Ambar - Shaw

Ambar - Shaw reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Timothy

   Washington, D.C. Area6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We sat at the bar and had amazing service for brunch. Food came out within minutes of ordering each round, drinks were flowing, and our staff was incredible. Best brunch spot in DC for the value! $36 per person for unlimited food and $14 per person for unlimited drinks ($22 for premium drinks)
   

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   Goran

   Houston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on May 15, 2025

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

   While this is supposed to be an all you can eat experience, they seem to be focused on rationing food. They were also out of most of the wines featured on the wine list. Ambar is a disappointment.
   

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   Linda

   Baltimore / Maryland9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 14, 2025

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

   Always interesting Balkan food. Love the rakija list.
   

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   Blen

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   It is always a great time at the Ambar in Shaw!! The food was exquisite per usual, and the service was nothing short of incredible! Mina was so great!! We were not an easy group, and she was so on top of it
   

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   Raven

   Philadelphia County8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   Food is always good but their bottomless brunch price did go up.
   

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   Alessandro VIP

   Chicago4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

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

   We greatly enjoyed the food and the cocktails. Sara, our server, was both knowledgeable and polite. We will come back soon.
   

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   Danisha

   San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

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

   Chris was amazing. She was attentive, detail-oriented, charismatic, and mindful of all of my and my guests' various needs. I highly recommend her 10 out of 10.
   

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   Bansi

   Washington, D.C. Area1 review

   2.0

   Dined on May 9, 2025

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

   Very poor experience at the Ambar - Shaw location all you can eat menu for dinner. Food - we tend to love tapas style food, but everything was very below average. Not much flavor or seasoning in ANY of the dishes except the pepper and cheese croquettes and beet spread (probably the only good things we had from the extensive items we ordered). Asparagus was bland. Some carrots not cooked enough. The brussel sprouts are in the vegetable section but topped with bacon crumbles?! Ambiance was pretty but definitely too loud for a large group and somewhat dim. Service - poor. After the first 30 mins or so, servers became scarce and it was difficult to put in additional items - quite an issue when that is essential of an all you can eat. There were 9 people on the reservation (not all had arrived) but when we were seated they only poured 4 glasses of water. Didn’t bring any silverware for a birthday cake that was brought out. No serving utensils for any dishes. Servers also just seemed overwhelmed in general. Definitely would not return.
   

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   Leigh VIP

   Las Vegas40 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on May 8, 2025

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

   I was so disappointed in my experience. I had heard great things, but the meal (dinner on a Thursday) was a real letdown. The food was good but not great by any stretch at all, and our service was subpar. I know it’s a game that places like Ambar play with all you can eat / drink menus, but we had to hunt him down to an extreme degree to a point that it really impacted our experience. Two of us did all you can drink (three did not), and generally getting drink and food orders in was a challenge. Plus, the cost was really extreme for that quality of both food and service. We definitely will not be back.
   

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    Pramod VIP

    Washington, D.C. Area14 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 27, 2025

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

    Great place as it usually is! It seemed they may have been short staffed so had a few issues with our orders and not receiving what we ordered but they were quick to address…food was fantastic however!
    

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