Cork & Fork

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   kevin

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined today

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

   To start I will mention that I have been to the prior locations several times in the past so this was not my first time dining at Cork and Fork. The service was fine being seated but the wait staff does need some work. We ordered a seltzer and luxardo cherry for our child and was told by the waitress “only one cherry because it’s for the bar.” We didn’t ask for more than one and it isn’t like they do not charge you for the beverage. We ordered the deviled eggs, goat cheese bruschetta, panzanella salad, mikes pizza and the braised short rib. The deviled eggs lacked depth of flavor and the toppings were too overpowering for the dish. The bruschetta was covered in a balsamic sauce making the toast soggy and highly acidic taking away from the other ingredients on the plate. The panzanella salad would have been better if it wasn’t 15 dollars for 12 croutons, 4 bite size pieces of cucumber, 4 halves of mozzarella balls and 3 tomatoes. The price does not match the portion in any way. The pizza crust was flat and undercooked while the toppings were flavorless. Lastly the braised short rib tasted like beef , which again sticks to the overall theme of being under seasoned or lacking flavor. This restaurant clearly relies on its out of town visitors to keep its doors open while serving them mediocre food at a high cost. I would imagine most of the reviews are one time patrons who come from an area where quality restaurants are at an all time low.
   

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   Katie

   VIP

   Dallas

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined today

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

   My husband and granddaughter and I ate on the patio and it was lovely! We each had appetizers and entrees and we loved everything! I had the veggie dumplings, the others had the deviled eggs and the cucumber appetizer and they all tasted as good as they looked. I had the nonna pizza and it was delicious with plenty to share. My husband loved the butternut squash ravioli and my granddaughter ate every bite of the farmhouse salad. We WILL be back!
   

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   Mike

   Orange County

   18 reviews

   5.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   One of our favorite go-to places. Took our vegan son there last night and he was just as pleased. We'll be back!!
   

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   Susan

   Orange County

   17 reviews

   2.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We sat outside and the service was poor. The sever failed to check in with us very often. Several items listed on the menu were no longer available at 7:30pm. These were the popular items we would have chosen. The short rib came out with cold mashed potatoes and the short rib tacos had nothing special on them to dress them up, other than meat and cheese. The ice cream sundae for dessert was wonderful! Will not return.
   

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   David

   VIP

   New York City

   20 reviews

   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We ate outside. There were heat lamps. It was nice to sit on the patio. We ordered filet tacos and wild salmon tacos. They were very good. We split a chocolate sundae for dessert, which was delicious.
   

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   David

   VIP

   Detroit

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Food was great but service was slow… no worries it was New Year’s Eve
   

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   Craig

   San Diego

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Out of Salmon main course at 4:30? Really? No soup of the day. No chef special of the day. Ordered braised short ribs. Small portion. The table next to us ordered the the same and it was at least twice the size of mine. Really? Not a good experience. In addition waited 15 minutes to be get a server and had to ask for service. Not going back.
   

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   Chris

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Never had a bad experience here, my go to place while in town sometimes every couple of days, keep up the good work!
   

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   Meg

   Palm Springs

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   To NO fault of our server, we had a disappointing dinner…we have frequented this place many, many times in the previous location and it was always perfect. There were so many servers and workers around but they didn’t have a system that worked…take an order, check in on us, bring drinks and then food. Instead, our food was served 50 mins after we ordered and it had been sitting out somewhere and was cold and lifeless. Our server was helpful but she can’t do it all! We won’t be back.
   

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    Susan

    Phoenix

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on December 24, 2024

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

    Food was tasty but portions are quite small. Definitely a small bite restaurant. Pizza was the b far the best value. We are the Thai shrimp cakes which were delicious and the buratta was also quite good. Cocktails were amazing just a tad pricey.
    

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