Brendan Davis

Review of Starr Restaurants - Buddakan N...

1: Menu - 1 Star. Overall, great options, fresh an...

1: Menu - 1 Star. Overall, great options, fresh and lots of great, shareable dishes. Tapas style. Grab a few from the starters and share a few entrees for your table. Wine menu extensive and not over priced.
2: Ambiance - 1 Star. Amazing spot. Dark with candlelight, music, huge ceilings and real candles. Lots of tables and spots for larger parties.
3: Service - .5 Star. Did not really get a menu tour, had to decide on our own. For this type of restaurant, you would expect to be greeted and eventually given a tour of the menu, especially given the sharing style of food. Nothing stood out that exceeded expectations, as one would expect.
4: Food Quality - 1 Star. Excellent food! Highly recommend the oxtail dumplings. Food came out hot and great presentation.
5: Overall - add another .5 star. We had a reservation for 8:30. Had to wait 30 minutes to be seated, understandable to a point for how busy they are. Hosts suggest to have a seat at the bar while waiting, while its 3 people deep to belly up to grab a drink. Controlled chaos. I would not want to sit upstairs, seems like a different feel then what we had downstairs. We loved our meal and the pace but the wait and moderate service brings this to 4 stars.