We dined on a Friday night, arriving at Scoma's a little before 7pm, and were the eighth party on the waiting list. The wait was about 20 minutes, which was not bad, as it gave us time to shoot some sunset pictures, wharf-side.
I suggest, though, that one call ahead for reservations to avoid wait time.
Luck was definitely on our side, as not only was our table by the windows, but we had Hero, the Armenian waiter (as he proudly told us to describe him), serve us! Hero is definitely a treat all his own, aside from Scoma's treats!
My husband had the Dungeness Crab Cakes Dinner, while I opted to be more adventuresome and try the Lazy Man Cioppino.
The crab cakes (3 pieces) were just as we liked them – moist.
The Lazy Man Cioppino is a concoction of fish, clams, shrimps, scallops, prawns, and crab meat combined with a tomato-based thick broth that reminded us very much of Italian pasta sauces. Garlic bread comes as its side. This dish is good enough to serve two. (BTW, their menu also lists the same dish as Cioppino Alla Pescatore, with one slight DIFFERENCE - the crab comes with its shell. Thus, the name LAZY MAN Cioppino has the luxury of the crabmeat already taken out so you don’t have to wrestle with the crab's thick shell.)
Both dishes are definite MUSTS!
The perfect ending to such sumptuous food would be to walk the wide wood gangway just outside. As Hero told us, not to do so would be like being invited to a buffet without eating.
And to that, we say, "Amen."