Well, I don't know if you're still looking for places. In Oakland, maybe someplace like Oaktown in Old Oakland would be nice, seem special and probably still be reasonable. In San Francisco there is a cool French place called Le Zinc in Noe Valley. Great food, you can do tapas or full on entrees. That definitely feels like special occassion place. There is also the Caribbean place on Piedmont. Great food. Tropical theme feels special and exciting. Food is really good. I did a party for my husband there. It was great!
