Banyan Bar + Refuge

Banyan Bar + Refuge reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Steve

   Greater Boston19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Sitting outside at Banyan on a warm night and having a cocktail with a friend is one of the great joys of this neighborhood.
   

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   Kate

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 23, 2025

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

   Their happy hour deal is an amazing value. We tried one of everything and it was all delicious - especially their pork dumplings and spring rolls.
   

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   Ruby

   Caribbean2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 15, 2025

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

   Outdoor seating was lovely and they had a lot of gluten free options. The bao buns, dan dan noodles, crispy rice, and fried chicken were amazing but the pork bun was very dry so I would not order that again. The service wasn’t amazing, we never got asked about more drinks/food and some of the small plates didn’t come out for 45 minutes. Overall would absolutely come back!
   

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   Anna

   Unspecified1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 15, 2025

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

   Server was nice but like left us alone for 30 min after we finished with no check
   

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   Ronak

   Greater Boston25 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   Mothers Day. Excellent!! We had a wide variety of items
   

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   Carl VIP

   New Orleans1 review

   2.0

   Dined on May 9, 2025

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

   Drinks were good, food was a little too rich and often a little over the top. The restaurant was a little loud so the waitstaff seemed to have trouble hearing the customers, all the communication required a lot of back and forth. Also the air conditioner made the back booth seats really cold.
   

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   Andrea VIP

   Greater Boston70 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

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

   Fun vibe. Pretty loud music. Salt and pepper shrimp were fantastic. Lamb very so so. Dumplings pretty tough. Drinks were excellent and fairly priced as was the food. Service was terrible. We were completely ignored for the first 20 minutes. Finally we flagged down Manuel, who took really good care of us from that point on.
   

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   Lawrence

   Greater Boston17 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   The food is wonderful. Excellent service. Fun atmosphere. A bit absurd that they ran out of their signature dish by 6:30pm on a Saturday evening, but otherwise a great meal.
   

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   Kory

   Greater Boston5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 18, 2025

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

   Majority fried and unhealthy foods. Ambiance and quality is good though
   

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    Chunhui

    New York City4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 18, 2025

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

    Food is not very good, although they are creative but loss the good coordination of the ingredients
    

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