Burdell

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

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   Sierra

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined today

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

   One of the best meals we’ve ever had! It was easy to get a reservation at a time we wanted and we were seated early when we arrived. The space is beautiful and service was great. We highly recommend the Family Dinner.
   

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   Sylvia

   San Francisco16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined today

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

   This was our first time at Burdell. Our son recommended it, and I read the SF Chronicle piece. I didn’t know what to expect, but my husband and I were so delighted with this restaurant. The flavors! Everything we ate—the prawns, asparagus, lamb, chard and spinach, cornbread—was delicious. We will be back!
   

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   Channel

   Atlanta1 review

   5.0

   Dined today

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

   Everything reminded me of Sunday dinners at grandmas house. The flavors paid homage to our ancestors with an elevated modern twist. Our grandmothers would be proud!
   

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   Rebecca

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   What a delightful experience it is having brunch at Burdell! It starts with the staff—welcoming, friendly, and responsive. Then there’s the cool environment with a warm and inviting feel, (comfortable and casual with class). The food is extraordinary! The dishes are popping with flavor. We had the asparagus salad with tahini sauce (best ever), broccoli & cheese croquettes (exceptionally delicious), biscuits & gravy (wonderful texture and pork gravy with just enough “kick”), chicken & waffles (perfection). The manager, Erica, is a joy! She makes every guest feel special, has a great sense of humor, and provides service second to none! We highly recommend Burdell.
   

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   Robert

   San Francisco9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Great food and hospitality. Really made to feel welcome. Highly recommend.
   

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   Nikki

   Las Vegas1 review

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   So disappointed after booking heading best in the USA. Fried chicken was dry and unseasoned. How do you also get coffee wrong? The salad and bacon was good.
   

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   Joanna

   Sacramento40 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   After the recent fanfare, we were so excited to try this new restaurant, and terribly disappointed with the food and service. All of our dishes, including croquettes, duck, biscuits and gravy, shrimp and grits were way too salty. The pomegranate cocktail was pleasant, but would have been better with more acidity to balance the sweetness. Service started out great with our first waitress, but less so with our second waitress, who failed to follow up on a request, and was noticeably irritated when modifications were requested on our food orders. We were also surprised by the automatic 20% “tip” that had been added to our bill, when there were only three of us at the table. We had previously only seen this for groups of eight or more people. I do not recommend this place. The good news is that we found a great ice cream shop nearby called Miharu that made up for a terrible brunch. Please go there so that they stay in business!
   

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   Robert VIP

   Seattle4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   We were very excited to try Burdell. The food was delightful, but as many diners have mentioned, very small portions on the supper menu. Service was horrible. There needs to be some formal training as our server didn’t say more than 5 words to us the entire meal, disappeared for 10 minutes when the kitchen was running behind (there was a very long wait between our appetizers and mains), and didn’t say thank you or goodbye as we left after spending $400 for 2 people. We heard other diners mentioning this as well. There were definitely some standouts (the cornbread, the split pea stew, the prawns), but I don’t think we would make the trek from the city over again.
   

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   Iman

   San Francisco3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   The service was good. The chicken dish, corn bread and greens were all tasty. The cod was not great; had one note of smoky flavor that was overpowering. Wine list for glasses of wine was limited. It wasn’t worth the $330 we spent for the three of us. I don’t need to go back but if someone else invited me and was paying I’d go. :)
   

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    John

    San Francisco4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 3 days ago

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

    Food was absolutely incredible. The chicken liver and waffle is a destination dish in and of itself. The service was sloowwweww. 3+ hours for a weeknight meal. We were waiting for long periods between courses. Our drinks took 40 mins to come out and didn’t arrive until after we had finished our appetizer.
    

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