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The Trident, Sausalito

The Trident, Sausalito


558 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965  (See Map Below)
Phone: 415-331-3232

Neighborhood: Bridgeway Promenade.  Website and reservations are here.  A story about the Tequila Sunrise being invented at The Trident is here.  Discography of classic recordings made by the musicians who frequented The Trident is on this page.


Open for lunch and dinner.  Valet parking at The Trident is $5 per hour, so if it’s after 6:00 PM and you can find a metered place on the street nearby (more likely on weeknights than weekends) you’ll save money and park for free.

Listed as “Highly Rated” on the OurSausalito.com Best Dinner and Lunch Restaurants List for 2022
The Trident is #2 (Tied) on the OurSausalito.com Best Restaurant Views List for 2022
Named to the OurSausalito.com List of the Best Burgers in Sausalito, 2022
Named to the OurSausalito.com Most Romantic Restaurants List for 2022
Named to the OurSausalito.com Best Restaurants for Bike Riders List for 2022

The Trident

The Trident reopened a few years ago under its “Glory Days of the 60’s” restaurant name after a major remodel that left the old murals and woodwork of the original restaurant intact. This is one of Sausalito’s best-known big-view extravaganza restaurants at the heart of downtown, arguably one of the two most fabled restaurant buildings here (with Sally Stanford’s Valhalla, which sadly is being converted into expensive condos).  They serve seafood and American cuisine.  The Trident offers a fabulous view of the Bay, Angel Island and the San Francisco skyline, especially from the big sunny outside deck that sits on a pier over the Bay in the back.

In the 60’s and 70’s The Trident was a center of the San Francisco Rock scene.  The ceiling mural dates to that time, and was painted by Dave Richards, who also painted Trident-regular Janis Joplin’s Porsche, which for years was on exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see video below) until it recently sold for $1.76 million.  Movie fans can see the interior woodwork of The Trident in the Woody Allen film, “Play it Again, Sam” (1972; still image at left).

To some people the “what’s the best daytime view restaurant in Sausalito?” debate comes down to Trident for “nice weather and/or casual” or Spinnaker for “chilly weather and/or formal.”  The beautiful white exterior of the building dates back to the 19th century, when it was a yacht club.  In the 1960’s the old Trident Restaurant was owned by the Kingston Trio, and it has been a long-time destination for musicians recording at local studios like The Record Plant in Sausalito — which is being managed towards the same kind of rebirth as what The Trident has achieved.

Janis Joplin had her own table here (at the far right on the window as you face the Bay, and the Stones were feted here by Bill Graham after a concert in 1974.  A teen-aged Robin Williams worked here as a busboy in the late 1960’s.

The setting is the star at the Trident, apart from all the rock and roll history.  On a warm sunny day the deck that hangs over the Bay is one of the nicest places you’ll ever eat a meal… anywhere in the world.  They start you out with fresh San Francisco sourdough bread, and have a full bar.  By day or night the window tables have a fantastic view of the San Francisco skyline.  And the interior retains almost all of the custom woodwork as well as wall and ceiling murals from the early-seventies “Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick and David Crosby are all dining here tonight” era.

Insider Tip:  If you’re sitting on the deck at The Trident for lunch they not only have tables but a bar “on the rail”, where you can sit side-by-side looking straight out at the view.  For small parties this may be an ideal way to enjoy your meal.  If you’re sitting at a deck table on a crowded day next to the rail, be prepared for the fact that diners “on the rail” will obscure your view of San Francisco.  This is most often an issue on weekends from April through October and on all days during the summer visitor season, but only during the core lunchtime hours.

Note: The Trident is a sponsor of OurSausalito.com.

 

 

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