Tabu

Review summary

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   Millennium

   VIP

   Cleveland

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   The Saturday day party was fun but I did not like the 2 hour bottomless mimosa package I pre purchased through Eventbrite. I paid $33pp plus the eventbrite fees which are almost $6 a ticket. The description said it would be more for the package the day of day party. We get to our table and the waitress says the bottomless is $35pp (so I really didn’t save money pre buying) and I told her I pre bought so she had someone scan my tickets. We ordered our food and everything was good, the DJ was good, some people were dancing near their tables and the energy was really fun. We get our bill and there is a $14 service charge as the first item and she explains that is the Tip for the mimosas and not a tip for the food, and that would be a 21-22% tip based on my $33 tickets…I look at the bottom of the receipt and there is the 3% credit card service charge and tax. The extra $14 for the mimosas was added before tax, so I was taxed on a “Tip” and still expected to leave a tip on the total…She said it was listed on the Eventbrite page but I never saw that. So I was already at $93 for just mimosas and that left a bad taste for me. I would go again for food but would never buy their package again.
   

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   Julian

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Food and drinks were great. Steak and frites was okay but other flavors and apps made up for it.
   

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   Bianca

   VIP

   Chicago

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 February 2025

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

   The portion sizes, specifically the guac and salsa was insufficient for the price charged.
   

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   Cryssie

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   We celebrated a Galentines there and the staff was very accommodating. We loved the food and ambiance! Highly recommended
   

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   TabuResponded on 13 February 2025

   Good afternoon Cryssie, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're happy to see you had such an amazing experience with us on your last visit. We hope to see you again soon!
   

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   VANESSA

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

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

   Came here for their restaurant week menu and was not disappointed in the choices. Everything was very delicious and the service definitely added to the great night that was had. Our server made recommendations on what we agreed were underrated items after consuming them. Drinks were filled and refilled constantly and quickly and the food was distributed in a timely manner. Would absolutely return to this establishment for a regular dining experience outside of restaurant week.
   

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   TabuResponded on 4 February 2025

   Hi Vanessa, Thank you for coming out to Tabu, as well as for taking the time to leave a review. We're happy to hear about your amazing experience and look forward to seeing you on your return.
   

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   Kayla

   Chicago

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

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

   Overall not a bad experience. I’ve been here once before a couple years ago but it was a very different vibe. It seems like they’re rebranding to align more with nightclubs rather than other restaurants. Wasn’t really my scene but I appreciate the restaurant for calling and warning me a couple days before my reservation. My only real complaints are that all drinks were served in cheap plastic cups (seemingly because they ran out of glasses) and they were sold out of several drink menu items including margaritas, which I thought was very odd.
   

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   Jairi

   Cincinnati

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

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

   Preface - I work as a bartender and have been in the service industry for 7+ years. I had an old friend visiting from out of town and I wanted to show her a great evening in West Loop. Positives: Upon entering the vibes were immediately great we were greeted by a friendly and accommodating hostess. Checked us in early and got us seated right away. The food tasted great! We both tried the Tabú dinner which came with four courses and tried a little of everything that way. Decent deal for the amount of food that you get ($45). By the time our fourth course dessert came we were satisfactorily gorged. Negatives: The service was terrible, point blank. Starting with our waitress who was actually very nice and pleasant to interact with. For the type of setting that this place gives off (upscale casual), there wasn’t enough table interaction. I myself ended up waiting a total of 30 minutes just for one drink because the original drink I ordered (dry martini) was made with olive juice. Ended up ordering a house cocktail which was subpar. Wait time in between courses was just too long, timing of the firing of courses needs to be adjusted to when diners are starting to finish up their last few bites of the previous course. The busboys were overly aggressive in clearing away dishes and drinks that we weren’t even finished with and took our silver without remarking our place settings, so when our salmon entrees came out we were forced to wait until it got cold to get more flatware which was not brought to us by our waitress but rather the maitre D. She was the only one who touched our table the entire evening, we never saw a manager or our server to ask about our food. All of this, and I did in fact still tip our waitress and all of the support staff. Will not be returning.m or reccomending.
   

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   Goose

   Chicago

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 26 January 2025

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

   Waited 2 hrs to get seated. Terrible experience. Had to buy extra tickets. Still waited
   

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   Pedro

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 26 January 2025

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

   Restaurant week should be aware that the place is a club and not a restaurant. It's very disappointing to see something so poorly prepared to be part on the festival. I have nothing against that kind of place, but they should eb very clear with new customers that they are more into music and drinks than service and food.
   

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    Jada

    Chicago

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 January 2025

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

    Service was very slow, especially on a Sunday for restaurant week. We had to ask 3 separate people about when our food/drinks would be out. We got there an hour after they opened and it was not very full at all, yet took at least 20 minutes for the waitress to come and get our DRINK order. The restaurant week menu had pork tacos-plural-listed on the menu. yet we only received one taco each. My friend’s French toast was just a baguette with ice cream and coconut shavings on top with one strawberry. Guac and drinks were good tho. Very aesthetically pleasing restaurant but wont be returning based on service and quality of some items.
    

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