Barndiva

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   Sophia

   San Francisco

   16 reviews

   4.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Burger is delicious. Potato leek soup was too smooth and tasted like kfc mashed potatoes. The chicken tikka masala was good but not the best ever - though the hot sauce is amazing. The crème puff dessert is delicious.
   

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   Todd and Lisa

   VIP

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   2.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We were disappointed in our experience at Barndiva. We took some very good friends to dinner for their Christmas present and were really quite unpleasantly surprised at a few things. The dinner menu had about five things to pick from for an entrée. One of them was a burger. One was a vegetarian pasta. There were more starters to pick from than entrées.  Our server was slow to serve and unknowledgeable about the dishes. My friend and I ended up having soup and salad for dinner. Our reservation was at 6:30. When I ordered my dinner I asked if I could please have carrot cake for dessert. Our server said they were already sold out of the cake. It was 6:30. My husband had the vegetarian dish and it was the size of an appetizer. It was $30. My friend and I had soup and salad and her husband had a burger. We had six drinks (2 were beers) between the four of us. The bill was over $300. The dining room is now in the room where they used to have events and there’s not much ambience. It just was kind of a bummer experience for a special holiday dinner.
   

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   Alexandria

   San Diego

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We drove up from SF because I was excited for their burger. The one I had every few months since 2019. I should have known that when the regular restaurant wasn’t open and we were required to eat at Studio Barndiva, things were not going to be the same as my meal there in 2022. My bf got the NEW burger was mid- I’m not a fan of a burger with tons of cheese jammed in the center. He gave it an 8/10. (The original burger was a hard 10.) I ordered the crispy chicken, which was more like a chicken katsu with Indian spices, and it was great. Would I drive 75 minutes to eat at Studio Barndiva again? Absolutely not. How can I sign up to be notified when their regular restaurant and brunch begin again?
   

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   Robert

   VIP

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 13, 2024

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

   Food is the clear high point. Ambiance is fine although on a cold night and with the restaurant far from full, it was cooler than I would have liked. The drinks are strong and well made but wickedly expensive--over $20 per cocktail. Wine is also pricey with few choices under $100. A 20% tip is mandatory and based on the total bill making alcohol even more expensive. So while the food was very good, I had a potato leek soup that was excellent, and reasonably priced for the quality, I left feeling the meal was not worth the cost.
   

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   Juliane

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 13, 2024

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

   Want a Michelin star meal? This. Is. The. Place. Impeccable, delicious and on point.
   

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   Brian

   Denver

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   We had a lovely dinner there. Food and wine were delicious, restaurant was a cold.
   

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   Judi

   VIP

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

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

   Sat at bar. Excellent food, drinks and ambience. Bartenders are wonderful and well informed.
   

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   Raj

   VIP

   San Francisco

   26 reviews

   3.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on December 2, 2024

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

   Corkage very expensive. Limited reasonably priced wines on the wine list. An additional 20% charged for employee benefits.
   

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   angela

   Minneapolis

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on December 2, 2024

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

   Everything about our experience was amazing except the steak frites were not medium rare like we asked. I also hate wasting meat so we ate it but it was very dry. Our server was amazing. The potato leak soup and goat cheese croquets were delicious.
   

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    Tanya

    Denver

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2024

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

    Enjoyed the food very much although the service was not up to par
    

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