Friar Tuck's Restaurant & Bar

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   Steve

   Sacramento

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We have eaten here before and it was perfect and quiet. This time Victorian Christmas was in full swing. More than 2k people. Somehow with all the chaos and demand they still kept our dinner reservation on time. The food came with in very acceptable timing with everyone including the General Manager working to make it all happen. Crazy busy but they pulled it off. You can’t go wrong and the drinks and food were excellent!
   

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   Mary

   Tahoe

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   We had the BEST waitress, Amber was exceptional!
   

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   Anne

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   This was our second time eating here, both times during the Victorian Christmas Festival. To say it was busy would be an understatement! They were well organized, and our server, Lila, was attentive and friendly. In our group of four, everyone enjoyed their meal. We started with some salads and onion bread, which is very yummy and dense. I had the crispy salmon with the croquettes. The salmon was indeed crispy, yet tender and cooked to a perfect doneness. Others in our group had the chicken parmesan and the beef wellington, both of which were thoroughly enjoyed. Portion sizes seemed reasonable, and no one in our group left hungry! We were a bit disappointed that the full menu was not available this year, but that's understandable given it's particularly busy during the festival. We arrived 10 minutes before our reservation time and were turned away, told to return at the exact time instead. That seemed pretty unnecessary since for a 5:30 reservation the table would have been available already (and we were planning to start with cocktails). Overall, though, we enjoyed our meal and plan to return the next time we're in town.
   

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   Kristine

   VIP

   Sacramento

   38 reviews

   5.0

   38 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Friar Tucks & Victorian Christmas go together! This combo has been our tradition to get in the HOLIday spirit pretty much since we moved in the area almost 10 years ago! Our server Lila was our server and she took really good care of our party of 6! I really liked the way the reservations and seating was handled this year, it wasn’t a claustrophobic feeling as it has been in the past years.
   

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   Lynda

   VIP

   Sacramento

   53 reviews

   5.0

   53 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Very attentive service & the ambiance and food choices are wonderful!! I had the baked brie and french onion soup - yum! We ate here before one the Christmas street fairs - highly recommend. Make a reservation and don't be late - we were maybe 5 min after out time and the manager told the front desk to seat those who came early for a later reservation - not ideal...but duly noted.
   

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   Wendi

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Excellent! Highly recommend. Great service, food and ambience!
   

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   Barbara

   Sacramento

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   Service was extremely slow, even for a Victorian Christmas Day. Waitress rarely checked on us and some of our food was cold when served. The steak was seasoned oddly, and not as described on the menu. Our dining companion sat there unable to eat it but also unable to order a replacement meal. Chocolate fondue had a good assortment of dippers, but chocolate was cold. We usually eat dinner there when coming up for the weekend, and we usually really enjoy it, but we were very disappointed, especially since we had friends with us.
   

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   Timothy

   VIP

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   Service was attentive and friendly. The food, as always, was wonderful. We especially loved the chocolate fondue dessert.
   

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   Carl

   New Orleans

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   Rather disappointed that the restaurant has moved away from the fondue experience. Only fondue left is a cheese fondue. The meat and chocolate fondue are no longer available. While it is a decent restaurant, it no longer has any special appeal and we will look for another restaurant that has special fun food experiences.
   

   Friar Tuck's Restaurant & BarResponded on December 9, 2024

   Hi Carl, Thanks for the feedback. We still have chocolate fondue (on the dessert menu) and three cheese fondues that include meat. We're happy the service and ambiance were five stars during your experience with us. Thanks again!
   

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    Diane

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

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

    We come here every time we are in Nevada City. Great food, service and location!
    

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