Burdell

Reseñas de Burdell de comensales del restaurante. Basadas en valoraciones recientes.

1. B

   Bill

   San Francisco1 reseña

   5.0

   Comieron hoy

   1. Global 5
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 5
   4. Ambiente 5

   Great service and good food but it is no inexpesive.
   

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2. R

   Ruth VIP

   San Francisco167 reseñas

   4.0

   Comieron hoy

   1. Global 4
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 2
   4. Ambiente 4

   This place is "soul food" inspired, but kicks it up to a higher level. The sauces and details of execution make a world of difference. My favorites include the cornbread which came with "butter" that tasted sort of sour-cream like -- divine! We had two sets for the table and wound up ordering a third it was so scrumptious. I would have been happy with that and my white wine. Another favorite was the crispy onion and mushroom dish. I thought this was going to be like a typical tempura dish based on the looks of it, but the accompanying sauce is what made all the difference. It is some sort of maple and mustardy concoction -- sounds odd but it was heavenly. Like the butter that came with the cornbread, I would eat this sauce with anything. We also had the boiled peanuts, and again it is the tasty stew in which these are served that makes them next level. It's a mess to eat, but worth it. The Hoppin John red-eyed peas were also delicious, and I had the chicken for the entree. We probably ordered too much but there were so many small plates we wanted to share. By the time I got the entree, I was already satisfied, but that did not stop me from eating every last bite of the chicken, which had a very original presentation and excellent carrot sides. I suspect the desserts here are outstanding, but we were already stuffed, so that will have to wait for another occasion. I dinged them a star for service because there was an unusual slowness (even to getting our waters) and a forgotten drink order, but they comped us the drink which goes a long way in my book in terms of acknowledging mistakes. The wait staff were all very nice and ultimately attentive, but it does seem like there was some room for improvement in that area. I was concerned I would be underwhelmed with serving size because I had read critical reviews, but I am not sure what people are talking about. Maybe the connotation of soul food increases expectation of piles of food, but this was not exactly minimalist.
   

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3. J

   Jeff VIP

   San Francisco9 reseñas

   5.0

   Comieron hoy

   1. Global 5
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 5
   4. Ambiente 4

   Very well executed food, great seasoning! Bbq shrimp transports you to NOLA. Banging cornbread and don’t skip the salads.
   

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4. J

   John VIP

   San Francisco19 reseñas

   2.0

   Comieron hoy

   1. Global 2
   2. Comida 2
   3. Servicio 1
   4. Ambiente 1

   We’ve eaten here twice in the last month. The first time was wonderful. The second time was awful. On balance we won’t be coming back. We were so pleased at our first visit that we immediately booked a second visit to celebrate my wife’s birthday with our adult kids. The second time we were seated in an awful back room with no light. We sat there for fifteen minutes and were not offered water or drinks. Finally the hostess who had seated us wandered back into our back room and was surprised to see us sitting there with nothing; she offered us water. When our server finally arrived to take our order she was in a nasty mood. She was surly the entire evening … when we saw her, which was seldom. Then she bullied my wife into ordering more food than she wanted (she had ordered two appetizers and three sides and we were sharing a main. Since we’d eaten there a few weeks ago she knew this was plenty of food for her. Ended up with another main neither of us wanted). We were never given the opportunity to order a second drink which we did want. The food was ok but pretty limited. But the real problem was having a dark room no windows no visible servers and a surly server when she did (rarely) appear. In short everything that was so perfect in our first visit was absolutely horrible on our second visit. It put such a downer on our evening none of us could enjoy our gift exchange and cake at home.
   

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5. L

   Lisa VIP

   San Francisco1 reseña

   5.0

   Comieron hace 1 día

   1. Global 5
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 5
   4. Ambiente 4

   Excellent food and service, imaginative and great. Only downside is it 's quite loud. But terrific in every other way. The chicken liver waffle appetizer was insanely good.
   

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6. L

   Lexie VIP

   Nueva York1 reseña

   1.0

   Comieron hace 3 días

   1. Global 1
   2. Comida 1
   3. Servicio 1
   4. Ambiente 1

   I’m a fan of Southern food and have been to NOLA. I don’t think it’s my problem that I didn’t like any of the dishes. I booked Burdell after reading about it in the SF Chronicle and Food & Wine.
   

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7. B

   Ben

   San Francisco4 reseñas

   2.0

   Comieron hace 3 días

   1. Global 2
   2. Comida 3
   3. Servicio 2
   4. Ambiente 2

   My party of six was excited to go and have an experience, it was not the experience we were hoping for. Our waiter didn’t take control in the beginning, we had a to ask twice about the “family dinner” and he seemed scattered and more inretested in what was music playing for him to sing along too! Appetizers were delicious but 4 shrimp and one small piece of bread cut up into 4 sections for $24!! Best appetizers of the three we ordered was the mushrooms. Dinner came and 3 of us had the cod. It could have used more salt, good but nothing special. 2 had the Lamb chop which was good but only one and small. The pea stew was delicious as well but more like child’s portion, very small. The sides we ordered were the cornbread and the Hoppin John rice and beans and both were excellent, problem was we got the cornbread and one rice dish and were told the other one was on the way. It came after we finished our meal!!! They were very busy and it seemed as though they needed or were missing staff. Not quite sure how Food and Wine got this so wrong!!!!
   

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8. M

   Meryl

   Nuevo México2 reseñas

   3.0

   Comieron hace 3 días

   1. Global 3
   2. Comida 3
   3. Servicio 2
   4. Ambiente 1

   It's always a disappointment when the appetizers are the best thing on the menu. This was our experience. The mains were mediocre at best, after a dazzling start. The space is small, very noisy, and seems understaffed, with servers working very hard. Perhaps our expectations were too high, but I would not go again.
   

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9. C

   Clayton

   Unspecified1 reseña

   5.0

   Comieron hace 6 días

   1. Global 5
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 3

   The food was exquisite, sublime, amazing. I now know that I’ve eaten fine dining cuisine.
   

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10. a

    anna

    San Francisco9 reseñas

    4.0

    Comieron hace 6 días

    1. Global 4
    2. Comida 4
    3. Servicio 4
    4. Ambiente 5

    Great ambiance and dining space. Food was really good - Loved the crispy mushrooms and spring onions with maple dipping sauce, lamb with fava beans and greens was amazing and the cornbread with honey butter and side of greens were out of this world. Cocktails were a little pricey, as they didn't seem to have alcohol in them but also weren't labeled as 'mocktails' so we were a little confused. Really appreciated that the waiter told us we may be over ordering when we kept adding to our order. He was in fact correct! We left with our stomachs full and overall, had a great experience - would definitely go again!
    

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