Burdell

Burdell reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Lexie VIP

   New York City1 review

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 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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   Ben

   San Francisco4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 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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   Meryl

   New Mexico2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 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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   Clayton

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

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

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   anna

   San Francisco9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 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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   Darryl VIP

   San Francisco11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Just a spectacular experience all the way around. Starting with walking in the door. Great music, ambience, decor, smiling staff. Small but excellent wine list, inventive mixed drinks, with and without alcohol. We couldn’t decide, so ordered WAY too much, wanting to try many dishes. Every one was amazing. I don’t even like cornbread, it was great. Literally the best roasted chicken I’ve ever had. How does one even MAKE cod taste so buttery delicious? I cannot recommend highly enough. A special place. Go. Just go. You won’t regret it.
   

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   eda VIP

   San Francisco66 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Went for Brunch and enjoyed the fried chicken and waffle , Shrimp and grits and hash browns. The fried chicken and waffle was one of the best I’ve had as the chicken was moist and the waffle was hearty. The shrimp and grits had a more delicate touch as the grits were light with a sublime sauce. The hash browns were also very good. My only disappointment were the beignets I had for dessert. They were square pillows that were good the first bite and then it got a bit hard once they cooled down. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the coffee sauce. All in all, a good first experience. I’d like to come back and try the dinner offerings. Eating at Burdells was like going to a relative’s house back in the 50’s, and the decor and dishes and coffee cups reflected that vibe.
   

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   Robyn

   San Francisco11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Every dish was familiar and yet elevated. Pairings hit all the right notes. We found the tasting menu and pairing to be a good value and want to go back to explore the other dishes. Front of house professionals were knowledgeable and fun. Great food and vibe.
   

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   Sojourner

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Amazing, the best food we have had all week in the Bay, beating even restaurants with a Michelin star
   

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    V VIP

    San Francisco8 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    I really wanted to like this place but then I met our server. From the moment we were placed at the furthest table in the back of the restaurant in the back room, I knew we were off to a terrible start. We had to wait 15 minutes to arrive at our underwhelming table in the back making it 9pm when we first hit our chairs and we were absolutely starved. I politely asked for the server to fire up some corn bread so we wouldn't faint only to be told NO, you must place your entire order all at once. Her tone was curt, unapologetic, and incredibly unwelcoming. The only highlights of the meal were the mushrooms in the most divine bacon dip and the asparagus. Funny, that at a soul food restaurant the best dishes were vegetarian. The chicken liver was inedible and the shrimp was tepid and overly sauced. It felt like we had to do the heavy lifting in kissing up to our waitress just to have a somewhat pleasant experience. Overall, a pretty disappointing (and expensive) evening. If you want a real meal filled with soul in a warm environment with the most divine service, I highly recommend you head over to Mago. You won't regret it.
    

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