Blue Whale Restaurant & Lounge

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   Patty

   San Francisco

   26 reviews

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   3.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 7 November 2024

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

   We visited this restaurant to celebrate a birthday. But this establishment doesn't acknowledge celebrations, so was a disappointment. The ambiance of the dining room is very nice and we enjoyed the decor. Unfortunately, our server was subpar. She was not friendly nor attentive and was standoffish. This pretty much ruined our experience at the restaurant especially since we spent a good amount of money here. Her personality was very dry. Never smiled. The food was good and would return for that. We had a good variety, and everything was tasty: Crispy Duck Salad (more duck than greens), Crab Xiao Long Bao, Beijing Dumplings, Crispy Tiger Prawns (wasn't crispy. more like steamed consistency), Roasted Duck Noodles, Oven Baked Chilean Seabass, and Stir Fried Wagyu Beef Cube.
   

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   Nancy

   London

   82 reviews

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   4.0

   82 reviews

   Dined on 4 November 2024

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

   The owner was on site and very helpful and receptive. We have been to the restaurant numerous times and will certainly return many more times.
   

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   Christine

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

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

   Charming outdoor dining. Great wait staff and delicious food
   

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   Maria

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 November 2024

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

   Great place, food was very good but, service was outstanding!!!!!
   

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   Tammy

   San Francisco

   18 reviews

   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

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

   We were in the back patio during brunch so neglected for the first 20 mins but once they noticed us, there was better service
   

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   Tony

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 21 October 2024

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

   Beautiful ambiance, very interesting menu and great service. Can’t wait to go back!
   

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   cheryl

   San Francisco

   178 reviews

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   5.0

   178 reviews

   Dined on 19 October 2024

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

   Love the food, plus service excellent and the new abalone Dim sum to die for
   

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   anita

   Central Coast

   47 reviews

   4.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on 18 October 2024

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

   Nice atmosphere, good wines, EXCELLENT service. We loved the duck noodles, mushroom dumplings, shrimp/pork wontons, beef rib. Lettuce cups were ok. The Wagyu beef was disappointing- tasted like pork or chicken, nothing like beef. Overall the restaurant is expensive and you don't get much food. The mains are really appetizer sizes. But for the most part quite tasty!
   

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   Jessica

   Austin

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 October 2024

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

   This was my third time visiting this restaurant. Food is always good, but it’s very obvious management doesn’t really care about service. Took over 30 minutes to get drinks. Two rounds of food came before we had any beverages. While our server attempted to apologize, there was zero attempt to make good on the poor service and instead because we were a party of 5 — we received a bill with automatic gratuity. While the atmosphere is nice, I likely won’t be back or recommend in the future.
   

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    joanne

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 October 2024

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

    All three people in my party got a stomach ache after leaving the restaurant. The manager was kind enough to pay for our drinks after they were served well into our meal. Our service was subpar, making the entire experience overall not some thing I’d look forward to having again.
    

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