'Like losing Fisherman's Wharf' - S.F. diners bemoan loss of Cliff House, though not its food FacebookTwitterEmail SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 10: A view of the Cliff House restaurant on October 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Due to the government shutdown, the iconic 150 year-old Cliff House restaurant, a concessionaire of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, has been forced to close its doors until the government shutdown ends. The restaurant's 170 employees are being furloughed and it is estimated it will lose $10,000 a day. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan / Getty Images 2013 Ever since news broke Sunday that San Francisco’s landmark oceanfront restaurant, the Cliff House, would be closing its doors at the end of the year, reactions have poured in from diners who knew the place well.