Bambu

Bambu reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Chris VIP

   Philadelphia7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 11, 2025

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

   Not sure why this restaurant is rated so highly but it wasn’t evident to us. Cocktails were minuscule. The server was non existent we had to ask a food runner for second round of drinks. We ordered vegetable spring rolls and a spicy tuna roll as our appetizer, the spring rolls hardly had any vegetables in them and the spicy tuna roll arrived after our dinner was served and without any soy sauce . We both ordered shrimp pad tai as our entree. The shrimp were not cooked in with the pad tai and were flavorless. Needless to say we will not be eating there again.
   

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   Deanna VIP

   New York City95 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 14, 2025

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

   Well hostess was rude. Had reservation but made lots of us wait. Then when seated waited 10 min until server arrived. Server was good tho then. It was my gf bday and I noted it in app but they did nothing and I asked for a special celebratory dessert but they said they had nothing! Kinda sad.
   

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   Suzanna

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

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

   Waiter kept walking away before we were finished talking to him… it was very odd!
   

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   Christopher VIP

   New Jersey14 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Food was just ok. A bit over priced. Will stick with parxgrill and liberty bell.
   

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   Stephen

   Philadelphia1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   Waiter didn't let me finished my drink order and walked away, never check on the table to see if everything was ok, food was ok, wouldn't go back
   

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   Anthony VIP

   Philadelphia66 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 7, 2025

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

   We arrived for our 6:30 reservation, we’re told there was a couple ahead of us, that we’d be seated in 5 minutes. About 13 minutes later we were seated. Service was OK, food was good.
   

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   Gina

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 1, 2025

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

   Enjoyed our meal immensely. The green beans were just right, the chicken was moist, not dry at all, the Rainbow 8 pc roll was very good and the lo mein was a perfect mix of noodle, vegetable, and meat. Looking forward to trying more noodle dishes in the future. The wait for the food was not long at all. It was a relaxing, intimate setting as well.
   

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   Don VIP

   Philadelphia12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 4, 2025

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

   Bar maid was awesome and food was delicious as always. Shrimp tempura roll was finally available.
   

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   Melinda

   Philadelphia15 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on December 13, 2024

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

   when we arrived at 5pm, there was no bartender there, so we could only order beer or wine, no mixed drinks. we ordered sushi and spring rolls as an appetizer which were fine. the sushi tasted fresh even though the presentation of the spring rolls was borderline sloppy and was nothing special. we ordered their house fried rice and the japanese ramen for dinner, both looked and tasted like they were microwaved. the fried rice lacked any sort of seasoning, had no vegetables, and was still cold to the touch in areas. the ramen was terrible. it came with three very tough, fatty slices of grey-colored pork, old hard boiled eggs, the broth was oily and flavorless, the noodles were glued together in a wad like they were from days ago. this place looked nice, our waitress was pleasant, but overall this was a terrible experience. we hardly ate a bite of our dinners and the price was over $100. this price included a glass of chardonnay (which was one of the worst wines i’ve ever had, i did not drink it), and two beers (the second one was ordered because i was not drinking that nasty wine!) will not ever go back here.
   

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    Jean

    Philadelphia18 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 7, 2024

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

    We went to Parx casino to see the comedian Kathleen Madigan and made reservations for dinner before the show at Bambu because the other two restaurants were booked. We were happy and enjoyed the meal - prices were very reasonable and my lychee martini = perfect.
    

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