It is time that the Tequila and Mezcal consumers of the world, pay respects to the artisan producers that have truly mastered their craft. Throughout the 20th century, the renowned Presidio Officers’ Club was an exclusive gathering place for Army officers and their families. The restaurant features classic Mexican cuisine, blending rich flavors, textures and traditions from ancient Aztec and Mayan foods like chiles and corn with the unique blending of Spanish and French influences. Originally from Cuernavaca, Mexico, owners Eduardo and Sylvia Rallo created Colibri Mexican Bistro out of their longing to find the authentic Central Mexican dishes they had grown up with.