Lulu California Bistro

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall2food3service2ambience1

   Service was incredibly slow. Food was subpar. No music in/out of restaurant = no atmosphere. Will prob never go back.

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   willy

   Palm Springs

   19 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall3food3service3ambience3

   acorn squash stuffed with quinoa was tasteless. Service was confused. All hands on deck through coffe, water and menus and then no attention forever

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   GordonS

   Phoenix

   50 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   50 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   Food was very good with very good service. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. My wife really liked her salad and the shrimp and lobster quesadilla was a departure from the norm. Guacamole was excellent.

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4. HG

   HungryGuy

   Palm Springs

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall2food1service2ambience4

   2 of the 4 meals came cold and the food was overpriced for the portion size.

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall2food2service2ambience3

   We were forgotten for about 15 minutes after been seated, our food arrived extremely quickly, meaning it was already prepared and not fresh, everything tasted like it was in a fridge all day. And to finish our waiter proceeded to bring out the dessert menu as my Mom was still eating her main dish. Very disappointing experience overall on a really non busy night, the staff looked like that they could care less we were here, won’t be returning.

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   kwongsters

   Los Angeles

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall3food3service3ambience4

   mushrooms soup was too salty and had to be sent back to add hot water. don’t understand why their change to the bill payment was rounded down to bills (no coins)? should have had change of $6.36, only gotten $6.

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Having dinner with friends, friends getting together.

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8. MM

   MsMKW

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   My son had recommended LuLu as one of his favorites when visiting Palm Springs. I see why. Lovely food selections, something for everyone. Lovely and lively ambiance without being overwhelming. Amazingly attentive service! Generous pour on the wine, a wild mushroom soup I will crave until I return, a perfectly cooked pork chop with nicely seasoned sides. The chocolate cake dessert was worth every calorie. A perfect meal and experience.

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2022

   overall2food2service4ambience3

   They don’t have separate breakfast items and trick you into ordering a fixed price brunch with an appetizer and desert for $28 per person. If you order just an entrée from the brunch menu they only take $3 off making not with it at all (you can get a similar entrée at another place for half of the price). Even our waiter said that they do it on purpose to force people pay for the entire brunch. Drinks are for additional charge. I would be ok paying this much for a regular Saturday breakfast but the quality of food didn’t justify the price. Agree with previous commenters - food is really mediocre. Tuna tower was good, eggs Benedict was just average. We chose tiramisu for desert and it was pretty gross. It didn’t have the lightness of mascarpone and yolks but instead felt like just pure heavy whipped fatty cream. It also did not taste fresh, the lady finger cookies absorbed other smells form the fridge. Quite disappointing. Finally, the hostess attempted to seat us at a small table by the door. Yes, we changed the table but I wouldn’t expect to ask for it when only about 20% of tables were occupied.

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10. KD

    KimD

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Great cuisine and atmosphere! a little confusion on getting service when we were first seated but all good after that! Strongly recommended.

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food, service and atmosphere.

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12. NI

    NotImpressed

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience3

    Food was mediocre, not worth the $60 for the Thanksgiving Dinner.

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    Markb

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    The food rating for the soup, salad, desert very good, the food portions for thanksgiving were too much! Overalll rating 4stars

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall5food3service4ambience5

    Great Thanksgiving dinner

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15. L

    Lolo

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    We went for their thanksgiving dinner. The food was delicious! The service was on the slow side, but it was thanksgiving! Everything we ordered was amazing and prepared perfectly. The wait staff was very busy and still stayed friendly. We will definitely visit again!

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    kimsamsoon

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Thanksgiving

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17. TS

    TerryS

    Las Vegas

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We had the turkey and ham thanksgiving dinner. Both were very tender and tasty. The service was great.

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18. PM

    PeepsMD

    Los Angeles

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Cool decor. Good food. Good value for $$. Great service.

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19. JT

    JamTam

    Palm Springs

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As usual, an absolutely wonderful time at Lulu's. Food is always amazing and service is pleasant!

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    donaldinla123

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The waitress Claudia was awesome. The food was great.

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    Khester

    New England

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our waitress Jasmine was the Best! So nice, great recommendations. We had tuna crudo nachos- fabulous. Burger was great, pizza had nice thin crust. Overall fun night!

