Bambara Kitchen & Bar

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Reserved a table to enjoy one of the restaurants from dine out Boston experience. From what I observed stepping in, it was not as I thought it would be which is fine with me, looked aesthetically pleasing but eventually took a quick turn when I waited at the front to be seated for several minutes while making eye contact with several employees and even manager who I later acknowledged. Was assigned a waitress but serval employees came to table to service us showing poor communication. Friend asked for specific drink and was handed drink without verbalizing missing ingredient. Placing utensils on table directly (unsanitary). Overpriced mediocre food. Constantly feeling like being watched by entire staff considering we were the only 2 POC present. Feeling rushed to leave. Overall experience felt unwelcoming for a POC like myself. Could’ve been a better first time experience if the service was great. Food doesn’t make the experience, it’s the service for me. Would I be back? Absolutely not.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   Excellent all around. It’s connected to the Kimpton Marlowe Hotel so we thought the food would be average but it was not. It was a high end restaurant with a Chef who knew how to infuse flavors, and the attention to detail was amazing. Try the beet salad and salmon entree. You’ll be amazed.
   

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   Arun

   Kansas City3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   Food’s bad, very bland. Not at all worth the price. Long wait time, when the restaurant was half empty on a Saturday night!
   

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   AJ

   Las Vegas3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   Sensational food and service! Great atmosphere and helpful staff.
   

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   Natasha VIP

   Greater Boston6 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on January 5, 2025

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

   We went for brunch. The food was good nothing amazing but on par with what brunch should be. The pumping bread was yummy! Our server was rather unpleasant. I would not return.
   

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   Roberta

   Greater Boston6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 29, 2024

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

   Pleasant, good food, drinks and service. A bit pricey.
   

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   Jacqueline VIP

   New York City6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 24, 2024

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

   Lovely brunch with terrific options at Kimpton, Marlowe hotel. Food was delicious and great service!
   

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   Brian

   San Diego8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 4, 2024

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

   Very good food, a very enjoyable experience for our party of four.
   

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   MeredithT

   E. Tennessee5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 19, 2024

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

   Delicious dinner and good service. Our steaks and scallops were perfect,
   

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    Michelle VIP

    New York City17 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on October 19, 2024

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

    The only reason this is getting 2 stars over all is because our server was fantastic. The place is also cute and the menu looked delicious. Then cocktails were also phenomenal but expensive. It ends there. Got the burrata which was sour & disgustung. Totally turned my stomach. Sent it back. We ordered steak- both of us medium. Mine was extremely rare- uncooked in parts completely. Brussels sprouts came out half way through the entrees. Spoke to the waitress about the steak & was like on top of serving bad cheese this is not really acceptable for the price. She was very nice and understanding. Said she was speaking to managers. She came back and said “ My manager said we can only take off the Burata” Like I mean that was a given no? She then said I’ll comp your wine off my own salary bc I think you should have gotten more off. We didn’t want her to do that. Managers never came over.
    

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