Burdell

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

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1. C

   Clayton

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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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   shivika

   San Francisco1 review

   1.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   i’ve been to a lot of well rated restaurants but sadly i’m not sure why this. one got accolades. the restaurant has a great vibe & the front of the house staff was really nice. drinks & the appetizer got to us in a timely manner. however, the entrees took 45mins to get to us and no one check to see if we needed anything. when the food arrived we killing said we were wondering where it was. well the waitress didn’t like that at all & rudely put our food on the table say “well we had to cook it. from scratch” and left. the food wasn’t great, they didn’t have pepper and their hot sauce was super bland. for context i’m from the south, i know good southern food. we had to flag down someone to get the check. charged us for the sparkling water they were pout into glass bottles like the still water. now i don’t mind paying for sparkling water but wasn’t told there was an additional charge for it nor was it any fancy sparkling water. there’s a mandatory 20% gratuity they definitely didn’t earn.
   

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   lawrence VIP

   San Francisco11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Incredibly delicious and innovative cuisine and superb, welcoming service.
   

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    Bakty VIP

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

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

    Every items we ordered was excellent. Cod, stew, and chicken were the supper items we ordered.
    

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