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22. B

    Bell

    Minneapolis

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Fun place for lunch. We sat outside, but there is an overhang so that you are shielded from the sun. Nice waitstaff. My Ahi tuna bowl was a little fishy. Good food. Not amazing though.

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23. DH

    DanH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always great food and people watching. Excellent pizza and good prices on wines and champagne.

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24. BH

    BrianH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A must do if you are in Palm Springs! Fish and chips were perfect and the truffle fries were amazing.

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25. KL

    KevinL

    San Diego

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, great service and a vibrant restaurant scene make this great for all occasions. Very child friendly & they were happy to allow us to use our own high chair for our 10 month old grandson.

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26. OY

    OYou

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Excellent! Reservation made at the last minute for our anniversary. Eric, our waiter, was brilliant - offered suggestions when asked and made great suggestions for cocktails. Food was prompt and delicious. Eric was attentive but not overly so. Overall, a great evening.

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27. LH

    LisaH

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience3

    I wanted to love LuLus. We arrived when they opened at 11 on a Monday, assuming they’d have a brunch menu. One of the people in our 3 person group is gluten free and we were happy to see they had a GF menu. My dish was good- grilled chicken burger w fries. My pal who ordered a chicken salad was frustrated that it had A LOT of dressing on it and the cabbage didn’t taste fresh. Gluten free gal got a lettuce wrapped burger- but the lettuce was actually laying on top and she had to DIY it a bit more than expected. Service was good.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 21, 2022

    overall2food4service2ambience4

    Treated poorly at reception. Checked us in, then had us wait forever while they seated several groups that walked in without a reservation. Didn’t seem to know we were even waiting, didn’t seem to care.

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29. 2

    2cocoshoes

    Houston

    31 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2022

    overall3food1service5ambience5

    The food at Lulus has gotten so bad. It’s really sad because we have owned a home here for 8 years and we always looked forward to dining at Lulus. A lot of people here have all said the same thing. The only reason we went is because my Son wanted to go and he was very disappointed. The service was amazing and the girls at the check in counter were so sweet. I really hope they make some big changes.

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30. JB

    JonathanB

    Los Angeles

    26 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    So very disappointing. Service was slow with a poor attitude. Enjoyed my mushroom soup and the boys enjoyed salmon and pizza. I ordered the poki wraps and they were terrible. Fish did not seem fresh. Lettuce was brown and limp. Honestly, how could any cook send that out to be eaten? Lots of places to eat in Palm Springs. Sorry to say that Lulu’s is past it’s prime and you should look elsewhere.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    Food was mediocre and overpriced.service was really slow.

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32. DL

    DaveL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    Waiter Darryl was awesome. Quick service, good food, nice setting.

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33. FI

    FITfoodieintraining

    San Diego

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a great dinner at Lulu California Bistro. The food was imaginative and delicious. Menu had a wide range of options. We had a hard time ordering wine - two of the bottles we ordered from the menu were out of stock - but our server went the extra mile to find a wonderful bottle for us. Overall, it was a wonderful experience and we would definitely go back.

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34. JM

    JohnM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Good food and location. Fun place to have dinner with kids.

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35. RH

    RickH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Good food. The server we had was Great. She was very friendly, funny and checking back frequently to make sure everything was good. We are travelling with a 2-1/2 year old and really enjoyed the dinner

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36. JM

    JohnM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    3 of 4 plates came out good. My husband’s Fish & Chips not so good but Ramon was awesome and highly recommended something else and it did not disappoint. Fish was all batter hardly any fish and came out like fish sticks. Overall we loved the restaurant and Ramon made our night!!!!

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37. RP

    RiveraP

    Orange County

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Had my 70th Birthday lunch

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38. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Visiting from Minneapolis and chose LuLu’s at random. Could not have been happier with our choice. Ricky was an awesome server, the food was piping hot and tasty. Fun vibe with just enough restaurant “chatter” but not noisy. Will visit again!

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    9 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    Something happened to the food here. Sent back lukewarm soup which tasted like low sodium soup from a cardboard box. Sent back my usual go-to dish there, chicken lettuce cups. What they served didn’t resemble that dish which I have enjoyed there many times before. The Manager needs to get control of the situation. Never again for me. Waiter George was kind as I sent everything back. Wound up with Chinese chicken salad, also bland with almost no dressing.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    The food was mediocre, nothing special. The service was great. It has gone downhill and there are many more excellent options in the area with better food at the same price. We will not return.

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