Bobo's

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   Lisa

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   I truly hate to say this, but the word that describes our dinner last night is disappointing. Bobo’s has always been my husband’s favorite restaurant, and we moved from the East Bay to Southern California. We went back last night to have some yummy garlic, sizzling crab. Well, let’s start with the sizzling, it barely sizzles, it came out on a plate and was just kind of there. Garlic? Not much taste of any And overall for $109. It was a waste of money. The bread is a charge of 3.50, but not tasty. In past visits, we usually slather the bread with what’s left of the crab on the skillet, but unfortunately, that was not able to be done either. The waiter was friendly, but actually said to us, we will do better next time. I think he said it because we had to ask for drawn butter, and some butter for our bread. We had a baked potato, which was fine, and a lava cake, which was good. The total bill was about $250 for two people. We shared the 3 pounds of crab, a baked potato, one sparkling wine, 1 club soda and a dessert. Wildly overpriced.  you would think they would’ve offered us a discount since they knew our experience was not great. Management, please take heed and we recommend you look at what is being served. I could do they’re out of wings
   

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   Mariam

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   I recently dined at Bobo’s for a special occasion, and while the steak and lobster were delicious — (not sure about the creamed spinach recipe) but the overall experience was unfortunately marred by the rushed service. Despite the high price tag, the waitstaff seemed intent on clearing our table and moving us out as quickly as possible. We didn't have the chance to order dessert because they came by multiple times to remove plates before we were ready. It's a shame, as the food was good, but we won't be returning due to the uncomfortable, hurried atmosphere. For an expensive, special-occasion meal, we expected more attention to the experience.
   

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   Lynn

   Central Coast

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   Super fun and interesting decor and atmosphere. The food was good. The steak was excellent however, our server was overwhelmed with too many tables so it took a long time to get food drinks and surface. Also, the wine list wasn’t updated and they had newer wine when it said it was older wine so I would recommend them updating their wine list with the appropriate prices However, we would go back because it was good food and fun !
   

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   Darcy

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   Quality at Bobos has really gone down over the years. We remember it from 15 years ago being really high end. Service was fine- no issues there. But the building looks very tired. Most of the food was fine but not the high end steak it once was. The thing that made me feel most crazy was the crab. We ordered a whole crab for $76. When it comes it looks like a whole crab, but then you lift off the empty body shell from the platter. No body meat, the “lump” crab meat, was included at ALL. Just the legs. And they were over cooked. Ridiculous bait and switch for a pricy pricy dish.
   

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   Lillian

   VIP

   San Francisco

   40 reviews

   5.0

   40 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   Amazing last meal for 2024 never disappoints ! Loved everything
   

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   angela

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   The perfect dinner to ring in the new year !!! The Mac n cheese, garlic noodles and steak were fire. Definitely get the mussels and shrimp to start and you can’t go wrong with the burrata 🤤
   

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   Elizabeth

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 26, 2024

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

   It was Excellent - sat at the bar service was excellent. Food classic / well prepared flavorful Flawless evening
   

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   Rachele

   San Francisco

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on December 26, 2024

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

   Went for Christmas. Was an amazing experience from beginning to end. The service was top notch, the food was delicious, drinks came out promptly, and the inside decor was very welcoming and unique. We started with the crab and artichoke dip, split the 2 whole crabs, and shared the garlic noodles and baked potato. Everything was so good, I highly recommend the crab!
   

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   Tonika

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 21, 2024

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

   We came for our anniversary and it wasn't worth it. Blood orange & regular Margarita were horrible 0/10. We had the crab 6/10, shrimp 6/10 & mussel 10/10 skillet. Only the mussels were good. We also had ribeye steak 7/10, mac & cheese 10/10, and garlic noodles 7/10.
   

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    O

    VIP

    San Francisco

    15 reviews

    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2024

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

    There was a really loud group next to us which was unfortunately. I would skip the bread but the tomahawk and garlic noodles are delicious
    

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