Prelude Kitchen & Bar

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   Grant

   Hawaii

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Prelude is always delicious. The brie and bruschetta appetizers, the short rib and scallops' entrees, the ambiance... always a great meal!
   

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   Chris

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 10 December 2024

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

   Stopped by for a snack before a show at the Crest. Very nice comfortable room. Our server, Kaitlin was friendly and very professional. Menu is small and well focused. We had three apps and bread service; a well spiced curry soup, their signature salad and a great carpaccio with crisps, parmesan cheese and aioli. Ended with a affogato made with a decadent vanilla bean ice cream. All were well balanced, carefully prepared and well plated. Serviceable wine list; not terribly adventurous but found a nice Bichot Chablis BTG. Solid dining option--not inexpensive, but excellent value. We will be back.
   

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   Jeremy

   Greater Boston

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 8 December 2024

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

   It was nice, but for the price, will continue to go to Ella’s.
   

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   Kathy

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   32 reviews

   5.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   Outstanding food and service! Our waiter was awesome!
   

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   Pat

   Sacramento

   35 reviews

   5.0

   35 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   The meals were outstanding and the service very good. The ambience was comfortable and pleasing to the eye. We arrived early so the noise level was low, but as the room filled up it became quite noisy. Overall a very good experience.
   

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   Vandana

   VIP

   San Francisco

   124 reviews

   1.0

   124 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   We came here for the first time for our anniversary. I had called ahead to confirm they could accommodate vegetarians. The gentleman I spoke with said yes. The staff and service were excellent. The atmosphere inside is also very nice and welcoming. Our cocktails were good. My husband enjoyed his ravioli appetizer and he also liked his short ribs entree. I’m vegetarian and had decent bread as an appetizer. My risotto was too spicy to eat more than 2 bites. Rather than having a cabernet sauce as listed on the menu, it looked like a canned tomato sauce. The veggies were good but I couldn’t get past the excessively hot chili oil. I like spice food but this was too much. My husband tried a bite and agreed it was good for a bite, but not an entree as it was far too spicy for a meal. I tried the bitter greens salad but it didn’t have any greens at all. It had no chicory. It had no shaved apple. It had no endives. It was a very big plate of just radicchio. Perhaps if it had the ingredients listed on the menu, the Pt Reyes blue cheese dressing would have made sense. I could not eat more than a bite of the salad. Devon, our server, was excellent as was the lady who seated us and took our drinks and appetizer orders. We appreciated they didn’t charge us for our appetizers or my entree and brought chocolate truffles for us as we paid to leave. It’s unfortunate a restaurant with access to excellent, local produce cannot execute vegetarian food that a vegetarian would want to eat. I wonder if they had a staffing issue in the kitchen? I read such great reviews and was hopeful. We will keep looking for a restaurant that knows how to make interesting and appetizing vegetarian food. As a side note, we went to Camden Spit and Larder for my husband’s birthday and their vegetarian food was amazing!
   

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   Michael

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 3 December 2024

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

   Server was outstanding and informed us about each dish. His cadence was perfect and we all felt our appetizers, meal and drinks timing were perfect
   

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   Lonnie

   Sacramento

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 1 December 2024

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

   Fantastic dining experience, it’s a bit noisy due to all the hard surfaces, nevertheless the food was good and the service was outstanding.
   

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   Maya

   Sacramento

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 30 November 2024

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

   This was more than I could’ve ever asked for! We went to celebrate my mother’s birthday and they were so amazing. Food, ambience, drinks! Everything was amazing.
   

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    Heidi

    Sacramento

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 24 November 2024

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

    Nice experience with an outside view of the lovely California State Capitol. Modern ambience with private booth seating if preferred. The food is prepared artistically, is delicious and deserving of good ratings while at the same time, be prepared to bring your credit card! The restaurant does validate the parking garage across the courtyard.
    

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